Snuggle up

Hello lovely people,

Here we go again with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and very sadly, it is our last ever challenge :-(

Our final theme for you is... HOLLY AND/OR IVY

Well, it pretty much had to be another Christmas card with that theme didn't it?! 
I've done a stepper design and there is holly both on my image and the little charm I added.

These stepper designs are great for using up quite small bits of DP and I love adding a little detail to the top of the front step with a border punch.

I always add a strip of card in the centre of my stepper designs so that it can't slip open when standing so I thought I'd show you, just in case you're interested!

And this post wouldn't be complete without a close up of the sweet bunnies all cosy in their stocking.

Card recipe;

Image: from LOTV but now discontinued

DP: Vintage Frost Basics - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Punched edge: Cherish (punch around the page) - Martha Stewart

Kraft letters: cut with my Cricut

Copic colours;
Bunnies: E40/41/42
Hats: B91/93/95 & T3/4/6 (right) & R39/89/99 (left)
Branch: E43/44/47
Leaves: BG93/96/99
Berries / bow: R39/89/RV99
Fur on stocking/hat bobbles: T0/1/2

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the beautiful creations from my teamies and details of the four prizes on offer from some fabulous sponsors.

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

Challenges I am playing along with;
1.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes)
2.  Simon Says Stamp (Christmas/holidays)
3.  Divas by Design (feeling festive)

Rosette tags

Hello lovely people,

Here we go again with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this month is...

NOT A SQUARE

I have been enjoying making shaped cards recently so that would have been a good option here but I was suddenly inspired to make some tags or maybe they could be used as decorations?!

I made the rosettes by using a punch along a 12" strip of paper and folding by hand at regular intervals.  If you like your rosettes with more folds then you could join 2 pieces of paper together.

I tied a little jingle bell at the top with twine, which made them instantly unacceptable to Dr. Hubby, but I rather like the noise they make!

Tag recipe;

DP: Silent night - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Sentiment: Happy circular sentiments - LOTV

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Bells: Silver jingle bells - The Ribbon Girl
Dies: Swirl flower - Marianne Design

We have FIVE prizes up for grabs this month so do pop over to Crafty Little Fairies to see what you could win and check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the fairies.

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

Just the one...

Hello lovely people,

So here's my second post of the day (scroll down for my In The Pink DT card!) and this one is for our new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies with the them this month of...

ONLY ONE DP

*gasp*  Just the one?  Ok, this was actually easier than I thought it would be and I really like how this design turned out.
I did the sentiment on the computer and it took aaaaages to find the right combo of fonts and get it all aligned how I wanted but I do think it goes well with the CAS styling.
The photo is looking a little more 'vintage' coloured than IRL; methinks I must have taken this in poor light!

Now this close up of sweet Tilda looks a bit brighter!  I added little dots of pearl pen among the flowers.

Card recipe;

Image: For You Tilda - Magnolia

DP: Coffee in the arbour - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Copic colours;
somewhere on my desk... to be added when I find them!

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies and we have a wonderful selection of prizes up for grabs so I hope you will join in with us for a chance to win :-)

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

Challenges I am playing along with;

to be added later

Snowball fight!

Hello lovely people,

It's a double blog post day from me today so if you're after my card for In The Pink then just scroll on down.

However, if you are here for the new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies then you are in the right place and our theme this month is...

SPARKLE AND BLING

We have 4 fabulous sponsors this month so do check those out on the blog to see what you could win :-)

I am on a roll this year with my Christmas cards and for this one I have teamed up a new-to-me Tilda and some of my enormous new stash of Pion DP!  I bought loads of Christmas papers, some from new and some from old collections.
My bling is a little shy in the photos but I have some from the Frantage in the corners, gems on the snowflakes, a little charm and the snow is all covered in glitter...fairly subtle I'll admit but that's how I like my bling :-)

I adore skiing so of course I had to get this Tilda stamp although she does appear to be snowball fighting rather than skiing!
I did think about giving her gloves but it's quite hard to roll a good snowball with gloves on so she has bare hands... just in case anyone was wondering!

Card recipe;

Image: In the snow Tilda - Magnolia

DP: Silent Night - Pion Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: computer generated sentiment and hand cut into fishtail
Dies: Impression Obsession snowflake set

Frantage / snowflake charm - from Live and Love Crafts

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E444/47/49
Blues: BG0000/B91/93/34
Skis: E40/41/42
Greys: W0/1/2/3/4

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

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

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Midweek Magnolias (Christmas is coming)

2.  As You Like It (fave season - Winter of course because I adore making Christmas cards, there are so many wonderful Christmas images out there to use!)

3.  The Ribbon Girl (Magnolia only & a charm)

4.  Marvellous Magnolia (anything goes)

Summer fun

Hello lovely people,

Here we go again with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this month is...

SUMMER FUN

Once again we have a lovely selection of prizes on offer from these lovely sponsors...

The Ribbon Girl - £10 Voucher

Whiff of Joy - Stamp of the Winners Choice

Delicious Doodles - 4 Digi's of Winners Choice

Little Claire - Prize TBA

Stamp and Create - Prize TBA

This theme gave me the chance to use some gorgeous bright colours and my new Annabel stamp from LOTV in another simple design to let the cute image stand out.

These new Annabel designs are fabulous and she looks like she is having fun in every single one with her little doggy friend but this one really brings a smile to my face :-)

Card recipe;
Image: Annabel upside down - LOTV
DP: Stella & Rose 'Mabel' - MME
Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Flower: Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E51/55/25
Dungarees: E41/42/43 & E44 for buttons
Top / bows: YR12/14/18
Branch: E57/59/49
Leaves / grass: G12/21/17
Dog: E34/35/37 & E30/31/33#
Shoes: E43/44

For lots more summer fun head over to Crafty Little Fairies and check out the fabulous creations from my teamies.

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

 

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Lili of the Valley (take two - use 2 LOTV products - image and tags)
2.  Sweet Stampin' (summer fun)
3.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes +/- Christmas)

Balloons

Hello lovely people,

Here we go again with a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this month is...

SPOTS &/OR STRIPES

We are thrilled to have FIVE fabulous sponsors this month:

THE RIBBON GIRL

MARIANNE DESIGN

IVA NOVA CHEST

HANDY HIPPO

CRAFTY RIBBONS

I took advantage of the lovely birthday discount recently to stock up on LOTV stamps, a mixture of old and new.  Today I have used an older stamp but I thought it was a very versatile design and I've teamed it with some of the fab LOTV papers.  Oh, and the sentiment is from a LOTV set I got in my little spending spree as well :-)

I think I've got the theme covered with spots and stripes on the DP and the image!

Card recipe;
Image: Patchwork bunch of balloons - LOTV
DP: Petal Fresh - LOTV
Sentiment: set 7, for you circular sentiments - LOTV
Dies: leaf and swirl - Magnolia Doohickey
Seam binding / twine: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Fur: E40/41/42/43
Pads on feet: R000/30
Nose: E43/44
Balloons: YG61/63/G24 & B91/93/95 & W00/0/1

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

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Papertake Weekly (amnything goes +/- summer)

Garden girl

Hello lovely people,

Finally I am back with the last of my belated DT cards and it is of course time for a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this month is...

IN THE GARDEN

Now we are a monthly challenge we have a whole lot of loveliness to give away with FIVE prizes up for grabs this time from...

I got a couple of new Stamping Bella images recently and this one fit the bill perfectly.  It is intended for my Sister-in-law's birthday at the end of the month but shhhh, don't tell her!

This is a really lovely big image so I left the rest of the card sweet and simple with just a couple of flowers, a hint of seam binding and twine and my fave tiny tags!

Card recipe;
Image: Pippa loves to plant - Stamping Bella
DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Designs
Flowers: all Wild Orchid Crafts
Seam binding: Crafty Ribbons
Twine: The Ribbon Girl
Tags: Sentiment tags (set 24)- LOTV

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Shorts / headscarf: G40/YG61/G21/G94
Gloves: G21/94/99
Apron: E40/41/42/44
Watering can: T0/1/2/3/4 & T5/6/7 inside
Pots: E42/43/44 & E40/41/42
Pink flowers: R81/83/85
Purple flowers: V20/22/25
Leaves: G40/YG61/G21/G94/YG67/G99

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies and don't forget you now have a whole month to join in with our challenge!

I can now say that I am starting to feel a little better so hopefully will be back to some gentle crafting over the weekend and will be able to pop round to see what you've all been up to :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (here comes summer)

Mother's Day James

Hello lovely people,

I don't know about you but the days off at Easter and then my usual day off yesterday has left me very confused about what day of the week it is right now.
So, in case anyone else isn't sure, it is THURSDAY so that means it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme is...

FURRY FRIENDS

We are sponsored by...

My favourite furry friend has to be the adorable James from LOTV and this is the card I made for my Mum for Mother's Day.  It's a fairly simple design, made before my new stash of flowers arrived, but I  wouldn't have added flowers anyway as it really doesn't need anything else IMHO.

I kept the shading quite light on James and paper pieced the heart adding a different little scrap for the patch.  I wasn't sure how well it would work given the placement of his paws on the heart but a little care with the cutting out and it's all fine!

Card recipe;
Image: James - big heart - LOTV
DP: Vintage autumn basics - Maja Designs
Swirl: Leaf and swirl die - Magnolia Doohickey
Twine: ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl
Tags: Sentiment tags (set 24 & set 69) - LOTV

Copic colours;
James: E41/42/43/44
Rose: R39/59/89 & YG97/99
Ground: T 0/1/2/3/4

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies.  Don't forget that from next week our challenge goes monthly!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Button up!

Hello lovely people,

Yes, it is Thursday once again (where does the time go to?!) so we have another challenge for you at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this time is...

BUTTON UP!

This week we are sponsored by the wonderful Whiff of Joy...

Prize - stamp of winner's choice

I am continuing with my attempt to do more male designs and my first choice for men/boys is always the fabulous LOTV.  I had the perfect paper pad to team with this image and used some twine to add a little texture and interest.

Aw, I just love this little chap with his HUGE boat, which was just crying out for some paper pieced sails to give a nice co-ordinated look.  Oh and yes, getting the twine stuck down how I wanted was proper fiddly but I do like the end result!

 Card recipe;

Image: Sailing Boat - LOTV
DP: By the sea - Maja Design
Sentiment: Happy Circular Sentiments (set 8) - LOTV

Buttons / twine: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Hair: E40/41/42/43
Shirt: B21/23/24
Trousers: B95/97/99
Shoes: E42/43/44/47
Boat: T0/1/2 & B95/97/99
Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

Head over to Crafty Little Fairies to check out the lovely creations from my teamies.  I have loads of buttons in my stash and bet you do too so I hope you will join in with our challenge :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  That Craft Place (buttons)

Tag!

Hello lovely people,

Another Thursday and another challenge from us at Crafty Little Fairies and our theme this time is...

ADD A TAG

I had a good old think about what to do for this and then the light bulb came on... my fave way to add sentiments is on little tags so that's what I've done.

I have gone for quite a masculine design and kept it super simple although I now think I should have stitched around the image panel.
I think this card would be lovely as a get well soon or thinking of you card but the sentiment makes it really versatile.

Card recipe;

Image: James - umbrella - LOTV

DP: Hope - Authentique

Tag: Sentiment tags (set 24) - LOTV

Ribbon: twill tape - find similar at The Ribbon Girl

Button: from stash

Copic colours;

Fur: E40/41/42/43

Umbrella: B93/95/97/99 & G21/24/YG63/67 & E44/47

Water: B0000/BG70/B21/blender

Head over to Crafty Little Fairies to check out the lovely creations from my teamies.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes with buttons)

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)