Simply Fabulous

Evening,

We definitely need something to cheer us up and make us think of summer today, It has been chucking it down with rain all day.

So I searched through all of my card photos and found a couple of them that I made last year.

They were made using some fabulous rub-ons and background papers.

I used a combination of dies,

along with some twine,

and a fabulous embossing folder.

Speaking of fabulous, Emma had a disco party to go to this afternoon, so she decided to wear the dress that she wore to the wedding on New Years Eve.

We got soaked getting to and from the party, so we enjoyed a snuggle and a film after dinner.

Hope that you have all had a great Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx 

Orchids in Bloom

Evening All,

Back to the gym at last, although having done next to nothing for several months we are taking it very slowly. My gym buddy was involved in a car accident a couple of weeks ago, just as everything was starting to open up, so I have stayed away in solidarity with her ........................ well that's my excuse anyway. It was nice to go for a walk on the treadmill regardless of the weather, and be able to stop when my foot had had enough without having to push too hard so that I can get home.

It's been nice and sunny again today, albeit rather chilly in the shade, so here are a couple of bright cards made using a Designer Boutique stamp UMSDB046 Orchids in Bloom.

I stamped and embossed the image in black for this card,

and then coloured it using Cosmic Shimmer Watercolour inks and Pale Olive Pixie powder.

I tore round the panel and added some twine and a sentiment.

For this second card I stamped and embossed the image in white before colouring it, including the background.

I used the same embossing folder with co-ordinating cardstock for both cards.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Alcohol Inks

Evening,

It's Friday. I can't believe how quickly the weeks are rolling by. The only good thing with that is that we are getting nearer to being able to have a class.

My cards today were made for what turned out to be one of the last classes before lockdown in 2020. We were playing with alcohol inks which I'm sure will be amongst some of the first things that we play with as soon as we can get back to normal.

The background to the first two stamps was created on glossy card stock that was then clear embossed with a floral image.

The flowers didn't show up as I wanted, so I just added more alcohol ink and blended it over the top of them. I love the really deep rich panel that has resulted.

I chopped the panel up to create both cards and teamed them with some metallic paper for a very fine metallic border. Because the panel itself is so dark I added it to a white die cut panel with script stamped on it.

A couple of die cut skeleton leaves and some gems complete this card which I hope will cheer up anyone feeling under the weather.

The second half of the panel I teamed with another die cut leaf and a white card.

To give the white card base a little more interest I added a white embossed panel and a sentiment strip.

The final card was once more made using a piece of alcohol inked background.

Once again I used some die cut leaves and an embossed panel to embellish the card

along with some string, ribbon, gems and sentiment.

I have a long list to try and get through for the weekend, what about you? Any crafty projects?

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great couple of days. The weather forecast is looking reasonably good so maybe you have some gardening to do.

What ever you are up to stay safe.

Hugs Kimx

New Stamps from Woodware

 Evening,

Another really cold morning which didn't get much better all day, so let's have a card using one of Jane's fabulous new stamps to cheer us all up.

I created the background using Distress Oxide inks and an embossing folder.

I stamped and embossed this beautiful design onto it

and added some glitter glue once I had trimmed the panel down and added it to the main card.

I trimmed around the sentiment panel

and added it over some string.

There are some fabulous new floral designs in this new release. I LOVE them all.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Leafy 'Bump and Smudge'

Hi Again,
One of the newer techniques that I have been playing with recently is 'Bump and Smudge'.
I love the Distress Oxide Inks, and this is the perfect technique to showcase them since it takes advantage of both the dye based and pigment properties of the inkpad, and it is sooooo easy to do.
Basically you 'bump' your stamp against your inkpad to ink it up, and then having stamped it on to plain cardstock you 'smudge' it with a foam tipped blending tool or smoochie.
We had such fun with the technique and have repeated the class several times due to its popularity, so I have several batches of cards that I will share with you over the next few weeks.
This first batch are all very masculine, which is good because I am always short of cards for men.

They all use a fabulous old Penny Black leafy stamp 40-111 Breezy and green/brown Distress Oxides. I created a panel for this card using the leaves and a script background stamp. I finished it off with some twine, tiny black metal dots and a birthday greeting.

The 'Bump and Smudge' technique relies on the dye ink in the oxide to give you the image and the slower drying pigment ink for the smudge, so you need to work on the images one at a time or they will dry out before you can smudge them.
I cut up the panel I created for this card to make two very different cards. Once again I used a favourite Woodware sentiment stamp set and brown Nuvo drops for this square card.

The remaining portion of the panel was used on this card along with a die cut sentiment, some gems and some more stamped leaves.

My final card uses the same leaf stamp and a large text background stamp (I think it is Stampendous) to create my panel. I also splattered this panel with some water to add interest and some lovely oxidised splatters.
This technique would be perfect for a Masterboard (class suggestion Janice :O)?) and I can see me using it a lot more in the future.
Have a great evening.
Happy Crafting and hugs
Kimx

Birthday Wishes with Clarity

Evening Everyone
I hope that you are all well.
I have had more unexpected babysitting duties this evening so crafting has taken a back seat again today.
Fortunately I had a reasonably successful weekend so I have several cards ready to send, and share with you.

This card was made for a young man that we have know for a long time. I have used a rather nice Clarity stamp for the main panel which I stamped with Versamark ink and coloured using a cotton ball and Decorating Chalks.

I added the greeting using a Hobby Art stamp and Sepia Versafine ink.

The background papers are from my stash and I added some twine and a small charm.
Lets hope I manage some crafting tomorrow, although I have promised the twins that we will finish the DVD when they get home from school so we will have to see what happens after that.
Hugs Kimx