Archive | October 2023

Bookworm Gnome!


Today I’m sharing a couple of very simple bookmarks using KLM Digital DesignBookworm Gnome from the new October 2023 release. This image also comes with 1 more sentiment, “A book a day keeps reality away” besides the 2 I’m showing here.

The images and sentiments were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and coloured in with Copic markers.

 

I made one image slightly smaller than the other one and then to cut them both out, I used my Cuttlebug and die cut from Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies. They are both ready now to laminate and to add tassels to before I give them away to a happy reader.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Bookworm Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Shirt: B26, B23, B21

Books Pages: E50, E31, E30

Books: B05, B04, B02, YG67, YG63, YG61, BG57, BG32, BG11, V27, V22, V20

Desk: E29, E25, E23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Sweetest Wishes!!


Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card from the new KLM Designs October release called Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane.  This stamp set also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Wishing you a December full of candy cane wishes and mistletoe kisses” and “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”.

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. Using my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake dies, I die cut around the image and at the same time, die cut a larger oval out of Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock from the same die set. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the snow in the sky and also to add some highlights to the eyes. For the snow surrounding the bunny on the ground, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied and then I added in some glitter while it was still wet. Then snow was heated from the bottom of the image and then on top using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was then applied to add in some more glitter. Stickles – Diamond was also applied to the hat brim and pompom.

The sentiment frame was die cut with my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties. The sentiment was cut to the size of 2.5″ x 7/8″ and then using a We R Memory Keepers – Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, I used the 1/8″ corner. With a B000 Copic marker, I applied it over the entire sentiment piece to give it a hint of colour. The image and the sentiment were attached to the Silver die cuts using U-Line Double-Sided foam tape. Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border was used to die cut the snowflakes out of Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust”.

The card was now ready to assemble. I cut the base card from Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock to the size of 9″ x 8″ and then scored it at 4″ and folded it in half. Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day paper was cut to 9″ x 4″ and applied to the base card using double-sided tape. Liquid glue was applied to the back of the snowflake border and it was attached to the top of the card. Double-sided tape was added to the silver oval and sentiment border and they were both applied directly to the base of the card. Lastly, I added in some sparkle dots from Your Next Stamp and inked around the entire card with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane (KLM Digital Designs)

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day, Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock (8.5″ x 11″)

Dies: Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake, Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border, My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line Double-Sided foam tape, Stickles – Diamond, Your Next Stamp – Sparkle dots.

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Bunny: E33, E31, E30, C1, C0, R46, R30, R14, R08, R02, E25, E23, Y17, 100, C1, C00, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hat, Holly and Berries: R59, R37, R35, BG96, G99, G94, G82, C1, Stickles – Diamond

Candy Cane: R46, R14, R08, C1, C00

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02

Snow: Stickles – Diamond, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Dino-Mite Holiday!!


Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card from the new KLM Designs October release called Christmas Dinosaur.  This stamp set also comes with 1 other sentiment, “Merry Christmas”. Christmas is coming soon and Dino is all set with his Christmas lights, hat and songs for the season!

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word. I sized both the image and sentiments to fit 5.5″ x 4.25″ and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the snow in the sky and Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss was added to the lights. I added some Stickles – Diamond to the bumps to make them look like gum drops and also the brim of the hat and pompom. Dino likes to be festive. LOL! Lastly, a mixture of Stickles – Icicle and Stickles – Diamond were added to create the glitter in the snow. Once all of the Stickles was dry, I cut the image to the same size as the base and used double-sided tape to adhere the 2 pieces together.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Christmas Dinosaur (KLM Digital Designs)

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Dinosaur: YG97, YG95, YG67, YG63, YG61, G85, G82, E89, E87, E84, R27, R22, R20, R24

Hat, Holly and Berries: R59, R37, R35, BG96, G99, G94, G82, C1

Dinosaur Bumps and Lights: B52, B26, B24, Y17, Y04, Y00, YG05, YG03, YG01, R46, R14, R08, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss, Stickles – Diamond

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00, B000

Snowy: Stickles – Icicle

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.