Through the Round Window.

Morning,

At least that is what these cards remind me of. And that shows my age because Playschool which this saying reminds me of, is a very old British Childrens programme (circa 1964 - 1988).

I have used some handmade background papers created using spray inks and cling film for the backgrounds in all of these cards.

I also used some lovely circular dies, which I think, if memory serves, are by Memorybox.

A piece of embossed white cardstock adds a little extra something to the card base.

A dark card base for this one, and a bit of gold for added lift.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that it is not quite so cold today, but I think it is a vain hope. The weathermen seem to be all too correct in their predictions just lately lol.

Hugs Kimx

Floral Bubbles

Evening All,

Well that is one job crossed off my to do list, and it's one of those really boring ones too. Putting inserts into cards and matching up with envelopes. It's a job that I keep putting off, but one that is very satisfying when it is finished and I have added nearly 80 cards to my drawer!!!

One of those added to the drawer is this one created using a fabulous Designer Boutique stamp UMSDB044 Floral Bubbles.

I felt it looked perfect for a bit of decoupage.

And I thought that this embossing folder gave the feel of being under the water.

This card didn't make it into the drawer because it was the sample that I sent to Creative Expressions for the launch of the Designer Boutique stamps in February.

I decided to mirror the bubbles in the embossing folder for this card.

Once again I used the Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent Watercolour palettes to colour the image and cut it out using stitched circle dies.

I finished the card off with a die cut sentiment covered in glossy accents.

Better get some sleep so that I can tackle another couple of the items on my list tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Happy Birthday Jack.....for last week.

Evening All,

I can't believe that it has already been a week since my youngest Grandson turned 2. Where has the time gone? I was lucky enough to be at his birth, which only seems such a short time ago. 

I thought that I had better not leave it as long to share his birthday card this year, as I did his last one lol.

Once again I reached for my LOTV Simply Print images, they are just perfect for a quick card for a little one.

I found some co-ordinating background papers and die cut the image using various circular dies.

I still love the effect of leaving the die in place and sponging colour around the edge of the image to create a nice narrow white border and some shading. Some of the simplest techniques can give some of the best impact.

I like to personalize a card since it makes it so much more special. 

Of course that is the beauty of having a stash of cards ready made, I can just add a name and age to it for instant personalization.

I printed out several different images before deciding on which one to use for Jack,

so of course I had to finish them all off as well.

I am trying very hard to use up bits and pieces from my stash. 

It never seems to make any sort of dent in it all, but one step at a time.......or at least one piece of paper anyway.

It's my weekend to babysit, so we will have to celebrate his birthday, and Mother's Day, all over again.

We won't make Mummy make his cake again. Isn't she clever?

Jack hasn't quite mastered the art of blowing out candles,

but he shows the same grim determination when it comes to cutting his cake lol.

Off to pack my bag ready for tomorrow, so thanks for popping by to see me.

Have a great evening.

Hugs Kimx

A Floral Wonder from Jane

Evening Everyone,

I wish I could say that going to bed a little earlier yesterday has made me feel less tired, but I think that my two extremely early starts are catching up on me!

Today saw the launch of Jane's beautiful new stamp designs, and I was a very lucky girl who once again got to play with them. To be honest it seems rather a long time ago, since it was way back in December. Thankfully I got all the samples finished before my brush with Covid.

There are some beautiful floral designs, which I love, and which Jane does so well.

So here is the card that I gave you a sneak peek of last night. I love making Spotlight cards.

The beauty of them is that you get a '2fer' - two cards for the price of one stamped and coloured image.

I used one of the fabulous watercolour palettes from Creative Expressions to colour my image.

I used the 'Wet Watercolour' technique to create my panel. I covered a piece of watercolour cardstock with plenty of water and then 'dropped' the paint into it.

By stamping and embossing first it allows the image to resist the ink and 'pop' through.

Once dry I die cut three circles from the coloured panel and placed them exactly over another stamped and embossed image.

This is a great technique for hiding a mistake on a card, like a badly stamped image. The 'wsste' panel, once the die cutting has been done, can be trimmed and added over another stamped and embossed image giving a 'pop' of plain stamping over a coloured background. The complete opposite to the first card.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to bed before I fall asleep at the computer.

Hugs Kimx

With All My Love

Evening,

I've been going through my photos trying to see if I have anything that would fit the bill for a couple of challenges that I have see, and I think that I have found something that suits both very well.

I thought that I would have shared this with you already, given that Jack will be 2 next month, and this was made when he was born, but I can't find where, so here goes.

I do like circular cards, there is something rather special about them, although they are not the easiest to display, unless you turn them into an Easel card.

Once again I opted for a fabulous LOTV Simply Print image.

They can be printed with 2, 4 or 8 to a page, so I went for the largest size and used the second image to add as a decoupage layer over the first.

I used some Sue Wilson pierced circle dies and some background papers from my stash. I added his name on a banner,

I also used a stacked die cut as a stopper for the easel.

This now sits in pride of place on a shelf over Jack's bed. I suppose that I had better get my thinking cap on for his birthday card this year, it will be on us before we know it.

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges-

Mix it Up Challenge - Anything Goes + optional twist of Fancy Fold

Make My Monday - Shaped Card not Square or Rectangle

The print is available in pink or blue, so here is a card that I made for a friends Granddaughter. As you can see she will be 1 this week.

I found some pink hexagonal background that I had previously made in my stash and so I used a similarly shaped die to but out the image before mounting on to the card.

I do love my LOTV Simply Print images.

Thanks for stopping by again. Hope you have had a good day.

Stay safe and hugs

Kimx

Home Again

 Evening,

Home again after a hectic few days with the littlest Grandchildren.

It's always hard to leave, and I never seem to pick the right time to go to avoid a meltdown of some description, but I suppose that's the nature of the game when you are 5, 3 and 1 lol.

Just a quick post tonight, I need to catch up on some sleep, with out anyone having a sleepover!!

This card was made for Jane's last stamp release using JGS746 Word Fragments 2 set to create the background,

and then circular portions of JGS741 Autumn Flowers in the foreground.

And this card was made with more leftover pieces.

So glad I have the day off tomorrow. Now I must just remember to go and turn off all my alarms. I really don't want to see 3.30am, for one day at least.

Night night.

Hugs Kimx

Leafy Circle

Evening All

Samples safely in the post, and a circuit of the gym accomplished, so a good afternoon all round.

Jane has several lovely small leafy stamps in her latest release, and this card is made using JGM001 Ellie Leaf.

I used Distress Oxide inks in Gathered Twigs, Forest Moss and Crushed Olive.

I stamped and embossed the first circle of images using Gathered Twigs and then stamped the second and third circle of images making sure to wipe off the extra ink which won't dry on the embossing. This gives a slightly smudged look to the image.

I die cut the wreathe using a Dotted Circle die and layered it onto a circular card which has been dry embossed using a leafy embossing folder.

I foolishly embossed the piece of card stock before I die cut it, which of course flattened out some of the embossing, so a little Golden Olive and Chocolate Bronze Gilding Polish added to it helped the embossing to show up.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out the latest challenge over at CraftyCardmakers. I didn't manage to make a card for it this time, but me Teamies have some lovely things to inspire you so don't forget to stop by and show them some love.

Stay safe and Hugs

Kimx

A Gift For You

 Evening Everyone,

Well I'm pleased to say that I have had a very productive weekend on the crafting front. I'm not completely caught up with DT work, but I have made a huge dent in it and have stuff ready to go to the Post Office tomorrow, thank goodness.

I can't share any of it with you yet I'm afraid, so here instead is a card from a while ago made using one of Jane's stamps.

I stamped onto black card stock using a white ink pad and then coloured over the top of the image with my Spectrum Noir pencils.

I die cut the coloured image with a circular die and continued the circular theme with the dotty embossing folder highlighted with gilding wax.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

A Hummingbird in the Honeysuckle

 Evening,

A quick post tonight, it's been a long day with a few unexpected extra hours back at work.

This is another of the cards that I made using the latest release from Paper Panda.

I diecut the Hummingbird design form dark brown cardstock

and added it to a piece of 'Mop Up' background cut into a circle and layered over more dark brown card.

I die cut the hummingbird several times and stacked them for added dimension.

I also added more of the honeysuckle around the outer edges of the panel.

It is a beautifully intricate die.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx