Wanna dance?

Hello lovely people,

I think I'm on a roll after posting 2 cards on Tuesday and I was crafting up a storm yesterday on my day off!  But today it's all about a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme is...

ANYTHING BUT SQUARE (and no rectangles either!)

I have used my favourite (ok, my only) large shaped Go Kreate die for the base shape... must get my hands on some more of these!

I also used a new Saturated Canary image that came on a CD-ROM with a magazine and has been on my 'must colour' list for a while now.

Card recipe;

DP: XOXO - American Crafts & Back to Basics - Bo Bunny

Seam binding: Tulip Pink - The Ribbon Girl

Shabby white Frantage

Sentiment: Kaisercraft clear mini stamp set

Dies: Precious stars - Memory Box

Copic colours;

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

Hair: E57/59/49

Eyes: E55/57

Lips: R30/32

Tutu / shoes: R81/83/56

Leotard: W7/9/100

Ground: W0/1/2/3

I thoroughly recommend a visit to  In The Pink to check out the fabulous shaped creations from my teamies; they really are wonderful :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Simon Says Stamp (happy birthday)

2.  Divas by Design (anything goes)

3.  Saturated Canary facebook challenge (anything goes)

Not square!

Hello lovely people,

Merry Thursday to you all and here we go with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies where the theme is...

THINGS WITH WINGS

It's another double sponsor week with prizes from...

with a surprise goody bag

AND

with this lovely prize;

Now, if you are wondering about my post title, it's because I have gone for an A5 shape card, which I almost never do.  I was having one of those days where I thought I would deliberately push myself out of my comfort zone and I ended up being really happy with the layout :-)
And to be fair, the rest of the stuff on this card is well and truly in my comfort zone; the Maja DP, stitching, tags and ribbon/twine combo!

It was lovely to use this Saturated Canary image again and I do think she suits unusual coloured hair!  And a little sparkle for the fairy dust of course :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Tilly - Saturated Canary (rubber stamp)

DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Designs

Seam binding / button twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Precious stars - Memory Box

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/11 & R30

Hair: V20/22/25/28

Leotard / blue socks: B52/93/95

Tights: BV0000/000

Purple details: V20/22/25

Wings: BV0000/000/V20/22

Apron: BV000/B95/T0/1

Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies.  I have lots of fairies in my rubber/digi stamp collection but there are other things with wings out there that you could use such as butterflies and birds.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Sweet Stampin' (inspired by a song/film/book - Peter Pan, as I was reading this to my nephews recently and she reminds me of Tinkerbell!)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (girls, girls, girls)
3.  As You Like It (fave colouring medium - Copics because of the huge colour range and shading I can achieve)

Lavender and lace

Hello lovely people,

It's Thursday again and so to a new challenge from Crafty Little Fairies where this week we have a fab theme for you of...

LAVENDER AND LACE

We are sponsored by the lovely Stamp and Create who have a $20 voucher up for grabs :-)

This is a super easy theme right?  Well, I thought so too until I found I had absolutely no DP of anything even remotely resembling lavender in my craft room.
So, I just had to go shopping and bought some more of the beautiful Maja DP in shades of lavender... and possibly a few extras while I was there!

This sweet little lady is a Saturated Canary digi stamp and oh, such fun to colour all the pleats and hair :-)

I was rummaging in my box of dies and came across these heart stem dies which I haven't used for a bit and yes, I am still loving the double bow right now!
You can see that I have curved the sentiment slightly and raised the middle up on foam pads to add a little dimension.

Card recipe;

Image: Canary Love - Saturated Canary

DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Design

Shaped base: Large Frilly #2 die - Go Kreate

Lace: White Droplet Venise - The Ribbon Girl

Seam binding: Sky Mauve Lilac - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/11/21 & R30

Hair: E55/23/25

Dress: R81/83/85 & BV0000/000 & V20/22/25/28

Bird: T0/1/2/3/blender

Shoes: T2/3/4/5 & T4/5/6/7

Socks: T0/1/blender

Ground: T1/2/3/4/blender

Leaf: YG61/63

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the beautiful creations from my Fairy teamies.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Inky Chicks (bingo - lace, pearls, ribbon)
2.  Sweet Stampin' (in stitches)
3.  The Ribbon Girl (anything goes)

Vintage chic

Hello lovely people,

Today I have a card to share that was one of those ones that just came together so easily - yes, it doesn't happen very often!  I really must step away from the pink more often...ok, I don't think that will happen but I do love the colours here.

I know I say this about all the SC images but this is just gorgeous!  I had a lot of fun colouring in pretty bright colours too :-)
I also don't think I have credited Dr Hubby with the most recent improvement in my hair colouring.  He suggested that I should leave a white bit to make it look more shiny and although it feels a bit scary when doing it, he is right you know!  Shhh, don't tell him though!

Card recipe;

Image: Violet Vintage - Saturated Canary

DP: Stella & Rose 'Mabel' - MME
Sentiment: Clear mini sentiment set - Kaisercraft
Crochet flower: made by my mother-in-law
Button: from stash

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11

Hair: E57/59/49

Eyes: E57/59

Lips: R21/22

Orange bits: YR21/23/24

Green bits: G21/12

Brown on dress: E41/42/43

Bag: E40/41/42

Roses: R39/89

Shoes: W6/7/8/10

Ground: W00/0/1/2/3

This morning I was all geared up for a crafty day, sat in my craft room and discovered that Mr Mojo had decided to go on a little holiday :-(  So I gave up and pottered around the house for most of the day, popped back in the craft room and Mr Mojo suddenly re-appeared - hurrah!  Let's hope he stays around tomorrow too and I hope he visits you all as well :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  ABC (C for colourful)

2.  A Creative Romance (something new - the digi is new)
3.  A Gem of a Challenge (something new)
4.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes +/- something new)
5.  Divas by Design (let's celebrate)

Candy Stripes at Crafty Little Fairies

Hello lovely people,

I am having a lovely couple of days off work at the moment and trying to get organised for Christmas...not sure I'm succeeding all that well!

Anyway, it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this week is...

CANDY STRIPES

So we are looking for stripes of white and another colour, usually red, or maybe some actual candy canes on your creation.  I had to rummage for quite some time for something suitable before I remembered some Christmas DP I had left over from 2 years ago.  It was one of my favourite DPs and there were only scraps left so I had to be quite creative in using them.

This theme was the perfect excuse to use one of the Saturated Canary images that I got on a CD ROM with a magazine because she has a candy cane!  And she is just adorable and fabulous fun to colour up :-)

I'm enjoying making different fancy fold cards at the moment so did a stepper design here; it's great because once the panels are stitched and layered they don't need a lot of embellishment.  I did break out my new holly vine die which I have been waiting for the right card to use!

Card recipe;

Image: Candy Cane Elf - Saturated Canary (not available in the store)

DP: North Pole collection - Crate Paper

Sentiment: Happy circular sentiments - LOTV

Dies: holly vine - Memory Box

Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Twine: natural button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/11/21 & R30

Hair / boots: E44/47/49 (& black on boots)

Eyes: E43/44

Red on hat / leggings: R27/29/39

Green hat / leggings / dress: YG13/17/67

Candy cane: R24/27/29 & C00/0/1

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes)
2.  Divas by Design (feeling festive)
3.  As You Like It (fave digi - I adore the Saturated Canary images as they are so beautiful and fun to colour and the newest addition to my collection is always my fave!)
4.  The Ribbon Girl (christmas)


The rest of the Fairies have made some lovely candy striped cards so do pop over to Crafty Little Fairies to check them out.

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

Hugs,
Kat xx

Shhhh...

Hello lovely people,

I can't believe it's time for another challenge at In The Pink already and our theme this week is...

EMBOSSING

So, this can be dry embossing or heat embossing or both as some of the Pink Ladies have done!

Even though I still have tons of Christmas cards to make I took a little break as I really wanted to use this fab Saturated Canary image.
No surprises that I have gone for Frantage as my embossing; I am a little bit addicted to the stuff!  I like a little sprinkling round the edge of the main image but this time I also added it on the corners of the DP and love how it turned out :-D

 The image is mainly coloured with Copics but I did paper piece her jumper and just added a tiny bit of shading to it.

I was in the mood for a little distressing with this card and roughed up the edges of the DP with a Tim Holtz tool and then inked and stitched them.  I used a die to cut the flowers from scraps of co-ordinating DP; it's always nice to use every last bit of DP!

Card recipe; 

Image: What the librarian reads - Saturated Canary

DP: a mix of Vintae Autumn Basics and Vintage Frost Basics - Maja Design

Flowers: Memory box die

Frantage - Shabby White from Live and Love Crafts

Lace: from stash

Sentiment: Happy Circular Sentiments - LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11 & R30

Hair: E35/37/47

Eyes: E37/47

Skirt: E40/41/42

Bookes: RV91/93/95 & E40/41/41 & T0/1/2/3

Mug / pen: RV91/93

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (distress)
2.  Bunny Zoe (shabby chic/vintage)
3.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
4.  Top Tip Tuesday (be krafty)

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

Hugs,
Kat xx

So cosy

Hello lovely people,

I am very much enjoying this Thursday for two reasons; firstly because I have the day off work (and Friday too!) and secondly because it is time for a new challenge at In The Pink.  Pink always makes me happy :-)

So, our theme this week is...

STITCHING (real or faux)

This was right up my street of course as I very rarely make a card without stitching, all done by hand.  If you want to see my little tutorial on how I do my stitching then check it out here.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Saturated Canary images that came on a CD ROM with Digital Crafting Essentials magazine.  This image was my favourite not least because of the lovely hair!
I had a go at leaving white highlights in the hair to increase the contrast and add more shine and think it turned out pretty well.

I have tied the satin ribbon with button twine as this worked so well on a previous card and added some pretty flowers.  I thought a little sprinkling of Frantage would add to the snowy feel and managed not to make too much mess this time!

Card recipe;

Image: Saturated Canary (with magazine)

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics

Dies: Marianne Design stitch border, Memory Box cherry blossom (flower centres)

Frantage: Shabby White from Live and Love Crafts

Flowers: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon: from stash

Twine: from The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11 & R30

Hair: E55/23/25

Jacket: W00/1/3/4

Leg warmers / bow/ scarf: RV91/93/95

Shoes: W3/4/5

Snow: W00/1/blender

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Papertake Weekly (snow and ice)
2.  Divas by Design (something snowy)
3.  A Little Bit Crafty (sparkle and shine - the Frantage is more sparkly IRL!)

The rest of the Pink Ladies have been busy creating some lovely stitched creations for your inspiration so do pop over to In The Pink to see them.

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments you leave...oh and don't forget to enter my little giveaway; the post is at the top of my blog :-D

Hugs,
Kat xx

Pretty Tilly

Hello lovely people,

It seems like you weren't so keen on our last challenge of a sketch at In The Pink so it's time for a new and much easier theme...

Ribbons and bows

Simples!

I thought I would do something a little different this week and alter a can.  WARNING - lots of photos coming up!
Here's the cocoa can before it underwent a makeover;

And this is what it looks like now;

Ok, the image panel is maybe a little large for the can but I didn't want to try to fussy cut her as it's not one of my strong points!
I popped the image panel on some foam pads and added a bit of embellishment at one side, then scattered a few butterflies here and there.

These little heart stems are my new favourite die and I just know they are going to be so versatile :-)  You can also see the ribbon and lace bow - that's the theme sorted!

This parade of pictures wouldn't be complete without a close up of Tilly and I had fun trying out a funky deep pink hair colour :-)  There is a tiny touch of Stickles on her wing and spots of Stickles and pearl pen for the fairy dust but it's not so obvious in the photo.

Card recipe;

Image: Tilly - Saturated Canary rubber stamp (available from My Crafty Heart)

DP: Always and Forever paper pad - LOTV

Dies: Impression Obsession heart stems and butterflies

Seam binding: from Crafty Ribbons

Lace: from stash

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11 & R30

Hair / bag: R56/39/59/89

Eyes: E57/59

Leotard: R81/83/85

Tights: RV0000/000

Tabard: RV000/81/83

Various green bits: YG61/63/G94

Socks: R81/83 & R56

Wings: RV0000/000/81

Ground: T0/1/2/3

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (alter it!)
2.  Bunny Zoe (ribbon)
3.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

The Pink Ladies have been busy creating some wonderful cards to inspire you so do pop over to In The Pink to check them out.

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

How long until Christmas?!

Hello lovely people,

Christmas is doing the usual thing of sneaking up on me and I know this because people keep telling me how many days until Christmas or how many Saturdays until Christmas etc.  I am not a fan of this!
But it has made me evaluate how many Christmas cards I have made so far and that is a grand total of two!
So, time to step it up and here is number 3...

I used one of my all time favourite sketches from Papertake Weekly, which I love because it is so versatile and always results in a beautiful card.

I added a little stamp detail to the DP but decided not to add any embellies other than a couple of pearls as I really liked the clean design.

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas Angel - Saturated Canary

DP: Kaisercraft - On this day

Lace: from Live and Love Crafts
Stamped detail: Butterfly Flourish Swirls - Chocolate Baroque (and a random tiny snowflake stamp)

Sentiment: Handwritten Christmas Sentiments - Pink Petticoat

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E41/42/43

Eyes: E44/47

Dress / baubles: BV0000/000/00 & BG90/93

Tights / wings: N0/1/2

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (season's greetings)
2.  As You Like It (fave sketch)
3.  Simon Says Stamp (christmas/happy holidays)

I hope you all had a good start to the week and thanks so much for visiting me,

Hugs,
Kat xx

A good book

Hello lovely people,

It's Thursday again and time for your pink fix!  This week at In The Pink we have a fab sketch designed by our very own Rizzo...

I love a good sketch as it can take a lot of the effort out of deciding what to do and let me tell you, this is a *really* good sketch to work with :-)

As I was uploading the photos I noticed a couple of black specks on the card, which are not there IRL - just some detritus off my craft desk I think!  Anyway, I wasn't going to re-do the photos so maybe if I just ignore them they might go away...

This is the first outing for this Saturated Canary image that was kicking around in my digi collection waiting for just the right moment!  The hair was actually quite tricky to do but I'm fairly happy with it in the end.

The flowers were all white to start with and I coloured two of them with Copics to match the image/DP and curled the little wiry bits round a cocktail stick.

Card recipe;

Image: Princess Reading Beauty - Saturated Canary

DP: Maja Designs - Vintage Summer Basics
Scalloped circle: cut with Cricut
Sentiment: Kaisercraft mini stamp
Flowers: Sweetheart Blossoms - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon: from stash

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair/eyes: E25/57/59

Nightie: V91/93/95

Flowers in hair: RV91/93

Books W0/1/2/3 & YR21/31/Y32

Shoes: W00/0/1

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Bunny Zoe (ribbon)
2.  Wild Orchid Crafts (pretty pastels)
3.  A Creative Romance (pink)

If you pop over to In The Pink you can see if you can spot the difference between my card and all the other...let's just say the other Pink Ladies all love that die...!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Pink again!

Hello lovely people,

It's not my fault this time, I *had* to do it...you see our challenge theme over at Crafty Little Fairies this week is...

Pretty in Pink!

So, I had no choice...not that I was complaining though - lol!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Live and Love Crafts and they have the most wonderful products to choose from, including some pink ones!

I had a rummage and found some pretty Maja Design DP that I hadn't used yet and decided it was about time I inked up Gardener Gayle again - my only SC not in digi form!
I have gone for a slightly distressed feel on this card; I roughed up the edges of the DP with a Tim Holtz distressing tool and added some ink to the flowers and tag.

She is so lovely to colour up and suits the pink perfectly I think!  I tried to keep the colours muted to match the DP and shabby feel.

Here's an angled shot to show you the pretty flowers - I really must use this die more often as it is so nice to cut the flowers from matching DP for that perfect co-ordination!  And no, I didn't drop a few pearls, I just thought I would try out a few sprinkled here and there and liked the effect :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Saturated Canary - Gardener Gayle (available from My Crafty Heart)

DP: Maja Design - Vintage Summer Basics (available from Live and Love Crafts)
Flowers: Memory Box - Fancy Blossoms
Tag: LOTV - Sentiment Tags
Lace / ric rac: from stash
Pearls: The Hobby House

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair:E40/41/42/43
Apron / leggings: T0/1/2/3
Top / skirt layers: RV91/93
Gloves / dress layers / eyes: BG70/72
Basket: E40/41
Flowers: RV91/93/95
Leaves: G40/YG61

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Live and Love Crafts (pink)
2.  A Little Bit Crafty (a little bit shabby)
3.  Simon Says Stamp (use a rubber/clear stamp)
4.  Top Tip Tuesday (flowers)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Luscious lace

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and this week our theme is...

Luscious Lace

There is not much better, IMHO, than the combo of pink and lace so I was in heaven with this one!  I also got to play with my beautiful new DP pad from LOTV - so pretty :-)
There are 2 bits of lace on here; the white one given to me by my mother-in-law and the pinky-brown one purchased in my local fabric/wool shop.  I popped in yesterday to get some more thread for stitching and a whole rack of gorgeous cotton lace caught my eye so I just had to have some...and then I just had to use it!

I paper pieced all the sections of the dress and added a little shading with Copics, then sprinkled Frantage all round the edge...and on my desk/floor/myself just for good measure!

Card recipe;

Image: Saturated Canary - Lovely

DP: LOTV NitWit pad - Always and Forever

Flowers / pearls: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Die cut leaves: Memory Box - Lavish Branch

Flower stamens: Memory Box - Cherry Blossom

Butterfly: Impression Obsession - Butterfly Set (available from My Crafty Heart)

Frantage: Shabby White (from My Crafty Heart)

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E15/25/57

Dress shading: R81/83

Rose: R81/83/85

Leaves / eyes: YG93/63

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (paper piecing)
2.  Inky Chicks (2 different dies - I hope 3 is ok!)

Do pop over to In The Pink to see what the cards from the rest of the DT; they are so beautiful, even if I am a bit biased!  I hope you will be inspired to join in our challenge and use some luscious lace...or maybe even buy some new lace ;-)

Thanks for visiting and for any comments you leave,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Ribbons and bows

Hello lovely people,

Since I have also posted a tutorial today I will try to keep this post short and sweet!  We have a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss and our nice easy theme this week is...

Bows

I love to use ribbon and twine on my cards so this was never going to be a problem for me :-)
I thought that using 4 squares of card to make a patchwork-ish background was a really good idea until I had to line them all up; I think I got them straight and even in the end!

I kind of kept with the theme idea for the image as I have used Ribbons Fairy from Saturated Canary.  The super talented Krista has just released a whole load of utterly gorgeous fairies and I think I might have to buy the rest before long!

Card recipe;

DP: Maja Designs - Vintage Spring Basics

Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Seam binding / pearls / button twine: Wild Orchid Crafts

Button: from stash

Tag: Sentiment tags from LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E42/43/44

Dress: BV0000/000/00/01

Wings: RV0000/000 & BV0000/000

Leaf: G40 & YG61/63 & G94

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (winged things)
2.  Bunny Zoe (bingo - button/sparkle/pearls)
3.  Copic Marker Europe (favourite colours - lilac/green)
4.  'ABC' (lots of layers)

Please do head over to Totally Gorjuss to see what the rest of the Gorjussettes have created.
We are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl this week so show us your pretty bows for a chance to win :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Kiss kiss

Hello lovely people,

I think I have just about recovered from all the excitement of In The Pink's birthday celebrations now.  But wait, there is one more little bit of excitement because I had some hidden candy to give away to one entrant into our challenge last week and that person is...

No.19 - Rosietoes

Congrats to you and please use the contact form on the left side bar to claim your prize of a lovely collection of pink ribbons :-)

Onto a new challenge now and this week our theme is...

KISS (Keep It Sweet & Simple)

The hardest part of this card was getting the sentiment straight as it wasn't a clear stamp so I couldn't see exactly where I was putting it.  I was so happy when it came out straight and in the right spot as I had already coloured the image by then...yeah, could have planned that better but thank goodness it was ok!

I just adore this sweet Saturated Canary image (I know, I say that about all of them but it's true every time!) as I bought it a while back and haven't used it until now.  I can't believe I left her hanging like that, but I did buy quite a few and some of the other haven't seen daylight yet either!

Card recipe;

Image: Thank you from Saturated Canary

DP: MME Lost & Found - Madison Avenue

Sentiment: Amy R - So wordy sentiments

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Eyes: B0000/000/00

Hair: E41/42/43/44

Dress: RV0000 & R81/83/85 & RV11/32/34

Shoes: T1/2/3/4

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Loves Rubber Stamps (round or square cards)

I know that the KISS theme sometimes freaks people out but check out the awesome creations from the rest of the DT over at In The Pink and you'll see that it's not so hard really!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Hot hot hot...

Hello lovely people,

Well hello there weekend!  It's going to be a busy one as Dr Hubby and I are looking after our niece and nephew to give their parents a bit of a break.   So, we have activities planned, including crafty ones of course, and the house is stocked with cake, chocolate and ice cream as bribes ;-)

Firstly though there is the little matter of a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss and this week the theme is...

Hot Colours

I did groan a little at this one as it's a bit out of my comfort zone but that's what a challenge is all about isn't it?!
This Saturated Canary image immediately sprang to mind though and I hope this is hot enough for you...

This is the first time I have coloured up this gorgeous image and I really enjoyed it :-)  I had my colour advisor (AKA my Mum) with me and she was most helpful!

Card recipe;

Image: Bikini and Burgers from Saturated Canary

DP: 

Flower: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine / button: from stash

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E23/57/59
Eyes: E23/57

Bikini: R27/29 & BG07/09 & Y15

Burger: E30/31/33 & YG25/17 & E47/49 & R27/29

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (set your creativity free)
2.  A Creative Romance (beach babes)

For more hot hot hot cards head over to Totally Gorjuss to see what my teamies have created and if you enter our challenge you have a chance to win a prize from our sponsors, Crafter's Companion.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you are up to :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Christmas Angel

Hello lovely people,

I apologise for my erratic posting at present - I did posts 3 days in a row at the end of last week and then...silence!  I have to admit that I have been rather enjoying the sunshine and spending less time in my craft room than usual :-)

I did pop in for long enough to create something for our new challenge at Totally Gorjuss where we have the theme of...

Christmas in July!

If you are a regular visitor you will know this is my second Christmas card this year so I shall now consider myself well ahead of the game and not touch my Christmas stuff until December... yeah, that's a good plan!

We are sponsored by the totally wonderful Saturated Canary this week so I am sharing a card using one of the fab Christmas images.

I had another play with my Frantage and got a lighter sprinkling this time round - this stuff is seriously gorgeous!  I am going to need more colours...
I also kept the colour palette really limited as I love the frosty look for Christmas cards.  I added a little Glossy Accents to the baubles but, as usual, it doesn't show up in the photos.
Here's a closer look anyway at this sweet angel;

Card recipe;

Image: Christmas Angel from Saturated Canary

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics

Swirly edges: Spellbinders Nestabilities Timeless Rectangles (cut up into bits)

Frantage: Stampendous shabby white

Snowflakes: Quickutz die

Pearls: from The Hobby House

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E41/42/43

Blue bits: B0000/000/00 & blender

Grey bits: T0/1/2 & blender

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (glamour and glitz)
2.  A Little Bit Crafty (die-ing for it)
3.  Papertake Weekly (die-ing for a punch)
4.  Divas by Design (anything goes)
5.  The Ribbon Girl (blue and white)

For more Christmas inspiration pop over to Totally Gorjuss and see what my teamies have created.  And don't forget that if you join in our challenge you could win a prize from Saturated Canary :-)

I think it is set to rain tomorrow so maybe I will actually get some more crafting done!  Not that I am going so far as to request rain for this purpose of course - that would be madness!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

What's new?

Hello lovely people,

The last few days have been very exciting as I have had several parcels of craft goodies delivered!  I often end up ordering lots of stuff all at once and then the fun starts!  I was also lucky enough to win some fabulous candy from Jen of The Tiny Blue Butterfly; if you haven't seen her beautiful CAS cards then I suggest a visit to her blog...after you finish reading my post of course :-P

So, some of the things I have treated myself to include;
- the final set of Copic sketch markers so I now have them all :-)
- some fab dies
- some frantage (eventually took the plunge!)
- an enormous load of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts - well they were on sale so it would have been rude not to ;-)
- a huge pile of Maja Design papers as they are my favourites

Ok, after all that waffle I do have a card to share with you using just a few of my new items;

I had a go with the Frantage and got it all over my craft room floor and myself but had a lot of fun doing it!  I think  need a little more practice to get a slightly lighter scattering but I'm pretty happy with my first attempt and it is soooo pretty!
Talking of pretty, here is a close up of little Ava;

I have used lots of layers as usual but without matting them onto Kraft card or inking the edges for a change and really like the subtle effect.  You can see some of my new flowers on the corner of the card and one has had a little Frantage treatment as well :-)

Card recipe; 

Image: Ava from Saturated Canary

DP: Maja Designs - Sofiero (limited edition) - available from Live and Love Crafts

Seam binding / flowers / pearls; from Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: from my candy win

Frantage: Shabby White from Live and Love Crafts
Sentiment: from LOTV
Leaves: Memory Box Lavish Branch die
Butterflies: Impression Obsession die

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E51/53/55

Eyes: B91/93

Pink bits: RV11/32/34

Green bits: G40 & YG61/63

Shoes: E42/43/44

Pale grey bits: N0/1/2

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

1.  Saturated Canary (Celebrate)
2.  A Creative Romance (ribbon or twine - both in my case!)
3.  Sweet Stampin' (butterflies and bows)
4.  The Ribbon Girl (add a bow)
5.  ABC (quite a few layers)

Thanks for visiting and for sticking with my super long post today.  I hope to be back soon to share some more new stuff with you all :-)

Hugs,
Kat xx