Little mouse with big bouquet

Hello lovely people,

I hope you are all having a good weekend whatever you are up to :-)

I really enjoyed my day off with Dr. Hubby on Friday; we had our coffee date and shared a piece of gorgeous banana cake then finished up by watching a film in the evening :-)

Yesterday was a day of crafting but was one of those where I struggled to get the ideas out of my head and into reality so I didn't achieve as much as I intended...I shall try harder today - lol!

Today is also the start of a new 'Use any image' challenge over on The Ribbon Girl blog, so you can enter with any type of project as long as you include an image.

There are loads of fab prizes up for grabs too :-)

This is another of the recent releases from Lili of the Valley and oh gosh, it's just so adorable!  It's a lovely image to colour and I know pink will always be my first love, but aqua comes a close second I think.

I had fun adding little dots of green around the flowers then added some pearl drops just for good measure!

I can't recommend these papers highly enough because they are such soft, pretty colours and designs.  Topped off with all those beautiful flowers, I have to say I am really this loving this finished card :-)

If you find yourself tempted by any of the pretty supplies I've used then you can go straight to the individual products via the thumbnails at the end of my post or just pop over to The Ribbon Girl and have a little browse around!

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

Copic colours;
Mouse body: E41/42/43/44
Mouse tummy: YR30/E41/42
Mouse feet / tail: R000/01
Flowers / butterfly: BG10/11/45/49
Leaves / grass: G40/43/85
Ladybird: R56/39

Lovely things I've used;

Big bouquet by LOTV	Gossamer Blue by Lemoncraft	15mm pale turquoise satin ribbon	Ivory button twine
20mm ivory open roses	10mm ivory open roses	15mm ivory asters	miniature ivory cream blossoms
11mm pearl and diamante flatback	3mm-6mm self-adhesive ivory pearls

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Other card ingredients;
Butterfly set - Impression Obsession
Bloomers greenery - Taylored Expressions
Mini messages and mini tags - Mama Elephant
Nuvo crystal drops in Ivory seashell
1mm ivory pearls from stash

Butterfly wishes

Hello lovely people,

My holibobs is in full swing and I'll share some pics soon but for now I just wanted to stop by and share a card.

For ages I have been wanting to try out some card designs using just die cutting and large sentiment stamps and I finally did it!

I didn't even use any DP, just white card and aqua pearl card with a little embossing and some pearls to add some more texture and detail.

I got to use lots of my favourite dies especially the pretty butterflies and of course, I had to sneak in a little stitching too!

Card recipe;

Sentiment panel: cut with Cricut (Lacy labels cartridge)
Dies:Trellis square base die set - Tonic Studios, Leavenworth butterfly trio - Memory Box, Leaf and swirl - Magnolia Doohickeys
Embossing folder: Flowers - Crafts Too!

Sentiment: Wonderful day - Inkylicious
Pearls: from stash

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

Pretty little fairies

Hello lovely people,

Do you ever have those days when you rush around and get loads done but still feel like you should have done more?!
That was yesterday for me :-(
So now I'm grumpy because I didn't get to do any crafting yesterday and Dr. Hubby has been away for a few days as well so I am missing him *big sigh*

Ok, time to stop feeling sorry for myself and tell you about our new challenge at In The Pink where we have the theme...

SO CUTE
Don't forget we want to see more pink than any other colour!

Our sponsor this time is The Paper Nest Dolls with a $10 voucher

I have a lot of stamps in my collection that fit the cute theme but these little fairies caught my eye and I thought it would be 'fun' to make a CAS design - lol!

A very big thank you to my fellow Pink Ladies for helping me to be brave and leave off the stitching for a change!

The border along the bottom is my bargainous new Martha Stewart punch...so pretty!

I added a subtle sparkle to the wings and star with Wink of Stella...it's so subtle you can't see it!

I liked the design so much that I made 2 more in different colours.
I still love the pink one the best but shhhh, don't tell the other fairies!

Here's a lilac one...

And one in aqua...

Card recipe;

Image: Little Fairies - LOTV

DP: Pastel Dreams, Snow Princess and Romance & Roses - available as digi downloads from Nitwit Collections

Punch: Floral lace - Martha Stewart

Sentiment: A little sentimental - Clearly Besotted

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/35/59
Pink fairy: RV0000/000/R81 & R81/83/85
Purple fairy: V20/22/25/28
Aqua fairy: G0000/000/00/BG32/13
Socks: W00/1
Wink of Stella (clear) on star and wings

If you haven't already done so then do pop over to In The Pink and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Pink Ladies.

I hope your week is going well and roll on the weekend I say!

Thanks for visiting and for all the lovely comments that you leave me.

Winter birthday princess

Hello lovely people,

I took a little time out from organising my newly kitted out craft room to do some colouring this morning, so I'm afraid the room is still in way too much disarray to photograph yet!

Instead I just have a card to share and I'm showcasing some LOTV products as part of the Design Collective.

At least, that was the plan but unfortunately, both the image and papers have been discontinued :-( 

This image is fabulous for winter birthdays...the only time it gets used - lol!
The snowflake blobs have had a little Glamour Dust treatment but it seems to be a little camera shy this time!

Card recipe;

Image: Snow Queen - LOTV (discontinued)

DP: Snow Princess - LOTV (discontinued)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Tea label tags - Magnolia Doohickeys, Fancy flourish - MFT Die-namics

Sentiment: A little sentimental - Clearly Besotted

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E53/57/59
Dress / shoes / star / bow: V20/22/25/28
Crown / socks: BG70/72/75
Small stars: BG72/75
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend, whatever you are getting up to...crafty or otherwise :-)

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

Cake and flowers

Hello lovely people,

Today was spent celebrating my Mother-in-law's 65th birthday but you'll have to wait a bit to see her card!

Instead I have another birthday card to show you, made purely for a few challenges and for fun :-)

One of the challenges I am playing along with is As You Like It and they are asking us to use our fave type of stamp - rubber or digi.
I use both and love each type for different reasons but if I had to have just one it would probably be rubber.
Using a digi means fiddling around on the computer and then waiting for the ink to dry before I can colour it and well, I'm far too impatient for that sometimes!

Stamping Bella are one of my favourite rubber stamp collections as they are so stylish.
I cropped this image to fit my hand cut polaroid frame.

Then I loaded it up with girly embellies, including some yummy lace from my latest shopping spree at The Ribbon Girl :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Ava loves to celebrate (Uptown Girls) - Stamping Bella

DP: Vintage Spring and Summer basics collections - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace: Lyra - The Ribbon Girl - currently unavailable :-(

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Charm: Dragonfly charm small - The Ribbon Girl
Dies: Tea tags - Magnolia Doohickey

Sentiment: freebie stamp set with magazine
Pearls: from stash

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20

Hair: E41/43/47
Dress: BG53/45/57/09
Pink bits: R81/83/85
Cake: YR30/E41/42/43
Tray: T0/2/4

Tonight I am going to chill out and watch a film with Dr. Hubby (who has a really awful cold, poor thing) and tomorrow I shall be crafting and baking :-)

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend whatever you are up to :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Papertake Weekly (Mum's the word / any girly card)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (celebrate)
3.  As You Like It (fave type of stamp - rubber or digi - see above!)
4.  Sweet Stampin' (cakes)
5.  The Ribbon Girl (birthday)

In the kitchen

Hello lovely people,

I did warn you I had a lot of cards to share this week and now it's time for the Crafty Little Fairies challenge, where we have the theme...

IN THE KITCHEN

It's a double sponsor week again with fantastic prizes on offer from;

(prize = stamp of winner's choice)

(prize = voucher)

Initially I wasn't sure what I was going to do for this theme but then I spotted the perfect stamp and had an idea for a CAS design with it so here it is;

I love this image but colouring the skirt is quite scary because it's such a big expanse of white!  I think it could be better but I am well aware I am my own worst critic so I guess it's not too bad.
I added stickles to some of the details and although it is a bit more sparkly IRL, you can actually see it in the photos for once!

Card recipe;

Image: Ava loves to celebrate - Stamping Bella

DP: Dottie card set 1 - Anna Marie Designs

Tags: Sentiment Tags - LOTV

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/11/21

Hair: E41/42/43

Dress: BG000/35/45/57/09

Cake / roses: E40/41/42 & YR30

Leaves: G61/63

Tray: T0/1/2

If you pop over to Crafty Little Fairies you can check out the fabulous creations from my teamies; there is a lot of cake so be warned, it may induce some drooling!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Without Words (spots and/or stripes)

Twinkle twinkle little star

Hello lovely people,

I have been playing with the gorgeous All Dressed Up stamps again and the only problem with them is deciding which one to use next!  The range of Christmas stamps is gorgeous and you haven't seen them all yet as there will be another release to coincide with our next challenge on 2nd December :-)

I have had another CAS moment with this card - I think it's because I like to let these sweet images take centre stage!
I often like to ink the edge of my DP but for CAS cards it doesn't always feel right so I have recently been dabbing some white acrylic paint around the edge instead and it gives a lovely soft finish.

This little cutie demanded a little touch of sparkle with some Glamour Dust and I cropped the star off the image then printed it separately onto DP and added it back on where I wanted it.

Card recipe;

Image: Happy Christmas Little Star - ADU

DP: December Documented - Simple Stories

Acrylic paint: Adirondack Paint Dabber in Snowcap

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/21/11

Hair: E41/42/43

Dress: BG10/11/23/13

Bunny / ground: T0/1/2/3

Wings: RV0000/blender

Presents: R81/83/85 and as for dress

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Totally Gorjuss (a child's Christmas)
2.  Sweet Stampin' (cause for celebration)
3.  That Craft Place (stars)

If you like this card then you can buy the gorgeous ADU images in the Etsy shop, stop by our inspiring ADU blog (unless you already came from there!) and maybe even enter our current challenge.

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

Hugs,
Kat xx