Farm Fresh Friday Sketch 6 and a sketch LOL!

WOW! Thank you to everyone and your wonderful comments, I feel very loved :)

SO, I made this card earlier in the week and put it in my Greeting Farm Gallery, but thought I would share the details here...

I decided the sketch would lend itself very well as a gate fold card and used this adorable snuggle stamp, as the central image. I have coloured her with my copics, I had intended to decorate her little dress further but of course I still can... I created a frame with my nesties and sanded the card slightly. I've also used one of my little handmade flower embellishments.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Stamps: TGF: HG - Snuggle; AC: sentiment; Ink: Memento: Black; markers: copics; Tim's Holtz: distress inks; Dies: Nestabilities: circles; Other: decorative push mold; White Air dry clay; Lace; 3D foam;


Ok so here's a sketch but the other kind, LOL an artist sketch...

I had made this anniversary card for my OH parents and he decided he would like a drawing too. The original image is from their beautiful wedding album this was a shot from their car. I added a bit of artist license and lightened the shadows and created very soft edges around them. The hardest part would have to be their glasses but I didn't give myself long enough to finish the drawing before I could take this very quick picture and have it framed to hand over to them.

They are very happy with it and have it on their wall already, bless them, well I hope you like, I've done quite a few drawings this year and really should have them on my other blog but it's not quite ready yet! soon :)

So Dillon had a wonderful day back at school and think his teacher liked her gift, she put the card up on the notice board. I had slight trouble with his uniform not arriving but he wore his old set today the didn't flap around his ankles too much LOL! Thank you so much for stopping by I will be showing my Stampin Chic card tomorrow, Happy HuGs Kim :)

HAVE YOU HEARD?...

A new dream came true this week, and it's true as one door closes another opens...

I, little me has the honour and great pleasure of announcing I will be on THE wonderful, fantabulous, amazing...

TEAM ANYA 02

Woohoo!!!! Can you believe it? I am SO excited to share this with all of you. Words cannot even tell you how AWESOME this is!!! You know how I LOVE The Greeting Farm images well this for me is the ultimate....

There are so, SO many talented ladies who went for TEAM ANYA and I feel SO honoured to be chosen as one of their DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS!!!!

Here's Jessica's announcement Thank you :) and here are the other three amazing ladies on the Design team with me. Congratulations to my fellow team mates!!! Please go check out their wonderful blogs...

Amy Young
Kelly Booth

Pam Varnell

and we will begin our Club Anya journey as of October 1, 2009!

In addition, please help me welcome our two distinguished Guest Designers...

Suzi McKenzie (October, Nov, Dec) and
Lysa Rohrer (Jan, Feb, March)

In honour of my new position in the wonderful Club Anya design team, here are the cards I entered for the design team call...

Thank you for stopping by and I am so looking forward to my new role.... Tee Hee it's very exciting, believe my cheeks are killing me with this ear to ear grin LOL! HuGs Kim :)

ICSketches #32 ~ Cuteasaurus

Morning a lovely Tuesday and I'm very busy gathering the last few items of school uniform, here's my design team card for Inspirational Card Sketches...

Well, Dawn has designed a fantastic sketch as always! Please go and have a look at the other design teams fantastic makes too.

I created this one very quickly (for me) the sketch was a breeze to follow. Of course I had to use more of this fabulous new Cosmo cricket papers, mmm. I have been trying to tidy up my craft stash and finding some older stash that's been very neglected like this super Kim Hughes stamp set!!! Love it!

This cuteasaurus dino I have stamped on one of the patterned papers and coloured with my copics. I have stamped the sentiment directly onto the natural ribbon and applied double sided tape before trimming. I used my nesties to cut the felt matt and simply placed the image on top. The buttons I have added a little thread and adhered with glue dots, the card I have finished off with more natural thread tied at the front. Click images for close look.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket: boyfriend; Stamps: CHF - Kim Hughes - little guy (boy); Ink: Momento: black; markers: copic; Die's: Nestabilities: Squares; Other: grey felt; BG: buttons; natural ribbon & thread; glue dots; 3D foam;

Now onto some other news....

It is my last month as Design Team member at ICSketches, I've enjoyed it so much and will miss it greatly, so it seems they are in search of new members to join their fabulous team...

ICSketches Sept '09 DT Call... They are looking for 3 Designers for ICS! This call is for all walks of card makers. It will run from now until Sept 18th. Click link to get the deets and good luck!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I'm hoping to get a chance to do some blurfing later, Big HuGs and sorry for my lack of commenting, Kim :)

From the Desk of Teach, Cuttlebug Challenge #46 using Card Patterns Sketch.

I have been trying to put this post on for the past two days, how does that happen? So, Dillon will be starting back at school on Thursday and thought I would go ahead and make something for his teacher's desk which follows the Cuttlebug challenge be inspired #46 very nicely, also I bought a couple of Lauren Meaders timeless templates and fully utilised them for this project...

I altered the from the desk of template slightly to accommodate larger A6 cards but went a slightly different route... The back section houses a note card holder the all boxed up template, also altered slightly to fit snugly into the back section. More details lower down this post.

Don't you just ADORE this new line of scrumptious papers from the fabulous Cosmo Cricket? Well I very quickly got my grubby hands on some 6x6 mini pads and set to work cutting into them as soon as they arrived. I then went ahead and covered this desk box in some of the fabulous patterns, the Kraft goes so well. I have coloured the flower and leaves with my copics inspired from the papers and aged ever so slightly with some of Tim's distress inks. The 'Teach' title I have die cut and coloured with distress inks too, they came out so well.

And what desk set wouldn't be complete without wooden ruler and pencils and some little biscuit snack munchies, housed in this adorable satchel bag...

So, I won this X large die when I won a sizzix comp and this was the perfect time to give it some use, I have embellished it with buckles and some ribbon, using some fab Cosmo Cricket papers from a while back.

This is the notecard holder using the all boxed up template, it houses eight handmade note cards and coordinating envelopes. The front clasp is secured using a magnetic snap, fabulous item! I've tried to replicate an old book with worn stitching, mmm with more great paper?

As the title mentions I very loosely used the Cards pattern Sketch #29 but I didn't get it published on my blog quick enough still a lovely sketch... half are hello and the rest say thanks. You know... those little notes home!

Well I think my list of supplies might be as long as the post itself LOL!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket: large selection new and old; PTI: Kraft; Stamps: PTI: Friends 'til the end; CHF - Kim Hughes -'Scripty words'; Bold Curls; Lined paper background; Ink: Momento: black; colourbox; Pallette: white; markers: copic; Tim's Distress inks; Die's: Nestabilities: label1; Circles; Sizzix: Alphabet; XL: Horizontal note; envelope; bag, favor; leaves and branches; buckle; Hearts & paisley; corner rounder; Cutb'g: embossing folder; Fiskars: apron lace; Other: grey board; Big Bite and eyelets; adhesive pearls & stones; natural thread; staples; 3D foam;

Phew, are you still here? there's some exciting news on the horizon so watch this space... Also pop back tomorrow for my ICSketches card... Thanks for stopping by and apologies if I've missed deets that you would like to know more of... just yell! HuGs Kim :)

2Sketches4You ~ Happy Anniversary

This is a very quick post to show a card I made today using Laura's sketch this week over at 2Sketches4You. Also Wishing Laura a very special birthday too, hope you have a wonderful time.

Love these papers and just went with the flow, love the fabulous sketch and found I actually made this in about half an hour (quick for me) although the little embellishments I made yesterday from makin's clay (They have to dry overnight).

Supplies: Patterned Paper: K&Co; kraft; Stamps: PTI: Damask designs; Ink: Memento: Black; Tim's Holtz: distress inks and EP; Dies: Nestabilities: circles; Other: Black acrylic paint; gold wax; decorative push mold; Hero Arts: Flowers; White Air dry clay; Adhesive gems; Lace; 3D foam;

Thanks for stopping by HuGs Kim :)

Anyone for Anya?, CPS130, Roses on Paper, Copics Colour Challenge,

Do you think I could fit anymore challenges on this one card hey?

I couldn't pass up the chance to participate in the new challenge blog Anyone for Anya? so.. I coloured the beautiful Anya in with my copics following the Copic colour challenge, then was inspired to use the wonderful sketch over at Card Positioning Systems and the challenge over at Roses on Paper challenge blog asks you to use a punch on a sketch. Phew!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: K&Co; Stamps: TGF: Miss Anya Dressy; PTI: Everyday Button Bits Ink: Memento: Black; copic markers; colourbox; Die's: Nestabilities: squares; Other: decorative border punch; BG: buttons; Adhesive gem; Lace; 3D foam;

Thanks for stopping by I'm hoping to work on my DT application for Greeting farm's Club Anya, wish me luck, HuGs Kim :)

PTI ~ Clean and Simple Challenge #12

Morning, I have wanted to have a go at a challenge over at the fabulous A passion for Papertrey for some time and managed this quick card the other day...

Challenge 12 - Clean and Simple this week we're going back to basics with a Clean and Simple (CAS) theme!

Well for me this is pretty clean and simple and it is just about one layer too. I really love the idea of these Everyday Button Bits and how fun and versatile they are. Loving this urban prairie papers still and I have coordinated the buttons and simply adhered them with sticky dots.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: BG: Urban prairie; PTI: Bitty squares; kraft; Stamps: PTI: Everyday Button Bits Ink: Archival: black; colourbox; Die's: Cutb'g: butterfly; Fiskars: apron lace; corner punch; Other: BG: Buttons; AC: ribbon; 3D foam;

Thanks for stopping by and thank you for your wonderful comments... Big Happy HuGs and enjoy your day, Kim :)