What's New Quixotic Paperie?

Hi Guys, I thought that I would take the opportunity of a quiet Sunday to post a little look-see at some of the new products Elaine has in Quixotic Paperie.

The first is one of the fabulous new Alota background stamps this one is perfect for Spooky Halloween makes.

Elaine has also got the new September releases from C.C. Designs.

I'm totally loving the new Crate Paper 6x6 Pads like this wonderful School Spirit. 

Being in total denial about Christmas and thinking of not making any Christmas card this year my next pick of the new yummies from Quixotic Paperie might be a bit of an odd choice! But the lovely backgrounds in the new Echo Park Christmas Papers might still sway me back to Christmas cards LOL!

Enjoy!

Kim

More Painting Experiments

Another page from my art journal to show you this weekend. I think I'm calling this one 'In A Spin' or maybe 'Maelstrom'.


It was great fun getting messy with this one, lots of paint, making swirls, making marks and generally throwing it around the place - including, as I found out later, the walls in the kitchen. Well we needed to decorate. Tee Hee!

Have a fun Saturday.

Kim

Cute Card Thursday - Play On Words

This week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge was definitely a challenge for me as I'm not the greatest when it comes to words! The Challenge is:

Play On Words

So put your punning hats on!

For my really bad pun I've used the cute Shelby from Paper Make-Up and available over at Quixotic Paperie. I've matched her with the yummy Cosmo Cricket Pixie Licious Papers.

All right duckies,

I shall catch you all later.

Kim

Materials:

Stamps - Shelby from Paper Make-Up; Studio G Alphas

Colouring - Prismacolor; Sansodor

Papers - Cosmo Cricket Pixie Licious

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Double-sided tape

Other - Fiskars border punch; Buttons; Thread; Nestibilities; Cuttlebug

Key To My Joy ATC

I thought I would do an ATC today, I haven't done one for ages and I do enjoy making them! For this one I have used the lovely Unity Key To My Joy stamp kit available over at Make The Day Special. I've also used the wonderful Black and Red colour combo inspiration from Gingersnap Creations.

Hope you have a day through of joy.

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Unity Key To My Joy

Ink - Archival Black; VersaFine Onyx black

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Silicone glue; Scissors

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 40

I like to Move It, Move It,

I like to Move It, Move It

I like to MOVE IT!

Ok, confession - I am a bit of a fan of the film Madagascar and no I don't have any children so I can not even pretend I like the movie because of them!

This week's Quixotic Challenge is right up my street:

"Move it, move it"

That means have something on your project that moves in some way... a tag you pull, a flap, slider card, spinner card, double slider card, flower pot pocket or even a shaker card.

Here is my Move It make - Cute and creepy Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Mitzi Mummy looking for some brains to eat! BRAINS! Mwahaha!

Ok - I'm scaring myself now!

I've matched her with the lovely Memory Box Black Bird Papers and used my Shimmerz Spritz paints to sparkle up and darken some floral felt ribbon. The little corner pearls were made with my Viva Decor Walnut Gloss pen.

You can get all these lovely goodies from Quixotic Paperie and the Shimmerz is all on special offer!

Well, what about the movement I hear you ask? If you look to the right of the image you will see the little pumpkin, which comes with this stamp. If you move the pumpkin up or down the Mummy comes alive and starts eating brains!

ARrrrrgghhhhhhh! Ok scared again!

Think I better go hide behind the sofa - that well known technique for eluding scary, brain-eating Mummies.

But before I quiver away, have you seen Amy Young's gorgeous new Twisted Sisters for the C.C. Designs Sweet November range? Elaine has them all at Quixotic Paperie waiting to be rehomed - they are gorgeous!

Mwahaha!

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Mitzi Mummy

Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black; Distress inks

Colouring - Prismacolor Pencils; Sansodor

Papers - Memory Box Black Bird Papers

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Golden Heavy gel; double-sided tape

Other - Shimmerz Spritz; floral felt ribbon; Viva Decor Walnut Gloss pen.

Playing With Paint And Glue

I've been dropping subtle hints here on my blog over the last week or so that I might subject you all to my playing with paint and art journal pages. Well today is your lucky day got a mixed media journal page to show you!

I thought I would start with this piece as it directly inspired the recent mixed media gift box I posted not so long ago.

I would have called this piece 'Paris' except if you look closely at the map you will see it is actually an old UK road map, so perhaps I should call the piece 'Travel' or 'Road Trip' instead?

Playing with paint is such fun, I'm not totally sure if this page is finished yet but that is the great thing about having an art journal it never has to be perfect and you can add to it any time you want!

Have a fabulously painty day.

Kim

Another Mixed Media Card

Some more playing with texture for my make today. For this one I've painted some calico, ripped out book pages and torn up packaging. I love getting messy! For the focal point of this piece I have used the gorgeous stamps from the July Unity Store Kit Key To Joy available over at Make The Day Special.

I did think that the butterfly and sentiment worked nicely together, what do you think? If you take the music notes on the butterfly as the 'Master Key'? Is that pushing it?

Well hope you have a musical day.

Kim

Materials:

Stamps - July Unity Store Kit Key To Joy

Ink - Versamark sepia; Distress ink Vintage Photo

Colouring - Neocolor crayons

Usual Suspects - Golden Heavy gel; silicone glue; Bonda-web; Scissors

Other - Calico; Acrylic paint; Book page

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 128

When I saw the challenge for this week's Cute Card Thursday I was so excited:

Fabric

Yippee I thought! Just one of my most favourite things to incorporate in a card!

I have gone the whole hog and used some gingham fabric for my background and some matching fabric scraps for the bunting. I thought it was a perfect match for the lovely Tania Baking from Belles 'n Whistles available in a new clear photopolymer stamp format over at Quixotic Paperie.

Oh and I might have used some more corrugated cardboard again! I know, I know - I'm obsessed with the stuff!

Isn't she gorgeous?

Have a fabulous day.

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Tania Baking from Belles 'n Whistles

Ink - memento tuxedo black

Colouring - Prismacolor pencils; Sansodor

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; bonda-web; Scissors

Other - Fabric; doily; corrugated card

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 39

Thank you all so much for the messages of support about the mix up with my work in Craft Stamper, you are all so wonderful! I love you all! I'm thinking of changing my name as there are just too many of us Kim's in the crafty world so any suggestions would be gratefully received LOL!

Anyway onwards and upwards! It is a new Wednesday and a new Quixotic Paperie Challenge, which this week has been chosen by the lovely Simonne:

Black, White and One Other Colour

Fabulous! One of my favourite colour combos. I've chosen yellow as my added colour, I thought it went well with my gorgeous Belles 'n Whistles stamps Lemonade Anyone? available at Quixotic Paperie.

Many of the Belles 'n Whistles Rubber stamps are on Super Special Offer Prices so definitely the right time to get them!

The papers are the wonderful My Mind's Eye Meadowlark Dawn and I have used the black raffia lace and a heart shaped pearl to add embellishment, all available at Quixotic Paperie.

Another close up of our Lemonade Sweetie! I added some sparkle to the drinks with the Viva Decor Glitter Liner Holo Iridescent.

BTW the new The Greeting Farm September releases are in stock at Quixotic Paperie, I have my eye on Sweet 'n Toxic! Love!

Well off now to finish some more cards!

See you later.

Glitter Fluff

Materials:

Stamps - Belles and Whistles Lemonade Anyone?

Ink - Memento Tuxedo black

Colouring - Prismacolor pencils; Sansodor

Papers - My Mind's Eye Meadowlark Dawn

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape

Other - black raffia lace; heart shaped pearl; Viva Decor Glitter Liner Holo Iridescent; Buttons; Markers

Some Exciting News!

Hey guys, how are you all doing today? I thought I would share with you a peek from a couple recent {Ippity} Inspiration makes for the Craft Stamper Stamping Contrasts article in the October 2010 issue.

Unfortunately they have accidentally credited my makes to the lovely Kim Costello! So I am a little gutted LOL! But hey ho!

Have a fun day!

Kim

Mixed Media Gift Box

You know I love lots of stamps right? Like so many of us crafters we love all those yummy designs around don't we? Well when I saw this latest stamp from Unity designed by Suzi Blu available at Make The Day Special, I just HAD to have her! I love her!

I'm not supposed to be spending any money and I was going to wait but I could not resist putting a picture of her up on my blog last week and then I convinced myself that you would buy all of Emily's stock so of course I had to get in there first didn't I? Tee Hee!

I've made a gift box and painted it with acrylic paints and tea staining. I used the gorgeous key stamps from the Unity Key to Joy July 2010 kit, also available from Make The Day Special to emboss in gold.

The hearts are cut from a homemade paper fabric and I've finished the box off with painted fabric and a little matching tag.

Isn't she pretty?

Before I go you might like to know that the lovely new {Ippity} Stamps are over at Emily's {Ippity} Inspiration Blog with lots of lovely examples from the design team of these yummy stamps. Oh man I just want them all!

Have a fabulous Friday all you lovelies!

Kimx

Materials:

Stamps - Unity Suzi Blu; Unity Key to Joy July 2010 kit

Ink - Archival Black

Usual Suspects - PVA; Golden Soft gel: Craft Knife

Other - Handmade paper fabric; PrismaColor Illustration Markers; Book Page; Acrylic paints; Calico; Card; Gold Embossing powder; Gold marker pen

Cute Card Thursday - 127 Dieing for a Punch!

It is Cute Card Thursday and this week it is all about:

Dieing For A Punch!

Don't use punches and die-cuts etc. I had to think about this one, when I realised that that meant no border punches or nesties!

Here is what I came up with, she is the Queen Of Hearts designed by Christina for Tracey Feeger's Speschs stamps.


The papers are from K&Co and I do love the natural rustic look of them specially matched with the lovely corrugated card - yep - that is more corrugated card from me! Will I ever tire of using the stuff? No probably not!

I used my Bazzill template and Viva Decor Walnut Brown gloss for the swirls both available from Quixotic Paperie.

Have fun!

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Queen Of Hearts Speschs stamps.

Colouring - PrismaColor Pencil; Sansodor

Papers - K&Co

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Paper trimmer; Double-sided tape

Other - Bazzill template; Viva Decor Walnut Brown gloss; Seam ripper

Quixotic Paperie Challenge Blog Challenge No. 38

Quixotic Challenge day! This week the challenge is:

Shiny, Happy People

Get out your glitters and glosses it is time to get shiny folks!

For my make this week I've used one of my favourite Alota background stamps Witch's Hut. Elaine has a new delivery of these fabulous stamps arriving at Quixotic Paperie around mid-September, possibly sooner and you can put your name on one by emailing her (quixoticcreations(at)gmail(dot)com).

I've used Viva Decor Glitter liner Holo Iridescent to sparkle-up her hat and shoes. I also stamped the shelves onto acetate and used the glitter on the underside to add a shine to the spiders' webs

The papers are Echo Park Life Is Good from Quixotic Paperie. I've sketched a big Spider's web on the background paper with Viva Decor Pearl Pen Bronze.

You might be wondering about the cute little Witch bug? Well I altered Julia Bug from Julia's Kitchen with a witch's hat and a cauldron and a little wart on her chin!

Before I go don't forget to check out the yummy Sakura Stardust pens (perfect for this challenge!) and lovely Basic Grey Jovial and Pyrus papers!

Well have fun with your shiny makes
and I can't wait to see them!

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Alota Witch's Hut

Ink - Memento Ink; Distress inks; Stazon

Colouring - PrismaColor; Sansodor

Papers - Echo Park Life Is Good

Usual Suspects - Paper trimmer; Silicone glue; Double sided-tape

Other - Viva Decor Glitter liner Holo Iridescent; Viva Decor Pearl Pen Bronze; Brad; Seam ripper; Acetate

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 126

I've got my Cute Card Thursday Challenge to show you today. This week we have a fabulous sketch to work too.

I've used one of my favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Genevieve. I got her from Quixotic Paperie and I've had her for a while, thought this card would be a perfect excuse to ink her up.

You might have noticed that I've used some corrugated card again, I think it might be a theme going on here. I've also add a bit of stitching and some French knots in the bottom right had corner, you might have to click on the picture to see them.

It is a great sketch to play with, don't forget to drop by Cute Card Thursday see what the other girls did and have a go yourself.

Have fun

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Genevieve

Ink - VersaFine onyx black

Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils; Sansodor

Papers - K&Co

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Double-sided tape

Other - Thread; Distress inks; Corrugated card

Looking For Some Summer Sun

My card today is a plea to the Summer weather. It seems to be a bit all other the place at the moment, so I thought a card to the weather might help!

As you can see I am going through a bit of a corrugated card and painted fabric phase at the moment! The stamps I've used are from the wonderful Unity Adventures in Happiness store kit which you can get from Make The Day Special.

Hope you have a day of sunshine.

Kim

Materials:

Stamps - Unity Adventures in Happiness store kit

Ink - Archival black

Usual Suspects - silicone glue; Golden soft gel

Other - Thread; Calico; Acrylics; Corrugated card; Glitter glue