Claudia & Company Winter Release Sneak...

Not long now till the...

So until then here's a couple more sneak peeks of the upcoming Claudia & Company winter release...

introducing the adorable Party Penguin,

the papers really inspired the soft colours of my card. I have paper pieced party penguin and added a generous amount of glitter onto the snowflake.

I couldn't resist a little fun flock on Penguin hope you can see the soft pile in the close up.

and the adorable Winter Landon...

such a cutie puddle jumper he has an adorable teddy and fabulous senitment included too!

I made this one very quickly using the wonderful Mojo Monday sketch 163 think I could use this for many christmas cards!

Thanks for stopping by, you would think I could have worked out the time difference by now ha ha ha, forgot our clocks went back. Now I hope you get time to have a look at the other stunning creations from the rest of the team,

Claudia & Company Blog

Sandra

Tori

Risa

Krista

Tracy

Sheri

Lori

Kadie

BiG HuGs, Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp & Show ~ Something Shabby!!!

Can't believe it's November already, wow comes round so quickly and appears myself and blogger are just not getting on, I'm a bit late with my post this Monday and the challenge over at
Simon Says Stamp and Show is...

Something Shabby

 I used Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby papers as the base for my shabby card. I then stamped the stunning corner stamp from Prima Flowers Clear Stamps BUILD A BAUBLE and used STAMP & BOND adhesive powder before applying metal flakes.

So like most projects I then created a few flowers from Tim Holtz TATTERED FLORALS Alterations using some buckram (modelling muslin) to make a rose, grungepaper and coloured with Distress inks. The grungepaper hinge has been treated with a little distress embossing powder.

Wendy's sentiment I have stamped in distress ink for a more subtle colour. I added a metal bird charm which was inked with a little white paint, added some idea-ology foliage, prima lace and embellished with quite a few adhesive stones.

Hope it inspires and here's the rest of the teams shabby creations!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne ~ Dan ~ Katie Davis ~ Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe ~ Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative day

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Claudia & Company Preview...

OK, I had posted the pictures with the rest of my post, scheduled for today and somehow they had disappeared tut tut tut blogger!!!

Let me try again...We thought we would show a few sneak peeks of the upcoming Claudia & Company winter release...

 Here's the adorable puddle jumper ~ Winter Ella,

I wish the pictures would show just how sparkly everything is, I have sprayed the patterned papers with glimmer mist, applied a very generous amount of stickles to the tree and ground! Ella comes with the fab sentiment and the cutest little penguin!!!

Next is Party time Piper,

I love her pretty party dress and coloured to co-ordinate with the papers!

A bit of gold and red polka dots, she also has a gift and sentiment!

Now I hope you get time to have a look at the other stunning creations from the rest of the team,

Claudia & Company Blog

Sandra

Tori

Risa

Krista

Tracy

Sheri

Lori

Kadie

BiG HuGs, Kim :)

SCACD New Artist Release Blog hop

A BIG Welcome to the release day of stamps from the NEW artist over at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!

Carmen Medlin - The Reflections Release

We Quixotic Paperie girls are sooo excited to be joining in with SCACD to celebrate this wonderful new artist that has joined the SCACD talented group of stamp designers! Of course you will be able to get your hands on these gorgeous new stamps from Quixotic Paperie!

So for the blog hopping fun you need to start over at Suzanne's blog Scrap Bitz. If you are hopping away already then you should have arrived at my blog from Aud

Here is my make and I have used Pearl Princess

My picture is sooo dark and I hope you can see mermaid pearl princess... I have stamped, then coloured her in copics and blended distress inks over entire label. Covered with a generous amount of rock candy clear crackle paint (which has lost some of my colouring detail) and inked all the cracks to really bring them out!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Crate paper: Restoration;

Stamps: Carmen Medlin ~ pearl princess; whimsy stamps: sentiments;

Ink: Memento: black; copics makers(as pictured); Ranger: distress inks;

Dies: Spellbinders: labels; Sizzix: bookplate;

Other: Prima: lace; Viva Decor: pearl pen; rock candy; BG: brads; 3D foam;

So as you might have guessed if you are in the UK/EU you can get these lovely new stamps from Quixotic Paperie. If you are in the USA then pop along to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and for those of you in Canada you can get yours from Art Du Scrapbooking.

WIN, WIN, WIN!

We have some extra hopping fun for you! Susana and Elaine have been ever so lovely and are offering a 20% off voucher (not including p&p) from their respective shops SCACD and Quixotic Paperie to a randomly picked commenter and so is Susana's friend Denise at Storage Units, Ink And More. There are FIVE vouchers up for grabs (one from QP, three from SCACD and one from SU Ink & More) so don't forget to leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop!

Your next Hop Stop is Chris Olsen

Happy hopping! BiG HuGs Kim :)

SSS & Show... Something SPOoooOKY!!!

It's Monday and this week
Simon Says Stamp and Show...

Something SPOOKY

I decided to make a coffin shaped treat box from gorgeous Graphic 45 HALLOWEEN IN WONDERLAND  papers. Decorated the top with a small skeleton.

My spooky tag was created by inking some glossy card with distress inks, heat embossing the forgotten garden image from Tim Holtz URBAN TAPESTRY stamps. Then I sanded the background to distress it.

Using the spider from Wendy Vecchi BOTANICAL ART stamp as the starting point for the web, which I hand drew with WHITE INKSSENTIAL PEN. I then blended rusty hinge distress ink all over the tag to give a spooky glow and finished with red adhesive gem.

  

I hope it inspires and do check out the rest of the teams spookay creations!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne ~ Dan ~ Katie Davis ~ Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe ~ Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative day
BiG HuGs Kim :)

Simon Says Stamp & Show ~ but NOT a card!

It's Monday and this week
Simon Says Stamp and Show your...

Anything But Not A Card!!

So, I have been playing and learning exciting things to do with my ranger meltpot... I wanted to try the fun technique from the ranger website showing altered grungeboard with Adirondack paint and perfect pearls! I have applied this to the mini pocket notebook,

I have embellished the front with a beeswax shape created using a push mould. I've made a matchbox to house the note book and decorated with ribbon, a tattered florals flower which I have encased each layer in clear UTEE my first, using my meltpot.

The sentiment is a Wendy Vecchi and I added a grungeboard swirl coloured with distress ink.

I hope you are inspired and check out the rest of the teams stunning metal creations!

THE director ~ Linda Elbourne ~ Dan ~ Katie Davis ~ Kim Costello <~ You're already here ~ Linda Coughlin ~ Lori Hassler ~ Lynne Forsythe ~ Nancy Crissinger ~ Nancy Wethington ~ Terry Wietsma-Girbes

Thanks for stopping by have a wonderfully creative day BiG HuGs Kim :)

BasicGrey Challenges: Challenge 31 ~ Autumn/Harvest Time

So, I'm very late posting my BasicGrey team make,

my computer is banjaxed, the other day my darling 2 yr old, Maoleidigh, decided to tip a huge glass of water over my keyboard with lots of "shocked" shouty noises (you know those non swear words) and after a frantic contorted hairdryer action...  all the very important keys still don't type... seriously couldn't even type my name, sign onto blogger. anything!

I'm on my Fiance's laptop now, managed to track down a new keyboard to replace mine and fingers crossed that's all the damage done, not sure I can fix all the other bits and bobs... so I still have to try and edit my photos on my broken computer because OH doesn't have anything cool like that on his and then transfer them through this one. Phew exhausted!!!

The Theme this week over at Basic Grey Challenges is

Autumn Harvest Time

I have stamped the laves and heat embossed with clear powder, inked  with distress inks to create a resist.

The leaves are die cut, as is the label for the sentiment, a couple of basic grey buttons and twine!

 
If you get the chance why not stop by the rest of the teams fabulous autumnal creations :)

Jo

Lou

Gio

Heather

 Sandra

 Tara W

 Chris

Thanks so much for stopping by hope you have a creative day
BiG HuGs Kim :)