Inspiration Monday {Rainbows}

I'm starting this week with a HUGE splash of colour for my La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday make.

Be warned it is COLOUR OVERLOAD!

I've used one of my favourite Lukas - Lil' Rocker Luka, he makes me want to get my guitar out - I can't actually play it, but I keep meaning to learn!

Well the La-La Land Crafts Inspiration this week was Rainbows, so I might have taken it a bit literally! 

I called this one School of Rock with the Hero Arts Formulae background you see? The background wash uses ZIG Art and Graphic Twin pens - lovely and colourful! 

Well I did warn you it would be colourful!

Don't forget to go checkout the other DT makes today and Friday on the La-La Land Crafts blog and link up your makes at the Customer Gallery.

Do you have or know of any crafty kids? If you do then don't forget to check out the La-La Land Crafts for Kids blog too where there are bi-monthly challenges and a chance to earn 'Marci Money' towards stamps just for participating in the challenge.

See you all later.

Kim

Getting Ready For Spring - Bring It on!

Not long now it will be officially Spring, well a little over a month to go but it is getting closer honest guv! By the time it is Spring I will be wishing for Summer. Got to remember to stay in the moment.

Well I do have a sort of Spring make to show you, it is my card for Creative Expressions using the lovely Eco Green Crafts Garden Chic stamp set

I've used the large Spring stamp with some of the Cosmic Shimmer White embossing powder and coloured with the Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stains. The background is one of my collage backgrounds.

I like the burst of colour on an otherwise quite neutral card and I love the split between the writing and flowers on this lovely stamp from the Eco Green Crafts Garden Chic stamp set. It was one of those makes where I wasn't sure at all what it was going to look like when I finished it just grew organically!


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Well that is me, I shall leave you to your, hopefully, lovely Sunday, but before I go the lovely folks over at Deze  Is Ook Leuk! (This Is Fun!) have been kind enough to link up to my recent Rustiness! 

Thank you Anneke and the Deze Is Ook Leuk gang! But a particularly BIG thank you to my bloggy friend the lovely Janine who put the tutorial forward to be linked - Thank you! So if you do nothing else today you really should check out the links above - you will find some totally gorgeous creativity
going on!


See you all tomorrow in the Blogosphere.
Kim

A Month Of Sunrays With Julie Kirk

So yesterday I waved my sardine tin under your noses (LOL - did you see what I did there?) with the promise to show you the finished project later.

Well the project is now ready for inspection over at Julie Kirk's gorgeous blog Notes On Paper as part of her A Month Of Sunrays.

Here is a sneaky peek to whet your appetite for sardine tin altering! Wow so many of you are sardine-a-phobes! Don't worry once the fish are gone and you have washed the tin there is no smell!

But for the whole project and to see what I did with the wire checkout Julie's blog. 

She has a wonderful blog full of lovely things so you might want to hang out for a bit. There is also some A Month Of Sunrays candy up for grabs and you can join in the A Month Of Sunrays fun on Pinterest too! What a fabulously sunny idea! Thanks Julie for having me along for the ride!

Have a sunny day you all!

What Is On Your Work Desk Wednesday (WOYWW) - Sardine Tin!

YAY! Wednesday is here again! Welcome WOYWW hoppers, nice to see you all!

Ok so I spy on my suprisingly tidy desk...A Sardine Tin, some wire, some Washi tape:

Any regular viewers to my blog will know I'm a bit of a sardine tin altering nerd. This one is going to be for Julie Kirk's A Month Of Sunrays.

Tune in later to see how it turns out.

Meanwhile back to Wednesday - go check out Julia Dunnit for more WOYWW fun!

Sardine you later!

Kim

[EDIT: p.s. I get the Washi Tape from Washi Tapes]

Bring On The Love And Make Your Own Colour Spray Using Kuretake Pens

Are you looking for some love? Well you have found it!

Some inky love with Kuretake for the season of love and for Kuretake's new Challenge, have you had a chance to check the Challenge out yet? There are some amazing prizes!

Materials: ZIG Memory System Calligraphy Antique Burgandy and Rose, ZIG Fabricolor Twin Red, ZIG Opaque Writer Anniversary Ivory, Basically Bare Bare Basics Hearts Set 2, Basically Bare Bare Basics Hearts Set 1 and Basically Bare Bare Basics Buttons. 

I used the ZIG calligraphy and fabric pens to make my own colour Spritz for using with a mask on the large Basically Bare fabric heart, and here is how I did it:

You Will Need:

 ZIG Memory System Calligraphy Antique Burgandy and Rose

ZIG Fabricolor Twin Red

A non-stick sheet (craft sheet, plastic, acetate)

Small empty spray bottle

Pipette/ Eye-dropper

Perfect Pearls or Cosmic Shimmer powder

Water

Mini-scoop or thick tweezers

Step One - Scribble!

Scribble the pens onto the non-stick sheet to build up some colour. I've used all three pens but you can easily mix and match to make your own colours.

Step Two - Just Add Water

Pour a drop of water directly onto the scribble of colour and mix the colour into the water. Try to keep the pool of water in one large drop, don't spread in around the sheet or break it up into smaller droplets.

Step Three - Suck!

Suck the coloured liquid up in the pipette (eye dropper) and put it into one of the empty spritz bottles. You can repeat Steps 1-3 as many times as you like to build up colour and volume. If you want to make the colour more intense use a drop of the coloured water from the spritz bottle on the scribble of ink instead of fresh water in Step 2.

Step four - Bling It Up!

If you want to add a bit of sparkle to your spritz then add a pinch of mica powder such as Perfect Pearls or Cosmic Shimmer to the bottle and mix well. Use your Kuretake colour Spritz as you would any other colour spray for a week then give your bottles a good wash with mild soapy water before making more.

There you have it, your own tailor made sparkly colour spray. I used it here through a mask on the fabric heart and to change the colour of this seam ribbon.

Don't forget to checkout the new Kuretake's new Challenge. 

Enjoy!

Kim

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La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday

Time to get all La-La Land Crafts-y! With Inspiration Monday and this week it's...The Great Outdoors and time to get your hats and coats and go outside, well after checking out all the La-La Land Crafts DTs' makes.

Here is mine for this week and I've used Heart Balloon Marci, the Brick Wall Stamp Set and the cute Tuffy to make my outdoor scene.

I coloured the background with Turquoise and Bright Yellow Green Pan Pastels and then stamped out swirls in Versamark and then brushed over the top with the Pan Pastels.

Don't forget to check out the La-La Land Crafts Blog for more out and about makes and link your makes to the Customer Gallery for a chance to win.

Enjoy your Monday.

Kim

A Bird In The Hand

Hey all, how are you all doing? How is life with you? Got a bit of Bird time today and a little bird tag for my  Creative Expressions DT piece this week. 

The bird and foliage is from the Eco Green Crafts Garden Chic stamp set and I can't resist a bit of heart with my favourite tag shape at the moment.

I've also used a Polka Dots That Special Touch Mask with some Picket Fence Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stain. 

Some canvas paper and old book pages add more texture to the background.

Hope you all have a fabulous Friday and thanks so much for all your lovely well wishes with the articles, you are all so lovely!

Catch you all later.

Kim

Sunny Thursday

Ok, not so Sunny Thursday outside but Sunny in my heart as I have a couple of articles to look out for.

The first one is in Issue 77 of Papercraft Essentials where I've been playing with Acetate:

That's me - left hand side on the cover under 'Acetate Masterclass'.

Next is a chalks effect article from Simply Cards and Papercraft Issue 94 using my Pan Pastels and the yummy Paper Smooches Promenade stamp set from Make The Day Special.

That's me - the park scene at the bottom left hand corner :)

Hope you enjoy them!

Kimx

What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday (WOYWW) - Project Box!

It's Wednesday! It's What's On Your Work desk Wednesday!

This week I have what I call a project box on my desk. I save the 'pizza' boxes that the 12x12s come in and use them to protect and store the projects I'm working on.

Today I'm working on a commission so I can't show you it, in fact if I showed you it I would have to kill you. Erm, ok so it isn't that top secret! LOL!

Appart from the project box, look how tidy my desk is this week! SHOCK! We had a guest over at the weekend so I had packed everything away, but don't worry the mess will resume for your visit next week.

Enjoy your WOYWW hopping and don't forget to start over at Julia's blog Stamping Ground.

Kim

La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday - {Easel Card}

Happy Monday to you guys - it is La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday and this week the inspiration is Easel cards.

I've got a little A6 Easel card for you today and I though it would be fun to use some acetate to make the easel-ly bit!

I've used some of the stamps from the La-La Land Crafts New CHA releases - Marci with Bunny and the brick wall and clouds from the Brick Wall set.

Have a fun Monday and don't forget to pop on by the La-La Land Crafts blog today and on Friday to see the  gorgeous DT Easel cards.

Kim

Creative Expressions Eco Green Crafts

Hey My Fluffy Friday Friends, I've got my  Creative Expressions DT piece for you today and I thought I would get a bit stitchy this week, I do like a bit of stitchery as you know!

So I've made a little altered page mixed media piece with the Eco Green Crafts Garden Chic stamp set. 

All the Creative Expressions Gals are using this stamp set this month and you can go check out all their blogs and their beautiful makes via the Creative Expressions website or by liking the Creative Expressions Facebook page.

Well it is Friday and time for some creative planning for the weekend? You got any plans? Well enjoy yourselves whatever you are up to!

Don't forget to check out Sarah Engels-Greer's lovely blog La-De-Dah. Sarah has my fellow Creative Expressions DT member Tracy Evans and her yummy makes as the My Mojo Monthly interviewee this month, well worth a little peek!

Kimx

Looking For Some Sunshine?

(Ooo get me and my second blog post of the day!)

If you are looking for something to chase away the Winter blues then checkout Julie Kirk's A Month Of Sunrays over on her lovely blog Notes On Paper.

Ooo this is going to be fun, and just what we need - (she says as she sits wrapped in a rug wondering if the feeling is going to come back to her nose and fingers ever again - Brrr!)

So if you are like me and you are needing a bit of warmth you know where to go hang out!

Catch you later.

Well tomorrow actually...

Don't worry no more posts for today :)

Kim

*Cheeky Grin*

*Cheeky Grin*

Look what I won for my Busy Bee Make:

A fab new Blinkie for my blog!

Thank you Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenges :)

*Squeal*

Kimx

What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday (WOYWW) - Notebooks!

If it is Wednesday then it must be What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday (WOYWW)! This week I have some notebooks on my desks to do some smashing and messing, sticking and doodling! 

Gotta love a bit of stationery! You should see Sarah and her 'Smashing' haul - yep we do love a bit of stationery!

I could not resist this fab date stamp and stickers, this one I blame on Lee Jepson leading me astray :)

But what have I got to show for it? Well, a little bit of doodling and a work in process with some photographs I've been playing with.

If you haven't started a gluey/ sticky/ doodly book then you really should add it to your repertoire it is just such good fun!

Well, I'll be off so don't forget to drop by Julia's blog to join the WOYWW fun.

Catch you later!

Kim

La-La Land Crafts CHA Showcase

As some of you might already know there is a HUGE trade craft show going on in America - the CHA and you will have seen some of the sneaky peeks of the new products being released at the show. 

Well today is the day to see the new La-La Land Crafts release! YAY! 

If you are visiting the CHA then go say hello to Irina and the folks at the La-La Land Crafts booth 1780. If you aren't at the show (like me *sad face*) then catch up with all the goings on on the La-La Land Crafts Facebook page.

So let me show you one of the new stamps and this one is the Stump Set and I've used it with Mod Marci.

Isn't it cute? Perfect accessory for loads of stamps, it is great having some background stamps in your collection, very useful!

I know you want to see more so visit the  La-La Land Crafts blog, there are some totally fabulous new stamps and the DT have done an amazing job at showcasing the new them.

Have a fabulous Sunday - where ever you are!

Kimx

Busy Bee Friday

I'm the cat that got the cream today, it is a gloriously sunny day here, bit cold but still lovely. I spent the morning out and about taking photos for a commission which was great fun but not only that I managed to finish my DT make for Creative Expressions.

I was having difficulty finishing this piece, I got 90% finished then just got stuck, you ever had that? I tried several different things but none of them felt right. But with a little inspiration from some challenges and my Muse (the ever patient David) and here you have it:

This month the Creative Expression's DT have the Eco Green Crafts Garden Chic to play with and very lovely it is too! 

Did you know that these stamps are made from recycled rubber? How cool is that? You know how I love recycling things!

The button is one of the recycled plastic buttons I've been rusting and I gave you a little peek into my rusty habit on Wednesday. 

I've used one of the That Special Touch masks - Flourish Mask to add some texture.

Right so the challenges that inspired this make are my lovely friends over at Gingersnap Creations with their Glorious Green Color Challenge this month. I also thought I would enter into this week's Simon Says Show and Tell challenge where a lot of my bloggy friends inspire us with their amazing DT makes. Their Challenge is 'Song Title' and I was going with 'Greensleeves' but that just wasn't working but then my muse suggested 'Busy Bee' by Arthur Askey and it all just came together!

Tee Hee!

Have a Busy Bee Friday!

Kim