Stitched floral tags

Hello lovely people,

I have a Dies to Die For DT project for you today and I thought I'd do something other than a card so I made a set of cute floral tags.

"Is that yet more new MFT stuff I see there?" I hear you ask...

...well, yes it is because I couldn't resist the fab Blueprints tag sets!

...and these stitched flowers are pretty awesome too don't you think?!

It was a very grey day when I made these so I reached for the most colourful papers I could find!

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!

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

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

Stitched flowers - My Favorite Things	Tag builder blueprints 6 - My Favorite Things	Tag builder blueprints 5 - My Favorite Things	Dots & Stripe Sorbet - My Favorite Things
Mini messages by Mama Elephant

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Just chillin'

Hello lovely people,

Well, it's been a weekend of 2 halves!
Yesterday was a day out in the Caterham 7, driving across Wales with lots of other Caterhams for fish and chips in Aberdyfi and driving back again!
It was sunny but quite breezy so we had to wrap up warm but it was a great day out :-)
I'll pop some pics at the end if you're interested.

So, today has been a chilling and crafting day...and a computer game playing and football watching day in the case of Dr. Hubby!

It's not often I venture into the realms of male cards but sometimes it has to be done and LOTV do have some fab images to work with...and fab papers too!

I had the urge to leave lots of white space around this image and keep to a few simple layers of DP; well, there's only so much you can add to a male design anyway!

I had pretty much finished the card when I realised I hadn't put the age on it and now I can't imagine that the card would look finished without that little fishtail banner - it fills that corner of the card so perfectly!

Card recipe;

Image: Lazy afternoon - LOTV

DP: Country gent - LOTV

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV and Family sentiment tags - LOTV

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E51/53/55
Hat / trousers / shoes: E55/57/59
Jumper / shoes: W2/R27/46/89
Shirt / socks: W00/0/2
Newspaper: W00/0/2/4/6
Tree: E41/42/43/55/57
Leaves / grass: YG93/95/97

OK, I said I would show some pics, so here's a LOT of Caterhams all assembled at the start point; there's more than you can see in this photo too!
Our car is out of shot but that's me in the black jacket standing next to the chap with the red hat on :-)

Here's the only point where we got lost on the route...along with about a dozen other cars...we were all milling around trying to work out where we had gone wrong!

And here's our final destination; the fish and chips were yummy!

If anyone is really interested here's a video clip of us driving across the Brecons - shame you can't really hear the cars, just the wind noise!

I hope you have all had lovely weekends whatever you have been up to :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Fab 'n' Funky (masculine)
2.  ABC Challenge (H is for Happy Birthday)

Under the tree

Hello lovely people,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones and that you all have a few new crafty toys to play with!
I had a fab and very busy time which is why I haven't been around to visit you much but I'm back into the usual routine now and will be popping by very soon!

Christmas may be over for another year but I still have a few more Christmas cards to share with you!

I know I have already shown you several cards with this image but it really is my favourite as it works on all styles of cards; male/female, fancy/CAS.  Oh, and it is soooo cute!

Card recipe;

Image: from LOTV but discontinued

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

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Christmas sentiment tags - LOTV
Letters: cut on Cricut

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Bunnies: E41/42/43 & R000/00/01 for ears
Mice: W00/1/3
Tree: G40/YG63/G94/G99
Blanket / stocking: B91/3/5/7
Red stockings / blobs on tree: R46/39
Stars on tree: YR30/31

I wish you all a happy and healthy 2015!

Thanks for visiting me and for all the lovely comments left over the past year; I appreciate it so much :-)

Challenges I am playing along with;

1.  Inky Chicks (winter wonderland)

2. Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

3.  Cute Card Thursday (anything goes)

4.  As You Like It (fave Christmas image, as above)

5.  Sweet Stampin' (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)

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)

Tags

Hello lovely people,

It was back to work for me on Friday but I thought I would prolong the festive spirit just a little longer and share the tags I made this year.
I decided to make my life as easy as possible and go for the same basic design in 2 sizes and just make each one a little different with the DP and snowflakes.
I used a circle die to cut the semi circle at the top and then cut the fishtail at the bottom by hand.

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I used a variety of white organza and satin ribbons plus a little twine to tie them onto the presents.  Sorry for the poor photos but the light was terrible and I couldn't fit these all in my light box...and I couldn't wait any longer to get on with opening the presents!

Tag recipe;

DP: Maja Designs Vintage Frost Basics

Dies: Impression Obsession small snowflake set

Sentiments: Happy Circular Sentiments - LOTV

I would like to enter the tags in the following challenges;
1.  LOTV (anything but a card - hope it's ok that I just used the sentiment stamps)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (anything goes)
3.  Top Tip Tuesday (Christmas)

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend; I am having a quiet one in my craft room playing with my new craft goodies :-)  Although I have stopped for the evening now as I'm not sure crafting whilst drinking mead is a good plan!

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

Hugs,
Kat xx

Tra La La la...

Hello lovely people,

It's nearly the weekend but before we get to that there is the important matter of a new challenge at All Dressed Up and our theme this time is...

RIBBON and LACE

As usual, the winner of the challenge will get THREE images of their choice from the ADU Etsy store and the DT will be picking our top 3 favourite entries :-)

The DT are showcasing two lovely new digi stamps and since I have so many Christmas cards still to make I have chosen Tra La La la.

 This is such a fun image; I especially love the cute robins at the top!  I wanted to add some little pops of colour on it to contrast with the neutral colour scheme for the rest of the card.

Right now I am loving twine wrapped around ribbon/lace and the tiny tags and snowflake were the perfect addition to finish it off.

Card recipe;

Image: Tra la la la - available in the ADU Etsy store

DP: Krafty Christmas - LOTV

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Dies: Impression Obsession small snowflake set

Lace / pearls: from stash

Copic colours;

I have hunted high and low for my bit of paper with the list of colours I used but it has vanished.  Time to tidy my craft room?!

I would like to enter this card in the Sweet Stampin' challenge where they have the theme 'Christmas is coming' and that means Christmas songs!

Talking of songs, we are off to visit some of Dr Hubby's family over the weekend and will be going to a gig by Chaser (the hardest working covers band in South Wales!) on Saturday night where his sister's OH is the bass player - should be a lot of fun :-D

Don't forget to pop over to All Dressed Up to see the amazing cards from the rest of the Dressy Girls and
also you have just a few hours left to enter my giveaway, which I will draw when I get home on Sunday.

Thanks for visiting and your comments are always hugely appreciated,

Hugs,
Kat xx

A quick KISS

Hello lovely people,

This is a flying visit from me as I am currently trying to organise a weekend (this weekend!) of family celebrations for my parents who both turned 60 in the last month.  Thank goodness I have made lists for everything, and I do mean everything...the presents, the food, the jobs to do, and the itinerary is all planned out in great detail!

Our KISS challenge at In The Pink is still running for another two weeks so you have plenty of time to enter.  The big advantage of KISS is that it doesn't take long to whip up a card...for most people!   Even with my usual faffing and birthday planning I still had time to create a quick card :-)

I have just been introduced to the super gorgeous All Dressed Up digi images and started my collection with Abi Ballerina - isn't she the cutest little thing?!  Ballerina = pink and glittery, yes?  Oh yes :-D

Card recipe;

Image: Abi Ballerina from ADU - she's a FREEBIE!

Twine: from The Ribbon Girl

Tags: Sentiment tags from LOTV

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E41/42/43

Tutu / hairband etc.: RV0000/000/00/10/11/32

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;
1.  A Creative Romance (CAS)
2.  A Little Bit Crafty (CAS)
3.  Cute Card Thursday (pretty in pink)

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Fairy Hugs

Hello lovely people,

I see I have a few new followers so just want to say welcome and it's so lovely to have you along for the ride :-)

I  have added a new fairy to my collection; I just couldn't resist getting one from the newest release at Tiddly Inks although it was tough to stop myself buying the whole lot!

I tend to make a beeline for my pink DP where fairies are concerned ...ok, maybe for quite a lot of my cards ;-)  I distressed the edges of the DP with my new Tim Holtz distressing tool - certainly a lot easier than using scissors!

I added quite a lot of glamour dust to her wings because fairies should really sparkle :-)  Isn't she just the cutest thing?

I thought this image would make a lovely 'get well soon' card but instead of using that wording for the sentiment I have used some of the tiny LOTV tags to give the same idea.

Card recipe;

Image: Fairy Tenderhearted from Tiddly Inks

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

Lace: from stash

Flowers: from Wild Orchid Crafts

Tags: Sentiment tags from LOTV

Pearls: from The Hobby House

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/51 & R30

Hair: E42/43/44

Dress: RV91/93/95

Wings: RV0000/000/91

Branch: E40/41/41

Bird / egg: B91/93

Leaves: YG61/63

Nest: E44/47

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

1.  In the Pink (pink and pearlie)
2.  Tiddly Inks (fairy or mermaid)
3.  Bunny Zoe (pink and white)
4.  As You Like It (favourite occasion - to cheer someone up or say get well soon or just because - the ones that people don't expect are the nicest!)

Well, I don't know about you but I am ready for a relaxing sunny weekend with a few cheeky G&Ts whilst catching up with friends - perfect!

Thanks so much for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx

Wings

Hello lovely people,

Firstly I would like to give a huge welcome to my newest followers; thank you so much for joining me in my little crafty world :-)

Secondly, I apologise for not being around in blogland very much over the last week as I have been struggling with migraines - grrrr.

Thirdly, it is time for a new challenge over at Totally Gorjuss and our theme this week is 'Wings' so it will be no surprise that I have gone for a fairy ;-)
Don't you just love when you have new stash to play with?  I got to play with quite a bit of new stash on this card - the papers, the cute tag sentiments from LOTV and the pearl swirls are all new.

Looking at my card you could be forgiven for thinking that our theme this week is 'Pearls' as I do seem to have used rather a lot of them but I do love them!

The last time I coloured this cutie I went for girly pink colours so this time I wanted to change it up a bit and go for something a bit fresher and brighter and I love how it came out :-)

Card recipe;

Image: Wryn Fairy Friends from Tiddly Inks

DP: Bo Bunny - Prairie Chic

Label shape: cut with Cricut

Sentiments: Sentiment tags from LOTV

Flowers: from stash

Pearls: From The Hobby House

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/000/00/01/51 & R30

Hair: E15/25/57/29

Dress/shoes: BG53/57/49

Wings: BG0000/000

Mushroom: E11/13/15 & E50/30/21

Flowers: R81/83/85

Leaves/grass: YG17

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges;

1.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)
2.  Cute Card Thursday (fly like a bird)
3.  Divas by Design (pretty pearls)
4.  Bunny Zoe (wings)

Thankfully I have a quiet weekend ahead so I plan to do some serious relaxing, go for a nice long walk with Dr Hubby and maybe even squeeze in a bit of crafting ;-)

For some more winged loveliness pop over to Totally Gorjuss and see what the rest of the DT have created.  I hope you can join in our challenge for a chance to win a gift voucher for the fantastic Bunny Zoe's Crafts shop :-)

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,
Kat xx