Sew shabby

Hello lovely people,

Well, we haven't seen much sunshine so far for our cottage holiday in Dorset but have still enjoyed some lovely walks and a visit to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, which were beautiful.

Now it is of course time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

VINTAGE / SHABBY CHIC

I have been enjoying making cards with a slightly shabby chic feel lately and the one I am sharing today was actually requested by my hairdresser for her Mum's special birthday.
It is very similar to a layout I did recently and it was so good I just had to use it again, but this time with a sewing machine image from Pink Petticoat.  It's a sweet and simple design but perfect for dressing up with lots of pretty embellishments.

And how timely that one of the magazines I subscribe to had a free gift of sewing themed charms so I added one on here!
I added extra prettiness to the digi image with liquid pearl dots on the flower centres and Frantage round the edge.

I've popped a little tag behind the image with the special greeting on it; it's a cute way to add an interactive touch I think.

Card recipe;
Image: Material Girl (daisies) - Pink Petticoat
DP: Vintage summer basics - Maja Design
Corner swirl stamps: set 68 - Corners - LOTV
Frantage: Shabby white by Stampendous - from Live & Love Crafts
Lace: Hermione - The Ribbon Girl
Seam binding / all flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearl head pins: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Sewing machine body: W00/0/1
Flowers: RV91/93/95 & BG93 for leaves

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Bunny Zoe (flowers and charms)
2.  Live and Love Crafts (inspirational collage)
3.  Inky Chicks (use a metal embellishment)
4.  A Creative Romance (girly cards)
5.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

Monochrome rocks!

Hello lovely people,

I'm currently on holiday with Dr Hubby and all his family at a cottage in Devon; the weather is a bit variable but we're still having lots of fun :-)

So, while I enjoy another cream tea (probably - we've had 2 already!) I will let you know about the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday where our theme this time is...

MONOCHROME

If you're not sure what this means, we want to see shades of just ONE colour on your creation, apart from skin/hair tones if you wish.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Kenny K where you can find a great range of funky images for girls and boys!

I went for a classic greyscale; I really wanted to add a stripe of colour to her hair but resisted to make sure I kept to the monochrome theme... maybe next time!

Can you believe that I have never coloured one of these images before?  I was really excited to get a free image to use for the challenge and this was such fun to colour.

Card recipe;
Image: Vikki Lee Vicious - Kenny K
DP: Enchanted - Bo Bunny & Flea Market - Crate Paper
Dies: Cosmic star set - Memory box
Seam binding: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: T0/1/2
Hair: T6/8/10/100
Corset: T5/7/9
Skirt: T3/5/7
Tights: T0/1/2 & T3/4
Choker: T0/7/9
Boots: T6/8/10 & 0
Guitar: T0/1/2 & blender

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations and of course, the top tips from the rest of the team.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  ABC (lots of layers)
2.  Divas by Design (anything goes)

Garden fun

Hello lovely people,

Oh my word, that weekend went so fast and now it's almost halfway through the week!  It was such a fabulous weekend with almost wall to wall sunshine here in Gloucestershire :-D
Dr Hubby and I did lots of gardening and popped out for a little spin in our Caterham Seven with the roof off; it was glorious!
After all that I didn't actually spend that much time in my craft room but I do have a card to share that I made for a special friend who also enjoys being in the garden.

This is the second outing for this image and this time I cut it down slightly to work better with my intended layout.
I very nearly didn't put flowers on this one but in the end I couldn't resist adding a few as they are so pretty!

Card recipe;

Image: Pippa loves to plant - Stamping Bella

DP:Vintage autumn basics - Maja Design
Sentiment: Mini clear stamps - Kaisercraft
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Flowers: all Wild Orchid Crafts

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30

Hair: E50/YR31/Y21/E34/E35

Shorts / headscarf: B91/93/95

Top: B41/91

Apron: E40/41/42

Gloves: E42/43/44

Pink flowers / butterfly: R56/59/89

Blue flowers: B41/91/93/95

Leaves: combos of BG90/93/96/99

Pots: E40/41/42 & E42/43/44 & W0/1/3

Trowel: W0/1/3 & E42/43/44

Watering can: W00-7

The sun seems to have gone on a little holiday now but I don't mind a little rain to water my garden... then more sunshine please!  I hope you all have a lovely week whatever you are up to.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Not much of a challenge?!

Hello lovely people,

Here is my final card for the day and if you are after my card for In The Pink or A Little Bit Crafty then you need to scroll down a bit!

It's new challenge time at All Dressed Up and this time our theme is...

STITCHING

So, you can see why I said it wasn't much of a challenge for me as all my cards have stitching on them!  I tried out another way to use my large shaped dies and it turned out pretty well.  Oh look, there's that swirl die again!

I have used a new image called Twinkle Toes and given how much I loved the first All Dressed Up image I ever saw which was Abi Ballerina, it's no surprise this was a big hit with me!

Card recipe;
Image: Twinkle Toes - freebie to All Dressed Up Facebook group members
DP: Sofiero - Maja Design
Dies: leaf and swirl - Magnolia, Precious stars & cosmic star set - Memory Box
Lace: Danielle - The Ribbon Girl
Swirl stamp detail: Corners - LOTV

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Hair: E41/42/43/44
Dress / shoes: RF32/81/83/85
Bow: G40/YG61/G21
Wings: RV0000/000/32
Flowers: R83/85

Do pop over to All Dressed Up to see what the creations from the rest of the Dressy Girls; they are all stunning! We'd love to see you join in our challenge for a chance of winning 3 images of your choice!
Don't forget to swing by our Facebook Group to share your creations and chat to fellow All Dressed Up lovers :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Papertake Weekly (pretty pastels)

Shabby Tilda

Hello lovely people,

I am back with my second card of the day and it's a mid-way reminder for the current challenge at A Little Bit Crafty.  If you are looking for my card for In The Pink then just scroll down :-)

So, just to remind you, this month's theme is...

FLOWER POWER

This Tilda stamp recently 'appeared' in my craft room so I thought I'd show her a little ink!  I am quite liking the shabby chic look of late so I have distressed and inked the edges of the DP.
Strangely considering the challenge theme I didn't add any extra flowers as I liked the clean layered look.

I tried to keep the colouring soft to match the DP and added teeny dots of liquid pearls to the bunch of flowers.

Card recipe;

Image: For you Tilda - Magnolia

DP: Vintage Spring basics - Maja Design

Seam binding / twine: from The Ribbon Girl
Dies: Leaf and swirl, Tilda lace - Magnolia
Sentiment: Happy circular sentiments - LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21

Hair: E23/25/27
Outfit: Booo/41/91/93
Shoes: W0/1/2/3 & W3/5/7
Flowers / heart: RV91/93/95
Leaves: G40/YG61/G21
Ground: W0/1/2/3/4

If you pop over to A Little Bit Crafty you can check out the fabulous creations from the DT.  This is my last guest DT card for them so thanks for having me along ladies :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Sweet Magnolia (include a sentiment)
2.  Tilda's Town (fave colouring medium - Copics!)
3.  Simon Says Stamp (die crazy)
4.  Simply Magnolia (anything goes)

New arrival

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are ready for a very busy day on my blog as I will be bringing you THREE cards today!  I have tried to vary the styles so you don't get too bored!

I'm starting with my card for our new challenge at In The Pink and the theme this month is...

SIMPLY SENTIMENTAL

So we want to see you use a sentiment as the main focus of your card and LOTS of pink of course!

New baby cards always seem to be popular and armed with my new paper pad from Pebbles this card just came together really easily.  I absolutely adore this DP and am really wishing I had bought 2 pads as it is soooo lovely!

These big sentiment stamps from LOTV are my 'go to' for sentiment based cards and of course I couldn't resist adding some pretty flowers and even tucked in a couple of buttons... just because!

Card recipe;
Image: Statements - congratulations - LOTV
DP: Special Delivery - Pebbles (available from Sarah's Cards)
Seam binding: Pink tulip - Wild Orchid Crafts
Flowers: all from Wild Orchid Crafts

If you haven't already been for a visit then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the beautiful sentimental creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  A Gem of a Challenge (fave colour combo = pink/green/brown)

Take note

Hello lovely people,

I am so excited that I can finally announce that I am now part of the Top Tip Tuesday DT; check out my gorgeous badge...

So, today is my first challenge with the team and our theme is...

HERE COMES SUMMER

We are very kindly sponsored by Bugaboo so I used one of their cute images to make a little post-it note holder.

 It's a really simple design using nice thick Kraft card for the cover and I popped a square of the spotty card inside to make it look nice inside and out!

Card recipe;
Image: Ladybug hello - Bugaboo
DP: Dottie card set 1 - Anna Marie Designs
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Ladybird: R27/29/46 & N8/9/10
Butterfly: Y15/17/19 & YR16

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations and of course, the top tips from the rest of the team.  I hope you can join in for a chance to win 7 free digi stamps of your choice from Bugaboo :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Flower girl

Hello lovely people,

Woohoo, it's new release time at All Dressed Up and once again we have an amazing selection of images for you.  Just take a look at these cute wedding themed images...

Just Married

Mirror Mirror

My Little Flower Girl

To Have and to Hold

I know these are all going to be very popular with wedding season coming up but I think the little flower girl also works well for a more generic card, as you can see...

I have had a hard time finding the right Copics for colouring cream but this combo worked quite well and I love the deep red against it.  This feels like a really happy card to me :-)

Card recipe;
Image; My Little Flower Girl - All Dressed Up
DP: Front Porch - Pebbles (from Sarah's Cards)
Edge: Scallop dot edge punch - Martha Stewart
Tag: Sentiment tags (set 24) - LOTV
Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Hair: E34/35/37
Dress: YR30/E81/E41
Ribbon / roses: R46/39/89
Leaves: YG93/95

Do pop over to All Dressed Up to see what the rest of the Dressy Girls have created; they are all stunning! While you're there, check our our current 'It's a guy thing' challenge and we'd love to see you join in for a chance of winning 3 images of your choice!

Don't forget to swing by our Facebook Group to share your creations and chat to fellow All Dressed Up lovers :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

Garden girl

Hello lovely people,

Finally I am back with the last of my belated DT cards and it is of course time for a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this month is...

IN THE GARDEN

Now we are a monthly challenge we have a whole lot of loveliness to give away with FIVE prizes up for grabs this time from...

I got a couple of new Stamping Bella images recently and this one fit the bill perfectly.  It is intended for my Sister-in-law's birthday at the end of the month but shhhh, don't tell her!

This is a really lovely big image so I left the rest of the card sweet and simple with just a couple of flowers, a hint of seam binding and twine and my fave tiny tags!

Card recipe;
Image: Pippa loves to plant - Stamping Bella
DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Designs
Flowers: all Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding: Crafty Ribbons
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Tags: Sentiment tags (set 24)- LOTV

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Shorts / headscarf: G40/YG61/G21/G94
Gloves: G21/94/99
Apron: E40/41/42/44
Watering can: T0/1/2/3/4 & T5/6/7 inside
Pots: E42/43/44 & E40/41/42
Pink flowers: R81/83/85
Purple flowers: V20/22/25
Leaves: G40/YG61/G21/G94/YG67/G99

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies and don't forget you now have a whole month to join in with our challenge!

I can now say that I am starting to feel a little better so hopefully will be back to some gentle crafting over the weekend and will be able to pop round to see what you've all been up to :-)

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (here comes summer)

Flower Power

Hello lovely people,

I am back with my next belated card share from Thursday and it's my guest DT card for A Little Bit Crafty where this month's theme is...

FLOWER POWER

This is the card I sent to my Mother-in-law for Mother's Day and it's a fairly CAS design.  I couldn't wait to get my hands on the relatives tags from LOTV to match the general sentiment ones I already have and they are so useful!

I love this sweet Tilda and have gone for springtime colours and little dots of pearl pen for a subtle touch of bling.

Card recipe;

Image: Tilda love flowers - Magnolia

DP: Vintage Autumn Basics - Maja Design

Twine: ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tags: Sentiment tags (set 24 & set 69) - LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21

Hair: E40/41/42/43

DressL B91/93/95/97

Flowers: YR30/20/Y32

Leaves: YG61/63

Boots: E42/43/44

Socks: T0/1/blender

Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

If you pop over to A Little Bit Crafty you can check out the fabulous creations from the DT.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Tilda's Town (anything goes)
2.  Marvellous Magnolia (newest or fave Tilda - this one is both!)
3.  ABC (K is for keep it simple)

Polaroid fairy

Hello lovely people,

Sorry for the delay while I was poorly and thank you for your get well wishes.  I'm not feeling better yet but have finally got to the bottom of what was wrong with me and started antibiotics so am hoping to feel better soon.

Since this post was almost ready to go I thought I'd quickly finish it off and will be back with the other 2 belated DT posts tomorrow.

First up, it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this month is...

FLUTTERING ON BY

So, we would like to see some butterflies on your creation.  They don't have to be the focal point as you can see on my card...

Here's a closer look at the cute fairy and yes, that cloudy background is a first for me.  I did it with chalk following a super tutorial from Netty which you can find here.

I cut the inner shape of the polaroid frame using my Cricut and then trimmed the outer shape with my guillotine.

Card recipe;
Image: Wryn - fairy friends - Tiddly Inks
DP: XOXO - American Crafts
Sentiment: So wordy sentiments - Amy R
Butterflies: Tiny butterflies - Impression Obsession

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/22 & R30
Hair: E21/23/25
Dress: BG10/11/32/34 & BG45/49 on hem
Wings / mushroom stalk: RV0000/000/81
Mushroom: R85/39/59/89 & R81/83/85 for spots
Flowers: R81/83/85 & YG67 for leaves

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Feeling poorly

Hello lovely people,

I am supposed to have 3 cards to share today but have been feeling really poorly for the last few days.  I will be back with my cards when I can.

Sorry for the disruption :-(

Hugs,

Kat xx