Large Background Dies

Afternoon,

Larger Background Dies are so useful.

One pass through a die cutting machine and you have an instant card base

when placed over a piece of handmade background paper. I also added a die cut sentiment across the card.

The same background to this card only I covered the whole thing with Crystal Embossing Powder after I had splattered the inked panel with a little water.

It is amazing how long ink stays wet when it is blended onto a piece of cardstock,

and any embossing powder will give it a bit of a shine.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Let It Snow

Evening,

I've just spent a lovely day in London at the Ideal Home Christmas Show. It certainly wasn't very Christmassy this morning, when I walked the 3 miles to the station in the pouring rain!!! 

There were lots of fabulous Christmas decorations, Christmas smells and food stands, along with Christmas songs playing all day to get you in the mood.

I did buy a couple of bits, but regardless it was just nice to be with a good friend for a day out. A trip on a train, a coffee and a friend.......I'm very easily pleased lol.

So, as it was a Christmas show, I thought that I would share a Christmas card that I made recently.

The Girls and I played with background dies a couple of weeks ago.

They can be used in a variety of different ways, 

not just as the large background for which they were intended. I used a snowflake die to create the embossed background on this card,

as well as adding a section of it to a piece of handmade background before attaching a die cut frame and filling it with crystal embossing powder.

There was lots of fake snow around at the show, including a white carpet under foot. Today was the first day so it still looked white and magical as if snow had just fallen. In a couple of days, it will probably look all grey and slushy. Just like the real thing I suppose lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Woodware and Dreamweaver Christmas in August Bloghop

Hi All
Today it is my turn to join in with the Annual Dreamweaver and Woodware Christmas in August Extravaganza week.

Monday through Saturday we will be knocking your Christmas stockings off with fun and inspirational ideas for the upcoming holidays. All that you need to do is hop back and forth across the "pond" on each day, oohing and aaahhhing as you go, and leaving us plenty of holiday love. In return, you'll be entered to randomly win one prize package for a UK commenter, and a second prize package for a US commenter, featuring products distributed in the UK by Woodware...including Dreamweaver and Stampendous! 

Prize includes four stencils, one die, and two stamps, selection may vary.

Here is what I created.

I tried using the Dreamweaver pastes for my central panel, but I obviously need some private tuition from the lovely Lynell as it kept bleeding underneath the stencil so I went back to the good old Cuttlebug option.

I stamped and embossed JGS178 Poinsettia Flourish onto white card stock and then ran the card through the Cuttlebug using the Dreamweaver Merry Christmas stencil.

I have also been playing with the new Mix'd Media inks which is what I have used to add colour to the trimmed panel using Stencil brushes.

The sparkle was added by covering the entire panel with Crystal Embossing powder. I also added some hand drawn lines using a Micron pen.

The gingham paper has been stamped, embossed and coloured using the Mix'd Media Inx.

The main background panel has been stamped and embossed in white and then sponged with Patina inx. I wiped off the excess with a damp paper towel and then painted the images using the same Inx

Now is the time for you to leave a comment and move on to the next designer for today:

Woodware UK

Dream It Up!

Stacey Rumsby

Louise Healy

Kim Reygate (that's me)

Terrece Siddoway

Pam Hornschu

Cyndi Bundy

Happy Hopping, and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

More Sparkle for 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown

Evening Everyone,
I hope that you have had a good day. It has been very 'muggy' here, maybe we will get a storm to clear the air.
I am thrilled to see that I have hit the magic 100 followers.
Thank you all so much for stopping by and leaving all of your wonderful comments. I do try and return the favour but it does sometimes take me a while, so please be patient.

The challenge this week at 52CCTD is to bring on the Glitter.
Now I'm not a great fan of that, so the nearest that I could manage is plenty of Crystal Embossing powder.
I have it on authority that this is fine for the challenge, so I thought that I would have another go.

The central panel has been stamped and embossed using black versafine and clear embossing powder.
Dye based ink has then been sponged over the image before the dove has been painted with neat thin bleach.

Once this has been done the entire panel has been covered with crystal embossing powder.
Even though the ink used is dye based, which would normally dry very quickly, the panel accepts the embossing powder to create a wonderfully sparkly panel.
The blue card has been stamped and embossed around the edges  using Hero Arts F5042 Leaf Flourish and more crystal embossing powder.
The tiny white dots around the edge of the card have been added with a white souffle pen and the 3 large white Glitter Domes (from Woodware) complete the card.
I would like to enter the card over at Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge where she is looking for 'Inky'.
Must get some sleep now, will be back tomorrow, blogger willing lol.
hugs Kimx

Glitter at 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have all had a wonderful weekend. I can't believe that it has finished already!
I have managed to get another couple of commissioned cards finished in amongst my DT work, but I will have to wait a while before I can post those so that the recipient gets to see them first.

This week the challenge over at 52 (Christmas) Card Throwdown is to add Glitter.

I'm not sure that Crystal embossing powder counts really, but it was the nearest that I could get at the moment.

It does sparkle nicely like glitter although unfortunately it doesn't show up terribly well in these photos.
I did tell you that I had several of these lovely Magenta stockings in my Christmas bits box, I can see them making several appearances over the next few months lol.
Off to bed now, it's got very late again.
hugs Kimx