Gidget Gets Physical

What a beautiful Sunday it is today, the weather in London is amazing. Here today is my last guest DT makes for InStyle Stamps and I thought I would make a bookmark and a matching card for this fab Gidget image. Thanks you guys for having me as GDT it has been a blast :)

Have a lovely Sunday

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Distress inks; Marvy Le Plume
Papers - Free from Simply Cards and Papercraft UK mag
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; Double-sided tape
Other - Ribbons; corner rounder; VersaColor blue ink pad; Nesties; Cuttlebug; Pearl gems

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop

It is Blog Hop Time at InStyle Stamps and the theme is Get Beachy. So I thought I would do a Beach Party Invite with the lovely Ariel the Mermaid. Isn't she cute?

Did you want to win a Grand Prize from InStyle Stamps? Well hop along to the DT blogs (links below) and then back to the Instyle Blog and vote for your favourite DT project and comment for a chance to win.

If you felt like voting for me I would be forever grateful :)

You have until 11:59pm EST on Saturday, May 30th to enter, and the winners will be announced on Monday, June 1st.




So here are all the talented DT blogs to hop to:

Cathy
Jodi-Ann
Joy
Kim G.
Maria
Mary
Melissa
Michelle
Risa
Taylor
Vicky

Enjoy the hop

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps; Stamps Away Alphas; Stamps Away shells
Colouring - watercolours; Shimmerz teal, Sunflower and Blingz under the sea, Spiced Cider
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double sided tape
other - Cuttlebug; Nesties

Save All Your Embroidery Kisses For Me

It is a Wednesday Challenge over at the InStyle Stamp Blog and this week we have paper piecing as the challenge. Here is my GDT card for this week and it uses the very cute Dan and Mandy, aren't they sweet?




Don't forget to check out the other lovely makes from the rest of the DT.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Koh-i-noor; Prismacolor; Sansodor
Paper - Papermania
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; double-sided tape
Other - Embroidery thread; Colorbox chalk inks; Ribbons; Buttons; Nesties; Cuttlebug

Darla Does The Housework

Boy I wish she would come round to my place - it needs a good clean! A late post today and I have no excuse. Where does the time go? Well it certainly wasn't from doing any housework.

The lovely Darla here is from InStyle Stamps and is coloured in with a mix of prismacolor pencils and my new Koh-i-noor pencils, which I've been trying to get my hands on for a while but they are very hard to get in the UK, well until Elizabeth from Elzybells Art Stamps started to supply them. Thanks Elizabeth I love them!

I might also have done some more hand-stitching. Ok so this is now reaching obsessive heights I reckon :) Can I even make a card now that does not have hand-stitching on it?

Don't forget that there are a couple of challenges up on the InStyle Blog to play with - the Wednesday Challenge and the Thank Thursday Sketch Challenge - so plenty to be getting on with if you are bored ;) Of course you could always go do some housework instead!



I reckon my mind is very tidy then! Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps Darla
Colouring - Kor-I-Noor pencils; PrismaColor Pencils; Sansodor
Papers - HOTP
Usual Suspects - Paper Trimmer; Silicone glue; Double-sided tape;
Others - Nesties; Cuttlebug; embroidery thread; white gel pen; buttons

Wednesday Is InStyle Stamps Challenge Day

The challenge is on over at the InStyle Stamps blog which this week is to incorporate flowers into your design. All us lucky DT girls got the wonderful Leila to play with, she is just beautiful and summery. Play along and you could win a free image download of your choice.

I felt inspired to use an acetate front to give a 'by the water feel' with a white wash card from Core-dinations and a little distressing to give that 'by the beach' feel :) The papers and flowers are fab double-sided freebies from the UK Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine and I've coloured lovely Leila with copics and promarkers.



So don't forget to join in at the InStyle blog and also have a look at what the other lovely DT members have done with Leila.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Copics; Promarkers
Papers - Cardmaking and papercraft magazine
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; Scissors
Other - Pearlescent glue; Core-dination white wash; cuttlebug; embosing folder; sand paper

InStyle Stamps Wednesday Challenge

Hey All, I just wanted to let you guys know that there is a new slot over at the InStyle Stamps blog called Wednesday Challenge with a fab free stamp prize.

This week the challenge is for a Mother's Day card (so you UK guys can get a head start on next year's Mother's day!) and to use polka dots in your design.

So here is mine. I've used some fabby polka dot paper that I received as a lovely suprise RAK (thank you Claire) and some embossed dots as well just to cover all bases :)

The lovely Daisy is coloured with Promarkers and copics. Don't forget that you can get some of the InStyle Anime Stamps as digi-downloads now.


Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps; Woodware sentiment
Colouring - Promarkers; Copics
Usual Supects - Silicone glue; double-sided tape; Paper trimmer
Other - cuttlebug; embossing folder; sizzix flower; Organsa ribbon; White gel pen

Bebopaloopa, Here's Some Paper

Saturday and it is Sunny in my neck of the blogosphere. I have a fabby InStyle Digi-Stamp to show you today called Poodle Skirt. Isn't it cool? For some reason I just thought it went perfectly with this 50-60's style car paper. I wish I had a car-shaped charm to go with it :)

Don't forget to have a go at the $50 competition over at the InStyle Stamp Blog, you still have a day to get your entry in.


Hope you all have a lovely weekend. It is Bank Holiday Weekend here in the UK - Wahoo. Have a good one.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps Poodle Skirt
Colouring - Copics; Promarkers
Paper - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Silicone glue; Double-sided tape
Other - raffia; Nestibilities; Cuttlebug

In Style Stamps April Blog Hop

Wahoo! It is my first ever blog hop and I am so excited!

In Style Stamps is hosting a blog hop and a forum chat. The chat has already started over at the forum and will run 'til 11pm EST (4am Saturday way past my bedtime!) on the In Style Stamps forum.

For the blog hop the DT have made containers for our 'Contain Yourself' challenge :) Here is mine and it is a container for my coloured pencils (been needing one for ages!)


I've used the fabulous Melanie on her swing coloured with my promarkers and copics.


Here are some other views for you:






















And this last view is of the whole picture before I stuck it onto an empty dried milk powder pot :) I've hand stitched the flower stems and stamped butterflies, ladybirds, dragonflies, bees and even a worm. Final touches were made with some Shimmerz paints and some green paper cut out to look like grass :)


When you have finished looking at everyone's work then don't forget to go back to the In Style Stamp blog to vote for your favorite DT make. Make sure that you leave a comment as well to be in with a chance to win a prize. The voting stays open until 11.59pm EST 25th April (4.59am BST) and the winners announced on the 26th April.

The DT with the most votes also wins a prize :) - Vote For Me! Vote For Me! - Sorry did I say that outloud? LOL!

BUT that isn't all. There are more contests with prizes going on at the forum now. How can you resist?

So here are all the talented DT blogs to hop to:

Cathy
Jodi-Ann
Joy
Kim G.
Maria
Mary
Melissa
Michelle
Risa
Sandy
Silke
Taylor
Vicky

Don't forget also that there is a sale on at InStyle Stamps with 20% off, and that means Digi-stamps as well! Just use the code ISSA20009 and put 'KimD' in the Special Instructions box.

Enjoy the Hop

Heads-Up On The InStyle Stamps Discount Code

Two heads-up in one day! This one is for a fab 20% discount off of your order from InStyle Stamps (Copics are excluded). Wahoo! So get over there now - Boy do I love sales :)



So what you need to do is get over to Instyle Stamps, use the discount code ISSA20009 and put Kim D in the comments section on the order so they know you were referred from me :)

The sale ends on the 30th April. Enjoy your shopping.

Woof Woof

At last I've got a card for you and today it is the lovely Buster from InStyle Stamps. He looks very stylish striding out in his shiny red coat. When you pop over to InStyle Stamps don't forget to mention where you saw the images when ordering :)

The papers are from DCWV and I've coloured Buster with a mix of copics and promarkers.

Also don't forget to drop by the InStyle Blog to join in with some of the challenges.



Have a fabby Friday.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps
Colouring - Promarkers; Copic markers
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; silicon glue; double-sided tape
Other - Brown marker pen; ribbon; white gel pen

Molly Goes Shopping

My first card as guest DT for InStyle Stamps :) And here comes Molly on a shopping trip. What a cutey! I've coloured her in with a mix of PrismaColor pencils and Derwent pencils.

If you pop over to the InStyle Blog there is a Thankful Thursday Challenge going on and if you join in you could win a prize :) The challenge is a sketch, not the one below btw! But I'm hoping to get one done to the fabby sketch.

Catch you later.



Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Stamps Molly
Colouring - Derwent; Prismacolor; Sansodor
Usual suspects - Silicone glue; double-sided tape; Paper trimmer
Other - Paper file; Buttons; Ribbon; Pricking wheel

Toot Toot - Guest Design Team For....

Wahoo, Wahoo! For April and May myself and Jodi from Inked Inpressions are the guest DTs for InStyle Stamps. How Cool is that? InStyle stamps do rubber stamps and Digi-stamps over at their shop and I love their retro, manga/anime and whimsy styles, just up my street! But get this, you can also get custom anime made. What a fab idea!

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Make A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

Have I just aged myself with that title? LOL! (For those who aren't sure it is the title of a song from the 1990s by the group They Might Be Giants!)

I'm enjoying the recent craze in downloadable stamp images at the moment, I shall always love rubber stamps but the downloadable stamped images are instant hits with me, particularly being in the UK where you can't always get those fabby rubber stamps easily from the US.

This image is a download from InStyle Stamps and I've used it for their challenge this week which is a Thank You themed sketch and a Guest DT Call.



I thought the card would make a fab 'Thank you for letting me stay' card :)

A tip for any of you who haven't tried stamped image downloads yet, or who are having problems with colouring them after printing - as soon as you print them use clear embossing powder and your heat tool to seal the printer ink.

Materials:
Stamp - InStyle Downloads
Colouring - Prismacolor; sansodor
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - double-sided tape; Silicone glue; Paper Trimmer; Scissors
Other - Ribbon; X-cut border die cut; Cuttlebug