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Day 3 of the November Kraftin’ Kimmie Release

Today is our final day of Krafty Peeks for the November Releaseat Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps!Today we are absolutely thrilled to be introducing PLANNER DOODLES!This stamp set has been designed specifically for your planners, calendars, datebooks, journals, pocket pages and lots more! And who doesn’t want to be a bit more organized in 2021??!

As you hop around the design team’s blogs today you’ll be able to check out PLANNER DOODLES in action in combination with a lot of our other new November Kraftin’ Kimmie products!  

Of course today is also challenge day and as always during release week, it’s Anything Goes! So create a card, scrapbook page, altered item, planner page….with some Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps products for your chance to WIN the monthly prize! We can’t wait to see your creations and you have until next Friday night to enter! Feel free to link up your creation at the bottom of this post and/or upload your pic to the folder in the Krafty Friends facebook group! You could WIN a gift voucher to the krafty shop!We’ve also got a brand new sketch for you! If you’re needing a little inspiration feel free to use this sketch any time you like!You’ll get to see lots of amazing creations featuring PLANNER DOODLES as you hop around the blogs today! Plus you’ll see our other November products like stencils, the new SOFT SAGE hybrid ink and our new DREAMY DOTS!Everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party TODAY! All the fun takes place in the Krafty Friends facebook group beginning at 2pm ET! See you there!

I had a great time playing with the new Planner Stamps. It made getting all my to-do’s on the page a whole lot more fun. And opening my weekly spreads has me smiling with all the fun additions.

You’ll see a couple other products from this month featured as well. Both the Splish Splash Stencil and a couple critters from the Save My place stamp set as well. Here are a couple close ups.

Today is the day to scoop up new products! Thanks as always for stopping by my blog. There is a link at the bottom that will take you to see the other Design Team members.

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Day 2 of the November Kraftin’ Kimmie Peeks!

Welcome back to Day TWO of our November Krafty Peeks!Are you excited about what you’ve seen so far!? Are you ready for more?
I hope your answer was yes because we’ve got more fabulous fun for you today!The stamp set we are ‘peeking’ for you today is from artistMelissa Baker-Nguyen and it’s called…..HANDMADE SENTIMENTS!!

This adorable set features lots of fabulous designs for the backs of your cards, for stamping on envelopes and tags, for gifts and lots more! SO many options and this one is a must-have in your krafty collection!Check out HANDMADE SENTIMENTS in so many gorgeous creations today as you hop around the Krafty Team’s blogs! You’ll also see the new stencils, hybrid ink and krafty dots along the way! Be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop because I’ll be giving away some krafty $$ to the shop!You’ll see more of our November goodies tomorrow and then everything will be released after our LIVE Online Release Party on Saturday afternoon at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends facebook group!For now, check out all the sweet goodness in today’s hop!
See you tomorrow!

I looked to the design team for a little inspiration on this set. My head immediately went to the back of the card and I was not disappointed! I kept my cards pretty simple. I used Color Burst to create bright backgrounds and then used the sentiments for messages on each of the cards. This set is great for creating larger batches of beautiful cards in no time flat!

Keep it simple friends! Cutting, gluing and layering paper just feels good, it does not have to be complicated! Have fun! Check out all the DT inspiration through the link at the bottom of the post. Make sure to scoot by tomorrow for one more day of peeks and the release of all the new Krafty goodness!

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Gnome Lineup from Rubbernecker

I have an adorable lineup of gnomes from Rubbernecker all in a row that will fit on a slimline card when I have the time to put them on one. For today here is a more detailed break down of how I used my Copic Markers to color one and then the Copic colors I used on the rest of them! I am trying something new with my images since there are SO MANY! You will see mini slideshows below so you will need to scroll through to see the steps! ( Slide shows did not post so sorry this is going to be LONG!

  • Base the pants with a B95
  • Use a B97 to add form bringing the darker coloring from the sides.
  • Blend the colors together using the lighter B95 to smooth out the edges of the B97.
  • Base the stripes of the hat in two light colors, I used YR12 and B60.
  • Use two darker markers to add shape to all the stripes bringing the colors in from the sides again. I used YR15 and B63.
  • Blend the colors together using the lighter markers.
  • Base the beard in a light earth tone. I used E50.
  • Use a warm gray to start creating texture on the beard. W3 is the color I started with.
  • Use a darker warm gray, I used W5 in lesser amounts, to deepen the texture on the beard.
  • Soften the flicks on the beard using the lightest earth tone, E50 in this case.
  • Two small areas to tackle next. Base the skin in a light yellow red, YR000. Then fill the shirt in with a darker yellow red, YR12.
  • Add shape to all these areas with a YR01 on the skin, and the shirt with a YR15.
  • Finish the skin by blending with the lighter YR000 and adding touches of E93. Finish the shirt by blending the colors together with the lighter YR12.
  • Finishing up this gnome with his shoes, base them in an earth tone, E23.
  • Use a darker earth tone along the bottom edge to round them, E27.
  • Blend the colors together using the lighter earth tone, E23.

Here is gnome #1 with all of his colors. In the next slide show I used similar colors for some sections of each of the gnomes so your will see the skin and shoe combos on each of the gnomes!

  • On gnome #2 use the same skin and shoe combination.
  • On gnome #2 use YR31, Y23 and Y26 on the beard.
  • On gnome #3 use the same skin and shoe combination.
  • On gnome #3 use YR31, Y23 and Y26 on the beard.
  • On gnome #4 use the same skin and shoe combination.
  • On gnome #4 use E50, W3 and W5 on the beard.
  • On gnome #5 use the same skin and shoe combination.
  • On gnome #5 use E31, E33 and E99 on the beard.

Now let’s look at the clothing on each of the gnomes.

  • Gnome #2 uses a set of blues and yellow greens, B00, B02, YG13 and YG17.
  • Gnome #3 uses yellow greens and yellows, YG13, YG17, Y35 and Y38.
  • Gnome #4 uses yellows and blues, Y02, Y06, B60 and B63.
  • Gnome #5 uses yellows and a different set of blues, Y02, Y06, B00 and B02.

I need to complete the scene and get them on a card. They are just too cute and even thought this post is long with all the steps they actually color up extremely quickly! Below you will find links to the Rubbernecker Stamps products in this post. Thank you as always for stopping by!

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Day 1 Peeks for Kraftin’ Kimmie November Release

Who’s ready for lots of brand new Krafty goodies?! It’s time for our November Release Peeks to begin at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! Today’s featured set is by Melissa Baker-Nguyen and it’s called…..
SAVE MY PLACE! We all have readers in our lives! This super cute stamp set is perfect for lovers of the written word with lots of fun sentiments and such an assortment of literature lovin’ critters! As you hop around the design team’s blogs today you’ll be able to check out SAVE MY PLACE! in action in combination with a lot of our other new November Kraftin’ Kimmie products!

You will spot our newest addition to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Hybrid Ink rainbow! It’s a gorgeous new color…..called SOFT SAGE! As always it will be available in full sized ink pads, ink cubes and ink refills!We’ve got TWO new Krafty Stencils for this month’s release to help add some funky fun to your creations! They are called….
STUDY BUDDY and SPLISH SPLASH! Both designs are perfect for all your cards, scrapbook pages, mixed media and more! And of course we are adding the perfect new coordinating Krafty Dots for this release! This month’s additions are called DREAMY DOTS for adding the fabulous finishing touch to your design!

You’ll get to see all of our brand new goodies in action over the next few days of the November Krafty Peeks and everything will be released at our LIVE November Release Party 
on Saturday, November 21st at 2pm ET in the Krafty Friends group! For now, hop around and check out some amazing creations from the Krafty Team and be sure to leave some love at each stop on the hop! Your comment could be a WINNER of some krafty $$ to use in the shop! (Not to mention our designers are incredible and you should tell them so! ðŸ˜‰ )

Come on back tomorrow for some more krafty fun and goodness!

I decided to create a few bookmarks for something fun and different with these fun critters!

I used Copic Air Brush System and the Splish Splash stencil to create the backgrounds. I also used Copics to color the critters peeking in and propped on top of the books!

I used watercolor paper for the bookmarks so the Copic coloring is very soft looking. I finished them off with some random fun fibers and Krafty dots. Now remember there is more to come tomorrow! Stay tuned!

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Week Three With Ann Corbiere-Scott Designs

Hello again. I am back with a third week guest designing for Ann Corbiere-Scott Designs. This week I am using one of Ann’s newer images, Aunt Mur. Copics are the star of the show again and I decided on a BOLD color combination for the petals.

From the center out are V17, V04 and V12, then from the edges inward are R59, R85 and R81. When coloring these I did about a quarter of the petals at a time in order to keep the ink fluid and blending easily.

Once I had the petals complete I added golden yellows to the center and on the background as well. The center is colored with YR21, YR23 and YR24 and the background is colored with Y21. I first colored in the background and after it dries I added dots with the same color. Once again completing the card was as simple as trimming the image, adding is on a colored base and a card base. For this card I also used one of the sentiments that Ann includes with all of her sets. A few drops of glossy accents on the petals as a finishing touch!

Thank you for stopping bye today! I will have another post next week with more lovely art from Ann.

Have a Happy Colorful Day!