Dream in a Field of Sunflowers

Thanks for visiting...

I've been busy in my craft area for the new anything goes challenge on the blog today...

I created an easel card because I really wanted my girl to look like she was standing in a field of sunflowers.

I've used the dies and stamps from Jpad portrait Head along with the wonderful jpad hands and the torso. Dressed in a patterned t-shirt using this template and this hair, I stamped the sentiment from the Flourish and Grow set.

So, when I saw the spellbinders mini blooms and sprigs, I just had to have them I have thousands of ideas and then it occurred to me they could look like sunflowers if used with the centres from be bold blooms set. I created a hinge with acetate, hoping it wouldn't distract from the flowers stalks too much.

Here's the copics colours I used as I forgot to photograph them:

Skin; R000, 00, 02, YR000, RV91, BV20, 25, B60, E04, 70, V12

Hair; RV04, 09, 14, 19, 69, R35

Background Distress inks; salty ocean, blueprint sketch

and I would love to enter my project to these wonderful challenges too...

Simon says stamp ~ Layer it up

A Perfect Time to Craft ~ Anything Goes

Polkadoodles 20 ~ Anything Goes

Incy Wincy ~ Die-cut or Punch

Creative fingers ~ Anything Goes

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Thank you so much for stopping by,

Enjoy a wonderfully creative

weekend ♥ HuGs Kim x

Card for a child

A Spoon full of Sugar's - Challenge 25 ~ A child's card

I wanted to try one of these shadow box cards. They're lovely to make and can be flattened for the envelope.

This is for a seven year old girl, but she's not girly girl, so I went for soft colours and not pinks! She happened to get a new kitten for her birthday so what better image! Here's a detail of my dimensional paper piecing, just can't get enough of that!

Materials:

Paper: Cosmo Cricket QVC TSV

Die's: Nestabilities - Circles. Sizzix - Trixie girl alphabet. Butterfly punch

Stamps: Sugar Nellie - Sweet Ebony, Kitty. PTI - sentiment

Ink: Versafine - Black, Copic sketch markers.

Other: Sakura gel pens, Scrapbook Adhesives Mounting Squares, Glossy accents, Adhesive gems.

This is just a little tutorial...

1. Cut 2 patterned papers 14.5 x 14.5 cm and score at 1cm and 2cm on each edge. On front die cut circle and (you could die cut smaller circle from separate piece to create a frame).

2. Stamp Image on to white card and using copic markers colour the head, hands and feet. Then using the black ink, stamp different parts of the image on scraps of patterned paper

3. Next cut out each stamped section, then layer image using 3d foam and glue to create Dimensional paper piecing. Highlight with pens and glitter to finish.

4. Die cut sentiment, edge with glitter pen add a few flowers from kit. Attach to back of card with 3d foam, decorate with gems.

5. Punch butterflies and decorate, Stamp sentiment and add pretty gems. Then adhere front and back panel together with double sided tape on to edges! 3D box card can be flattened for posting!

Thanks for stopping by and for all your congrats, I'm still over the moon! HuGs Kim x

Soooo Loooonng

Well I haven't posted a creation in some time, it's not that I haven't been creating just the opposite. There are a few competitions that are running at the moment! (I've entered six for one magazine and I'm not sure what the policy is of showing before the final!) Anyway we should find out by November and I can show you all then!(hopefully as the winners!) Fingers and toes crossed! also it's been busy couple weeks with my son starting school which means taking him too and from took a couple of hours in my day and then he got a little sick so had a few days off, bit of a roller coaster really. So here's one for the PTW challenge....

This weeks challenge is another of Katharina's sketches!

Love this 3d illustration kit they are the cutest Toread images! I used this weeks sketch with the circle acting like a cave! I also folded some money on the inside into an origami shirt, the little boy loved it!

click images to get close up!

Materials:

Paper: Dovecraft fantasy, DCWV textured stack,

Kit: 3D Toread special 20,

Die's: Sizzix branch strip, alpha strip, Nestabilities - circles,

Stamps: Dragon stamp on the inside, not photographed

Ink: Colourbox - green,
Other: Glue pen, 3D foam 1mm & tape, thread from stash, eyelets and crop-a-dile,

Thanks for stopping by I do have another post to upload!

3d Piecing and a TOOT TOOT!

About time I did a new post and I have quite a bit to post about! I have been crafting every day lately, in fact there are at least three to four cards that I've sealed and sent in the mail before I had the chance to photograph them! (shock!) But I've taken photos of a few that I will have to upload when I can!

Firstly this card...

I used the Saturday sketch over on Lauren's blog for the base and was trying to go for vintage colours, slightly shabby chic! wanted to use it for the arty girls challenge this weeks it's

'Vintage'..... so you could use a vintage photograph on your creation, give your creation an aged effect, or go shabby chic use old ribbon or lace etc. As always you choose the format for your creation. (not sure it follows the format!).....

Had a little fun with this image and paper pieced different areas that I then raised on foam and embellished with gell pen and touch of glitter! Very pleased with how it turned out! She's such a cutie to work with! I also made the badge with safe back for fastening!

click on images for a close look!

Materials:

Paper: Daisy Bucket-Magical Moments, white & brown card,

Die's: Cut'bg tag, Sizzix number,frames circles,

Stamps: Mixed Messages - birthday wishes, Sweet Ebony - post box, BG - swirls,

Ink: Staz On Black, Copic markers, stardust pen, colourbox creamy brown,

Other: Stitch ribbon, funky foam, adhesive gems, badge back, glossy accents, 3d foam,(1mm,2mm)

TOOT TOOT

Woo Ho a little toot toot from me, I've been featured on the very talented Katharina's blog- I nearly fell off the chair when I got the email from her! I was thrilled and incredibly honoured that Katharina picked my card as her YAOB this week. You're a real inspiration to us! and your kind acknowledgement means so much, I'm still smiling... lol!!!

Thanks for stopping by, sorry there's not enough time to blog when the crafting is in full flow, will upload more soon! HuGs Kim x

3D Butterfly Birthday

This week the challenge on Arty Girlz challenge #33 is '3D' ~ Thank you to Jane who suggested that great theme. Keep the suggestions coming in everyone as Arty Girlz intends to be around for a long time ;)

I needed a birthday card that had either green or pink on. Spoilt myself to some Laura Ashley goodies and find both colours. The Butterfly has been stamped three times and hand cut to layer and make 3d, I used thinner foam pads which is just as effective! I went over the finished butterfly with glitter pen. I put a little bit of flock on the leaves but it doesn't show up very well (they feel nice though)

I created the scallop card with my nestabilities large square, and made another felt corner, it comes out so pretty. Sorry pictures aren't very good!

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Materials:
Paper: Laura Ashley contemporary, black & white card stock
Die's: Cuttlebug corner, nestabilities Ovals, squares
Stamps: PTI Butterfly Kisses, Laura Ashley clear stamp.
Ink: Colourbox fluid chalk ink pink pastel & olive pastel, versafine onyx black
Other: Pink felt & stitched ribbon from stash, double sided adhesive sheet, glue pen, foam pads.

Thanks for stopping by, I will hopefully have more to upload soon! HuGs Kim x

Papertake, Happy Rain!

Happy Easter, I hope you've had a wonderful weekend!

A bit of a catch up time as always....

Papertake challenge:

After last weeks appalling weather here in the UK, we've decided to use this theme for this weeks challenge! So anything associated with the weather - whatever your interpretation! Under the weather, fun in the sun? Wind? Rain?

I went for rain, I don't mind rain and this cute little Toread Comge looks quite happy in it. I enjoy a little 3d cutting it's very effective when finished. I placed her on acetate window I cut from nestability die and I added dimensional rain drops you might be able to see in one of the close ups.

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Thanks for stopping by! Baby due in less than a week now, yippee! HuGs x