Genevieve Explores The World

Hey guys, I thought I would show you a card I did recently using one of my favourite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Genevieve. I got her from Quixotic Paperie a while ago and have been wanting to ink her up for ages and just had not got around to it until this card.

I've added a bit of inking and corrugated card, also add a bit of stitching and some French knots in the bottom right had corner, you might have to click on the picture to see them.

Isn't she fab?

Have a great day.

Kim

Materials:

Stamp - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Genevieve

Ink - VersaFine onyx black

Colouring - PrismaColor Pencils; Sansodor

Papers - K&Co

Usual Suspects - Silicone glue; Double-sided tape

Other - Thread; Distress inks; Corrugated card

Quixotic Challenge #38: Shiny Happy People!

A big thank you to those of you that played along last week - beautiful entries from all of you! 

Just a quick reminder/pointer for anyone who is just joining us -  the blog sidebar now hosts all of the rules, so make sure you've checked them out before entering!  Any questions, just email us at the email address provided in the sidebar.

One important point: if you are using an image or word art on your card it does need to be from one of the companies listed in the sidebar.  If you're making a scrappy style card with no image, then you need to use one of the paper companies listed in the sidebar!

Projects other than cards are very welcome, as long as they follow the rules!!

In addition to the monthly prize draw, the Design Team will be picking their favourite entry from the month to be "Pick Of The Month".  Our Pick Of The Month will be invited to join us as a Guest Designer for the following month of challenges!

We are also using "Inlinkz" now, instead of Mr. Linky.  It's pretty straightforward - just click on the "Add Your Link" button at the bottom of this post and enter the link to your blog post and the other requested details.

Each month the prize will be a £15.00 voucher for Quixotic Paperie.

 >>>>>> FOR THE FULL RULES PLEASE SEE THE SIDEBAR >>>>>>

Now on to the fun stuff!

This week we have a challenge set by our lovely Kim Dellow!  As always, we can't wait to see what you do with this one!

*** Shiny Happy People***

Use glitter/glitter glue/gloss medium etc on your card/project!

Lots of possibilities there! Have fun!!

The Design Team have some wonderful inspiration to share, as always!  If you have the time, do visit them and leave a comment, it's always appreciated!

This week we have another fabulous card to share from our Top Pick - Tasha!  This could be you next month if you enter our challenges!!

TASHA BEASLEY - TOP PICK GUEST

Tasha Used: The Greeting Farm - Spotlight Anya stamp kit; Viva Decor Glitter Liner; Flatback Star Pearls,

KIM DELLOW

Kim Used: Alota Stamps - Witch's Hutch (due back in stock soon - email to reserve); Echo Park Life is Good collection kit; Viva Decor Pearl Pen - Bronze; Viva Decor Glitter Liner - Holo-Iridescent

KIM COSTELLO

Kim Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Diva; Fancy Pants papers; Prima Sequin Centre; Viva Decor Glitter Liner; Flatbacked gems

EMMA LOCKLEY

Emma Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Lacie with Ice Cream; Echo Park Sweet Summertime collection kit; Basic Grey Manila; Prima E Line Flowers

ELAINE HUGHES

Elaine Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Who Me?; Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather mini deck; Viva Decor Glitter Liner - Holo-Iridescent; Bazzill Basics Jewel Template - Mystical Flourish, Clear 3mm & 4mm Gems

JUDY LAING

Judy Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - I Even Love The Box; Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby papers; Wooden Stars; Viva Decor Glitter Liner - Holo-Iridescent

Many of the products used by the Design Team

can be found at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Please see their individual blogs for full details.

Quixotic Paperie: New Basic Grey In Stock!

Today has seen the arrival of two of Basic Grey's gorgeous new 6x6 pads.

Basic Grey Jovial 6x6 Pad

Basic Grey Pyrus 6x6 Pad

YUM! 

Also now in stock - Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pens in Clear, Gold and Silver.  Perfect for adding little (or large!) touches of sparkle to your projects.

In case you missed it - the latest Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Mini Decks - Pixie-Licious, Togetherness and Mitten Weather arrived on Friday along with Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante and Christmas Past Deluxe Edition 8x8 Pads.

As always, you can check out all the latest products under "New Products" at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

~Elaine

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Kraftin Kimmie Stamps: Fred & Ginger

It's no secret that I am absolutely in love with Annie Rodrigue's latest Moonlight Whispers designs for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  This one is no exception, in fact I think it may actually be my favourite (for today anyway).

Meet Fred & Ginger!

Fabulous, no?  And of course, utterly spooktacular! 

The yummy papers?  Echo Park Happy Halloween, also available at Quixotic Paperie.  I added a bow tied with the Bow-Easy template and topped with a Prima Jewel Flower Centre!

If you're looking for a spooky fix, you will find a selection of Halloween themed/suitable products conveniently gathered in the Halloween Shop section at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Quixotic Paperie: New Paper Makeup Stamps, Cosmo Cricket & Graphic 45

It's the weekend!  Hooray!

Friday has brought with it even more yummy stash.  Good job, because the weather is miserable, and I needed cheering up!  Brace yourselves, this is a fairly long post, but it does contain lots of eye candy!

Before I tell you about all the new goodies, just a quick reminder!

Orders placed at Quixotic Paperie this weekend will not dispatch until Tuesday 24th August.

Free P&P on all orders over £25 within the UK placed between now and the evening of Monday 23rd August.

International orders over £25 placed during this time will receive a refund of £1.25.

*** Moody for Kitties ***

Firstly I have the latest stamps from the fabulous Paper Makeup Stamps for you!  I ADORE the Paper Makeup Stamps range.  From fab fairies to sensational sentiments and sets, there's something in there for everyone!  I've got some of these new designs sitting on my desk right now, waiting to be coloured up over the weekend.  I'm particularly in love with Carter the Dino Fairy.  Dinosaurs are another of my odd little obsessions.

*** Leigh Fairy ***

Our lovely Simonne has already been playing with some of the new stamps, as a Guest DT for Paper Makeup Stamps!  The samples shown here are her gorgeous creations!

 

Today has also seen the arrival of the latest Cosmo Cricket 6x6 Mini Decks.  Delish, as always!

Finally, I have two new 8x8 pads from the wonderful Graphic 45: Steampunk Debutante and Christmas Past Deluxe Edition.  These are utterly gorgeous. 

All the new arrivals can be seen under "New Products" at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Hope you have a wonderful weekend, in spite of the weather!

~Elaine
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Elaine Hughes
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Quixotic Paperie
Shop: http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/
Elaine's Blog: http://www.quixoticcards.com/
Store Blog: http://www.quixoticpaperiedesignteam.blogspot.com/
Challenge Blog: http://quixoticpaperie.blogspot.com/
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Quixotic Paperie - Free P&P Offer!

Orders placed at Quixotic Paperie after 3pm on Thursday 19th August will not dispatch until Tuesday 24th August.

As a thank you to all of my loyal customers, I am offering Free P&P on all orders over £25 within the UK placed between this evening (19th August) and Monday 23rd August.

International orders over £25 placed during this time will receive a refund of £1.25.

Make sure you check out the New Products section to see all the latest yummy stash!

Quixotic Challenge #37 - Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

A big thank you to those of you that played along last week - beautiful entries from all of you! 

Just a quick reminder/pointer for anyone who is just joining us -  the blog sidebar now hosts all of the rules, so make sure you've checked them out before entering!  Any questions, just email us at the email address provided in the sidebar.

One important point: if you are using an image or word art on your card it does need to be from one of the companies listed in the sidebar.  If you're making a scrappy style card with no image, then you need to use one of the paper companies listed in the sidebar!

Projects other than cards are very welcome, as long as they follow the rules!!

In addition to the monthly prize draw, the Design Team will be picking their favourite entry from the month to be "Pick Of The Month".  Our Pick Of The Month will be invited to join us as a Guest Designer for the following month of challenges!

We are also using "Inlinkz" now, instead of Mr. Linky.  It's pretty straightforward - just click on the "Add Your Link" button at the bottom of this post and enter the link to your blog post and the other requested details.

Each month the prize will be a £15.00 voucher for Quixotic Paperie.

 >>>>>> FOR THE FULL RULES PLEASE SEE THE SIDEBAR >>>>>>

Now on to the fun stuff!

This week we have a challenge set by our lovely Judy!  As always, we can't wait to see what you do with this one!

Note: It seems the crafty hive mind has been in action.  There are a couple of other challenges at the moment with a similar theme.  We do allow you to combine with other challenges, as long as you follow the rules over in the sidebar here, and of course don't forget to check if the other challenge blogs allow you to combine!!

*** Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!***

Create a card with a wedding or anniversary theme, use the above as a recipe or just incorporate one or more of the elements!

Lots of possibilities there! Have fun!!

The Design Team have some wonderful inspiration to share, as always!  If you have the time, do visit them and leave a comment, it's always appreciated!

This week we have our first guest appearance from our Top Pick - Tasha!  This could be you next month if you enter our challenges!!

TASHA BEASLEY - TOP PICK GUEST

Tasha Used: Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - Swan Princess; Tim Holtz - Vintage Shabby papers; Viva Decor Glitter Liner - Holo-Iridescent; Round Pins Silver; 3mm Gems;

JUDY LAING

Judy Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Young Love; Pink Paislee - Bayberry Cottage papers; Viva Decor Glitter Liner - Holo-Iridescent;

KIM DELLOW

Kim Used: Stempelglede Ornamental Butterfly Stamp Set; My Minds Eye Meadowlark Dawn papers; Bow-Easy Bow Tying Template

SIMONNE CLAY

Simonne Used: Paper Makeup Stamps - The Most Important Thing; Memory Box Gossamer 6x6 papers;

KIM COSTELLO

Kim Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Bossy; Basic Grey Olivia papers; Flatback Pearl

 

EMMA LOCKLEY

Emma Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Buds Girl; Basic Grey Max & Whiskers papers; Flat Backed Pearls

ELAINE HUGHES

Elaine Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Stepsisters; Basic Grey Olivia papers; Viva Decor Glitter Liner; Viva Decor Pearl Pen

ROWENA BARNARD

Rowena Used: Whimsy Stamps - Moonlit Ride; Echo Park Life Is Good papers; Lace; crystals

Many of the products used by the Design Team

can be found at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Please see their individual blogs for full details.

Quixotic Paperie: New Prima Marketing Inc & Echo Park

I've just taken delivery of a very cheery couple of boxes of crafty stash!  Perfect to brighten this otherwise miserable August day!

What did I find inside?

The fabulous new Echo Park - Happy Halloween Collection Kit.  I think I say this every time, but I LOVE this.  I'm feeling very Halloween/Autumn at the moment, but really the majority of papers in this kit could be used for other themes, so don't feel tied to Halloween!  The prints are also perfect for cardmaking.  Did I mention that I LOVE it? ;-) Perfect to team up with those spooky new Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps designs and the latest C.C. Designs Sweet November stamps too!

 

Prima Marketing Inc. Craftables Flowers.  These are gorgeous packs of white flowers, ready for you to put your own stamp on them.  Quite literally, as along with them I have the Prima Paintables clear stamps to help you customise using markers, paints, inks, whatever!  These look like great fun, I'm looking forward to a little playtime with them later!

Last but most definitely not least on the new additions for today - Prima Marketing Inc. 6x6 Paper Pads!  All six of the new paper pads are here and they are super sweet!

I also have restocks of the popular Bazzill Basics Jewel Templates and yummy Prima Lace.

Happy Tuesday!

~Elaine
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Elaine Hughes
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Quixotic Paperie
Shop: http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Elaine's Blog: http://www.quixoticcards.com/

Store Blog: http://www.quixoticpaperiedesignteam.blogspot.com/

Challenge Blog: http://quixoticpaperie.blogspot.com/

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Quixotic Paperie: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Kreepy August Release!

I do love Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps release day!  There are always some fantastic images to share, and this month is no exception.  Kimmie and artist Annie Rodrigue have gone all spooky!  Perfect for Halloween projects, or, for those of you that have a slightly dark and twisty side like me!

The stamps are all now available at Quixotic Paperie ready for dispatch starting Monday!  Popular designs from previous releases have also been restocked, so we've got a full compliment of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps goodness for you!

Prince Edward Island - *New* Mo Manning Rubbah Release

I wanted to let you know about another release of Mo Manning rubba now available at Quixotic Paperie. There is a great selection and variety in this new release.....summer, Christmas, vintage and my fav of all is 'Prince Edward Island' and is based on the character Anne of Green Gables, which a child was my favourite ever film.

I must dig them out again and rewatch.I have coloured the image with prisma pencils and gone for some more demure colours.

The papers are from the deliciously vintage Basic Grey 'Capella' 6x6 pad. The brown Prima lace is very vintagey and was just perfect for this card.I also added a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket, along with a kraft flower made with retro flower punches. The edges have been distressed with Tea Dye Distress Ink and then given a good scrunch and finished off with a pearl brad.
Thanks for stopping by!

Judy x

A Spooky Cutie :)

Wanted to show you this little card using all the fabulous stuff from Quixotic Paperie

I have added quite a few pearls and used my bazzill jewel template and viva decor pearl paint to create the scallop pearl pattern. How adorable is Amy's little Sweet November Baby Tricks or Treats, costumed cutie Dragon stamp? For fun I have created a textured outfit with liquid applique, it's Fabulous to the touch, I hope you can see it in the picture! Probably will try making the spikes a different colour next time!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey: green at heart;

Stamps: Sweet November: Baby Tricks or Treats, costumed cutie Dragon;

Ink: Memento & Archival: black; Copic: markers*;

Ranger: distress inks: frayed burlap; antique linen;

Dies: Spellbinders nestabilities: Circles; Sizzix: pumpkins; faces; happy tags;

Other: Viva decor: pearl pen; flat back pearls; Bazzill jewel template; Liquid applique; 3D foam;

*Skin: E000, E00, 11, 13, R20, Hair: E51, 50, 43,

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Friday 13th

HuGs Kim :)

Top Picks From July

We're finally ready to announce our Top Picks for July!  It was tough, as there were so many beautiful entries.  We finally managed to narrow it down though, and here are our three favourites from July's challenges!

1st:  Tasha

2nd: Mary J.

3rd: Risa 

Congratulations ladies, and thank you for entering your wonderful cards!

The lovely Tasha will be joining us as a guest designer here at Quixotic Challenges for the next four weeks!

Quixotic Paperie: Kraftin' KimmieStamps , Stempelglede & Some Weekend Specials!

Happy Friday!! 

If you haven't been following my blog - Quixotic Cards - this week, make sure you pop on over today to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps previews for August!  The stamps will be in stock at Quixotic Paperie on release day - Sunday 15th August 2010.  I LOVE them!  Another preview will be posted on my blog today around lunchtime, and there will be more over the weekend!

The latest Stempelglede delivery is set to arrive on Monday.  The stamps are all now available to order on the website, and those of you on the reserve list should have received an email!  There are restocks of all the favourites and a few new additions, including some incredibly beautiful Christmas stamps.

The Memory Box 6x6 paper packs are still flying out.  More stocks are on the way, but you would be wise to make sure you secure any favourites early.  I've just been informed that the FROND pad is now discontinued.

*** SPECIAL OFFERS ***

Finally, I've got some special offers for the weekend!  This time, there is a whopping 15% off all in stock Basic Grey pads, Cosmo Cricket pads, The Girl's Paperie paper packs and all Prima stock. 

PLUS Viva Decor Pearl Pens, Gloss Gel Pens and Glitter Liners are all available at 10% off!  Perfect time to stock up or to try them out if you've been on the fence (and seriously - jump off that fence, they are fabulous)! 

All the offers listed above are open between today, 13th August 2010 and 16th August 2010.

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

~Elaine

Shop: http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk

Elaine's Blog: http://www.quixoticcards.com

Store Blog: http://www.quixoticpaperiedesignteam.blogspot.com/

Challenge Blog: http://quixoticpaperie.blogspot.com/

Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quixotic-Paperie/106565519291

Quixotic Challenge #36: Alter It!

A big thank you to those of you that played along last week - beautiful entries from all of you! 

Just a quick reminder/pointer for anyone who is just joining us -  the blog sidebar now hosts all of the rules, so make sure you've checked them out before entering!  Any questions, just email us at the email address provided in the sidebar.

One important point: if you are using an image or word art on your card it does need to be from one of the companies listed in the sidebar.  If you're making a scrappy style card with no image, then you need to use one of the paper companies listed in the sidebar!

Projects other than cards are very welcome, as long as they follow the rules!!


In addition to the monthly prize draw, the Design Team will be picking their favourite entry from the month to be "Pick Of The Month".  Our Pick Of The Month will be invited to join us as a Guest Designer for the following month of challenges!


We are also using "Inlinkz" now, instead of Mr. Linky.  It's pretty straightforward - just click on the "Add Your Link" button at the bottom of this post and enter the link to your blog post and the other requested details.

Each month the prize will be a £15.00 voucher for Quixotic Paperie.

>>>>>> FOR THE FULL RULES PLEASE SEE THE SIDEBAR >>>>>>

Now on to the fun stuff!


This week we have a challenge set by our lovely....Rowena!  As always, we can't wait to see what you do with this one!

*** Alter It! ***

Alter an item, or create a card using for example altered chipboard etc.

Lots of options there!

The Design Team have some wonderful inspiration to share, as always!  If you have the time, do visit them and leave a comment, it's always appreciated!

ROWENA BARNARD

Rowena Used: Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland;



JUDY LAING

Judy Used: Mo Manning for Stamping Bella - Angelina; Echo Park A Walk In The Park; Door Hanger; Prima Flower & Flower Centre;

KIM DELLOW

Kim Used: Crate Paper - Brook Collection Kit;

KIM COSTELLO

Kim Used: Graphic 45 - Halloween in Wonderland papers; Viva Decor Pearl Pens in Black & Orange; Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon;

EMMA LOCKLEY

Emma Used: Echo Park - A Walk In The Park Collection Kit;

ELAINE HUGHES

Elaine Used: Fancy Pants Roadshow Collection Kit;

Many of the products used by the Design Team

can be found at http://www.quixoticpaperie.co.uk/

Please see their individual blogs for full details.