Hi all you lovely bloggers. Its a lovely sunny evening to be enjoyed with a glass of wine I think. on my own as other half having a night out with our son.

I had a great day today at Suzicraft having a good mooch around there sale. If you live near enough I suggest that you pay a visit. Amazing bargains to be had.

Well I am off on monday down the south to visit all my lovely realtives so I wont be around for a while so I thought that before I went I would share this piece of work with you. I have to say its one of my favourites. Created useing a combination of my Splodge Away mat and distress inks, Sheena Douglasses stamps which I have to say were a joy to work with and give crisp results and also indigo Blue guilding flakes.

I did do this piece for the Splodge Away blog but it hasnt been shown yet so I will probably be in the mire for showing it but hey ho. They are currently showing the DT teams creations made with there favourite masks. Its worth popping over and haveing a look at some of the wonderful work that is produce useing the mask and splodge mat.

The link to the site is

http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk/

Can I just say once again a hug big thank you to all of you that take the trouble to pop to my site and especially if you leave a comment. It is so so appreciated.

See you in a couple of weeks and in the mean while

Happy Crafting
Kayx

BUTTON IT UP

Good morning all and Happy Fathers day to all you daddies out there. We are going to my sons in sedgfield with my daughter and son in law for a barbeque. Pray the weather holds out for us. Lovely and Sunny so far.

This morning I thought I would like to share with you a card I have made for the Fussy and Fancy challenge. Button It Up. To make I put some distress inks in Bundled sage and frayed corduroy onto my splodge mat and then spritzed with water roughly in the shape of a tree and then transferred to a piece of easy ink card. when dry I then stamped the tree over it in Archival coffeee. I then distressed the edges with the same two colours  but adding a little more green around the trees. I then stamped the sentiment and flowers and finished by adding buttons on the tree and some punched leaves in patterned paper in the bottom left with  a button on top. Hope you like.

Would like to enter this to the 

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Kayx

COUNTRY COTTAGE FOR ROBERT.

Robert this is for you. I am afraid that no matter how I tried the picture quality was poor but I hope that with the aid of the pics and my explanation you manage to construct your cottage! lol.x

 

Well here goes. The first pic shows 3 of the elements of the cottate. Place number one onto the part of the card that you wish you cottage to go and then colour. You then take number two and but up to the left of number one and then colour. You now have your two walls. Number 3 is the roof which you need to line up by placeing the peeks together. I think this is fairly easy to work out. The fourth part is probably to most complex ( Its easy really when you know how) Hold the windows and door par of your mask over your house and firstly line the door up with the bottom of this house then you need to move the mask into position to get your window and dormas in place. the best way I found to do this is to get the little triangles lined up with the peek on the cottage.  As you go along this usually all falls into place. I hope this makes sense? The middle picture shows the mask over the cottage after I had coloured it. Robert I hope you and anyone else that reads this is enlightened on how to construct the cottage. Your feedback would be appreciated and a nice little pic of you finished article.

 

Happy Crafting

Kayx

 

OUPS

 

Well I dont know how I managed it but I somehow forgot to add my pic to my blog of the rest of the samples I did for last months C&C show so here they are. Some of them will have already been shown on the Splodge Away web.Lots of different techniques were used so if you want to find out more please leave a comment or pm me on facebook.x

 

Happy crafting

Kayx

 

BLING IT ON

Hi everyone. Well I missed the last Fussy and Fancy Challenge so I set to and made this one for the next challenge which is Bling and more bling! I made this by cutting a square of card that fitted an A5 card and with my splodge mask distressed with Peacock Feathers. I did this twice. This was then mounted onto silver mirri board. I then cut another one down to a third of its size and again mounted on mirri board. The square was mounted onto the left of the A5 card in a landscape position.I stamped a lace pattern onto the blank pieces to the right, again in Peacock feathers. I then glued the lace where they joined. useing foam pads I attached the second piece of card in a landscape poition but lineing up to the right. I had previously stamped and coloured with pro markers a saturated canary stamp and cut out with an x cut die. I glittered part of her dress. and put pearls around the corners. this is then attached to centre of square useing foam pads. To complete I put sticky back gems around the backing card.

Hope you like.
Happy Craftingx

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

PEARLS AND LACE

Well they say the early bird catches the worn but it seems I have been the cows tail!!!! I thought that as our Sam was hosting the Fussy and Fancy challenge and the theme she had chosed was lace and pearls I would give it a shot. I knew it must be coming to a close but I busted a gut (excuse the expresion) to do a card and this is the result.

Went to put it on the challenge and it wase closed!!!! Oh well. Better luck next time.x
To make this card I stamped a lace border  stamp on black card with  versamark and embossed in white. this was repeated down the card.
I then glued real cotton lace around the edges and finished with a pearl in each corner.The cameo was a die cut in black glitter that I embellished with pearls in the hat, earring and necklace. This was then glused to card over a feather and a flurish attached then embellished with pearls. Hope you like.

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Hi ladies and gentleman. Over on the SplodgeAway blog they are showcaseing some of Sams and my cards that we made for Create and Craft this month. Sue was rather partial to this one and suggested I do a tutorial for it. I was actually quite simple.

Material needed

Flower border mask from this months show.
Lilac pearl card
Border Punch
White Ribbon
Mica Powders
Double sided sticky paper.
Flower of your choice ( Mine was made with air dry clay and a mold then coloured with Mica Powder and silver guilding wax)

I cut a strip of sticky paper just slightly wider that the mask and after takeing off the protective paper on one side stuck the mask over it ( It can help to dust the mask with either anti static powder or rub with a tumble drier sheet, this helps release the mask easier)
I then dusted various colours of mica over the exposed sticky area. I then peeled off the mask and the repeated the process.
I cut a strip of lilac pearlised card and punched along each side with a decorative punch and after takeing the backing off then stuck my border onto it.

If you repeat this process twice and then glu onto a landscape A5 card leaving an even border top and bottom.
To finish I coloured some white ribbon with shaded lilac distress Ink and wrappedaround top border and tied bow and then glued flower to centre.

To see more inspiration  pop over to the Splodge Away blog at
http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk/

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Hi folks just a quicjk blog now that splodge Aways shows are all done and dusted. Not many samples were shown as they were selling so quick but they will all be featured on the Splodge Away blog shortly. I thought I would share this one with you as this I dont think even reached the studio.lolx so wont be spoiling anything for me to show you. I knew the face masks would go down well but they went a storm. Hope you got yours.

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Well congratulations Tom and Hazel . A SELL OUT!!!! wont see any of the samples on the TV then so thought I would share this one with you now. I am double gutted today as firstly our samples didnt get a chance to be shown as all the masks sold out so quick. Well I suppose thats what its all about and then my Polkadooles workshop was cancelled. Gutted.lolx

Happy Crafting
kayx

Hi everyone well I have emerged, nearly, from my crafting binge after having been dormant for a while. I have so much I want to and need to do. I have been busy makeing cards for Kirsten Lapping Designs and for Splodge Away. Yes Splodge away is back on our TV screens on Friday 24th May at 1am and 6pm. A double dose!!!!!!! I hope night shift are on standbye as I know this is going to be a good one. Its so hard not to tell.lolx Watch out on my blog and the Splodge Away blog after the show for a preview of all the design teams work that they did for the show. I know Tom tries his hardest to get as many shown as possilble and give credit but its not always easy. We must all give Hazel a great big welcome as she has her debut on Friday doing Toms demos as our lovely Maria Simms had to step down due to other commitments. I know everyone will be wishing her well.

Go to the splodge Away blog to see more.   http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk/

Dear me I havent been on so long my fingers are running away with me. I will stop now and just tell you a little about the card I am sharing with you. I hope Kirsten wont mind as its one I have done for her and she hasnt seen it yet! ( Oh dear am I in trouble)

I have combined it with a Splodge Away bamboo  mask as they seemed to compliment each other so well. I ran the mask throught he embossing machine and then coloured with a combination of distressed inks in squeezed lemon, tattered rose and wild honey. Then I used Kirstens oriental stamps for the images. It was finished off with a little of Kirsten Lappings glitter and some sticky back gems around the corner. I then mounted on black card for some definition.

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Hello everyone! what a lazy blogger have I been. I know I should do it more often but I dont like to blog unless I have a new pic to show you and I havent had that many. the reason is that I just have been feeling 100% and seemed to have lost my mojo and what i have done has been for design team so cant share till after the show. what I will say though is that the new masks that I have seen so far are awesome. Some a little bit off the wall for the altered art people out there as well. Thats all I can say for now. ( Spoil sport I know)  Anyway feeling more like myself, mojo back and off we go again. The card I am sharing with you today is one I made for my daughter birthday and she is a cat lover. the images were printed from a Do crafts CD Tulip and friends. Made a change from masks and inks, Hope you like it. Sally did.x

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Good Morning everyone. Well I thought that it would be nice to share will you some great news. I know |Kirsten has announced this but she honoured me by asking if I would design for Kirsten lapping designs. They make the most wonderful Embossing powders and Ultra Fine glitters. Of course I said yes. Bearing this in  mind when I was makeing samples for Splodge Away I thought I would combine the two as I knew they would make perfect partners. The above project was made by useing double sided sticky paper. I dusted the mask with a tumble drier sheet and then stuck it to a piece of double sided sticky paper that was the same size. I then poured black glitter over the exposed areas of the mask. after dusting off the excess I then carefully peeled back the mask and covered the rest of the pattern with white glitter. This gave me the finished background effect.I then embellished with hand made flowers, ribbon and a from Dawn till dusk embellishment which I had coloured with silver embossing powder also from Kirsten Lapping Designs. It gives the most dramatic effect. Well I think so anyway and I hope you agree. Why not take a look at Kirstens Web site and see the wonderful selection of products she has available. I can really particularly recommende the embossing poweder. its amazing. When embossed its bendable and doesnt crack and can be punched
into or ran through an embossing machine. Watch this space for more.

www.kirstenlappingdesigns.com

ANOTHER SAMPLE FROM C&C

 

Today I thought I would share with you a card made out of a combination of two sets of Splodge Away masks. I have to say that this was not one of Toms favourites ( I think it was the girlie colours, haha)  but when I make the samples I line them up along the piano so I can be critical and my hubby can see what I make. This was one of his favs. This just goes to show how our tasts vary so we have to adapt styles to suit all which is always what I try to do. The backing paper was made from one set and then the butterly wreath embossed and cut around the outside. To get a good even cut in the centre I used a die cut circle. They were then both coloured with pan pastels. I embellished it with flowers made from a CD and the butterfly was made useding the largest butterfly creater cut out in shrink plastic. Stamped with a flower stamp for texture then coloured and shrunk. Wallah.x

 

Happy Crafting

Kayx

Birthday Kit

The Butterfly kit went down a storm at create and craft but I loved the birthday one and this is one of the samples I did. The mask was embossed and then distressed around the outside with fired brick then a little worker stamp I have in was kit was stamped around with momento coloured ink ( Forget the name) This was then mounted on black and then red.
Hope you are all manageing with this wind and dont have any damage caused by it.  I am going to stay in as I have a rotten heavy head cold kindly given to me by Mr Splodge Away Tom Johnson. Thanks tom!!!! An excuse to do more  crafting me thinks.

Happy Crafting Kayx

LOADS OF SPARKLE

Good mornign everyone. well I was going to go pay a visit to a friend today and take her some flowers as she has had a rough time lately but have you heard the wind out there!!!!!!!

Also Splodgy tom has passed his germs on and I am now Sneezey Kay.lolx

While I was braceing myself to go out I thought I would just share with you another card sample that I made for last weeks show.

I love this technique and I think if I am not careful every card I make may be made like this!

It is so simple yet so effective.

To make I got a piece of double sided sticky paper and placed the birthday cake mask on top ( Oh nearly forgot. Most important wipe the mask with a tumble drier sheet as if you dont it gets a bit traumatic tryintg to remove it.) Then cover all the exposed area with a coloured glitter of your choice. Carefully remove the mask and then glitter the sticky area left with a contrasting colour. DONE! How easy is that. To complete I added some pearls and ribbon down the side.

The only downside to this is that people see you comeing for days after as you sparkle!!! lolx
Well will have to go.
See you soon

Happy Crafting
kayx

BUTTERFLY AND HEARTS FLOURISH

Hi bloggers jsut thought I would share with you another card that I made for Splodge Away. this one didnt get any air time but was one of my favourites

To make this card I cut a piece of one of my 12x12 patterened papers down to 8x8. Its hard to tell but it was greyish in colour and had two birds and some flourishes on. I then disstressed round the edges with Adirondack Butterscotch. I then got the butterfly flourish mask, plced it over the card randomly and gently inked with Adirondack Butterscoth for the butterlies and Lettuce for the stems. I then inked my mask with Versamark, placed it centrally on the paper and put through my e bosser. Useing Kirsten Lapping Design Copper embossing powder and copper glitter mixed I sprinkled over the embossed area and heated with the heat gun. This I think gave a wonderful effect. I then stamped a Butterfly Kisses sentiment on the bottom and embossed that in the copper. The flower was made from and x cut die that was cut in a toening patterned paper, constructed and then the centre embossed with same copper mixture. I then went around the edges of the card with versamark and sprinkled the copper mixture on again and heat embossed. I was so pleased with the result and have had a lot of positive feed back about it. Create and Craft loved it too.

Have a Great Weekend and Happy Crafting
Kay

FLITTER AND GLITTER

Hi bloggers. Well this is just a quick post as I am absolutely shattered after a long long day but have to say an amazing one. I left home at 3-45 this morning to meet Tom from Splodge Away and we then travelled to the Create and Craft Studio where he had a show scheduled for 10am this morning. Everyone was so nice, the crew producers etc and also some of the other guests who had shows that day. I even got a few seconds of fame as when we were setting up Toms show Nigel who was filming the one before at the time pointed out we were there and said hello. ( Unbeknown to me the cameras had turned onto us. I guess I will never see it myself but maybe some of you saw it and can tell me. I thought I would share this card with you as it was well loved. I made it useing double sided sticky paper. I used a tumble drier sheet to dust the mask before placeing in onto the paper. then rubbed flitter flakes into the exposed sticky areas. I then carefully peeled of the mask and then applied ultra fine silver glitter the the rest of the sticky areas and walla the finished design. All I then had to do was apply the flowers and ribbon. I must say that I like to make my own flowers but these were bought one with liquid pearls for the centres.
Well I am about to retire now and catch up on some lost sleep.

Happy Crafting
Kayx

Hi everyone. so sorry I have been neglecting my blog lately but been having a busy time makeing new samples for the Splodge Away show on Create and Craft next Friday. Really looking forward to it as I am going with Tom to Create and Craft so hope to see how its all done and maybe meet some nice crfty presenters too. Dont know yet who is doing the show. As i cant share my cards with you just yet. Though I will post them after the show I thought I would share with you this photo that was taken at a Kirsty Lappins Design charity workshop that I went to with Shelagh last Saturday. That is shelagh to my right being very productive and Dawn from Dawn till dusk to my left who I was nattering to. We all have a great day and raised some money for charity while we were at it. Can I just say that I bought some of Kirstys embossing powders and glitter while I was there and have used them in some of my samples. i was very impressed and will share with you how I used them later. In the meanwhile

Happy Crafting
Kay

PS Can I just say a big Thank You to all of you who view my blog as its much appreciated and please feel free to leave a comment as they are much appreciated as long as they arent rude.lolx

I was awarded this by my crafty buddy Shelagh. What a nice compliment. Thanks Shelagh.

Happy Crafting
Kayx

CHRISTENING CARDS

 

Hi crafty bloggers out there I need your help. Is there ever a subject that you often get stumped on when trying to make a card for it. Well I was well challenged this week as I thought I had 3 cards to make for a christening. Well I dont like the very religiously looking ones and prefer a more modern approach. I just didnt realise how hard it is to get images for this. The first one I made was with Splodge Aways Holly hands mask. I inked it and then typed a sentiment on the compueter, printed and cut out with a die cut. It was then layered up with ribbon and baby shoes to embellish.

 

For my second one I reverted back to my first love decoupage. After trawling through discs and finding nothing I decided that I was goin to have to go down a diffentt road of thought when I spotted my Peter Rabbit CD and the above is the end result. I t was matted and layered and trimmed with lace and pearl bows.

|Let me know if you have a subject that you find hard to craft .

 

Happy Crafting

Kayx