Just Wanted to Say......Thank Goodness it's Friday

Evening,

I think this first week after Christmas, and going back at school has been a challenge to everyone, especially my youngest grandson. I think we are all uttering those immortal words......Thank Goodness it's Friday lol.

So here is a card with a very appropriate sentiment.........just fill in the blank.

I used a beautiful 3D embossing folder, red cardstock and some gold gilding wax.

The black card has also been embossed and then a white ink pad gently rubbed over it to highlight the embossing.

Another stunning folder, this one also comes with a matching die.

Once again I used red cardstock and gilding wax,

and layered it over an embossed white panel. Again you can fill in your own sentiment, Happiness is.........Friday perhaps :O)

The Girls have a rather hectic social whirl tomorrow and Sunday with several parties to attend, so I suspect that everyone will be a little fraught by the end of the weekend, although probably not enough to be glad that it is Monday!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

We Must Never Forget

Evening,

I think we all have the occasional bad day, or week for that matter, but when you read the harrowing stories and conditions faced by the survivors of the Holocaust, it puts a whole different perspective on things.

There are several programs available this week, especially since today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I must admit to being glad that I can watch them on my own. The articles in the daily papers have nearly had me in tears, so I am sure that the programs will.

No matter what my week has been like, it isn't a patch on what they had to endure, so I should think myself very lucky and snap out of it.......................so much easier said than done of course. Classes and a takeaway in the evening with crafty friends on Saturday is sure to help. In fact here is a card made during one such crafty get together.

The oval panel in the background was created using Distress Oxide inks, black card stock and a hexagonal embossing folder.

The oxide inks work perfectly on the dark card stock. Ordinary distress inks would not show up.

The flowers and leaves are from a stamp and co-ordinating die set from Altenew. 

I stamped and gold embossed them on black card before die cutting them and adding them to the main  card using silicon glue for added dimension.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Leafy Squares

Evening,

Oh dear, I got a bit carried away with sorting a few things out tonight, so here is a very quick post with a card using some handmade background paper and a lovely leafy die.

The orange background paper was created using inks and copy paper. I screwed the wet inked paper up and then flattened it out to dry. This leaves plenty of fabulous texture.

Once the paper is dry I gently rubbed a versamark ink pad across the dry paper and then added gold embossing powder for more added texture.

The die cut leafy images have been layered over another piece of matching inky background.

Off to bed now before it gets too much later. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

What do you give a 91 year old?

WARNING PICTURE HEAVY POST

Evening All,

I find that birthday prezzies are always a bit of a challenge, but what on earth do you give a 91 year old?

Several years ago I gave Mum a large box of handmade cards, along with a stash of peel-off sentiments in various colours. 

I have topped it up on several occasions.

So I decided that this year I would give her a new box (aka M&S Shortbread biscuit tin) only this time I would also add in enough postage stamps for each card since it has become so expensive to post them.

I was going to stick the appropriate postage on to each card,

but decided that as she may need to hand deliver some of them,

I would just put L (large) or ST (standard) in the top corner of the envelope so that she would know which stamp she needed if necessary.

I tried to cover most occasions for which she might need a card,

and of course the peel-offs will help her transform one without a sentiment on it already.

Mum writes a good letter,

so I even added in a few notelets.

I finally managed to deliver her gift in person this afternoon,

due to a lift from a good friend.

Of course I also included some thank you cards,

which I'm sure Mum will make good use of.

Typically I couldn't escape work even when I was visiting Mum. I got a phone call from Boss to ask me to get to work at 4am tomorrow morning, so I hope you will understand if I get to bed now.

Hugs Kimx

Stamping with Embossing Folders and Inks

Evening All,

No babysitting this weekend, so I've had a very productive day finishing off bits and pieces. 

We held a class on stamping with embossing folders last Saturday, so here is a card created with an oval panel using one of my favourite embossing folders and Distress Oxide inks. 

Distress Oxide inks work beautifully with this technique, 

and have the added advantage that you can use them on dark cardstock, as I have done here.

I added some gold stamped, embossed and die cut flowers and leaves from Altenew,

along with a sentiment banner.

Let's hope that tomorrow proves to be just as productive, it would certainly make a change.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Just to Say.......I Remember

 Evening,
I can't believe that it is 19 years since that awful day that the planes flew into the Twin Towers on 9/11. I can remember exactly where I was, and what I was doing as it all unfolded before us like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster. It all seemed very unreal.

So here is a card Just to Say that I remember, and am thinking of everyone affected by the awful events of that day.

The background was created by applying Decorators Chalks to dark card stock using a cotton wool ball. Once the panel had been covered with the chalks I stamped across it  using a Versamark ink pad which removed the chalk to leave the image behind.

 This card was made in the same way, only once I had stamped over it with Versamark ink,

I made sure that the ink was dry, and then stamped and embossed the floral images using black ink and clear embossing powder.
Versamark ink stays sticky for a very long time so it is always best to heat set it and use an antistatic bag or cloth before trying to stamp and emboss anything on top of it.
Thank you for stopping by, I hope that you have a good weekend.
Stay safe
Hugs Kimx