Stampin' Chic Technique Challenge #1 - Paper Piecing!

Happy Wednesday everyone and here is what I have done for this weeks Technique challenge... which as you may be aware by now is Paper Piecing... Each day a different DT member has shown their gorgeous card on here and on their blog, and today it's my turn!

I couldn't leave it at one card Nooo,

I started creating this one... the base I've inked edges and stamped the flower border from the doodle stamps at the top! The frill is paper pieced by applying the border from PM sweet nothings stamps like a wave on the acrylic block and then stamping on two different patterned papers so that I could cut the wave out of the top layer without trying my hardest to get the wave in the exact shape as the frill! (KWIM?)

With this same set I have stamped lots of the different flowers on pieces of patterned paper and hand cut each. I have embellished each flower layer with a button and some natural thread. The butterfly has been paper pieced and raised on 3d foam and finished off, of course, using Clare's gorgeous sentiment stamps!

Seeing as I had a few stamped flowers left I went for this make too... a few extra flowers and the idea of sentiment stems just jumped at me with the fabby CCSR sentiment stamp set, how cool quite a long message too! They have been embellished with some pretty gem brads.

Now you may think I have a special stamp on this card.... the butterfly trail is in fact the central design from the large paisley shape which (shakily) I cut from the middle so now I have a paisley frame and the pretty floral pattern, don't worry they still stamp together as well! The butterfly again paper pieced, the frill again paper pieced.

Materials:

Paper: Papermania - Nostaglia warm, Papermania - Natural Earth,

Stamps: CCSR - Doodles, CCSR - Sentiments, Papermania - sweet nothings

Ink: Vivid - black, Colourbox Qs,

Other: 3D foam, PM brads, buttons, natural thread,

Paper piecing is such good fun and you can get great results, so if you would like to enter this challenge, just add yourself to the Mister Linky at the bottom of this post and you can also post a comment.

Looking forward to your creations ♥ HuGs Kim ♥

Inspirational Card Sketch #7

It's only Tuesday seems such a long week already, do you ever feel that? LOL and time for Inspirational Card Sketches it's now our sixth week so head over for sketch challenge #7!

This is a Fabby sketch by the wonderful Dawn, and it was great working with the layout I just went a little o.t.t LOL! These K&Co papers I have been eyeing up and treated myself to some!

Now the chandelier image has so much going on with it, first I stamped in black on the yellow side of the paper. Then I used distress embossing ink straight on top and distress embossing powder on that. I followed the instructions with heat tool and rubbing etc... I needed some sparkle so added a few gems to the bottom layer of crystals and the centre chain I used larger adhesives gems. I then went over the individual chains and links with my glitter glue. I really sparkles IRL!!! I cut with nestabilities and inked the edges while the die was still in place.

The base paper I have edged with a little acrylic paint. The next shape I have aged with distressed edges and some inking. I die cut the gorgeous glitter paper. The cluster of flowers I had in my stash from a kit I think they may be Prima and added stunning Prima gems to the centres of two and made my own for the third! Click Images to get a close look!

Materials:

Paper: K&Co - Cut N paste, Core'dinations - Balck Magic, glitter paper,

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo - Chandeliers, Anna Griffin - sentiment,

Die's: Sizzix - decorative accent, Nestabilities squares,

Ink: Versafine - black, Distress - embossing pad, distress inks,

Other: Distress EP - worn lipstick, 3D foam, Prima - say it in crystals, adhesive bling, PM brad, stickles glitter glue.

Hope you will join in this week and make a card using the wonderful sketch. Remember you can turn, flip or do anything you like with the sketch. And it's even easier to show us your wonderful creations using Mr. Linky!!! Thanks for stopping by and am really looking forward to your creations!

Happy HuGs Kim x

BasicGrey challenge #25 - Sketch

Good Morning!!! another Saturday and its time for the weekly challenge over at BasicGrey and this time we would like to see your take on Martine's fabulous sketch...
You can re size and even flip the sketch but please make sure that the original sketch can be recognized easily in your creations, feel free to also add any other embellishments etc to your creations and of course not forgetting to use at least one item from BasicGrey...

Managed to ink up one of my recent stamp purchases from the WoJ spring collection, so so pretty and perfect for the spring summery colours of these urban prairie papers, yum. I have coloured this cutie using my copics.

A few special details I want to point out are the cute stamped bugs which I have cut and made dimensional. The Corners were metal brads which I have coloured with my acrylic dabbers, so cool how it's completely changed the colour, they're not very smooth but like the result!

I have also coloured the paper lace with my black ink pad to co-ordinate! Click Images to enlarge...

Materials:

Paper: BG - urban prairie, white card,

Stamps: WoJ - Kneeling willow, Basic grey - Bug/B2 Bitsy,

Die's: Nestabilities recatngles, squares, circles.

Ink: Memento - black, copics, colourbox Q's, acrylic dabber,

Other: Big Bite, grommets, corner brads, 3D foam, adhesive paper lace.

Thank you for your wonderful comments they mean so much and when I get the time I will be round to you all! BiG HuGs and enjoy your Saturday, Kim x

Copics - Colour challenge Sketch

Well I thought I would actually put my card up that I've created for the Copics colour challenge. This week they have a sketch to follow....

It's the paper's fault for being so floral that I went to town!!! Don't you just adore this glitter paper had to use it, the flower I have die cut and scrunched and inked and sanded just to look shabby(as you do!) I've used a little creative license on the sketch there's a square with the sentiment, the large flower and the small flower with swirls!

So onto the important part... the copics are the colour medium for the gorjuss girl. I've taken the colours that I think co-ordinate with the pp, and my favourite bit HAS to be the sparkle from the heart bling... just couldn't help myself and the colourless blender did such a fantastic job! There's a picture with the markers I have used, in order from the bottom layer up, skin, then hair & boots, dress, socks and envelope.

click on the images for a close up!

Materials:

Paper: BG - Blush, white card, glitter paper,

Stamps: Suagr Nellie - Gorjuss Girls, CHF - Kim Hughes -'Scripty words'

Die's: Sizzix - flower layers, Nestabilities squares, Quickutz - flourish, Cutb'g - Butterfly,

Ink: Memento - black, copics sketch, colourbox,

Other: PM - gem brads, BG - sanding tools, 3Dimensional foam, adhesive pearls and heart bling,

Thanks for stopping by and keep your eye on the Stampin Chic blog for the sketch and colour winners and a new challenge! Hope you come along, Happy HuGs Kim :D

Colour Create Blue and Brown

Thought I would have a go at the wonderful Colour Create challenge blog, this weeks yummy colours are Blue and Brown!

Well... this gorgeous paper was the starting point for my blue and brown combo! And when these stunning greeting farm stamps dropped to my door step and I just had to ink and colour! I have inked the edge of the sentiment with a little distress inks just to tone in.

The rose on her hat is paper pieced and embellished with a little glitter as are her pearls around her neck which I have raised with glossy accents! So I have a bit of lace with the border punch and a few pearls with the necklace! (well nearly... LOL!)

Click Images for close look!

Materials:
Paper: Daisy D's - the autumn collection, white cardstock, shimmer texture card,
Stamps: TGF - Pretty Hat, WoJ - Sentiment
Die's: Nestabilities - ovals, Sizzix - Alphabet, Lace border Punch,
Ink: Mimento - Black, Copic Markers, Sakura - stardust, Distress inks,
Other: American crafts - ribbon, glossy accents, 3D foam,

Thanks for stopping by, HuGs Kim X

Inspirational Card Sketch #6

It's Tuesday and time for Inspirational Card Sketches it's now our fifth week and so time for sketch challenge #6!

This is a great sketch by the fabby Dawn, and liked working with the simple layout. These Urban prairie papers I have been eyeing up for an age and I actually managed to get myself some! Wow they're even more scrummy in real life, talk about spring on paper!

Then I just had to use one of my Gorjuss girls and she definitely needed a yellow summer dress to sit in those delish papers! I've coloured her with my copic markers and cut her out to perch on the black shape which reminds me of a chalk board (for some reason!) So thought I would put the sentiment on using Adirondack light but it didn't show up as much as I would like then went over the word with my sakura pastel pen! Also used a pastel pen for the faux stitching!

The blue felt I have adhered on double sided sticky sheet and die cut! Love to have a tactile element on my card! Finished off with a bit of bling, yum! I would really like to know if you like the close up shots or feel you don't need them?

click images to enlarge!

Materials:
Paper: BG - urban prairie, white card,
Stamps: Suagr Nellie - Gorjuss Girls, Die's: Sizzix - decorative accent, Nestabilities rectangles,
Ink: Vivid - black, copics, sakura - pastel, adirondack - lights,
Other: Felt - blue, 3D foam, adhesive bling, doubled sided adhesive sheet, stitch runner.

Hope you will join in this week and make a card using the wonderful sketch. Remember you can turn, flip or do anything you like with the sketch. And it's even easier to show us your wonderful creations using Mr. Linky!!! Thanks for stopping by and am really looking forward to your creations!

Happy HuGs Kim x

My Turn....

Woooo Hoooo

"It's Party Time"

Welcome to the Stampin Chic Blog Hop Party and what a fun, fun, fun night we're sure to have, music, games, a Treasure Hunt, challenges and PRIZES.

I've decided not to dress up and am sitting here having the best time in my children decorated tatty top and trousers I've had on all day! But the darling OH has supplied some Lindor dark and something chilling in fridge, yes!!!

It's the party to celebrate the launch of the talented Clare Curd 's Signature Range and it is FABULOUS, beautiful patterned papers, gorgeous designs and scrummy colours and 4 wonderful stamp sets.

OK we had a bit of a delay fashionably late sorry about that bloggers....but hey all the best parties start late, lets hope we get back on track...
You will already have visited the lovely CLARE at Stampin Chic first and come from my lovely team mate Martine and now it's my turn..... so come and join in!

CCSR Sketch Challenge Week 1

Materials:

Paper: CCSR, PM - Naturels, hot pinks

Stamps: CCSR - stamping chic party, doodles and sentiments,



Ink: Vivid - Black, whispers markers,
Other: PM - Paper flowers, PM - brads, Anita's ribbon, scallop scissors, 3D foam,

Next it's Stampin Chic Colour Challenge Week 1



and a little sneaky peek of my card

and now for THE TREASURE HUNT, My question for you is...

This DT member ? is accusing someone of eating her cake. WHO IS IT?

Now you need to visit my lovely teamie Katy at 9.00pm.........to see her fabulous card for the sketch challenge and to get your next question for the TREASURE HUNT.....

remember you need to visit each blog in turn to get all the questions and then pop back to Stampin Chic when you have all the answers and the first blogger to leave a comment with the correct answers will win a Stamp Set.

Enjoy the rest of the party folks finishing off for the finale at STAMPIN CHIC at 10.30pm.


Have FUN HuGs Kim X