Just For You

Evening,

As you know I love cards where you get two for the price of one, so here are another couple of die cut cards using an inky background.

This card is actually made with the leftovers, by doing a bit of Paper Piecing.

I die cut this beautiful floral background die from white as well as the inky background. 

I then added it to a piece of DSSSheet and placed the inky pieces back inside the main die. 

The sentiment has been cut several times from kraft card and then stacked to it looks like a wooden die cut element.

I used DSSSheet here too, only instead of more paper piecing I cover the exposed sticker sheet with fine clear glitter.

I also used stacked die cuts for the sentiment painted with a clear sparkle pen.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx 

Floral Panel Dies

Evening,

And it's turned into another chilly one here.

I do love dies, and Creative Expressions have released some real stunners over the last few months.

These dies are from a Floral Panel release by the wonderful Sue Wilson.

They are such delicate panel dies

which I have used over some handmade background papers. This one is from the Cosmos set CED2051.

They come as sets of two dies in a pack, 

with this one from a set called CED2056 - Buttercup.

Now as crafters, who doesn't like a 'Twofer', and these are perfect for that.

I have layered this beautifully delicate sentiment die.

This is the leftovers from the previous card

which I added to an embossed panel. The perfect easy 'Twofer'.

Thanks for stopping by.

With Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Another Twofer, but Which Comes First?

Afternoon,

Here are another couple of cards made recently for the lovely Janice and Andy at SirStampalot.

Now, I do love a Twofer, but which card came first?

I guess in a way this one did, although it was actually made with leftovers. I die cut the frame from white cardstock and placed it on top of a piece of white card in order to colour it using brown distress inks and a blending brush.

While adding colour to the die cut, it ends up becoming a stencil. And by using a piece of white card to work on instead of my craft sheet, I ended up with a readymade background for my second card.

I trimmed around the stenciled panel and added it to a card front along with some diecut strips, floral embellishments and a sentiment.

So back the card that I was initially trying to create. I added the now coloured die cut to a card front on top of a piece of background paper.

The finishing touches were some pieces of ephemera, washi tape and a sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend. I managed to get my hair done, which always makes you feel so much better don't you think.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Paper Pieced Floral

Morning,

I do love a bit of Paper Piecing, especially when there are nice large pieces to play around with.

I used a sheet of background paper from a Clarity Paper pad for the first two cards.

That of course being the other beauty of Paper Piecing.......you get a Twofer.

I'm not so sure about this card, but as I have often found everyone's taste is so different. The cards that I have spent ages on and am really happy with are often sidestepped for the ones that I am less than happy with, like this one. I guess that it is a good thing that we are all different otherwise there wouldn't be such a wealth of wonderful new things for us to play with. It would be very boring if we were all the same.

This is a lovely layering die set and I have used the leftover paper for the background panel on this card. I then layered some white card stock on to a sticker sheet before die cutting the main image. This allowed all the pieces to be held in place.

I managed to match the colours in the background paper using my Distress inks.

A fine white matt helps to 'lift' the die cut and coloured panel along with a piece of funky foam for added dimension.

The sentiment is from my stash and comes from Simon Says Stamp........I think.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs Kimx

Split Colouring inspired by Jennifer McGuire

Evening,

Thank goodness full lockdown was this time last year when, if nothing else, the weather was kind to us. Can you imagine following all those rules without being able to get out in the sunshine for a walk.

Let's hope that we can soon meet up indoors, even if it is only 6 of us, because it is far too cold for us oldies to sit outside for any length of time without being chilled to the marrow.

We are still trying to decide on what to do as a first class once we can finally get back to them. 

I for one can't wait.

Here are a few cards that we made in a class, what seems like ages ago.

Inspired by Jennifer McGuire, they are a great way of getting two finished cards,

from one coloured image.

She refers to this as a Split Colouring Technique which gives you two-cards-for-one.

It also works just as well with a Christmas design.

Any technique that gives me two-cards-for-one is a good one in my books lol.

I'm sure that all the new rules will be listed in the newspapers tomorrow, so I think I will just wait till then, I'm too tired to look them up on the internet.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe.

Hugs Kimx

Who Doesn't Love a Twofer

Afternoon All,

I hope that you are all having a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend, just a shame that the weather isn't up to much. Still I suppose that's par for the course for an English Bank Holiday weekend lol.

Who doesn't love a Twofer? Two cards for the price of one. It's always a good option and a great way to use up bits and pieces. I do hate to waste anything.

I used a floral shaped circle die to create my window for this card. I dry embossed the outer panel and added some distress inks to the edges which helps to highlight the embossing.

The background to the 'window' has been created using a piece of card stamped and embossed in black and sponged with Distress inks. I splattered the panel with some water to give some added interest.

I ran the die cut 'waste' from the first card through a floral embossing folder and then added inks.

Always dry emboss after die cutting your shape so as not to flatten the embossed pattern.

Of course this may be the effect that you are going for, slightly more subtle embossing.

Or you might just have forgotten to die cut first, like me. Still a little bit of gilding polish helps the pattern to show up. 

Better get on. I've got some tidying up to do before I can start on the next round of samples. It's all part of my creative process, as bizarre as it sounds. I have to sort out, tidy up and clear away everything from the previous things that I have been working on, and then once everywhere is clear I start to make a mess again. I'm sure that I'm not the only one that does that. My craft room needs to be clean and tidy for a few minutes at least.

Have a great afternoon.

Hugs Kimx

A Spotlight to Brighten your day

Afternoon All

I do love a Spotlight card, which inevitably leads to a twofer.......two cards for the price of one which is always a result.

This card was made for the Woodware catalogue, and when I was asked to write Steps for it, with photos

I had to remake it all over again.

Of course when you remake cards they never look quite the same, but that's half the fun.

And you add another couple of cards to your stash.

It looks every bit as nice without the spotlight element.

Better go and finish off those last couple of Christmas stamp sets. I thought we were back in December this morning when the near blizzard conditions set in. How bizarre that I am now sitting looking at beautiful sunshine through the window. I'm not risking going out, it would be just my luck for the snow to make a comeback lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Let us Remember

Evening Everyone,

I can't believe that we have just celebrated one whole year in lockdown, how did that happen.

I was still off with my bad foot when it started, so having already been at home since the New Year in my own private 3 month lockdown I was strangely looking forward to going back to work, although I was also rather terrified in equal measure.

I am now very grateful for being able to go to work throughout. It has got me out of the house and given me contact with people, even if on occasions it has got me very riled with their idiotic behaviour.

I feel so sorry for people like my Mum and several of my crafty friends who have barely set foot outside the door these past 12 months. In fact the highlight of my Mum's past few weeks has been her trips to the nurse to get her leg dressed having injured it again. Perhaps she did it on purpose so that she could escape.......I hadn't thought of that lol.

The Crafty Girls are all on countdown, eagerly awaiting a socially distanced get together next week, provided the new rules don't change again. Davina has got the garden chairs and tables ready and has even got the large gazebo down from the loft so that we can still meet up even if it rains. That is how desperate we are to get together. A little bit of normality to look forward to.

One of the ladies makes awesome cakes which she brings along to classes and she has already promised that there will be cake for our get together..............I can't wait. Hang the diet, for that day at least.

We have had to split the gathering up over two days otherwise there would be too many of us, but it is a start.

I usually share my DT samples with them in class, so I will have quite a few folders to take with me.

These are a couple of cards that I made last year using the stunning poppy stamp UMSDB031 Remember from the Designer Boutique range.

I do love a 2FER, 2 cards for the price of one.

I stamped and embossed the image on to a piece of mop up background and then again on red cardstock.

I cut the panel in half and added each to the image stamped on the red card stock matching it exactly. I then trimmed the panels and added faux stitching and fine mounts.

The sentiment on this card has been added on a panel of vellum which allows the design to show through.

Perhaps I had better decide on which folders to take next week, after all there are rather a lot to choose from. In the mean time I have another couple of boxes to fill with stamps courtesy of my daughter. Perhaps I can empty another shelf, that would be some progress.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stay safe and hugs

Kimx