I Confess!

Still no makes to show, so thought I would show you some new pearls Elaine has in stock at Quixotic Paperie. All so pretty, love those iridescent pearls, fab touch to finish a make!

I have a make to show you tomorrow for the Quioxtic Paperie Challenge - Phew!

Hello Monday

Hello all,

How are you all today? Just thought I would pop by to say hello and let you know that the Monday {Ippity} blog hop is a hopping - I didn't get a chance to make anything for it this week but have a look at the great notebooks Emily has made for the hop.

I'm in the middle of a craft space reorganisation, got some new storage boxes and am now try to get my life sorted - wish me luck :) At the moment we can not move in the flat for crafty clutter and I've lost one of my small circle nesties - gutted - think it might be in the vacuum cleaner LOL!

Well hope you are all having a good Monday. Hopefully my desk will be clear again soon so that I can actually do some work!

{Ippity} Simply Home

Hey my lovely fluffy bundles it is Friday and I have some {Ippity} Stamps to show you today. I have a make using stamps from the Simply Home set which is part of the limited edition kit for this month over at Make The Day Special.


I really love this sentiment, so thought I would do a little simple card with ruffles of course - what is it with me and ruffles at the moment? I've gone ruffle crazy.


And of course nothing beats a good bit of gingham :)

Have a fluffy, ruffly Friday
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Simply Home Make The Day Special
Ink - Versafine Onyz Black
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue
Other - Button; Ribbon; Cuttlebug; Nestibilities

Inky Impressions Challenges No. 30

Good Morning all. I have an Inky Impressions make for you today and this one is for the challenge over at the Inky Impressions Challenge blog. The challenges is:

Charming

It runs for two weeks and you don't have to have a Inky Impressions stamp to join in, all you need is a charm or two :) Pop over to the blog to find out more.

As I was a little pushed for time this week I made a little ATC, haven't made one in ages and I do so like them!

Can you guess the stamp? Yep, she is Angelica with Lantern but I've replaced the lantern again and put a flower there instead.

Have a day full of flowers

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Angelica with Lantern

Ink - Versafine onyx

Colouring - Prismacolor pencils; Sansodor

Papers - K&Co Amy Butler

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; paper trimmer; scissor

Others - Charm; Thread

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 12

Quixotic Paperie Challenge day and this week we have a special for you!

I Believe In Fairies

All the DT have used the lovely CC Designs Sweet November Fairies available at Quixotic Paperie and designed by Amy Young. Amy has joined us this week along with some other special guests so pop over to the blog to take a peak at all the lovely inspiration.



So here is my DT make this week and what started as a bookmark soon turned into a hanger!

I've used the super gorgeous Gossamer Cornward stamp for my make and coloured her with distress inks and pearlescent inks and glitter. I was going for a bit of a shabby chic look so ruffled some of the Ivory Lace from Quixotic Paperie and used some tearing to make the flower and leaves.

I've used glossy accents to highlight her wings, eyes and shoes. Putting dabs of pearl glue on the ends of her dress.


The flower is finished with a Prima sequin flower centre. I've used Basic Grey Sugar Rush papers (yes - Sugar Rush again!) with an old book page from a book I am altering (more of that later!) and a little bit of sewing.

Have a Fairy day :)

Kim

Materials:
Stamp - CC Designs Sweet November Fairies
Ink - Versafine Onyx black

Colouring - Distress Inks; Pearlescent inks

Papers - Basic Grey Sugar Rush Papers

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue

Other - Stickles; Glossy Accents; Pearl Glue; Prima sequin flower centre; Lace; book page; Spellbinders Nestiblities Labels 8; Fibres; Cuttlebug; sewing machine; Kraft card; Crop-a-dile; eyelets; Border punch

Where Did The Weekend Go?

I have no idea where the weekend went. I've been really busy at the moment so I have no makes to show you but I thought I would put up a picture from a trip to the Dumfries and Galloway area in Scotland at the weekend to see my Grandmother and a friend.

We had just a lovely time, it is a shock to the system to be back in London, if a touch warmer!

Will be back tomorrow with the Quixotic Paperie Challenge.

Edit: The island you can see in the piccy is Ailsa Craig. Thanks Judy for reminding me of it's name - was trying to remember! BTW Judy is looking for crafty donations for a trip to the Philippines - it a fab cause well worth a look!

New Baby Card

Back to my old faithfuls - PrismaColor pencils for today's offering! Another make from the CHA Relay at The Greeting Farm and this little guy is called Toby Cub.

I'm trying to use up those little scraps of papers again and this one uses some yellow pearlescent card from an old chocolate box and a scrap of gingham paper I printed ages ago :)

I love re-purposing - it is one of my favourite things!

I've entered this little fellow into Simon Says Challenge which this week is New Baby!

Hope you are all having warm and cosy Sundays

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - The Greeting Farm Toby Cub

Colouring - PrismaColor pencils; sansodor

Papers - Scraps and left overs :)

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape

Other - Buttons; Ribbon; Sewing machine

Another Try At Digital Colouring

Friday - Well I don't know about you but I feel like it has been one of those busy weeks so I'm glad it is the weekend!

Here is a card I did earlier in the week for the CHA relay at The Greeting Farm. It might not be one of my more interesting cards (!) but I just wanted to show you another example of some digital colouring I've been trying out.

Similar to the Mer Ian card from Tuesday, Charlotte has been coloured in Photoshop Elements and then printed out. I think some of my shading was a little too subtle and did not survive the printing.

Just a bit of fun for a Friday LOL!

Have a Fabulous Friday You All

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - The Greeting Farm Charlotte

Colouring - Digital colouring

Papers - Digital printout

Usual Suspects - Double-sided tape; Paper trimmer

Other - buttons; Fiskars border punch; computer; Printer; Photoshop elements

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 11

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Day! This week it was Martine's turn to choose:

Flutter By!

Use butterflies on your projects in any way you want! So I've made a butterfly-shaped card with one of the lovely Quixotic Paperie butterfly charms for extra butterfly-ness.

You may have guessed the papers already? Basic Grey Origins from Quixotic Paperie. I've distressed the edges a bit with my seam ripper and gone a little mad with my sewing machine!

The little flower and leaf is cut out from some white Floral felt ribbon and then sprayed with Shimmerz Spritz Licorice.

Have a fluttery day

Kim

Materials:

Paper - Basic Grey Origins

Usual Suspect - Silicone Glue; Scissors

Other - Butterfly Charm; Floral Felt ribbon; Shimmerz Spritz Licorice; Button; Raffia; Seam ripper; Sewing machine; thread

The Greeting Farm Digital Colouring

Hey all, I've been playing around with digital colouring of digi-stamps and here is my first attempt using The Greeting Farm free digi that was the start of their week long CHA relay challenge.

I've been wanting to have a go at digital colouring of images for a while now and I found this fabulous video from Card of the week.com that got me started.

Mer Ian is coloured digitally then printed out and I added some glitter bling.

Have a digi-day

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Mer Ian The Greeting Farm

Colouring - Digital colouring

Papers - Left over bits of K and Co and Basic Grey

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Silicone glue

Other - Stickles; Computer; Printer; Photoshop Elements

{Ippity} Blog Hop Day

Monday, Monday - Yep it is Monday! Something different from me this Monday, I've joined in with the {Ippity} Blog Hop which happens every Week on Monday.

I've made a simple little card for you today using the Simply Home {Ippity} Stamp Set which is available from Make The Day Special.

A perfect card for using up those little bits of paper I never seem to be able to throw away!

There is prize for someone along the way on this blog hop, so don't forget to comment on all the blogs as it is a surprise draw from one of the Blog hop blogs. To find out more pop along to the {Ippity} Blog.

Here are the rest of the blogs to visit:

The Design Team members blogs:
Eryn Hagen
Eva Dobilas
Kelly Landers
Lisa Henke
Maria Gurnsey
and all the fabulous H{ippity} Hop participants:

http://taylormadebyjenmarie.blogspot.com/

http://www.stephaniezito.blogspot.com

http://www.handmade75.blogspot.com

www.savannahaland2.blogspot.com

http://scraprona.blogspot.com

http://jenscupofcreations.blogspot.com/

http://rcbogner.blogspot.com

http://www.millers-ink.net/

http://ippityinspiration.blogspot.com/

http://endlessinkabilities.blogspot.com

http://angiesscrappinspot.blogspot.com/

http://jenmitten.blogspot.com

http://jodisjazzylifeart.blogspot.com

http://robynccgirl.blogspot.com/

http://journeyoflifetamijo.blogspot.com

http://organisedmess-ippity.blogspot.com/

www.inkyfingersstampsncards.blogspot.com

http://thepaperfreak.blogspot.com

http://cmhdesigns.blogspot.com

http://bunnynest.blogspot.com

http://AndreasStamps.com

http://www.gardnersippitybasket.blogspot.com/

http://stampingwithpassion.blogspot.com/

http://paperandjoy.blogspot.com

http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/

http://elisabeth-workofheart.blogspot.com/

http://craftymakes.blogspot.com/ (that is me!)

http://roseohio-myblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.creationsbykt.blogspot.com

Have a Fabulous {Ippity} Day

Kim

Materials:
Stamps - Simply Home {Ippity}; Studio G Alpha
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Versacraft brick
Papers - Basic Grey Wassail
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue
Other - Button; Nestibilites; Cuttlebug; Scor-pal; Glossy Accents glue; Paper piercing tool

Inky Impressions Challenges No. 28

Morning All, have you seen the Inky Impressions Challenge for the next two weeks? It is all about Luuurve (aka: Love).

Think Valentine!

Show the Luurve by adding hearts and pink to your project! But it doesn't just have to be for Valentine's day, it could be for anniversaries, thinking of you etc.

Here is my DT make for the challenge and before you scroll down, there is a hidden space for a secret message to your loved one on this card...can you spot it? ;)

I've used Angelica's Lantern and matched her with Basic Grey Sugar Rush. I've used a doily to trim the heart shape and then hand stitched a border using the stitch in this tutorial here and beads.

Angelica has been coloured with PrismaColor pencils and Sansodor.

The sentiment was printed and I've doodled with Prismacolor Premier Illustration Marker and used a beaded straight stitch and button to decorate the sentiment seal.

So what about the secret message space?

Did you spot the beads sticking out from the top of the heart? Well the heart is a little pocket and if you pull the beads you will find a little piece of Sugar Rush paper stamped on the back with lines and decorated with glittery swirls and an itsy bitsy tassel.

You can write a secret message to your loved one and no one else will ever have to know - Tee Hee :)

I've popped this new card into my Etsy shop.

Have a Love Filled day

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Angelica's Lantern; HOTP swirls and lines

Ink - VersaFine Onyz black

Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils

Papers - Basic Grey Sugar Rush

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Scissors; Double-sided tape

Other - Doily; Beads; thread; Computer; Printer; Button; Stickles glue; Prismacolor Premier Illustration Marker

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 10

Afternoon all, here is my card for this week's Quixotic Paperie Challenge which is:

Ink Up An Old Stamp!

We all have those stamps that we haven't inked up in ages - well this is an opportunity to get them out and dust them off again.

The prize up for grabs this month is a Mystery mix of Prima goodies with a RRP of £15.

Here is my DT card for this week:

A bit of detail for you on the card. The cute stamp is Jerry from Paper Make-Up Range over at Quixotic Paperie. I've shaped the card with Nestibilties Label 8. The papers are Basic Grey Sugar Rush and I've used a Martha Stewart Border punch.

I honestly thought that I would not be using the Basic Grey Sugar Rush papers as much as I have been! I can not seem to stop using them! LOL!

Have a good Wednesday

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Paper Make-up Stamp; Studio G Alpha

Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black

Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils; Sansodor

Paper - Basic Grey Sugar Rush

Usual Suspects - Scissors; Silicone glue

Other - Martha Stewart border punch; Nestibilities Label 8; Oval Nestibilities; Thread; Button; Cuttlebug; Kraft Paper

Papertake Challenge Sketch

A challenge card to start the week off. This one uses the fab sketch from Papertake Weekly Challenge.

Thought I would go for a Get Well Soon card as it is the season and I have this fabulous CC Designs Swiss Pixies Nurse Nora Stamp From Quixotic Paperie.

The papers are some left over scraps from GCD Studios and the Floral Felt Ribbon is available at Quixotic Paperie.

The image was coloured with my PrismaColor pencils and I've used Glossy Accents glue on her boots, earrings and crosses. With a little bit of Stickles glue on her wings for extra bling.

Hope you have a well Monday!

Kim

Edit: The lovely Tanya from Random Acts Of Krafting gave me the heads up that Practical Stamper has an Embossing Challenge this week - So I've entered my card there as well!


Materials:
Stamp - CC Designs Swiss Pixies Nurse Nora; Studio G alpha

Ink - Versafine Onyx Black

Colouring - PrismaColor pencils; Sansodor

Papers - GCD Studios

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape

Other - Floral Felt Ribbon; Glossy Accents; Stickles glue; Sewing machine; thread; cuttlebug; embossing folder; brads; Nestibilities

Simon Say Stamp Challenge - Shabby Chic

What is this? Another challenge card? Wahoo! Well Simon Says Stamps Challenges has a Shabby Chic theme this week and I love Shabby Chic so just had to have a go!

So here is my more Shabby than Chic attempt LOL!

The image is a rub-on from La Blanche and I have rubbed it on to calico (sorry - calico again!), I've then layered the calico onto a book page and some HOTP paper and did a bit of stitching.

The frame is cut with my Nestibilities Label one and then I painted it with Rangers Crackle paint and a quick spray of Shimmez Spritz, finished with distress inks.

Some ribbon, a bit of Spritzed trim, buttons, pins, Spellbinders Symbology die cut and a Melissa Frances keyhole to finish the look!

Have a super Shabby Chic Friday.

Kim

Materials:

Image - Le Blanche Rub On

Paper - Hot Off The Press

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue

Other - Shimmez Spritz; sewing machine; metallic thread; Buttons; pins; Cuttlebug; Nestibilities label one and symbology; Ribbon; Trim; Distress inks; Crackle paint; Melissa Frances Keyhole; Calico; Seam ripper

Cupcake Craft Challenge Card

Got a challenge card for you today and this one takes inspiration from Cupcake Craft Challenges which this week has a Girly theme.

I've gone for some bright colours to cheer us all up :) using papers from the Basic Grey Sugar Rush stack and boy what a versatile paper stack that is turning out to be LOL! You can get it from Elaine at Quixotic Paperie.

The stamp is from Inky Impressions and what a cutey - she is Angelica's Lantern but I've stuck a heart in place of the lantern.

I got my Copic markers out to colour her.

Did some tearing and scrunching to make the flowers and leaves, but also added a bit of stitching. I've added some Stickles Glitter glue Icicles and then finished the flower centre with little Inky Dinky Drops from Inky Impressions.

The sentiment is stamped onto little torn scraps of papers and a little stitched heart.

Hope you are having a lovely day you all.

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Inky Impressions Angelica's Lantern

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

Colouring - Copic Markers

Papers - Basic Grey Sugar Rush stack

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue

Other - Stickles Glitter glue Icicles; Inky Dinky Drops; thread; cuttlebug; Dots embossing folder; nestibilities

I Have A New DT Role!

Hey Guys, I'm so excited to tell you about my new DT role for Emily over at {Ippity} Inspiration. Woop Woop Me :)

The Ippity stamps are from the fabulous Unity Stamp Company and you can get your hands an these gorgeous yummies from Make The Day Special.

Here is a teaser of the limited edition Make The Day Special Kit Emily has in the shop at the moment.


Mmm Yummy - Stamping heaven :)

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 9

Gosh is it Wednesday again? Yep, and as it is Wednesday it is the Quixotic Paperie Challenge and this week we have a fabulous

Sketch

from Judy - Thanks Judy!

So I've hinted that I've been doing a lot of sewing recently - hence why my blog has been a bit quiet! I will show what I've been doing soon - promise LOL! The sewing is spilling into the papercrafts for my last few makes and for my DT piece for this week.

I've stamped the fabulous Steampunk themed Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Chester from Quixotic Paperie onto calico and coloured him with coloured pencils. The black trim is a re-purposed piece of trim from an old t-shirt.

I stamped the pocket watch onto a piece of paper then distressed it and I have left the sewing and edges all rough and ready!

Can you guess the papers? They are from the Basic Grey Sugar Rush stack!

Materials:

Stamp - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Chester; Studio G Alpha

Ink - Staz-on

Colouring - Coloured pencils

Paper - Basic Grey Sugar Rush

Usual suspects - Silicone glue; double-sided tape; paper trimmer

Other - Sewing machine; calico; wadding; bookplate; Nail file; thread; Trim

Up, Up And Away

Happy Saturday to you all. I have a little bit of stitching for you today. I had a bee in my bonnet about wanting to stitch this The Greeting Farm stamp - don't ask me why but it was an itch I just had to scratch LOL! Now I've done it I'm not so sure about it LOL!

The paper is Cosmo Cricket Early Bird and I've used a Kraft card base, probably one of my favourite combinations at the moment - oh I love my Kraft card - Tee Hee!




The heart sentiment is a doodle in the style of the TGF stamp with a Prismacolor Premier Illustration markers and then layered up on a button with the stamped 'Be Free'. The crochet lace is from Quixotic Paperie and I've cut it in half and threaded it with some ribbon.


Right I'm off to see if I can hunt down the parcel that Royal Mail was supposed to be redelivering to me yesterday, and we didn't even get fresh snow for them to get stuck in. Wish me luck it might be a long hunt!

Have a lovely Saturday
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - The Greeting Farm Fly Away
Paper - Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicone glue; double-sided tape
Other - crochet lace; Thread; needle; seam ripper; Kraft Card; button; Prismacolour Premier Illustration markers; paper piercer; Ribbon; Nestibilities; cuttlebug

Inky Impressions Challenge 27

Hey up all, have you seen the yummy sketch over at Inky Impressions Challenges? Remember that it runs for two weeks and you can combine it with other challenges.

I'm shame faced to say that I just didn't get a chance to make something for the challenge but the DT have some beautiful makes up for inspiration.

Really must go and get some cards done LOL!