100th Post Blog Candy

Evening All.

 

As promised, I'm back with my first ever blog candy, in celebration of my 100th post. The draw will stay open until 12th January 2016.

I have included:-

10 8"x8" papers from the Heartfelt collection

10 images from the 'Cute Cottage Garden' Art Pad 

5 metres of lace and ribbon (5 x 1m)

15 resin flowers

pack of 100 tiny cream pearls 

pack of 30 dazzlers

3 painted wooden heart buttons

3 wooden butterflies

12 skeleton leaves

Prima paper flowers

cream and pink buttons

Hope you likey :)

To be in with a chance to win it, you need to:-

1.  Be a follower of my blog

2.  Add a comment to this post

 3.  Post a pic of my candy on your blog (this is optional but it would be fab if you could spread the word)
 

Good luck everyone :)

Katrina x

Vintage Car Trio

Hello lovely peeps

Oops, I got my days mixed up - my Guest DT spot isn't until tomorrow. 

In the mean time, I've made a card with one of the fabulous new trio stamps from Lili of the Valley that are being launched at the end of the month.

This one is called 'Vintage Car'.

I've coloured the images with my Graph'It markers:-

Paintwork: 8210, 8220, 8245, 8280

Tyres: 9404, 9405, 9406, 9407

Dashboard: 3110, 2130 

Instruments: 4114, 41505, 4180

Steering Wheel: 9500, 9501, 9502, 9503

Sky: 7105

Outline: 9401

This set comes with three fab sentiments - the other two are 'Perfectly Vintage' and 'Classic Guy'. 

I drew a box around the 'On Your Birthday' sentiment with a .01 Fineliner pen, then cut it out.  I've mounted the sentiment and the images on foam pads for a bit of dimension.

The background is cut from an old Ordinance Survey map. There was a crease in the paper where the map had been folded, but I don't 'do' ironing so I covered up the crease instead. I die-cut some wood effect paper with a Sizzix/Tim Holtz strip die called 'Washerboard' 

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

The Male Room #26 THEME - Anything Goes
Seize The Birthday - AG Birthday
World of lacy Sunshine  AG
Dis Digi Designs  NEW TO YOU
Our Crafty Corner #5 Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create #158 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist:
BIRTHDAY or ANNIVERSARY!

Crafting From The Heart #94 Anything Goes
Cardz4guyz #102 Happy Birthday
Tuesday Throwdown  #276 Add Dimension
Fab'n'Funky challenge #286 Something New
Inspiration Destination #67 Anything Goes
 

Thanks for stopping by, I'll see you again tomorrow.

Katrina x

p.s. it's the last day of my blog candy - you have just under 11 hours left.

Birthday Girl

Hi  lovely peeps.

Sorry, no cards today.
I wanted to introduce you to our lovely/loony little bundle of fur, Millie, who is 10* today.

* She has an official birthday, like the Queen. It's six years ago today since we picked her up from the local RSPCA shelter, and they reckoned she was about 4 then.

She sometimes likes to come and keep me company when I'm crafting. Usually though she just she comes in to remind me it's her meal time, or to find a sunny spot.

What do you mean 'I'm in the way'?

You don't wanna take a picture of that boring old card Mum, I'm much more interesting

Ooh, shiny things!

Zzzzzzz

Let me hear you say 'awwwww' :)

I'll be back on Tuesday with a new Guest Designer card (woo hoo!)

Thanks for stopping by,
Katrina x

Little Mermaid Shaker Card

Hello peeps.

Did I mention that I was a runner up in the Card Designer of the Year competition at Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine? ;)

It was very exciting seeing my cards in print but you can't see the detail very well, so here's a close-up of one of them (I already posted my advent calendar here).

 The background paper (rather appropriately) was from the 'Beach Bliss' 8x8 paper pad from Lili of the Valley and the shaker frame is die cut from a First Edition 'Silent Night' 8x8 paper (I used two nesting squares). 

I stamped 'Little Mermaid 1' from Lili of the Valley (discontinued) onto white card and coloured her in with my Graph'It markers

The starfish were cut from coloured card using an X-Cut star die, then I rounded the points off with my scissors and coloured the edges with Distress Inks. To add some texture I dabbed white texture paste on with the end of a paintbrush.

The jellyfish was created by cutting a circle die-cut with scalloped scissors, colouring with Distress Ink (Evergreen Bough) and adding strings of pearls for the tentacles - it's a more grown-up version of the one I had on my Life's a Beach card.

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

Glitter n Sparkle #169 Anything Goes
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Theme: A year to remember
ABC Challenge - ‘Y is for Your Choice'
 Polka Doodles  #51/1 Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes with a die
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina

 p.s. only three days left to enter the draw for my blog candy ;)

Cute Cottage Garden for LOTV

Hello lovely peeps.

If you hadn't heard, the Lili of the Valley paper pads and art pads are being discontinued, so if you want any then you need to head off to the website and snap them up before they're all gone. 

My first January card for the Design Collective uses images from the 'Cute Cottage Garden' art pad and the 'Heartfelt' paper pad* - these are both still in stock at time of writing.

*The dark red paper is from Always and Forever Solids (no longer available at LOTV, but still available as a digital download from Nitwit)

I've also used one of sentiment stamps in  'Set 7 - For You Circular Sentiments'

The basis of my design is a sketch from the current Stamp, Ink Paper Challenge as I thought this was a good way to showcase the beautiful papers.

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

Stamp, Ink, Paper #29 –Sketch
Craft your passion - #293 Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination #67 Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations #342 - Florals

As you like it - Anything Goes

In The Pink #85 - ANYTHING GOES

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Jan

Where The HeART Is #5 Anything Goes

Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

I'll be back at the weekend, thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

p.s. there's only 5 days left to enter my 100th post blog candy draw

Top 5 of 2015

Hello lovely peeps.

I thought I'd play along with Debby and pick my favourite 5 cards of the year

First up is the card that I made for our Wedding Anniversary this year. It was the first card of mine featured on the Lili of the Valley website, I was so chuffed when I spotted it on there. 

I know it's not technically a card, but I had such fun playing with my new Cinch. This was what I made on it's second outing, I love the rustic feel to it.

This next one was my first proper foray into mixed media and I love how it turned out.

I had such fun making this one and adding all the little details.

Last but not least is the card I made for my sister's birthday.

Don't forget to enter my blog candy - there's only one week left to run :)

See you again soon,
Katrina x

Something New for Crafty Calendar

Hello peeps, Happy New Year to you :)

Have you made any New Year's Resolutions?  Broken them yet?!  One of mine is to use my good papers instead of hoarding them. Hmm, I wonder how long that will last :D

Before I show you my card I have some exciting news to share with you.  I am one of the runners up in the 2015 'Card Designer of the Year' competition at Simply Cards & Papercraft.
Woo hoo! What a great start to 2016, I'm chuffed to bits :)

 

Today is the start of a 'Something New' challenge at Crafty Calendar

We're lucky enough to have 2 sponsors this month :-

All Dressed Up  - 2 digis as prize (winners choice)

and

Wild Orchid Crafts - prize is a £10 Gift Voucher

 

For my inspiration card I have used the fabulous digi 'Cool Dudes' from All Dressed Up.

I separated out the elements before printing as I wanted space around the mountains. There is a snowboarding dog included as part of this digi but I've left him out as this is for a cousin's birthday and his dog looks nothing like the one in the digi.  I've coloured the image in with Promarkers and Graph'Its:

Hat/Top - Pastel beige, Khaki, Umber

Jeans -7105, 7110, 7115, 7119

Shirt - Ice Grey 1 & 2

Shoes - Ice Grey 4, 9506

Skin - 4110, 4150, 4180

My 'Something New' is a tree die from Marianne Designs, and the papers are also new. They are from the 'Manpants' collection by Nitwit. I printed them onto 250gsm card, edged them with Old Paper Distress Ink and roughened up the edges with my scissors.

I would like to enter this in these challenges:-
Our Crafty Corner #4 Winter/Anything Goes
Pile It On #98 - Anything Christmas/Winter

World of lacy Sunshine - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog #344 - Something New
 Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Winter Wonderland
 Creative Inspirations #Challenge 341 - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!
Crafty Friends#22 Use Something New
Addicted to Stamps #116 Winter
As you like it - Anything Goes
Dies R Us Challenge Blog #40 - Something New
Crafter's Cafe #140 Square cards
Live & Love Crafts #43 Something New
A Snowflake's Promise #13 Winter/ Christmas


Please pop over to Craft Calendar Challenge to see the fabulous makes by my teamies

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x