Life with Zest! - emboss resist, shaker, stencil

 

When life gives you lemons, live with zest! My end-of-summer card features stamps and ink from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, a shaker dome and die from Sizzix, stencil from Simple Stories, and shaker bits from Dress My Craft.

Hay You - coloured pencil

 

A couple years ago I made a bunch of backgrounds using various Kraftin' Kimmie inks available at the time, the Kimmie stencil - Beautiful Burlap, and a gelli plate. I used one of those backgrounds with the newly released Hay You stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps. I used Prismacolor pencils to colour the image. To add a bit of texture to the cloth areas, I coloured with a netted bag under the cardstock. 

Inside, I stamped the hay pile on another gelli plate with ink panel I made long ago. 

Hay You is part of the August 2021 release at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

Recent Makes - May to Jul 2021

I haven't been blogging much lately. It's a time thing. My day job has been taking up a lot of my time and I've also started gaming again. But, I am still making stuff and have been enjoying the makes. So, here is just a bunch of stuff I've made recently. 

Feline Festive - alcohol marker, stencilling

 

Kitty cat and ornaments, the bright sparkly things just beg to be played with, right? My card features Newton's Nook stamps and stencil with Copic colouring and Distress ink. 

You - stencilling

 

My celebration of You features stencils and stamps from Simon Says Stamp. 

Rainbow Sweety Treaty - alcohol marker, shaker

 

Rainbow! Candy! Trolls! Shaker! My card features a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp set, inks, and stencils with Copic marker colouring and a full card shaker with candy shaker elements. Sweet!!

Present Pile - masking

 

Who wouldn't want a prodigious pile of presents for their birthday? My festive card features masking, masking, and more masking with a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps set along with some glitter marker colouring.

Shell-o! - stenciling, layering, inking on vellum

  My card today is a punny greeting with two stencils layered on the front along with a die-cut using glitter cardstock and vellum background featuring stencils, ink and stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and a die from Memory Box. Shell-o!

You - stencil embossing

 

You are awesome! I used a stencil with embossing powder to make the background on this uplifting card using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps stencil and stamp set.

Snuggle Birthday - alcohol marker, coloured pencil

 

Sweet Friend, sending you snuggles for your birthday! Newton's Nook stamp set, Darling Duos, with Copic colouring.

Something Sweet - alcohol marker, box die

 

Yummy, yummy for my tummy! Something sweet in a candy box with an adorable troll featuring a stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, a box die from Tonic Studios, opulent cardstock from Sizzix, and Copic colouring.

Nature's Kin - mica pigment powders, alcohol marker, 3D embossing, die cutting, easel

My easel card features stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Copic colouring, drops from Nuvo, mica-pigment powders from Nuvo and Cosmic Shimmer, dies from Spellbinders, and embossing folder from Sizzix, and cardstock from Sizzix, DCWV, and Stampin' Up. Whew.

Cup of Tea - watercolour marker

 

You're just my cup of tea! my card features a long retired stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie coloured with Zig markers and coupled with a sentiment from another Kraftin' Kimmie set and a die from Scrapbooking Booking Made Simple on Mystical Opulent cardstock from Sizzix.

Inside, I used another Kraftin' Kimmie set for the sentiment, stamped with glue and glitter!

Sunshine Smile - stencilling with glitter and gilding flake, alcohol marker, embossing

 

Glittery, gilded sunbeams illuminate my thoughts of you. My card features a stencilled background using loose glitter and gilding flake, Copic marker colouring on the image, and an embossed die-cut sentiment. The stamp set, stencils, inks, and enamel dots are from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, the die and sequins from Simon Says Stamp, the glitter and gilding flake from Nuvo - Tonic Studios, and the embossing powder on the die-cut from Emerald Creek. 

Sup-sup-supper time: My one pot take on a Beef Plov using an Instant Pot - Rijacki's Plov

 

During the pandemic lockdown I have had more time to experiment with the Instant Pot we got a couple years ago as a gift from my sweetie's dad. I was fishing about on Google for recipes using chicken in the Instant Pot and stumbled on Beef Plov after a few meanderings. I tweaked it a bit over time and now it's my favourite thing with beef and rice and vegetables. 

My beef plov inspired one pot dish, Rijacki's Plov, ends up being a bit like a beef stew but with rice instead of the broth. The recipe is inexact because I make it with "hmm.. a bit of this, a bit of that, more of that this time, less of this" with lots of options. It's a hearty meal for a chilly day. 

Coffee on the Green - colour pencil, stencilling

 

For a bit of March green, I decided to make warm coffee card using a lovely stamp set and stencil from Sweet Sentiment, Drink Coffee and Woodland Mandala. I coloured the image using Prismacolour pencils and used Bundled Sage Distress ink for the stencil. 

Inside, I used one of the cheeky sentiments for a laugh along with some soft stencilling at the bottom, a bit softer than intended 'cause the stencil decided not to stay put. The soft stencilling adds a light detail that doesn't detract from an added handwritten sentiment. 

Hang In There - watercolour marker

 

I've been a bit stressed lately so this card's sentiment is for me and anyone else who's feeling the stress a bit too much lately. I used a Newton's Nook stamp set, Newton Hangs Out, with Arteza watercolour markers. 

Beautiful Birthday - die cutting, alcohol marker, slider easel

 

Using Stampin' Up dies, stamps, papers, and ribbon, I created this slider easel birthday card.

Tale of Two Boxes - die cutting, embossing, alcohol marker

 

My project for today is a pair of gift boxes made from the same die set but with entirely different looks. I paired the Tonic Studios die with stamp sets from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps coloured with Copic marker and an embossing folder from Spellbinders to make masculine and feminine boxes. 

Coffee - Stencilling, alcohol marker, masking

 

Coffee was on my mind when I created this card. I had run out of my non-dairy creamer right before we got snowed in for a few days and my attempt at a substitution failed horribly. My sweetie was able to go shopping yesterday and got me creamer so I could have coffee today before an early meeting. Ahhh... coffee.