With Sympathy for Make My Monday

Evening All,

Unfortunately we will all have need of a sympathy card at some point in our lives, and with these last few months I have sent more than I would like.

They are always hard to make, but I think that it helps to let people know that you are thinking of them, especially at one of the hardest times of their lives.

I have had need of a couple more cards this week as my Brother-in-law lost his Dad to dementia on Saturday. It is especially hard for him as he lives in France and was unable to support his Mum and Brother at this dreadfully difficult time.

Make My Monday has a new challenge where they are looking for Sympathy, so I will enter this one.

I searched through my boxes and found some cards to share with you.

All very different, but each one suitable to send to let someone know that you care.

I hope that maybe you have found something to inspire you to make a card for someone to show that you care.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

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

Lavender and Lace

Hi All
Hasn't the weather been glorious today, maybe we are going to get some summer after all!!
One of the cards that I have had to make recently is this one ordered by a lady who comes into the BP garage where I work.
Her only request was Yellow, Lavender and Butterflies so I immediately thought of this lovely Clarity Montage stamp.
For once I was actually sensible and found my papers first instead of trying to match my coloured image to my papers. Who knew lavender was so hard to match up!!

The background papers are all from my stash and the inks were Dusty Concord and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks.

 I decoupaged the central butterfly and painted the tiny ones on the panel with thin undiluted bleach.

The Montage stamp has matching single butterflies which I am lucky enough to own, so I added a couple of them as well as a flower, lace and some die cut leaves.

I found some tiny butterfly charms in my stash and an appropriate greeting.

I never realized  I had so many butterfly related items lol.
I hand delivered the card on Monday, so no need for a box Gilly, it was actually surprisingly flat.
I would like to enter it into the following challenges
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Flowers
Make My Monday - Use Lace and/or Ribbon
Incy Wincy Designs - Bring on Spring
Hugs Kimx

Create Your Own Background for Make My Monday

Evening Everyone
Well that will teach me won't it!!
Don't mention the weather cause that is bound to make it change. Not quite snow, thank goodness, but still cold and wet.

My card today has been made to enter into the challenge over at Make My Monday where they are looking for you to 'Create Your Own Background'
Now this was not hard for me as that has to be one of my favourite things to do, after heat embossing that is.
The background has actually been made using a technique that I found on another of the blogs that I follow Technique Time Tuesday.
My lovely Crafty friend Mynnette showed how to make your own inkpad using a baby wipe and some reinkers.

I couldn't quite get mine to look like those that Mynnette and her team created but I did end up with several very usable pieces of artwork, one of which I have used here.
In fact I can't have done too bad a job with my original as it came in the Top 5.
I would also like to enter this into the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday where they are looking for 'Something Borrowed'.
I certainly borrowed the idea for the background from Mynnette, and this card uses similar colours to my original (is that CASE?) so I hope that it counts.
Off to bed now, although after my 'granny nap' this afternoon I might take a while to get to sleep.
hugs Kimx

There is a new Challenge Blog at Lavinia Stamps

Evening Everyone,
Hasn't it been another lovely bright and sunny day.
At least it has been here in Surrey, no doubt that will mean rain tomorrow, I'm not sure that we Brits can cope with more than two sunny days in a row lol.
Why is it that work seems so much longer after a couple of days off. Of course it may also have had something to do with the fact that at 9 o'clock last night I suddenly remembered that my work uniform was still in the wash and I had to stay up till it was finished!!

One of the stands that I visited at the show on Saturday was Lavinia Stamps.
I have owned several of their stunning fantasy style stamps for a while, but as I don't teach classes using them they are neglected when it comes to playtime.

All that changed on Saturday when I discovered that they have started a new Challenge Blog  where this month the challenge is Anything Goes.

Of course I had added a couple more floral stamps to my stash, and so I decided that I needed to play with them and enter the challenge.

I have used my Distress Markers here which work so perfectly when painted directly onto the polymer stamps, no 'puddling' like you get with ordinary markers or dye based ink pads.
They also remain wet enough when stamped to enable you to emboss the image as I have done here.

I cut the central panel by hand and layered it over Nestie Floral Ovals. I added Peeled Paint Distress ink to the frame as well as some tiny gems. I also added some 'shrivelled ribbon', faux stitching and tiny dots.

I took my colours from the challenge over at Dynamic Duos where they are looking for Dark Green and Yellow.
I would also like to enter this into the challenge at Make My Monday where they are looking for projects Inspired by Nature.
They are also looking for Lots of Flowers at Forever Friends.
Oh dear, it has got very late again, better get to bed.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Kimx

More beads for Crafty Cardmakers

Evening All,
We are asking you to use beads on your projects over at Crafty Cardmakers this time.
Having struggled to make my DT card I am now on a roll. It must be seeing all the wonderful projects that the rest of the team have made. Do check them all out, there are some fabulous creations.
I made this card using various items from my stash, including the leftover backing from a peel-off!!!!!

How sad am I you might say? Don't I have enough stamps that I could use? Well of course the answer to that is that I have hundreds but this seemed like one of those things that you just have to try.
I first saw it done somewhere years ago. In fact I remember showing the ladies on a peel-off class once that this was a good way of using up the left overs.
Once the peel-off has been removed rub permanent ink or metallic rub-ons over the backing sheet and the image pops through.

I have cut around the image and mounted it onto a tag made from Bazill card stock which has had some peel-off lines and metallic rub-on added to it.
Having punched a hole in the top of the tag I added some wire which had been threaded with beads. I twisted the wire around a knitting needle to help keep the beads in place.

Not any more adventurous than my previous card when it comes to the beads I'm afraid but I do like the effect.
I am entering this in to the challenge at Make My Monday - where they want to see Flowers and Leaves.
Better get to bed now. I have to admit I found myself doing a bit of a nodding dog impression this afternoon so I had really better try and get some sleep. Maybe I will have a granny nap tomorrow. Oh the joys of getting older lol.
hugs Kimx