Sunday, 12 May 2013
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
Monday, 22 April 2013
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
Friday, 19 April 2013
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
Thursday, 18 April 2013
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
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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
Saturday, 13 April 2013
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
Friday, 12 April 2013
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
Monday, 8 April 2013
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
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Saturday, 23 March 2013
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
Friday, 22 March 2013
BLOG UNDER REFURBISHMENT!!!!!
Hi bloggers. Just to let you know if you are viewing my blog I must apologise for it being a little higlty piglty. I am trying to change it and to say the least am a bit IT challenged so until I can get help it must remain as it is. In the mean while I hope you enjoy these photos of Sam a fellow Splodge Away DT member who was in a workshop with Barbara Gray at Harrogate last Saturday. A good time had by all.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Thursday, 21 March 2013
C&C samples for Splodge Away
Good mornign everyone. Well in case you havent seen Susan and Tom from Splodge Away have showcased my cards I made for the last show on Create and Craft. I am so pleased that they have done this as I didnt get to photgraph all of my samples so couldnt share with you myself. I have chosen Susans favourite card from this range to share with you today. Often the simplest are the best. I found it hard to chose my favs. I had a few. I like the black and white flourish but also the bird cage and gates. The gates and bird cage were a real labour of love as I made the crackled background for the gates myself and then embossed the image and cut the gates out. Took a full afternoon but I was pleased with the result.
If you havent already seen them why not pop over to the Spldge Away blog
http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk/
You can see all of the design teams work there.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Monday, 18 March 2013
Hobby Art Daisy Stamp with Perfect Pearls
Good morning everyone.When I was at the Harrogate craft fair I visited the Hobby Art stand. Its a must, to see Jenny Mayes and her lovely daughter Becki. A great team. As always I came away inspired. I can watch Jenny for hours. Her love of stamping and colouring is so apparent when she is demoing. She was useing Perfect pearls and that really got me going. I always have loved mica powders but she gave me a fresh view on them. so I bought her new daisy stamp, came home and this is the result. I have recently been makeing backgrounds with shaving foam and Cosmic shimmer mica sprays. WARNING this is addictive. Anyway I used a piece I had made for the background and then stamped the Daisy stamp to the very left and very right of card in versamark then brushed with Pearl perfect pearls. I then stamped the main image onto a piece of card I had first distressed with Adirondack pale pink . Next I mixed some pearl mica and dipped crunched up cling film into it and dabbed onto card. I then stamped the Daisy onto the card and painted it with the pearl and filled the middle of the daisies with Wild Honey distress ink. I did also paint in some of the daisies on the background. While I had the paint wet I stamped a load of the daisy heads cut them out and painted those also and then cut them out. The card was then assembled matting and layering on pearlied cardand glueing some of the daises onto finished card.
I had great fun useing all of these techniques and hope you like it.
I am going to enter this into The Fussy and Fancy blog challenge and also send to Hoby Art and hope they are kind enough to put it on the customer gallery.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Sunday, 17 March 2013
TRIBUTE TO HOLLY
Today I am sharing with you some of the samples that I made for Splodge Away from the Holly range. Unfortunatley my pics arent too good and some of the detail is lost but hope you like them. Until later.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Monday, 11 March 2013
SPLODGE AWAY SAMPLE OF TEXTURE MASKS
Good morning bloggeres. Well how much snow have you got. The weather is so strange. Brilliant sunsshine then snow blizzards but thankfully not lying too much. Not here anyway.
Well did you See Splodgy Tom yesterday on the Tool Shed on Create and Craft. What a hectic show that was. I know Tom will be dissapointed that he couldnt show more of the Design Team samples as they had produced some beautiful work. Unfortunatley I hadnt photographed all of mine so until I see Tom again I can only post the ones I did.
Todays are the ones I did with the tecture masks. they were superb. The top one I have to admit threw me a little when I first saw it but it didnt take long to decide what to do with it and I was declighted with the outcome. The stamps I have used are from the DoCrafts gorgous range. They are superb quality stamps and were on offer for 3 for Ten pounds.
The second one was useing Lyndsey Mason stamps purched from Suzicraft and the third one was images printed from a Debbie Moore CD.
I will post more later.
Bye for now and Happy Craftingx
Friday, 1 March 2013
FUSSY AND FANCY BLOG CHALLENGE
I have just entered this card into the fussy and fancy blog challenge which is themed Pink and Black. there are some very talented crafters out there and there are some wonderful cards entered. Why not take a peek at http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
This card was made on 8x8 splodge away easy ink cark stock. It was distressed in pink useing tim Holtz inks. The script was a dimensions stamp and the flower indigo blue stamp All stamped in versafine black ink. I used an x cut die to cut out the central shape in white and pink. to complete I have added a die cut swirtl and butterly sticker from my stash.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
This card was made on 8x8 splodge away easy ink cark stock. It was distressed in pink useing tim Holtz inks. The script was a dimensions stamp and the flower indigo blue stamp All stamped in versafine black ink. I used an x cut die to cut out the central shape in white and pink. to complete I have added a die cut swirtl and butterly sticker from my stash.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Well good day everyone. I hope. Not so much sunshine today but its peeking out and doesnt it make you feel better.
I thought I would share this thank you card I have made with you. I shouldnt really because the recipient hasnt received it yet! but as everything I am making at the moment is for Tom at Splodge Away. ( His next Show is on March 10th, Mothers Day. Probably on the tool shed but not sure yet) it doesnt seem like I have been doing much and hadnt a lot to share with you. I have made three similar ones for my three friends who I went to France with. As it was my birthday while I was there ( I may have mentioned this alread.lolx) They gave me my present while I was awy with them so I have bought them a little momento and made them a card each. We are having a get together next week so they will recieve them then
As they are not crafting buddies I am hopeing that they wont see this.
The card was obviously inspired by our visit but as coincidence would have it a crafting buddy happened to have a Graphic 45 pad of sepia pics depicting Paris! Guess where they ended up!
Take care everyone.
Happy Crafting
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Another Tag.
Hi crafty friends and any other friends that pop by. I spent some hours down at Suzicraft a couple of days ago and this is what I made while I was there.I bought the Indigo Blue stamp from Suzicraft a couple of days before and was excited to try it out. I firstly stamped the lady with Versamark and then embossed with black wow powder. Next I distressed the tag. Once I was happy with that I used some of the other stamps in the set the finish the card. The swirl is really nice and i shadow stamped that. The Flower was made with my dimesions blooms stamp. coloured and the when glued togethere and dry I bought some narrow purple ribbon from Suzicraft and tied a knot in the end, threaded it through the centre of the flower , I then left a short length of ribbon and threaded other end through hole in tag. The flower therfore is not attached to the card but has movement. For the purpose of the photo I hooked it over the top of the tag so it wouldnt hide the artwork.
Hope you like.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Hope you like.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Monday, 18 February 2013
IM BACK
Sorry bloggeers out there that there has been nothing new posted for a couple of weeks. I know you have been looking but my trip away with my buddies Carole, Marilyn, Diane and myself ( In order left to right in the photo threw me into chaos. Firstly I dont do Flying water and tunnels so as you can imagine this was a big thing for me. The solution to the nerves was to go into the buffet car on the Eurostar and get plastered. We did a pretty good job of it. I could sit here and talk for evermore about my trip as it was wonderful. We laughed from start to finish. Thank you my wonderful friends, but I wont bore you as I am sure that most of you have been to far more exotic places than my trip to Paris. Since comeing back it has been hard trying to get back into the swing but I have done a few things and have attached a tag I have have done stamping and colouring with H 2Os. I just love the shimmer effect of these. If you dont have H20s then you can mix mica powder with water and use as paint and get a very similar effect. I finished it off by useing disstress inks around the edge and useing my "Designs by Ryn" water droplet stamp. Hope you like it.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Monday, 4 February 2013
Sorry blogger friends if I have been neglecting you lately but life has just been so busy and I am off tomorrow to Paris via the Euro tunnel. have to admit being a bit nervous. Well actually terified but hey ho of we go. My friends are going to celbrate our big birthdays so couldnt let them down. I thought I would leave you with this card I made for a crafting buddy from Suxicraft our good old Dimply whos birthday it was last week. It was made useing Kraft card and Toms flower stencils coloured with tim Holtz distress inks. the lettering was some card alphabets I had in my crafty stash. See you all when I get back and until then.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Friday, 25 January 2013
Splodge Away new Sceneit country mask.
This was one of the new masks on Create and Craft yesterday. I saw this one for the first time the day before and had a quick play in Suzicraft but made a mess of the house so I took the mask home and had a go last night. this was the result. So anyone who hasnt used the masks before can see the result you can get without any practice. They are amazing. Thanks Tom. I think I am going to send this one to my cousin in Australia. Now this is a bit risky as she is an artist and does fabulous landscapes so may be very critical as she will look at it with an artist eye!!!!!!
Happy Crafting
Kayx
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
SPLODGE AWAY ON C&C
Well another great show from Tom at Splodge Away on Create and Craft with again some fabulous samples from the design team. I have to say that there were lots more beautiful creations that werent shown on TV but I am sure that Tom will be posting a seltion on the Spldgeaway blog as soon as he can. These new masks, like Toms previous ones make amazing cards and I hope if you havent already ordered them you will be ordering them soon. I particularly liked the flower ones as they open up endless possabilities. My next card I am going to make is the country scene. I saw it and had a play very briefly yesterday so havent tried properly yet. Whatch this space!.
Bye for now. Keep Safe and warm
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Monday, 14 January 2013
ROSS PAPER CRAFT FAIR NISSAN
There he is lolx
My demos
Well what a day Sunday was. Got up at six dressed and picked Shelagh up before going to the Ross paper craft show where we met the Tom Mojo and Sam. We arrived first and discovered where the complimentary tea and toast was.lolx It ws all stations going setting up the stand and just made it for the doors opening. Tom was surrounded doing his demos and talking to the customers. Later I had a turn of doing my very first demo which I thouroughly enjoyed. I did the Poinsettia but in pinks and useing different techniques. The above picture shows the end results. I have splodged in pinks and satmped with a script stamp. Glittered and used pearl markers for spots.
Thanks for popping by
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Monday, 7 January 2013
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Friday, 4 January 2013
Wow since Tom has been on create and craft the viewings on my blog have gone crazy. Russia,Poland, Germany and the the United States as well as the UK. Its quite spooky knowing that all these people are viewing your blog but dont know them so come on bloggers wherever you are leave a comment on my blog so I know who you are and can send you a reply.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
ANOTHER ROCKER!
Well bloggers just watched Toms first show on Create and Craft today with his new masks and Stenscapes. ANOTHER SELL OUT. At this rate the design team will become redundant as they didnt have time to show our samples!! lolx. Because of this I thought I would put them on my blog straight away for you to see but it seems my blog has decided to change the way you put pictures on and I cant get them on. Doh! Never mind please visit me later and hopefully I will have worked it out.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Hi bloggers. Hope you all had a wonderful christmas and are now ready to let your hair down and see the new year in. I have had a lovely one but seemed very busy. All my crafting stash was put away while I had visitors. Tomorrow is New Years Ever and new Years Day is my Son In laws birthday so there is always a bit of do for that. The next day we should get back to normal and I am so looking forward to doing some more crafting. I thought I would share with you this card which has just appeared on the Splodge Away Blog as I couldnt think of any other way to wish you all A very Happy New Year.
Happy Craftingx
Sunday, 23 December 2012
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Hi bloggers this is my contribution to Splodge Away DT weekly project. The theme being make it Mini. This is to highlight the mini masks that Tom produces. To make the card I also used one of his smaller 6x6 masks that he now makes. To find out more details of how I made it go to the Splodge Away blog at http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk and you can also see other DT members contributions. While you are there check out the Monthly challenges and maybe join in. You could be a winner.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Good afternoon bloggers. I hope you are enjoying the lovely sunny day that we are having in South Shields. For those of you who havent been onto the Splodge Away blog I thought I would share with you the tag that I made for the design teams challenge of Mistletoe and Rhyme. To find out how I contrusted it and to see more lovely design team work visit http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk .
Enjoy your Sunday and
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Hi everyone well I came on really to tell everyone who was looking forward to Tom from Splodgeaway being on Create and Craft on 17th December to get your tissues out as its been cancelled until the 4th January. Sob sob. good news for DT members though as this gives us a bit more time to get some samples done. Without giving too much away you get a LOT for your money on the next show so that is a LOT for DT members to do samples with.x Had a nice day today at Suzicraft even though it was freezing cold and ice and fog on the way its always worth it to see all the lovely people. It was the Thursday morning coffee clubs xmas do today and they had a fun time with party hats, buffet and pass the parcel but still managed to craft. My visit was just fleeting for me ( A couple of hours. haha)
Couldnt blog without sharing a card with you. This was another one I made useing Sheena Douglass A little bit sketchy festive stamps and coloured with pro markers. Well of to do some crafting.
Thank you for takeing the time to pop to my blog
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Good afternoon bloggers. Just thought I would get a quick blog in, inbetween cooking sunday lunch and share with you a card that I have made in batch that I will be sending to friends this year. Some may already have them as Cliff sends them as I make them. A great little production line. Very simple to make. I have used Sheena Douglas's a little bit sketchy feastive stamps for the Robin and Bow and a little worker stamp in holly from a Hobby Art Set.
I stamped the Robin ( and what great stamps they are very clean images, a pleasure to work with) and the bow then coloured with pro markers. (I cut pieces of card 4x4 for the robin) Then cut out the bows and edeged the white with red around the robins. before glueing onto my 6x6 cards I stamped the holly stamp around the edge of the card blank. Job done.
Happy Crafting
Kayx
Friday, 7 December 2012
Well Christmas is coming far to fast. do you think it could be delayed for me for a couple of weeks so I can catch up.lolx I have been so bust but dont seem to be getting any further. I made this card for a frined by have decided to make this card for my special relatives and will be starting them tonight. I think. I am a little bit tired after my day away at Lincoln Christmas market yesterdat. Out at 5-45 am in the morning and didnt get back till 11-45pm!!!!!!!
I also have lots of new masks from Tom to start making samples for his next show on the 17th December so no time to let the dust settle.
Will try not to leave it so long before I blog again.
Happy Craftingx
Sunday, 2 December 2012
Well congratulations to Susan Ward for winning the splodgeaway monthly challenge. The 3rd one begins today and the theme is The Twelve days of Christmas. The above card is my DT contribution for inspiration. Pop over to the Splodgeawy blog http://splodgeaway.blogspot.co.uk/
to see what the other DT members have done and then get crafting . You too could be a winner be you have got to be in it to win it.! Good Luck and
Happy Crafting
Kayx
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