More Echinacea and Moth with steps

 Evening All,

Another really cold day. So here are a couple more cards from Jane's new stamp release........I did say that I liked this stamp set lol.

I was asked to provide step by step instructions for this card, so I thought that I would share them here with you too.

Steps:

1. Paint a piece of kraft card with Mushroom Matt Chalk paint and leave to dry.

2. Stamp and emboss Echinacea and moth onto a piece of watercolour card.

3. Paint the watercolour card with plenty of water and then ‘drop’ the pigment stain inks onto the images. The embossing acts as a resist and helps to keep the ink inside the lines. Leave to dry.

4. Apply crackle glaze to the piece of kraft card with the chalk paint on it. Make sure to apply the glaze in one direction only and do not be tempted to go back over any area.

5. Fussy cut the echinacea and moth and add them to the crackled panel using Cosmic Shimmer glue and foam tape.

6. Trim the panel around the coloured images and add faux stitching using a ruler and black micron pen.

7. Add the panel to a card made from a sheet of Chestnut card stock.

8. Stamp and emboss the sentiment onto a scrap of watercolour card, trim and add to the card with foam tape.

The stamped, embossed and coloured panel was created in the same way for this card

I just trimmed round part of it and layered it over a piece of  embossed card highlighted with gilding wax.

The sentiment was taken from another of the stamps from this release JGS679 Fuzzy Friends - Hugo.

Let's hope that these brought a little bit of sunshine into a cold a dismal day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx 

The Colour Purple....... and Red

Evening,

I hope that you have had a productive Saturday. I certainly have, with a pile of cards for me to finish off tomorrow.

Jane certainly does design some fabulous floral stamps for Woodware, ones that are just perfect for a spot of watercolouring.

I have used one of the Irridescent watercolour palettes that Creative Expressions produce for this wet watercolour technique.

Of course you can always colour the image in more precisely as I have done here using Distress Oxide inks.

Oh dear I hadn't realized that it had gotten so late, I had better get some shut eye.

See you tomorrow.

Hugs Kimx

A Floral Wonder from Jane

Evening Everyone,

I wish I could say that going to bed a little earlier yesterday has made me feel less tired, but I think that my two extremely early starts are catching up on me!

Today saw the launch of Jane's beautiful new stamp designs, and I was a very lucky girl who once again got to play with them. To be honest it seems rather a long time ago, since it was way back in December. Thankfully I got all the samples finished before my brush with Covid.

There are some beautiful floral designs, which I love, and which Jane does so well.

So here is the card that I gave you a sneak peek of last night. I love making Spotlight cards.

The beauty of them is that you get a '2fer' - two cards for the price of one stamped and coloured image.

I used one of the fabulous watercolour palettes from Creative Expressions to colour my image.

I used the 'Wet Watercolour' technique to create my panel. I covered a piece of watercolour cardstock with plenty of water and then 'dropped' the paint into it.

By stamping and embossing first it allows the image to resist the ink and 'pop' through.

Once dry I die cut three circles from the coloured panel and placed them exactly over another stamped and embossed image.

This is a great technique for hiding a mistake on a card, like a badly stamped image. The 'wsste' panel, once the die cutting has been done, can be trimmed and added over another stamped and embossed image giving a 'pop' of plain stamping over a coloured background. The complete opposite to the first card.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to bed before I fall asleep at the computer.

Hugs Kimx

Butterfly Masterboard

Evening all
Another Masterboard/One Sheet Wonder from me today, this time using another of Francoise fabulous new butterfly stamps FRS831 Butterfly.

I stamped and embossed the butterfly randomly over a piece of watercolour cardstock

and then dropped inks on to it once I had spritzed it with plenty of water. 

 Once the panel had dried, I chopped it up

to create three cards.
I hope that you have had a good Saturday.
Mine has consisted of getting the girls to try on some clothes to see if they still fit, playing doctors and nurses, dressing up, playing Barbies and Mums and Dads............and that's all before breakfast. I'm going to need a week off to recover, but not before another trip to the park tomorrow so that Mum can go and do the shopping. I managed to get her to have a couple of hours sleep today while I took them all out so the shopping took a back seat.
Better get some kip before they all wake up again. Jack is not one for remembering that Sunday is time for a lie in. His day usually seems to start at 4am!!!!!!
Stay safe and hugs
Kimx

A favourite of Hobby Art Jenny

Hi All
I'm sorry about my rather brief post last night, once I had cut and paste the Facebook reminder into the page it wouldn't allow me to add anything else.
I'm sure there must have been a way round it, but it was late and I just couldn't fight it lol.
So let me see if I can do better tonight.

I thought that I would share a couple of cards that were actually made a number of years ago,

using an old favourite Hobby Art stamp.

I stamped and embossed the floral image using versafine and white embossing powder onto watercolour cardstock.

I made the card stock very wet and then dropped inks on to it and left it to dry.
It's a very easy technique but can give stunning results. I cut the resulting panel up to make 3 cards, one of which went to Hobby Art Jenny, who often remarks that it is one of her favourite cards.

This card was made in a similar manner, only I also added some irridescent watercolour paints to the flowers 

to make them stand out a little better.

This final card is made in a similar manner but this time uses a single daisy stamp for the background

 along with a single image which I fussy cut and added to the center of the card.

They are rather old stamps so I can't find them on the website, but I'm sure if you contacted Jenny she would be able to tell you if they are still available.
And of course it just does go to show that I do actually use stamps other than those available from Woodware and Creative Expressions lol.
Thanks for stopping by.
Stay safe and hugs
Kimx

Potter numbers 1,2,and 3

Evening Everyone,
My family are convinced that I am the only person left on the planet who hasn't watched a Harry Potter film.
My littlest Grandchildren changed all of that over the weekend, when we managed to watch the first couple of 'Potters' as Chloe calls them.
I loved all the postal owls in the first film, so I thought that it made the perfect opportunity to share a card that I made a while ago using an owl stamp designed by Jane Gill for Woodware.

I stamped and embossed the owl onto a piece of watercolour cardstock and dropped colour onto it having made the card stock very wet.

Once it was dry I added more colour to specific parts of the image.

The background is a piece of 'Bleedin Art Tissue' stuck onto DSST and then highlighted with gold gilding wax.

I added some black die cut branches and a few fussy cut stamped leaves.
Emma and I stayed at home while Mum did the shopping with the little ones this afternoon so I managed a third Potter. I am now cool according to Saskia, one of my older Grandchildren, although she did feel that I should have watched Mulan which has always been our go to babysitting movie.
Isn't it funny how little traditions stick in kids minds even when they grow up. It's lovely that they have fond memories of our time spent watching the film eating ice cream and chocolate.
Thanks for stopping by
Hugs Kimx

Woodware 'Toadally Fun' on Hochanda

Morning All
Well according to my Sky planner, you should currently be enjoying the first of three live hours on Hochanda featuring Jane Gill and some of her fabulous stamp designs.

The shows are on at 7am, 10am and 2pm and they are said to be featuring Toadstools, Florals and Butterflies, so I am assuming that this fabulous toadstool stamp will be one of them.

The card was a sample that I made for the latest Woodware release in October.

I stamped, embossed, coloured and fussy cut the toadstools and then layered them over an alcohol ink background which I created on some photo paper.

If you use the reverse of the paper the inks react in a similar way to that of Yupo paper. It was very addictive playing with the inks, the only down side to the technique is that the paper won't allow for heat embossing.......hence the fussy cutting lol.

As usual I ended up with another finished card while I was creating the samples, so here is one that you definitely won't see on the TV.

I stamped and embossed the image again, only this time I coloured it in using the 'Wet Watercolour Technique' and Pixie Powders. 

I bleached out the stalks of the toadstools.

Having die cut the coloured image I layered it over a couple of die cut tree panels.

I had such fun playing with these stamps. I hope the Girls have just as much fun when they get to play with them next Saturday at Davina's.
Don't forget to watch Jane if you get the chance. The shows are all programmed in to my Sky box, so I hope that it doesn't let me down.
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Well Done

Evening Everyone,
Just recently it doesn't seem very often that I have good news to share, I've made far too many sympathy cards :O(
So it was wonderful to hear a couple of really good pieces of news, and both in the same week.
Becki has recently completed a Diploma in Childhood Studies and was thrilled to hear that she had passed with distinction. You Rock Girl.
At the same time her partner Andy was offered a promotion at work, even nicer when it was offered to him without him even asking about it.

Of course I had to mark the occasion with a card so I created this one for them using some bits and pieces from my stash.

I adore this fabulous Hobby Art floral image. It is perfect for colouring in even on a piece of my 'Wet Watercolour' background.

The central white panel was made using one of the many Martha Stewart Border punches that I own.
I really must use them more often as they make a fabulous addition to a card.

I added some faux stitching, gems and texture stamping to the background of the card.
Let's hope that this marks the start of a much better 2017.
Have a great evening.
Hugs Kimx

A little break from card writing

Good Evening,
I have spent a very productive day writing Christmas cards.
I can't remember the last time that I was this far ahead with things, my cards don't usually get written till Christmas week itself!!

It does mean that I am a bit Christmased out so I thought that I would share a card that I made a while ago using a lovely Woodware Floral Panel stamp.

I stamped and embossed the image onto watercolour card and then used the 'Wet Watercolour Technique' to add colour. I also painted parts of the image using the same colours. 

The green panel at the bottom of the card also uses the same stamped image, parts of which have been painted with thin undiluted bleach.
I have another day of writers cramp beckoning me tomorrow, and then with a bit of luck that might be it.
Now all I need is a bank loan for the postage lol.
Hugs Kimx

Traditional Christmas for WoodwareWitterings

Morning Everyone,
It is my turn to post for WoodwareWitterings again this week and we are looking at Traditional Christmas cards.

Now I'm a usually a fairly traditional girl when it comes to Christmas, I do like my reds and greens.

I chose a card that I made using JGS181 Rosehip Wreath.

I stamped and embossed the image onto watercolour card using white embossing powder and then coloured the image using the wet watercolour technique and dye based inks.

The sentiment is from another of Jane's Christmas stamps JGS179 Poinsettia Basket.

As usual I couldn't help playing and made a couple more cards. 

 This time I chopped the image into squares to create a couple of smaller cards.

And here is one to show you that it can look just as good in non traditional black and white.

This card uses the traditional Christmas colours but the Poinsettia Basket.

 And here is another version.

And this one again shows that it can look just as good in a non traditional version.
I hope that you are enjoying our take on traditional Christmas cards and that you have managed to add a few more cards to your stash ready for the big day.
Happy crafting and hugs
Kimx