A card and MY NEWS... (a long post)

OK third post in one day (((shock))) so please scroll down for my dt cards for BG and CCSR. I failed to mention just how behind I have got this week there's so many birthdays this time of year, this card I was meant to post on Thursday, I did in fact make it last Sunday... I know a week later I hope I'm just in time to post it for the two challenges... yes I've used the fab sketch from CPS and Jo picked my favourite colours on the Colour create blog...

My brief was for a male card that's retro and not too much on it but with the name and age (?) so here's the result... I have die cut the dog tag from yummy grunge board and passed it through a sizzix embossing folder. I love the effect, I have simply blended over with some distress inks. The name and age have been die cut raised on foam and the top letters I have gone over with a little glossy accents. Click images to enlarge.

Materials:
Paper: WRMK - Nonsense Pad Of Papers & Embellishments, grunge board, DCWV - textured,
Ink: distress inks,
Die's: Sizzix - Dog Tags, alphabet - graffiti, corner punch,
Other: Sizzix - embossing folder, Glossy accents, grommet, Big Bite, glue dots, 3Dimensional foam,

So on to my news.... I think I should have done another post for this but will add more info tomorrow... Some of you may know that I have designed some stamp images for Amy of Pink Papery Studios

So when I tried my link from my blog the other day what did I find... They're all GONE she has just erased me from the site, she has also deleted the Pink Papery studio group in the craft planet forum. I have a trusting, gentle nature and feel really heart broken and very used... I wouldn't mind if she could not commit to making the stamps but I have had NO communications from her in fact so so many emails I have sent have never been replied to and quite a lot have been returned because yes she changed her email address with out telling me took me ages to sift through different sites and find a contact. So what did I get for all the hours it took me to create images on her terms, sometimes drawing through the night to stop only to feed Maoleidigh? Nothing!!! not a penny or even an email to mention she is not selling stamps anymore.

Don't worry it hasn't deterred me... I intend to start out on my own and follow suit where many have created digital stamps and then all I will need is to find a stamp manufacturer of my own!!! So seeing as the artist has the right to the images this one is for all of you, on me... enjoy, save it and print it out as much as you like but please don't pass it off as you own and If you do use it I would love to see what you have created.

This one is called a night in, Click on the image to download, the watermarking won't be on yours. Wow if you've read this far thank you so much, and hope you have a wonderful May weekend, thank you for all your birthday wishes, I've had a blast this week we went to see this band Slainte last night (fantastic) and the most beautiful cards coming through my letter box brought a tear to my eye, thank you girls!!! HuGs Kim x