Red and Green with Stencils

Evening All,

Another miserable Monday weather wise that is, but much more to my liking I must admit. It was even quite reasonable at the gym this afternoon which has definitely been unbearable just lately.

Here are a few more cards from Saturdays class on stencils.

The panel on this one started off as a piece of mop up and brush cleanup paper and then I added the Lavinia stencil and some more distress ink in red and green.

I stamped and embossed this fabulous floral image over it and then matt and layered it using rectangular stitched dies.

I used the same red and green to colour the image, along with a bit of white pigment ink for the main flower.

I used the same stencil on a piece of card to clean off my blending brushes, which led to a rather subtle background to this card.

The floral image on this card is a new purchase from Clarity.

I added some extra ink to the main card and green panel along with a die cut sentiment and some faux Card Candi.

As the stamp from Clarity was a new one I tried it out first on a piece of scrap card to make sure that it stamped properly and I didn't waste my nice background.

Of course it stamped out perfectly, so rather than waste it I blended ink over it and added it to a coloured and embossed panel.

The main panel on the card is a Lisa Horton embossing folder blended with colour and spritzed.

I added a die cut sentiment to this card as well as some white and gold Gelli Roll glaze pens.

I can't believe that we are actually at the longest day in the year. How did that happen? It certainly isn't what you would expect of the middle of June.

Hope you have a great evening.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Sending Sunshine

Afternoon,
OMG, what a difference in the weather today. Having had the hottest May for years, are we now in for the coldest June? I can't say that I am too disappointed, since the last few weeks have been rather too hot for me, but seriously couldn't you have eased us into it a little more gently lol.

 

So I thought that I would share a card with some nice bright flowers on it to cheer you up and send you some sunshine.

It has been made using the fabulous floral flamingo from the latest Designer Boutique range that launched recently at Creative Expressions.

 The flowers were coloured using ink sprayed from the Airless Mister Sprays on to a craft sheet.

The blue background was created using the floral part of the stamp, black ink and clear embossing powder.

I painted some of the tiny flowers with bleach, and the leaves with a Gelli Roll glaze pen.
I added a few gems and the 'Sending Sunshine' sentiment. Very appropriate for today I think.
I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend.
Stay safe and Craft.
Hugs Kimx

Pixie Powder Masterboard

Afternoon Everyone,
What beautiful sunshine we had today. Cold but bright.

Thought it was about time that I blogged again, so here are a couple of cards that I made using some gold embossed images and pixie powders.

I love the shimmer that you get when you use these.

And the best thing is that they work perfectly on both dark (previous card) and light card.

I created a masterboard which I used to make the last two cards.

I added some white Gelli Roll Glaze Pen,

and Glossy Accents as well as various sentiments.

I need to get one of these in the post to a friend who is not feeling too well, so I had better get a wiggle on.

Have a great evening.

Happy Crafting and Hugs

Kimx

A POP of Colour at WoodwareWitterings

Morning Everyone
We have a new theme to inspire you at WoodwareWitterings, and this week we are looking for 'A Pop of Colour.'
My first thought for this was a Spotlight card, but I have not made it in what I would consider the traditional manner. (see Pinterest ideas HERE)

I searched through my rather extensive stash of stamps and found this lovely little floral image from Stampendous CRM217 Dandie Trio.

I stamped and embossed it in black onto a strip of Woodwares Mixed Media card stock. I absolutely LOVE this card stock.

I coloured the image using an Orange Gelli Roll Glitter pen, and Green Gelli Roll Glaze pen and then added a tiny gem to the centre of the flowers for another 'POP' of colour.

The narrow panel of coloured paper in the centre of the card helps to spotlight the coloured part of the image.

I used some of the background papers from a couple of the fabulous 6x6 card and paper pads that Woodware sell.

And of course I couldn't waste anything, so there are a couple of extra cards which I hope will inspire you.

I hope that you have fun with our challenge this week.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Mechanical Cards at Woodware

Hi All
This week the Girls at Woodware are looking at Mechanical Cards, and I am thrilled to have been asked to help them out.

 I really wasn't sure what Dorothy expected so this is my take on the theme.

I have created the background to my card using a fabulous Gears stencil from Dreamweaver, some silver Gilding Wax and a stencil brush.

I love this shoe stamp from Stampendous.

I so wish that I were still able to wear a pair of shoes that looked this good.

What ever happened to the 4 inch heels that I used to wear all the time when the kids were small.
I have watercoloured the image with dye based ink and then added silver and gold Gelli Roll Glaze pen and some Glossy Accents on the clock face..

I created an extra couple of panels using the Gears stencil and my Cuttlebug and then brushed them with more silver Gilding Wax

I cut out some of the cogs using circular punches and added them to the card.

I hope that you like the card.
I wonder what the Team come up with for the rest of the week.
Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Spring Flowers

Evening Everyone,
Have you had a good start to the week?
It is my turn to share something on the Hobby Art blog today, so I thought that I would show you a card that I made for one of Jenni's shows on Create and Craft.

I don't know about you, but my DT cards are often influenced by the classes or other projects that I am working on at the time, and this is no exception.
I was prepping for a class on Tea and Coffee, a current favourite of mine, when my parcel arrived so that is what I have used here.

I stamped and embossed the beautiful Floral Frame onto a piece of background paper made using cold tea and instant coffee.
I also used coffee to paint the image and added white using a Gelli Roll glaze pen.

I have also spritzed the papers with more coffee and some Glimmer Mist.
I have a new parcel of stamps from Jenni eagerly awaiting my attention so I had better get on with it.
Have a great week,
Hugs Kimx