Carol singing

Hello lovely people,

Here we are halfway through the week again so of course it's Creative Inspirations challenge time and this week we have the theme...

FESTIVE FUN!

We are sponsored by Crafts U Love with a £10 voucher

I took the speedy option this week with a pre-coloured art pad image but I really love these cute carol singing critters and it was an absolute no-brainer to team it with the music paper.
I'm doing really well with keeping my Christmas cards flatter this year!

I couldn't resist adding a little sparkle to the image...it's mandatory for Christmas cards don't you know?!

Card recipe;

Image: LOTV art pad (discontinued)

DP: Glad Tidings - Dovecraft

Twine: Natural button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment: Circular Christmas Sentiments - LOTV

Sparkle: Crystal glamour dust

The DT have made some wonderfully festive samples to inspire you so pop over to Creative Inspirations to take a look :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
to be added

Star

Hello lovely people,

Ooops, that's another couple of weeks gone by without any blogging from me.  I seem to be in a bit of a 'not very inspired' period, which is not good when I have DT cards and lots of commissions to do :-(

I have managed to do my DT card though for the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and our theme this time is...

FAVOURITE COLOUR COMBO

We are sponsored by Kenny K with a prize of 3 digital images for the winner.

I'm sure everyone knows my favourite colour is pink but I don't really have a favourite colour to team it with, it really depends on what works with the image.  So, for this one it's pink and black as it needed something a bit funky!

The image is, of course, a Kenny K one and I am not sure about some of my colour choices... I know I am being pretty picky but I really shouldn't have done the guitar and her outfit the same colour!

Card recipe;

Image: Star - Kenny K

DP: various scraps

Twine / star charm: The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Impression Obsession for the stars

Sentiment: Sentiment sampler - Paper Smooches

Copic colours;
to be added later

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the team and a tutorial on how to make an awesome block card :-)

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

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)

Music to my ears

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 feast your eyes on this lot...

Easter Bunny

Just So Cool

Little Flower Girl

On My Farm

I have used Just So Cool and gone ultra-CAS this time.  I used Paint Shop Pro to add a few extra musical notes to the image and merged in a different sentiment.

This cool chick certainly looks lost in the music!

Copic colours;

Hair: E35/37/47

Top / shoes: R0000/000/00/01

Waistcoat: T2/4/6

Jeans: B95/97/99

Belt: E37/47/49

Scarf / heart: R30/32/35

Headphones: T6/8/10/100

Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

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 'Monochrome' 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

Rock on!

Hello lovely people,

I'm back!  It's not often I post 2 cards in one day so if you are looking for my In The Pink card then please scroll down.

I now have my DT card for the All Dressed Up Challenge to share with you and it's about as far from pink as you can get!

I'm not one for New Years Resolutions but I did have a few things in mind that I would like to try more of in 2014 and one of those was male cards.  Regular visitors will know my blog is full of pretty girly cards so I thought I should try to get out of my comfort zone every now and then!

And when I saw the fab new images from All Dressed Up I knew it was a good time to go for it!  We have four fantastic images in this latest release, covering both girls and boys!

Happiness

Love to Dance

Purrrfect Together

Rock My World

How fab are these?  To purchase any of the images please head over to the Shop.

For my design team creation I have used Rock my World and here he is;

I really enjoyed colouring this and the one major difference to all the girly images I usually colour was a lack of hair!

Card recipe;

DP: The Rockstar stack - DCWV

Dies: Precious stars (with the bows cut off!) - Memory Box

Twine - Natural button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11

Green bits: YG93/95/97/23

Blue bits: BG93/95/97/99

White bits of top: B0000/000

Guitar: E57/47/49 & E40/41/42/42

Grey bits: W series

Don't forget our current challenge theme is 'Love is in the Air' and these images would be perfect for this, plus you are in with a chance of winning 3 images of your choice!
You can find the challenge on the All Dressed Up blog and also check out the fabulous creations from my fellow Dressy Girls.
We would love it if you stopped by our Facebook Group to share your All Dressed Up creations and chat to fellow crafters.

I know this was already quite a long post but I just have to tell you that I am going on holiday on Sunday so may not be around too much for the next week.  I am skiing in Andorra with friends and I can't wait :-D

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  A Little Bit Crafty (man up)
2.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes +/- shaped card)