A Bugs Life at Crafty Cardmakers and More

Hello Everyone
We have a new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and More and I am your hostess this time round.
Our theme this time is 'It's A Bug's Life' so I would like to see Butterflies, Dragonflies, Ladybirds, or any other INSECT as the main image or focal point of your project.
We are sponsored this time by HOBBY ART STAMPS and DI'S DIGISTAMPS.

I have been lucky enough to be able to play with the Butterfly stamp set that has been provided by Hobby Art as one of our prizes.

The background paper has been handmade using Distress Inks, the Creative Palette and some Stampendous background stamps.

I stamped and embossed the butterflies on to this once it had dried and then painted them with more ink and a Gelly Roll Stardust pen.

I added some faux stitching, peel-off dots and Card Candi which I covered with Glossy Accents to give them more dimension.

The red background card has also been stamped with the Stampendous stamps and Versamark ink.
The sentiments are all part of the fabulous Butterfies set.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Crafty Calendar challenges - Things with Wings
Addicted to Stamps - Things with Wings
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Flying Things
Please don't forget to share some love with the rest of the DT, and I shall look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations.
Hugs Kimx

Come Fly with Me at Crafty Cardmakers and More

Evening Everyone,
There is a new challenge today over at Crafty Cardmakers and More.

Viv is our host this time and her theme is 'Come Fly With Me'. She would like to see either birds or something bird related, ie birdcages/houses, as the MAIN focal point of your project. Butterflies and fairies don't count!

We are sponsored this time by Hobby Art  and Di's Digistamps.
Now as you know I am lucky enough to be on the Design Team for Hobby Art so I have used the same fabulous stamps CS065D Bird Song as Jenny has provided for our prize.

I stamped all of the images onto watercolour card stock using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I have then used a damp paint brush to colour the images just gently pulling the ink from the stamped lines.

I fussy cut the birds and added them to the card using Silicon. The greeting is also part of this lovely set.

I cut out the branches using a Nestie and added some faux stitching and some tiny dots. I also added a little glitter glue to the flower centers.

The background papers are from my stash.

Don't forget to stop by and show the rest of the team some love. We had 125 entries for our last challenge which is just fabulous, so lets see how well you do this time.

I've had a little unexpected babysitting to do tonight. We watched Planes and ate Peanut Butter ice cream, it was about all we could get down at the garage tonight. Still it looks like we are finally going to get a delivery on Wednesday or Thursday, weather permitting, so we might actually have some customers :O)
Have a good evening.
hugs Kimx

A Black and White challenge at Crafty Cardmakers and more

Hi Guys,
It's my turn to host the challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers and more and I am looking for your creations using Black and White only.
That means that they are the only colours that are allowed (apart from flesh colours for skin and normal hair colours) so no other colours should be visible.
I must confess that my theme choice was guided by one of the samples that I had to make for the latest Woodware Spring 2014 catalogue, although it also happens to be one of my favourite colour combos, so elegant and classy.

 My card uses JGS323 Leaf Trio, JGS342 Leaf Quartet and the greeting from JGS334 Daisy Panel.

I stamped and embossed the images onto white card stock using Black Versafine and clear embossing powder. I added a little bit of shadow with some dye based ink.

The two extra leaves have been dry embossed using a large ball tool and then attached using silicon.
The background papers are all available through WOODWARE, who are also one of our lovely sponsors this time, along with DI'S DIGISTAMPS
The Woodware Girls will be joining the rest of the Team this week so don't forget to stop by and show them all some love. They have some truly fabulous samples to inspire you.
I shall look forward to visiting you all.
Happy Crafting, and have a good evening.
Hugs Kimx

Cute and Furry at Crafty Cardmakers

Evening Everyone
Today we are starting a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers.
Our host is Jackie, who has chosen the theme 'Cute and Furry'. She would like to see the main focal point of your creation be something that is cute and furry. It can be a digi stamp, stamp, photographic image, but must have fur and be cute.

I seem to be in Christmas mode at the moment so my little cute and furry creature is an old Penny Black image that I have had for ages. 
The background papers are from a Lili of the Valley 8 x 8 paper pad and I have stamped and embossed a large Woodware Christmas Background down the left hand side of the card.

I did some Grid Masking around the little mouse, a technique that I learnt from the wonderful Barbara Gray many years ago. The panels that the masking has created have been stamped with numerous snowflakes from my collection. I think most of the images are by Stampendous.

The large snowflake and snowflake border are Joy Craft dies which I have then  covered in Shabby White Frantage powder.

Of course it wouldn't be a Christmas card without a bit of bling so I added some Glitter Domes and a little bit of glitter glue.
We are sponsored this time by DI'S DIGISTAMPS and also THE STAMPMAN who stock all of the Stampendous and Woodware products. 
Don't forget to stop by and show some love to the rest of the team, and get out those cute and furry images.
Happy Crafting.
Hugs Kimx