Just Wanted to Say......Thank Goodness it's Friday

Evening,

I think this first week after Christmas, and going back at school has been a challenge to everyone, especially my youngest grandson. I think we are all uttering those immortal words......Thank Goodness it's Friday lol.

So here is a card with a very appropriate sentiment.........just fill in the blank.

I used a beautiful 3D embossing folder, red cardstock and some gold gilding wax.

The black card has also been embossed and then a white ink pad gently rubbed over it to highlight the embossing.

Another stunning folder, this one also comes with a matching die.

Once again I used red cardstock and gilding wax,

and layered it over an embossed white panel. Again you can fill in your own sentiment, Happiness is.........Friday perhaps :O)

The Girls have a rather hectic social whirl tomorrow and Sunday with several parties to attend, so I suspect that everyone will be a little fraught by the end of the weekend, although probably not enough to be glad that it is Monday!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Countdown to Christmas - Day 21

Evening,

I can see a bit of a pattern here. Most of my Christmas cards this month seem to have been made using Embossing Folders, and this particular technique is so easy and yet so effective.

Whether it is kraft, or coloured card stock that is used this simple technique is the same. Emboss the card and then gently wipe a white ink pad across either the embossed or debossed side for a fabulous ghostly image.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Countdown to Christmas - Day 8

Evening,

One very easy, but none the less stunning way to create a card is to use an Embossing Folder, kraft card and a white ink pad.

Run kraft card through an embossing machine inside an embossing folder.

The 3D ones work particularly well,

but any folder will do.

Once the card has been dry embossed, lay it flat and gently rub a white ink pad across the surface of the card. 

Mount the kraft panel on to a card base and add a sentiment......easy peasy!

The ink can be added to either side of the embossed panel

to give a totally different finish.

Thanks for stopping by.

Love and Crafty Hugs

Kimx

Happy Birthday Rithika

Evening,

It's that time of year again where I have to make a card for Boss's youngest daughter. I do love the challenge of coming up with something different from last time, but still incorporating her name.

This year I actually had a request from Boss.........please make it bigger and add an 18th for her special birthday.

I have been playing with my 3D embossing folders and white ink in preparation for the class tomorrow, so I decided to use one of them in the background for a little bit of subtle sophistication.

I embossed the floral image on the left hand side of a blue square panel and gently wiped over it with a  white ink pad.

This highlights the detail of the folder in a very subtle manner.

I added some diecut and layered hearts along with her name, 18 and some pearls.

I ran the finished card past my eldest Granddaughter who said that as far as she was concerned it fitted the bill perfectly.....sophisticated but fun. Praise indeed from a 21 year old lol.

Boss seemed to like it so I hope that it was OK.

Better finish packing things up for class tomorrow before it gets too late.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Black Magic Embossing Folder

Evening All,

Well I made it through my first day back at work........... just. I must confess that I have worn my splint for most of it, and my hand does ache a bit, but it's hardly surprising after 3 weeks off work.

It has been lovely to see how many people have missed me, particularly one of the girls who can now go back to her usual evening shifts instead of covering my stupidly early ones. 

The amazing Maker Mania 3 finished last night, so here are a couple more cards that I made for Janice and Andy using the Black Magic technique, this time using the 3D embossing folder from the kit.

I coated the inside of the folder with white ink and then placed a piece of black cardstock inside before running it through an embossing machine.

After that I coloured over the white images with my watercolour pencils. Any type of pencil seems to work although the colours are stronger with some types. Just give it a go with whatever you have.

With this second card I embossed another piece of black cardstock using the white ink pad only this time using the other side of the folder. 

I coloured and fussy cut the floral images and then layered them over a further piece of black cardstock which had been embossed inside the folder and then gently coloured with the gilding wax that was also part of the pack.

I am really pleased with how these turned out, particularly the first one which I think was probably one of my favourite samples from those that I did.

I definitely need an early night tonight, I didn't sleep very well last night and it's going to be a very long week lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx