Totally Gorjuss Challenge 207 - Spooky.

Sorry no time to chat but this is my card for this week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss. It's taken all day to achieve this so since it's very late on Friday evening I'm just going to add the pic and come back on Saturday afternoon to add the details!

Thanks for looking and see you all later I hope!  

Totally Gorjuss 206 - String.

Good morning everyone. I'll have to make this brief as I'm still having connection problems. I'm going to have to phone about this again. Seems such a waste of time after the last time. I've spent ages trying to write this on Friday morning and at last I seem to have found a spot where I can do it. I could get on my blog but when I tried to get to the page where you write a new post it wouldn't load so fingers crossed it's going to work this time. I'm not optimistic about adding a photo though as that seems to be the worst thing to do!!

At Totally Gorjuss this week our theme is "string." Easy isn't it? Even I can manage that! We're sponsored by Heather's Hobbie Haven this week so I hope you can join us.

I used:-
Image and sentiment :- LOTV.
Colouring :- Promarkers.
Bakers' Twine :- Ribbon Girl.
Snowflake :- Martha Stewart punch.
Gems :- Hobby House.
Card Candy :- Craftwork Cards.
Glamour Dust.

Well I'm going to quit while I'm ahead here since I've been faffing about for about an hour and a half trying to write this and my post on the DT blog. I even have a photo on my phone in case I needed to write the posts with my iPad!

I'll be around to see what everyone's up to after work this afternoon.

Thanks for looking and I really appreciate it when you have time to leave me a comment.

Look what I made.......!!!!

While I've been struggling to get online I've still been busy. I haven't done a lot of crocheting for quite a while but I became "hooked" (sorry) again recently after a knit and crochet group started locally. I've made a few little crochet jackets to send to Malawi and this cosy blanket. I'll show you the jackets another day if my broadband allows! Speaking of broadband I started this last night (Tuesday) but I couldn't download the picture so I'm trying again now!

Success at last, though it did take a few tries before I got it downloaded. Maybe I'll go and catch up with some DT work if I can now.

Thanks for looking. My next blanket is done in grannie squares. If I can give it up though cos I'm using colours I really like!

Totally Gorjuss 205 - Things with Wings.

Good morning everyone. Hopefully I'll be on time with my post this week! I'm scheduling it while I'm at my daughter's house where I have a good enough signal to actually get online!

Our theme at Totally Gorjuss this week is "Things with Wings."

Here's what I made.

I used :--
Image and sentiment :- LOTV.
Colouring :- Promarkers.
I added a little glitter to the halos and stars with a Sakura clear glitter gel pen.

Nice and CAS, just the way I like my cards just now. Might make more like this.

Thanks for looking. Catch up with you all this afternoon after work. I hope!

Totally Gorjuss 204 - Anything Goes plus Stars.

Hello there. I'm a bit late with my post for Totally Gorjuss. I don't think I've ever been as late as this but my broadband has been a complete nightmare.  In the last few weeks it has gone from being really bad to completely impossible. Most evenings I've been unable to get online and even in the morning I can't get online either. Since I was working full time for the last two weeks I haven't seen much online at all. Luckily I can use my iPad at lunchtime at work as the 3G signal is better there than it is at home so at least I've been able to keep up with my DT commenting. Unfortunately I haven't seen much at all of my favourite blogs and I'm sure anyone who visits me must think I've given up blogging!

I'm at my daughter's for 4 days to do the school run with Poppy and pick up Oliver from nursery so now I can get online. I have tried my broadband helpline but after 30 mins and not getting through, 45 minutes another day and being told to run 3 speed tests over 24 hours and get back to them and to crown it all nearly an hour the next day and getting someone who obviously didn't know anything!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure you can imagine how I reacted when he said "everything looks fine from here."

But enough of my woes, here's the card I should have blogged on Saturday.

I used:-

Image:- Oh dear!!! I've forgotten, I can picture the packaging so maybe I'll go and have a look at some online shops to see if I can find it. Phew I was right when I thought it was from Woodware, I just didn't want to say it was and then find I'd got it wrong lol!

Just stamped very simply with SU markers and some sparkle added to the stars.

I'm going to quit while I'm ahead here and get back to my crochet. I must show you what I've been making. Probably tomorrow! 

I'm off to check my camera to make sure I've got a photo of next weeks Totally Gorjuss card so I can schedule next Saturday's post while I'm here with decent Internet access.

Thanks for looking. I hope somebody visits me in spite of me being such a bad blogger recently.

Kat xx

Totally Gorjuss 203 - Traditional Christmas Colours.

Good morning everyone. First of all I must apologise for my lack of blogging and leaving comments this week. i have had no broadband or only a poor connection which doesn't let me online! I've managed to do my DT commenting using my iPad but it's not ideal. 

This week at Totally Gorjuss our challenge is "Traditional Christmas Colours."

Here's what I made.

I used :-

Image, sentiment and DP :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Pearls :- Hobby House.

Glamour Dust.

I'm going to quit while I'm ahead here. I've been hanging on the phone to my broadband supplier for 30 minutes and still no reply just the usual waffle about someone will answer as soon as possible. Really?!!!!!!!!!!

By the way we've got a DT call at Totally Gorjuss so if you'd like to join us just nip over there for more details.

Totally Gorjuss 202 - Dotty.

Good morning everyone. Doesn't seem long since last Saturday. Must have been a busy week lol! I haven't had much time for crafting or blogging. Doesn't help when my internet connection has been rubbish this week! Doesn't help that I've been obsessed with crocheting either.

Yes I know it's afternoon now but for some reason in spite of the fact I scheduled this post for 8.15am Mr Blogger decided to schedule it for 10.16pm? Thanks again Mr Blogger. For nothing!!

Well this week at Totally Gorjuss our theme is "Dotty." I think I may be going loopy here. Last week I was convinced the theme was spots and stripes instead of just stripes. This week I managed to use the wrong side of my DP and ended up with a stripey card. So a quick card later I managed to make this one!

I used :-

Image and Sentiment :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Gems :- Hobby House.

Snowflakes :- Martha Stewart punch and  another small punch.
Glamour Dust and Washi Tape.

Hope you can join us this week cos we're sponsored by Heather's Hobbie Haven and The Ribbon Girl. Isn't that great? That means you have two chances to win. So what you waiting for? See you over there.

Well I have to work this morning so I'll see you all later. Have a lovely weekend.

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 201 - Stripes.

Good morning everyone. Is it just me or did anyone else have a really quick week? Mine disappeared very quickly! Only another week and then my colleague will be on holiday for two week. Bet that time doesn't pass quickly!!

But since it's Saturday it's time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This week we'd like to see stripes on your work. As you might be able to tell from my card I got it into my head the challenge was spots and stripes. Oops, silly me! Still there are some stripes on it. As you can see I'm still in CAS mode.

I used :-

Image and Sentiment :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Snowflake :- Martha Stewart punch.

Washi Tape :- Fantastic Ribbons.

Card Candy :- Craftwork Cards.

Glamour Dust.

I found a challenge :- Christmas Stampin' All Year Long. :- Cute and Cuddly Christmas.

I've been a very bad blogger this week so I can only apologise for my lack of commenting. Hope things are better this week.

So thanks for looking and the lovely comments you leave. I'll catch up later after work.

Totally Gorjuss 200 - Anything Goes.

Good morning everyone. Time for this week's challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This week our challenge is even easier than ever, it's "Anything Goes." So you can do anything you like!

I've kept things simple again this week.

I used :-

Image and sentiment :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Glamour Dust and Perfect Pearls.

We have a new sponsor this week, Craft All Day, so don't forget to pop over there and see what they have to tempt you.

I have a crop after work today so I'll try to catch up later.

Thanks for looking and also for all the lovely comments you leave.

Thought I'd do another Wedding card.......

since I had stamped two images in case I messed up one of them! This one is just very quick and simple.

I used :-

Image :- LOTV.

Sentiment :- Stampin' Up!

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Gems :- Hobby House.

Glamour Dust.

This is one of my favourite images for wedding cards!

I'd best go now and see if I can make my DT card for Saturday. I have to go out to a meeting tonight and I've not achieved anything so far!

Thanks for looking and I hope you can find a minute to leave a comment so I can come and visit you too.

For the Newlyweds.

I've just sneaked on here when I should be hoovering and dusting. My dogs are casting so it's not pretty. Two big black Labradors have a lot of hair to cast!!

Anyway I should have done this last night but it was a bit late so I left it till now. I showed you a tag the other day that I made for a wedding present. Now I'd like to show you the card I made for the couple. This time I've used colours that might or might not be their colour combo. The invitation had some pearls on it a similar colour to the flower centres so I thought it would be nice to use that colour in my congratulations card.

I used :-

Image and DP :- LOTV.

Sentiment :- Stampin' Up!

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Pearls :- Hobby House.

Glamour Dust.

Well my internet connection isn't brilliant this morning so I'd best go and do something useful (!) now.

Thanks for looking and I'll catch up later.

Just a tag.

Hi, if there's anyone out there! Visitors seem to be a bit few and far between here so I won't rabbit on!

We were invited to a wedding reception next Saturday. We can't go but obviously we still wanted to give the happy couple a present. I couldn't get any wedding paper so I bought some gorgeous flowery paper. The gift tags were spotty so I decided to make one to match the paper.

I used :-

Image :- Stampin' Up!

Colouring :- Stampin' Write markers.

Tag cut with a Sizzix die.

Ribbon from stash.

I've still to make a congratulations card for them. Best do that now.

Thanks to anyone who looked and even more thanks if you had time to leave a comment.

Kat xx

Good morning everyone, sorry I've been a bit MIA this week. My aunt died last Saturday and we had to go and stay at my daughter's on Wednesday evening as the funeral was about 170 miles away at 10.30am! My aunt would have been 97 on the 13th of September so she's had a long life. She wasn't without health problems but she'd had a good life. She worked all her life but usually managed a holiday every year when she was younger. She had been all over and even went to Australia when she was over 80, with her cousing who was even older lol. She never married but had nieces and nephews, even as far as great, great nieces and nephews and many friends. Everyone in her village knew her and the turn out at the village church for her funeral was amazing. The minister had her down to a T and provoked lots of laughter with her eulogy. While we are sad and will really miss her I think we all feel very lucky to have had her as our aunt.

Aunt Jean was always busy, she didn't crochet any more but she still knitted. She was the one who taught me to crochet, as my gran, who was an expert crocheter, had died before I realised I wanted to learn. The most amazing thing for me was to see the tablecloth my Gran crocheted, probably about 55 years ago, on the communion table. It looked fantastic and as good as the day it was finished. I'm going to ask my sister-in-law to get me a photo of it. I felt incredibly proud and quite emotional when I saw it.

Anyway enough waffle because my internet connection isn't too brilliant just now!

I used :-

Embossing folder :- Northern Flurry from S U.

Sentiment :- Joyful Christmas from SU.

Gems and Glamour Dust.

See you all later after work.

Thanks for looking.

Totally Gorjuss 198 - Bows.

Edited to add :- is it ok to say I hate Mr Blogger or will that make him worse? I definitely scheduled this post for Saturday morning and he didn't post it!!! When I checked tonight it was under draft. But I double-checked before I switched off last night and it said scheduled so I'm pretty annoyed. Not sure why considering the number of people who visit me!

Good morning everyone. I think this has been a really quick week! But it's time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This week we'd like to see bows on your work. We're sponsored by the lovely people at The Ribbon Girl who are offering a voucher to spend in their lovely online store.

I've made a very quick Christmas card this week.

I used :-
Image and DP :- LOTV topper.
Sentiment :- Craftwork Cards.
Pearls :- Hobby House.
Sakura clear glitter gel pen and ribbon.

Challenges :-
ABC Christmas :- Q is for quick.
Crafty Ribbons :- Anything Goes with ribbon.
Hobby House :- Christmas.

Well thanks for looking, I'm working this morning and then I'm going to my local craft shop. My friend who works there is doing a melting pot demo and  I think there might be a make and take too.

I'll catch up later, broadband connection permitting.

Oliver's New Jacket.

I think I might have mentioned a wee while ago that I was crocheting a jacket for Oliver. I sewed an apron for Poppy for a WRI competition so I thought I'd make something for Oliver too. I kept Poppy's apron till I had finished Oliver's jacket. I don't suppose I need to tell you that I forgot to take the apron when we went to babysit! But here's Oliver in his jacket.

and here he is with the hood up. 

Isn't he cute?!

As you can probably see there's plenty of room in it for him to grow lol.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Totally Gorjuss 197 Die Cuts and/or Punches.

Ok I know it's another Christmas card but I'm taking advantage of the fact that I coloured a few images last tSaturday. This week at Totally Gorjuss we would like you to use dies and/or punches. As I am still in CAS mode I have only added one snowflake made using a Martha Stewart punch.

I used :-

Image and sentiment :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Card Candy :- Craftwork Cards.

Snowflake :- Martha Stewart.

Doodling :- Micron Pen.

Glamour Dust.

Challenges :-
Gem of a challenge :- Punch it out.
Ready Teddy Go :- Die cuts and punches.

Well I've got to work this morning so I'll go just now and catch you all later.

Thanks for looking and if you leave me a comment I can come and visit you too.

Did Somebody Mention Christmas?

Well I suppose somebody has to!! This is just another card I made using one of the images I coloured at the crop. I was going to post it On Wednesday but I couldn't get online on Tuesday evening or Wednesday evening and this evening I've been faffing about ordering wool and crochet hooks.

I used :-

Image, sentiment and DP :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Ribbon and Glamour Dust.

Thanks to everyone who left kind comments on my last post and encouraged me to keep blogging.

Challenges :-

Crafty Hazelnut:- Picture Inspiration. I've used red and green and trees.
Christmas Card Challenges :- Evergreen Trees.

I'll come back tomorrow and show you the jacket I crocheted for Oliver. I forgot to take a photo so Catriona took a couple and sent them to me.

Christmas Again!

Good morning everyone. I was out all afternoon and part of the evening with some of my WRI friends. We visited a garden centre and a couple of other places, had coffee and cake, lots of chat and ended up with High Tea before taking the scenic route home.

Anyway enough waffle, I don't suppose anyone's interested anyway!

Here's another card I made with one of the images I coloured at the crop. Inspired by Jen again, she does great CAS cards. Thanks Jen.

I used :-

Image and DP :- LOTV.

Sentiment :- Hero Arts.

Glamour Dust.

Challenges :-

Creative Inspirations :- Something Old, Something New. I've had the DP since last year but the stamp is new.
Lili's Little Fairies :- Christmas in August.

Thanks for looking, if anyone did!! I'm getting a bit worried that my cards are really awful because I hardly get any visitors and even fewer comments. So I'd be really grateful for some feedback as I don't want to waste precious time blogging stuff that no-one wants to look at.

Kat xx

Don't you just love Mondays!?

No? Neither do I! Except when I have a day off! Like today. I'm off out with my WRI friends soon but I just wanted to show you what I made with one of the images I coloured at the crop on Saturday.

This layout was inspired by Jen. Thanks for the inspiration Jen, I love this style of card.

I need to go now as my friend will be here soon but I'll pop back this evening  to give some details and maybe find a challenge for it.

I used :-
Image, sentiment and DP :- LOTV.
Colouring :- Promarkers.
Ribbon from stash and Glamour Dust.

Challenges :-
ABC Christmas :- P for things beginning with P. Here presents.
Winter Wonderland :- Cute.

Thanks for looking.

Totally Gorjuss 196 - Hot Colours.

Good morning everyone time for another challenge at Totally Gorjuss. This week the challenge is "Hot Colours." This says colours like red, orange and yellow to me. Problem is I don't like orange. But as you can see I've made the effort and used lots of orange.

I used :- everything from Stampin' Up!
Flowers from the Morning Meadow set.
Sentiment :- Morning Meadow set.
Stampin' Write markers :- Daffodil Yellow and Real Red.
Cardstock :- Calypso Coral, Real Red, and Daffodil Delight.
Small butterfly punch.
Small pearls.

Challenges :-
Addicted to Stamps and More :- Make your mark.
Cute Card Thursday :- Die-ing to punch.

I've got a crop after work today so I'll catch up this evening.

Thanks for looking.

Quick Thanks!

Well it would have been quick if I hadn't had to stamp the flower four times before I got it right(ish). Could have been better! I think I need some practice.

I used :-

Image :- Stippled blossoms.

Sentiment :- A Word for You.

Washi Tape. 

Stampin' Write Marker - Strawberry Slush.

All from Stampin' Up! except stripey Washi tape from Fantastic Ribbons.

Challenges :-

Dynamic Duos :- Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight.

Seize the Sketch :- Sketch.

I'm off to nip over to Dynamic Duos to enter my card but I'll be back later to catch up with some blogging.

Thanks for looking and I hope you'll tell me what you think.

Elegant Birthday card.

Maybe it isn't that elegant but elegant was what I had in mind when I made it!

I was inspired by a card I saw on Lizy's blog. This is my interpretation of her card.

I used :-

Image - flower :- Secret Garden (SU) cut out with matching Framelits die.

Butterflies :- Papillon Potpourri (SU) cut out with SU butterfly punches.

Butterflies (lilac) made using Beautiful Wings Embosslits from SU.turd

Sentiment :- Beautiful Birthday (SU)

DP - LOTV.

Pearls :- Hobby House.

I made this card for my daughter for her birthday on Thursday, hope she likes it!

Challenges :-

Created with Love :-Anything Goes.

SSS 222 :- Sketch.

Over the next couple of days I'll need to think about what I'm going to make at the crop on Saturday .

Thanks for looking and any comments you leave if you have time! I love to read what you think but sometimes I think I'm here on my own!

Catch you all tomorrow.

Totally Gorjuss 195 - Anything Goes plus Pearls.

Good morning everyone, hope you're all well. I've spent a lovely few days babysitting for my daughter at Crieff. But today I have to go home! At least I don't have to go back to work till Tuesday.

This week at Totally Gorjuss we have a nice easy theme for you - Anything goes plus pearls. I needed to make a birthday card for my friend. I wanted to make something special as she's a crafter too. Last week she liked a card I made in this colour so I decided to use it for hers too.

I used :-

Flower :- Flower Shop from Stampin' Up! cut out with Pansy punch, also SU.

Pansies stamped on vellum :- Papillon Potpourri from SU cut out with butterfly punches from SU.

Colouring :- Stampin' Write markers from SU in Pool Party and Calypso Coral.

Sentiment :- Curly Cute.

Bakers Twine in Calypso Coral and Antique button from SU.

I hope I've got all the details right. I should have written them down before I left home.

Challenges :-
Addicted to Stamps and More :- Anything Goes.
CAS(UAL)Fridays :- Buttons.

I'm keeping this short this week but I hope to be able to post more this week and get round my favourite blogs. I always think I'll have time to do more blogging when I've got time off work. Never happens! 

Catch up later when I get home.

Moving House.

Hi everyone, bit of a surprise me posting twice in two days. Bit of a surprise for me too!

I made this quick card for a former colleague who has just moved. She and her husband don't actually have a new home yet but they've put everything in storage and gone to live with their daughter. Their house sold very quickly and as her husband works offshore it limits the time they have to house hunt and they don't see any point in buying just for the sake of buying. I decided just to send a card now as if I wait too long her mail redirection might run out.

I love this image for a "New Home" card. 

Image :- LOTV.

Sentiment :- Inca Stamp.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Baker's Twine :- Ribbon Girl.

Doodling :- Micron pen.

Tag punch and button.

Not sure this fits any challenges but if it does I'll come back and add them later.

Thanks for looking and if you've got time I'd love to hear what you think. It gets a bit lonely here when nobody visits me and leaves a comment!

Catch up later.

Kat xx

Totally Gorjuss 194 Christmas in July.

Hi everyone, I know it seems a bit funny to be talking about Christmas in July after all the warm weather we've been having. But at Totally Gorjuss we thought we'd ask you to make a Christmas card to give you a bit of a start with your cards. We all mean to be early but it doesn't always happen, does it?

I used :-

Image and sentiment :- LOTV.

Colouring :- Promarkers.

Embossing :- Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.

Snowflakes :- Martha Stewart punch.

Ribbon, Glamour Dust and gems.

I'm going to schedule this now while I've got an internet connection. If I find any challenges I'll add them later.

Challenges :-

Papertake Weekly :- Dieing for a punch.

Cards for Men :- Christmas in July

 ABC Christmas Challenge :- O is for Oh Christmas Tree.

By the way did I tell you our sponsors this week are The Ribbon Girl and Saturated Canary. So you have two chances to win!

Thanks for looking and I love to hear what you think. So if you've got a minute to spare I'd love to hear from you.

Catch you all later.