Paperbabe Stamps Challenge #94 ~ Kitschy Cat

I had the best fun creating this for the current challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog...

I started by drawing the cat head and chest fluff, with the bow from the Alice template set. I wanted to create a cat with the closed eye stamp in the set just so you can see it being used. I've moved the nose higher up on the face to show how it might squidge when the eyes are closed that way. Then stamped those yummy whiskers.

I was quite happy with just the head and chest when my daughter said quite matter of factually that is looked like a cat ghost which was not what I was going for, so, I then drew the sitting body part on another sheet and continued on.

I coloured the whole cat with copic markers(pic of pen colours below), the blush on the cheeks I used some coloured pencil as I felt it worked the best for a translucent look without bleeding into the base colour. Then I went around the whole image with dense black pen lines to give a real graphic almost cartoon look. I went for strong shadows and bright white highlights although they're not showing very clearly. The head piece is cut separately from the body, each mounted on adhesive foam to give dimension.

I couldn't resist a kitsch background for my cat, finding some gorgeous patterned paper in my now 'vintage' paper stash hahaha, that to me just oozes vintage possible cat lady wallpaper(no offence).

Here she is in a box frame, but had to take her out again to photograph as the glass reflected everything. This is what I love about the mixed media templates and stamps, you can take your creativity any direction you want, from arty to graphic and everywhere in between, I hope I've inspired you to have a go.

I thought I would also enter my project to these fabulous challenges...

More mixed media ~ Optional pink :)

Craft Stamper ~ Anything Goes

Simon says stamp ~ bright Colours

Creative crafters ~ Anything Goes

Crafty hazelnuts ~  patterned paper

Ally's Angels ~ Anything Goes

Sweet stampers ~ Animals

Love to craft ~ Anything Goes

Unicorn challenge ~ 

click pics for links...

Thank you so much for visiting today, enjoy a wonderfully creative day, 

HuGs & Light

Kim x

Paperbabe Stamps Mixed Media Stencils & Winter Fairy Wing Template

We are introducing a new stencil and mixed media template on the Paperbabe Stamps blog today Yay...

Here' my sample...

Ok so I went to town on this one lol, it certainly isn't how I envisioned it turning out, but that is so what the quote is trying to say!!! An Arty adventure indeed, she's grungy and angelic so I'm thinking of her a an urban angel.

I got myself some of those spray Goosebumps and sprayed a generous layer over my watercolour paper before I began. I think I was a little too generous and it looks a little like speckled stone or concrete. It was easy enough to draw over using the templates and stamps, I used a red and orange fine point graphik(current pen addiction) pen for her hair, no penciling first and it worked just fine. I used the same pens to add hair lines throughout.

I used the brown pen in the set with a waterbrush to colour in her skin before stamping her face.

In the background I used a masking fluid pen through the herringbone stencil. Then used the same graphik pens to add splashes and washes and speckles and general explosion of messy colour all over the place. I used one of my all time favourites techniques of heat embossing some flowers in white powder onto tissue, still impressive!!! 

And then the wings... drew around them in a blue ink, secured them in place with a little washi before spritzing some grey ink. I added a little more detail to the lacy edge with pen and painted the whole wing with wink of Stella glitter. I then removed the masking fluid and added some interest to the background with the Art Risks stamp, inking just some of the quote and dotting it randomly.

I'll be back again tomorrow!

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day!

only eight more sleeps eeek I'm a big kid!!!

HuGs Kim x

Hello... here's my own sneek peek...

I know, it's been a little while since my last post and I expected it, but I want to show you a little sneek peek of a project I'm working on... I've put it on my other blog and I would love any constructive critisism too :)

BiG HuGs Kim :)

Farm Fresh Friday Sketch 6 and a sketch LOL!

WOW! Thank you to everyone and your wonderful comments, I feel very loved :)

SO, I made this card earlier in the week and put it in my Greeting Farm Gallery, but thought I would share the details here...

I decided the sketch would lend itself very well as a gate fold card and used this adorable snuggle stamp, as the central image. I have coloured her with my copics, I had intended to decorate her little dress further but of course I still can... I created a frame with my nesties and sanded the card slightly. I've also used one of my little handmade flower embellishments.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Stamps: TGF: HG - Snuggle; AC: sentiment; Ink: Memento: Black; markers: copics; Tim's Holtz: distress inks; Dies: Nestabilities: circles; Other: decorative push mold; White Air dry clay; Lace; 3D foam;


Ok so here's a sketch but the other kind, LOL an artist sketch...

I had made this anniversary card for my OH parents and he decided he would like a drawing too. The original image is from their beautiful wedding album this was a shot from their car. I added a bit of artist license and lightened the shadows and created very soft edges around them. The hardest part would have to be their glasses but I didn't give myself long enough to finish the drawing before I could take this very quick picture and have it framed to hand over to them.

They are very happy with it and have it on their wall already, bless them, well I hope you like, I've done quite a few drawings this year and really should have them on my other blog but it's not quite ready yet! soon :)

So Dillon had a wonderful day back at school and think his teacher liked her gift, she put the card up on the notice board. I had slight trouble with his uniform not arriving but he wore his old set today the didn't flap around his ankles too much LOL! Thank you so much for stopping by I will be showing my Stampin Chic card tomorrow, Happy HuGs Kim :)

Basic Grey Stitching

Late for posting for Basic Grey challenges

Challenge 7 - Stitching

This week we would like you to show some stitching in your creations, it can be faux or real, its up to you, and of course to use at least one item of BasicGrey on your creation...

It's a man card, but I'm not keen on this I must have been rushing, I like all the individual elements just not at the same time on the same card!

I've added quite a bit of faux stitching on two edges! - yummy

Cup cake - yummy

Swirly stamping - yummy

Sentiment - This is the part of the card I like... doesn't it remind you of yummy chocolate? in fact very close to white chocolate dipped in dark chocolate! - yummy

But altogether - Not! (I'm still sending it, so lets hope he like's and is not reading this!)



Materials:
Paper: BG of course! - Archaic, DCWV - textured,
Die's: Sizzix - enjoy, cupcake,
Stamps: PTI - Butterfly kisses, Basic Grey - flourishes
Ink: Versafine - Black, white gel pen
Other: glossy accents, 3D foam, tracer for stitching!

Thank you for stopping by and thought I would leave you with another sneak peek! Also I would love to thank all of my Followers It's wonderful to know you, and it means so much, HuGs Kim x

I've been Tagged

The wonderful Ellia has tagged me...... You really need to see her site the girl has some really awesome work. Designs and ideas that take a lot more patience and skill than I ever have when I'm crafting. And, she has 2 children one even a baby! I love the way she includes her family life on her blog! Very Inspiring!

How in the world does she do it? I bet she doesn't ever sleep. Her attention to detail is remarkable and if you are curious as to how she manages this at times, check out this post here...

so here are seven random facts about me...

1. I have an Electric Violin and a Banjo which I try playing (unsuccessfully) but I love the way they feel... thank God the violin has ear phones I'm sure the neighbours would cringe!

2. I have only been making cards since February 2006 that's when I bought my first card kit! I made one card then for my Nan's 80th then the addiction spiralled.... although I have always been crafty and loved anything paper, it's been my life really.... which brings me to ...

3. I love drawing and haven't posted any of my pictures on my blog so think I will share my Favourite!

This is my son Dillon when he was ten months old, in Devon in the cold hills. I drew it from a photo which I like to do so I can get loads of detail.

I love his eyes and if you look really closely you can just make out me taking his pic. Also the cute little dribble just on his lips. I was really pleased with how the texture on the coat turned out.

4. I love marmalade sandwiches.

5. My boyfriend Steve and I reunited after ten years... on friends reunited. We were very close friends then and now we are expecting a baby in March!

6. I don't tend to talk about myself at all (friends say I must be part of MI5) so this is getting tricky... one more fact....

7. I used to really enjoy caving/potholing... totally scary and exciting! some of the passages are really tight and some of them are like big rooms and the water down there is FREEZING but so nice to drink it's like mineral water yummy!

so Seven people I intend to tag-

Marlou- http://scrappingwithlove.blogspot.com/

Rhi- http://itsnotwhereyourefrom.blogspot.com/

Lynne- http://craftydevilscraftjournal.blogspot.com/

Mel- http://www.melissagoodsell.typepad.com/

Jo- http://jo-kill.blogspot.com/

Deb- http://countrylovincardmaker.blogspot.com/

Kathy- http://kathybsworlduk.blogspot.com/

the rules:

-Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.

-Share 7 random and or weird things about yourself.

-Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.

-Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.