Time for cake

Hello lovely people,

It's time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday and our theme this time is...

SHAPED CARDS

We are sponsored by Shape EZ who are offering our prize winner 2 Shape EZ templates of your choice.

I have used one of the templates from Shape EZ, which come as both jpg/png files for cutting out by hand and svg files for electronic die cutting machines.  I had to go for the cutting by hand option and yes, it was a little fiddly but worth it for such a lovely shaped design.

Just as I was about to start making this card I was asked for a special 40th birthday card and thought this fab cupcake was perfect for it, hence the numbers!

I loved going through all my pretty embellishments to add detail and particularly love how the ribbon/twine/flower/tag combo works :-)

Oh, and after making this card I remembered that I have a lovely cupcake shape on one of my Cricut cartridges... I might do it that way next time!

Card recipe;

DP: freebie with a magazine
Lace: from Live and Love Crafts but no longer available
Seam binding / twine: The Ribbon Girl
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Numbers: cut on my Cricut
Tag: set 24, sentiment tags - LOTV
Pearls: from stash

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations and of course, the top tips from the rest of the team.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;

Cheeky monkey

Hello lovely people,

Woohoo, it's new release time at All Dressed Up and we have a fabulous selection of images for you.  Just take a look...

3 Little Summer Girls

Best Teacher Ever

Cheeky Monkey

Prom Princess

I've got a bit of a stationary theme going on with my card; I started with the paperclip... and then the brad seemed like the perfect way to add the tags... and then I wanted to attach the twine without wrapping it round the panel so out came the stapler!

I chose to use Cheeky Monkey to continue with my challenge to myself to make more masculine cards... and because he is super cute!

Card recipe;
Image: Cheeky Monkey - All Dressed Up
DP: By the sea - Maja Design
Tags: set 24 - Sentiment tags - LOTV
Twine: from The Ribbon Girl
Brad: from stash

Copic colours;
Body: E41/42/43 & E43/44/47 for tummy/nose
Inside ears: R000/00/01
Skateboard / hat: W3/R27/46/89 & B34/37 & W5/7/9 for wheels
Ground: W0/1/2/3/4

Do drop in at All Dressed Up to see what the rest of the Dressy Girls have created; they are all stunning! While you're there, check our our current 'Bling it up' challenge 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.  Simon Says Stamp (Father's Day or masculine)
2.  Divas by Design (red, white and blue)

Coming soon...

Hello lovely people,

This blog will be 'going live' on 18th June and will have a link to my Etsy store where you will be able to purchase my handmade cards.

I hope you will join me then :-)

 

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)

Scrap n' Art with All Dressed Up

Hello lovely people,

Thank you for stopping by and I have a very special project to share today as one of my cards has been published in the latest issue of the Scrap n' Art online magazine.

Scrap n' Art is an electronic magazine packed with articles, tutorials and inspiration all the paper crafter and has a reader base of over 20,000.

Wendy Burns and three brand new, exclusive All Dressed Up images are being featured in the current issue plus several of the design team have submitted projects.

The three exclusive digis are:

Love My Teddy

Princess for a Day

Too Good to Eat

These three digital images are currently available only by subscribing to Scrap n' Art.  Your subscription entitles you to a monthly magazine for $24/year or you can try it for $5 for one month and you can access tutorials, inspiration, editorials and downloads.

For my card, I used another cute image currently available in the All Dressed Up Etsy store called Little Flower Girl.  I went for a taste of summer with this design, choosing bright colours and florals.

I just LOVE this little lady's gorgeous huge sun hat although it was a little bit of a challenge to colour!  I cut out an extra flower for her hat and popped it up on a 3D pad, then added liquid pearls to the middle of the flowers in the basket.

I've used my fave twine and flowers combo to embellish; I'm still loving the 3D flowers right now!

One more shot from the side so you can see the stepper design I used;

Card recipe;

Image: Little Flower Girl - All Dressed Up

DP: Park Bench - Echo Park

Dies: leaf and swirl - Magnolia Doohickey, butterfly set - Impression Obsession

Edge punch: Scallop dot - Martha Stewart

Flowers: all from Wild Orchid Crafts

Twine: ivory button twine - The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;

Skin: E0000/50/000/51/21 & R30

Hair: E41/Y21/E42/E43

Dress / hair bows: BG10/11/13

Bag / ground: W0/2/3/4

flowers / hat / bow on bag: Y15/19/YR14

Leaves: G46

Bird: E42/43

I am back from my holiday now and feeling very refreshed but that will probably only last until I get into work on Monday morning and see my inbox!

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Sew shabby

Hello lovely people,

Well, we haven't seen much sunshine so far for our cottage holiday in Dorset but have still enjoyed some lovely walks and a visit to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, which were beautiful.

Now it is of course time for a new challenge at In The Pink and our theme this time is...

VINTAGE / SHABBY CHIC

I have been enjoying making cards with a slightly shabby chic feel lately and the one I am sharing today was actually requested by my hairdresser for her Mum's special birthday.
It is very similar to a layout I did recently and it was so good I just had to use it again, but this time with a sewing machine image from Pink Petticoat.  It's a sweet and simple design but perfect for dressing up with lots of pretty embellishments.

And how timely that one of the magazines I subscribe to had a free gift of sewing themed charms so I added one on here!
I added extra prettiness to the digi image with liquid pearl dots on the flower centres and Frantage round the edge.

I've popped a little tag behind the image with the special greeting on it; it's a cute way to add an interactive touch I think.

Card recipe;
Image: Material Girl (daisies) - Pink Petticoat
DP: Vintage summer basics - Maja Design
Corner swirl stamps: set 68 - Corners - LOTV
Frantage: Shabby white by Stampendous - from Live & Love Crafts
Lace: Hermione - The Ribbon Girl
Seam binding / all flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearl head pins: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Sewing machine body: W00/0/1
Flowers: RV91/93/95 & BG93 for leaves

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,

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  Bunny Zoe (flowers and charms)
2.  Live and Love Crafts (inspirational collage)
3.  Inky Chicks (use a metal embellishment)
4.  A Creative Romance (girly cards)
5.  Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

Monochrome rocks!

Hello lovely people,

I'm currently on holiday with Dr Hubby and all his family at a cottage in Devon; the weather is a bit variable but we're still having lots of fun :-)

So, while I enjoy another cream tea (probably - we've had 2 already!) I will let you know about the new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday where our theme this time is...

MONOCHROME

If you're not sure what this means, we want to see shades of just ONE colour on your creation, apart from skin/hair tones if you wish.

We are sponsored by the fabulous Kenny K where you can find a great range of funky images for girls and boys!

I went for a classic greyscale; I really wanted to add a stripe of colour to her hair but resisted to make sure I kept to the monochrome theme... maybe next time!

Can you believe that I have never coloured one of these images before?  I was really excited to get a free image to use for the challenge and this was such fun to colour.

Card recipe;
Image: Vikki Lee Vicious - Kenny K
DP: Enchanted - Bo Bunny & Flea Market - Crate Paper
Dies: Cosmic star set - Memory box
Seam binding: The Ribbon Girl

Copic colours;
Skin: T0/1/2
Hair: T6/8/10/100
Corset: T5/7/9
Skirt: T3/5/7
Tights: T0/1/2 & T3/4
Choker: T0/7/9
Boots: T6/8/10 & 0
Guitar: T0/1/2 & blender

I hope you will pop over to Top Tip Tuesday and check out the fabulous creations and of course, the top tips from the rest of the team.

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

Hugs,

Kat xx

Challenges I am entering;
1.  ABC (lots of layers)
2.  Divas by Design (anything goes)