Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Creating a Gift Box

I am sharing a tutorial over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog on how to create a gift box. I used the SMARTY PANTS stamp set to decorate this box.

You can find the full tutorial here.

This box was used for a set of 12 note cards (with envelopes) and the box measures 6 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 inches. The base of the box will be cut at 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Score your box at 1 3/4 inches, rotate the paper and repeat on all sides.

For the lid just add between 1/16 inches to 1/8 of an inch to size of base measurement. Again score at 1 3/4 inches on all sides.

Here is a look at the finished box, complete with the set of note cards.

You can see the video tutorial on creating the chalkboard effect on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps YouTube page here.

Here is another example of a gift box. This one measures 5 3/4 inches square. The cardstock for the base of your box will measure at 9 1/4 inches square. Score at 1 3/4 on all sides. Again the lid will be 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch large than the base size with the same score at 1 3/4 inches on all sides). The stamp on this box is I {HEART} COFFEE.

Head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog for the FULL TUTORIAL. 

Have a KRAFTY day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Best Friend/Hello Note

Hello Krafty Friends. it's time for the latest challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. Kelli is our Krafty hostess this week and her challenge is all about Best friends and Hello Notes. 

Grab your stamps (all are welcome) and create a NEW card, layout or altered item to match this week's theme. You can share it with us on Krafty Friends Facebook in our group (here) or link up over at the Kraftin' Kimmie blog. You have all week to play along and there is a chance to WIN $10 gift card to the KKS shop. If you do use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp on your project, you will double your chance to win.

This week I am keeping things simple. I mean very simple. I went about as CAS as you will see from me. I must say I really do love the look and if I keep this up I will get so much more out of my 6x6 paper pads. My card features GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN and I used just a tiny bit of the beautiful paper from the Simple Stories Summer Vibe 6x6 pad.

Inside the card I used a sentiment from HELLO FRIENDS.

Now it's time for you to get KRAFTY and join our Best Friend/Hello Note challenge. You will have until July 3rd at 11:55 (est) to play along.

Have you checked out the FRUGAL FRIDAY sales going on right now. There are dozens of stamps currently on sale, so you will want to check it out. The sale is only for the weekend.

If you want to stay up on the Krafty happenings, chat and share your Krafty Creations, join our Facebook group (here). 

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a super Saturday!

Little Red Wagon (Final post) / Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

Hello everyone. Welcome to another fabulous challenge for both Little Red Wagon and Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (Wonderful Wednesday).

Did you know the Wonderful Wednesday challenges at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps are ANYTHING GOES? We love when you use a KKS (and it doubles you chance for winning), however all stamps are welcome for these challenges. Just create a NEW card, layout or altered item and share with us over at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog or in our Facebook group (here).

The challenge runs for the month and there is a new chance to enter each Wednesday. At the end of the month a random winner will be chosen from the submissions and received a $20 gift card to the shop. Definitely worth playing for right?

This week at Little Red Wagon, I am hosting and this will be my last challenge as one of the LRW Girlfriends. I am very sad to be leaving, but life has gotten a little too busy. I have enjoyed my last year and a half with the Girlfriends and I look forward to playing along with a few challenge when I have a chance.

As hostess this week my challenge is called CUTE AS A BUTTON. Simply put, show me cute and make sure there is a button or two (or more) on your project.

This week's card I pull a bit inspiration from the June Kraftin' Kimmie Sketch with a few minor modifications with my own lil' touch.

Here is my card featuring this darling lil' cutie from the BIRTHDAY BUDDIES stamps set.

The paper is from Echo Park Birthday Wishes (Birthday Girl).

Here is a look at the completed inside of the card. I added a second stamp from this set and finished off with a sentiment from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps MAKE A WISH set.

I hope that you find time to join our CUTE AS A BUTTON challenge over at Little Red Wagon. While you are there stop over to the other Girlfriends blogs to see all of the inspiration they are sharing. Check out our Little Red Wagon Facebook group (here).

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As the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday challenge is anything goes, there really is no reason for you not to play along. Check out the blog for details.

If you want to stay up on the Krafty happenings, chat and share your Krafty Creations, join our Facebook group (here). 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous day!

Your Next Stamp June Feature

Welcome to the June YOUR NEXT STAMP feature post. Each month the design team posts creations to inspire you, using specific themes or stamps. This month, we are showing off projects that feature animals.

I know I just inked up these FUNNY FARM CREW last week. I love them so much that I wanted to make another fun card with this set. I also used the FUNNY FARM SENTIMENT set.

The Simple Stories Homespun had a nice country feel and I finished this card off with delicious olive green GUMDROPS.

Here is a look at the inside.  I added the sentiment from the WHATNOT SENTIMENT TWO set and added the cute pig.

PRIZE ALERT

Head over to to the YNS blog to see all of the DT members sharing projects for today's feature. Leave a comment on the blog post for the June feature and you will have a chance to win a prize.  One lucky stamper will win a YNS stamp set of their choice!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a super crafty day!

Your Next Stamp Sketch/Colour Challenge # 16

Welcome to our sketch and colour challenge #16 at Your Next Stamp. Each challenge includes a sketch and colour options to inspire you.

Create a project based on the sketch and/or the colour combination. If you are working with the colours use at least 3 of the colours and you can add only neutrals.

For this challenge I had a little fun with the sketch. I love the getting creative and putting my own spin on sketches. For the spin on this sketch I turned the sketch on it's side and used three grouped items (letters, apple and gumdrops) instead of circles. I used the following dies:

• Fancy Thanks
• Apple Die
• Stitched Rectangles
• Letter Board

The Doodlebug paper and olive green Gumdrops were perfect for this teacher thank you card.

Inside the card I used the Heartfelt sentiments and the 'teacher' stamp is from the A'dork'able set.

For our sketch and colour challenge # 16 you have until June 25th (midnight) to play along. You can see more inspiration and link up your projects over at Your Next Stamp.

One random participant will WIN a $15 gift card to the YNS store. If you feature a YNS stamp or die (must be the main focal point) you will receive and additional $5. When you use a YNS image there is also a chance of being selected as a YNS Top Pick. That's right, bragging rights for you and a fabulous badge to show off on your blog! Sounds exciting right? Ink up your stamps and show us your crafty stuff!

Have a fabulous and crafty Friday friends!

Little Red Wagon # 294 Stitching

Hello crafty friends. Welcome back to today's Little Red Wagon challenge. Jan is our fabulous hostess for the week and she would like to see some STITCHING.

Now I know Jan, wasn't trying to torture me with this week's challenge. I believe I have been very clear that I can NOT sew to save my life! So instead of trying to work any type of real stitching on my card, I went with the safe and easy route and grabs some stitching dies. This type of die has been a go to for me on a number of my cards. These rectangle ones are from Your Next Stamp.

I went clean and simple (CAS) with my card for this week. I grabbed this sweet FAR OUT stamp from My Favorite Things that I haven't inked up for such a long time.

The paper is My Girl from My Minds Eye was perfect for that retro vibe. I embellished with a few Gumdrops (enamel dots) from Your Next Stamp.

Here is a peek at the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I really hope that you have time to play along with our fun STITCHING challenge. Link up your projects over at the Little Red Wagon blog. If you are looking for some inspiration, please check our my fab GIRLFRIENDS creations this week.

Have a fabulous and crafty day friends!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June New Release Hop

Welcome to the KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS June release blog hop. Let's get comfy, grab your favourite drink and enjoy the hop.

Today on the hop you will see amazing Krafty Creations featuring all of the stamps from this month's release. We started off the previews with the whimsical Moonlight Whispers set called FIN-TASTIC FRIENDS.

Then we rolled along with a new masculine set called LET'S ROLL DUDE!

Finally we have our cute kids in the sweet set BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES.

I am on a roll this release with my masculine cards. I have enjoyed tearing into my small stash boy themed paper pads, that are so very neglected in my card making. I use to find making these cards more challenging, however I am starting to enjoy the simple cards. I don't ever feel the need to worry loading up my manly cards with lots of embellishments.

The paper on my card is from Echo Park 'A Boy's Life' Collection.

Here is a look at the inside of the card.

I hope you are enjoying all of the projects featured in our June Release blog hop. Remember to leave a comment on each of the blogs in the hop. One lucky Krafty stamper will win a gift card to the shop.

If you haven't already done so, head over to the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps store shop. All of the new images are available. If you just love it all (like me), check out the Gimmie Kimmie Kits which feature all of the images from the June release at a discount. These are for a limited time only. You will want to check out the store and see all of the other goodies (paper, mounting supplies, embellishments) you can get.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview: Day three - Believe in Fairytales!

Hello Krafty friends! Welcome back the third day of the June release previews at at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today we have a super sweet set from the amazing artist Cheryl Grant. This fabulous set is called BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES, and that I truly do! You will love the sweet princess, dashing prince and fierce knight. Oh and we can forget about the darling frog and dragon!

Since it's Saturday and a release preview day, we are also excited to present a new ANYTHING GOES challenge. Create a new project (card, scrapbook page or altered item) and share it with us on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog or on our Krafty Friends Facebook page. All stamps are welcome, however if you use a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp you will double your chance for the weekly prize of a $10 gift certificate to use in the shop.

This month I had the chance to make a few masculine cards. So, when I decided to create a card with this cute lil' knight, I decide to make it a girly! Using the Simple Stories Enchanted paper made it even easier to make this card for a sweet, cute and for a girl!

 My adorable knight looks fabulous in her pink armour.

Thanks for joining us for our preview of BELIEVE IN FAIRYTALES. All of the Krafty Girls and Guests have been busy this month, so enjoy the rest of the hop. Remember to leave your comments along the way. You will have a chance to WIN some Krafty $ to spend in the store.

All of the June release stamps will be available Tonight after the release party!

Facebook Release Party

Join Kimmie, the Krafty Girls, Guests and our Krafty friends as we party and celebrate the June release. The party will be on the Facebook events page (here) on Saturday June 13th at 6:00 pm (EST). Hope to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful and Krafty day!

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Preview: Day Two - Let's Roll Dude!

It's time for day TWO of our June previews for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.

Today we have another fantastic masculine set from the amazing artist Emilie Goulet. This wild set is called LET'S ROLL DUDE and it features three images that will be perfect for a variety of boys.

I don't get to make a lot of masculine cards and most times when I do, they take me forever to put together. I can say that has not been the case recently. I have enjoyed colouring and creating cards with these amazing images.

For my young scooter boy, I pulled out one of my older papers from MME (Fine & Dandy) and I layered and distressed everything. With a few simple tags and gears the card is all together.

Now it's time for you to check out the other Krafty Girls and our Guests who are sharing their amazing projects today! As you are hopping along, remember to leave your comments. We would love to see you win a prize. That's right, hop, comment and one lucky krafty friend will win Krafty $ to spend in the shop!

All of the June release stamps will be available Saturday night after the release party.

Facebook Release Party
Join Kimmie, the Krafty Girls, Guests and our Krafty friends as we party and celebrate the June release. The party will be on the Facebook events page (here) on Saturday June13th at 6:00 pm (EST). Hope to see you there.