Craft Stamper Cover Girl and catching up

You're probably wandering if I had in fact dropped of the side of the planet but noo I'm still here, things have been more then hectic around here.. although I haven't blogged since the end of July it certainly hasn't stopped me crafting at all!

THE Feb issue of the Craft Stamper Magazine is already out on sale, Friday 6th...
I have two articles in this issue... but better then that I am on THE FRONT COVER!!!
 WOO HOO Thank you Katy!

It's so very exciting to see myself in print every month but published on the cover tops it all! I had such great fun creating these projects, they have a special clever mechanism for which I created a step by step tutorial, turn to page 8 to get the details!

 

These are just a little sneak peek of the motion half way through turning, fun hey?

Next is a little make for the stamping contrast feature... I thought it would be fun to create my own die cut look with a few stamps!

I'm not sure how much blogging I will get to do now as our family journey is taking new routes... I have taken on the amazing challenge of home educating my children, Dillon had to cope with all sorts of bullying at school even camp and his education was greatly effected, I can't think of anything better then studying at home where he can develop and grow into the amazing boy he is destined to become!

I have so much more projects to share on here, but that can wait for another day!

Thank you to all who continue to follow me I can't tell you how much that touches my heart you are what makes blogging so enjoyable...

Have a wonderfully creative day and if you have them, give those kiddies a HUGE HuG!!!

Kim :)



Distress Stain Picture frame

Hello there, wanted to stop by with a little gift idea I have over at Quixotic

I wanted a gift for my sis from my two little ones, the top picture is of the handsome Dillon, then a little drawing he did in the middle and last but by no means least the adorable Maoleidigh! Not sure the photo shows them very clear!

 I have stained the wood with Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Broken China, love the result! Then I have stamped Stempelglede - Grunge Collection on the frame and enhanced with perfect pearl powder.

The Make It Crafty - Butterfly Leaves - Lasercut Chipboard have been coloured with Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Wild Honey and Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Forest Moss.

Then embellished with Viva Decor: Glitter Liner - Holo Iridescent, I also rubbed a little of the glitter onto the frame too! 

Okay so... this will be my last post for a while as I'm having a blogging break...

Thank you so much for stopping by hope you have a fabulously creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Love Life and Live ~ Steampunk Top Hat & Stand

It's MONDAY!!! which means, we have a new theme set at...

and this week is Anything Goes!!!

WOW my final project as member of this Awesome Team sniff sniff.

I was inspired by these Steampunk Debutante papers.

I had the idea to create a steampunk inspired top hat, using grungepaper, texture fade, cafe perfect pearls (fabulous match to the papers) and gears. The top and brim are cut using ovals nestabilities, and I simply pleated the hat into shape! I can see me making a whole lot more of these.

This is the back of the hat, wish I'd have thought to put the eyelets in before I constructed the hat ROTFL!!! but still, managed and threaded some copper coloured elastic through.

I even lined the inside with fun flock, I mixed a few colours together to get this shade!

The Small easel is the base for the hat stand adhered to a large fragment, adorned with Art Parts and memo pin embellishments, one dangly using Steampunk gears stamp.

I cut flowers from Tattered florals and 3D flowers using grungepaper and the colours were matched using distress inks. So check out the goodies at...

And then why not pop round to the rest of the team's stunning projects!!!
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 so much for stopping by, have a beautifully creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

A Person's A Person, No Matter How Small!

Here's a card I have over at Quixotic today,

I am so pleased with how it turned out it must have been one of the quickest cards to make and loving all the colours from these Crate papers. I totally adore Horton hears a who film...  which is the reason for buying this fantastic Artistic Outpost - Think & Wonder stamp set. Featuring quotes from Dr. Seuss... A person's a person, no matter how small. Just love it!!! The Pink Paislee - Artisan Elements - Swirls I have coloured using Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Weathered Wood, I blasted it with my heat gun and it dried on very nicely!

The faux Stitching was created using the WRMK sew easy and a black fine liner for the stitches.

I was inspired by the sketch over at Card Patterns...

Thank you so much for stopping by hope you have a wonderful creative evening!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp and Show Some Embossing!

It's MONDAY!!! which means, we have a new theme set at...

and this week is Some Embossing!!!


I have incorporated both heat embossing and dry embossing!

The cover to my mini sketch book has been doubled distressed using Victorian velvet, aged mahogany, walnut stain and black soot distress inks. Using a gorgeous texture fade.

The leaf art part has distress stain and clear embossing powder.

The spine has been adorned with an array of different embellishments! All quite meaningful, the leaf back to my natural artist passion, the butterfly to learn to change, the pearl for keeping pure, the lock and key to unlock my skills and then imagination! Phew! far tooo deep for a Monday morning ha ha ha!

I have been holding hoarding onto these scrummy cotton rag art paper for ages it was so nice to make something I might use with them. I've used an old sizzix cheque book die, sorry not sure if you can find it now.



These embellishments are made using clear art film and Tim Holtz kraft resist card!

Then I created inked tabs along the edge using inspirational words.

So check out the goodies at...



And then why not pop round to the rest of the team's stunning projects!!!

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 so much for stopping by, have a beautifully creative day!

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Stitches? and Stitching!!!

It's MONDAY!!!
I'm very late posting so much going on at home, it's really came to a head with a weekend spent in the hospital as Dillon suffered a head injury that needed surgery, there must be over seventeen stitches along his hairline... bless him, he's fit and recovering extremely well from it all!

which brings me onto the new challenge at...

and this week is Stitching!!! I know!!!

I completely indulged in my love of sewing for this challenge, creating a very aged looking bunny from a Tilda pattern.

 

To start, the bunny's muslin fabric was stained with antique linen and vintage photo distress stains. I definitely needed my scrubbie after that!

The ear lining and outfit are stamped with Wendy Vecchi's fabulous ticking and check background stamps, using distress ink directly onto the fabric. So pleased with how it came out!

The front I simply stamped this wonderful flower and finished off with some poppers.

So check out the goodies at...

And then why not pop round to the rest of the team's stunning stitched projects!!!

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 so much for stopping by, have a beautifully creative day,
give your loved ones BiG HuGs!!!
Kim :)

Creepy Crew - Syren

Here's a little project I have over at Quixotic today,

I have been eager to colour this fabulous Creepy Crew - Syren from the greeting farm and had such fun! I have fussy her out and sprayed a generous amount of glimmer mist hard to see in the pic!

 I cut the swirls from the Marianne D Creatables - Frames/Swirls LR0116 adhered around for splashes and finished with a sentiment on the frame of Frames/Swirls LR0116!

The colours are inspired from the gorgeous Cosmo Cricket - 6" x 6" Mini Deck - Salt Air designer papers.

and this is the selection of copics I've used... nearly forgot to photograph them!

and here is a few challenges I'm entering...

Mystery Monday ~ with croppixie

Papertake weekly ~ Anything goes

SirStampalot ~ Anything goes

Thank you so much for stopping by hope you have a wonderful creative evening!

BiG HuGs Kim :)