Resist with a Twist

Evening,

An all time favourite for me is Resist with a Twist. More detailed instructions for this technique can be found HERE

The 'Twist' is the stamped image in the background of the panel,

which is then stamped over with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

Once the embossing is covered with ink the image in the background shows through the clear embossing.

I have used a fine text background in both the first and second examples here,

with some lovely foliage for the clear stamped and embossed images.

This final card using a piece of music underneath the clear stamped and embossed floral images.

As you can see silhouette images work particularly well as the focus for this technique. We haven't played with this in a while, so I think that I will have to add it to the new class list for this year.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you have had an enjoyable Saturday.

With love and Crafty hugs

Kimx

Chalked Florals

Evening,

I hope that you have had a lovely weekend. Mine has been a nice crafty one, with classes on Saturday, and then finishing off bits and pieces from previous projects. I still have loads to wade through, but at least I've made a start.

So if I am ever going to catch back up with all the cards that I need to share with you, I had better get a move on.

Probably one of my all time favourite classes involves Decorators Chalks,

and nothing works better with them than these fabulous solid image stamps from Hero Arts.

Very old, and wood mounted, but I just love the panels that you can create with them.

Some, like this one have a stamp with the postitive image available, as well as the negative square.

As you can see I like to use the two images together before adding them to my cards.

I also like to add a stamped and chalked border.

This can also be done using a torn paper mask and some peel-offs.

Well that's a few removed from the huge pile of cards under the bed lol. Let's see if I can share a few more tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Chalked Thanks

Hi All,

Many years ago I was lucky enough to be involved in writing articles for several different crafting magazines.

One of these involved creating a box of cards as a Thank You gift.

I chose to use a combination of Decorating Calks, Versamark and Vellum.

I used a variety of stamps including ones from Impression Obsession and Hero Arts.

I stamped the images onto the cardstock or vellum using the Versamark ink pad, and then added Decorating Chalks using a cotton wool ball. 

I also added some stamped and embossed sentiments and even a few white inked sentiments as well.

I still have the box of cards from the article, although the box has become a little battered over the years, so I decided to repurpose it by turning the lid into a further square card,

and the sides of the lid into strips across these smaller cards.

The kraft coloured sentiments on them are from Stamps by Me, and are actually wide Washi Tape with a co-ordinating die so that you can cut out a heap of them all at the same time........very useful.

I'm on extra babysitting detail today as Becki's child care has let her down. It's a shame it is so miserable today so we will be stuck in doors for most of it. Still, we will be backwards and forwards to the school for drop offs and pickups, so I'm sure that there will be plenty of puddles for them to jump in. They are all busy playing at the moment, so I snuck in the chance to write my post a little earlier than usual.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you have a great day.

Crafty hugs 

Kimx

A Blast from the Past

Evening All,

We will be playing with Decorators Chalks on Saturday, so here are a few cards made using them.

I was definitely having an orange phase when I made this, which is not my usual colour at all.

I featured chalks in my stamping book, published in 2006 would you believe!!

I think it was actually the chapter that I was most pleased with, and I persuaded them to feature it on the front cover.

Amazingly I still have most of the cards that I made for the book, so I dug them out as inspiration for Saturdays class.

I don't remember where the colour combo came from, but I love all the samples that I did.

I used a combination of card and vellum for the samples. 

Having sorted through all of my wood mounted stamps recently they are now more easily accessible, so I will be able to take a lot of these ones with me to class.

I do love the solid images that Hero Arts and Penny Black favour. I am always drawn to them in any new release.

Another stupidly early start tomorrow, so I'm off to bed.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Happy Anniversary in Chalks

 Evening All,

Just a quick post tonight. I got a bit carried away with the card making, and I still have cards that I need to get ready to post tomorrow, so I can see it being a late night.

This is an anniversary card created using decorating chalks, patterned vellum and some ribbon.

I've used an old Hero Arts Shadow stamp for the background with pale chalks and then stamped the floral images over the top and covered them in darker colours.

Another one for the ever growing class list I think. I can't wait to be able to play with the 'Crafties'

Better finish those inserts before I get to bed.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Be Inspired by the Word Mask at Inkspiration Challenges

 Afternoon,

Another cold one, but I thought that I would blog early so that I can get out for a walk before we get any rain......or snow.

So what to share with you today?   They have a challenge over at Inkspirational Challenges - Be inspired by the word Mask.

This is a card I made a while ago using a Mask from Dutchdoobadoo. They call them masks in Holland, we in the UK tend to refer to them as stencils, either way they help make stunning backgrounds to a card.

I placed the stencil onto a piece of watercolour card stock and then sprinkled some Brushos/Pixie Powders/Color Burst over the surface. You only need a tiny amount of these pigment powders because they truly do burst into colour when you spritz them with water. A little goes a VERY long way.

You can also get a second piece of background by placing the stencil inky side down onto a piece of damp watercolour card stock. Definitely a twofer lol.

I stamped and embossed a fabulous Hero Arts grasses design on to the background once it had dried and then trimmed the panel and matt it onto black glossy card stock.

I also added a stamped and embossed sentiment.

Finally I added some ribbon before mounting the panel on to a background that I created to match the colours in the main panel.

Really must get my brushos out again and play. I think that this Saturday crafting with the kids is probably the first time that I have done anything even remotely creative in weeks. Bloody virus it really has sapped my creative energy, but it won't beat me. Baby steps lol.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to wrap up warm and get some exercise. Let's hope I feel like crafty playtime and not a granny nap when I get back.

Hugs Kimx

A Passion for Stamping

Evening Everyone,
Many years ago I was lucky enough to be asked to write a book on Rubber Stamping for Search Press in their Passion For Paper Craft series.

I included various techniques, with step by step instructions, including a chapter on Decorative Chalks.

 This card was based on that particular technique and is used in the book itself.

It uses some fabulous old Hero Arts stamps and a different colourway from the step by step one in the book. I also added mattes,layers and tags.

This is the card that was actually made for the book. I had to prepare all the steps for photography and then be the hand model for all the shots. I remember spending a couple of days in a very hot photography studio on some of the warmest days of that particular year.

Orange is not usually a colour that I choose very often, but I do love the softness that you get with the chalks. I liked it so much that I chose the chalked cards for the cover of the book.

I can't believe that the book was published in 2006, it doesn't seem that long. The sad thing is that I still have most of the cards from it in my card stash. 

I can't quite bring myself to send them to anyone, except a few special people that I know would really appreciate them that is.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

CCM Green challenge - Day 1

Evening Everyone,
We have a new challenge over at CCM where our host Chanya is looking for all things Green in celebration of St Patrick's Day on the 17th March.

My card was made quite a while using a resist technique.

The large floral stamp was stamped onto glossy card stock using Versamark ink, and then green dye based inks were brayered over it. The background stamp shows up though the green ink and then I stamped the Stampendous Agapanthus over the top in black versafine ink.

The panels on this card were made in a very similar way, only after I had coloured over the large background stamp with green ink,

I then stamped over the top with more green ink and an old solid leaf panel stamp from Hero Arts.
I hope that you will find the time to join in with our challenge, and that you pop over to see what my fabulous teamies have come up with to inspire you.
Thanks for stopping by
Kimx