Painting With Embossing Folders

Evening,

Embossing Folders have so many more uses than just basic dry embossing. 

One way is to use them to make fabulous watercolour backgrounds.

I inked the folder with Distress Oxide Inks, spritzed it with water and then placed the cardstock carefully inside.

Instead of running it through an embossing machine which adds texture I pressed it firmly with my hands which transfers the ink to the cardstock but still leaves it flat.

You can usually get more than one impression from a single inking of the folder, just by adding more water.

These make great inked backgrounds for cards, and look so different in alternative colours.

I used them here to create a couple of Spotlight cards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Pretty in Pink

Evening,

My Granddaughter Chloe's favourite colour is Pink, well at the moment anyway lol.

The challenge at We Love Stamping is to use 'Favourite Colours, so I thought that I would share a couple of cards that I made with Chloe in mind.

This is a Spotlight card made using pretty spring colours, an embossing folder and Woodware stamps designed by Jane Gill for Creative Expressions.

A very similar idea, just a different stamp set, once again designed by Jane.

The children all came to stay at the end of the Summer while Mummy had some training to do, and got a head start on their Christmas cards.

It is so nice now I actually have the space for them to sit and craft with me.

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check out the challenge.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Fabulous Spotlights

Afternoon,

One of the cards that I shared with you yesterday, was a Spotlight card.

I do love a Spotlight, it is a great way to highlight part of an image on a card,

but it can also be a great way to hide a stamping mistake.

I added a couple of circular spotlights on this card cut from a piece of handmade background.

And of course, you know that I hate waste, so I used the piece of left-over background

to create a second card.

I added a different sentiment to this one.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy crafting and Hugs

Kimx

Striped Watercolour Backgrounds

Evening,

I had a lovely trip out with the 'Sheep Ladies' today. Coffee at the local garden center which was decked out with the most amazing Christmas decorations.

I love watercolour backgrounds like the ones created for these three cards, using Distress Inks and an Embossing Folder.

I've used stamped and embossed images on the resulting panels,

along with some die cut sentiments and a little bit of bling.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

 

Some Spotlights for Gill

Afternoon,

My good friend Gill has just set her 'Way to Go Wednesday' challenge over at the The Christmas Card Challenge Group on Facebook. In fact she asked there how long we had known each other. She came and watched me demo at Ally Pally in October 2004. She then produced a copy of my book for me to sign and asked if I could organize a class for her and a few friends, and the rest, as they say, is history.

This week she has chosen a Spotlight card, which I love to do. Apart from anything else it often results in a 'Twofer', and is also a great way to cover up a mistake.

In fact I have made so many over the years that I thought that I would remind you of some of the more recent ones. The first batch are all Christmas cards......very suitable for the challenge group.

And this second batch are all occasion cards.

As you can see there were quite a few lol.

I hope that they will inspire you to try out this fabulous technique. Why not head over to Facebook and join everyone in the group, they come up with some fabulous cards and some cracking tips.

Thanks for stopping by.

A big Crafty Hug

Kimx

Red and Green Christmas Spotlights

Evening All,

We had a lovely time yesterday playing with Distress Oxide inks, and I have managed to get all the bits and pieces finished off today, so I will have [plenty to share with you over the next few days.

But before that, here are some cards that I made at a class at SirStampalot a couple of Christmases ago. 

The class was making Christmas cards using Oxide inks, so I decided to limit the palette to just reds and greens.

That is the beauty of these fabulous inks, provided you dry your ink at each step you can layer several colours on top of one another.

Normally using only red and green would result in mud, but I think these are fabulous.

I also decided to focus on Spotlight cards. 

They are a great way of getting two cards from the one stamped and inked panel. I love this fabulous stamp designed by Francoise for Woodware.

I just added a little glitter pen to the center of the poinsettia on this card.

Oh well, that's the end of another weekend. Early start tomorrow, so it's bed time for me I think.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx