Home Is Where...

Hello folks, how are you all doing today? I'm watching the rain on the window and happy to be at home today :)

Perfect day for a Home is Where the Heart is card :) This stamp is one of the co-branded Itty Bitty stamps from Unity.

I've used the ZIG Art And Graphic Twin Pens from Kuretake to stamp the image and you can now get these pens over at Make The Day Special! Wahoo!

Hope it is sunny where you are.

Kim

Cruising Through Life

I thought I would try something a little different today for my Make The Day Special make. I've stamped out and coloured the Lawn Fawn Cruising Through Life bicycle stamp directly onto some designer paper.

If you look very closely you can see that the Basic Grey paper I've used has little bicycles on it - I thought that was perfect for the stamp!

I really like the sentiment that comes with this kit.

Have you tried stamping and colouring stamped images onto designer paper? What do you think, do you like the effect?

Have a fun and creative Tuesday.

Kim

Mixing and Matching

Been mixing and matching my stamps from Make The Day Special or Ippity Inspiration to make this tag today. It is quite a simple little make but I do like the clean and simple look from time to time as you know!

The heart is from the Unity Wishes and Kisses kit, the key is from the My Cute Stamp Key Set and the sentiment comes from the Ippity Totally Happy set.

Happy stamping!

Kim

La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday

A new Monday and a new challenge over at the La-La Land Crafts blog and this week it is all about male cards and eyelets or brads.

I've used Footy Luka for my make today, he is for all you Australian football fans out there.

But I reckon he could double for the Rugby fans as well.

What do you think?

You can see more from the La-La Land Crafts Team over at the blog today and Friday and of course link up your makes over at the Customer Gallery to be in with a chance to win.

Any of you guys over at the CHA this week then don't forget to pop on by the La-La Land Crafts booth!

Have fun

Kim

Cute Card Thursday - Going Around In Circles

Fun challenge this week over at Cute Card Thursday:

Going Around In Circles

Pop on over to the blog to learn all about this week's sponsor. All you need to do for the challenge this week is to include a circle somewhere in your project and I thought that I would use a circular stamp as my circle.

I love this image which is one of the fab stamps in the Super Hero Stamp Set from La-La Land Crafts. It just makes me think of life in the city and those balmy summer nights that we certainly aren't getting at the moment in London!

There are also two super cute super hero stamps to go with the set: Super Cupcake Marci that you can get as a rubber stamp or a digi stamp and Star Boy Luka available as a rubber stamp or a digi stamp. 

Looking forward to seeing what circles you use this week and don't forget to check by the Cute Card Thursday blog to see what the other CCT DT have done. 

Have fun

Kim

Pinwheels Are A Turning

A very quick and simple card today, I seem to be in a very clean and simple mood still!

This card uses the Lawn Fawn Cruising Through Life stamp set available from Make The Day Special.

I've paper pieced the pinwheel to add a bit of colour. 

Hope that today you are following your dream!

Have a good day.

Kim

Make The Day Special Blog Hop

Welcome to the Make The Day Special Blog Hop!

We have a little 'last you will see' blog hop going on with Make The Day Special today, it features all the lines that Emily will no longer be stocking once the stock has run out so if you want it you need to grab it now before it disappears.

To find out more have a look at the Make The Day Special blog.

I'm showcasing the cute QKR Stampede and I've used the 'Ups and Downs' sentiment on my first make.

My second make uses quilted 'Love' sentiment.

The colour for both cards was added with ZIG Art and Graphic Twin Pens from Kuretake.

Two totally different looks for these fabby rubber stamps. There are some cute dolls, animals and figures too and at really good prices so you might want to check them out before they disappear!

Hop list:

Make The Day Special Blog 

Claire Rigby at Obstinate Pursuit

Jo Willis at Here I Go Here

Kate Capper at Secret Scrapbooker

Kim Dellow at Crafty Makes (You are HERE!)

Lucia Gattuso at Poppit's Cupboard

Sheila King at Rubber Addict

Enjoy the hop!

Kim

Getting All {Ippity}

Get out your {Ippity}! It's an {Ippity} day here on me blog with a bit of paint thrown in for good measure! I've had this simple card in my head for a little bit. It has been itching to get out and I had time yesterday to throw some paint at a card blank to see if it would work!

The stamps are from the How YOU Doin' set from the {Ippity} Fall 2010 range and you can get them from Emily at {Ippity} Inspiration.

Have a fun day you all!

Kim

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Every now and then I like to scare you with piccies of my messy workspace and you lucky guys today is one of those days!

I've been trying to finish three commissions which all had to be sent today if I was to make the deadlines - Oh Boy!

And my workspace now looks like a whirlwind has been through!

I'm sure my work desk is getting smaller!

I thought that I would join in What Is On Your Work Desk Wednesday as I haven't for a while! So pop on over to Julia's blog Stamping Ground to join in the fun!

I was in vacation mood for my Make The Day Special make yesterday with these fab travelling stamps from the Unity All About The Journey kit! Where would be your perfect holiday destination? 

Right got to go and post some commissions.

Catch you later!

Kim

La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday

Hey guys, how was your weekend? It was heatwave city here in London and such a nice change to see and feel the sun. Might have got a little red on the patch of shoulder missed by the sun cream - oops!

But that is the nearest to tanning I ever get! Unlike my other half who goes brown at the merest touch of sunshine with his olive complexion.

Sigh! I've long since given up on ever getting a tan so I shall move on to the next Summer obsession! Wimbledon! That was my inspiration for today's La-La Land Crafts Round card make! 

This is Tennis Marci's debut at Wimbledon :) She is available over at the La-La Land Crafts shop with the other Marci and Luka sporting heros!

Don't forget to pop on over to the La-La Land Crafts blog to see the wonderful Inspiration Monday round card makes, they are beautiful, and you can see more on Friday too! 

Hope you like her and if you are a Wimbledon fan - hope you are enjoying the tennis!

See ya later alligator...

Kim

Bright ZIG Art And Graphic Twin Pens From Kuretake

Hi All, in April I introduced you to the ZIG Art and Graphic Twin Pens sets from Kuretake, apologies for the gap - where does the time slip away? - here is the next pack in that series!

This week I have the Bright ZIG Art and Graphic Twin Pens set of 12 gorgeous colours to show you. The sharp eyed of you might have seen these samples already on the recent Create and Craft Kuretake show?

This set has a fabulous range of colours including the primary colours but extending into yummy purples and and greens too.

A fabulous use for these pens is in stamping as I have done with the samples I've shown here, I've directly coloured both the background and focal stamps with the pens. 

If you want to learn more about these pens and what you can use them for then hop on over to my ZIG Art and Graphic Twin pen review.

Before I go, don't forget the Cute Card Thursday Challenge this week, sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I accidentally skipped a week and made a card for next week's theme thinking it was this week - Oops!

So a no-show from me this week at Cute Card Thursday but at least I'm now ahead on next week's DT makes and I get a chance to show this pen set! Silver linings!

Have fun.

Kim

Anyone For Ice Cream?

Fancy an Ice cream? It is Raspberry Ripple...

Mmm yummy! The ice cream is one of the cute stamps from the Sweet Chocolate My Cute Stamp set available over at Make The Day Special. I might have gone a little glitter crazy on this one! The sentiment is from the same set. 

So with or without the chocolate flake?

La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday

(If you are looking for the Quixotic Paperie Spotlight on Paper Makeup Stamps scroll down or click here)

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It's the La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday and the challenge to the DT was:

Punch, Lace, Pearl

So for my make this week I've used the gorgeous new Roller Skate Marci part of the newly released Sports Collection stamps.

I've used a touch of lace with Kurepunch funky heart and a pearl button. 

Don't forget to pop on other to the La-La Land Crafts blog to check out the other DT work today and again on Friday. You might want to pop by the blog for the Thursday Tutorials too, catch some fab colouring Copic tutorials! 

Have a great Monday.

Kim

La-La Land Crafts New Release Sports Blog Hop

Welcome to the La-La Land Crafts Blog Hop for the new Sports collection of six new wonderful Sports themed Marci and Luka stamps.

These wonderful new stamps are being showcased today by the La-La Land Crafts design team. But not only that if you comment on all the blog hop posts you could be in with a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to the La-La Land Crafts Store.

So if you hopped on over here from Jane's lovely blog Whoopsie Daisy! then you are on the right track, if not then start your journey at the La-La Land Crafts blog. 

For my La-La Land Crafts Blog Hop make I've used Soccer Marci and she is in training for the Arsenal Ladies team as you can clearly see by the colours :)

Perfect for any up and coming football star.

Isn't she fab? I've coloured her with Prismacolor pencils.

You are going to love this new sporty release, it is quite an international sports set!

The next blog on your hop is the lovely Sandie's at Exploring The Crafty Side Of Me. 

  Have fun and don't forget to comment to be in with a chance to win!

Sweet Wishes

To you all and a super quick post for today.

A little notelet card and I've used the My Cute Stamp Sweet Chocolate stamp set which is available from Emily over at Make The Day Special. 

It kinda reminds me of the sweeties with the hearts and writing on - do you know the ones I mean?

I added a touch of watercolours with my ZIG Water colour System BrusH2O.

Well hope you have a sweet day.

Have fun.

Kim

Making It Clean And Simple - Notes On Designing

I don't know about you guys but I think that clean and simple (aka CAS) is quite tough to do. Actual there are two things I find hard to do and that is the highly embellished designs and the clean and simple designs.

Ok so they sound like they contradict each other. 

If I find one hard to do then surely I would find the other easier to do? 

On the great 'Design Continuum' where highly embellished is at one end of the scale and clean and simple is on the other end, I would place myself nearer to the clean and simple side I
will admit.

But that doesn't mean that the clean and simple designs come easy to me, I do still have to work at them and the more I practice the more I'm happy with the designs I come up with.

But for me that is all part of the journey, learning how to create, design and express myself through what I make. Looking at my early work you can see that it has been a rather long journey so far! But I'm still loving it and learning all the time.

My most recent practice in clean and simple design, above, uses the wonderful Unity All About The Journey which you can get over at Make The Day Special. I've coloured the stamp with ZIG Art and Graphic Twin pens. 

So which are you? Do you lean towards the clean and simple or highly embellished designs? I'm so nosey!

Happy designing!

Kimx

SCACD Victoria Case New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the March stamp release from Susana's Custom Art And Card Design.

The Quixotic Paperie design team and special guest Jane Johnson have the honour to join up with the SCACD design team for this new release blog hop to celebrate the new release of some lovely stamps from Victoria Case. This time Victoria has illustrated some stunning ladies - The Bonitas and some super fun Retro Girls!

If you have hopped on over here from Elaine's gorgeous blog Quixotic Cards then you are on the right track, if not then the first blog on the hop you need to go to is the lovely Crafts By Kim.

For my make I have used Mrs Cleaver - she is so retro cool, I just love her!

I've used Kraft card and Elaine has some Bazzill Kraft in Quixotic Paperie.

For those of you in the UK and EU you can get this and the other lovely Victoria Case stamps from Quixotic Paperie. For those of you in Canada and USA check out Susana's Custom Art And Card Design!

The next stop on your journey is Crystal and her beautiful blog Crystal's Crafty Creations.

Enjoy the hop!

Kim

Love Your Friday

Ok so Valentine's Day is over but we don't have to be told when we can tell someone we love them do we? We can tell them any time!

I have a little tag love card today as it is Friday and we all love Friday!

I've used the Kurepunch medium Punch to make the cute hearts and the colour is all added with ZIG Art and Graphic Twin pens and the little ribbons are also from Kuretake.

Hope you enjoy your Friday and that it is full of love for you!

Kim