Proud to be published. .

Hi all, I just wanted to share a proud moment, I have been published again with the wonderful Kay Halliwell Sutton from Indigoblu, this is my whole page in Get Stamping Magazine, it's issue number 5 and is a lovely contemporary new Stamping magazine.  Kay has done two stunning projects on the previous pages as well.  You get a whole sheet of  stamps on the front every two months, so it's worth having! 

 

I got to play with my favourite medium, Ice Resin, for this issue, and also with Indigoblu Stamps and paints, but I won't give too much away, you'll have to buy it to find out how!

 

 

I'm also very excited about the week ahead, I will be at the NEC demonstrating on the Indigoblu stand at the ICHF events Hobbycrafts show, alongside Kay and Alfie.  As most of you know, Ice Resin is my preferred medium, although I love stamping, and combining the two is the best!  I'm also a jewellery maker, and love to see how I can bend the rules, or put things together that shouldn't work.  That's where the Ice Resin comes in, you can make tissue paper into fabulous shapes with wire and resin.

If you are coming, I hope you can pop by and say hello, and see Kay's brilliant demonstrations, and the great new products from Indigoblu. 

TTFN,

Nikki K
(Indigoblu Ice Queen)
xx



 

A quick post. . .

Evening everyone, a very quick post as I'm shattered from the weekend, I was away at the Indigoblu Secret Retreat, and had an amazing time, you can catch up with my project on the IB blog here.

Also today, (Fanfare). . the Indigoblu Challenge has it's very own shiny new blog!  The theme this month is Chocolate Orange, and it runs from the 21st October to the 20th November, with the new challenge and winner being posted on the 21st again.

The DT have put some inspirational projects up for you, so save the blog to your favourites or subscribe/follow, there are some lovely Indigoblu goodies up for grabs each month. 

Anything goes, as long as it follows the theme and uses Indigoblu stamps only, so cards, mixed media, journaling, show us what you can do!

This is my piece for the DT:

 

I glued microbeads down the spine of the card, then some lace.  The paper is from Indigoblu's Factory shop, it's a creased effect paper and a newsprint, I love them both.  I layered them onto milky chocolate cardstock and orange, then added Elizabeth Bennet, coloured in with Caran D'ache pencils, and a jellyroll glitter pen.  The flowers are a mix of ready made, and die cut strip flowers that I put together myself, with a diecut scroll, and metal embellishments (Tim Holtz).  Finished with gold Candi to make it look fixed down.  A couple of pearly things are added to the side!

Have a good week, hope it's a crafty one.

Best Wishes,

Nikki
xx

 

She had a weakness for pretty things . . .

Hi all,

I'm relaxing today, had a hectic but fun weekend, my Monday blog post is up over at Indigoblu here.

I made a canvas for the August Indigoblu challenge, but never got round to actually telling you how. . so here it is.

I've called it 'She had a weakness for pretty things' as that's exactly what the book page says in the top left corner, I thought it was amusing and apt, as I'm not normally a pale pink kind of gal myself!

There were so many techniques in this, I started with using slap it on to glue and seal book pages, music pages, and stamped tissue paper to the canvas. 

Once on and sealed, I watered down some white gee so good, and painted over the canvas, to mute the colours in the background.  I then used flitterglu and megaflakes to add some flourishes and general shabby detail. 

Each little canvas was painted with Cottage paints, in Iced pink gem, and then stamped, one with script, and two with itsy bitsy backgrounds.  The mdf heart is also painted with iced pink gem, but then kroma crackled as well.  I added lace to give it a feminine feel.  Before all the components were glued in place, I spritzed the canvas with a glimmer mist, in an antique rose kind of colour.

Elizabeth Bennet was stamped, torn around, coloured with Distress markers, and aged with Tea Dye distress ink.  The metal embellishments were added, and then the Rue Romantique bezels were made up by stamping an image, colouring, then using flitterglu to glue it in to the bezel.  This is then sealed with slap it on, and Ice Resin mixed and poured on top, for the lovely shiny clear hardwearing finish.

The September Challenge is running now over at Indigoblu, you have plenty of time still to enter before the 21st, and the theme this month is Things with Wings.  The DT have made some inspirational pieces, why not have a go - there are some beautiful stamps up for grabs each month.

And remember, it doesn't have to be a bird or a butterfly, you can give anything wings (And you don't need Red Bull, just cardstock!)

Have a great week,

Love and hugs,

Nikki K.


 

Curioser and Curioser!

Happy Monday everyone, although someone tell the weather! 

Actually we haven't done bad this year have we, there has been some lovely sunshine, just hope it's not the end!

I've blogged over at Indigoblu today, you can see my post here, I made a clock, with the White Rabbit stamp from one of the Alice in Wonderland plates from Indigoblu, and the fabulous Clockwork set.  Here is a sneak peak.

Just had a tidy up of the craft room, ready for the next round!  Did make this today though, it just needs finishing with a nice chain.  It's using Megaflakes and Flitterglu on black card, is set in a Rue Romantique bezel, and is sealed with a clear dome of Ice Resin, hasn't it domed beautifully?  It's a delicate piece, probably an inch and a half square in total, and I haven't decided how to hang it yet.

 

 



On another note, If you get Simply Card's and Papercraft magazine, issue 115 should be out around the 12th, and I'm really excited to be published for Indigoblu in this issue!  I can't wait to see it!

I've been working on another submission for another magazine, but can't tell you yet when that one is out as I don't even know myself.

If you are a crafter of any description, or love buying handmade, why not pop over to Creative Connections, and join like-minded people for Craftfest Autumn 2013.  You can join the Creative Connections gang as well, it's a huge community of people that promote each other tirelessly, have great fun, and can answer questions, or just be there for a chat.  Creative Crafting magazine is also published here.

Well there are a few things for you to check out, I'm off now to see what else I can start making, although that's all I seem to do, start. . .then not finish! 

Have a great week all,

Nikki K
xxx





 

Where has the day gone?!

Afternoon all, today seems to have flown by, I've just posted my blog over at Indigoblu, pop across and take a look if you have time, it's an inky, layery, kind of tag!  (Are those words?)

Here is a little peek:

 

 

Now I'm off to finish some projects, and then start packing some food and bits away for the weekend, off 'glamping' for a week in our converted van.  As we have Luna now, we haven't been abroad for a while, but I wouldn't have it any other way, can't seem to go anywhere without her!

This was her last year in October, about a year old, enjoying the beach in Barmouth, it was a sunny day!  Her head looks bigger than her body in this pic, it's just the angle, but I had to get a picture of that sandy snout!  She is a proper piggy and snuffles and truffles at everything. 

Well have a good rest of the day, I'm off to take her for a 'W'. . .

Best Wishes,

Nikki
xx

Had a good weekend?

Hi all, hope you've had a good weekend.  My blog post is up over at Indigoblu this morning, and it's a piece of jewellery, I did promise pictures a week or so ago, so here is one finally.  I will post some pics of the animals as well from the Wildlife park day out, I hadn't forgotten.

Enjoy the blog post, and speak soon,

Best Wishes,

Nikki K

Monday Monday..

Hi everyone, well I had a great day out at the Cotswalds Wildlife Park on Saturday, took so many photo's that I need to edit them and I will share a few.  In the meantime, here is my blog for Indigoblu today - titled 'Holding on to Summer'.

Hope whatever you are doing today brings a little sunshine to your life, even if it's not the weather!

Best Wishes,

Nikki K
xx