Yeah I stamped!

Hey there, can you believe it's been so long? I finally stamped today and I thoroughly enjoyed it!  Without boring you with the details its been a busy few weeks around here and I've been a little unwell so I've generally been way too tired by the time the kids have gone to bed to even think about stamping.  But today was a public holiday here in Melbourne (can you believe we get a day off for a horse race???) which meant no kinder, no swimming and no school runs. So when Daniel asked if we were doing anything, my answer was a very big 'NO...I just want to make some cards!' so thats exactly what I did:)

First on my 'to do' list was the Mojo Monday challenge.  This was so much fun, I love these papers, I only found them yesterday and I had to grab them.  The image was also great fun to colour. So here the sketch and my take on it...

 

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back shortly with another challenge...I've missed these:)

stamping hugs

Kirst

The holidays are over...

It's back to school tomorrow and it feels like this week has flown by! We've had a fantastic weekend with family and friends at Glenburn to celebrate my mother in laws 60th birthday.  It was such a beautiful sunny day and it was so nice to have one of the family's big get togethers there again. It's the first one since the horrible fires earlier in the year.

After last weeks much needed rain the place is looking greener and Bronwen has been busy replanting all her garden beds, so it's starting to look a little brighter. Although I'm sure it will be years before we see it as it was before.  There was around 60 - 70 people there yesterday and it was great to see the kids running around kicking the ball and everyone enjoying the day.

I've been working today :( so I promised the kids my undivided attention for Australian Idol (a weekly Kirsty and the kids ritual). Now that everyone's asleep and all ready for tomorrow I'm can sit down and finally post the cards that have been sitting on my desk for days... but better late than never!

This gorgeous stamp has the same name as my little girl, so it was a must have!  I just love fairies, so much so that I even have a tattoo. It think it's because they look so sweet and innocent but really they're a little bit mischievous underneath!  It's a fairly simple card, I'm still just playing with my ever growing collection of copics (favourite new toy much??)

As a side note; at the insistence of my seven year old I've just got Kate Miller Heidke's new CD, not bad at all, if you haven't already heard it it's definitely worth a listen! Kudos to the kid for liking stuff a little left of centre:-) Now on to the next card...

I love this little guy! This stamp was responsible for a 'should I, shouldn't I' that seemed to go on for ages. As you can see I caved and bought it.  When I see it stamped, why oh why did I even think twice!

Now that everything's back to normal I hope to have some more time to stamp. My dear friends Bron and Dee are coming on Tuesday for a long overdue bad food and stamping night!  We're always hopeful of creating at least one card but the talking always seems to get in the way LOL.  Be sure to visit again soon and see if we actually come up with anything!

til next time, hugs

This stamp rocks!

I had a workshop last night that was all about Versamark and the many things that can be done with it. I created the card below to show four of those techniques.   The workshop was a group of mums  so I decided on  'Just Jawing' to create a fun kids card.

I've used Orchid Opulence as the main card front and added a basic black layer over the top.  To this I stamped SU 'Gratuitous Graffiti' in versamark and clear embossed.

Next, I wanted to show how to emboss with dye (fast drying) inks.  Firstly I inked my stamp with versa and then with my dye based ink; in this case basic black. The versa extends the drying time and allows the clear embossing powder to stick.  Once heat set, you're left with a crisp, embossed image in the colour of your choice.  The real benefit here is the ability to emboss in a range colours without the need for slow drying inks or coloured embossing powders.

The next technique involved using chalks to colour an image. I stamped the sentiment in versa and simply dabbed chalk over the image to colour it. This is fantastic if you're new to stamping and don't have a huge selection of inks.  Buy a small pack of coloured chalks and you're ready to go!

Finally I stamped the bow image on orchid opulence card with versamark and used heat and stick power to adhere Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Put it all together with a bit of bling and you've got a kids card that rocks!

hugs

Once Upon A Time...

Kira has a birthday party in a week or so and I thought I pull out a set I hadn't used in a while, Lizzie Anne's Once Upon a Time.  I wanted to use my copics, so this set was perfect.

I mounted the castle and the princess with foam tape and place the castle in the background to give the card some depth. I also sponged some clouds in the background using the scallop circle punch.



Supplies:  Once Upon A Time stamps, SU Pink Pirouette cardstock, SU DSP, SU Cool Caribbean ink,  Copic markers, Kaiser bling, satin ribbon.

Well back to work tomorrow..suppose I should get organised for the Monday morning madness! Check back tomorrow, with a bit of luck I'll get a chance to play with the new Mojo Monday sketch.