Anniversary Butterflies

A variation on my Love Birds cards today with the hearts just tied to a tree branch and butterflies instead of birds.
 

Happy New Year

Hello lovely peeps, I hope you are all well. 

 

I made this for my cousin's birthday but I realised I haven't wished you all a 'Happy New Year' yet so I thought this would be the perfect card to share today. Thank you to everyone who has wished me a Happy New Year so far and left lovely comments on my cards.

My New Years' Eve was very much like this card, lol. My sister-in-law and I each made cocktails and toasted each other via video call once an hour, though I have to admit I was very tipsy after the third one and went to bed before midnight :D

So, I wish you all a happy and healthy 2021.  Let's hope that things will start getting back to normal soon now that vaccinations are getting rolled out. 

[The cocktails on my card were made with Tim Holtz 'Happy Hour' dies and watercolour paper, coloured in with Distress markers and a damp paintbrush].

 

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) use a new/unused product (first time I've used the dies)

Crafty Catz #533 food/drink

Let's Craft & Create Challenge #167 Anything goes opt Cheers to you

Pammies Inky Pinkies 2101 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Anything goes 

Cute card thursday #668 Anything goes 

Thanks for stopping by, stay safe
Katrina x

Sending Hugs

Hello lovely peeps, I hope you are well and not suffering from one of the many bugs doing the rounds at the moment.

I just love these new Large Birthday Sentiments from Lili of the Valley  (can you tell, lol). Today I've used them with white embossing powder on Kraft card.

Chill, Relax, Take It Easy

Hello lovely peeps

Another card to add to my stash for men today, using Lazy Afternoon by Lili of the Valley, one of the old favourites re-released in rubber this month.

Ooh, and I must tell you about the fantastic Black Friday sale on the Lili of the Valley website - you can get a whopping 40% off and there's no minimum spend. There is also 40% off the digi stamps in their Etsy shop if you buy 3 or more.

Peeking Over

Hello lovely peeps

Just popping in to show you the card I made for hubby's birthday.

The optional extra for this month on the Copic UK Facebook challenge is 'No Lines' so I thought I'd give it a go. It takes quite a bit more time because you have to be very careful where you're colouring, but it does look fab.

Thinking of Iris Folding

Hello lovely peeps

I've got an iris folding card to show you today.

I cut an aperture into a 6x6 Kraft card blank using an X-cut nesting heart die and cut three different  papers from my stash into 1.5 cm strips.  I used a standard triangle iris folding pattern to build up the layers behind the aperture, securing each strip with a tape pen.

To finish off I added a sentiment from Visible Image, stamped with Rich Cocoa memento ink.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #382 Anything Goes
Craftaholics R Us #22 Gingham

Thanks for stopping by,
Katrina x

Watering Can on Throwback Tuesday

Hello lovely peeps

Today's oldie features the Summertime stamps from Polkadoodles, which debuted on Create & Craft TV last June.

First I used the Bigz XL die 'Watering Can 3-D' (658454) from Sizzix to cut the pieces of the can from Kraft card. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink before assembling it.

I applied some green paint to the bottom of the can using a stencil brush and added flowersoft to imitate moss/algae.

The flowers and leaves were all stamped onto watercolour card and painted with Spectrum Aqua markers before cutting them out.  I attached them to the can with strips of clear acetate and filled the inside with coco fibre - you can see little wisps poking out of the top.

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope you can drop in on Thursday when I have a very exciting GDT spot :o)

Katrina x

Willson Wood Pop and Twist

Hello lovely peeps, and welcome to my new follower :o)

We did Pop up and Twist Panel Cards at Cardmaking Club on Thursday, here's the one that I made using the Tales from Willson Wood collection by Docrafts and Kraft card.

There is a great video here by Srushti Patil that shows you how to make these. I adjusted the measurements slightly for mine, making the panels 7cm wide instead of 6.5 cm

The owl and greetings came already die-cut but I cut around the trees/branches myself and layered them up on cream linen textured card.

For the front I cut down one of the A6 card blanks and a panel using a couple of the papers. The fabric leaves are from the matching embellishment pack, glued on with Pinflair glue gel.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Pile It On  #129 Interactive card and/or birthday
Crafty Catz #366 Anything Goes optional twist Animals
Crafty Animals  Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #185 Fancy Folds/Shaped cards
Aud Sentiments Challenge #177 Birthday/number 7
Fairy Tale #166 More than one fold

I'll be back on Wednesday morning with a card that I made with Leonie's Typography collection, hope you can join me then.

Katrina x

Anyone for Pancakes

Hello lovely peeps, and welcome to my new follower :o)

Are you looking forward to Pancake Day next Tuesday? Hubby and I usually have some savoury pancakes followed by the traditional lemon and sugar for 'dessert'.

Today's card is my entry into Bloobel's Progressive Challenge on Facebook, using Bake Me a Cake. It comes with a free sheet of baking ingredients but I've drawn on a stack of pancakes with a black fineliner pen.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and outlined the whole thing with Graph'It 9201

I've layered the topper up on Kraft card and K&Co Citronella papers.
The sentiment was done on my computer with Troutkings font

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Bloobel - February Bake Me a Cake
Send a Smile for Kids Easter or Spring for kids
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge   #202 playful people
Not Just Cards  #41 Spring

Crafting When We Can #138 photo inspiration

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Pawprints for Leonie

Hello lovely peeps

The inspiration for this card was one of the stamps in Leonie's Inky Notes set - it looks like a pawprint. The sentiment was lurking somewhere in long-term storage in my brain so I've no idea where it came from, but it was perfect for what I had in mind.

I did the wording on my computer using the font "Mister Sirloin BTN Rare" then just printed it onto white card and cut it up, finishing off with my usual trick of going round all the edges with a black fineliner pen.

I cut the Funky Heart Base from black card and the Interlocking Love Overlay from white card. The pawprints are stamped over the inner part of the die-cut with black Memento ink. I left the outer part white and entwined it with the black heart before sticking it all down onto Kraft card.

I masked off most of the card with some paper and stamped the pawprint all over the bottom to make a border. One of Tim Holtz's mini crazy dogs stamped onto Kraft card finishes it off.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Addicted to Stamps and More #229 CAS
Stamping Sensations Animal magic
Animal Friends Challenge  #47 no designer paper
Daisy Chain #5 Have a heart

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Hey Chick for Lili of the Valley

Hello lovely peeps.

Here's my second LOTV Design Collective card for February.

I've used papers from the 'Sunny Side Up' 8x8 pad (retired) and the chicken from Little Critters - Hey Chick

 Obviously she has to have a name. She looks like a Matilda to me, I'm going to call her Tilly for short.

First I made my main background by painting white gesso onto some Kraft card with a damp paintbrush, which I then left to dry.

Next I coloured Tilly in with Promarkers

(Poppy, Daffodil, Tulip, Almond, Putty & Blender)

I die-cut a plain and scalloped circle from two of the papers to give Tilly a frame to sit in and then covered up her nest with some raffia. The flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts (Foundation White Blooms) and I've just added red adhesive gems in the centres (Kanban)

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

Fan-Tastic Tuesday #124: anything goes with a twist ... make it cute
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #265 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar #186 - Anything goes
Winter Wonderland - Clean and Simple
The Ribbon Girl - February 'Use any image'
Lemon Shortbread - #9 - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #345 - Anything Goes + option of  a sketch
That's Crafty! - Circle It
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x