Yay! I've been published in Craft Stamper ~ September 2016!!!

Yay! the September issue of Craft Stamper magazine is in the shops Friday (5th August) I was going to post this earlier but I've been busy house hunting this weekend it's very time consuming.

Now, I am over the moon delighted to have my work amongst the amazing designers in this month's Craft Stamper. Thanks Trish

I supplied my Portrait media blanks for the 3D challenge this month with five other designers working alongside me. They produced the most amazing pieces of  dimensional art, Thank you Chris, Delphine, Katy, Jenny and Sarah. WOW each are so beautifully different from each other very inspiring. It just makes me want to play even more...

I can only show you a few sneak peeks but the full feature starts from pg 34.

I am working on some new designs but until they're perfectly ready here's the range so far... 

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AND

I have a giveaway in the magazine too, each of the substrates kits and face stamp used in the feature is offered to a lucky reader.

How exciting!

Enjoy a wonderfully creative week!

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #39 ~ Anything Goes

Good Morning...

Here's my latest project for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

It's an anything goes as I'm just so super busy... 

and I've whipped up the quickest card using the latest release

I painted a little background with some acrylic

All the images are trimmed with a little border and added to the front with dimensional adhesive.

the sentiment is stamped directly onto some glitter washi, yum.

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Thanks so much for stopping by,

Enjoy a wonderfully creative weekend!

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #38 ~ Anything Goes

Good Morning...

Here's my latest project for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

I really haven't done many atc's in fact I think these are the first that I've ever actually swapped with another person... I know

This is using my mixed media templates and profile face stamp, I loved the background and felt it was a shame to cover up... so just painted her face.

Although I did paint the hair here, and you can hardly see the background but you know its there...

These are the four that I swapped, I used a sentiment stamped on tissue and trimmed to fit on four cards to make them a set... and the butterfly stamp set with gold on vellum for added interest, 

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Thanks so much for stopping by,

Enjoy a wonderfully creative weekend!

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #37 ~ Art Doll

Good Morning...

Here's my latest project for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

I wanted to try my face stamps on fabric and what better way than an adorable Alice doll?

I used a calico (cotton) fabric for the base of my doll, I've used the same inks I usually do, Memento luxe and versafine, they seem to be water tight when dry so I'm a happy bunny. I've used a little copic marker and posca pen to add those extra details.

her hair I'm not overly happy with it certainly does need some work, I think I need to spend some time experimenting a little more. It's funny but my Alice is still the brunette from the 70s lol.

I have given her stripey legs, instead of the extra work of trying to make long socks and her adorable shoes are simply painted with some black acrylic paint.

Now what Alice would be complete without a little friend? hahaha

So I was on the lookout for a flamingo statue, taxidermy thing for my darling sis and came across this Flamingo sewing pattern and decided it would be so much better than anything shop bought...

How Cute?

I found some pink silk velvet, the yummiest fabric ever, it feels divine and I like the difference it makes.

It's quite tall, taller than Alice in fact, but they seem pretty happy...

So, there she is, I will work on the doll pattern if anyone is interested?

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Enjoy a wonderfully creative weekend!

HuGs Kim x

Mixed Media Card Art Published in Craft Stamper Magazine!!!

While I have a moment, I just wanted to mention that Paperbabe stamps are in August's issue of Craft Stamper magazine, which came out in the shops Friday 1st July, Yay, Thank you Trish.

I'm amongst some amazing designers in this lovely issue.

This month is a special Card Making issue! Showing you how to translate all those mixed media techniques to cards, so every feature in this issue has at least one card example for you to see!

My feature was the Card Art starting from pg 60. 

I have a step by step tutorial showing how I colour hair using copics, I created a few mixed media cards, I use coloured pencils for the faces and copics for their hair and as this little card wasn't in the issue I can share it in blog land...

The face is using the lovely female face stamps and my mixed media templates for the Girl and her hair.

And I am loving my butterfly set, I think they just add that bit little extra, I did consider stamping them as part of the image but realised that colouring around something so small would be a tad trickier, how easy to simply trim them.

copies of the magazine are available here:

Craft Stamper Magazine Shop

Digital copies are also available here:

Craft Stamper: Digital Issues

AND

I have a giveaway in the magazine too, all the Paperbabe Stamps products used in the feature is offered to a lucky reader.

How exciting!

Thank you so much for stopping by, we will have a new challenge on Friday so hope you pop by then and enjoy a wonderfully creative day!

HuGs Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #36 ~ Picture Inspiration

Just stopping by quickly to show you my latest project for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

My post is picture heavy, I am still enjoying the last few days of my Open Studios event, the rain has NOT helped and I've had a lot fewer visitors than I had hoped.

So, I thought I would try copics and coloured pencils onto my substrate but I made the fatal mistake of painting the mdf in a base colour first... this did not work it didn't take the copics well, and I ended up wiping it all off with rubbing alcohol urgh. 

Then I went to my trusty coloured pencils, some of it was going alright until I needed to layer more colour, this made the underneath pencil rub off urgh, I really struggled with this one, I nearly threw her to the side to start again on a new piece. But I persevered I think it just took me much longer to finish then usual.

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day!

BiG HuGs

Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #35 ~ Anything Goes

Just stopping by quickly to show you my latest project for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

I had fun creating a bright summery mixed media piece on a canvas board, still a tricky  surface for me, the texture is challenging.

I love how the black hair really changes the usual look of the bunches. 

The heart eyes are adorable from the female face stamp set.

I'm just getting the finishing touches ready for my my Open Studios event starting tomorrow eek I am both nervous and excited.

You are all welcome to visit me and see my artwork, I hope you can come along!!!

I know I'm super busy but I'm actually ahead with the new release for a change, it's something a little different, so see you next Monday for sneak peeks.

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day!

BiG HuGs

Kim x