Yaaaay!! It's Friday!!
Bring it on!!
Kim xx
Friday, 31 July 2015
Thursday, 30 July 2015
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
ATC365 #210 MASK
Where is the summer?
This time last year we were experiencing the 'hottest July on record' I seem to remember!
Oh how different things are this year.
My ATC today features Visible Image stamps
Kim xx
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
ATC365 #209 DANCE!
Oh boy! Did I ever dance in the moonlight on Saturday night!
I just don't understand how anyone could sit still for long!
Bellowhead are not a band to sit and listen to....no sir, no way!
Anyway, back to the blog post.
This hare is one of my own hand carved stamps.
Also, here's a little Bellowhead for you to enjoy!
Kim xx
Monday, 27 July 2015
ATC365 #208 LITTLE FRUITS
Sorry if the picture looks a bit blurred.
Probably because it is blurred!
My 'proper' camera has been playing up recently and so I have reverted to the mini stand in.
Not so good but at least I have a plan B.
The stamp is one of my own carved rubber ones.
The stamp is one of my own carved rubber ones.
The phrase 'pleasant little fruits' is part of a line from a
Seth Lakeman song, Cherry Red Girl
One of my favourites!
One of my favourites!
Welcome to this garden girl
Cold is the rose where the white lilies blow
A heavenly paradise place
Where all the pleasant little fruits do grow
A heavenly paradise place
Where all the pleasant little fruits do grow
Here are lovers they lie down
For the night
'til cherry red their hearts are burning bright
Kim xx
Marvellous Monday with Visible Image
Today I am showcasing a lovely stamp from Visible Image which I have used to create a little 'magic' wallet as well as a small book.
The idea came to me when I was making the first sample, a little folded book. It was the moment when I was threading string through it that made me remember the little magic wallet that I had kept from a Christmas cracker.
So, the original piece is just a piece of card coloured with Brusho paints in green, yellow and orange. I cut things to size and then using the opposite colour, stamped the words with black embossing powder. I used eyelets to attach things.
The magic wallet is a simple construction of board and ribbon. I will try and upload a video of the way this works later. Again I used Brusho coloured card and black embossing powder with the addition of the great orbital stamp from the Universal set.
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See you next week for another Marvellous
Monday and in the mean time enjoy your week, get crafty and show us what you
have been up to!
Happy Days! Kim
Sunday, 26 July 2015
ATC365 #206 DREAM
Confession.
I made this ahead of time because I knew I wouldn't be online for a while.
Excuse?
One word.........Bellowhead!
An amazing night of music and catching up with a few musical friends.
Kim xx
Friday, 24 July 2015
Thursday, 23 July 2015
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Monday, 20 July 2015
MARVELLOUS MONDAY with VISIBLE IMAGE
Oh what a glorious weekend it has been!
Sun, sea and sand by the bucket load, thank you Mr Weather!
Today I am showcasing a collection of cards I made using only Visible Image stamps.
I wanted to make a group of cards suitable to be given as a gift set and so I set about making several background papers first.
In my palette there was a lot of blue/green/purple Brusho paint which needed using up. I looked in my envelope drawer and found some blue envelopes which were the right size for my plans.
I don't often use white embossing powder but with the intense colour of the background paper I ended up with it seemed the perfect one to use.
For those that know how good Visible Image stamps are I don't need to tell you how deeply etched they are, how perfectly they stamp every time and just what fab designs there are!
For those of you who are new to Visible Image, er, just re-read the above!
As I said, I started by making the background papers. I had great fun smooshing colour over some good quality white card stock. I use Brusho powder as a wet paint and just leave it to dry.
Next I used a dark blue ink to add the circles from the Universal set all over but not overlapping. Once this was completely dry I started adding the white embossed dotty-circles, again from the Universal set and also the larger one from the Plasma set.
The sentiments, which are from the Express Yourself range, were stamped onto card with none of the extra stamping on. It allows the words to stand while still being a perfect colour match.
All the elements were cut and mounted onto white card before being added to the blue card bases. The sentiment pieces were mounted using a dimensional glue to raise them from the page.
I know this is a stamp heavy project, but if you have these sets not only do you get great value for money, but you can also create a huge number of projects using different combinations of the stamps!
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have been up to!
Happy Days! Kim
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Saturday, 18 July 2015
Friday, 17 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
ATC365 #196 PLANTING DREAMS
Road trip today to Llanelli, beautiful drive, wonderful weather and stunning scenery!
Quick make using a piece of vellum over a very badly painted rose!
....and the setting on my camera is still not doing what I want it to!
Factory reset seems in order.
Kim xx
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
ATC365 #195 PEAR
Found a lovely piece of green card today which said 'pear' to me.
Honest, it did!
Not sure what setting my camera was on when I took the picture but it really is pear green and not limey yellow!
Kim xx
Monday, 13 July 2015
ATC365 #194 BEAUTIFUL
Working week has started so
just jumping in and out for a few days.
Oh, picture is a bit bright, not keen on flash!
Kim xx
Marvellous Monday with Visible Image
Hello! And welcome to the start of the week!
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| Tin Man |
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| Tweedle Twins |
Today I am showcasing 2 cards I made using the really wonderful Robot stamp from Visible Image.
You might already know that I 'don't do characters' but once again Visible Image have designed a stamp that has drawn me out of my normal choice.
Think back to their fab Tin Man and those pesky little Tweedle Twins, you can see why I picked the Robot Data set.
The first card I made uses the brilliant accessory stamps along with the Robot. I used Brusho paints for the background and the robot. I also used Diamond Glaze on the Robot to give him extra shine. I used water to draw some of the colour off the Brusho background.
The second card I made came after an idea I had one sleepless night! I have some of my best ideas during the night, insomnia is a devil sometimes. I had been thinking about these new release stamps and when I finally closed my eyes I saw rows and rows of Robots. Took some time cutting out the masks but I think the result is quite good even if it is maybe a little bit menacing!
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It links to the group where you can upload
your projects and tell us all about it!
DT inspiration projects and check out the Gallery.
See you next week for another Marvellous
Monday and in the mean time enjoy your week, get crafty and show us what you
have been up to!
Happy Days! Kim
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Saturday, 11 July 2015
ATC365 #192 PROBLEM + SOLUTION
Once again been a busy day.
Weather has been good and garden needed work.
See you all tomorrow.
Kim xx
Friday, 10 July 2015
ATC365 #191 ENERGY GOES........
........where your thoughts flow.
Well said!
This week all my energy has gone into thinking, BIG thinking at that!
But I love my job x
Nice satisfied feeling knowing that tomorrow is Saturday
and I do not have to set the alarm.
Kim xx
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Monday, 6 July 2015
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