An Ongoing Obsession

Ahh obsessions! Got to love them! I have an ongoing obsession with all things neon and fluorescent. It started with the Hero Arts Neon Ink pads which I was lucky enough to get my inky hands on for an article for Papercraft Essentials Issue 87 last year. But the obsession wasn't completely quenched...think my recent acquisition will prove that...

Some yummy Fluorescent Daler-Rowney System 3 acrylic paints.

But worst still I'm combining my pen obsession with my neon and fluorescent obsession and have my eye on the new Sharpie Neon pens and the Letraset Neon Markers so if any one have tried these I would love to know what you think of them.

I don't know, do you think these obsessions are healthy?

Have a fabulously obsessive Wednesday.

Kim

Bright And Cheery Fiskarettes

Who is up for something bright and cheery but with a really simple colour palette?  You are? Excellent, here you go then, it is my card for the Fiskars forum Fiskarettes.

I've used the Hero Arts Neon ink pads with the ShapeCutter™ tool and the Tags and Brackets Shape Template™. I also used the Continuous Stamping Wheel™ too for this one but you can find exactly what I've done for this make over at the Fiskarettes forum.

Catch you later.

Kim

A Guest Design Team Call And Some Magazines To Look Out For

Hey lovely arty/ crafty hoppers, what have you all been up to? How is your arty/ crafty week going? Well I hope?

I have a heads-up for you, any of you folks interested in trying the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® products I've been showing here on my blog then you might want to check out the next Guest Design Team call that is up on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® blog now.

I have a new make for the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® blog going live tomorrow - Yikes! I better write my own blog post for it!

In the meantime there are some yummy magazines to look out for -

Papercraft Essentials Issue 87 is out...

I have some bright cards using the new Hero Arts Neon ink pads - Oooo LOVE! But you will need your sunglasses - Tee Hee!

Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 103 is also out...

I only have a couple of cards in the Cardmaker's Challenge but I mainly wanted to do a shout out for Kevin from McCrafty's Cards wonderful monochrome with highlights card on page 11! Yay Kevin!

Right well, I have a post to schedule and some designing to do so I shall catch you all later.

Look after yourselves.

Kimx

Getting That Up-To-The-Minute Bright Colours Look

Ok so I have a new pet obsession - bright and beautiful, jump of the page, colours. You know the fluorescent, glowing-look colours? I'm sure you have seen a lot of them around in the clothes shops and of course Hero Arts have released their Neon range of ink pads that are super pop colours?

Well, I just love the way these bright colours look but the ink pads have yet to hit these shores and I am too impatient to wait so had to have a go at my own.

Do you want to know how? Then read on...

So this is a make for the Fiskarettes, it is made up in layers with some stamping, cutting, tearing and paint and if you want more details keep your eye on the Fiskarettes blog.

The stamps used are the Fiskars Clear Stamps - Lower, Uppercase and Numbers set and the Fiskars Clear Stamps - Country Flowers stamp set.

The aperture was cut with Fiskars Everywhere Window Punch - Frame. and the whole tag was cut with the Fiskars Bypass Guillotine 22 cm - A5 and scissors. 

But you are still wondering about the bright pink aren't you? Well I used a good old fashioned highlighter pen on my stamp and on some white thread too.

I have no idea if the ink is suitable for stamps but it seemed to stamp nice and cleanly and clean off the stamp easily enough so why not?!

Oh I do love a bit of stationery!

Right, catch you all in the stationery cupboard later.

Kim