It Is Magazine Time! Complete Cardmaking issue 48 Is Out!

Ooo look it is new magazine time! It is issue 48 of Complete Cardmaking and my kitchen is on the front cover - Zonks!

Eeek! I wasn't expecting to see my kitchen on the cover LOL! Really looking forward to seeing how the article looks, it's a blogging guide with some tips on getting good photos, how to edit your photos and getting them loaded onto your blog too, so should be fun!

Have a fabulous Saturday.

Kim

Some Reading For The Weekend

So how many sleeps is it now? Not many and I still haven't made those mince pies. I bought all the stuff I needed last weekend but just haven't put them all together yet - Job for this weekend I think!

Well, in between mince pie making and eating (they won't last!) I shall be reading...

The new issue of Creative Cardmaking (issue 62)

Ok, so I actually don't have a copy of this magazine yet, so might have to save a mince pie for reading it later! My offering this month is an uses for border punch article in it 'coz I can see it on the cover! Tee Hee.

Then I will be reading issue 47 of Complete Cardmaking

It's full to the brim of inspiration as you would expect from a magazine from Practical Publishing. I'm particularly looking forward to reading Louise Collins' article about Taking Photos for Digital Scrapbooking. Look out for that one! 

My offering this month is a day in the life, so a look at my day as a freelance designer and there is a photo of me on the cover - Yikes! That was a bit of a shock when I got my copy I can tell you! 

Munch, Read, Munch, Read, Munch - that is my weekend sorted!

Catch you later.

Kim

Some Reading For The Weekend

Can you believe? It is the weekend already so I have some reading to catch up on. First up there is the new issue of the new Bookazine Digital Crafting Essentials Vol 1...

Lots of digital inspiration in this one, with some great free bits and bobs on the free CD-ROMS including some super cute Christmas Digi-Stamps from Saturated Canary. I was lucky enough to get to play with these and they are fun to colour. I haven't done any colouring for a while so it was nice to get a little practice in. I've also got an article with tips for taking photos for your blog and some Silhouette Cameo and Sizzix eclips makes too. 

Next up is the latest issue of Creative Cardmaking, Issue 60...

What do you think about Iris Folding? Is it a technique you have used before? Are you a regular Iris Folder? It is a technique I've not used much myself, well, never used if I am honest but I've got an article in this month's issue of Creative Cardmaking with my first ever Iris Folding and templates I designed myself. So if I can do it, it can't be that difficult! It was fun actually, I like the fact that you can use colour to build the picture. If you want to see my first ever attempt at Iris Folding then check out this month's issue of Creative Cardmaking.

Final reading to catch up on is this month's issue of Complete Cardmaking, Issue 46...

There are lots of yum digital freebies in the cover CD-ROM with this issue including some papers designed by me. Hope you like them!

Right, well, better go get a cup of tea for all this reading!

Catch you later artinators.

Kim

Reading For the Bank Holiday

It is bank holiday weekend here in the UK and that means extra feet-up and reading time! Which is good 'coz I have quite a few magazine heads-up this week.

I'll do them in order of when they went on sale, so first up is Simply Cards and Papercraft issue 114 which was actually out in the shops last week...

When I got my copy of Simply Cards and Papercraft I had one of those weird déjà vu moments, I was looking at the cover thinking that card with the teapot and cups looks really familiar. Honestly it took me a good couple of minutes to work out that it looked familiar because it was one of mine. *Sigh* think I've been working too hard! It is one of a couple of cards I made with the Silhouette Cameo for the Cardmaker's Challenge.

I also have a masterclass in this issue using your homemade gelatine plates (or your Gelli plates of course) in a bit of card making. If you look close enough to the step by steps you can spot the nail vanish I was wearing that week. I actually had contrasting colours on one of the fingers of each hand but tried very hard not to get that in the shot! 

Next up is Complete Cardmaking Issue 45 which was in the shops yesterday.

I have a whole article about the Silhouette Cameo in this one, so if you have one and want some Christmas Making inspiration or are debating getting an electronic cutting machine then you might want to take a peek at this issue.

Ok, so last but not least, out today is Creative Cardmaking issue 58.

Now in this issue I have four gem-ed to the max makes, using gems to make embellishments and focal points for cards. 

Bling it on baby! 

Bling it on! 

Do you get it? 

*Sigh* I have been working too hard.

I better go before my head explodes.

Catch you all later.

Kim

New Magazine Time...

Time for some new magazine issues - get the kettle on 'coz here are two new issue heads-up.

First up there is Issue 44 of Complete Cardmaking to look out for...

I got the chance to play with the Sizzix eclips in this one, I tell you it is electronic cutting machine central here at the moment! She says with a big smile on her face, yeah, there are lots of times I love my job! 

Then there is Issue 56 of Creative Cardmaking...

With a bit of a beginners guide to dry embossing from little old me.

Catch you all later.

Kim