Autumn or Autumn Festival at Crafty Cardmakers

Hi All
I hope that you have had a good Monday.
We see the start of a new challenge today over at Crafty Cardmakers.
Josephine is our Host this time and she is looking for Autumn or Autumn Festivals - NOT Halloween. 
She says 'There are always so many Halloween challenges around! So instead of creating a Hallowe'en card I would like to see something that depicts the season of Autumn, or maybe Harvest Festival, Guy Fawkes, Diwali or some other festival that happens in the Autumn. If your theme is a lesser-known festival, please tell us about it in your post! But remember, this is not a Halloween challenge, any Halloween entries will be deleted!
We have a new sponsor this time Milk coffee Digital Stamps with a prize of 5 digital stamps.

 I seem to be going through a Cute phase at the moment, and this card is no exception.

I created a scene using 2 of my Magnolia stamps, Edwin with Broom and Tilda in the Leaves that I bought from SirStampalot.

I layered them onto a panel cut out using a Nestability and stamped with a Magnolia swirl stamp.
I also added Fall Corner Foreground to the corner. All of the images have been coloured using Distress inks

The greeting comes from a clear stamp set that I found amongst my stash.

The background paper is also from my stash and reminds me of Autumn and playing in the piles of leaves that we swept up on the lawn as a child.

Why not check out the challenge HERE and see what the rest of our lovely team have come up with to inspire you.

Happy Crafting

hugs Kimx

Vintage Christmas

Evening Everyone,
I hope that you have had a wonderful weekend.
I have had a great time finishing off a few bits and pieces on my desk, and still the pile gets no smaller lol.

The card that I am sharing tonight was made using the background that I showed the Girls on Saturday at Davina's, although it is hard to see in this photo.
I covered a piece of white card with plenty of water and then added Watercolour Pearlex before covering the entire thing with scrunched up clingfilm.

You have to be patient, a hard thing for us Crafters I know, and leave the panel to dry completely before trying to stamp and emboss onto it.

I coloured the image, one of Jane Gill's lovely Christmas images, using the Vintage Pearlex Pallet and then trimmed it into a square.

The panel was put through the Cuttlebug to emboss the right hand side using a Christmas Embossing Folder.
I added some Magnolia Swirls to the blue card embossing them with Frantage Aged Silver Embossing Enamel. I also added some glossy accents and sparkly domes to the finished card.
I thought that it fitted quite nicely with the challenge that they have been running this week at Woodware.
Better late than never don't they say lol.
hugs Kimx

Christmas Snowflakes at CraftyHazelnuts challenge.

Morning Everyone,
I hope that you are well and looking forward to a fabulous weekend with plenty of crafting somewhere in the mix.
Today I am pleased to be a Guest over at CraftyHazelnuts Christmas Challenge blog, and boy was it a challenge for me! .

Her sponsor this time is Bugaboo Stamps and as I liked the designs I decided that I would be brave, bite the bullet, and have a go with a digi. Are you not proud of me Lin?

 I used the lovely 'Snowman 4 Square' which I cut up to leave the Snowman standing on his own. 

The greeting is also part of the same image.
I just had to get some real stamping in there, before I got withdrawal symptoms, so used a lovely Magnolia snowflake stamp that I bought at SirStampalot.

As my first attempt with Digi's I am quite pleased with how it turned out, but it would have been nothing without the fabulous background papers that they also provided me with, very generous sponsors indeed.
I added some more stamped and embossed snowflakes, some stitching, punched snowflakes and a couple of lovely charms from my stash.
I hope that you will feel inspired to join in with the challenge.
Must get ready for class now, more Christmas cards at Davina's this afternoon.
Happing Crafting
hugs Kimx

Christmas at Davina's

Evening Everyone,
Thanks for all of my wonderful Birthday cards and wishes.
I had a fabulous time and my trip to the Dentist the following day wasn't quite as painful as I had expected either in the mouth or the pocket lol.
I am teaching at Davina's on Saturday, and this is one of the cards that we will be making.

 I made it for the Woodware catalogue using one of the lovely Christmas stamps designed by Jane Gill.

It is hard to show the background properly in the photos, but it was made using Watercolour Pearlex and clingfilm so I hope that they will have fun.

 I also used Glossy Accents on the berries and baubles.

Silver embossing on silver paper always looks very classy don't you think?

We will also be making another card from the catalogue that I shared with you in August.
Better get some sleep.
Thanks again for all of your good wishes.
Have a great weekend.
hugs Kimx

Happy Birthday to Me :O)

Evening Everyone
I hope that you have all had a wonderful day.
I have. Today is my Birthday and although I have been at work I have had a lovely day.
I have received lots of cards, texts and messages on Facebook, so Thank You to Everyone for making me feel special.

I have been playing with the Bargello technique that Mynnette shared at Technique Tuesday, and not wishing to waste anything I came up with this card.

I couldn't resist stamping and embossing onto the Bargello panel, just to see if I could!!

I decided that the background to the card needed some stamping on it as well, and of course some sponged  Distress inks.
My day unfortunately wasn't all good as my present to myself is an emergency dental appointment tomorrow morning after I broke a tooth.
That will teach me to share a cookie with the Grandchildren lol.
I can see that it is going to turn out to be a very expensive indulgence.
Oh well better better get some sleep, I'm an Old Lady now you know :O)
hugs Kimx

PS I just noticed that I have won the Howdy challenge over at Our Creative Corner, how wonderful is that!
Happy Birthday Me xx

The Friday Mashup

Evening Everyone,
Why are Mondays always so hard??
I don't know about you guys but I never feel like I get anywhere fast on a Monday.
It's a good job I managed to get quite a few things finished at the weekend or this would be a pictureless site lol.
That actually reminded me of when I first started Blogging and had trouble posting pictures.
Believe it or not that is 3 years ago almost to the day. How amazing to see how many people have visited me since then.
Anyway enough of my waffle.
The card I am sharing tonight was made with two specific challenges in mind.

The first is The Friday Mashup where the challenge is

1. Make a project with the colors "Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Gumball Green, and Lucky Limeade".
2. Or Make a project using "Rectangles".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Color Combination and Rectangles".

I love the colour combo that they suggested, and in fact I have quite a few cards that I finished this weekend which all feature this same look - oh the joys of using up leftover bits and pieces lol.                                

I coloured the stamped and embossed images using dye based ink from a couple of kaleidacolour ink pads.
The papers that form the background are all from my stash, and were picked to match the coloured images.

The second challenge that I would like to enter this into is the Sketch challenge over at Woodware - 2 entries in 2 days, that must be some sort of record for me :O)
Off to bed now, so here's to another 3 years.
Thank you so much for following me and taking the time to leave me all of your lovely comments.
Night night
Hugs Kimx

A sketch challenge at Woodware for October.

Evening Everyone,
I can't believe that we are at the end of yet another weekend.
Did you have a good one?
As usual I checked out some of the new challenges and then that determined what I played with.
Of course I had to make something to enter into the latest challenge over at Woodware.
As it is the beginning of the month there is a sketch to follow, and I have taken slight liberties with it this time, but I hope that I haven't done any worse than any of the Design Team.
Please tell me if I'm wrong Dorothy :O)

The main panel has been in my bits box for years just waiting for the right time to be used, and I think it lends itself beautifully to being cut up to form a window panel.

It was made using a lovely old Stampendous stamp, sponged dye based inks and a little undiluted bleach to take the colour out of some of the flowers.
The panel was then cut into 4 and mounted onto co-ordinating card stock.

The background paper has been stamped and embossed using another Stampendous stamp and Frantage Aged Wine Embossing Enamel.
I also added a Woodware greeting, some Card Candi, gems and glossy accents on the flower centres.
The sketch challenge runs throughout October so why not give it a go.
Hugs Kimx

Let's be Royal at Our Creative Corner

Morning All
I hope that you are well and looking forward to a great weekend.
As those of you that are regular visitors to my little world will know I won the Recycle It challenge over at Our Creative Corner a few weeks ago.
My prize is to be guest designer this week where the challenge is Let's be Royal.
As usual there is a picture for you to be inspired by, and a few other requirements.
- Create a card or project with a royal look using a crown, castle or a princess.
- Use the photo to inspire you.
- Your project must have something yellow or gold embossed.
- Most of all have fun!
I searched through my stamps for something suitable to use, and once again I was inspired by a lovely Magnolia stamp available from SirStampalot Princess Welcome Tilda.

I coloured her using Distress inks Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed.

 I fussy cut Princess Tilda ready to add her to the finished card.

The very regal shield which I trimmed and mounted onto gold card stock is by Stampendous as is the floral stamp that I used in the background.

I ran the main background panel through my Grand Caliber using an embossing folder on the left hand side only.

Princess Tilda was shaped and then added using Silicon.

I also added some tiny pearls.
I hope you like my efforts and that you will pop across and check out all the other wonderful creations that the Team have come up with, there are some truly talented Ladies on the team so I feel very honoured to be allowed to join them this time.
Have a great day.
Happy Crafting
Hugs Kimx

'Howdy'

Evening Everyone,
Nearly the end of another week!
Where do they disappear to so quickly?
We has a spot of Disney magic in our house this evening when I babysat the Grandchildren and we finally got to watch Pocahontas 2, or 'Mulan on the Boat' as Saskia calls it!!
Once I got them to bed I just had to finish my card for this weeks 'Howdy' challenge over at Our Creative Corner.
They have this lovely picture to inspire you, and then a few requirements.
Create a card or project with a country or western look. 
Use the photo to inspire you.
-Your project must have something plaid or gingham (checkered/tartan is acceptable too!), such as in a ribbon, or designer paper.
-Most of all, have fun!

Well I certainly did that, I had great fun creating this card to share with you.

The main images are all by Magnolia which are available from SirStampalot as is the lovely Hero Arts Background which I stamped and embossed onto a piece of Gingham paper from my stash.

The bench is 2171H Santa Bench. I cut off the holly and then sat 1482E Farmer Tilda on the bench.
I did some paper piecing with her outfit and then added a couple of tiny buttons. Tilda's Horse 1484F completes the picture. I coloured them using Distress inks.

The greeting is from Lili of the Valley, and I also added a couple of gems to the centre of the flowers.
Definitely a 'Me' card Dorothy as I added 3 buttons tied with twine lol.
Why not check out what the DT have made for the challenge, as always there are some fabulous creations.
Night night
Hugs Kimx

Christmas is just Around the Corner

Evening Everyone
Another Christmas card tonight and this time I used a sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Challenge 126 Sam's Sketch.
I do find it so much easier if I have a bit of a creative block to have a sketch to follow.
I am so pleased to see that my stash of finished Christmas cards is getting larger by the month. I really must update my tally.
You never know I might even get them written this side of the New Year, although that might be tempting fate lol.

Once again I have used a Lili of the Valley die cut, nestabilities and background papers from my stash.

The snowflakes are stamped and embossed using Frantage Shabby White Embossing Enamel.
I need a lie down now, my sciatica has been dreadful today, so much for a couple of days off to catch up lol.
hugs Kimx

All Wrapped up

 

Evening All
Have you had a good day?
We've had a bit of a laugh at work today giving the Area Manager some much needed till training. I think she secretly quite enjoyed it even if she looked totally petrified most of the time :O)
Another Christmas challenge card to share tonight.
I'm really in Christmas card mode at the moment, or at least I was over the weekend lol.
My card tonight has combined two challenges
Sketch Saturday week 227 and
Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge - All Wrapped Up.

Once again I have used one of the lovely Lili of the Valley die cuts and some circular Nesties.
The background has been made from squares of background paper from my stash.

I added a Hobby Art sentiment and a Martha Stewart punched Snowflake.

Of course no Christmas card is complete without a bit of bling, and so I just had to add some glitter glue and Stardust pen.
Hugs Kimx

CCM challenge 76 - Indian Summer

Evening Everyone
Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers.
Our host this time is Mynnette who has provided us with a colour button for inspiration.
She would like to see a created scene using any nature themed stamps. Digis are also welcome. Examples of nature themed stamps are leaves, grasses, wildflowers, etc.  Anything nature and Indian (late) Summer or Autumn! Plus use only oranges, yellows, and reds for colors although some black/brown and white/cream are allowed as well. 
We are sponsored this time by DI'S DIGI DOWNLOADS.
I'm pleased to say that my couple of days off have meant that I have finally managed to get caught up a little and make a card for this challenge.

Now I do like Nature themed stamps, as you may have noticed, so the difficulty that I had was narrowing down my choice of stamps.
I finally settled on this lovely set from Stampendous SSC1080 Scripty Stems.

The main panel has been made by sponging Brilliance ink pads Pearlescent Yellow, Orange, Poppy and Rocket Red Gold onto white card stock. I then inked up the floral stamp using only Pearlescent Poppy and Rocket Red Gold and stamped this several times onto the panel.

Once this was dry I stamped and embossed the same image using Versamark ink and Frantage Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel.

Having trimmed the panel to size I embossed the left hand side of it using an Embossing folder and my cuttlebug.
I tied some ribbon around the base of the panel.

The orange coloured background paper is from my stash and has also been stamped and embossed with the Frantage Embossing Enamel.
I also added some gold embossed vellum from my stash and some Card Candi and brads.
The sentiment is from a Hobby Art clear Sentiments set.
I had great fun with this challenge, I hope that you will too. Why not pop across HERE and check out what the rest of the team have come up with.
I look forward to seeing all of your lovely creations.
Happy Crafting.
hugs Kimx