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Monday, January 3

Simon Says Stamp and Show Your...

Oooh it's the first Monday of 2011... 
so I'm bringing you right onto this week's theme at Simon Says Stamp and Show which is....

Your Newest Stamp!!!


My newest stamp is a couple of crafty secrets sets, although they're an older set I have only had them a few days... so set to work and decided to make a vintage hanging using sweet stuff. I started with some of Wendy's magnificent art parts, covered them with some gorgeous cosmo cricket's circa 1934 patterned papers and inked all the edges with distress inks, I've used a cotton bud to ink the holes.


The background was created by stamping directly onto sticky back canvas and I then heat embossed to give a red work effect. I have used distress inks to add colour to the background by masking the images.


The adorable birds are paper pieced and raised on adhesive foam. I've then added a few flower's created using Tattered florals die with pearl centre's. Finished off with a bow of seam binding and a little vintage lace sprayed with sand glimmer mist.


Hope it inspires and why not pop round the rest of the team to see their newest stamp!!!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne 
Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin 

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative New Years week!
BiG HuGs Kim :)
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10 comments:

  1. Kort og Søm3 January 2011 at 09:59

    Oh..this is gorgeous!
    Fredrikke :O)

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  2. XxJULESxX3 January 2011 at 10:00

    wow Kim this is so darn gorgeous!!!!

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  3. Julie3 January 2011 at 22:07

    Oh Wow kim what an awesome creation!! Love the stamp and your frame is divine!! Creative wonderfulness!! Juliexx

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  4. Linda Coughlin, the funkie junkie3 January 2011 at 23:21

    Oh my, Kim, how fabulous is this - totally sweet while retaining that retro Cosmo Cricket/Crafty Secrets look. I totally love how the image came out that was stamped on canvas. What kind of ink did you stamp with? The image came out great. Love that circa 1934 paper and the way you paper pieced the birdies too!

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  5. Kim Costello4 January 2011 at 00:33

    Thanks sweet Linda, I used fired brick distress ink and red embossing powder, although the powder lost it's shine it came out much better then I had anticipated!!!
    HuGs Kim :)

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  6. Macpurp4 January 2011 at 18:15

    this is stunning!
    love teen x

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  7. email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com7 January 2011 at 02:05

    Hi Kim,

    This is a super sweet wall hanging...I'm really loving all the patterns, it adds so much texture and just the right embellishments!

    Happy New Year!
    *mwah*
    Steph
    Simon Says Stamp

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  8. Juls10 January 2011 at 11:49

    wow this is gorgeous!!! Loving the colours you have put together!! and the gorgeous dimension with the butterfly and the flower! amazing make!!! Hugs Juls

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  9. Mary J11 January 2011 at 20:00

    Wow Kim, this is so lovely! Shabby chic is obviously your natural style!

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  10. Lynne Forsythe14 January 2011 at 01:35

    Kim....love the colors, butterfly...heck the whole dang thing!!!

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HuGs Kim x