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

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

Let's get All Dressed up!

Hello lovely people,

I have some very exciting news to share... I have been asked to join the DT for the brand new All Dressed up challenge!  Ok, if you haven't come across All Dressed up yet then they are a new digital stamp company with artwork by the talented Wendy Burns and the images are just super cute!  I have used one of their images previously on this CAS card here.

If you need any more proof of how fab these images are then here is a card, made especially to celebrate my new DT position...

This is one of the sweet little party girls which come as a set of three; I have used just one of them but they are all gorgeous!  I couldn't resist adding a little glamour dust to the flower in her hair :-)

Here's a little angled shot to show the layers and the details;

Card recipe;

Image: Three little party girls from All Dressed up

DP: MME Lost & Found 3 - Oliver

Fancy edge: Marth Stewart edge punch

Flowers / pearls: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon: from stash

Button twine: from The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: Kaisercraft mini stamp set

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30/20

Hair: E41/42/43/44

Dress/shoes: BG70/72/75/78

Ground: W00/0/1/2

I would like to play along in the following challenges;
1.  Bunny Zoe (something blue)
2.  Divas by Design (anything goes)
3.  ABC (very cute)
4.  As You Like It (favourite sentiment - this one is new for me and such a lovely sentiment)
5.  A Creative Romance (dies/punches)

Now you know all about these fab images, get yourself over to the All Dressed up Etsy store and see what falls into your basket!  You can also come and share in the All Dressed up love on the All Dressed up facebook page :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs, Kat xx

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

Sorry folks, it's another fairy!

Hello lovely people...

...and big hugs and thank you to the people who have chosen to follow me here on my new blog - so lovely to have you along :-)

I have had a busy weekend starting with a lovely catch up with some family on Saturday and having fun playing with my niece and nephew.  Then I had a day of housework and crafting on Sunday.  Oh, and Dr Hubby helped me put together 2 drawer units ready for my craft room reorganisation.  I got all the bits and pieces that I wanted from Ikea on Wednesday but probably won't have time to put it all in place until the bank holiday weekend.  Something to look forward to :-)

After all that waffle I do have an actual card to show you using this Deconstructed Sketch for inspiration;

I only fiddled with the sketch a weeny bit and here it is;

I used the 'out of the box' technique to cut the image out with a circle nestie whilst leaving the wings hanging off the top and layered it onto a scallop circle cut with my Cricut.  The seam binding ruffle was created with the help of lots of tiny bits of double sided tape!

I have had this stamp for a while but somehow never got round to using it until now.  I have coloured the image with Copics, twice in fact because I got ink on the background the first time round  :-(

Card recipe; 

Image: Kraftin' Kimmie - Fairy Lilybelle

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics (yes, again but they are so pretty!)

Seam binding: from Crafty Ribbons

Lace: from The Ribbon Girl (Rebecca lace)
Sentiment: Personal Impressions Big Sentiments
Pearls: Kaisercraft

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  In the Pink (ribbons and ruffles)
2.  ABC (lovely lace)
3.  By the Cute and Girly (vintage)
4.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
5.  The Deconstructed Sketch (#99)

Thanks for visiting,
Hugs,
Kat xx

Ribbons and pearls

Hello lovely people, 

Weekend again...how did that happen?!  I have a lovely weekend of family stuff planned  so this is a very quick post from me to share my DT card for Totally Gorjuss.  Our theme this week is 'Ribbons and Pearls' so pretty easy, huh?  We are sponsored by the lovely Milk and Coffee digistamps so I have used one of their sweet images, Fairy Tiffany.

I had a lot of fun colouring this image with my Copics;

Card recipe; 

DP: MME Lost & Found 2 Blush

Seam binding: from Crafty Ribbons

Pearls: Kaisercraft

Thanks for visiting and do pop on over to Totally Gorjuss to see what my lovely teamies have created,

Hugs, 
Kat xx