Looks like present time.....

Wonder what's in those interesting parcels?

Amazing my second post today. You can find my DT card for Totally Gorjuss here. I'm still in Christmas card mode as you can see and I couldn't resist this cute LOTV die cut image. Not to mention the gorgeous paper also from LOTV.

I used :-

Image and DP :- LOTV die cut.

Sentiment and candi :- Craftwork cards.

Icicle border and snowflakes :- Martha Stewart punches.

Glamour Dust and Sakura clear glitter gel pen.

I'm entering the following challenges :-

Pile it on :- Make it Sparkle.
Paperplay :- Snowflakes.
Charisma :- Feeling Blue.

I'm off now to see if I can get some more Christmas cards organised since I've still got a lot to do and even two weeks later I still haven't managed to do much with the new goodies I bought at the SECC.

Thanks for looking and I really like to read what you think of my cards if you have time to leave me a comment. I also like to visit other blogs so don't be shy, tell me what you think and I'll come and visit you too.

Enjoy your weekend. And if you're going to the NEC don't spend too much lol!!!

Simple Sympathy Card.

Hi everyone, I don't know about where you are but it's pretty cold here. Frosty first thing which isn't so bad, could be worse lol! At least the dogs don't get into such a mess when it's frosty. But later on it started to rain. I can hardly see my car now for mud. It's covered! The road near here gets pretty muddy as they need to get silage bales out of a field to feed the cattle indoors. We used to have a farm so it doesn't bother us, though it would be nice to have a clean car for more than a few minutes.

I made a Sympathy card for one of the girls at work. Her father-in-law died suddenly on Sunday. He was rushed into hospital last Tuesday with a heart attack. After lots of tests they discovered a fair amount of damage to his heart. On Wednesday she said he really wanted to make his 91st birthday on Thursday. So he made it! He was quite a character and we'll all miss him.

I used :-

Image :- Penny Black.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Sentiment :- Hero Arts.

Ribbon, black stickles.

Challenges :-

Die Cut Dreams :- Sympathy.
Charisma :- Clean and Simple. Hope it is CAS enough!
Papertake Weekly :- Happy Highlights - I used black stickles to highlight the flowers.

I'm off to do a bit of catching up now and finish off my Tesco home shopping.

Thanks for looking hope you like!

Totally Gorjuss 96 - Sketch.

Good morning everyone. Can't believe it's the weekend again already. I'm really glad I've got a day off on Monday as it's a local holiday! I'm hoping to be able to get on with some crafting! Well that's the plan anyway lol.

Time for another sketch challenge over at Totally Gorjuss. As usual on the first Saturday of the month we are sponsored by the ever generous Joanna Sheen. The lucky winner will get £10 to spend in her online store where you can find lots of lovely goodies and there's no p&p so that makes a visit even better.

Net has given us a great sketch this week which I really loved using. I'll definitely use this one again. So here's my take on it.

I used :-
Image :- Penny Black.
Sentiment :- Craftwork Cards.
DP :- Bo Bunny.
Colouring :- Promarkers.
Ribbon, Glamour Dust, Jewels and Martha Stewart punch.

I was going to add some snowflakes but I decided that the DP was too gorgeous to cover!

I'm entering the following challenges with this card :-
Charisma Cardz :- Anything Goes.
Penny Black at Allsorts :- Get Ahead for Christmas.
St Lukes :- Use 4 items from a given list. I used DP, ribbon, gems and punches.

Fingers crossed Mr Blogger posts this for me at the right time as I'm scheduling it for Saturday morning. I thought I wasn't going to be able to write it at all as I couldn't get onto the internet for anything on Friday evening. Luckily my son had come to visit so he managed to get it working. No idea what he did but at least it works.

By the way have you seen the giveaway over at Lili of the Valley Ideas to inspire who have some lovely new Christmas stamps coming out on 6th September. Don't forget to pop over and join in, there are 2 prizes to be won every day.

Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend.

Yummy Birthday Cake?

Hi everyone I thought I wasn't going to be able to enter the House Mouse and Friends Challenge. Luckily some stamps I had ordered from Windrush Cards and Crafts came and I couldn't resist this cute image!

I used :-

Image :- House Mouse.

DP :- MME Everyday Flair.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Sentiment :- Craftwork Cards.

Twine :- Ribbon Girl.

Glamour Dust, gems, ribbon and charm.

Don't you just love that cute image and that lovely strawberry charm? I can't resist House Mouse, I've got one or two of them lol!

I'm entering the following challenges :-
Charisma :- Glitter it!

Thanks for looking everyone. Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.

Totally Gorjuss 39 - Thinking of You.

Time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. Thanks to everyone who entered last week. We had some amazing entries for our water, water challenge last week. I hope you'll want to enter our challenge this week.

This week our challenge is "Thinking of You." This can interpreted as a Sympathy card or just a card to let someone know you are just thinking of them.

I used :-

Image:- Penny Black from the flowers and wishes clear set.

Sentiment :- Hero Arts.
DP :- Basic Grey and Wild Rose Studio.

Colouring :- Promarkers and Distress Inks.

Card Candy :- Craftwork Cards.

Pearls :- Hobby House.

Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

I'm entering a few challenges with this card:-

Basic Grey :- Gingham.

Charisma :- Pink.

Colour Create:- Warm pink, chocolate brown and white.
Paperplay :- Sketch.

Creative Inspirations challenge blog :- something old from stash - I've had the pink, white and brown Basic Grey DP for a while.

What do you think girls? Is it suitable for a Sympathy card? I think it's also light enough to be just a card to get in touch with a friend. It's a useful sort of card to have around as a just in case card. I hope you'll want to join in with us again this week. I'm looking forward to seeing your new creations. If you've got time to leave me a comment I'd be really pleased. I'm always encouraged by what you have to say about my efforts and I'm sure my talented teamies would be pleased to hear from you too.

Enjoy your weekend, hope it's good whatever you do.

Totally Gorjuss 29 - Pink and Green.

How did it get to be Saturday again. I'm sure it was Saturday just a couple of days ago!! But if it's Saturday it must be time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This week we would like to see pink and green on your card or project. That's not too difficult is it?

This week I've made a wedding card and I think it will fit a few challenges. I am also going to send it to Domi who is getting married to Uli on the 15th of May. I hope they have a lovely day. I was married on the 13th of May more years ago than I want to remember lol!

This is my card and I hope you like it, but more importantly I hope Domi and Uli like it.

Image:- Whiff of Joy Bride. Cut out and popped up on sticky pads.

Sentiment - Craftwork cards, inside a computer generated message cut out with a scalloped nestie.

DP :- Sandylion - Wedding stripes and Roses. Roses also used inside card.

Colouring :- Promarkers and Sakura clear glitter gel pen.

Flowers :- Wild Orchid Crafts.

Pearls :- Hobby House.

Jewels from stash.

Lace :- Quixotic.

I'm quite pleased with this card. I love the papers and I think (hope) the flowers and lace go well with the papers and image.

I am entering this card in a few challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp :- Wedding.

Domi's Wedding Card Challenge :- Domi's wedding card.

Paperplay :- Bling.

Charisma Cardz :- Wedding.

By the Cute and Girly :- Celebration.

Whiff of Joy :- Sketch.

That's it then girls. I hope you can find time to enter this nice easy challenge. It's only a couple of colours so I'm sure you can combine it with some other challenges if you want. I'm looking forward to seeing what you make this week. If you have a minute I'd be really happy to hear what you think of my card. And please take the time to pop over to Totally Gorjuss and see what my talented teamies have made. You won't be disappointed as they have all made gorgeous cards this week again.

Enjoy your weekend.

Kat xx

Monochrome.

I'm a bit breathless here! I don't think I've ever made such a quick card!! I really wanted to enter the Charisma Cardz challenge and combine it with Penny Black. But I couldn't make my mind up what image to use. So I decided not to bother.....until I came up with this idea. Couldn't find a sketch to fit the image and one I could do quickly so I just threw this together.

DP :- Craftshouse.

Image :- Stampendous.

Sentiment :- Hero Arts.

Also used divine swirls folder on Whitewash core'dinations.

Nesties.

Ribbon from stash.

Card :- Craftwork Cards.

I hope this makes some sort of sense cos I'm trying to type without my glasses! Lucky I can touch type lol!

Kat xx

Lazy Hedgie!

Well girls I've been a bit more productive today. Here I am with another card! I love Penny Black stamps but I don't always manage to enter the Penny Black Saturday challenge. This week I have made it!!

Ive never used this stamp before but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I found some papers that I had got in a TSV from QVC some time ago and the one with writing is just perfect for a Spring card. The check one is from the same set and has the same colours. I edged the Prima flowers with Promarker to match the flower in the image and added card candy from Craftwork Cards also coloured with Promarker. The sentiment is also from Craftwork Cards and the ribbon from my stash.

I'm also entering the following challenges :-

Charisma :- Spring.

Crafty Cardmakers :- Spring into Spring.

Passion for Promarkers :- Spring plus an animal.

Susie's Sassy Challenge :- Spring garden.

By the Cute and Girly :- Spring.

For some reason I'm quite pleased with this card lol!!! I love the image and I think the papers fit quite well. But let me know what you think, I'd be interested to hear what you think. I really like to know what you think so if you've got a minute to spare please leave me a little comment. It really makes my day to read what you think.

Kat xx

Easter Eggs!

Hi everyone. I made this card last night but I thought it would be nice to take a photo in daylight. It's great that I could take a photo before I went to work. The days are certainly getting longer now.

I'm going to enter a few challenges with this card :-

A Spoon Full of Sugar :- Easter.
House Mouse :- Sketch.
Susie's Sassy challenge :- Easter.
Charisma Cardz :- Something for the kids.
Stampin for the weekend :- Easter.
Magical Crafts :- Easter.
Daring Cardmakers :- Use a bird.

Image :- House Mouse.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

DP :- DCWV nana's nursery.

Sentiment :- computer generated.

Jewels and nesties.

I might be pushing it with the Daring Cardmakers challenge which is to use a bird. There are birds in two of the pieces of DP.

I'm quite tired now as I've been at work all day and that involves standing most of the time between 8.30 and 5.30. So I'll just post this and I realised in bed last night that I'd forgotten to do my Tesco order so I need to do that too.

Kat xx

Pretty in Pink.

Hello everyone hope you've all had a good day. We've had a lovely day here though it's a bit dull now. Tomorrow is supposed to be not so nice but it's my day off anyway and I need to get busy!

I've used one of my favourite Magnolias to make this card for a few challenges. I hurried to take a photo in daylight while waiting for my Tesco order. The driver was on the phone twice.....lost...he'd never been here before! I see now that it's not a good photo after all. It is all matted on a nice pearlescent pale pink but the lacy strip, cut out with my beautiful new Martha Stewart punch doesn't look very pink to me!

DP :- Cloud 9.
Image :- Magnolia.

Sentiment :- Craftwork Cards.

Colouring :- Promarkers, Sakura glitter gel pen and clear gel pen.

Punches :- Marth Stewart lace and butterfly.

Flowers :- Wild Orchid Crafts.

Stickles.

I'm hoping to enter some challenges with this card:-

Charisma Cardz :- Beautiful butterflies.

Just Magnolia :- Sketch.

Magnolia Down Under :- Birthday card.

Totally Papercraft :- Wings.

Magical Crafts :- Things with wings.

Magnolia Down Under have been having a blog hop and the DT all have candy so it would be good to support them by taking part in the blog hop. I've done it and they have some gorgeous creations so why don't you pop over for a look and take part if you have time.

Best get going now and get these challenges entered. Might just have time to have my tea before I go to the WRI. Tonight we have our own little show and a speaker from "Mercy Ships."

See you all tomorrow,

Kat xx

Bit Last Minute!

Think I've left this a bit late! I love this cute Penny Black image and I thought it was just perfect for the Charisma Cardz challenge which is for a birthday card with a candle on it.

I used some of my favourite K&Co wild raspberry DP. The image is coloured with Promarkers and I also used a Sakura clear glitter gel pen. The flowers and pearls are from Prima and that's about it. This was just a very quick card - not like me I usually take ages to make a card!


I'm also entering this card in the Penny Black challenge. This is their lovely sketch, I really enjoyed using it.

I'm off to enter this at Charisma....very quickly.

Kat xx

I Love "The Bear."

I've made this card for the DT call for a new challenge blog - Just Cute Bears. I don't think I will have much chance of joining the DT but hey there's nothing to lose. I love bears and this image from Hobby Art. I have lots of these stamps and they are great because you can use them for all sorts of occasions and of course everyone loves bears. I also have bears from Penny Black and Forever Friends and probably some others too. So as you can imagine it would be no hardship to make cards with bears lol!

I coloured the image with Promarkers. I had this card made yesterday but missed the chance to take a photo in daylight! I'm a bit disappointed with how the colours turned out. In reality the pink flowers are more like the colour of pink in the DP. The card candy is a stronger shade but still in the same family of pink as is the jewel brad.

I used :-

DP - K&Co, MME and the dark grey mats are DCWV latte.

Colouring - Promarkers

Card candy and sentiment - Craftwork Cards.

Nesties.

Apart from the Just Cute Bears DT call I am also entering:-

Cute Card Thursday :- Pink and grey.

Paperplay :- Furry friends.

Creative Inspirations Wednesday challenge :- New product - the bear stamp.

Charisma Cardz challenge :- Anything new -the bear stamp.

Crafty Cardmakers :-New - bear stamp.

What an idiot I forgot that I made the card using the sketch from Papertake Weekly. I love this sketch it was really easy to use. Papertake Weekly also have a DT call for a guest DT spot.

Keep your fingers crossed for me girls. I'm not that optimistic really because there are so many talented crafters and I'm sure lots of people will have answered this DT call. But nothing ventured and all that!!

I need to go and make some sympathy cards and at the other end of the spectrum finish off 2 baby cards for my friends and their son and his wife.

See you later. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. It is lovely and sunny here today and not even cold - after the frost lifted. What a change after the last few weeks. But....and there's always a but isn't there?....there is still snow lying here and there. Or as my mum used to say lying waiting for more. She alway was an optimist!!

Kat xx

Baby's 1st Christmas.

Hi everyone, it seems like ages since I posted....but it was just Friday! I made this card today for Oliver for his first Christmas. This is such a cute image from Janet at Pink Gem Designs. She has some gorgeous designs for Christmas and of course other occasions too. I am hoping to enter it in a couple of challenges:-

A Spoon Full of Sugar :- Baby's 1st Christmas.
Charisma Cardz :- Sketch.
Whimsy Challenge :- Christmas.
Pollycraft :- Anything Christmas.

Materials used:- Promarkers, Martha Stewart punch for snowflake. Finished with Card Candy from Craftwork Cards coloured with Promarker to match the image. Stickles added to image for a bit of sparkle. The DP is the gorgeous MME Colourful Christmas. I like it so much that I have bought some more!

Hope you like.

Today is Poppy's second birthday and Oliver is two weeks old already. We saw them at the weekend which was lovely. Grampa built a small part of Poppy's new outdoor play park LOL!! Some people might buy their little one a swing or a chute or whatever. My son-in-law has gone for the works. I think it might take Grampa quite a while to build the swing, chute, pirate boat etc, etc. The garage was full of long pieces of wood, pieces of metal, packets of screws and so on. I think it might have been better if he had had some help but son-in-law was at work. And to crown it all the weather was really nasty yesterday. Funny how Friday and today were both beautiful days but Saturday and Sunday were wet and miserable - typical.

Now I am off to play with some new goodies. I "had" to go into Stampaholics in Perth on Saturday and then I "had" to buy some new goodies. To crown it all when I got home last night there were two parcels waiting for me. One from Elaine at Quixotic Paperie and one from Craftwork Cards. So I have lots of nice new stash to play with.

Hope to see you tomorrow with a new card.

Kat xx

White on White Challenges.

Another Christmas card. I made this last night but between work and a cardmaking session at a friend's house this is the first chance I have had to post it.

I followed the great sketch from the Mojo Monday challenge. I coloured this sweet Penny Black image and the Penny Black Saturday challenge and the Colour Create challenge both want white on white with colour only on the image. Then I thought it would fit the Charisma Cardz challenge which is no backing paper. And the Sophisticat challenge which is for buttons and ribbon.

I have use my favourite Cuttlebug snowflake and the new snowflake embossing folder I got at the SECC recently plus my old favourite swiss dots. I also use my new labels nine nestie for the image and the sentiment.

This second is a very simple made in a few minutes card I made late last night. This was inspired by a card that Clare (littlebear) posted yesterday to use up some scraps. I thought I would see what I could make to use up some scraps too. I love the idea but I'm not keen on the flower I put on it! I was in a hurry though lol! I used some paper from last year plus a piece of sticky ribbon and three flowers and a brad and finished off with a sentiment stamped straight onto the card and some sticky jewels.

Must go now, challenges to enter before the deadline.

See you soon,

Kat xx

Busy Day Off.

I've used my day off to try to make cards for a few challenges since I am off to the SECC about 6.30 tomorrow and home about 9pm. Needless to say I have booked a day off work on Monday.

The first card is for the Sophisticat Challenge. It also fits the Charisma Cardz challenge. It has daisies on it.

DP:- MME merry days of Christmas.
Image:- Anitas stamped 3 times and decoupaged.
Coloured with Spica glitter gel pens.
Snowflakes:- Martha Stewart punch.
I meant to take another photo to show the 3d effect but I forgot!

This card is for the Pink Elephant.

DP:- Basic Grey.
Image:- Hobby Arts.
Coloured with Promarkers and glazed with Diamond Glaze.
Scallops cut with Stampin up edge punch.

The last card is for the Mojo Monday challenge.

DP:- DCWV La Creme.

Image:- Hero Arts.

Flowers:- Prima.

Good thing the clocks go back tonight but I am still going to be in trouble for being late.

See you tomorrow with the winner of my mini candy and I'll tell you how good or bad I've been about buying more stash lol!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Kat xx

Another Christmas Card.

Well after wasting the entire morning, well not an entire waste. I went to Tesco briefly since my son is going to be staying for a couple of days this week again. I also went to the vet's and got worming tablets for the dogs - treat for them in a few minutes lol !! And of course I had to do the washing and get it outside.

Isn't this a great sketch from Truly Scrumptious and I even managed to do some doodling on it. I coloured the lovely winter Anya from the Greetings Farm with Promarkers. Isn't she lovely? I used some gorgeous Christmas DP from Bo Bunny - I love this paper. I decoupaged Anya's muff, earmuffs, pompoms of scarf, hem of coat and top of her boots and stickled them all too. I added some strips of ribbon and topped them with some buttons from my stash. Nearly forgot to mention that I had doodled round the image for the Truly Scrumptious challenge.

I hope you like this card and I have a few challenges to enter with it.

Truly Scrumptious:- Sketch and doodling.

A Spoon Full of Sugar:- Christmas.

Pile it on:- 3d.

Creative Card Crew:- Sparkle.

Charisma Cardz:- Decoupage.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:- Red and green.

Anyone for Anya:- You're Anya.

I'm off to make tea now and sort out my washing to iron later (or maybe tomorrow!). See you all later if I can get time to check out some blogs.

Kat xx