Chalking in Blues

Evening Everyone,

Thank goodness it's Friday, it's been a VERY long week with several ridiculously early starts, so I am really looking forward to class tomorrow where I can relax and have fun with friends.

Here are another couple of cards from my book that use Decorating Chalks. I do love using them on vellum. The only challenge with that is how to attach it to the card. Wrapping it around the card to hid the tape is one way, or covering up the tape with another card panel or gems is another alternative.

I fussy cut a few extra flowers to add to this card and then added some gems.

I can see that I will have to add a sentiment to this one to cover up where the gem is missing. I doubt that I will be able to match it after all these years, so hiding it is the next best thing.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great weekend.

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

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

A Dazzle of Zebras at CCM

Afternoon Everyone,

It is my turn to host the new challenge over at CCM 

Our theme this time is Animal Magic.

We would love to see your creations based on an animal theme. Please make sure that your project has an animal large enough for us to see, we are excluding insects in this one, so no bugs, butterflies, bees etc. will count as animals. Your project may still have them, but not as the animal, so you will need to add something other than an insect to meet the challenge theme. 

My card uses a fabulous stamp with a group of zebras.

I have found various collective nouns for a group of zebras including herd, zeal and dazzle, so you see card making can improve your general knowledge as well!

I stamped and embossed the image onto a piece of glossy card stock which had been brayered with a multicoloured die based ink pad.

 

The side of the card has been embellished with another stamped and embossed image along with a rather tribal looking button and some threads.

I have to confess that the card was actually made over 10 years ago when I was lucky enough to be asked by Search Press to write a book on Rubber Stamping, and sad that I am I still have all the cards from the book in a drawer as I can't bare to part with them.

I hope that you will be able to join us at CCM for my challenge and that you will visit the rest of the team to see what they have made to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week.

Happy Crafting and Hugs 

Kimx

 

Chalks, a favourite of mine.

Evening All
Boy has it been wet here today. I really thought that we were going to be in for some major flooding this morning, but fortunately it has subsided without too much damage, except a few more potholes that is lol.

I am teaching one of my all time favourite techniques tomorrow at Davina's - Chalks.

This card was made many years ago as part of a series of cards on 'Chalking' made for a book that I was lucky enough to be involved in.

I chose them as the cover for the book as I loved the bright colours.

I have used some old Hero Arts stamps here, but the technique will work with just about anything.
I have a big box of stamps to take with me tomorrow for the girls to play with, and loads of card samples for inspiration. Well, I did say that it was a favourite of mine didn't I.

As you can see here this technique works every bit as well on vellum so I have packed some of that as well.
I know that the girls will have a great time, and so will I.
Mustn't forget to take milk, there is always some serious tea and coffee consumption and I wouldn't want to run out - Gill would never forgive me :O)
Have a good weekend.
Hugs Kimx