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
 

Groovi Snowdrops

 Afternoon,

Today should have been our first class of the New Year followed by a celebratory Takeaway, but since several of our number have had recent brushes with Covid and even possible shingles, we have decided to postpone our get together for a fortnight.

We were starting off gently with a nice relaxing play with all things Groovi, so here are a couple of cards that I made using a mixture of plates.

Snowdrops always make me think of my Dad. We had a large clump of them at home that were always referred to as his for some reason. And of course that also make me think of spring and warmer weather, which can't come quick enough for me lol.

I used another mixture of plates for this card,

along with a peel-off sentiment.

Postponing the class wasn't all bad news, since it has enabled me to finally get my hair done. So now I am going to spend another afternoon catching up on some crafty projects from my 'To Do' pile. At least I won't be adding to the pile today with there being no class, so that is a result.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Hugs Kimx

A Few More Peel-Offs

Afternoon All,

A couple of days ago I shared a card that I made using some peel-off waste, so here are a few more that I found in my stash.

This first card uses a copper coloured peel-off on a piece of hand stamped leafy background. 

I find the easiest way to add a larger, more intricate peel-off to a piece of background is to remove it from it's carrier sheet and place it sticky side up on to your craft mat.

It will self level and make it so much easier to use. Leave it on the mat and place your card piece directly on top of it. 

Of course it is not easy to be precise with placement on a card, but it is fine if you are just going to trim the panel and layer it on to a card as I have done here.

I added the mounted and trimmed panel on to a piece of embossed card stock which I highlighted with gilding wax. I added a few peel-off dots and some glossy accents.

These next two cards were made by sticking the floral peel-off onto a scrap of inky background.

I usually only make fairly straight forward flat(ish) cards, but here I added my panel to the left hand side of a gatefold card.

I embellished the card and panels with peel-off borders.

These last two cards use peel-offs as masks.

I used some smaller peel-off designs (flowers and leaves) randomly on my card base and then gently added some decorators chalks using a cotton wool ball. Remove the peel-offs and you have a fabulous background to a card.

I finished them both off with a bit of extra stamping, and an embossed sentiment.

So you see peel-offs are really very useful things and much maligned and under valued. I will really have to try and use them a little more often.

Hope that you have a good afternoon, and maybe manage something crafty.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx
 

Plenty of Peel-offs Part 2

Evening Everyone,
Sorry it has taken me so long to post this second lot of peel-off cards but this hot weather really is doing me in.
I never thought that I would look forward to a day at work, but at least with it comes 8 hours of air conditioning.

As I said in my last post I spent a bit of time using up some handmade background papers and peel-offs to create some Thank You cards.

Most of these cards use up some backgrounds created using dye based re-inkers and glossy card stock.

They do give some really bright backgrounds which will of course bleach out due to the dye based ink used.

I used rather more water on this one to give a softer finish.

They work just as well with leaves,

as they do with scenes

or flowers.

These last two use damp screwed up 'Bleeding Art Tissue' and glossy card stock

to create a lovely mottled background.
The newspapers are saying that the heatwave is due to come to an end in the next couple of days. I must admit that I would definitely relish a downpour, you might even find me standing out in it.
Have a good evening.
Hugs Kimx

Here Comes Summer challenge at CCM

Afternoon Everyone,
We have a brand new challenge over at CraftyCardmakers, and given the weather at the moment it is a very appropriate theme, Here Comes Summer.

Whenever I think of Summer I always think of flowers and bright colours. Lots of yellows and oranges which goes very well with the scorching hot sunshine that we are having at the moment.

I confess that I am struggling at the moment with the heat. I've had a couple of days holiday with the intention of catching up on some 'crafty' things, and all I've managed to catch up with is some lying down. I'm quite looking forward to going back to 8 hours of air-con at work tomorrow.

The stamped panel on my card was created using a piece of 'Bleedin Art Tissue'. This is a fabulous product to create multicoloured backgrounds. Crumpled up pieces of the coloured tissue are thrown into a plastic bag and spritzed with plenty of water.
The colours bleed into one another to create the most amazing backgrounds. Once dry I attached a piece to some pale orange card stock using sticker sheet.
The colour of card that you layer the tissue paper onto can affect the overall colour of the background. It is also a great way of using up those yukky colours that you will never use, but that are such a waste to throw away.

I painted the squares around the flower and leaves with thin bleach which removed most of the colour, and then I added glossy accents to the rest of the stamped image. The floral stamp used is an old Magenta one, and the sentiment is from Hobby Art.

As usual I tried to use up the whole sheet of the tissue paper background and the scraps of coloured papers.

Here I used a Stampendous Daisy stamp. This time I painted the flower centers with bleach and the petals with Glossy Accents.

More Stampendous Daisies here, and left over scraps from my Bits Box.
I also added some black peel-off corners and squares and faux stitching with a fine black pen.

I think that my computer must have been suffering from the heat as well, since it wouldn't even allow me to access the Internet yesterday, let alone write a blog post.
I hope that you will find the time to join us in our new challenge, and share some love HERE with the rest of the team.
It is thankfully a little cooler here today, there even seems to be a bit of a breeze, so I am hoping that I might get something crafty done this afternoon.
Perhaps it should be commenting while my computer is still playing the game. I have been very naughty of late when it comes to visiting all you lovely people.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Things wirh Wings at CCM

Evening Everyone,
Sorry that this is a little later than planned, I have been having a fun filled couple of days playing with some of my new toys.
I have been killing two birds with one stone, finishing off some of the cards that I need to send out this month, so I haven't been totally naughty.
Yesterday saw the start of a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers where our host Mary is looking for Things With Wings. Anything with wings will count, birds, butterflies and other insects, fairies, aeroplanes, even hearts as long as they have wings!

I chose a huge butterfly stamp from Chocolate Baroque for my card.

I stamped and embossed the image onto vellum and then dry embossed sections of the design on the reverse to create 'whitework'.

Vellum is always difficult to mount as any form of glue tends to show through, so I wrapped the panel around a square of patterned card stock and taped it down using DSST.
I added some faux stitching to match the white die cut panel and then finished it off with a white peel-off sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT have created to inspire you.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Birthday challenge at CCM

Hi All,
There I was doing so well.
I have a new gym buddy and we have been managing to make it there three times a week, often with the added bonus of me walking the 3 miles home rather than going on the treadmill.
Well all of that seems to have gone out of the window over the last fortnight. Still at least it is the start of a new week so lets hope that I can get back into a routine. I did manage to get there today, so I suppose that is a start.

It is also the start of a new challenge over at CCM where our host Pam is looking for Birthdays, a nice simple challenge.

I love this time of the year, all the beautiful colours, and the cooler temperatures, and of course my birthday in a weeks time.

I have used the fabulous shattered glass stencil by Tim Holtz along with blue and brown Distress Inks to create the background to my card.

The stamped and embossed floral images are from a Hero Arts stamp set that I have had for years.

I added the peel-off sentiment on a strip of vellum so as not to hide the background.

I hope that you will find the time to join us HERE.
Have a great week.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Go Green for CraftyCardmakers

Evening Everyone,

I hope that you have had a good start to your week. I am having a fabulous time crafting from dawn till dusk at SirStampalot.

Today we have a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers with Pam as our host for the 'Go Green' challenge in honour of St. Patrick's Day on 17th March. So let's see all your Green creations please. 

Now I am not sure that I know anyone who celebrates St Patrick's Day, so I went with the 'Go Green' colour option.

I chose the fabulous Poem Tree from Stampendous as the main image on my card, stamping it onto a piece of green Gelli Plate background from my stash.

The green patterned background on the main card was created using a stencil and dye based inks.

I added a green photo corner, sentiment and some peel-off waste.
I hope that you will join us for this challenge, and please don't forget to check out what the rest of the team have come up with to inspire you.
Bye for now.
Hugs Kimx

A Sketch at Woodware

Morning All
Well here is my take on this weeks sketch over at Woodware, after my initial little senior moment.
For those of you not in the know I made a card for todays post using next months sketch!!!

As luck would have it I had created this little stamped panel the night before in an effort to use up a piece of background paper that I had made while cleaning up one of my small acrylic blocks.
I told you I'm very sad, and on a mission to use up all my left over bits and pieces. I had better live till I'm 106 to be in with a chance of ever fulfilling this lol.

I had used the block as a paint palette (I tapped the kaleidacolour inkpad onto it and then picked up the ink with a waterbrush), but there is always too much ink left to just wipe away.

So I spritzed it with water and stamped the block onto a piece of plain white card stock.

Do this several times to create a piece of background paper before stamping and embossing on to it using an Artemeo stamp set.

The background papers are from my Woodware stash and matched the panel perfectly.

I stamped and embossed on to them using a combination of dye based inks, versamark and clear embossing powder and gold metallic ink.
The sentiment is from one of Jane Gill's peel-offs, and the butterflies and border are from a sheet of Magenta

peel-offs from my stash.
I do love working from a sketch, which is just as well after my little glitch. At least I didn't have to think too hard which is probably just as well.
Have a great day.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx