Polka Dot Orchard NEW Release + Fall Blog Hop

Hi everybody! Polka Dot Orchard is celebrating our *NEW* Digital Stamp Release and a Blog Hop with lots of inspiration too! 

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice in my coffee, and everything about Halloween! So I knew when I saw these amazing *NEW* digital stamps from Polka Dot Orchard that I wanted to combine them for this Blog Hop.

For a complete step by step Tutorial and a Supply List

Click => "My Kraft Kloset"

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To check out the whole

​*NEW* Fall & Holiday Release
in the Shop, click here => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

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And for more inspiration, go to the beginning of the

Blog Hop =>"Polka Dot Orchard Blog"

Have a spooktacular Fall ya'll!!! ~Kim

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Friends of Unity Autumn Colors Blog Hop

Welcome to our September Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme!! And we're excited to announce two more amazing designers joining our team this month too! Welcome Dawn Bryson & Alaine Tanner!!! So scroll down & get hopping for some colorful Autumn inspiration!!! 

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But before I get started...check back to all of our August Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! 
Sharon H. is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for August 2019! 
Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Autumn Colors!!!
I love all holidays, but Autumn is my favorite time of year with all the leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice everything appears, and we have lots of family birthdays to celebrate too! 

My 1st card I knew I wanted lots of leaves and color with ink smooshing, alcohol markers, and die cuts on a fairly large card.

My 2nd card I used masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames.

My 3rd card is similar to my 2nd card with masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames, but slightly different with a mix of Autumn patterns and colors.

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, and techniques and maybe try some new things and see where it takes you!

Happy Fall ya'll!!!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration!

Start hopping here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Leave us some love in comments and get a

complete step by step card tutorial & supply list!

Friends of Unity Animal Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our August Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme and lots of Unity GIVEAWAYS!!! Get ready for some fur-tabulous and Paw-mazing inspiration!!! 

But before I get started...check back to all of our July Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! 
Esther Asbury. is a Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for July 2019!
Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Furry Friends or any kind of animals!
And once again I am challenged to create something with animals, which I'll admit, I'm not great at coloring. But I dug into my Unity stash to see what I could find and I was pleasantly surprised. And with Unity...once you get started...it's hard to stop stamping. So, I have quite a random collection to share with you today! 

First up this darling 'Panda' card

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!

And leave us some love in comments to win!

For several bonus 'furry friends' cards and a

complete step by step card tutorial & supply list

start hopping here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Friends of Unity Vintage Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our July Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month and where we share lots of Unity GIVEAWAYS too!!! 

Scroll down to enter & get ready for some amazing inspiration!!! 

But before I get started...check back to all of our June Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! Holly R. 

is a Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for June 2019!Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Vintage!!!
So, what is Vintage? Well, according to Webster's:  something antique is also vintage,  

but something vintage isn't necessarily antique, because to be classified as an antique 

it has to be over 100 years old. Interesting, right?

I'm more of a modern girl, so I was quite challenged with this months 'Vintage' theme.

 I drew my inspiration from old fashioned dresses, probably from our wedding theme last month, as I still had dress stamps all over my craft table. But also, while going through my craft stash, I came across vintage looking sewing patterns and postage stamps with vintage writing, flowers, and buttons that all went well together too! That's why I LOVE our monthly themes! They really challenge me to think outside of the box and look at what I have, mix and match and to use things in unexpected or unintended ways and turn them into something new and extraordinary. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!

And leave us some love in comments to win!

For a complete step by step card tutorial & supply list

start hopping here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Guest Designing for Polka Dot Orchard + Patriotic Card

Happy Independence Week!!! I'm thrilled to announce I'll be Guest Designing weekly for Polka Dot Orchard in July and August with her fabulous digital stamp collections. I'm honored to be using stamps designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of The Washi Horse Blog, and you may recognize her name from our monthly 'Friends of Unity' blog hops we do together too!

(Pssst...and we will be hoping again this Sat, July 6th)

I totally picked this stamp set at random, not knowing Jeanie designed it, but I just love it and love it even more knowing my friend designed it. Isn't it marvelous? She's such an amazing artist and she says this is a beta fish, which it might be, but I can totally see it being a coy fish too. What do you think? Creativity is up to our imaginations, right? And this set is both feminine and masculine. The possibilities are endless! 

Go check it out today to get this set 'ON SALE' 

and many others thru Monday Morning, July 8th!!! 

Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

For a complete tutorial and supplies click here: 

https://mykraftkloset.weebly.com/blog

Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July!!! ~Kim & family

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Friends of Unity June Blog Hop + Giveways

Welcome to our June Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Scroll down to enter. Now get ready for some amazing inspiration!!!
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​But before I get started...check back to all of our May Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!  Kelsey T. is a Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for May 2019!  Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Wedding!!!

I too am a June bride as my hubby and I celebrate our 24th Anniversary this month too!!! WHOOOHOO!!! So, I took my inspiration from our wedding with a white gown, some lace, wild flowers, and being outdoors. And I wanted to show you how a few other Unity stamps can be for weddings too!

This card represents everlasting love to the happy couple. Did you know swans mate for life? They do. For this card I mixed two stamp sets together to create this beautiful scene. I also incorporated some of my wedding colors and added our initials to one of the trees. Can you spot them? This set is great for Weddings, Anniversary, Valentines, Birthday, friendship, and many occasions!

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!

And leave us some love in comments to win!

For a complete step by step card tutorial and 2 more bonus cards...

start hopping here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Friends of Unity May Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our May Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!!  Get ready for some amazing inspiration!!!
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​But before I get started...check back to all of our April Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!  Denise Sayers is a Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for April 2019!  Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Fruitful!!!

So I took my inspiration from "producing much fruit."  But other things are "fruitful" too, which makes these monthly themes SO much fun. Because they really do stretch our imaginations and creativity to design something totally different from each other. 

Today I'm going to show you how to take one stamp set and use it a couple different ways to really be "fruitful and abundant" with y our stamps to create many cards and stretch your budget too.  Like this berry batch background I created on my card below...

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!

And leave us some love in comments to win!

For a complete step by step card tutorial and 3 more bonus cards...

start hopping here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Retro Hip Magazine Announcement + Giveaway

Hi ya'll!!! I am SO honored and excited to announce that I have been published as a "Gallery Girl" in the new Spring 2019 issue of Retro Hip Magazine with one of my vintage masculine truck cards (on page 71!!! )

So let's celebrate my 10th publication with a GIVEAWAY below too!!! 

I hope you go check it out in a printed copy or get the digital issue 

right now "here."

To see my classic card and Enter this GIVEAWAY go "here"

and

One winner will be selected randomly and announced ​next week!
Good luck!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! 

~Kim

Friends of Unity April Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we pull out all the stops!!!

​But before I get started...check back to all of our March Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Congratulations!!! 

Meghan Kennihan 

she is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for March 2019!!! 

Thank you all for participating!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Rainy Days!!!
Which means to me: April showers, bring May flowers. And it's starting to green up and bloom here in the South. And where there is rain, sometimes there are rainbows, which was the inspiration for my project this month. I wanted "Harmony Girl" to appear like she's strong and confident, dancing in the puddles, and she's coming through the storm into the big bright happy rainbow of life. 

I had to be creative, as I wanted to create a "rainy" effect to my card and I achieved that by using a few "new to me" techniques and products and mixing stamp sets I hadn't used before either.  ​As shown on my "Harmony Girl" card below...

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely

Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!

And leave us some love in comments to win!

For a complete step by step Tutorial and start hopping

here ==> Kim Klinkovsky

Friends of Unity March Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we pull out all the stops!!!

​​But before I get started...check back to all of our February Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!  Amanda Rhodes is the Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, Feb. 2019 prize!!! Congratulations!!! 

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Creativity!!!  Which could mean anything. Right?  So it got me really thinking.  What new thing could I create?  What products haven't I used?  Or what techniques haven't I tried?  So, I decided to use "new to me" products and techniques by combining two different foiling techniques with NO laminator and paper piecing to give you lots of tips too! 

As shown on my "Poppy Girl" card below...

Today's project was inspired my inability to find my laminator. (lol)  As I moved a while back and my laminator is still packed somewhere in my craft room and I can't find it, and I refuse to buy a new one.  But I wanted to try this new trend, so I needed to find new ways to foil without a laminator.  And after putting my thinking cap on and watching lots of videos,  I came up with two ways that worked pretty good with products I already had. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Now go Blog Hopping with all my lovely
Friends of Unity Designers 

for more Inspiration, many Giveaways,

New Craft Challenges and more!
And leave us some love in comments to win!

For a complete step by step Tutorial and start hopping
here ==> Kim Klinkovsky