Pretty pink poinsettias

Hello lovely people,

I had one of those days yesterday where I feel like I blinked and missed a few hours; there were lots of things I was going to do and didn't, but probably because I was doing crafting instead - lol!

I know it's come round ever so quickly but yes, it's time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme is...

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

Our fabulous sponsor this time is Bugaboo

I have created a quick CAS card using some new dies and a digi sentiment...and not even a tiny bit of stitching!

I love the cute stitched effect on these dies and also the pink against all the white.  There is a 3rd larger die as well...expect to see more of these dies!

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.

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

Card recipe;

DP: Assorted dottie card set 2 - Anna Marie Designs

Dies: Stitched poinsettia trio - Poppystamps, Fancy flourish - MFT Die-namics

Sentiment: discontinued digi

Merry and bright

Hello lovely people,

I'm going to have to start with another one of 'those' apologies for not visiting my lovely blogging friends over the past week.
I have been concentrating on another big piece of coursework, our internet at home seems to be on snail's pace, I still have loads of Christmas cards to make and I haven't even had time to put my decorations up yet :-(

However, I did at least manage to create something for the new challenge at Creative Inspirations and this week we have the theme...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Our sponsor this week is none other than our lovely Creative Inspirations boss, Natalie, with a  fabulous mystery prize!

Last week I showed you a gift bag I had made and teased you with talk of the matching gift to go in it!
So here it is...a decorated MDF bauble.

I chose just white flowers for the decoration and tried out some new beaded stamens with them.  They come in little bunches but I pulled one apart and popped individual stamens in where I wanted them.

I love the mix of fonts on this sentiment and think it suits the shabby chic style of the decoration perfectly.

Bauble recipe;

DP: Home for the holidays - Maja Design (available from Live and Love Crafts)

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Twine: from stash

Sentiment: Pink Petticoat

The DT have made some wonderful 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,

Tilda with hearts

Hello lovely people,

I always enjoy my Wednesdays off work and usually manage quite a bit of crafty time.

Today the mood took me to do a CAS design and practice my colouring, plus with Valentine's Day coming up I thought I'd do a little love-themed card.

I stretched myself a bit with this image since I really haven't mastered wavy/curly hair yet...ok, I know, that's what practice is for!

Card recipe;

Image: Love love love Tilda - Magnolia Rubberstamps

Twine: The Ribbon Girl

Tag: Sentiment tags - LOTV
Wooden heart button: from stash
Pearl dots round image: Viva pearl pen

Copic colours;
Skin: E000/00/21/11/04 & R20
Hair: E21/25/29
Dress: R24/27/46/39
Shoes / dress waistband: T6/7/10/100
Lace at bottom of dress: T0/2/4
Hearts: R39/59

Ground: T0/1/2/3/4

To complete my fabulous day today I met up with a lovely lady (Debs) who recently joined the In The Pink DT and it turns out we live in the same village!
We had a chat over coffee and cake - perfect :-)

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

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Marvellous Magnolia (love)
2.  Papertake Weekly (Take your pick - warm colours (red) and buttons)
3.  Midweek Magnolias (Valentine/romance/love)
4.  ABC (buttons and bows)
5.  Tilda's Town (be mine valentine)

Anniversary

Hello lovely people,

That's another weekend gone then!  I've been catching up with friends over a curry and a few drinks on Saturday evening, taking our first drive in the Caterham with the roof off, then a spot of gardening this afternoon in the lovely sunshine.

So, not much time for crafting but I do have a Silver Wedding anniversary card to share with you that I made for a work colleague.
I knew I wanted a monochrome design but had my usual uncertainty about where to fit the greeting and the names before I finally came up with a layout that worked.
The greeting panel is curved and raised up in the middle for some dimension... which is why the border looks a bit uneven in the photo - it's just the angle, honest!  Oh, and sorry for the generally poor photo, monochrome is tricky to capture!

I coloured the image in Copics and it actually turned out how it looked in my head!  Even Dr Hubby was complimentary about it and said the balloon was my best shading of a shiny 3D object ever - wow!

Card recipe;

Image: Love balloon - LOTV

DP: Crea Diem - Maja Designs

Dies: Leaf and swirl, and Tilda lace - Magnolia DooHickey, Filigree Corner - La La Land

Ribbon: from stash

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV (stamped without text and names printed on)

Copic colours;

Skin: W00/0/1

Dress / hat bow / boy's hair: W0/1/3/5

Trousers / hat / girl's shoes: W4/6/8

Shirt ' socks: W00/0/blender

Braces: W2/4

Boy's shoes: W7/9/100

Dress bow: W00/1/2

Leaves: W2/4/6

Girl's hair: W1/3/5

Balloon: W0/1/2/3/4/5

Ground: W0/1/2/3

Roses: R37/39/59

Phew, that was a long list but it may be useful to someone, and probably me next time I want to do monochrome!
I hope you all had a fab weekend and saw some sunshine :-)

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  Inky Chicks (monochromatic - hope the weeny bit of red is ok!)

2.  A Gem of a Challenge ( anniversary)

3.  That Craft Place (anything goes)

Celebrate

Hello lovely people,

I have had a lovely weekend with my sister-in-law, her other half and my niece and nephew but am properly exhausted now.  A Saturday night out at a Chaser gig accompanied by a few cheeky glasses (bottles?!) of red wine and a lot of dancing on the tables may have had something to do with that but oh, it was so much fun :-D

Earlier this week it was my other sister-in-law's hubby's birthday and I was running a bit late with making his card so opted for an easy CAS design and here it is...

I fancied a bit of black and white colouring and chose this fab LOTV image from one of the sketch pads, but it is also available as a rubber stamp.  The monochrome colouring proved to be a nice quick option as I didn't have to spend time matching all the colours to my DP!

Card recipe;

Image: Jack, Patch and Puss sketch pad - LOTV (rubber stamp version here)

DP: Flea Market 'treasure' - Crate Paper

Twine: The Ribbon Girl (temporarily closed)

Tags: Sentiment tags - LOTV

Enamel dots: MME cut & paste flair 'sweet'

Copic colours;

Dog: W2-4 & 5-8

Cat: W00-1 & 1-4

Cake: various W series

Ground: W00-3

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and it's going to be an early night for me tonight so I am fresh for work tomorrow!
Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments that you leave,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

1.  LOTV - name that tune (Celebration - Kool and the Gang)

2.  A Creative Romance (let's get sentimental)

3.  Totally Gorjuss (string's the thing)

4.  Top Tip Tuesday (stitching)