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

For a Special Someone

Evening Everyone,
Another commission for a friend. Hopefully it will brighten up a miserable and wet day.

 He does like an Easel card, because they stand out so well.

I do so love the LOTV digi images, all coloured in for me, so they are quick and easy to use, and oh soooo cute.

As you know I am on a mission to use up bits and pieces,

so as I had printed the images out two to a page,

and two different designs so that I could choose which one to use, I ended up with four cards in total.

I also need a card for an old friend who is moving away to start a new chapter in his life.

I always find making cards for men a challenge, so when my Granddaughters boyfriend announced recently that he was going back to collage in September I knew exactly which image to use for his birthday card.

In fact I made several more cards yesterday during my play session.

Including this little cutie for a first birthday.

At least it seems to have stopped raining here, although I'm not sure for how long. It looked like we were in for such a nice sunny day this morning as well.
Have a great evening.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Embossing Folders for all Occasions

Afternoon All,
Well summer seems to have disappeared, at least for the moment. It's not exactly been cold here, but it hasn't felt like June that's for certain.

I will shortly be holding a class using 3D Embossing folders.

I do love these, or for that matter, any embossing folder. The 3D ones in particular give such an amazing depth to a project.

A piece of card, a smattering of gilding polish, a sentiment, and job done.

Of course they also make a fabulous background for any sort of topper,

 as I have done here with these cute little bears.

They were from a decoupage sheet that I found in my stash,

and have helped me create a few cards for the younger members of my family at Christmas.

Yes I know, it's a long way off yet, but I have been in Christmas mode having just finished the cards for Jane's new Christmas release for Woodware, so I thought that it was a good time to share some of those cards that I made a while ago.

I have several boxes of them all waiting to be blogged so this is just a start.

I have tried to put them together in bundles of similar technique, or stamped image, so this last one sneaks in under the 'cute bears' header lol.

I hope that the weather gets a little better, although I have to honest and say that I don't dislike this even if we are having some rain here. Off to the gym in a minute so I really don't want it boiling hot.

Have a great afternoon.

Happy crafting and hugs

Kimx

Birthdays at CCM

Afternoon All
We have a new challenge starting today over at CCM. Josephine is our host for Birthdays.

 I often get asked to make a special birthday card for someone, and this is one such card. It was made for a friend to give to his Mum for her birthday.

She is fond of steam trains, but he also wanted something that would outshine his brothers and sisters! Nothing like a bit of sibling rivalry lol.

An easel card is always a really good way to make plenty of impact, and of course it stands up perfectly.

The image of a steam train is a delightful digi image from LOTV.

I added her name and age (as requested)

 and then some fussy cut flowers stamped and embossed onto background paper.

I also added a few die cut leaves and some sparkly gems.
I'm told that it fitted the bill perfectly, which is always nice to hear.
I hope that you can find time to join in with our challenge. I'm sure that we can all find a nice birthday card amongst our stash.
Have a great evening.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Baby Congratulations Part 1

Hi All
I don't know about you, but I seem to have had to make loads of baby congratulations cards just recently. There seems to have been a bit of a baby boom amongst my acquaintances.
With that in mind I had a bit of a mad finishing off session so that I now have several extra cards in my stash.

This first card was made for one of the boys at work who became a Dad for the first time recently.

The Boss asked me to make a special card with the baby's name on it. He likes to give cards like that.

I think this fabulous Stampendous stamp has become one of my favourites for making Baby cards, for both girls and boys.

And of course there are plenty of left over bits which can be added to a card,

or used up to make a smaller one.

This easel card uses another lovely Stampendous stamp.
It was sent across the pond to a blogging buddy who became a Granny recently. A special occasion to be celebrated just as much by the proud Grandparents as the Mum and Dad.

I hadn't realised that I had made quite so many cards, so I think I will share some more of them tomorrow before I bore you to tears.
Have a great evening.
Hugs Kimx

For a Special Mum

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have all been suitably pampered if you are lucky enough to be a Mum, or that you have been able to pamper your own Mum.
I have had a lovely day filled with crafting and copious amounts of coffee served to me by the Sin-in-Law and Grandchildren.

We popped over to see Mum on Friday to deliver her card, it was way to thick to send in the post lol. Emma usually spends all her time chatting to 'Pat-Pat' as she affectionately calls her, but this time she had a rival for her attentions as my Sister was there with my niece and her two children.
Emma and Myla were born a couple of months apart and were so sweet together. They spent ages posting farm animals and flashcards through the cat flap and then holding hands while they waited for my sister to get them back so they could do it all over again. 

The card I made for Mum was inspired during a class that I taught a couple of weeks ago. It was Shaped Cards, and while I showed them how to construct an easel card, I made them all do homework and each share a different shaped card with the rest of the class.

I prepared a pack for each of them and for once I gave them no choice of stamps, so of course I had lots of ideas running around my head by the time I got home, all using the beautiful Peacock stamp set by Woodware.

I took along a couple of embossing folders to use, as well as Gilding Wax and Starlights to paint with.

Better get some shut eye now, although I'm still feeling wide awake at the moment. The trouble is we lost an hour last night which hasn't quite caught up with me yet, but it will be time for work before I know it so I had better stop.
Night night.
Love and Hugs Kimx

Goodbye Liz

Evening Everyone,
Unfortunately I have need of yet another Sympathy card.
We have just received the sad news that my Mum's best friend passed away peacefully today.

She was a lovely lady and will be missed dreadfully by all who knew her.

She and Mum would ring each other every day, and could talk for England whenever she came to stay.

She was an avid knitter, working her way through her long list of grandchildren, and great Grandchildren. A bit like painting the Forth Bridge, she would make something for each of them, youngest to oldest and then start the process all over again.

Emma was a lucky inclusion to this list and we have several beautiful cardigans which I know Becki will treasure.
Mum had organised a post Christmas family gathering tomorrow to which Liz was invited, so I know that we will all be raising a glass and sharing our memories of a very special lady.
Goodbye Liz, we will miss you.
Hugs Kimx