Finally a card to share for Technique Time Tuesday

Evening Everyone,
And another very late one at that. Still I  finally have some pictures to share with you.
I try and check out the technique each month that Mynnette shares with everyone over at Technique Time Tuesday. This month it is the Brick Wall Technique.

I thought that I would give it a go using a piece of artwork from my bits box, and so I chose this water coloured image made using Distress Ink pads and a spritzing bottle.

Check out the tutorial at Technique Time Tuesday for good step by step instructions.
The little green flowers have been made using a couple of my new Marianne dies, purchased at SirStampalot of course.
The lovely 'Molly Blooms Clare' showed me how to make fluffy pink flower, and I introduced her to the die for the leaves, a very fair trade I think, although my tip made her spend more money lol.

I wasn't sure how well this would work with a sentiment already stamped on the original panel, but I am very pleased with the results.

More flowers. The dies come in two different sizes which makes them really good value.
I will have to edit this tomorrow with all the links, I am just too tired tonight.
Night night
Kimx

Let's think warm weather.

Hi All
Well I don't know about you guys, but I am absolutely frozen. Much as I hate the snow I'm sure it felt warmer when it was falling.
I'm sitting here with a hot water bottle and a blanket, and not a crafty thought in my head.
I need something to make me think of warmer weather, so here is a card that I made a while ago using one of the fabulous Decoupage stamps from Imagination.

I just love these stamp sets. They stamp out beautiful with great detail, and they all have extra co-ordinating stamps as part of the set so they are fantastic value.

I stamped the main image onto watercolour card and then painted it using Imagination Pearly Paint Pallets and plenty of water.

I flooded the stamped and embossed image with plenty of water and then 'dropped' the pearlescent paint into it. You can leave it to dry, but I prefer to speed the process up using my heat gun.

I have added some tiny gems, glossy accents, Starlight and Souffle pens.

The background to the card has been created using squares of Bo Bunny paper Double Dots Vintage Island Mist and Powder Blue.
I stamped onto each of the squares using a coordinating Distress ink pad and the small flower and leaf stamp from the set.
I would like to enter this into the Forever Friends Monthly Challenge where they are looking for Animals/Butterflies/Birds.
There, I feel suitable warmed up now.
Of course it might also have something to do with the lovely curry that my daughter cooked for dinner. Either way I think I will take my hot water bottle and blanket with me to my desk and see if I can come up with something creative.
Have a good evening.
hugs Kimx

A couple of Christmas Challenges

Evening Everyone,
Hope that you are well. I am coping much better with the weather today as it has been much cooler here. Much more my type of weather, not too hot, and a light breeze.

This card was made a little while ago but fits perfectly into a couple of this weeks challenges.
Weekly Christmas Card Challenges are looking for Faith.
The theme challenge this week at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to use a Christmas Carol or Hymn for inspiration. Depict the title, line or verse from any Christmassy song.
The main image on my card makes me think of Oh Little Town of Bethlehem.
Finally Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge asks for a building to be included.

I have coloured my image which is a Stampendous stamp using a Watercolour technique and my Kaleidacolour ink pads.
I'm not sure which one since this was from my Christmas bits box.
I have layered it over black glossy card cut using a Nestie.
The zigzag is also a stamp but I have no idea who it is made by.
That's another card for my Christmas stock pile. It really has worked well checking out the Christmas challenges this year, I have had so much fun making them.
Wow this post is early for me, I might even get to do a little more on a DT piece before bedtime, but for the moment dinner calls.
Happy Crafting and have a great evening.
hugs Kimx

More leaves for the Woodware challenge

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have had a lovely creative day.
I can't believe how warm it has been today compared to yesterday. Why is it that English weather always seems to change so dramatically. It has been positively sweltering in the conservatory at Davina's today.

Here is another card made using the sketch over at Woodware and the Embossing/Watercolour technique that I was teaching today.

Once again I have used a combination of stamped leaves, Aged Silver Embossing Enamel and my favourite Creole Spice Kaleidacolor ink pad. The ribbon across the centre is one of the lovely new ones that come in a pack from Woodware.
We have decided to repeat the class again in July (dates still to be confirmed) since we had so much fun with it today.
Don't forget to join in with the sketch challenge at Woodware, it is running for the rest of this month.
hugs Kimx