Two for One

Hiya,
Today I have 2 cards to show, playing catch up as I meant to post one of them yesterday ! Time is just running away at the moment, can't believe we are nearly out of February already...

My first card is suitable for Mothers Day or birthday,

I have to be honest I really liked this card when I made it but now I'm really not sure.....It is missing something but I don't know what lol
Anyway I used a Papermania stamp stamped with Distress Ink, the DP is from Tactile Studio (I think its had a name change now)  Sentiment is LOTV and flowers, pearl, lace and pin are from my stash.

My second card is a Digistamp Boutique image - Alf/Dads Shed, I loved colouring him and was pretty pleased how he turned out. Its quite a large easel card 8 x 8 but I have kept it simple with just LOTV papers, some scrim and some natural twine.

Thats all for now, thank you for looking and for all the lovely comments I have been getting they really make my day !

Hugs,
Kaz x

I'm still here !!

Hi Everyone,

Finally back, have had a bit of nightmare few weeks healthwise, added to that our camera gave up the ghost and when we got a new one we discovered that my oldish PC didnt recognise the sd card so we then had to send off for the lead to go with it....can you tell I'm not good with technology ?! On the plus side the new camera seems to take much nicer pics so once I have got used to it.....

Anyway while I have been MIA I have been doing a bit of crafting so I have got a couple of cards to show you, no colouring on these so they were really quick makes.

The first one is my hubby's valentine card

I used the same Impression Obsession die that I have been using to make my friends wedding invites, I made a 5.5" square blank from kraft card then I cut the die from a slightly narrower panel of kraft card which I then matted onto black card. I went over all the spaces in the die cut with Wink of Stella and coloured one of the 'waste' hearts with my poppy red promarker and gave it a coat of glossy accents. The photos show the shine and sparkle quite well I think.....unfortunately the photos also show the dirty great fingerprint in the top righthand corner which hubby made when he opened it ! I had forgotten to take a pic before I sealed it :(
The sentiment was from the CBS Many Mini Messages set which I love.

My second card is using a Memory Box die which I have had for ages but never used,

I die cut the flower (it comes as one die that cuts the flowers together) which I then cut into a 4" square panel. I stamped the sentiment from the Many Mini Messages. Then on a smaller offcut of white card I sponged some distress inks...Mowed Lawn, Spiced Marmalade and Bundled Sage which I then mounted the flower square onto, this was then matted onto peach card and the whole thing then popped up on foam pads in the centre of a 6 x 6 blank.
I enjoyed doing this card so much, partly because it was a quick make but quite effective, that I made more in different colours with different sentiments and I'm intending to give them in a little set to my mum-in-law for mother's day. I will post the others later today.

I intend to spend the weekend in my craft room so I will definitely be back soon with a few more cards to show you,

See you all soon,
Hugs,
Kaz x

Little Bit of Gossip

Hi Everyone,

I love this image so much, I think I have probably coloured it in most colour combos now. I decided to make it into a little easel card this time.

I used LOTV papers layered onto teal blue card although the light makes it look black :( The image is coloured with Promarkers and the wings have lots of WoS of course ! Then all I added was a Memory Box butterfly and a doily, the little flowers were done with a Woodware punch. The little teal and aqua pearls I bought from someone on a FB group.

I thought I would also show you one of first attempts at enamelling which I started recently

This was fired onto a copper blank using translucent powder and millefiori 'slices' I'm pleased with it but know I have to do some practising as at the moment I cant seem to figure out how to stop it shrinking slightly from the edges and looking a little distressed. I have found some colours do this a lot more than others so its a case of trial and error really.....

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend with lots of crafting !
Hugs,
Kaz x

Gorgeous Bride - All dressed Up

Hi 

My first card today is using a lovely free All Dressed Up digi stamp - Gorgeous Bride, she was lovely to colour. I used Promarkers/Spectrum Noirs and of course added lots of Wink of Stella (you might have noticed I add that to practically every card I make now I LOVE it) to the flowers, the bow on her dress and the veil you can just make it out in the first darker pic.

The papers used are from a BoBunny pad free with a magazine and the flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts. Ribbon and lace from my stash. Sentiment is Clearly Besotted.

After a lot of deliberation (talking myself out of it lol) I have decided to enter this in the All Dressed Up Blog Challenge/DT call that is on at the moment. edited: Seems I deliberated a little too long as I missed the closing by 10 mins boohoo....

Will be back with another card in a bit,
Hugs,
Kaz x

Broken resolution already !

Hi Everyone,
Well I have broken my second New Years resolution already which was that I would post on here daily...oops :(  Having a few health issues at the moment and my motivation is suffering a bit but hubby says I need to spend time in my craft room and relax so who am I to argue lol

I did manage to sit down at the beginning of the week and make a few cards so here is the first one

This card is made using 'Ralph - Par-fect Day' from Digistamp Boutique, I love these images and have a few of them, they are wonderful to colour and this one also comes with a great sentiment 'Have a Par-fect Day' although I haven't used it on this card.
I used Promarkers/Spectrum Noirs to colour and the papers are LOTV (such a shame they have decided to stop selling their paper pads :( ) The little tag shape sentiment is from stampingallday.co.uk which is a brilliant company for individual sentiments, personalised ones etc

My next card is another DB image, this time a christmas one 'Snow Family'

Not a brilliant photo but you can make out a bit of the sparkle on there, the image was coloured with Promarkers and I added Diamond Stickles to the snow and presents, Wink of Stella was used on their hats and scarves and also on the white snowflake.
The snowflake dies I used are from Clearly Besotted as is the sentiment which I heat embossed in silver superfine WOW powder. The papers are Pink Petticoat and ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Next I made a couple of quick male cards for my box at my slimming group...

I had been diecutting some star flourishes and these stars are the 'waste' I had put them in a little pot on my desk and then I saw these Clearly Besotted sentiments when I was looking through my stash for something else, twenty minutes later I had made these two lol

I made up a couple of A6 card bases with some royal blue card I bought on Ebay, the stitched rectangle die used is an MFT blueprint one, the sentiments are stamped with pigment ink then clear embossed and I have added a touch of Wink of Stella to the stars for a bit of sparkle.
I always struggle with male cards but I was actually really pleased with how these turned out, a nice quick and simple card, I just hope they dont look a bit too simple !

Well if you are still here with me after all that waffle thank you so much for looking and if you can bear any more I will be back later with a few more cards ;)

Hugs,
Kaz x

Fishing with Jake

Hi,
At Christmas I treated myself to quite a few digi stamps from Di's Digis and this is one of them 'Fishing with Jake'...he is so cute, I made this card for my friends little boy who just turned two. His daddy is a keen fisherman and although Kieran is a little bit young to go along yet I'm sure it wont be long !
I used Promarkers to colour and the papers are LOTV/Nitwits, the Happy Birthday sentiment is from Clearly Besotted as is the flag die.

I hope you like my card today,

Hugs,
Kaz x

Easter Chick

I know its a bit early for easter yet but I found this magazine freebie stamp when I was sorting through a box today and as easter always comes up quickly and catches me unawares (I only give out a couple of cards each year, to my in-laws and our grandaughter) I thought I would use it straight away.
I used paper by Pink Petticoat now sadly closed and a woodware punch for the flowers, the sentiment is Clearly Besotted and I have used ribbon I found on Ebay.

If I'm totally honest I wasn't too happy with my colouring here, I was trying to create a cloudy feel to the sky but instead it just looks patchy...more practice needed !

Thanks to you all for your lovely comments I really appreciate every one of them,

See you soon,
Kaz x