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
 

Spring colours and Wildflowers

Evening,

What a gloriously sunny start to the day. It was a bit chilly with evidence of a frost, but beautiful sunshine.

So here are a few cards featuring nice spring coloured backgrounds and wild flowers.

The background to this first one is created using a stencil and Brushos.

The background to this one is made using the Brushos left on the stencil after creating the previous background.

Die cut wildflowers are a great way to use up Handmade Backgrounds without hiding too much.

The background to this card is made using one of my absolute favourite Embossing Folders for this watercolour technique.

Ink one side of the embossing folder with Distress inks and then spritz with water before placing a piece of watercolour card inside. Instead of running it through an embossing machine use pressure from your fingers to transfer the ink to the card, without adding texture.

I told you this was a favorite Embossing Folder. Another background created like the last, in fact you can often get a second impression, just by adding more water.

I've stamped and embossed onto this background, silhouette stamps work just as well as die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Umbrella Grass by Jane

 Evening All,

Well, I may not have made many cards recently, but it would appear that I have blogged rather a lot! They don't go in to the drawer to be used until they have been blogged and completely finished off with envelopes and inserts. I know I'm really sad lol.

So here are a few more to add back into the finishing off box, now that I've emptied it.

This one was made with a piece of mop up background and a Meadow Frame Paper Panda die.

I used the same Umbrella Grass stamp designed by Jane Gill on this left over piece of background created using Pixie Powders.

I added some extra little dots and a faux stitched border to the panel.

This final card uses another piece of Pixie Powder background and the negative space from a favourite die cut sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Make My Wednesday with Brushos

Evening,

My good friend Gill likes to challenge us creatively once a fortnight with her 'Way To Go Wednesday'. This time she is playing with Brushos, so I dug through my card stash to see if I had anything that I could share, and I came up with these.

I actually used Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders on my cards, but like Brushos they are fabulous powders which burst into life when sprayed with water.

Pixie Powders also contain mica which gives your background a fabulous shimmer, which is almost impossible to capture in a photo.

This card also uses Pixie Powders for the background, and another of Jane Gill's fabulous floral stamps.

I used bleach on the flowers to take out the colour.

If you mix Pixie Powders with water you can use them as a paint, as I have done here.

I hope that perhaps these will inspire you to dig out any of your powders.....ie Brushos, Pixie Powders, Colour Bursts, and give them a try.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Beautiful Brushos

Evening All

An old crafty friend posts a weekly challenge on her Way to go Wednesday, and it is a wonderful reminder of some of the fabulous products and techniques that we have played with over the years.

This time it is Brushos, or of course you could use Pixie Powder, Colour Burst, or any of the many similar products available on the market. All of these fabulous pigment powders give a burst of colour to card stock and make the most amazing backgrounds.

I used some left over scraps for this first card.....nothing goes to waste.

I stamped and embossed the flowers and then fussy cut them before adding them to the card over an embossed panel.

The leaf sprigs have been stamped and embossed and painted with bleach to remove the colour.

This card has been made from a piece of a Brusho Masterboard. The images were stamped and embossed in gold and then the same colours of Brushos were used to paint some of the images.

This card was made from another section of the Masterboard.

This final card was made with a bit of mop up background and painted with Brushos. It only takes a few grains of this highly pigmented powder to create a paint.

I wonder what Gill will remind us of next week, I always look forward to my trip down memory lane.

Thank you Gill.

Hugs Kimx

Using Die cuts

 Afternoon All,

I thought that I would try out another challenge.

Over at Try Stampin (or not ) on Tuesday they have a new challenge where you can you either follow their sketch, or use die cuts, or both to create your card.

I decided to use die cuts on my card.

I die cut some Sue Wilson flowers and swirls and added them to a to a stamped and embossed grungy frame created using a Phill Martin stamp and some pearlescent ink.

I can't remember the name of the stamp set, and it would take me far too long to find it amongst all my boxes....sorry.

I seem to remember that there were a set of grungy style stamps all released at the same time and this is another card made using them and some more floral dies.

This time I used a bright inky background, and bleached out the leaves.

My final card uses a pixie powder/brusho/color burst background and one of the grungy borders around the edges of the main panel. 

I die cut the frame from the center of the panel and then covered it with a black square. This is known as 'gutting' the card and saves wasting a fabulous piece of background card.

As I said I am going to enter these in to the challenge over at Try Stampin - or not- on Tuesday, perhaps you could check it out and maybe give it a try yourself.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe and 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