A Bugs Life at Crafty Cardmakers and More

Hello Everyone
We have a new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More and I am your hostess this time round.
Our theme this time is 'It's A Bug's Life' so I would like to see Butterflies, Dragonflies, Ladybirds, or any other INSECT as the main image or focal point of your project.
We are sponsored this time by HOBBY ART STAMPS and DI'S DIGISTAMPS.

I have been lucky enough to be able to play with the Butterfly stamp set that has been provided by Hobby Art as one of our prizes.

The background paper has been handmade using Distress Inks, the Creative Palette and some Stampendous background stamps.

I stamped and embossed the butterflies on to this once it had dried and then painted them with more ink and a Gelly Roll Stardust pen.

I added some faux stitching, peel-off dots and Card Candi which I covered with Glossy Accents to give them more dimension.

The red background card has also been stamped with the Stampendous stamps and Versamark ink.
The sentiments are all part of the fabulous Butterfies set.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Crafty Calendar challenges - Things with Wings
Addicted to Stamps - Things with Wings
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Flying Things
Please don't forget to share some love with the rest of the DT, and I shall look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations.
Hugs Kimx

A new Baby Girl

Evening Everyone,
It's nearly Friday again, and I can see that I will be spending the weekend writing Christmas cards. I really can't put it off any longer.
As there will be no time for any crafting, I decided to make the most of my time tonight.
I have had to make another Baby Congrats card, there seem to be so many babies arriving on the scenes just lately.

I made this for a customer at the garage. She used to come in every day for her coffee, until she found out that she was expecting and put a stop to drinking caffeine.
I promised that I would treat her to a large cappuccino, her favourite drink. as soon as the baby was born and she brought it in to show us.
Her little girl arrived a few weeks ago but I finally got to meet her yesterday. I was true to my word and treated Mum to a very large drink lol.

The central image is a Lili of the Valley diecut which I have mounted onto a piece of pink background paper from my stash.
The kraft panel to the left hand side of the card has been stamped and embossed using several different baby sentiments.

I found the stork in a box of buttons that I bought years ago, and I also added some pearls.

I painted over the image with a Wink of Steller glitter brush and then added some white dots to her dress.

I would like to enter my card into the challenge at Addicted to stamps where I have followed their lovely sketch.
Thanks for stopping by.
hugs Kimx

Kraft for Addicted to Stamps

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have had a lovely day, I have.
I spent another lovely Friday afternoon at Davina's in Purley.
It will be her birthday on Sunday so Sylvie and I popped along with cards, flowers and flapjacks to help her celebrate, even if it is a few days early.
We actually spent far longer there than either of us had anticipated. That's what happens when you get amongst good company, but it has meant that I haven't managed to get any crafting done at all today.
Never mind, maybe I will manage some tomorrow when I get back from the show at Farnborough. I will be loaded down with crafty ideas I'm sure, if not crafty stash lol.

My card tonight has been made to enter into the challenge at Addicted to Stamps where they are looking for Kraft. As you can tell I have been having way too much fun with this lovely Poinsettia stamp set from Woodware.

I stamped and embossed the larger flowers onto a piece of Kraft card using Eggplant pigment ink and clear embossing powder. I then added some more images using second generation ink and Terracotta and Evergreen pigment ink. All the colours came from one of the Colourbox Q's.

The sentiment has been stamped using Gathered Twigs Distress ink, and then I have sponged the entire panel with more ink (Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs and Vintage Photo Distress inks) to give it a more distressed look.
I added some Faux stitching to the edge of the panel using a fine black pen, and then added Platinum Glitter Glue to the flower centres.
Need to get some sleep now as I have lots of walking to do tomorrow at the show. I can't wait. I honestly can't remember the last time I was at a show as a member of the public so it will be quite a new experience lol.
Have a great weekend.
Hugs Kimx

A Touch of Romance

Evening Everyone,
Wow, another late post, so much for getting my blogging done before I play!
I seem to be going through a 'Brown and Cute' phase at the moment.
One of the Guys at work asked me to make him a Valentines card for his Fiance, and so this was one of the ones I made for him to choose from.

Nothing screams Romance to me at the moment like the cute images from Lili of the Valley. And of course a few pearls and a swirl.

 As they arrive already coloured in all I have to do is match them to papers from my stash.

In this case I used some of the new papers that I bought from Lili of the Valley. They are from the Nitwit Collection and of course they are designed to match the coloured images perfectly, as if I need any more papers lol.

The flowers are made using DooHickey dies and I used my Nesties and a Punch Around the Page punch from Martha Stewart.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges.
Lili's Little Fairies challenge - A Touch of Romance
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Pearls and Swirls
Addicted to Stamps - Pearls and Swirls
Cute Card Thursday - Love Struck
Off to bed now, late again :O)
hugs Kimx

What a Lucky Girl am I

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have been having a wonderful day.
I have been itching to share some fantastic and exciting news with you and now the time has come where I can.
The sneak peeks that you have been having recently on my blog of the fabulous new stamps from Woodware are because I was asked to make some of the samples for the new catalogue.
How lucky am I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a mammoth task, and more than a little daunting when this huge parcel arrived, but I rose to the challenge, and I have to say that I have had soooo much fun.

So with out further a do I will share one of the samples. This one actually appears on the front cover, although their photography is far better than mine.

I did have a bit of a panic at one stage that my samples are so very different from the sort of thing that Jane and Francoise make, but I suppose that's just the point isn't it, to show just how versatile their wonderful images can be.

The background to this card was made using Coffee and a Pearlex Vintage Watercolour Pallet. I also used it to colour in the main image which was stamped and embossed using Sepia Versafine ink and clear embossing powder.

I did a bit of my usual decoupage with the Partridge and added some glossy accents.
I am so looking forward to getting hold of my hard copy of the catalogue. I'm old fashioned and I much prefer paper catalogues where I can sit drool over all the must have new stamps. I find them so much more user friendly than on line, but maybe that's just me lol.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Christmas in July
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas in July
Sentimental Sunday - Paint / Inks
2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas in July
Sugar Creek Hollow - Vintage Christmas in July
Off to bed now, perhaps to dream of all the new cards that I can share with you now.
Night, night
Hugs Kimx

Vintage Challenge at The Stampman

Evening Everyone
I am afraid that I am very late with another of my DT cards this week, so lets hope that you feel that what I have come up with is worth the wait.
The challenge at The Stampman this time has been set by Jill (Mrs Stamp Man) who has chosen Vintage for her theme. As usual there is a top prize of £10 to spend at The Stamp Man.

I have followed the lovely sketch over at Addicted to Stamps to help me create my card.

The central stamped panel has been made using a technique that I found in an old issue of Craft Stamper. It has been made by using lemon juice on card stock which is then heated till it goes brown. 

It does take quite a long time, so do be patient, but once dye based ink has been sponged over it, it makes the most fabulous background. Here I used Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Broken China distress ink pads.

I will try and find the actual issue so I can give you all the details, but I have so much more to do today that it may have to wait.

The floral stamp that I have used is from a Magenta clear stamp set CS043 Botanical stamped and embossed with Vintage Sepia versafine ink and clear embossing powder.

The background papers are from my stash, and I have used a Martha Stewart punch along the edge of the script panel. I also added some lace and a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket. 

The brown panel has been made by painting coffee onto card stock and covering it with cling film. Leave the cling film in place until dry and you have fabulous handmade background paper.
They have a Bingo challenge over at Fashionable Stamping and so I have used the central line from that which requires Lace, Distressing and Buttons.
I had better go and do some visiting now, I might even get around to leaving comments if blogger will allow, although looking at the time I think perhaps I had better get to bed lol.
Hugs Kimx