Humming Along And Brusho's!

Humming Along And Brusho's!

I have been playing with the new Humming Along stamp set so much lately, I can't seem to put it down. I was inspired to get my Brusho's out over the weekend and this stamp set with it's lined images seemed perfect for it.

It's a completely different look from my usual clean and simple style but I love water colouring and they are great fun to play around with.  I love the tropical look it gives it. It so cold at the moment, I'm definitely dreaming of warm weather and holidays I think!

How I made it

I stamped the Hibiscus in clear Versamark ink on Watercolour paper and then heat embossed using White embossing powder. This gave an emboss resist outline for the flower. I then sprinkled on the smallest amounts of Brusho Pigment Powders in the general direction of the areas of the stamped image and the spritzed lightly with water. I then used my heat tool to dry it as I was too impatient to wait! I layered it onto Basic Gray card and onto a Whisper White base to make it pop. I also heat embossed the sentiment in White onto a square of Basic Gray card and added a little of the White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon underneath.

Have you tried Brusho's?  There are so many ways to use them. It is amazing to see those little particles of powdered pigment come to life when you add water to them.

Here are the products used to make the card with clickable links to my online shop

The new Spring Summer catalogue has now LAUNCHED! It is full of beautiful, fresh, spring colours and is stuffed full! Do let me know if you would like a copy wont you!

I am of course, very grateful if you choose me to be your demonstrator and you shop with me. If you shop online, don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £20 - £150 for a small gift from me.

Hostess Code This Month - 

KG9UTWY4

I also send a little hand made gift and card to all my customers . I really appreciate all my customers because without them I wouldn't be here.

Drop me an e mail or a message if you would like me to send you your own - theres nothing like browsing a paper copy 💕

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon, 

Kate x 

Well Wishes At Coffee And Cards

Well Wishes At Coffee And Cards

I had a request to make Get Well cards at Coffee and Cards this week for one of our ladies. aren't they thoughtful!  This was a perfect idea so, I couldn't wait to ink up Dandelion Wishes again.  

We used a Smokey Slate Ink Pad to ink up the stamp, and then highlighted the middles and stems with a Grey Granite Stampin Write Marker. We added Clear Wink of Stella to give added sparkle all over the middle and "clocks" to give frosty look. Sending Well Wishes Your Way is stamped in Balmy Blue to match the card base and punched out using the Every Day Label Punch. This card is fast and simple to make #simplestamping

It was a very festive Coffee and Cards this week as it was our last before Christmas. The ladies at Monday's session made these. They are lovely aren't they!

And these were made at Tuesday's session. So pretty. 

Here are the products we used with clickable links to my online shop.

I hope you like seeing what we get up to with Coffee and Cards. Do join us if you are local.

I'm now sending out the new Spring/Summer and Saleabration Catalogues that launch on January 3rd. Do let me know if you would like to one and I would be happy to send you a copy.

View The Autumn Winter Catalogue Here

I am of course, very grateful if you choose me to be your demonstrator and you shop with me. If you shop online, don't forget to use the hostess code if your order is between £20 - £150 for a small gift from me.

Hostess Code This Month - 

KG9UTWY4

I also send a little hand made gift and card to all my customers . I really appreciate all my customers because without them I wouldn't be here.

Drop me an e mail or a message if you would like me to send you your own - theres nothing like browsing a paper copy 💕

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon, 

Kate x 

Dandelion Wishes - Inspire Create Stamping Challenge #022

Dandelion Wishes Card

 Inspire Create Stamping Challenge #022

It's time for another Inspire Create Stamping Challenge and this time we have a colour challenge!

Aren't they a lovely combination? I love a colour challenge. I don't know if I would have put these colours together but now I have I love them ! Do pop over to the Inspire Create Stamping Challenges here to see what the rest of the talented Design Team have come up with and all the entries too. Do play along. Adding your link is easy, it's fun to take part and we'd love to have you!

I have been playing with the Dandelion Wishes stamp set a lot lately. I haven't been able to put it down. I thought it would be perfect for this colour challenge.

I wanted to give the impression of the Dandelion clocks blowing away against a summer sky.at sunset. The dandelions are embossed in silver to give a pretty contrast.

How I Made It

I wanted a watercolour wash background to give the impression of a summer sky. I used an Aqua Painter (this is a paint brush with a water filled chamber) to lay plenty of water down on a watercolour paper layer. I then picked up the colour from the Coastal Cabana Ink pad with the Aqua Painter and laid it down. I added the ink from the Powder Pink Ink Pad in the same way . I used less of the Powder Pink. My water colour paper is 9.5 cm x 13.8 cm.

The base of the card is in Shaded Spruce (14.8 cm x 10.5 cm)  and the next layer is Coastal Cabana (14.3 cm x 10 cm)

I have stamped the dandelion clocks in clear Versamark Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder.  I have used the adhesive rhinestones for the centres of the dandelion clocks to add a little sparkle.

I have stamped the Sending Well Wishes Your Way onto Whisper White card using Coastal Cabana ink and stamped some of the little clocks in Powder Pink around. I wanted to created a label so I have used the oh so useful Everyday Label punch and raised it on a couple of Dimensionals. I have added some of the new Whisper White Bakers twine between the layers and tied a simple knot along the top.

I have added a Whisper White layer (14.3 cm x 10 cm) inside the card and stamped the dandelion both inside the card,

and on the envelope in Coastal Cabana ink. It's always nice to dress up the envelope a little.

Here are the products I used to make this card with clickable links to my online shop.

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Expect a little thank you gift in the post with a hand made card too. I really appreciate all my customers because without them I wouldn't be here.

July Free Ink Pad Offer!!!

If you love ink, stamps and paper and would like to build your stash, Stampin' Up! have an AMAZING offer this July starting Sunday July 1st! I am so excited about this! 

You can read all about it in my blog post here.Contact me for details! 

This offer is amazing! I do hope you will be tempted to take advantage of it!

Join Stampin' Up! and choose any £130 of products to go in your starter kit, plus during the month of July a whole Colour Family of Ink pads of your choosing, plus free shipping all for £99!   There is no risk involved, there is lots of support if you wish to take it as a business opportunity but also no obligation to sell or demonstrate if you choose not to WIN WIN!  I would love to have you on my team.

See my FAQ's page at the top of the post or contact me for further information or a no obligation chat if you prefer.

 Let me know if you would like to join my Inkredible team and take advantage of this great offer, or Join Here


July Just keeps on giving!!

We have a fabulous offer on Designer Series Papers this month! Buy three packs and get a fourth completely free on select packs and there are loads of beautiful papers to choose from. You can see them all here  and shop on my online shop.

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon, 

Kate x 

Dandelion Wishes at Coffee And  Cards

How gorgeous is this dandelion clock image?! I couldn't wait to get this stamp inked up and I was pretty sure that the ladies at Coffee and cards would love it too. This is the card I designed this week for Coffee and Cards.

Here is how I made it:

I inked the large dandelion stamp in Smoky Slate and then coloured in the stem on the stamp in Pear Pizzazz with a Stampin Write Marker before stamping the image onto Very Vanilla card. 

I inked the sentiment "Sending Well Wishes Your Way" by sponging the stamp with Calypso Coral ink and Mint Macaron ink before stamping to give an ombre effect. I adhered it to my card base and then added a rhinestone to the centre of the dandelion to finish it off.

I supplied a few pastel colours of ink pads and card bases, Smoky Slate and Night of Navy inks too.

Here is what they made 

Aren't they gorgeous! 

If you live locally and would like to join us at Coffee and Cards, please do! We would love to have you and we have such a lovely, friendly group of ladies. You can find out all the details here.

I am so looking forward to using this set a lot. I think the images will be useful to make cards for men too. I will be using it for birthday cards and scrapbook pages too. It is one of those sets that as well as being just lovely will work very hard for you is you have it in your stash. I already have some fun ideas for it so watch out for those on the blog.

Here are the products I used to make the card with clickable links to my online shop.

Shop With Me

                           You can shop with me here  or click the link at the top. 

Expect a little thank you gift in the post with a hand made card too. I really appreciate all my customers because without them I wouldn't be here.

July Free Ink Pad Offer!!!

If you love ink, stamps and paper and would like to build your stash, Stampin' Up! have an AMAZING offer this July starting Sunday July 1st! I am so excited about this! 

You can read all about it in my blog post here.Contact me for details! 

This offer is amazing! I do hope you will be tempted to take advantage of it!

Join Stampin' Up! and choose any £130 of products to go in your starter kit, plus during the month of July a whole Colour Family of Ink pads of your choosing, plus free shipping all for £99!   There is no risk involved, there is lots of support if you wish to take it as a business opportunity but also no obligation to sell or demonstrate if you choose not to WIN WIN!  I would love to have you on my team.

See my FAQ's page at the top of the post or contact me for further information or a no obligation chat if you prefer.

 Let me know if you would like to join my Inkredible team and take advantage of this great offer, or Join Here


July Just keeps on giving!!

We have a fabulous offer on Designer Series Papers this month! Buy three packs and get a fourth completely free on select packs and there are loads of beautiful papers to choose from. You can see them all here  and shop on my online shop.

I really hope you like seeing what I have been up to. Do drop back in to see what I will be making next!  Click on the subscribe button in the side bar to follow my blog if you don't want to miss anything.

Hope to speak to you soon, 

Kate x