Glittery Blog Candy!

Very late blog post from me today, but I just spotted this heads-up in my email about some yummy Blog Candy over at the Meyer Import blog, they are giving away some of their stunningly glittery Glass Glitter.

I thought that might pique your interest LOL! (Don't know why I told you all though - 'coz I wanna win it - Tee Hee!)

Good luck all.

Kimx

Paper Make-Up Nutcracker

The Christmas card making is in full swing now and I have another to show you today. This one uses the lovely Paper Make-Up Nutcracker image and a fab Paper Make-Up sentiment both are available over at Quixotic Paperie just perfect for Christmas. I've matched him with the very Christmassy Echo Park Merry Christmas and added some lovely flat-backed pearls.

I grunged (is that a word?) up the papers a little by screwing up the music paper and then using inks over the top.

Right, off to make more Christmas cards.

Catch you later.

Kimx

Marci Sends Her Christmas Wishes

Hello all, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Where does the weekend go? So start of a new week and I would like to say that I have a make to show you everyday this week. I would LIKE to say it but I'm not sure I have! Well let's start the week with a make if nothing else!

I have a little Icy Santa Marci from La-La Land Crafts for you today, she is very cute with her little Panda. What a sweetie!

I got a bit carried away with the old glitter glue, putting it everywhere! Well we need a bit of sparkle don't we? 

Hope you all have stunning weeks. 

Kim

Sale Time Extended!

Has been Extended!

Throughout the weekend, until 11 pm Pacific Standard Time on SUNDAY  La-La Lands Crafts is having a 20% Off Sale. 

So that is 20% off ALL Marci and Luka Collection stamps, including panda and the new sets (*digis excluded). Sale price will not be visible on the website, but will be reflected in the customers' Shopping Cart. 

Do All Things With Love

Friday already and I have my Make The Day Special DT make to show you today. It use a sentiment and hearts from the November Unity store kit the Wishes and Kisses half of the kit. I just love this sentiment.

I've used another simple design to really highlight the wonderful sentiment and stamped the image with Marvey Le Plume watercolour pens.

Have you seen the new {Ippity} Autumn 2010 release yet? Well Emily has them over at her bog {Ippity} Inspiration all ready for you.

Hope you do everything with love today.

Kim

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch

Hey Guys, it is Cute Card Thursday Challenge day and this week we have a lovely Sketch to play with and the sponsor is yummy Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps. 

I've made my card today with the super cute La-La Land Crafts Caroling Luka and Basic Grey Papers.

Got a Heads-up for you: La-La Lands Crafts is having a 20% Off Sale tomorrow 19th November from Midnight to Midnight Pacific Standard Time. 

So that is 20% off ALL Marci and Luka Collection stamps, including panda and the new sets (*digis excluded). Sale price will not be visible on the website, but will be reflected in the customers' Shopping Cart. It is their "Friday before Black Friday ONE-DAY SALE"

For those not sure what the US Black Friday is - it is the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and apparently it is THE Shopping and Sales day of the year where everyone makes a profit - hence 'Black' Friday! 

Have fun!

Kim

Grungy Altered Tags

Hi Guys, I've got a make for you today - Hurray! It is a recycled make for The Altered Element. I have a number of these cute little tags I got free from magazines, I've been meaning to alter them for a while. 

Turning them from cute to grungy :)

I started by covering the tags with a layer of gesso then painted it with a layer of Eco Green Crafts Acrylic paints. I then stamped the tags using stamps from the Creative Expressions Vintage Games and Vintage Aviation kits with Archival ink. I then used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to distress the edges and a layer of Crackle paint over the top. The final finishing touch was to edge the tag with a leafing pen and add some alcohol ink coloured wire.

Hope you are all having a fun week.

Kim

Design Team Call

Hey guys, I'm back to let you know that Emily over at Make The Day Special is having a DT call, here is what she says:

"Make the Day Special needs a couple of new people to join the design team! Main requirements: stamp mad, UK based, active blogger/facebooker etc are you interested? Email me emily(at)makethedayspecial(dot)co(dot)uk before the 21st November with a link to your blog/online gallery :)"

Good Luck!

Christmas Surprise

Hey Guys, it is little old me with another shopping heads-up. But you will forgive me when you see it! 

Elaine over at Quixotic Paperie surprised us all with this beautiful stamp set from Stempelglede. It is on pre-order and expected the first week in December. 

Oh my goodness it is beautiful! I'm in love!

Elaine has a special offer running at the shop too!

Catch you all later.

Ready For The Party

Hi Guys, got my Monday La-La Land Crafts make for you today and I thought I would give you another peak at the gorgeous Marci and Luka all dressed up and ready for a party. 

Don't forget that they are being released soon in the shop but you can get them for a limited time as Digi-stamps.

I've matched these cuties with Basic Grey Granola paper and some lovely flat-backed pearls.

Enjoy your Monday.

Kim

Sunday Is Shopping Day Part Three

Third and final shopping alert for today! and this one is from:

Elaine has been adding so many new and gorgeous items to Quixotic Paperie I just can't keep up! So I shall pick a couple of my utmost favourites of the new stock and you will just have to explore the rest yourself!

When I saw the new Kraftin' Kimmie Moonlight Whispers I thought 'B*gger! I NEED all of those!' Yep they are ALL on my wish list just love them! LOL! Let me tease you with a couple of them:

Have you been seeing all the fabulous, reasonably priced new dies coming out at the moment? Well Whimsy has a couple of lovely ones and they have been very popular:

The fab thing about the Ticket one is that it goes perfectly with the Whimsy Ticket stamps and you get an easy gadget to line up the image for a perfect cut.

Then you have the wonderful Marianne Design Dies:

Right, now that I've given you a day of temptation I shall make my merry way! 

Have a lovely rest of your weekend.

Kimx

Sunday Is Shopping Day Part Two

Me again - full day on my blog today!

Right, so I have another shopping heads-up for you, you know I like to share the news!

This one is from Make The Days Special and it is the gorgeous November Store Kit from Unity which is now in stock.

Gorgeous! I've got the Wishes and Kisses so I can't wait to get that inked up! As with the other store kits you get the option to buy the whole kit or either half of the kit, which I think is such a great idea! But it is a tough choice because they are both so lovely!

Hope you are having a good Sunday. 

If you are lucky I will be back later with some more news LOL!

Kimx

Remembrance Sunday

For all who have died in the name of war, in the hope that we will one day learn from our mistakes and be able to live peacefully in the one and only world that we have.

Sunday Is Shopping Day Part One

Hello all, thought I would give you some shopping heads-up today. My first one is for:

Thought you might like to know that Lynne has started her closing down sale at The Altered Element so now is the time to go bag yourself a bargain!

Under £10.00 - 5%

£10.00 - £49.99 - 20%

£50.00 - £99.99 - 30%

£100 + - 35%

P&P charges are not subject to discounts.

UK 2nd Class (default) - £1.95

UK 1st Class - £2.95

Catch you later.

Kim

How Do You Work Out What DVDs To Watch?

My other half loves films, I mean really LOVES films and so we have quite a few DVDs in our flat but surprisingly when it comes to that 'What do you want to watch?' question of an evening we are always struggling to find something to put on. So David, the genius, came up with the fabulous idea of going through the DVDs in alphabetical order. We have reached the Gs, we aren't being strict about it or anything! We did reach the Fs then realise that we had missed out some of the Bs, so went back to the Bs. LOL!

Anyway we have, as I said, reached the Gs which means that we are now currently in the middle of the Godfather films. I had never seen the Godfather films! I don't know, films about mafia violence with the added disregard for females never really appealed to me but I have got to say that I am really enjoying them, they are very good movies, well the the first two, still to see the third!

How late to the party am I on this one? Bless!

We also watched Good Will Hunting which I had not seen either and is also a very good movie. I would highly recommend this working through your DVD collection alphabetically LOL! 

Now what Hs do we have? Mmmm perhaps a certain set of films about a young wizard and his friends, of which the penultimate film is coming out next week - Tee Hee! Not that I'm excited or anything!

Before I go let me tease you with the new stamps coming out from La-La Land Crafts:

Formal Luka and Fancy Marci

If you can't wait to have them as rubber you can get them as digi-stamps for a limited time, just pop along to the La-La Lands Craft Blog.

Right off to do some crafting and watch some more movies :)

Kim

Clouded Views

Hey Guys,

It is Friday, how has your week been? The weekend is almost upon us and there are only 43 days until Christmas or so Ebay tells me LOL! I have no make to show you today so I thought I would show you one of my photos just for fun.

I'm working on a project that I am really excited about at the moment, here is a sneak peek! It is still in the development phase as I work out what colour combo to use and what it will actually be, but I love that part of the creative process as you let ideas cook :)

Right my lovelies, you all have a good Friday.

Catch you later.

Kimx

More Minimalistic Cards

I've merged my DT makes for Make The Day Special and Cute Card Thursday today to bring another in my line of minimalistic cards. I'm really into these CAS, clean and simple, cards and every now and then I get the urge to try to pare down my designs. 

This week the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday is 

Anything Goes!

I've used one of the beautiful Suzi Blu girls available over at Make The Day Special.

Thanks for popping by.

Kimx

Quixotic Paperie Monthly Challenge No. 2 - November

It's Challenge time over at Quixotic Paperie and we have another Gift Voucher to give away!

This month the challenge is:

What No Square Or Rectangle?

So no square or rectangular makes this month!

Here is my little old DT make and I went for some Christmas tags using the lovely New November Moody girls which will be in the shop very soon!

I've also used a little bit of the lovely Echo Park Merry Christmas paper, such a lovely paper pack and touches of the Viva Decor Glitter Liner to add that extra sparkle.

Can't wait to see your makes for this one!

Kimx