Back in the Zone

Evening,

Finally a successfully crafty day. I have been distracting myself with my cross stitch over the last few days, in the hope that following a pattern that I have chosen and love, will get my creative juices working. But with a deadline looming I have had to just sit and play, and I have finally got in to the zone.

Of course I can't share any of it with you, so here instead are another couple of cards made using fabulous Aall and Create stamps and Distress Oxide inks.

I do love a mop up background, they are always so different.

I have to admit though that sometimes it is a bit of stamping that turns them from something that I am really not sure about, into something that I absolutely love, and a bit of painting with bleach never hurts.

Another fabulous way to use Distress inks and Oxides is with this rather wet and wispy Watercolour stamping technique.

It is so much easier to achieve if you use a Misti or Stamping Platform of some type as the technique  requires that you re-stamp over the image once you have first stamped onto the wet card with your Distress inks.

Now I just need tomorrow to be as successful as today and I'll be a happy bunny.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Black and Gold and Gilded

Evening,

I do love Black and gold, it is such a classy colour combo.

Of course a great way to add gold to a card is with Gilding Flakes and DSSSheets. I used a rose die on the black cardstock and then added the gilding flakes once I had attached the panel to the sticker paper.

Same idea here along with a large background die and stamped sentiment.

I used a fabulous old peel-off and some gems on this card.

I have various tubs of Gilding flakes including this one that combines gold and silver for a more subtle look. Once again I used a die cut and stamped the sentiment with Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter Glue before adding the flakes. This glue means that any stamp can be used with the flakes.

I inlaid a couple of diecut leaves to this embossed panel.

I ended up with various small strips when I trimmed the gilded panels, so I used them behind this stamped and fussy cut floral image. Waste not want not as they say, or sad horder as my kids call me lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx
 

Vellum Florals

Evening,

A couple of cards tonight using one of Jane's fabulous floral stamps from Woodware.

I stamped and embossed the image onto parchment paper using Versamark ink and white embossing powder.

I then coloured the image on the reverse of the parchment using vibrant coloured inks.

The panel on this card has been created in the same manner only this time with the addition of some dry embossing.

I did some white work on the reverse of the parchment and added a frame using one of my groovi plates.

I managed another trip to the gym today. Twice in one week that's pretty amazing for me just at the moment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

 

Make My Wednesday with Brushos

Evening,

My good friend Gill likes to challenge us creatively once a fortnight with her 'Way To Go Wednesday'. This time she is playing with Brushos, so I dug through my card stash to see if I had anything that I could share, and I came up with these.

I actually used Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders on my cards, but like Brushos they are fabulous powders which burst into life when sprayed with water.

Pixie Powders also contain mica which gives your background a fabulous shimmer, which is almost impossible to capture in a photo.

This card also uses Pixie Powders for the background, and another of Jane Gill's fabulous floral stamps.

I used bleach on the flowers to take out the colour.

If you mix Pixie Powders with water you can use them as a paint, as I have done here.

I hope that perhaps these will inspire you to dig out any of your powders.....ie Brushos, Pixie Powders, Colour Bursts, and give them a try.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Happy Birthday Jack.....for last week.

Evening All,

I can't believe that it has already been a week since my youngest Grandson turned 2. Where has the time gone? I was lucky enough to be at his birth, which only seems such a short time ago. 

I thought that I had better not leave it as long to share his birthday card this year, as I did his last one lol.

Once again I reached for my LOTV Simply Print images, they are just perfect for a quick card for a little one.

I found some co-ordinating background papers and die cut the image using various circular dies.

I still love the effect of leaving the die in place and sponging colour around the edge of the image to create a nice narrow white border and some shading. Some of the simplest techniques can give some of the best impact.

I like to personalize a card since it makes it so much more special. 

Of course that is the beauty of having a stash of cards ready made, I can just add a name and age to it for instant personalization.

I printed out several different images before deciding on which one to use for Jack,

so of course I had to finish them all off as well.

I am trying very hard to use up bits and pieces from my stash. 

It never seems to make any sort of dent in it all, but one step at a time.......or at least one piece of paper anyway.

It's my weekend to babysit, so we will have to celebrate his birthday, and Mother's Day, all over again.

We won't make Mummy make his cake again. Isn't she clever?

Jack hasn't quite mastered the art of blowing out candles,

but he shows the same grim determination when it comes to cutting his cake lol.

Off to pack my bag ready for tomorrow, so thanks for popping by to see me.

Have a great evening.

Hugs Kimx