Pink and...

Hello lovely people,

I am back in one piece from my skiing trip and had one of the best holidays ever - great snow, fabulous food (and drink!) and such a wonderful time with friends.  It went so fast and here I am back in the usual routine.

But hey, there's nothing like a new challenge at In The Pink to cheer me up and our theme this time is...

PINK PLUS ONE

So, we want to see your creations in pink with one other colour...but don't be shy with the pink!

I totally surprised myself with my 'plus 1' choice, as my fave colours to team with pink are green or brown but today we have pink plus grey!

I intended this card to be for my sister-in-law's birthday and once I had decided on the image I wanted to use, this DP just seemed the perfect match, so the colour scheme was dictated by that.

I do find it hard to pick favourite Saturated Canary images but this is definitely one of them; I adore her big glasses, cute dress and long socks :-)  I tried out a new combo for the hair too and hope you'll agree it's a winner!

Card recipe;

Image: Violet Vintage - Saturated Canary

DP: Love Notes - Crate Paper

Lace: Irene - The Ribbon Girl (temporarily shut)
Flowers: from Wild Orchid Crafts
Foliage: leaf and swirl Magnolia Doohickey die
Sentiment: Happy Circular Sentiments - LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E000/00/00/11/21

Hair: E50/53/43/57

Eyes: B91/93

Pinks: RV32/34/R85/37/39

Greys: W series

If you pop over to In The Pink you can check out the fabulous 'pink plus one' creations from my teamies; don't worry, there's still LOTS of pink on show!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Papertake Weekly (lovely layers)
2.  Wild Orchid Challenge (it's a stitch up)
3.  ABC (F is for flowers)

A Dressy blog hop

Hello lovely people,

Our first All Dressed Up challenge & release of 2014 is here...and what a fantastic release it is. 

Both our teams have joined together for this Challenge/Release, and we are also having a blog hop...more details of this below! 

We have four new releases this month, all of which can be found over on the store 

Our theme for the the challenge is "Anything Goes". A nice and easy theme to start the new year with. 

Here is my design team card for this challenge; 

I have used 'Little Bookworm' which you will find  here.  I took my cue from the gorgeous retro hat she is wearing and used vintage DP and colour palette.  Isn't she so cute?!

I also learnt to tie a beautiful double bow; something I have been meaning to do for a while.  I know some of you already have this skill but if not, I checked out a few different tutorials and found the video tutorial here the easiest to follow and it made the nicest bow :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Little Bookworm - All Dressed Up

DP: Vintage Autumn Basics - Maja Designs

Seam binding: Cruise Beige - The Ribbon Girl - not stocked now

Border: Martha Stewart edge punch

Flowers: Country Elegance - Prima

Dies: Anja's vintage swirls - Marianne Designs

Copic colours;

Hair: E57/47/49

Hat: E40/41/42

Dress / bow / book: E04/R56/R59/RV69

Chair: E42/43/44

Books: G94/85/99 & E50/51

The challenge will run until 2nd February and the winner will receive 3 images of their choice from the store. 

Please make sure you stop by the blog to check out the rest of the talented Dressy Girls creations. 

Now as I said earlier we are also having a blog hop for this challenge, two lucky winners will receive 2 images of their choice from the store, in order to be in with a chance of winning you have to visit every blog on the hop list and leave a comment by the date shown below. Two winners will be picked at Random by two of the Dressy Girls on Wednesday 22nd January . We know we have quite a few Dressy girls, so we have spread the hop over a week to give you all plenty of time to hop along. 

If you have been following the hop list you have arrived here from Marilyn.

Here is the hopping list so you don't get lost along the way;

All Dressed Up 

Marilyn

Kat (that's me!)

Lyndsey

Christine L 

Lizzy

Jennifer

Kelly

Carolyn

Peggy 

Bettina

Stacey
Trudie

Maritha 

Anne 

Lis 

Mary

Viv

Nicole 
Lynn

Christine R 

Nancy 

Sharon 
Guest Designer Victoria

Tracy 

Good luck on the hop and make sure you check out the blog for the winners & all the challenge details.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

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)

A little bit shabby

Hello lovely people,

So today is a super lovely Thursday as not only is it time for a new challenge at Lili's Little Fairies but I have a couple of days off work - hurrah!  Providing Mr Blogger does his thing I will be spending a few days with Dr Hubby and my Aunt-in-Law when this posts :-)

I guess you are all waiting to find out our theme this week, well it is...

Vintage or Shabby Chic

Our sponsor this week is Live and Love Crafts and their store is stuffed full of gorgeous treats for our lucky winner to splurge on :-D

The LOTV Pretty Vintage stamps are totally perfect for this theme (the clue is in the name!) and I haven't made a new baby card for a while so here you go...

I used plenty of TH Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap round the edges of the DP and used the same ink to stamp a faint border onto the DP for extra shabby chic-ness.  Of course, it wouldn't be complete without a smattering of Frantage round the sentiment and also on the flowers :-)

Card recipe;

Sentiment:  Pretty Vintage Sentiments - Congratulations from LOTV

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics (available from LLC)

Background stamps: Grunge Corners from LOTV

Flowers / pearls / pearl brads: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Swirls: Marianne Designs Creatables - Anja's Vintage Swirls

Frantage: Stampendous Shabby White (available from LLC)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Live and Love Crafts (warm or cool colours - as you can see I have gone for cool)
2.  Wild Orchid Crafts (anything goes)

Check out all the lovely shabby chic and vintage creations from the rest of the Fairies and then let your imagination run wild with pretty vintage colours and shabby embellishments :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

To have and to hold

Hello lovely people,

Welcome to the weekend!  And that means it is time for a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss.  Our theme this week is...

Pearls

Well, aren't we just spoiling you with these lovely easy themes of late!

Pearls always make me think of wedding cards; the two are just a natural pairing, so I have made a wedding card using one of my new LOTV Pretty Vintage stamps.  They make such a lovely focal point, especially if you don't want a bride & groom type image.

The rest of the card just sort of made itself really :-)  I stamped the flowers with a text stamp using 'second-hand' ink i.e. I stamped it on some scrap paper first then on the flowers to get a nice muted result.  I also brushed a little distress ink round the edge of the petals for definition.
And then I added those all important pearls!

Card recipe;

Sentiment: Statements - Congratulations from LOTV

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Summer Basics

Lacy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Flowers / seam binding: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl flourishes (cut up a bit!): from The Hobby House

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  ABC (S is for stitching)
1.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

I hope you have time now to head over to Totally Gorjuss to see what the other Gorjussettes have come up with :-)
J&C Creations are our sponsor this week so show us your pearly creations for a chance to win a voucher to sped in their online store!

Thanks for visiting me,

Hugs,
Kat xx