Copic Markers Competition!!!

What a blog candy!!! I would LOVE to get my hands on these 72 Copic markers. WOW!!!

Charmed Cards & Crafts have teamed up with Graphics Direct Ltd to bring you this fantastic prize. All you need to do is pop over to Karen's blog to find out more information. This one is most definitely a must enter!

So here's my entry, I have printed off the beautiful Holly, Pamper Time, but this is one of eight printed as the printer I'm using is SOOOOO bad that the ink changes colour half way through the figures. Well Holly didn't come out too bad and I have coloured her in with my copics. (I have remedied the printer problem but not the space problem, LOL) Well I changed her a little with some creative license... She reminded me of us girlie's when getting ready for a night out and so she has under her gown some fish net tights (or stockings) and a lacy black dress. Which I tried to create using a black pen and highlighted with white pen. Finished off with fully made up face and glittery trim Tee Hee (it's all about the fun!!!).

OK the mirror is a BG 2scoops chipboard shape which I have changed too using some acrylic paint left to dry and then experimenting with some crackle accents (seriously where's the crackle?) Two layers later and there's just the smallest amount of crackle. Need some practice with this one. Have used my fabby Martha Stewart hearts border punch which is a little hard to see.

Materials:

Paper: October afternoon, white card, silver card,

Die's: Martha Stewart - mini hearts edge punch,
Stamps: Charmed cards and crafts - Holly, Pamper time, CHF - Kim Hughes -'Scripty words'

Ink: Bad printer, Archival Ink - black, copic sketch, Blue acrylic dabber,
Other: 2Scoops - chip stickers, adhesive bling, 3D foam, Crackle accents,

Thanks for stopping by and I have my fingers crossed really tightly to win a fantastic set of markers and good luck to all those that have entred (and there's Lots and lots of us) Thanks Karen too for your fab wonderful prize, Happy HuGs Kim :smt051 me me me.

Stamper of the Year? Nearly...

As I have mentioned... this year I decided to enter as many competitions and stuff that I could. That being said I found out at the weekend that I made shortlist for Card of the year, Yippee,

Here is the cover of the latest Craft Stamper magazine with my winning entries...

These are two of my favourite cards, just love the different details. The first is very similar to another card I had made, still dimensional paper piecing just using different stamps and papers! I painted distress crackle paint on base as before and inked in white! The snowflake is cut from shrink and glittered!

Materials:
Paper: BG Figgy, white card, grey board, printed vellum (insert)

Die's: Sizzix - flower layers, flower layers #4, build a flower, Accent with flower, Holly & berries, snowflake, Cut'bg - Tag, Nestabilities - Ovals
Stamps: WOJ - Winter Charlotte with cat, PTI - Mixed messages, Basic Grey Clear Stamp Set -journal flourish, Paper Artsy - snowflakes
Ink: Colourbox - greens, StazOn - black, Brilliance - gold, midnight white, Copic Markers, Sakura pens.
Other: Glossy accents, Crackle paint, pearl gems, adhesive gems, stickles, 3D foam.

This second one I flocked a side of adhesive sheet with red fun flock then place over inked stamp and ironed the back... like you would velvet stamping. I then used copic marker to add some shadows on the flock, cut the coat out and raised on 3d foam over stamped and coloured image! It feels lovely like a velvet coat, very christmassy to me!

Materials:
Paper: Hand made velvet paper, white card, printed vellum (insert)
Stamps: WOJ - Willow with lantern
Ink: StazOn - black, Brilliance - gold, Copic Markers, Sakura pens.

Other: Glossy accents, adhesive gems, stickles, 3D foam.

or have a look here I have made a photo slide as I seem to take huge amount of photos when my little creation's are about to up & leave me!

Thanks as always for your comments I love receiving them, makes my day to read them! Will be back to upload more soon... bit of a busy week have a few things I need to get finished for posting Arrrrrhhh!!! HuGs Kim x

Cardmaker of the Year 2008 in Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine

This will be a long post I have lots I wish to share,

Do you recall this post?

Well I am so happy to tell you that I won FIRST place in the sizzix category and third place for Cuttlebug category! "Woooo Hoooooo" Jumping up and down with glee my winning letter waving around which I had to read out loud at least ten times to be SURE!

Here is the cover of the latest cardmaking and papercraft which I am in with my winning entries...

Cardmaking and papercraft it says it will be out tomorrow but I have my copy already and you can get it in WHsmiths aswell!

Wow I couldn't believe it I am still grinning and have been sitting on this information for ever!

So I may as well share my entries with you now... I took pictures before I sent them off...

This is my sizzix entry, I used the die of rocking horse and made it rock with a brad and penny which is all concealed behind the frame. In the slide show you can see how it moves back and fourth!

Materials:

Paper: K&Co - playful? (can't remember), DCWV - textured, wood paper, white card.

Die's: Sizzix - rocking horse, ornate frame, cherish alphabet, pin,

Ink: Colourbox chalk inks, white gel pen

Other: 3D foam, crop a dile, black bling for eye! Brad and a penny!

This was my cuttlebug entry...

Materials:
Paper: K&Co - Blue Awning, felt
Die's: Cuttlebug - Build a bloom, Tag, Corners, Embossing plate floral?

Ink: Colourbox chalk inks, distress inks, versamark,
Other: 3D foam, Tim's distresser, adhesive lace, blue ep, adhesive sheet,

Okay... so I took lots of photos, because I actually sent in six cards!!! and I've created a slide show instead of this post being super long!

Thanks for stopping by and I will be putting a special blog candy up soon to share my good luck!so keep watch and have a great Monday!!! HuGs Kim xxx