Craft Stamper BEST of 2010

It's Live NOW!

WOO HOO!!! I am so very excited to announce that today the FREE Best of 2010 e-zine launches on the Craft Stamper website! The e-zine contains twelve of the best projects from 2010, as chosen by our readers. Thank you for choosing one of mine :)

You'll find loads of fabulous stamping techniques in a wide range of styles inside. Learn some fabulous tricks for colouring your images, get more from your Distress Inks, learn to stamp with bleach, and see some innovative ways to use up your scraps - plus much more besides. Each project includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions. Also inside you’ll find special offers and a competition to win a bundle of fabulous stamping goodies!

It’s totally FREE so pop along to www.craftstamper.com/ezine to get your copy today! Enjoy!

Also the Craft Stamper blog for your chance to win some candy!

Hope you have a wonderfully fun creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Craft Stamper Lastest Issue and other News!!!

THE May issue of the Craft Stamper Magazine is out on sale, Friday 1st...
I have two articles in this issue... Thank you Katy!

One article called Vintage Garden, I show you how to get more from crafting with sketches. I've used the stunning Stempelglede Stamps available from Quixotic Paperie. I created a card  gift bag and tag.

Also I have a Stamping Contrasts project we were asked to try out new Karantha moulding mat designs from Craftynotions. I've created fun and bright card and faux enamel magnets.

 

Now it also happens that our fabby Quixotic Teamie Judy Laing made the front cover WOO HOO!!! She has and All Around the World article where Judy shows you how to create realistic-looking skin tones using Copic markers. Wonderful!

Hope you get hold of a copy there's some stunning inspiration inside!

 

NOW ONTO SOME SUPER EXCITING NEWS!!!!

 

One of my projects has been chosen by you lovely readers as one of our most popular articles of 2010. Craft Stamper are assembling these articles into a free of charge ‘Best of 2010’ Craft Stamper e-zine which will be available 1st April from their website and other sources. How wonderful, Thank you so much, it means the world to me, to both design for an amazing magazine and then to be picked... wow!!!

 

Now onto more exciting news...!

Elaine is showing a preview of the upcoming and totally adorable new release by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Stamps,This month it's an ADORABLE set of images from Elisabeth Bell - The Peekers. Pop on over to her blog - Quixotic Cards - today!

The Elisabeth Bell for SCACD "Peeker" release will be available on Friday 8th April 2011 from Susana’s Custom Art & Card Design in the US and from Quixotic Paperie for UK/European customers!

More previews will be posted by the SCACD Design Team over the next few days, so keep your eyes on the SCACD Store Blog!

Have a wonderfully creative day

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Quixotic, Club Anya Saturday Sketch,

Hello, hope you're having a fun week so far!

 I simply had to open up the awesome The Greeting Farm - Stamp Kit- Creeper Crew - Creepin' which happens to be on SPECIAL PRICE TIL 31st MAR!!!  

I've coloured Leslie with copics to co'ordinate with the new Fancy Pants - 6x6 Pad - It's The Little Things.
My card also includes some of the yummy Divine Twine - Cotton Candy x 10 metres.

I followed the wonderful sketch over at Club Anya & Friends... The very last Saturday Sketch too Boo Hoo, I LOVED being part of the Anya crew so long ago it seems, with Marie's unending talent to design stunning characters for us to enjoy, to see it grow and the new designers displaying their amazing talent WOW!!! But I'm sure the new Chapter on April 1st will bring fun and excitement!!!

My little one will be three this weekend and as she picked Leslie and ooohed at the black polka dot papers, she's definitely following in the creative gene LOL!!!

That's it from me today, have a lovely creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp and Show a Hat!

Good Morning!!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend I met up with some of the best crafting buddies at the NEC, (((Waving))) we had a wonderful time ♥



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Stamp and show a Hat

My darling daughter Maoleidigh (may-le-dee) will be three in a week so I decided to create a vintage inspired party hat just for her...

First I collaged the cone shape with strips torn from old book pages and 7 Gypsies Victoria Paper applied with Claudine Helmuth's Matte Medium.

Then Embellished with a few Tattered Angel goodies, like the Framed Fonts, glimmer screen, Tim Holtz Heart wings for the crown and floral stamp.

I added a few paper flowers randomly then finished with a frayed top and gathered crepe which I trimmed.

Hope it inspires and why not pop round to be astounded by our amazingly talented team!!!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne
Candy Colwell ~ Dan ~
 Kim Costello <~ You're already here

Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe
Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~
Sarah Engels-Greer ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by, have a super wonderful creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Quixotic, Card Patterns, Moxie Fab!

Hello...  hope you're having a fun week so far!

I wanted to stop by with a quick card I made using the cute The Greeting Farm - Miss Anya Hats Off - Stamp Set. She is coloured using copics. The sentiment is from Oliver & Amelia - Just For You Set.

I've used some bright fun papers from Echo Park - Sweet Summertime Collection Kit and they will be available in 6x6 soon.

I was inspired by the citrus colours on this weeks Moxie Fab tuesday Trigger

It doesn't show up very well in the picture that the mount to the tag is very lime green.

I have also used the fabby sketch from Card Patterns too!

 
That's it from me today, have a lovely creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp & Show ~ A Word!

Good Morning!!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend and ready for this week's theme...

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A WORD

  Inspired by Rachel Jackson's article in Craft Stamper this month I decided to try my hand and alter an old book! Well actually it's an old dairy from 2006 that I just didn't use. So, after creating an opening at the front I have collaged the cover with strips torn from old book pages and applied with Claudine Helmuth's Matte Medium. Then coloured with Aged Mahogany, Black Soot and Walnut stain DI.

The central torn pages have been inked with a little vintage photo. The main image is from Tim's Papillon Stamps and sprayed with a little Heirloom gold perfect pearls mist.

The flower is made using Tim's tattered florals die, the leaves from Wendy's stamp and both cut from the Lost and Found card stack.

The Bookplate has been covered with sticky metal foil tape, adhered to grungeboard, embossed and aged with paint dabbers. The 'Fly' word is die cut from the same metal tape and I've added a couple of mini brads too!

Hope it inspires and why not pop round the rest of the amazing team!!!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne
Candy Colwell ~ Dan ~
 Kim Costello <~ You're already here

Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe
Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~
Sarah Engels-Greer ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by, have a super wonderful creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Items for Sale!!!

As you may know I LOVE to create and thought I would give you the opportunity to buy some of my work.

I have created a new page Items For Sale with a little list of items for sale I hope you will have a little look!

I will list items when I can, I might even list a few crafty items that need a new home!

But if there is anything you are very interested in, something that you may have seen on my blog or even in Craft Stamper magazine then please leave me a message as I am Happy to Help!

Have a wonderfully creative Day

BiG HuGs Kim :)