Embossing challenge at CraftyCardmakers.

Afternoon Everyone,
We have a new challenge starting today over at CCM and it has been ages since I last joined in.
Our host this time is Jackie who is looking for Embossing whether that is Dry or Heat.

 For my card I chose to use a lovely Dreamweaver Stencil which I dry embossed using my Cuttlebug.

I sponged the resulting panel with dye based inks and let this dry, before replacing the stencil and adding Versamark ink to the leaves. 

I added clear embossing powder to this,

which when heated gives the leaves added texture and shine.
I also sprinkled the panel with a few drops of water which bleaches out the colour.

I managed to find a piece of co-ordinating cardstock on which I stamped and embossed one of my favourite Hobby Art sentiments.

After mounting the embossed panel onto the background card I added some fine peel-off lines and die cut leaves.

I created a second, very similar card, only this time I added some Card Candi instead of a sentiment.

I also added a little bit of Gilding Wax.
I think you will agree that they make the perfect card for a man, and that there is plenty of embossing both Dry and Heat.
Don't forget to stop by and show the rest of the team some love HERE, and maybe join us with your embossed projects.
Have a great day.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Spiders Web and Florals

Afternoon Everyone
How quickly the weather has gone from Summer to Autumn.
Of course there is still plenty of time for an Indian Summer, but for now I will just be grateful that the nights are cooler and I am able to sleep.

As usual I got rather carried away when prepping for this weeks theme over at WoodwareWitterings, 'Time of Mellow Fruitfulness'.

I never know what I am going to make so sometimes I end up with extra bits and pieces whilst I play.

That was just the case here where I dry embossed a couple of sheets of card with the fabulous Spiders Web mask from Dutch Doobadoo.

I coloured the panel using dye based inks and then added some die cut Silhouette Florals in black with a little Gilding Wax brushed onto them.

I used the spider and web from a fabulous stamp set that I bought from Card-io when I was at a show in Doncaster in July.

Of course if I had waited till today I could have used the Tim Holtz 661588 Mixed Media Halloween thinlets die that I bought at Ally Pally yesterday.

While I was finishing things off I created this card using a panel created by dry embossing a Dreamweaver Spiders Web stencil and adding sponged dye based ink and Gilding Wax.

Again I added die cut florals, this time in black and white.

I had a fabulous time at Ally Pally on Saturday. I haven't been to a show there in years so it was lovely to catch up with friends old and new.
I spent far too much, but then isn't that what I go to work for lol.
Better get a few more bits finished off, it will be back to work all too soon.
Have a great day, what ever you are doing.
Crafty hugs
Kimx

Happy 21st

Evening Everyone
I don't want to complain about the glorious weather that we have been having, but I have to say that it is slowly doing me in. Seriously I can't cope in this heat.
Anyway, I told you that this year was full of big celebrations, so here is another one.
My niece turned 21 at the weekend. My brother really didn't plan that one very well did he, one daughter 18, and the other 21, both in the same year, and actually in the same month lol.

The background was created using a lovely Dreamweaver stencil and some Picket Fence Distress Ink.

I added a piece of fine white organza ribbon

 and plenty of flowers die cut from assorted papers from my stash.

The sentiment is by Woodware and forms part of the FRS131 21 Birthday stamp set.
I just hope it isn't considered too pink and girly lol.
Happy crafting.
Hugs Kimx

By or Under the Sea for CCM and WoodwareWitterings

Morning Everyone,
We have a new challenge over at CCM today, and as I am also on the DT for Woodware  who are our sponsors this time round I will be sharing first so you get a little bit of a head start.

Bec is hosting our By or Under the Sea challenge at CCM, so we want to see what you can come up with that is either an underwater scene or a coastal/beach scene. 

I wasn't sure what to make for this as I don't seem to own very much in the way of sea themed stamps, 

 however what I did find were several Dreamweaver Metal Stencils which worked every bit as well.

 A seahorse

and a rather nice tropical fish.

Of course the beauty of a stencil is that you can just turn it over, and hey presto your fish is swimming in the opposite direction lol.

If only you could do that with a stamp!

I also found that I had a rather nice fish scale stencil which I used to create the background.

The coral like structure is actually a tree die, also by Dreamweaver.

I added a strip of medical gauze along the bottom edge and sprinkled it with some Frantage Powders making sure to heat from underneath so as not to blow the powder everywhere. 

 Of course I had to play with my stencils before I came up with my finished design,

 so I made a second card with the leftovers.

 This card shows off the background stencil a little better.

 This time I used a Nautilus shell and some assorted ephemera from my stash.

This picture also gives you a better idea of how I used the stencils.
First I ran them through my embossing machine making sure to follow the suggested layering stack as recommended by Dreamweaver.
Next, keeping the stencil firmly in place I sponged the image with dye based inks and then used a fine black Micron pen to draw around the stencil to add in all the detail.
Finally I fussy cut the images and brushed them all with some gold gilding wax.
I hope that you will join us this week, both at CCM and WoodwareWitterings.
Have a marvellous Monday.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx