Floral Fussy Cutting

Evening,

I do love inky backgrounds, so here is a card created using some inks and stamps.

I layered the central panel over some white stamped and embossed images which I then highlighted with a little light inking using blending brushes.

The main floral images have been stamped, embossed, coloured and fussy cut 

before adding them to the main card using silicon glue.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Bleedin Art Tissue - Part 2

Evening,

Yesterday I shared several cards made using Bleedin Art Tissue. 

Once the ink has been bled from the tissue onto cardstock you are left with some pieces of tissue which have the most amazing patterns on them. Along with the majority of hardcore crafters I hate waste, and so here are a few cards made with some of that patterned tissue stuck onto some DSSSticker sheet.

I stamped and embossed onto this piece,

and then used thin undiluted bleach to remove the colour from the embossed image.

Another piece that I stamped and embossed onto once the tissue was stuck to the sticker sheet.

Just a small strip on this card........I told you that I can't stand waste. I added a little gilding wax to this which highlights the fabulous texture in the paper.

An incredibly old card here, probably made during my first encounter with Bleedin Art tissue way back in the days of The Craft Barn and fabulous wood mounted stamps from Magenta. I might just add a die cut sentiment to this one. They weren't around when this was made!!

Thanks for stopping by

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Bleedin Art Tissue - Part 1

Evening,

I am making a very concerted effort to wade my way through the hundreds of cards that I have to share with you.

With that in mind here are a few cards made using Bleedin Art Tissue.

It can be quite messy on the hands, but it makes the most amazing backgrounds. It is tissue paper that bleeds colour when sprayed with water, so a few torn pieces sandwiched between a couple of pieces of wet card can give you two fabulous backgrounds.

It is also easy to just place a couple of strips of the tissue on a piece of wet card to create an easy background for a stamped and embossed image.

Once the background was dry I stamped and embossed the poppies onto it and then used bleach to remove the colour from the tissue before colouring the flowers how I wanted them.

Another bit of background and some simple stamped images on this card.

I do wish we would get some sunshine so that my crafty mojo might put in a return appearance. It's a good job that I have got so many cards to share with you, as I certainly haven't been making many just recently. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.......and the next day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Stay Magical with Designer Boutique

Evening,

Have you had a good Wednesday? I spent my usual morning in the company of new friends at 'Stitch and Bitch' or 'Sewing Bee' as they prefer the get togethers to be known.

We had been talking last week about card making, so I took a few cards with me so that they could see what I do, along with a copy of my books.

So here are a couple of cards that I made recently for Creative Expressions for the Designer Boutique range.

I used ink sprays and then took some of the colour out of the flowers with bleach.

This card was also made with the same inks and stamps.

I do love an inky background as you know.

I also added a little faux stitching 

and raised the panel on some 3D foam tape.

I really must get some walking done tomorrow, I have been very remiss in my training over the last week.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx
 

Designer Boutique Launch

Evening,

There is another fabulous new launch over at Creative Expressions. This time it is a new set of stamps launched under the Designer Boutique range.

The set I got to play with is called Fairy Blooms, and as it contains several stamp designs in the one set I decided that it would work perfectly with the Retiform technique of masking.

This involved lots of masking and ink blending along with stamping.

It is a fabulous way of using lots of stamps on one cards. I also added a couple of fussy cut flowers and leaves.

The background to the card base was created using inks, and embossing folder and some Gilding Polish.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx
 

White Embossing and Bleach

Evening,

Painting with bleach, is the nearest I like to get to housework. I love the effect that you get when you paint a stamped and embossed image with thin undiluted bleach.

Here are several cards made using fabulous floral stamps designed by my friend Jane Gill for Woodware.

I have stamped and embossed in white for all of the cards

but I did try a variety of cardstock, as not all will allow the colour to be bleached out.

It is amazing the variations you can get just with black cardstock.

And then of course there is always dark blue.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Time to Paint Those Eggs

Evening,

Along with the beautiful 3D Embossing Folder that Creative Expressions recently released, there are some Easter stamps designed by the lovely Francoise Reid.

Normally I wouldn't blog them until Easter weekend, but as the supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of Easter Eggs at the moment, I decided that I would share this card tonight.

I created the backgrounds using Creative Expressions Pixie Powders.

I love these powders because you never know exactly what you are going to end up with, every background is different even when using the same colours.

I stamped and embossed in white for all of the stamped images and then flooded the paper with water before adding the powders, and then more water.

I also added a little Gilding polish through a stencil in the background and then coloured some of the images with Pearlescent paint. All of the products used are from Creative Expressions.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx
 

A Bit of Bargello

Evening,

I've recently been playing again with Bargello. 

It is an old design used in quilting, but I also used it years ago in Paper Crafting since it is a great way to use up some of those strips of background paper that we all have lurking in our stash.

It can be quite time consuming, especially if you make the mistake of cutting your papers into very narrow strips. Ask me how I know that one lol.

But it is very satisfying when you have achieved a usable panel.

All I did to finish this card was to add a few die cut floral silhouettes and a sentiment strip.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

A Little Birdy Told Me.......

Evening,

One of the problems with becoming a pensioner, is that those people that have looked after you for most of your life, like your doctor, dentist and optician, have become old too.

My optician has finally retired. He has looked after me since I was 12, so I suppose it was bound to happen lol. He was also very proud of the fact that he had looked after the eye health of my Grandparents, Mother, Sister, Children and Grandchildren. Five generations of us, I bet that's not something that many people can boast about.

It seemed only fitting that we sent a card, so my sister chose this one from my stash.

I used a fabulous Clarity die along with some extra die cut foliage,

and backgrounds created using my Gelli Plate.

I suppose that means that I will now have to find someone new. I do so hate change. Thankfully I only recently had my eyes tested, so I will worry about that problem at a later date.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

I got a Bit Carried Away

Evening,

Sometimes I get sent something to play with in my Design Team box, that I find hard to put down. This happened recently with a beautiful 3D Embossing Folder from Creative Expressions.

I spent ages trying out a variety of techniques that I have picked up over the years. None of them were particularly complicated, but they highlighted the fabulous detail to be found on the embossing folder.

There are loads of samples, but it would take me a week if I tried to write about each one, so I will just leave you with a picture heavy post and a suggestion that you message me if there is anything that you would like me to explain.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx