Where Did The Weekend Go?

Good Morning Monday.

Some of you might remember a bit of a sneaky peak I posted last week? Well here is a bigger peak. The whole card is posted on Elaine's blog Quixotic Paperie along with a Tips Tutorial for using your Shimmerz Paints.

I often use my paints to highlight images and of course it is perfect for painting wings so if you want some tips on how to use your Shimmerz paints then pop along to Quixotic Paperie. Whilst you are there take a look at Elaine's beautiful cards! Stunning! And don't forget to check out all the yummy new products in the shop :)



So what are you guys all up to this week? I have some projects on the go, unfortunately nothing I can show yet on the blog. But I am hoping to get some challenges done this week - I wonder if I will manage? What challenges are you all hoping to do this week?

Have a Challenging Monday
(in the best possible way of course)
Kim

Shiny Shoes

A card, a card! Wahoo! I've managed to post a card! I just love this stamp! Ok so you know by now that I pretty much say that for every stamp I have. LOL!

Well they are all my favourites and this one is no exception, she is a The Greeting Farm cutey that you can get from Quixotic Paperie along with the Shimmerz paints I've used to highlight her, the button and the leafs.

Of course she has to have sparkly shoes - goes without saying.

Have a Shiny Shoes Saturday
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - The Greeting Farm
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils; Sansodor
Papers - SEI
Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer; Scissors
Other - Buttons; Thread; Shimmerz Paints Coal, Angel Wings, Under the Sea Blingz

Photoshop Elements Play Day

I tried making some cards today but it just was not flowing so I decided to finally sit down and teach myself how to use Photoshop Elements for designing and not just for playing with photos. I've been meaning to play for months but there is always something else higher on the list isn't there?

So a new blog heading and signature for at least the next hour or so :) I change my mind so frequently. Don't worry, I will wake up tomorrow and not like it -Tee Hee!



Usually I just get really frustrated that I can't do what I want (my fault - not the software's fault) but for some reason it was just my day for Photoshop :)

Before I go, I will do a shameless shout out for this month's Papercrafts Essentials (PE45) which not only has the latest instalment of my hand-stitching 10-minute masterclass (tee hee!) but it has an interview from the lovely Barbara of Paper Dreams Blog! Way to go Girl :)

Have a change your mind-frequently type of day!
Kim

Sneaky Peaky

Elaine has been a busy bunny and has been adding lots of lovely stuff to Quixotic Paperie, including Rangers Stickles, papers, charms and stamps, stamps, stamps :)

Have you seen the wonderful Paper Makeup stamps? I adore those wonderful fairies and the monsters are just perfect for those little monsters in your life :)

Then there are the gorgeous CC Design Stamps some are on sale as well! Also there are some really cute animal stamps on pre-order from Tina Wenke, so sweet. But I thought I would show you another of the yummy Belles and Whistle stamps that can be pre-ordered too.

Stamps, stamps, stamps - we love our stamps!

Before I go a little bit of a sneak peak for you of a project using one of my fav Paper Makeup fairies and Shimmerz Paints which you can also get from Quixotic Paperie Tee Hee :)

Have a Stamp filled day
Kim

Back To Work

Last day of our stay-cation was spent at Eltham Palace in South-East London looking at some fabulous Art-Deco design, unfortunately we were not allowed to take piccies in the house but if you follow the link you will see some pics.

What with Cul-cha, Na-cha and His-tree (aka. Culture, Nature and History) we had a lovely full weekend Stay-cationing in London. Back to work today and hopefully tomorrow normal Crafty Makes services will have resumed :)

Have a wonderful work filled day.
Kim

A Rambling We Will Go

Making good use of a borrowed car, we ventured out beyond the M25 (a motorway encapsulating London, for my non-UK readers) and found countryside for a very mini-ramble on Box Hill yesterday.

You can see the views were quite impressive, perhaps not on the scale of places like Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Scotland, Wales etc but hey these are mountains for us Londoners.


It seemed that most of London had also had the same idea to escape the City on a Sunday, luckily they did not feel much like walking so we had the places beyond the picnic areas pretty much to ourselves.

Happy Rambling
Kim

Monster Party

The monsoon season arrived in London yesterday, so it was lucky that on day two of our Stay-cation City Break we were taking it easy in the flat, detoxing with homemade pizza, cartoons and playing Lego Batman.

I even managed to make a card! Shock! Using this wonderful cheeky Paper Makeup monster stamp from Quixotic Paperie. Oh I just love him to bits - he looks to me like he has just been busted for doing something naughty like having a party at his Mum's house whilst they where on holiday, what do you think?

The yummy paper is from the fabulously cheerful DCWV Citrus stack and the fibres were hand dyed by my own fair hands :)

Have a Cheeky Monster Sunday
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Paper Makeup
Ink - Memento Black Tuxedo
Colouring - Letroset Promarkers; Copics
Paper - DCWV Citrus
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; craft knife; double-sided tape; 3D-foam
Other - Cuttlebug; Embossing folder; Fibres; Crop-a-dile; Eyelets; Nestibilities

Gorgeous Stamps to fall in love with...

Have you seen these gorgeous Belles and Whistle stamps designed by Elizabeth Bell? There are six beautiful designs to fall in love with (and I have!). You can adopt yours by pre-ordering now over at Quixotic Paperie.


They are cling foam mounted and ready to use and will be finding a new home with you from the end of August!

Have a fab pre-order saturday evening!
Kimx

City Break

David and I are on a City Break, hence lack of Crafty Makes to show you! Where are we on our City Break? Well London of course! So okay bit of another Stay-cation, but this time without the DIY :)

We did Sushi and Cul-cha (aka Culture) yesterday. Mmm Sushi, I could just eat that stuff forever. The Japan Centre does the best Sushi take-out in London in my opinion and their packaging is recyclable - bonus! :)

And for the Cul-cha we could not have picked two more different shows at the moment, the J.W. Waterhouse exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Walking in the Mind exhibition at the Hayward Gallery Southbank.

They were both brilliant exhibitions but I think the Walking in the Mind had the edge for me 'coz I just adore installation art! I would just love to stick fake grass on a balcony and fill the space with Red shapes coloured with white polka dots.

Strangely David has refused to let me re-decorate the flat :(

Have a wonderful polka dot filled Saturday
Kim

Another Busy Day....

With probably nothing crafty to show you. Mmm, hope I have something to show you tomorrow or we might have to find some other way to entertain ourselves :) Anyone for a game of virtual cards?

I have a reminder though! You have a until the 31st July to enter the Shimmerz paints draw for a $25 gift token at the shop. All you have to do is place an order in the shop AND comment on the blog - Good Luck :)

Have a Shimmerz-y Day.
Kim

Busy Bee

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz.
Busy Bee, Busy Bee.

Have you seen this lovely little Gorjuss Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellies? So Sweet! I've used Gayle's lovely sketch from The Sugar Bowl Challenge this week, I've just made the deadline! Well I've been such a Busy Bee :)

The wonderful summery papers are DCWV from Quixotic Paperie aren't they glorious?


Her little wings are coloured with Prismacolor pencils and Shimmerz paints Angel Wings which you can now get from Quixotic Paperie - Wahoo! You know how I love Shimmerz! I am so glad that Elaine is stocking it!

Hope you are having a Busy Bee Day
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Bumble Bee
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils; Sansodor; Shimmerz Paints Angel Wings
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-side tape
Other - Ribbon; Hinges; brads

Just A Quicky

To pass on a couple of pieces of fab news:

The Basic Grey Challenges Girls are back with their lovely inspiration for us once every two weeks and a fab new look on their blog. They are also giving away some lovely blog candy to go with their re-launch.

Glad you are back! We have missed you!



Also Holly is looking for new DT members for the next few months so pop on over to her blog to find out more.

Hope to be back later with something crafty to show :)
Kim

A Colourful Finish

My term as a My Cute Stamps Design Team Member is coming to an end this week and I thought I would finish with this cute little giraffe from the Circus Animals Stamp Kit.

It has been fabulous to be able to play with the lovely My Cute Stamps kits for the last three months - doesn't time fly? So thank you Holly for choosing me to be on the team, and thank you guys for taking the time to visit and put such lovely comments on these lovely stamps!

Have a lovely day
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - My Cute Stamps
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Colouring - Prismacolor; Sansodor
Paper - Basic grey
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; 3D-foam; Silicone glue
Other - Buttons; Ribbon; threads; Sewing machine; 3D-glue

A Walk On The Beach

Monday, Monday and I'm sitting here thinking about beaches, can you tell?

This little lady is from Charmed Cards and Crafts who are having a competition for a pack of 72 yummy Copic pens on Karen's blog Crafty Goings On. You have until the 4th August to get your entries in.


It is uncanny how she looks just like me in a bikini - er in my dreams :)

Have a Beachy Day
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Charmed Cards and Crafts
Colouring - Koh-i-noor pencils; Sansodor
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - 3D-foam
Other - Crochet flower; Brad; Computer; Printer; Sewing Machine

Didn't We Have A Lovely Time?

Ahhh blog hops, they are great fun and yesterday's Whiff of Joy blog hop and party was fab. Well done to those who won prizes over at the Papercraft Planet chat and if you visit Katharina's blog today you will find out who has won the blog hop prize.

Thank you all who left lovely comments and wasn't there such beautiful makes from the DT and GDT in the hop? Yummy Stamps, Yummy makes. Thank you Katharina for letting me take part in the Anniversary celebrations!

Not a card today but a bit of machine embroidery, this time some quilting work from my course a couple of weeks ago.

Have a lovely Sunday
Kim

Whiff Of Joy Blog Hop And Party

Hey Guys it is the Whiff Of Joy Blog Hop and Party!

If you have dropped in on my blog from Hilde's wonderful blog then you are on the right track! If not then you need to start at Katharina's yummy Whiff Of Joy Blog.

There is some hidden candy along the hop and the party ends at Papercrafts Planet where you can chat with the wonderfully talented Elisabeth Bell and Alison Acton.

Here is my make with the very cute Kangaroo stamp from the New Party Animals stamp releases - what a cutey! What a happy little Kanga!

Thanks so much for joining in the blog hop, your next stop is the fab blog of Merkkari
Happy Hopping!

Love Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Whiff Of Joy
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - Prismacolor; Koh-i-noor; derwent; Sansodor
Papers - Wild Saffron K&Co
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape
Other - Embroidery thread; Button

Happy Saturday

Ooo I am so excited!

First of all I have a parcel waiting for me at the post office - that always makes me very excited :)

Second, have you seen the new facebook page that Elaine has set up to become a fan of Quixotic Paperie?

And last but not least it is the Whiff of Joy Blog Hop day! Starting over at Katharina's blog at:

7pm GMT
8pm GMT+1 (BST)
2pm EST
11am MST (Arizona)
11am PST

See you later Alligator
In a while Crocodile

All Those Old Tricks

Friday again, doesn't the week whip round so quickly? Have I managed to post a card everyday this week? Erm - No, not quite, Monday was Embroidery! Ok, maybe next week? How have your weeks been?

Anyway I digress! Look at this cutey - he is from the My Cute Stamps Circus Animals set and how adorable is he? I've coloured him with PrismaColor pencils and Koh-i-noor pencils (you know I like to mix and match!).

Happy Friday to you all
Kim

Materials:
Stamps - My Cute Stamps
Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black
Colouring - PrismaColor pencils; Koh-i-noor pencils; Sansodor
Papers - DCWV
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape; Silicone glue
Other - Cuttlebug; Embossing folders; Brad; Distressing tools

Rainy Days

Still waiting for summer here in London. That is the problem with the UK, we don't tend to get those glorious Summers that many of our European brothers and sisters get - you lucky folk. Hey ho, August will be fantastic I'm sure!

But Rain is good for the garden right? So a card to match the weather! This lovely is Rainy Day Emma from Whimsy Kids over at Quixotic Paperie, I've coloured her with Promarkers and Copics (have you noticed that the price of Copics has gone up?). I love this fabulous gingham button and lovely crocheted lace. The papers are the My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow paper stack.

Whilst I'm here have you seen that Elaine from Quixotic Paperie is sponsoring this week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge? There is £10 gift voucher up for grabs - Wahoo!

Have a lovely Sunny day
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Whimsy Rainy Days Emma
Ink - VersaFine Onyz Black
Colouring - Promarkers; Copics
Papers - My Mind's Eye
Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Double sided tape
Other - X-Cut borders; White gel pen; Lace; Button

I Shiny Robot

Beep Beep to you this morning, got a Stampendous Robot for your today. When I first saw these stamps I knew I had to have them and I knew that I had to colour them with Shimmerz Paints. Perfect metal effect! Tee Hee. Beep Beep.



Have you seen that Stampendous has joined the Twittering world?

Have a great day.
Kim

Materials:
Stamp - Stampendous
Inks - VersaFine Onyx Black; Distress inks
Colouring - Watercolour pencils; Shimmerz Paints Angel Wings, Coal, Fire Engine Red, Sunflower
Papers - Cosmo Cricket
Usual Suspect - Paper Trimmer; Glue dots; Double sided tape
Other - Crop-a-dile; 3D-glue