Lovely lilac

Hello lovely people,

Last week I enjoyed a day of drinking tea/coffee, chatting and colouring with my buddies Sue and Debs :-)

There was more of the first 2 and less of the 3rd to be honest (lol!) but I did get this little lady coloured up and thought I'd share her for my Dies to Die For DT card this week.

I didn't originally buy many of the garden girls but I have recently been falling in love with them so had to expand my collection.  This lilac girl is going to be a favourite, I can tell, because I really love colouring all the teeny flowers!

I don't use my purple Copics very often but it was the classic choice for this image and I also added Nuvo drops to the centres of some of the larger flowers.

If I've tempted you with any of the lovely 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 Dies to Die For and have a little browse around!

Happy FRiday everyone and I hope you have a wonderful weekend whatever you are up to :-)

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

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04
Flowers / top of dress / shoes: V20/V22/V25
Leaves: YG61/G82/YG63
Sash: C0/B60/C2
Ground: C0/C1/C2/C3/C4

Lovely things I've used from Dies to Die For;

Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lilac - Stamping Bella	Tiny hearts pastels - My Favorite Things	Dots & Stripes (Confection) - My Favorite Things	More essential sentiments - My Favorite Things
Blueprints 29 - My Favorite Things	Tag builder blueprints 6 - My Favorite Things

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Other ingredients;
Gloss white Nuvo Drops - Tonic Studios

Heart die challenge - part 2

Hello lovely people,

If you saw my post yesterday you will know that I set myself a little challenge to make 3 different cards with my new heart dies.

FYI: I have set myself these type of challenges before...and so far, only ever made it to 1 or 2 cards before giving up!

I kept this one pretty CAS as I think simple layering with coloured card really shows off the design of the dies nicely.

I cut the larger heart into white card and layered lilac card behind it and then layered the smaller heart onto lilac and popped it on top using foam pads.

All it needed to finish was some co-ordinating satin ribbon, a single pearl and, of course, some stitching!

Card recipe;

Dies: Heart vines base affections die set & Someone special affections insert die - Tonic Studios

Ribbon: 7mm orchid satin Berisford ribbon - The Ribbon Girl

Tune in tomorrow to find out if I managed to make that third card!

I'm off now to get on with my household chores because sadly, the ironing, kitchen cleaning and hoovering are not going to do themselves :-(

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

Kitty cuddles

Hello lovely people,

Yep, I'm still on holibobs and I have lost track of the amazing sights that I have seen so far; I think there might be a lot of photos by the end!

I have a commissioned card to share with you that I made for a friend to give to her daughter and I have used some of my favourite Maja Design papers.

I see there is a brand new Maja Design collection just out and no surprise, it's gorgeous so that will be a 'must have' for me!

The recipient of the card is a student veterinary nurse and I was asked to include a brown and white Jack Russell if possible...so I think I got that covered with this fabulous image!

I've used this layout before and it was perfect for this card to allow me to add all the details I wanted like the 21st birthday sentiment and the name.

I was almost done when I remembered that I had some tiny key charms so popped one of those on and it finished it perfectly.

Card recipe;

Image: Vet girl - Time 4 Tea Designs

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

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

Sentiment: For you circular sentiments - LOTV

Dies: Old Swedish lace - Magnolia Doohickeys
Charm: Tiny key charm - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E50/53/55/57
Scrubs: G21/24/YG63
Shoes: W00/0/1/2
Grey cat: W4/5/6/7
Ginger cat: E99/YR27/E97
Dog: W00/0/1 & E31/33/35 & R46/39
Ground: W00/0/1/2/3/4

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,

Pretty pastels

Hello lovely people,

It's another exciting day for me today...no, not another DT...lol!
This morning I am off for coffee (and maybe cake?!) with a lovely lady I met in blogland (that's you Sue!) and I am very excited to meet her in person!

Meanwhile, it's time for a new challenge at As You Like It and our theme this time is...

YOUR FAVOURITE...BRIGHTS OR PASTELS
...and don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite!

Our sponsor this time is Sweet Pea Stamps

I am definitely a fan of pastels as I love the soft romantic look they give, and I was in a purple mood for this floral design; my fave colour after pink!

If this looks quite a vibrant pastel colour then it may just be the computer screen; I find this looks different on my 2 screens and it is properly pastel IRL!

The sentiment was generated on my computer so I could fit it on this cute tag and I love to layer tags up with twine and a charm; it looks so sweet!

Card recipe;

Image: Summer bunch - LOTV

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

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Seam binding: Sky mauve lilac seam binding - The Ribbon Girl
Lace: from stash

Dies: Large frames frilly #7 - Go Kreate, heart swirl and teal label tags - Magnolia Doohickeys

Sentiment: done on computer
Charm: Daisy chain - The Hobby House

Copic colours;
Flower petals: BV01/02/04/08
Flower centres: YR23/24/27/E37
Leaves / greenery: YG61/63/67
Pot: E41/42/43
Ground: W00/1/2/3/4

I hope you will pop over to As You Like It and check out the beautiful creations from the rest of the team :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;

Fussy and Fancy (orange, black or purple)
Papertake Weekly (all about the base)

Delicate alliums

Hello lovely people,

I have been so busy lately that I have only just been able to have a play with some of the absolutely brilliant new LOTV stamps being released on 4th July.
At least you don't have long to wait to get your hands on them!

There are some gorgeous new floral designs and I was really drawn to this pretty allium panel.
I kept the shading quite subtle and added a tiny liquid pearl centre to each of the tiny flowers.

Card recipe;

Image: Allium panel - LOTV (release date 4th July)

DP: Snow princess - LOTV

Twine: Ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: notebook edge - Clearly Besotted
Pearls: from stash

Copic colours;
Flowers: BV0000/00/02
Stems / leaves: G20/21

I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek for you :-)

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

Lilac wedding card

Hello lovely people,

Where did that week go to?!
I am working this weekend but only until about 2 p.m. each day so I still get a little crafting time too :-)

I have a wedding card to share with you today and I seem really drawn towards a shabby chic/vintage style for wedding cards at the moment.

I used a big sentiment as the focal point again but cut into a circle this time.

I had a little spending spree at The Ribbon Girl (yep, another one!) and got loads of gorgeous new bits and bobs including some fabulous charms... like this little heart.  It's such a simple charm but it's so elegant and I adore it... good job I bought a few!

Card recipe;

Image: Statements: congratulations - LOTV

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

Flowers: various, all from Wild Orchid Crafts

Seam binding: Sky mauve lilac - The Ribbon Girl
Lace: Laila - The Ribbon Girl
Twine: ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl
Heart charm: heart with side loop - The Ribbon Girl

Dies: Circle stax - Die-namics

Letter stamps for names: magazine freebie

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.  Live and Love Crafts (hearts)
2.  Papertake Weekly (hearts and flowers)
3.  Fab 'n' Funky (charm us)
4.  Fussy and Fancy (it's all about love)
5.  The Ribbon Girl (Lovely Lili & charm)

Double take

Hello lovely people,

I went to a wedding a couple of weeks ago so of course, I have a wedding card to show you!  Actually, make that TWO wedding cards!
I was preparing the card when my sister-in-law asked if I could make a card for a wedding card she was attending so to make my life easy I did 2 the same but in different colours :-)

I was going for a shabby chic style with distressed and inked edges, and lots of flowers and pearls.  I adore how they came out and to be honest, I couldn't even choose which is my fave colourway!

Here's the one I made for my sister-in-law;

My new flowers came in handy for this as I had lots of lovely new purple/lilac ones to play with :-)  I have scattered a few pearls around them too.

This layered bow has to be my favourite way to finish a card off right now!  And you can see the little cluster of pearls peeking out from the rolled over corner.

I won't bore you with close ups of the other version of the card and will just show you the overview so you can see the different colour scheme.

Card recipe;

Image: Congratulations statements - LOTV

DP: Vintage spring basics - Maja Designs (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Seam binding / twine: The Ribbon Girl

Dies: leaf and swirl - Magnolia Doohickey

So, which is your favourite?!

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

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  As You Like It (cute or elegant?  I really like both but I was going for elegant here as it allowed me to use lots of pretty papers and embellishments)
2.  Papertake Weekly (anything goes +/- sparkle)

Spring flowers

Hello lovely people,

This is my second post today so if you are looking for my guest DT card for A Little Bit Crafty then please scroll down :-)

It certainly feels to me like Spring is well and truly here with all this lovely sunshine and everything growing away in my garden, so now I have to split my time between gardening and crafting.  What about the housework?  Hmm, best not go there!

Anyhoo,  we have a new challenge for you at All Dressed Up and our theme is...

SPRING

I bet you never would have guessed that with all my waffle about Spring at the start of this post ;-)
I've gone for pretty spring shades and flowers... oooh yes, those flowers are from my newly acquired (and quite enormous!) stash of WOC flowers.  I got all sorts of types, sizes and colours and am having lots of fun using them :-D

Of course, I will just have to share a closer look at this little cutie.  There is a touch of Stickles too but in very small dots so it's mostly invisible in the photos!

Card recipe;
Image: I love my puppy - All Dressed Up
DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Designs
Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch
Seam binding: Lilac - Wild Orchid Crafts
Flowers: all Wild Orchid Crafts
Memo pin: all my own work from some wire!
Sentiment: generated on computer

Copic colours;
Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30
Hair: E35/37/47
Dress / headband: V20/22/25
Leggings: W00/1/2
Dog: W00/0/2/4/6
Flowers: Y21/23/35/38 & V20/22/25 & YR30/21/23
Leaves: YG61/63
Grass: YG61/63/67

Do pop over to All Dressed Up to see the fabulous creations from the rest of the Dressy Girls 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

Challenges I am entering;

1. Divas by Design (Spring/Easter)

2.  As You Like It (fave stitching - real or faux... no contest for me, it has to be real for the texture and the way it makes my layers look 'finished'!)

3.  A Creative Romance (Spring/Easter)

4.  Sweet Stampin' (flowers)

5.  A Gem of a Challenge (Spring is in the air)

Lavender and lace

Hello lovely people,

It's Thursday again and so to a new challenge from Crafty Little Fairies where this week we have a fab theme for you of...

LAVENDER AND LACE

We are sponsored by the lovely Stamp and Create who have a $20 voucher up for grabs :-)

This is a super easy theme right?  Well, I thought so too until I found I had absolutely no DP of anything even remotely resembling lavender in my craft room.
So, I just had to go shopping and bought some more of the beautiful Maja DP in shades of lavender... and possibly a few extras while I was there!

This sweet little lady is a Saturated Canary digi stamp and oh, such fun to colour all the pleats and hair :-)

I was rummaging in my box of dies and came across these heart stem dies which I haven't used for a bit and yes, I am still loving the double bow right now!
You can see that I have curved the sentiment slightly and raised the middle up on foam pads to add a little dimension.

Card recipe;

Image: Canary Love - Saturated Canary

DP: Vintage Spring Basics - Maja Design

Shaped base: Large Frilly #2 die - Go Kreate

Lace: White Droplet Venise - The Ribbon Girl

Seam binding: Sky Mauve Lilac - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/11/21 & R30

Hair: E55/23/25

Dress: R81/83/85 & BV0000/000 & V20/22/25/28

Bird: T0/1/2/3/blender

Shoes: T2/3/4/5 & T4/5/6/7

Socks: T0/1/blender

Ground: T1/2/3/4/blender

Leaf: YG61/63

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

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Inky Chicks (bingo - lace, pearls, ribbon)
2.  Sweet Stampin' (in stitches)
3.  The Ribbon Girl (anything goes)

Ribbons and bows

Hello lovely people,

Since I have also posted a tutorial today I will try to keep this post short and sweet!  We have a new challenge at Totally Gorjuss and our nice easy theme this week is...

Bows

I love to use ribbon and twine on my cards so this was never going to be a problem for me :-)
I thought that using 4 squares of card to make a patchwork-ish background was a really good idea until I had to line them all up; I think I got them straight and even in the end!

I kind of kept with the theme idea for the image as I have used Ribbons Fairy from Saturated Canary.  The super talented Krista has just released a whole load of utterly gorgeous fairies and I think I might have to buy the rest before long!

Card recipe;

DP: Maja Designs - Vintage Spring Basics

Fancy edge: Martha Stewart edge punch

Seam binding / pearls / button twine: Wild Orchid Crafts

Button: from stash

Tag: Sentiment tags from LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E42/43/44

Dress: BV0000/000/00/01

Wings: RV0000/000 & BV0000/000

Leaf: G40 & YG61/63 & G94

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (winged things)
2.  Bunny Zoe (bingo - button/sparkle/pearls)
3.  Copic Marker Europe (favourite colours - lilac/green)
4.  'ABC' (lots of layers)

Please do head over to Totally Gorjuss to see what the rest of the Gorjussettes have created.
We are sponsored by The Ribbon Girl this week so show us your pretty bows for a chance to win :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

So lovely

Hello lovely people,

I know I am running late with my SC Challenge entry again but I have been on holiday!  When I got home I couldn't resist the chance to play along this week and use 'Lovely' - isn't she just?

I was quite please with the colouring as it was a challenge for me with all those pleats and all that hair!
I added some detail to the DP with some white acrylic paint round the edges, some stitching and some stamped swirls.
Since I kept the layout really simple I had a chance to use my new butterfly dies to add a little finishing touch; I reckon you might be seeing a LOT more of these - they are so cute!
Oh, and there is a little Stardust Stickles on the pale sections of the dress...honestly!

Card recipe;

Image: Lovely from Saturated Canary

DP: Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Swirl stamps: Grunge Corners from LOTV

Butterflies: Impression Obsession die (available from My Crafty Heart)

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00

Hair: E42/43/44

Dress: BV0000/000/00/01/02 & RV0000/000/00

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  Saturated Canary (use 'Lovely')
2.  As You Like It (fave papers - mine are Maja Design as you may have noticed if you visit my blog regularly!)
3.  Cute Card Thursday (Once upon a time - because I think she looks like a princess!)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx