Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 23 Involving Paint

Morning All,
Todays challenge at Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge is to involve paint.

About the only thing I ever use paint with is my Gelli Plate, which I love.

The background to this card was made using it

along with a fabulous Sunflower stamp, once again designed by Jane Gill for Woodware.

This card also uses my Gelli Plate only this time I have used inks which has meant that I could paint the sunflower with thin undiluted bleach.

I have used the same stamp as a background on the main card.

I love this stamp, it is one of the largest stamps that Jane has made.

It is a beautiful image which always puts me in mind of sunny days.
Have a great day, and stay safe.
Hugs Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 22 Clean and Simple

Morning Everyone,
Another day in the Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge and today it is Clean and Simple.

Now I'm not sure about clean, but they are certainly simple. A 'smoosh' of ink and a sentiment for this one.

A piece of Mop up background for this card with the sentiment die cut out of the middle and raised up on craft foam.

 A few no hole sequins add a little bit of bling.

 Another piece of mop up background with a couple of die cuts and a sentiment.

They certainly don't get much simpler than this.
Hope you have a good day.
Stay safe.
Hugs Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 21 - Dark

Morning Everyone,
Well I made it through my first day back at work.
I was greeted with huge smiles and 'How are you', although I'm not sure that I needed the 'Lovely to see you.....haven't you got chunky' reminder from one of them!!!!!! I could have lamped him one.
It has seemed really weird with a screen between me and the customers, and a colleague who kept moving to the other side of the store like I have the plague, but I'll get used to it.
Still I did enjoy being able to get a nice fresh salad for my lunch, along with eggs and toilet rolls. Come on now, there has to be some perks to being on the front line lol.

Todays challenge at Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge  is Dark.

Now I wasn't quite sure what they were looking for here, so this is as dark as I could find.

A Gelli Plate background, stamps by Jane Gill, of course lol, and some lace and ribbon.

Just to show how versatile her lovely stamps are, here are a couple more cards made using the same stamp set. Another Gelli Plate background for this one.

Kaleidacolour ink randomly brayered on to yellow card stock for this background.

And a nice bright Bleedin Art tissue background for this one.

Have a great day, stay safe, and thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 20 Animal

Morning All,
By the time you read this I will be at work for the first time since the beginning of January!!
I am looking forward to seeing some of my old customers, I know that they have been asking after me, although obviously most of them won't be there because the schools and businesses are still on lockdown, but I know that some of them will still pop in for their bits of shopping.

Todays challenge for Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge is an Animal.

So here are a few cards made with another of Jane Gill's designs for Woodware called JGS650 Hare in the Fields.

This one was created using Decorating Chalks.

And then this one has been stamped and embossed in Sepia on a piece of handmade background paper.

And here I have used gilding wax to make the images show up a little better on the dark cardstock.
I will probably need a lie down once I get back from work, it is bound to be a bit of a shock to the system after all this time.
Have a great day. Stay safe.
Hugs Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 19 - 1 Die Set

Morning Everyone,
Todays challenge over at the  Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge is to use 1 Die Set.
Now I am hoping that this will count, it's not really a die set, but I have made several cards using it.

I do like these Paper Cuts Dies and this Honeysuckle Edger Die in particular. This card has been made from plain white cardstock, but I have layered it over a piece of Pixie Powder background that has been dry embossed.

This time cut from kraft card and layered over a piece of hand made background. The greeting was cut several times and stacked, and then highlighted with Glossy Accents.

This card uses a piece of handmade background created using Alcohol Inks and photo paper. I die cut the honeysuckle and then layered it over several different coloured pieces of cardstock.

This final card uses a piece of mop up background. That is the beauty of these fabulous dies, they are a great way of using up some of those handmade background pieces that I am sure you have in your stash.
My 3 month lockdown is finally coming to an end. I am getting back to work at last. Only 4 hours a day for the first couple of weeks but it is a start.
If I am honest, part of me is really looking forward to getting back to some sort of normality, but an even bigger part of me is actually shit scared, if you will pardon the expression.
I have every degree of admiration for those in the front line dealing with this horrible crisis. Mine is a very small part to play compared to those working in hospitals, so it will be nice to finally be able to do my bit.
Happy Crafting and Stay Safe.
Big Hugs
Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 18 - 1 Stamp Set

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Morning All,
I hope that you are looking forward to a safe and happy Easter weekend.
It is Day 18 of the Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge, and they are looking for you to use 1 stamp set.
I chose this one designed by Jane Gill for Woodware. It's called JGS593 Stitched Flowers.

I stamped and embossed the large floral image on to a piece of background  paper created using Pixie Powders.

I painted parts of the image with thin undiluted bleach,

and other parts with more of the Pixie Powders turned in to a paint.

I suppose that technically I have used more than one set because I have used sentiments from a different set JGS597 Some People but I do like my birthday greetings and I wanted something that I could cut up.

This is actually the same floral stamp set.

This time I used another piece of Pixie Powder background to stamp and emboss the image a couple of times.

 I then did a bit of fussy cutting and shaping,

before adding the flowers around a sentiment die cut into a circle.
I added some green pixie powder to the leaves and a little glitter glue to the flower centers.
I hope that you like them, and that it helps to show just how versatile Jane's stamps can be.
Stay Safe and Hugs
Kimx

I found a couple more cards featuring this stamp set.

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 17 Personalised

Afternoon All,
Another glorious day. Not our usual Bank Holiday weather that's for certain, but please stay safely tucked up at home.
It's Day 17 of the fun 30 Day challenge at Creative Expressions where they are looking for you to personalise your creation.

I do love to add the recipients name to their card, especially if it is for a child. It's even better if they have an unusual name or favourite nickname where anything personalized is hard to come by.

This card was made using one of Jane Gill's designs for Woodware JGS586 Birthday Grid.

I used the sentiment grid part of the stamp set to create my card using a piece of Mop up background. 

I then stamped and embossed the images in black and chopped them up to spotlight sections of the background.
I used one of my favourite Alphabet dies by Sue Wilson for the personalisation.
This is destined for a birthday celebrated this week.
Have a fabulous weekend, but PLEASE stay at home, unless you have to go to work of course :O)
Happy Crafting and Hugs
Kimx

Creative Expressions 30 Day Challenge - Day 16 Woodland

Afternoon Everyone,
Another beautiful day out there.
Todays challenge at Creative Expressions is Woodland.

As Woodland usually involves trees,

I am hoping that my cards will be considered suitable for this particular challenge.

Another lovely stamp designed by Jane Gill for Woodware.

These first two, possibly unconventional Christmas colours, have been created using Versamark ink and Decorators Chalks. After I added the chalks to the image I covered the whole thing with crystal embossing powder which gives it the sparkle after it is heated.

Slightly more traditional colours this time, using some rather dry pigment ink pads, hence the rather pale colours.

I added clear embossing powder this time.

This last card was also made using inks.

I decided that I wanted the images to show up a little better do I doodled around them with a fine line pen.
I hope that you will join in with your Woodland creations.
Have a lovely evening, and don't forget to shout out for the NHS.

My Daughter and Granddaughter spent the morning creating this to show our support.

I have always been a fan, given the years of tireless care and support that I have had from them while my son Adam was alive. But now what can I say, they are amazing people.

Even the dog decided that she needed to get in on the act, although she wouldn't sit still for her photo op.
Stay safe and hugs
Kimx