Just Magnolia - Masking.....

Hello,

I hope you are all well and are looking forward to the weekend!

This week there is a new challenge at Just Magnolia. The challenge this week is masking. For my card I have masked three Magnolia images. Tilda, Presents and Basket of presents. I have coloured them with distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose and I have stamped Magnolia snowflakes in sepia versafine around the edge and distressed the edge with walnut stain.

I have added stickles to my image too. The paper has been distressed with stained walnut and I have added liquid pearls to the scalloped edge which was made using a fiskars border punch. The Magnolia hearts I distressed with tattered rose and vintage photo and edged with walnut stain.

Thank you so very much for looking and a big, big, thank you for all your comments they mean so much to me! I wish you a wonderful weekend. I have the family for Sunday lunch so looking forward to that. Please do go and see the rest of the DT creations they are just amazing!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose, hair - antique linen, stained walnut, clothes - tattered rose, milled lavender, stained walnut, weathered wood, black soot, basket - frayed burlap, black soot, presents - tattered rose, fired brick, weathered wood, milled lavender, broken china, antique linen, tea dye, shoes - tattered rose, vintage photo, stained walnut, dusty concord

Simon Says.... Animals

Hello,

Today we have the start of a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp. The theme for this week is Animals. I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have distressed the background with vintage photo. I have distressed the edges of my paper with Tim's distressing tool and then added vintage photo. I have also added stickles. I have edged my flowers the same way.

Thank you so much for looking!

love

kim x

Just Magnolia - Sketch by Mina.....

Hello,

I hope you are all well. This week has just gone like lightning! Today is the start of a new challenge for Just Magnolia. We have a sketch for you designed by the fabulous Mina to follow. Thank you Mina this was brilliant to play with.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have put some dries clear glue on Santa's beard and hair and then sprinkled glitter over this for a fine shimmer. I have distressed my background with weathered wood and then stamped snowflakes around the edge with old paper. I have distressed the edges of my papers and card with Tim's distressing tool and then distressed them with vintage photo. I have also distressed my flowers with vintage photo and added stickle glue.

Thank you so very much for looking. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

love

kim x

inks used.

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

clothes - fired brick, black soot

shoes - vintage photo

lamp - frayed burlap, spiced marmalade

sack - scattered straw

hair - weathered wood

Tremendous Thursday!

Hello,

I had such a lovely day yesterday teaching a box and card class at Crafts U Love. I was joined by the most fabulous ladies thank you it was such a pleasure.

This was the card we made.

This was the box.

I coloured my image with distress inks. I have used glimmer mist for the flowers and some of the paper. I have distressed the paper and flowers with brushed corduroy and added stickle glue.

 

I would like to say thank you to Susan and Lynn for all your help.

 

Thank you so much for looking and take care.

love

kim x

Simon Says....Thinking of you!

Hello,

I hope you are well and having a good week so far.

Today is the start of a new challenge for Simon Says Stamp. We have a new theme which is Thinking of You. I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed the background with antique linen and vintage photo. My flowers have been sprayed with glimmer mist creme de cocoa. I have distressed my papers and flowers with vintage photo and added stickle glue.

We have a fabulous prize from Heidi at Simon Says Stamp a $25 voucher to spend in Simon Says Stamp Store!

Please go and visit the rest of the SSS dt as their creations are just so gorgeous!

Thank you so much for visiting me I am off to teach a class at Crafts U Love today and meet some wonderful crafters!

love

kim x

skin - vintage photo, tattered rose

clothes - milled lavender

hair - brushed corduroy

wings - tattered rose

What a fabulous day.......

Hello,

Wow! what a fantastic day I had at the NEC! It was my absolute privilege to meet Jacqui and travel with her by train up to Birmingham. You are just as wonderful in real life as I thought you would be. Thank you so much Jacqui for being my travel buddy. I was so excited and happy to be asked by Barbro and John of Magnolia to demo for them in the morning. It was also my great honour to be demoing with the most fabulous, sweetest, all time brilliantly talented Tab!

Thank you so much to John and Barbro who were kindness itself. It was just the greatest pleasure to meet you both. I was just amazed to be part of such a special day. So big, big thank you's for letting me spend some time in the magical world of Magnolia!

I still can't believe that I actually met so many crafters in real life! These were some of the girls I met Marlene and Rach and their Bambino's. Bev, Marcea, Dawny P, Caz, Kim, Kim, Mel, Shirley, Jo, Tara to name but a few. It was incredible so sorry if I have missed you out, but it was a crazy day! I also met up with the Crafts U Love stand they are just so lovely Paula, Geoff and of course the wonderful, wonderful Tracy!

This is one of the projects I brought to the show. Tab had the most to die for creations too oh it is just wonderful to actually see them and hold them!

This is how my Advent calender started with these small matchboxes.

Two Bind-it-All covers.

I covered the covers with paper then I painted the matchboxes with gesso.

I then painted them inside and out with picket fence crackle paint.

I then distressed them with distress ink.

I then glimmer misted them inside and out.

I then punched out circles and stamped numbers onto them. I punched out little hearts and using pins attached them to my boxes. I cut off the pin inside and added paper to cover. I then stuck them altogether and put the top and bottom on.

This is the finished top of my calender. I have sprayed my flowers with glimmer mist and added stickles.

Here is a close up of the top.

A better view of the finished draws.

My completed Advent Calender.

Thank you so much for looking. To everyone I missed at the show I really hope that I can catch up with you another day.

love

kim x

Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge - Distressing...

Hello,

Today we start a new challenge for Just Magnolia. This is the beginning of our monthly challenge sponsored by Simon Says Stamp you could win $50 to spend in their store!

This month's challenge is distressing and the most fabulously talented Chris Dark has very kindly made a fantastic tutorial for us. Thank you Chris you are so inspiring and your card is stunning.

I have made a wall hanging. I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed my edges with Tim's distressing tool. I have sprayed my papers with glimmer mist.

I have used a grungeboard hinge and painted crackle paint over this and then sprayed it with glimmer mist.

I have edged my papers and flowers with vintage photo. I have added loads of stickle glue over my project. My sentiment was so very kindly sent to me by the delicious Tab. Thank you so much big hugs and kisses.

I stamped the snowflake out onto acetate three times using brown stazon and then covered it with dries clear glue and sprinkled glitter over them. Then when they were dry cut them out and pined them together with a pearl brad.

Thank you so very much for looking and I urge you to go and check out the stunning creations by the Just Magnolia DT. I would like to say a big, big, thank you for all your sweet comments they really touch me thank you so much!

I will be going to the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday and I am so very excited about meeting everyone who will be going. Lots of the Just Magnolia girls will be there and I have never met them before. Tab, Bev and Marcea will be demoing on the Magnolia stand. I am also going to have a little go (yikes). It is going to be wonderful to meet them! I really hope that I can catch up with lots of you it will be fantastic to actually meet you in person as I think you are just the best on line community in the world!!!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair - brushed corduroy, antique linen, old paper, black soot

clothes - antique linen, weathered wood

Award....

Hello,

I have received this award from the gorgeous Darcie, Craftycrafter and sweet Sol. Thank you so much I am thrilled to receive this from you. You have to answer 36 questions with just one word. I will give it a go.

1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen
2. Your hair? curly
3. Your mother? abroad
4. Your father? heaven
5. Your fave food? curry
6. Your dream last night? nope
7. Your fave drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. What room are you in? study
10. Your hobby? crafting
11. Your fear? snakes
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? alive
13.Where you were last night? home
14. Something that you aren't? brave
15. Muffins? yes
16.Wish List Item? laptop
17. Where did you grow up? East Grinstead
18. Last thing you did? colour
19.What are you wearing? casual
20. Your TV? lounge
21. Your Pets? dog
22. Friends? amazing
23. Your Life? incredible
24. Your Mood? happy
25. Missing Someone? Yes
26. Vehicle? volvo
27. Something your not wearing? hairband
28. Your fave store? magnolia
29. Your fave color? blue
30. Last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Your best friend? husband
33. One place that I go to over and over? craftroom
34. One person who emails regularly? friend
35. Fave place to eat? Nizam
36. Face book? no

If you would like to join me please lift this award and let us know your answers.

Look at this little sweetie. We get loads in our garden every year and I am still enthralled with them. My faeries live in these in the bottom of my garden and my Grandson says those naughty gnomes too Nanma!

love

kim x

Simon Says Give Thanks.....

Hello,

Hope you are all well. There is a new challenge starting today at Simon Says. The theme this week is Give Thanks.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickle glue to the butterflies and rose. The flowers have been glimmer misted and I have distressed them and the papers with frayed burlap. I have added liquid pearls to the border stamp.

Thank you so very much for looking and hope the rest of your week is a good one!

love

kim x

Magnolia Stamp Club reminder......

Hello,

I just wanted to let you know that today is the last day to order this year's Magnolia Winter and Christmas stamp club images. Please notice ! StampClub will not include any stamps from So Jolly, Under the mistletoe or So Snowy Collection 2009 .

I would hate for you to miss out!

love

kim x

Just Magnolia - Monochrome......

Hello,

I hope you are all keeping well and have had a good week.

We are starting a new challenge today at Just Magnolia and the theme this week is Monochrome. I have chosen to use shades of brown for my card. Do go and check out the rest of the DT their cards are to die for!

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed the background with antique linen and vintage photo. I have sprayed my flowers and paper with glimmer mist and distressed the edges of flowers and paper with vintage photo.

I have been so honoured to receive an award from Jane and would like to thank you so much Jane for thinking of me. Jane makes the most delicious cards ever! So do go and say hello you will not be disappointed. Unfortunately, I am unable to download the award picture so sorry.

Well, I wish you all a wonderful weekend and I would like to say a humongous thank you to everyone who has left me comments they are so appreciated and mean so much to me so thank you!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

clothes - antique linen, vintage photo

parcel - frayed burlap

hair - brushed corduroy

black soot for shading

Simon Says....All That Sparkles!

Hello,

Hope that you are well. There is a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp. The theme this week is All That Sparkles. Well, I just love this challenge as I totally love my sprinkly spronkly on my cards! Heidi is offering this fabulous prize plus free p & p!

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickle glue star dust to my image, swirls and flowers.

I have edged my Magnolia papers with vintage photo. Then using glue that dries transparent I glued all my edges then sprinkled glitter over all of the glue and let it dry.

You will get a better idea if you click on the picture.

Thank you so very much for looking and enjoy the rest of the week.

love

kim x

inks used

skin antique linen and tattered rose

hair brushed corduroy, old paper and black soot

clothes milled lavender, weathered wood

shoes vintage photo

black soot for shading

Just Magnolia week 28 - Martine's sketch...

Hello,

Oh had a little glitch this morning trying to upload my post. Thank goodness all is well now!

A new challenge starts today at Just Magnolia. We have a fantastic sketch for you to follow by Martine. Thank you so much sweetie this was a dream to follow and I will love to use it again! Please go and see the rest of the DT's cards they are stunning.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. The background is distressed with antique linen and edged with vintage photo. I have also edged all my papers with vintage photo. I have sprayed my flowers with glimmer mist and added some stickle glue to them and some of my image.

I have added liquid pearls around the edge of my nestie shape.

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I have been so very lucky to have been sent these awards by two wonderfully talented ladies. Thank you so very much I am just so thrilled that you would think of me.

This is from Marina.

This is from Paula.

Thank you all so much for looking and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent me get well wishes. I am now on the road to recovery. Steroids are a wonderful thing! Thank you so much I really appreciated them and they really made me feel so much better!

Have a great weekend.

love

kim x

skin: antique linen, tattered rose

hair: brushed corduroy, black soot

clothes : aged mahogany, tattered rose

shoes: vintage photo

spoon: frayed burlap

Simon Says....Get Well Soon!

Hello,

Today is the start of a new Challenge for Simon Says Stamp. The challenge this week is to make a Get Well card. Which is very apt for me as I am a poorly person at the moment. Having a bad asthma episode. I hope I will be on the road to recovery soon.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose and edged with vintage photo. I have distressed my papers with Tim's distressing tool and then I have heat embossed some of the edges with embossing powder. I have also added some stickle glue around my card too. The heart has been coloured with distress inks and sprayed with glimmer mist. The lace has been distressed with vintage photo.

The rest of the team have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration and we have a very special young lady Hanna who is joining us in the designer spotlight I am so delighted to say.

Thank you so very much for looking.

love

kim x

Just Magnolia Challenge week 27 - Bright and Zingy....

Hello,

I hope that you have had a good week and are well.

Today is the start of a new challenge for Just Magnolia. The challenge this week is Bright and Zingy! Please do have a look at the rest of the DT their creations are stunning.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. The background is distressed with spiced marmalade. I have used crackle paint on my circle and star. I have added liquid pearls around my circle. The flowers are sprayed with glimmer mist. The leaves are cut out and positioned with silicone glue. I have added stickle glue to my image, leaves and around the edge of my card. The Magnolia sentiments I have stamped with versamark and brushed perfect pearls over this and set with water misting.

I have received this award from the totally lovely and sweet Tracy. Thank you so much Tracy. I am so delighted to receive this from you!

I wish you all a most fabulous weekend! Thank you so much for looking and take care.

love

kim x

inks used.

antique linen, tattered rose, brushed corduroy, milled lavender, spiced marmalade, frayed burlap, vintage photo, black soot, mustard seed.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sketch by Domi....

Hello,

Today we start a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

This is the great prize on offer from Heidi to spend in her Simon Says Stamps store.

This week our super talented Domi has made this sketch for us to follow.
I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickles to the flower and bee. The background is distressed with weathered wood. I have distressed my papers with vintage photo.

Thank you so much for looking and please do visit the rest of the dt to see their amazing creations!

love

kim x

inks used

antique linen, tattered rose, vintage photo, brushed corduroy, mustard seed, shabby shutters

Magnolia DT - Halloween

Hello,

I hope you had a great weekend.

Today I have a Magnolia dt card using the new Halloween just released images. Well I have fallen for this little sweet Edwin. How adorable is he so cute! I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added stickles for some spooky sparkle. The toad stalls and grave stone I have sprayed with glimmer mist. I have added clear crackle glaze to the bones on the sentiment.

I would like to enter my card into this weeks challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar as their theme is Halloween.

Thank you so much for looking and have a great week!

love

kim x

inks used

antique linen, tattered rose, black soot, brushed corduroy, weathered wood, aged mahogany

Just Magnolia - Week 26 A Sketch by Mina....

Hello,

Nearly at the weekend now! Today is the start of a new challenge for Just Magolia. This week we have a fantastic sketch by the fabulous Mina. Thanks Mina so love using this and will definitely use it again.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. I have distressed the background with antique linen and edged with vintage photo. The circle and scalloped circle are nesties. The punched border is a fiskars punch.

Thank you so very much for looking and please do go and check the rest of the dt their designs are just awesome!

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

love

kim x

inks used

antique linen, tattered rose, brushed corduroy, spiced marmalade, dried marigold, shabby shutters

Halloween Magnolia- DT card......

Hello,

The sun is out at last! Hope the weather is good where you are too.

I received my dt kit from Magnolia and the Halloween images are just so adorable! I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have also added stickles. The background is distressed with milled lavender and edged with dusty concord.

I have torn and distressed my paper with tim's distressing tool. They have been distressed with mustard seed and spiced marmalade. I have also glimmer misted them and added stickles to the edge. I have heat embossed the scull and crossbow sentiment and distressed with milled lavender and mustard seed. The pumpkins are 3d with silicone glue they have also been glimmered.

Thank you so very much for looking and enormous hugs and kisses for all your wonderful comments. They mean so much thank you!

love

kim x

inks used

antique linen, tattered rose, dusty concord, milled lavender, frayed burlap, vintage photo, brushed corduroy - pumpkins spiced marmalade, mustard seed, shabby shutters

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Halloween….

Hello,

Today is the start of another challenge for Simon Says Stamp and the theme this week is Halloween. The prize is a $25 voucher to spend at Heidi’s Simon Says Stamp Store.

The draw is selected by Random Org. so anyone can win!

I have coloured my card with distress inks. My background is distressed with mustard seed and spiced marmalade. I have sprayed the purple paper with glimmer mist. The iron fence in the background I have used glue and black glitter. Sorry that this doesn’t show too well but I have had such bad light to photograph in.

The bats I covered with sakura glaze pen. I used sakura stardust pens on the spooky word and spider.

The rest of the dt have made the most amazing spooky cards please do go and check them out they are just spooktacular!!!

Thank you so much for looking and have a great Wednesday!

love kim x

inks used

Weathered wood, black soot, spiced marmalade, mustard seed

A Monday Hello,

Hello,

Hope you had a great weekend. I had a wonderful day on Saturday teaching at Crafts U Love. I met the loveliest, sweetest ladies thank you all so much for making my day so enjoyable. A big, big thank you to Tracy and Heidi for looking after us all.

This is one of the cards we made.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose. I have distressed my papers with Tim’s distressing tool and inked the edges with vintage photo. The circle is die cut with a nestie. I have sprayed my circle and flowers with glimmer mist. I have added stickles to my image and the edge of my papers.

I wish you all a wonderful week and thank you so much for looking.

love kim x

inks used – tattered rose, antique linen, brushed corduroy, frayed burlap, vintage photo

Simon Says 24 hour Card for Paige Challenge..

Hello,

As you all know it is the World Cardmaking Day today and we have a very special challenge that will last for 24 hours only. We are dedicating this Simon Says Stamp challenge to Paige a 13 year old girl who was badly injured in an accident recently. We are asking you to make a GIRLY CARD and send it to Paige. If you have already sent one we ask you to send it to a child on the Post Pals or a sick child.

We are totally delighted to feature Erin in our Designer Spotlight! Erin has been a true inspiration in leading the appeal for Paige. We would like to lend a hand and help Erin in her appeal and Erin is kindly joining us today for our special challenge. Thank you so much Erin.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have distressed my background with faded jeans and edged my papers with frayed burlap. I have added liquid pearls to my swirl. I have used Tim's distressing tool on my edges and added stickles.

You may combine your card with other challenges but remember you only have until 9 am CET ( 8am GMT). Heidi of Simon Says Stamp Store will be giving the winner of the prize draw a fantastic parcel full of cardmaking goodies :-)It must be a new card, not one previously posted to be entered into the prize draw.

Thank you so very much for looking and please do go a check out the rest of the DT cards for some amazing inspiration!

Happy World Card Making Day!!!

love

kim x

Just Magnolia week 25 - Special Monthly Challenge - Flowers....

Hello,

Can you believe that it is Friday already and October! Wow this year is so speedy!

Today we have the start of a new Monthly challenge at Just Magnolia. Which is sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamps. The prize is a gift voucher of $50 to spend in the store.

The challenge for this month is to use a Handmade flower on your project and a Magnolia image.

We have the honour of Michele of My Little Space on the WWW giving us an amazing tutorial on how to make her stunning Handmade flowers. Thank you so much Michele you are truly talented and have given me so much inspiration!

I didn't have any punches to make my flower. So I stamped a flower image onto grungepaper and cut it out. Then I distressed it with fired brick and sprayed it with glimmer mist. After I made my flower I then added distress stickles to the petals. The tutorial I found to make my flower is here and it is by the most amazingly inspirational Wendy Vecchi.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I masked Tilda onto the rolling pin. The background is distressed with tattered rose. I have added some stickles. I have used some liquid pearls on my swirl. The papers are distressed around the edges with vintage photo.

The Just Magnolia dt have made the most stunning creations and out of this world flowers please do go and check them out!

Thank you so very much for looking and I wish you all a wonderful weekend. I will be teaching at Crafts U Love tomorrow and I am so looking forward to meeting up with some fantastic crafters!

love

kim x

inks used - tattered rose, antique linen, brushed corduroy, weathered wood, milled lavender and black soot for shading.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Red and Green....

Hello,

Wow! a huge thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goal of 200 entries for our stitching challenge. Your entries were totally amazing and I thank you so very much, you totally rock!

This week joining Simon Says Stamp challenge in the Designer Spotlight is the uber talented Tara Godfrey of Inking on the Edge. Tara makes the most stunning creations which I regularly drool over and we are so honoured that she has joined us this week.

The challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp is Red and Green. I have coloured my Sarah Kay image with Ranger distress inks. I have added stickles for some sparkle and have distressed the background with old paper. I have used Tim's distressing tool on all my edges and have distressed them with old paper. I have added some distressed stickles rock candy and added some star dust stickles too. I have added basic grey buttons to the centre of my flowers.

My autumn leaves sentiment was distressed with shabby shutters and sprayed with glimmer mist as was my basic grey paper. The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch.

Please do go and check out the rest of SSS dt their creations are fabulous! I thank you so very much for looking and for any comments that you leave I thank you from the bottom of my heart they mean so much.

love

kim x

inks used - antique linen, tattered rose, brushed corduroy, fired brick, shabby shutters, weathered wood, frayed burlap, black soot for shading.

Magnolia bookmark......

Hello,

I hope you are all well. Today I have a bookmark to show you that I made for my sweet fellow Magnolia DT member Hanna. I won a competition that Hanna was running on her blog to win a card made by Hanna. I was so happy to have won this and when I received it, it was out of this world beautiful. This bookmark is just a little thank you.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with Ranger distress inks. The Magnolia delicious papers have been distressed with Tim's distressing tool and then sprayed with glimmer mist and the edges have been distressed with vintage photo. I have added some paper artsy swirls around the edge with versafine sepia. I have added crackle paint to the heart and tag and spritzed them with glimmer mist. The letters are cuttlebuged.

This is the back of the bookmark. I have stamped my Magnolia heart keyhole with versafine sepia. Coloured with distress ink and sprayed with glimmer mist. I have then added stickle glue around the edge. The scalloped oval is a cuttlebug die and distressed with vintage photo.

This is the card that I won from Hanna. Isn't it absolutely beautiful. Thank you Hanna I will treasure this.

Thank you so much for looking. Have a wonderful day and take care.

love

kim x

inks used - antique linen, tattered rose, brushed corduroy, fired brick, faded jeans, weathered wood, frayed burlap

Just Magnolia Week 24 - A Colour Combo....

Hello,

Today is the start of a brand new challenge at Just Magnolia. This week the challenge is to use the colours Pink and Grey with the option of Black.

I have coloured my image with Ranger distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose. I stamped my swirls with Versafine grey and then added silver stickles. The star is a cuttlebug die.

I have used a sakura clear glitter pen to faux stitch around the edge of my papers. The border is punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The flowers are Prima. My Hero arts sentiment is stamped with black versafine.

Thank you so much for looking. Have a wonderful weekend. My Son's German girlfriend is arriving to stay tomorrow and I am having the family around for a Sunday roast going to have lots of cuddles with Luca and Isabella can't wait!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair - black soot

clothes - worn lipstick, tattered rose, black soot

Tremendous Thursday......

Hello,

Hope your week is going well. My card today is coloured with Ranger distress inks. My background is distressed with faded jeans. I have masked my Magnolia Tilda and have added stickles to some of my image and the Magnolia butterflies.

I have distressed my flowers with frayed burlap and sprayed them with glimmer mist. I have distressed my Magnolia papers with Tim's distressing tool and distressed them with frayed burlap. I have stamped my Magnolia sentiment with versafine sepia. I have highlighted some of the products that you can find at the fabulous Heidi's Simon Says Store.

I have been given this award by the lovely Gisella. Thank you so much sweetie I am thrilled to receive this from you.

Thank you so very much for looking and a huge thank you for all your lovely comments and support it really warms my heart thank you!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

clothes - tattered rose, faded jeans

shoes - vintage photo

flowers butterflies - faded jeans

leaves - shabby shutters

banner - weathered wood

hair - brushed corduroy

shading black soot

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Stitching Real or Faux.....

Hello,

I hope you are all well. I am very excited to announce that I have been invited to join the design team for the Simon Says Stamp weekly challenge! Thank you so very much girls (big wave) I am honoured to be a part of your fabulously amazing team!

The challenge is to create a card to include stitching real or faux. Well, I didn't have time to make a card for this week and I really wanted to join in so I have included a card I made for a previous post which has some faux stitching on just as an example. You can find this image over at Simon Says Store.

This week we have a very talented young lady Greta featured in our Designer Spotlight please do go and say hello as Greta's cards are fabulous!

Heidi the owner of Simon Says Stamp Store is giving away to one lucky winner $25 spending money in her store with free p&p! Which will be randomly drawn using the random generator.

Please do go and see the gorgeous cards the rest of the design team have created they are stunning! Plus you may find some hidden candy too!

We would so, so, so, love for you to join us in this week's challenge!

Have a great Wednesday and please take care.

love

kim x

Just Magnolia Bev’s sketch – week 23……

Hello,

Today starts another challenge for Just Magnolia. This week we have a wonderful sketch by the one and only fabulous  Bev. I loved your sketch Bev thank you so much I will definitely use this again. The rest of the JM dt have made the most beautiful cards please do go and check them out.

I have coloured my Magnolia Tilda with distress inks. The background is distressed with weathered wood and edged with frayed burlap. I have also distressed my papers with these colours.

 

I have distressed my flowers and leaves with frayed burlap and added stardust stickles. The charm on my bow is from the candy I won from the amazing Hanne thank you Hanne I am still using so much of your fabulous candy.

Thank you so much for looking and I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

love kim x

inks used: skin-antique linen, tattered rose hair-brushed corduroy, antique line, black soot top and apron-weathered wood, broken china, trousers-weathered wood shoes and basket-frayed burlap blueberries-weathered wood,dusty concord

Some Exciting news………

Hello,

I just have to share my exciting news that I am now on the Design Team for Simon Says Stamp! I am so very happy and would like to thank Heidi for giving me this wonderful opportunity to be on such a  mega talented team!

love

kim x

A Magnolia Wednesday.......

Hello,

I hope everyone is well and your week is being good. I have made a card today using my Magnolia stampclub kit. They are just so super adorable and I am now officially in love with the new Magnolia papers. They are just everything I love in a paper. Wonderful designs, delicious colours and amazing quality yep definitely in love with them.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. On the knife and fork that I masked Tilda onto and the pears. I have also added some silver glimmer mist it gives such a gorgeous shimmer. The background is distressed with tattered rose and edged with frayed burlap. I have dotted around the edge of my image card some liquid pears.

To stamp my sentiment. I first inked up the sentiment with tattered rose. Then using versafine sepia I just ink the wording. Then added some stickle glue in stardust. I have used Tim's distressing tool to distress the edges of my papers and distressed the edges with frayed burlap.

I have had the honour of receiving these awards from a most remarkable young lady Hanna. Hanna makes the most amazing creations and I would urge you to go and say hello you will not be disappointed!

Thank you so much for looking I would like to pass these awards onto everyone who visits me you are all so very special.

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique line, tattered rose

dress and handles - aged mahogany

cutlery - black soot

blouse, socks - tattered rose

hat - weathered wood

shoes - frayed burlap

hair - brushed corduroy

Magnolia Wall Hanger......

Hello,

Today I have made a wall hanger which I am going to swap with Ann. Ann is so mega talented and I am feel so happy that we are doing this and can't wait until I receive Ann's creation.

I have coloured my Magnolia image with Tim Holtz distress inks. I have distressed my background and papers with tattered rose and edged them with walnut stain. I have also sprayed my papers and flowers with glimmer mist. I have added stickles to my image and flowers for some sprinkly spronkly.

The lace was a gift from the sweet and wonderful Vanessa. Big hugs and kisses I just love it.

I have crackle painted the grungeboard hinge with picket fence and distressed this with tattered rose. Then I have sprayed this with glimmer mist. The Martha Stewart butterflies I distressed with walnut stain and covered them with stickles.

I have received these awards from the sweet and lovely Ewelina. I am so delighted to receive these thank you so much Ewelina.

I would like to pass these onto everyone who visits my blog as a thank you for all your wonderful support to me.

Thank you so much for looking and I wish you all a wonderful Sunday and a great week!

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

dress - tattered rose, weathered wood, vintage photo,

socks - tattered rose

hair - brushed corduroy

black soot for shadow

Happy Birthday Heidi……..

Hello,

I hope you are all well. I have made a card for Heidi from Simon Says Stamps as she is celebrating her birthday and I would like to join in the celebrations as Heidi is just the loveliest lady.

I thought I would also join in with the Simon Says Stamps challenge and have made my card using the sketch by Iris. Unfortunately, I am too late to enter as I have missed this deadline. Never mind I still loved using your sketch Iris thank you.

I have coloured my Tilda image with distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose and edged with vintage photo as are the papers which I am in love with from Magnolia. I have added stickles around my image and liquid pearls on the oval behind.

The flowers are distressed with vintage photo and sprayed with glimmer mist. The little butterflies are a tiny punch and I have added liquid pearls in the middle.

Well thank you so much for looking and take great care.

love kim x

inks used

face – vintage photo, tattered rose dress,shoes,scarf – tattered rose, top, slip and socks weathered wood, black soot, spoon – frayed burlap, black soot, hair – brushed corduroy, antique linen.

Penny Black Christmas…..

Hello,

I had such a wonderful time on Saturday. I met such amazing ladies who were so very lovely and fantastically talented!

We made a paper bag card.

I coloured my images with distress inks. I also painted some gold glimmer mist onto the baubles and star for some shimmer. I 3d some of the baubles that were falling off the tree.

Here is the inside.

On the first page I die cut my circle and scallop circle with nesties. I added stickle glue to the snow. The stars and snowflakes are a cuttlebug die. I also sprayed glimmer mist onto the border paper and punched each side with a fiskars border punch.

The page on the left hand side I die cut my circle with the mouse just on the outside of the circle. The sentiment is also sprayed with gold glimmer mist as are the flowers.

On the back of the card I distressed my card with antique linen and then edged with frayed burlap. Then sprayed the circle with iridescent gold and then coloured this with distress inks.

Thank you so very much ladies for being totally wonderful! You made my Saturday at Crafts U Love just amazing it was such a pleasure to see you all! Also, a huge thank you to Tracy and Heidi who made our day very special!

I have also been given these awards by two amazingly talented lovely ladies.

This is from Ann.

These are from Alina.

Thank you so much I am so delighted to be receiving these from you. I would like to pass these onto everyone who visits me as a big thank you!

I wish you all a wonderful week and thanks so much for looking.

love

kim x

inks used

weathered wood,firedbrick,tattered rose, shabby shutters, pine needles, peeled paint, antique linen, frayed burlap

Hello Weekend....

Hello,

Today I have made a card using the Magnolia Summer Lazy Days Collection.

I have coloured my image with distress inks and have distressed the background with weathered wood.

The flowers and leaves are quickutz dies and have been distressed with frayed burlap. The borders have been stamped with sepia versafine.

Today I am off to Crafts U Love to spend the day teaching and meeting some lovely ladies. I wish you all a wonderful weekend.

love

kim x

inks used

Weathered wood

broken china

frayed burlap

mustard seed

shabby shutters

tattered rose

fired brick

antique linen

black soot for shadow

Hello Tuesday.......

Hello,

Hope you all had a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend!

How quickly is this year speeding by. I cannot believe we are into September already. I have made this card because I bought this stamp a million years ago and just had to ink it up. I have coloured my image with distress inks. The background and papers are distressed with antique linen and vintage photo.

I have also had the pleasure of receiving this award from the very lovely Kari. Thank you so much you are so kind to think of me.

I would like to thank another lovely blogging friend Annacarin for awarding me the awards in my last post. Thank you so much it is just so very kind of you to pass these on to me.

Thankyou, thankyou, so very much for all your wonderful comments. I can't tell you how much your support means to me I am sending you all big hugs and kisses from me to you. Also, I would like to thank the very sweet and kind Alice. As you don't have a blog I can't come and say hello so I just want to say hello here as your words of support are so appreciated.

Well thank you for looking and hope you have a wonderful week.

love

kim x

inks used

chester - antique linen, blacksoot, tattered rose

grass - shabby shutters

flower - weathered wood, mustard seed

ladybird - fired brick

Awards.....

Hello,

I hope you are all well and have had a good week.

I received these awards from these sweet and lovely very talented blogging buddies.

These are from Sandie

I have receive these from Hanna, Ida, and Shirley.

A huge thank you I am so touched that you would think of me you are so very kind to pass these on big hugs and kisses!

I would love to pass these onto everyone who visits my blog as a very big thank you for all your kindness and support to me I really appreciate it.

Have a wonderful weekend.

love

kim x

Papertake Weekly Challenge.......

Hello,

I hope you are are well and having a good start to your week.

Today is a very special day for me as I have the absolute honour of being the guest for this week's Papertake Weekly Challenge. Thank you so very much girls for inviting me I am thrilled to join you all, and Dawn it was a such a pleasure to use your wonderful sketch I am so going to use this again!

Here is Dawn's fabulous sketch.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. The background is distressed with tattered rose. I have masked this sweet Tilda so that she is sitting on the strawberry. The Magnolia's are from the Summer Lazy Days collection. That beautiful lace is from the lovely Bev thank you so much sweetie I love it! The heart is die cut using the cuttlebug.

Well, thank you so very much for looking and please do go and check out the cards made by the uber talented Papertake Weekly dt they are just amazing! Thank you so much Dawn and girls for this wonderful opportunity!

I would like to say a huge big, big, thank you for all your comments. I am so very grateful for all your support from the bottom of my heart.

love

kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen, tattered rose,

dungarees - tattered rose

t shirt - weathered wood

shoes - antique line, frayed burlap

strawberry - fired brick, shabby shutters

leaves - shabby shutters, pine needle

Sweet baby celebrations.....

Hello,

Thank you so much for all your kind words and support to me in my last post. I am humbled by your thoughtful kindness you have all be such a comfort it made such a difference knowing that you care big hugs to you all.

I have made this card for a sweet friend and hugely talented fellow dt member Jacqui.

Jacqui has been blessed with a beautiful Granddaughter and I am so happy for her. The love we have for our children's children is immense words cannot describe and I really enjoyed making this card.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I embossed the background with a nestie and distressed it with tattered rose.

I have used Tim's tool to distress the edges of my paper and distressed these with vintage photo.

The circle sentiment is sprayed with glimmer mist for some shimmer.

A big thank you to Rach for the sweet charm it is just so cute!

Well I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Thank you so much for looking and take care.

love

kim x

inks used for colouring

tattered rose,

antique linen,

frayed burlap,

dusty concord

black soot for shading

Magnolia Blog Candy!!!

Hello,

I hope you are all well.

To celebrate the start of my Magnolia Only Blog. I have a blog candy giveaway which has been generously donated by Magnolia with a little extra from me. To enter please go to my Magnolia blog click here.

CANDY NOW CLOSED

love

kim x

Thank you's!!!!!

Hello,

Hope you are all well.

I would like to say a big thank you to all the wonderful ladies on my class yesterday at Crafts U Love. It was such a pleasure to spend such a lovely morning with you all and you were so patient with me. Thank you also to the lovely Paula and Tracy, who really looked after me and made everything just right!

This is a card I made a few weeks back when Crafts U Love had their 3rd Birthday celebration and I and the ladies had a quick class together during the weekend which was great fun.

I have been so lucky to have received these awards from some wonderful bloggers who just made my day by passing them onto me. Big hugs and kisses!

This is from Georgia, Cathy, Eiglas and Lorraine.

This is from Fern.

I also have some very sad news. My wonderful, beautiful, best friend in the whole world has passed away. As you can image this is a huge loss to me as I loved her with all my heart. She made it to a great age 17 and I had the most wonderful 17 years of my life with her by my side. I miss you my sweet friend.

love

kim x

Just Magnolia Monthly challenge - August....

Hello,

Today is the start of a new monthly challenge for Just Magnolia. For the month of August. The challenge will be to make a 3d card. The amazingly talented Debby has given us a most fantastic tutorial which has been such a wonderful help to me so big thanks Debby.

Also this month's prize is a very generous $50!!! donated by our monthly challenge sponsor Simon Says Stamps how great is that!

I have coloured my Magnolia images with distress inks. The background has been distressed with tattered rose. I have also added stickles to Tilda and the butterfly for some sprinkly spronkly.

Here is the card from a funny angle to see the 3d effect more easily.

Thank you so much for looking and please go check out the other most gorgeous cards made by JM's dt!

love

kim x

Distress inks used.

skin - antique linen, tattered rose

hair - antique linen, scattered straw, black soot

dress - milled lavender, black soot

blouse - black soot

trousers - weathered wood, black soot

shoes - milled lavender, antique linen

bike and flowers - milled lavender, dusty concord, scattered straw black soot

butterfly - milled lavender, dusty concord, tattered rose

Magnolia Stamp Club reminder......

Hello,

I thought I better remind you just in case you were planning on ordering the Magnolia Stamp Club Fall Collection of stamps. That the last day to order is the 16th of August. I would hate for you to miss out.

Here is a sneek peek for you!

Also, Magnolia are giving you the chance to win Halloween stamps and patterned paper's here's the link to go see!

I have also been very privileged to receive these gorgeous awards from these wonderful ladies.

This is from Katinka

This is from Pascale and Tracy

This is from Gisela

I am so very touched that you have passed these onto me. It is a pleasure to know you and to have your fabulous support thank you.

I would like to share the love and to pass these onto everyone who visits me as a big thank you!

love

kim x

Just Magnolia week 17 - Martine's sketch....

Hello,

Can you believe it is Friday already! We have the start of another challenge on Just Magnolia. This week we have a sketch by the wonderful Martine. Thank you so much for your great sketch Martine. Please do check out the JM's dt cards they are divine!

I have coloured my card with distress inks. I have distressed the background of my card with antique linen. I have distressed the papers with old paper.

I have been given this award by the sweet Annacarin thank you so very much you are so lovely to think of me x

I wish you all a wonderful weekend and sending you great big hugs and kisses for all your wonderful support to me it means the world thank you!

love kim x

inks used

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

hair - antique linen, old paper, black soot, brushed corduroy, frayed burlap

blouse - antique linen, black soot

top - weathered wood, black soot

shorts - antique linen

socks - black soot

shoes - weathered wood, black soot

Splish, Splash, Splosh......

Hello,

Today I have a Magnolia dt card I made using the Lazy Summer Days collection. I have coloured my image with distress inks. The frame was made by embossing a nestie shape onto my card. I have masked Tilda onto her bathing ring the background is distressed with milled lavender.

I have been sent two awards by two very sweet and lovely girls. Thank you so very much big hugs and kisses to you both.

This is from Nancy

This is from Dawn

I was also asked if I could list the colours of inks I use when colouring my image. So here goes I hope you will find this useful.

skin - antique linen and tattered rose

bathing suit - milled lavender and black soot

water - weathered wood and black soot

hair - old paper, brushed corduroy and black soot

ring - shabby shutters and black soot

Thank you so much for looking!

love

kim x

Your so sweet - Magnolia dt card.....

Hello,

Hope your weekend is going well. I have woken to a most beautiful day so I hope that the weather is being kind to you too.

This is a Magnolia dt card using the Lazy Summer Days kit. I have coloured my image with distress inks. The sentiment is stamped out in versafine sepia, distressed with tattered rose and sprayed with glimmer mist. I have die cut the flowers using quickutz. The butterfly and small roses were in my dt kit.

I have been sent this award by the most gorgeous and sweet Shirley thank you so much you are so kind to think of me.

Have a wonderful Sunday and thank you so much for looking.

love kim x

Just Magnolia week 16 - Distressing....

Hello,

I hope your week has been a good one and that you are looking forward to the weekend. We have a new challenge for you over at Just Magnolia. This week's challenge is one of my favorites Distressing. So loved doing this challenge and you should see the rest of the teams work just so gorgeous.

I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have distressed my background and papers with old paper and frayed burlap. I have also sprayed glimmer mist onto my card oh I just love this gorgeous effect here is a close up so you can see the fabulous glimmer.

I have added frayed burlap to my flowers and heart. I have also distressed my grungeboard hinge using distress embossing powder. The leaves have been punched out using my new Martha Stewart punch on I love my new purchase might have to be getting some more of these.

Well thank you so much for looking and have a wonderful weekend!

love

kim x

Awards....

Hello,

I have been sent these awards by two very lovely ladies. Thank you so much I really appreciate you passing these onto me.

This is from Gisela

This is from Tracey

I would like to pass these onto everyone who visits my blog as a big thank you for all your wonderful support.

love

kim x

Surfing Tilda Magnolia DT card.........

Good Morning,

I hope your week is going well. Today I have a card using the new soon to be released Summer Lazy Days collection from Magnolia. I have coloured my image with distress inks. I have added some stickles and I have stamped the sun with versamark and then brushed some perfect pearl powder over this to give a shimmery sun. All the papers and detail were in my Magnolia DT kit.

Thank you so much for looking!

love

kim x

Jungle Tilda.........

Hello,

I hope you all had a great weekend. I would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who came and said hello at my demo and classes at Crafts U Love. It was a joy to see you all. You are just so very lovely and it made my weekend! A very big thank you to Paula and Geoff and all the staff at CUL who really looked after me big hugs!

This is one of the cards I made for my demo. I coloured Tilda and the hummingbirds with distress inks. I also sprayed the birds with glimmer mist. I have distressed around the edge of the flowers with tattered rose. The corner dots are liquid pearls.

Thank you so much for looking.

love

kim x