Anniversary

Hello lovely people,

That's another weekend gone then!  I've been catching up with friends over a curry and a few drinks on Saturday evening, taking our first drive in the Caterham with the roof off, then a spot of gardening this afternoon in the lovely sunshine.

So, not much time for crafting but I do have a Silver Wedding anniversary card to share with you that I made for a work colleague.
I knew I wanted a monochrome design but had my usual uncertainty about where to fit the greeting and the names before I finally came up with a layout that worked.
The greeting panel is curved and raised up in the middle for some dimension... which is why the border looks a bit uneven in the photo - it's just the angle, honest!  Oh, and sorry for the generally poor photo, monochrome is tricky to capture!

I coloured the image in Copics and it actually turned out how it looked in my head!  Even Dr Hubby was complimentary about it and said the balloon was my best shading of a shiny 3D object ever - wow!

Card recipe;

Image: Love balloon - LOTV

DP: Crea Diem - Maja Designs

Dies: Leaf and swirl, and Tilda lace - Magnolia DooHickey, Filigree Corner - La La Land

Ribbon: from stash

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV (stamped without text and names printed on)

Copic colours;

Skin: W00/0/1

Dress / hat bow / boy's hair: W0/1/3/5

Trousers / hat / girl's shoes: W4/6/8

Shirt ' socks: W00/0/blender

Braces: W2/4

Boy's shoes: W7/9/100

Dress bow: W00/1/2

Leaves: W2/4/6

Girl's hair: W1/3/5

Balloon: W0/1/2/3/4/5

Ground: W0/1/2/3

Roses: R37/39/59

Phew, that was a long list but it may be useful to someone, and probably me next time I want to do monochrome!
I hope you all had a fab weekend and saw some sunshine :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Inky Chicks (monochromatic - hope the weeny bit of red is ok!)

2.  A Gem of a Challenge ( anniversary)

3.  That Craft Place (anything goes)

Pink love

Hello lovely people,

I'm here to share my card for the new challenge at In The Pink and this week we have the theme of...

LOVE

A love themed pink card you say?  Easy and the perfect opportunity to use one of my new Tilda stamps AND some new DP :-)

I loved colouring this sweet Tilda in fabulous hot pink; I don't think I've ever used such a bright combo of Copics before!  I added a little Glamour Dust to the hearts and some Stickles around the edge of the hearts on the stems - better IRL as always!

Card recipe;

Image: Love love love Tilda - Magnolia

DP: XOXO - American Crafts

Dies: Heart stems - Impression Obsession

Seam binding: Rose Quartz - Crafty Ribbons

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11

Hair: E21/23/25

Dress: RV23/25/29/R39 & lace RV0000/000/23

Shoes: E23/25/29/100

Ground: T0/1/2/3

Do head over to In The Pink and check out the fabulous love themed creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.  I hope you will join in our challenge and don't forget to use more pink than any other colour!

I will be back later today with another card... something very different to this!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  A Creative Romance (show us some love)
2.  Tilda's Town (be mine)
3.  A Gem of a Challenge (all you need is love)
4.  Totally Tilda (pink and red - there are some red hearts on the DP!)
5.  Top Tip Tuesday (girly)
6.  Midweek Magnolias (Valentine/love)*

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)

Lovely James

Hello lovely people,

I had a wonderful weekend catching up with my friends and despite the wine consumed on Saturday night I was feeling quite sprightly on Sunday morning!
Today I have had a day off work so have been getting in some crafting time and I have a little CAS card to share with you today featuring one of the new LOTV James bear stamps.
I am enjoying making CAS cards at the moment and this one was a CASE of a fab layout that Lisa did (see the original here), although I have added the chevron strips at the sides.

I love all the different ways to colour James so this time I tried a new colour combo and tried for a very soft effect with lots of light fur and small amounts of shading.  I guess I was trying for something akin to what others achieve with distress inks and I'm really quite pleased with him!

Card recipe;

Image: James big heart - LOTV

DP: December documented - Simple Stories

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Copic colours;

Fur: E30/31/55/43

Heart: R37/39/59

Patch: T1/2/3

Rose: R39/59/89 & G94/99

Shading all round image: T0 (just to stop it being so bright against the Kraft!)

I think this little chap is destined to be Dr Hubby's Valentine's Day card as I know he is a fan of the CAS card!  So, that will be a first for me, not forgetting it was coming up and making something at the very last minute!  Oh, and there is no chance he will see this on my blog before then as he really is not that interested!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  As You Like It (fave CAS - for me it usually involves fussy cutting, strips of DP and some twine with tags - I like the pops of colour against the clean background and it's great for male cards!) 
2.  Cute Card Thursday (so sweet)
3.  Totally Gorjuss (furtastic)
4.  Craft Mojo (all things new - my gorgeous James stamp!)

No flowers!

Hello lovely people,

This might be a bit of a long post as I have lots to tell you, so are you sitting comfortably?  Then I'll begin...

First up, it's Liliday and this week our challenge theme at Lili's Little Fairies  is...

No Flowers

Our wonderful sponsor is Iva Nova Chest with a lovely goodie bag up for grabs :-D

My card is a fairly simple one and I have used hearts to embellish it instead of flowers, which I rather like...I may do this again!

I go back to this stamp time and again as it is such a lovely image and can be used for a number of occasions, hence the slightly non-specific tag!

Card recipe;

Image: Love Grows from LOTV

DP: Maja Design -Vintage Summer Basics
Scalloped edge: Martha Stewart edge punch
Hearts: cut with Cricut
Ribbon: from stash
Tag: Sentiment tags from LOTV
Pearls: from The Hobby House

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E44

Her dress/shoes: BG10/11/53

Her hat: E40/41/42

His shirt: BG53/57

His shorts/gloves: E41/42/43

His apron: W4/5/6

His hat: W0/1/3

His boots/tree/shear handles: E44/47

Tree leaves: BG93/96/99

Pot: BG 90/93/96

Now, onto the second part of my post and I have some news to share.  Time change and we Fairies are changing with them.  This will be the last ever challenge as Lili's Little Fairies.  No, please don't be too sad and read on...

We have had a blast as LLF but it is time for a new start so from next week (5th September) we are becoming Crafty Little Fairies and will have a brand new look :-)  Here's a little taster...

Something else new and we think very exciting - we are opening our challenge up for you to use images other than LOTV.  So, you can still use your Lili's and we would love to see them, but you can also use other images too.  How cool is that?  I and the other Fairies will continue to share our love of Lili with you but this does mean more of you will be able to join in the challenges with us.

So, we hope you are as excited about all this as we are and hope to see you next week for the first ever Crafty Little Fairies Challenge!  It's the turn of the Blue Fairies (yes, we get new team names too!) to share their lovely creations but some of the Pink Fairies are so excited that they may just play along too!

If this weeks theme seems tough then just head over to Lili's Little Fairies for some awesome inspiration, then put away those flowers and join in our challenge!

If you need any more incentive to join in, we also have TWO £10 vouchers from LOTV to give away to wish us luck in our new venture - woohoo!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx