Countdown to Christmas - Day 19

Evening All

We had an unexpected visit from the littlest Grandchildren today, which was lovely.

The first thing they wanted to do was crafting, so I gave them the pile of Christmas crafty goodies that 'Auntie Weena' had given me on Saturday. Its amazing what fun you can have with some die cut snowmen, paper and glue.

Mummy needed to do some shopping so I went too, which saved me a walk into Horley. The snow has gone, thankfully, but has been replaced with pouring rain, so I am very glad not to have had to make that trip.

Here are a couple of cards made using one of Jane's Christmas Bubble stamps.

I mirrored all the bubbles and wreath with a circular card here

and plenty of glitter and glossy accents. There are even a few die cut circles.

This second card uses the same stamp set and white embossing,

but this time straight on to white cardstock.

Traditional red for the poinsettia on this one, and then glossy accents to highlight the circles. Unfortunately it doesn't show up very well in the photos.

Must get the last of the prezzies finished tomorrow. The Grandkids rather sidetracked me, in the nicest possible way, but if I am ever going to get things finished, I really must do it tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty hugs

Kimx

Christmas Bubbles

Evening,

Thankfully one of the things that I did manage to get done while I was off work with stress back at the beginning of the year was to make samples for Jane's Christmas Bubble stamp release.

I do like a nice traditional red and gold combo for a Christmas card.

I used a bit of mop-up background for this card along with plenty of Glossy Accents.

I did a bit of fussy cutting with this stocking and added it over a piece of handmade background and die cut frame.

The range also includes a couple of co-ordinating stamp sets with mini images to fit inside the bubbles, along with a die set that means that you can create your own Candi to add to the image.

Thanks for stopping by

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Best of Luck with Background Dies

Hello again,

I don't know what it has been like where you are, but it has been the perfect weather for crafting here........windy and pouring with rain. 

We woke up this morning to torrential rain, bins blown over and broken glass from the old greenhouse strewn around the garden. It's been too wet and windy to clear it up today especially since it is not in danger of hurting anyone. Besides which it's still blowing a gale so I might as well do the clean-up all in one go

So instead of cleaning today, I have been playing with my background dies in preparation for a crafty get together on Saturday. 

I have loads of larger background dies so it has been great fun trying to find lots of different things that you can do with them.

We all like to get more out of our supplies, especially when they are a little more expensive, like the larger style dies.

Here I have used my die with a rubber mat to create an embossed background rather than a die cut panel.

Same design, just different colourway.

I used the embossed panel across the card and then added a die cut floral image,

and a die cut sentiment which I covered with Glossy Accents.

I'm not seeing much let up in the weather here, so I can see more playtime in my future.

The physio came to see Mum again today, and while he is delighted with her progress, he has encouraged her to walk around the house at least every 60 - 90 minutes. I have been letting her do things for herself much more over the last few days, so we have agreed that I will just go in and nag her if she hasn't got up and walked around in the allotted time. It seems so harsh, but at least she agrees that it is for her own good.

Of course it will be much more difficult if I am out of the house for any length of time. You know yourself how easy it is to just sit and sleep when there is no-one else around, so I may have to rope in the rest of the family to take over on the nagging front at those times..........thank goodness for Facetime lol.

On that note it's time for another gentle reminder, and I need to get her pills ready so I will call it a day.

It's lovely to be back sharing things with you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Autumnal Hugs and Kisses

Evening All,

Wow, definitely more like Autumn today. I even had to put my cardigan on at work this morning, and that's something that I haven't had to do in several months.

So if it feels like Autumn, let's have some autumnal cards using my favourite stamp from Jane's latest Bubble stamp collection.

I filled a cream panel with stamped and embossed images which I coloured with Distress inks and then chopped up to create three cards.

I used various pieces of embossed card to embellish the cards along with sentiments and glossy accents.

It definitely warmed up this afternoon, so I wonder what we will get tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Bubble Bauble and Branch

Evening All,

Sorting out my room has finally given me the spur that I needed to get crafty, it's just unfortunate that my time is very limited at the moment due to some unexpected babysitting duties.

I'm frantically trying to find time to work on Jane's next stamp release next month. So here in the meantime are a few more cards made using one of Jane's fabulous Festive Bubble stamps.

I do love this Christmas Bauble.

I stamped and embossed it on to a piece of mop up background and then added die cut gold 'candi', glitter glue and glossy accents.

I painted the bow with bleach and added some white ink splatters.

Same stamp, different colour combo.

I was a little bit over zealous with the glossy accents in the middle of this one, so I may well have to add a sentiment to cover it up.

A few more splatters and a silver matt and layer to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Making Spirits Bright.

Hi All,

Finally got to see Mum this afternoon, thanks to the kindness of a good friend. I've stayed away for the last couple of weeks since one of our cafe girls went off to self isolate due to Covid. It turned out to be her daughter that had it, so I wasn't in close contact, but I didn't want to take a chance with Mum. Unfortunately it also meant missing out on meeting my newest little Great Niece...........Zoom just isn't the same when it comes to a cuddle with a new baby!!

So how about a couple of cute Christmas cards made using Jane's mini Festive Fuzzies.

I stamped, embossed and coloured the image and then layered it over a piece of embossed card stock.

I layered this cute little snowman over a die cut black and white background.

It is a fabulous die for easy peasy paper piecing.

I added some glossy accents to highlight the image, and a chopped up sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Butterfly Bubble Wreath

Evening Everyone,

Here's another wreath card made using one of Jane's new Festive Bubble Stamps.

I do love the fact that this stamp works every bit as well for a birthday card as it does for Christmas.

I stamped and embossed the leafy wreath on to a piece of mop up background

and then added some faux candi and gems.

I also added a fussy cut butterfly and stamped and die cut sentiment.

I used the rest of the piece of mop up for this card. Who said that you had to use the whole of the image?

I used bleach on the larger circles to remove the colour, , and then added glossy accents, gems and pearls along with another fussy cut butterfly.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx
 

Happy Birthday Emma

Evening All,

It is special little girls birthday today. Emma is 6! How did that happen?

I bought some new LOTV Simply Print images recently, which I showed Emma, and this is the one that she liked best.

I have to say that it does remind me of her a little, she could definitely rock this superb outfit.

The image prints out twice on the same page, so I used the second one for added dimension.

I used a variety of circular dies to cut, matt and layer the central image.

I matched the colour of the flowers along with the background papers to the image.

I used a leafy embossing folder on the background which I highlighted with silver gilding wax.

I added her name using some stickers

and a die cut 6, cut from glitter paper.

I added glossy accents and pearl drops to embellish the image. It was hand delivered to her yesterday as the family all met up at Thorpe Park for a fun day at the park. I don't think that even the weather can dampen the spirits of a 6 year old at a theme park.

It dinner and another early night for me since I have to be up at stupid o'clock again.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx
 

Bubble Christmas Tree

Evening All,

There is thunder rumbling around at the moment, and it is threatening to pour with rain, so I guess a couple more Christmas cards wouldn't be too out of place lol.

As you know I have been playing with Jane's latest Bubble stamps recently, so here are a couple of cards made several years ago with one of her older designs.

I used a dotty embossing folder with the stamped and embossed panel,

along with some glossy accents to highlight the snowflake bubbles.

This is the same stamp used with white embossing powder and a handmade background made using a Gelli Plate, inks and a piece of bubble wrap.

I used tiny silver gems at the center of each of the snowflakes.

Better get to bed before the littlies wake up again. It looks like the bad weather is set to continue for the duration of my stay, so we might have to get a little bit creative over getting them to expend some energy................or maybe just get the welly boots and raincoats out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx