Imagination Florals

Evening All,

We had such fun with the Gelli Plate at the weekend. It was also nice to get a couple of stencils out and use them with it. They are often very underused and fairly inexpensive pieces of kit, but they help to add depth and dimension to a project. I really must play with them more often.

Here is a card that I made a while ago using one of my favourite Imagination stencils in the background. 

I'm still trying to work my way through all the card photos on my laptop.

The panel in the center is an Imagination stamp used on some pieces of background paper, with a bit of  decoupage on the flowers.

My turn to cook the dinner so I had better get a wiggle on. No crafting tonight I don't think.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Sharing Our Homework

Evening All,

Today we had our Zoom session to share the crafty homework that I set a few weeks ago to the Girls that usually come to my Saturday classes.

It's amazing how many different ideas they all came up with, all of them so different. For some reason I couldn't get the camera on my laptop to work, so I could see what they had done, but they couldn't see my handiwork. Probably just as well since I had only managed to finish one card other than the one I made for my Boss's daughter which I shared with you HERE.

This was my effort, although I have lots of other pieces to finish off.

I sent them all a package containing an assortment of the above pieces. They didn't all get the same things, apart from the checked paper, so it was great to see what they did with them.

They were able to add anything else that they wanted to their cards.

I added several pieces of ribbon to this card along with some ink to the embossing folder, and I still have several of the smaller decoupaged flowers from this arrangement to turn into another card.

BTW this was the card that I made for my Boss's daughter.

Perhaps I had better do some more homework before my next DT parcel arrives from Creative Expressions.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Crafty Homework

Evening All,

Yesterday was my boss's daughters birthday, and as usual I made a card for him to give her. He doesn't even have to ask me anymore, it's a given that I will make it for him.

The Crafty Girls have been getting withdrawal symptoms from having no classes to go to, so a couple of weeks ago I made them a challenge package which I posted out to them all. Well to be fair one of them acted as postie for a few of the envelopes as they all live local to one another. It certainly cut down on the postage costs.

I spent ages die cutting some fabulous floral images from a Crafters Companion paper pad with matching dies. I actually bought them at the beginning of lockdown last year as I thought that they would make a nice project to ease as back into classes. Who knew that we would still be waiting to do that nearly a year later. 

I bought the entire collection of pads and dies which now has 6 different designs, so I gave them each an assorted selection along with a sheet of gingham card and some cream squares embossed with Lisa Horton's stunning new 3D embossing folders.

They are allowed to add anything else that they like to their creations and can make as few or as many projects as they like. The only requirement is that they have fun.

I decided that I would use one of the images to create my card for Rithika.

They decoupage beautifully, which of course is what they are designed to do, but at least I didn't have to worry about the postage costs as it was hand delivered.

We will be sharing our creations over a zoom session next week so I need to get a wiggle on if I am going to have anything that I can actually show them other than a photocopy.

I guess at least they can see the photos here so I suppose all is not completely lost lol.

Better get on if I am going to get anything finished this weekend.

I do hope it warms up tomorrow. It's difficult moving around a craft room when you have a thick blanket wrapped around your legs lol.

Stay safe...and warm, and have a wonderfully crafty weekend.

Hugs Kimx

On Your Wedding Day

 Evening,

A rather late finish for me, but at least I have managed to finish all my DT work and a commission for a friend as well, so all in all a very successful weekend.

I can't share the DT work, but here is the card that I made for my friend.

I used a Tonic die and some pale gold glitter card for the heart.

The die cut letters are also from a Tonic die set.

I added a die cut frame over a piece of paper from my stash.

The floral element is from a Crafters Companion decoupage pad which also has matching dies.

It makes a rather bold statement piece on a card, but it did mean that I had to make a box for it to go in. 

I need to get to bed now, early start tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by,

Stay safe and hugs

Kimx

Wedding Challenge at CCM

Afternoon Everyone,
We have another challenge starting today over at CCM...……..Wedding.
I have a good friend who makes the most exquisite Grovvi cards. She has just spent ages making 3 wedding cards for August this year, only to have them cancelled until next year due to Covid 19.
Not a problem you might think, except that they all have the date lovingly woven into the design!!
We have been trying to come up with ways to disguise this so that she doesn't have to start all over again, including adding the new date on a banner since they will forever be reminded of a very strange year in their marital history.
With all of this in mind I decided that the card that I need to make for a family wedding will be fairly simple, with the option to add a date later. Not because of the work involved, but so that I don't get caught out lol.

After much deliberation I decided on this beautiful Rose Spray from a Crafters Companion Decoupage Pad for my card.

I bought it with the co-ordinating die and once cut out I layered it over a Sue Wilson fancy background panel, die cut from pale gold card stock.

Each sheet in the pad contains several layers for the roses and leaves to allow for decoupage.

The background to the card was created using an Altenew background stamp and platinum embossing powder.

I felt that the sentiments, also from Altenew, were the perfect compliment to the card made for an older couple getting married later in the year, Covid 19 willing that is.

I also found this card that I made a while ago which would work well as a wedding card I think.
I hope that you will find the time to join in with our challenge this time. Please check out what my Teamies have been up to, there are some real beauties there.
Stay safe and well.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Happy Birthday Mr Tickle

Hi All,
Today is Mr Tickle's birthday.
Not THE Mr Tickle of Roger Hargreaves Mr Men books you understand, but our very own Mr Tickle, daddy to Emma, Chloe and Jack.

Now I am very sure that this is how he would really like to have spent his birthday, being waited on hand and foot.

However a spot of bad planning on his part means that he will have been hard at work, not relaxing in a hammock.

Becki has also had great fun reminding him of his age so I thought that I really ought to highlight it on his card.

I do love these LOTV Simply Print images.

Once you have purchased them they can be printed out as 2,4 or 8 to a sheet.

I much prefer 2 to a page which gives you a nice size finished card, and I usually decoupage the image to save me adding another piece of paper to my bits box.

I added die cut letters, and plenty of leaves to match the image along with a piece of dry embossed background.
I think Andy will have to be like the Queen and celebrate his birthday again tomorrow since we will all be in bed by the time he gets home.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Kimx

Fairies or Other Mythical Creatures at CCM

Afternoon Everyone,
We have a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers today where our host Jackie is looking for Fairies or other Mythical Creatures.

My time has been extremely limit of late so I decided to look back through my not so inconsiderable stash of cards and photos of projects already sent out.

 This was actually made a couple of years ago using a lovely topper from LOTV.

 As I had several images all the same I decided to do a little decoupage.

The main card was die cut using a favourite Go Create die which I then stamped and white embossed with large Chocolate Baroque butterflies before sponging with Distress Inks.
I hope that you will find the time to join in with our challenge. Anything will do so long as it contains a fairy or other mythical creature.
Don't forget to pop along and see what the rest of my wonderful Teamies have come up with to inspire you HERE.
Have a fabulous week.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

A decision made and a weight lifted

Good Morning All,
Did you enjoy Jane on the box yesterday with her fabulous stamps? I had such fun playing with this particular set of stamps. I really am a very lucky Girl.
The only down side to sample making is that you are totally in the hands of the stamp company and their time frame, and this is often very short notice.
This was indeed the case this month when I had just over a week to get the samples made and sent for the new Woodware stamp launch in January. This meant that everything that I had planned got put on the back burner.
Now I know Christmas happens at exactly the same time each year, and I know that I should be more organised (I seem to say that every year), but something always seems to waylay my plans and this year has been no exception.
So this evening I came to a decision, and it feels like a big weight has been lifted.
I have decided that I won't send out Christmas cards this year. By the time that I get them all written and signed and in the post it will be too late for the last posting dates and so they will inevitably arrive just in time to be put in the recycling.
I spend far too much time making them for that to happen, so I have decided that instead I will send out a Christmas newsletter like I did several years ago.
Oh I feel so much better.

I am obviously not the only one who likes to leave things to the last minute, as a friend of mine announced on Saturday that she wanted a nice card for her Mum.

I don't usually do decoupage (pre-printed and pre-cut), but in this instance, when I had little or no time I decided that it was the just what was needed.

 And I have to say that I was really quite pleased with the results.

I didn't use all of the layers, but I did use some ribbon

and an embossing folder and gilding wax. What a surprise!!!
My newsletter is written, so all I need now is for my printer to get its act in gear and I can get this show on the road.
Have a great day.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Anything but a Card at CCM

Well as I predicted, my toothache really has got the better of me.
The antibiotics took nearly a week to kick in and I have been popping painkillers like they were going out of fashion, all of which left me feeling sick all the time. How my daughter Becki put up with it for the entire 9 months of her pregnancy I will never know. I could barely manage a week!!
I think part of the problem is that I don't usually take any pills at all so my system is struggling to cope.
I started to feel a whole lot better at the end of last week after another emergency appointment to drain the infection, and my bank balance can look forward to a huge hit when I start treatment for a root canal filling.........oh joy!
On a much happier note Chloe is gorgeous, and Emma is being a very helpful 'Big Sister' despite co-incidentally hitting the terrible twos.
I have been working on Thank you cards for all the wonderful prezzies that the Girls have been given, but as I can't share them yet I though that instead I would show you the picture frames that I made for a recent class.

We have a new challenge starting today over at CCM where our host Angela is looking for Anything But a Card so these fitted the bill perfectly.

I recently held a class where we made picture frames using some old wood mounted stamps.

This frame uses a Magenta stamp which has been coloured in using Watercolour Pearlex.
The floral embellishment is from Stampin Up

This frame uses the same Magenta stamp

and some Hero Art floral stamps.

This frame uses a very old Penny Black frame stamp. It was actually made many years ago but will make a fabulous Christmas gift.

It is the perfect image for some decoupage, although now I would prefer to use silicon glue to attach the cut out images.
I hope that you will find the time to join in with our challenge which runs for the next two weeks, just remember that we are only looking for Anything but a card.
Have a great week.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Decoupage at Woodware

Hi All
I love Pinterest.
I have been chained to my desk for over a week now working on samples for the next Woodware catalogue, and whenever I got a creative block, there is my favourite place to kick start my inspiration.
I did have to take a bit of a detour (HERE), in order to create something for the latest Woodware challenge, which this week is Christmas Decoupage.

Once again I did get a little carried away, and create several cards using the same design idea.

The central image on each card comes from a rather old stamp set Traditional Christmas designed by Francoise.

I stamped and embossed each image onto card stock and then masked it before stamping again this time using the tiny script stamp from another set The Christmas Rush.

I then stamped the central image on to different colours of card (a great way to use up scraps),

cut them out and layered them on to the card using silicon.

I added a few nailheads and some layers of gold and green card.

I had great fun with these, and they are actually quite a quick way to make a batch of small cards.

Better get back to the catalogue samples, only two more sets to go. Perhaps I need a little creative shot in the arm. Off for a little Pinterest booster lol.

Hugs Kimx