Simply Fabulous from Kanban

Not a good start to the week for me. We came back from our weeks holiday to a broken boiler,so no hot water or heat (luckily our shower is electric). Thanks to a lovely engineer who came out at lunchtime it’s now working again and I’ve warmed up enough that my fingers can type this post!

I’ve got some more of the dreaded housework to do so just a quick post to share another of my Kanban makes:

   

Kanban items used: Simply Fabulous Gilt Damask Background Card CRD1698, Regency Butterflies Black Toppers PCT1918, Baroque Cameo Toppers PCT1926,  
Gold Mirri Card A4MRGO, Mink Pearl Card A4PRL240MI Card, Ivory Card A4220IV, Butterfly Stamp Set STAMP03, Foam Pads and Gems

Items from my stash: Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Fiskars Border Punch, Ribbon and Glitter Glue.

I may well be back later with some more cards to share as I seem to be creating loads of personal cards for myself at the moment… including two birthday cards and a new baby card and I’ve still got a Naming Day card and present to finish.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Cool Britannia Collection from Kanban

Happy Friday everyone, but for me it means it’s nearly the end of my holiday which is a shame as little one has really been enjoying himself.

I’m here to share another Kanban make and this time I’ve made a CAS Birthday card which I think would be well suited to those difficult to make for men.

Kanban items used: Union Jack bunting 900173, London icons transport toppers 900176, About town card 900189, Silver pearl, White Bubble Dots and plain Red and Navy card.

Items from my stash: Red Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Beautiful Kanban Butterflies

Good Morning All. I have scheduled this post as I should be packing for a little holiday to Blackpool as you read this. I don’t know who is more excited about seeing the lights….me or Little One!

I’m here to share another make using gorgeous Kanban goodies. I have used a set kit for this one but rather a mix of stamps, a die cut large topper and some patterned background card. And yes I did fussy cut all those butterflies!!

     

Kanban items used: Plain White Card, Bubble Dots White Card, Pink Pearlescent Card, Fancy Floral Lilac Background Card CRD1787, Floral Gifts Lilac Toppers PCT2351, Foam Pads FOAM2, Pearls PRL3MMand  Butterfly Stamp Set.

Other items: ribbon, lace, Stickles, Memento Inkpad and Whispers Brush Markers.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Flutterby Wednesdays – Sparkly
• Lexis Creations – Pink
• Oldie but a Goodie – Inspired by a song (Butterfly by Crazy Town and old stash is lace and ribbon)
• Papertake Weekly – Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp – Glimmer and Sparkle
• Paper Play – Shine On
• Dream Valley – Go Pink
• Joanna Sheen Challenge – Down in the Garden

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Lisa

The Steam Punk Collection from Kanban

Good Morning, hope you all had a good weekend.

Another Kanban make, this time from The Steam Punk Collection:

Kanban items used: DL Scalloped Card Blank, Damask Kandi Core Mocha CRD1849, Gold Mirri Card, Cream Card A4220CR, Foam Pads FOAM2, Pearls PRL3MM, Gentlemens Adventure Toppers PCT1885, Delphine Toppers PCT2121.

Other items: Tonic Studios Border Punch.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Chelsea Collection from Kanban

Happy Friday, it’s nearly the weekend. Hurrah!

Here is a Criss Cross Card made using elements and toppers from Kanban’s Chelsea Collection.

  

Kanban items used: Chelsea Elements Toppers PCT1950, The Cambridge Collection Paper Pad, Plain White Card A4220WH, Mint Green Pearl Card, Foam Pads, Pearls and Gems.

Other Items: Tonic Studios Border Punch, Pink Marker Pen, Ribbon and Glitter Glue.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Lisa

Cool Britannia from Kanban

As some of you know back in March/April of this year I became part of the first UK Design Team for Kanban Crafts. I started creating and my cards have been shown on Kanban Crafts Facebook page but due to the small matter of a growing baby bump and the dreaded Morning Sickness I have neglected to share my cards here on my blog. Well today that’s going to change and I’m going to start sharing the cards with you each week.

Here is a card I made using the fabulous Cool Britannia collection.

 

Kanban items used: Jubilee Parade Card 900219, Jubilee Sentiment Toppers 900171, London Icon On Parade Toppers 900179, London Landmark Toppers 900172, Red and Navy card and foam pads.

Also if you are a lover of Kanban Crafts there is a Facebook Group you can join here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

My Sentiment Exactly at PCJ

Morning everyone I’m finally starting to join in with some of my DT commitments again…. So I’m here to share my card for the new challenge at Paper Crafting Journey where the theme this week is ‘My Sentiment Exactly!’

 

The challenge ends on 26th of September 12pm BST and you must remember to use a sentiment on your project. 

We are being sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Lou who are offering the winner a $5 gift certificate to use in their store.

My papers, card and sentiment are all from Kanban, the numbers are from an old See-D’s set, the small butterfly punch is from Hobbycraft, the flourish is a MFT Die, the Phlox flowers are a CC Designs die and have been cut from felt (both Dies from Dies to Die For and the lace and pearls are from my stash.

Please hop over to the main PCJ blog and see the fabulous creations by the rest of the design team and thank you for stopping by.

I would also like to add my card to the following challenges:

• Dies to Die For – Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girls – Using Pearls

Thanks

Lisa

And Another

Afternoon all last night I couldn’t resist digging out my favourite Kanban Floral Stamp and having another go at this weeks LIM challenge.

I was in desperate need of an early night so thought I would blog it quickly while I have my lunch.

I’ve stamped the image once up the right way and once upside down at the top of the card using shades of pink from a Color Box Q set. The brown circle is cut from a scrap and the white circle has been edged with pale pink ink and a smidge of Walnut  Stain Distress Ink. The pearls are also from Kanban and I’ve coloured them with an Umber ProMarker.

Have a good afternoon all and thank you for stopping by.

Lisa

Whoop whoop whoop!

I’ve had an awful evening crafting and am feeling a little frustrated as the card I was trying to make seemed a good idea in my head but just wouldn’t translate to paper. It’s for this weeks LIM challenge. I’m going to give it another shot tomorrow and hopefully have a card I wont be too ashamed to show you.

In lieu of a decent card to share and before I head off to bed I thought I would do a quick post to share my absolutely fabulous news. I have been chosen to join the new UK design team for Kanban. I found out a little while ago and have been dying to share the news but had to wait until it was formally announced. I am thrilled to bits and can’t wait to get creating for them.

I have a favourite Kanban Stamp (well at the moment overall favourite stamp) and it’s a lovely flower flourish stamp so I’ll leave you with a few of my favourite cards using it.

Night all.

Lisa

It All Worked Out

Well my idea that I mentioned yesterday worked out just how I wanted, so that may just be two LIM cards on the trot that I really like. Wonders will never cease!

It’s a different take on yesterdays card and uses the negative of the punched circles. The three weeks challenges I have used for inspiration are:

• Week 56 - Recipe Don’t Scrap It
• Week 51 – Theme Cut it Out
• Week 43 – Bit of Bling (hope my little pearls count, i tried it with gems but they looked too sparkly..lol)

This time I stamped and embossed a second image on patterned paper and layered this beneath the punched panel using foam pads for dimension. I’ve added some pearls, inked some edges, matted it onto some pearlescent pink card and added a small pink ribbon. This has all been added to a DL card base with a sentiment from PolkaDoodles.

The picture doesn’t do this card justice, the images on the two layers are embossed in gold and silver and not sure this shows up in the pic. IRL it looks a lot more delicate.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

You’ll never guess….

Time got the better of me last week and I missed a challenge, so I was determined to not only make but also blog a card today.  Now you might not believe this but I’ve actually made a LIM card that I like! And it’s turned out exactly as I wanted…

It's recipe this week to combine three previous challenges. My card could have worked for quite a combination of the weeks (bling, scraps, masking) but the three I’ve settled on are:

• Week 53 Colour Aqua
• Week 55 Theme Punches or Die Cuts
• Week 24 Theme Circles

I began by stamping the Grungy Script stamp on a piece of square white card in Weathered Wood DI, then I masked and inked the stripes with VersaColour Turquoise ink on a make-up sponge. I then stamped and embossed the swirls twice, once on the card in Turquoise and one on a spare piece of card in silver. I pinched elements of silver image with various circle punches and layered onto the card with various depths of foam pads. Lastly a sentiment from PolkaDoodles and all edges inked with the same turquoise ink.

I may try and get another picture in daylight tomorrow as in the photo the square of card looks cream and IRL it’s most definitely white.

While blogging this I’ve just had an idea for something using the waste from my punched out circles so hopefully if Hubby takes Little One out to the park tomorrow I’ll give it a try.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

One Layer Stripes

The challenge Chrissie and Mandi have set us this week at LIM is One Layer Stripes. Unusual for me as I have managed to make a card already and not at the last minute like I normally do.

The stripes had the grey cells a bit stumped to start with but then I remembered a Hero Arts Set of Ribbon stamps I was given ages ago as Birthday Present. They are Wood Mounted and hidden away in a box so I tend to forget about them.

This was the first card I made. I started by stamping the sentiment and the flower image. Then I masked the circle and stamped the stripes. The mask was a bit thick so the edges of the stamping weren’t defined enough, so I added the faux stitching in black to match the sentiment but have decided both were to harsh in colour and I should have used a lighter brown colour. Me no like this card…

This is the second attempt and although better than the first I’m still not happy with it. I masked the square and stamped the stripes. Again the mask was a bit thick, so I added the stitching which on it’s own looked odd but looked better when I added the second row. I then over stamped circle sentiment and embossed in white. It looked too busy with the stripes showing through so I coloured it black to match the faux stitching and it shows off the detail on the white embossing much better, but I’m still not liking it…

So not happy with either card I had a another rummage in my bag of die offcuts that I keep for using as masks and I found a circle of corrugated card that I die cut and then never used. I have used corrugated card to stamp lines before but I had the idea to mask, ink and cover a circle with EP and use the corrugated circle inked with VersaMark to remove the EP. I then heated the remaining EP and it has left a lovely stripy effect that I’ve enhanced by rubbing a little Distress Ink Walnut Stain over the top.

On top of this I stamped the Flower Flourish (Kanban) and sentiment (Kaisercraft) in Brilliance Graphite Black, heat setting to dry the ink on top of the Embossed panel. A few gems added and probably one of my favourite one layer cards I’ve ever made.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

 

Less is More - Aqua

Happy Birthday LIM. Chrissie and Mandi have now been challenging us for a whole year and a whole year of fun it has been too.

Now I’m going to apologise in advance for my pictures. I’m not having the best of weeks…a lot of things are breaking and stopping working for me. My camera being one of those things, so I have used my mobile to take these pictures.

The LIM challenge this week is Aqua and here is my first attempt.

I have stamped the Kanban flower flourish and embossed in white onto a piece of thick smooth white card. I then took a makeup sponge and covered it in a mix of Turquoise VersaColour Ink and Perfect Pearls Mist (which I smooshed about on my craft mat to completely saturate the sponge). I then stamped(?) the sponge onto the card to highlight the white image. I added a sentiment from Kaisercraft, along with a few stamped flowers and some pearls and gems. This has been added to an aqua base card using foam tape.

I love how soft and delicate this card turned out.

While I had these bits on my desk I used the scraps to make a little notelet and thought I might as well share that as well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa