Coffee Talk

Hello Peeps

I bought these Coffee Talk papers from Nitwit last year as I thought they'd go perfectly with this image from Lili of the Valley. It's from the 'My Best Friend' Art Pad (retired) but I also have the stamp.

 I thought it needed a large embellishment so I sketched a coffee cup shape onto one of the papers and cut it out. I've doodled around the edge with a black fineliner pen and added a heart (I used an X-cut heart punch). The sentiments are from the 'Sentiments to Fit Scroll' and 'Pretty Grungy - Good Times' sets by Lili of the Valley

My coffee froth was cut from white card using the 'Loopy Rings' die from Memory Box and I've also added a bit of white cheesecloth. The flowers have been coloured with an Ivory Promarker and I've added pearls/card candi for the centres.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Crafting by designs - Add a Flower
Inspiration Destination #70 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday 410 - Ladies Only!
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #142 FABULOUS FLOWERS plus ribbon
Creative Inspirations #343 - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes
As you like it - Favourite One or Multi Layer Project (& why) - Multi layers for me, so I can show off all my pretty papers
Just Us Girls Challenge #328 Wild Card Week (ribbon, pearls, 3 layers)

Thanks for stopping by,
Katrina x

Vroom vroom

Hello lovely peeps, hope you are well.

I'm just popping in quickly to say that the fabulous new trio stamps are now available on the Lili of the Valley website. I think they're going to be popular, so you'll need to be speedy if you want to be among the first to get them :D

I've made another card with the Vintage Car Trio, this time coloured with Distress Inks and teamed up with some old K&Co papers.

Challenges:-
Sweet Stampin - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Make My Monday Newest or Most Favourite Stamp
Tuesday Throwdown  # 278 Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge  - Masculine Birthday
Inspiration Destination #70 Anything Goes
Always Playing With Paper #58 {Masculine Photo Inspiration}

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Purrfect

Hello lovely peeps.

Here's my second Design Collective card for January.

I've used one of the mini stamps that were launched in November. 

This one is called Happy Cat.

I stamped onto Sheena's Stamping Card and then coloured him in with pencils. The papers are from the original Docrafts Gorjuss collection. 

I inked up part of a sentiment from Handwritten Phrases with Adirondack Espresso Ink (just use some scrap paper to mask off the part you don't want to include while you're inking up the stamp).

The letters were cut out with an X-Cut Alphabet die strip called 'Rome' 

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

Crafting From The Heart #96 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - CREATE WITH CRITTERS
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #26 Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations #343 - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch!
Creative Moments #84 Anything Goes w/optional twist "Let it Snow"
 Simply Papercrafts #21 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by,

Katrina x

Say What?

Hi peeps, I've got a cheeky little card for you today :)

This little fella is Nacho, by Stamping Bella.

I have coloured him in with Graph'It markers

3245, 3250, 3270, 4150, 5135

9100, 9401, 9500, 9501

The fabulous dotty paper is from a Polkadoodles CD called Pretty Tuff.

I wanted to put the wording inside a speech bubble, you can get dies in this shape but I don't have one so I had to improvise. I have some nesting dies that are like ovals but with the pointy ends chopped off (I think they're Sizzix framelits but they've got separated from the packaging). A large oval die would work just as well.

I traced around the inside and outside of the die with a pencil and drew in the bottom of an apostrophe

I cut around the apostrophe with my craft knife (but not the top!) and slotted the die underneath it.

After passing it through my ebosser I now have a speech bubble

Mmm, time for a new blade in my craft knife I think, it's looking a bit raggedy. To disguise this I went around the edges a couple of times with a black fineliner pen.

I stamped my greeting in with Retro Alphabet stamps from My Sentiments Exactly.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Creative Moments #84 Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - Z is for Zero (No embellishments allowed)
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes with a die/s
World of lacy Sunshine  Anything Goes
Artbymiran # 50 Anything Goes
Craft your passion - #295 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - CREATE WITH CRITTERS
Addicted to Stamps #118 MASCULINE


Thanks for stopping by,
Katrina x

So many presents

Hello peeps

I've got another pink card to share with you today.

This image is 'So many presents' from the 'Party & Cake' Art Pad from LOTV (retired).  I've matted her on Nitwit papers - 'Always and Forever Solid' and 'Romance and Roses'. The sentiment in the corner is a clear stamp from LOTV 'Sentiments to Fit Scroll'.

To bling it up a bit I added glitter to the flower on her hat and the hem of her dress.

For embellishments I've coloured some plain white mulberry paper flowers with a pink alcohol marker (Marvy V750) and glued some sparkly gems in the centre. The large gem is coloured with Graph'It marker 9307 to make it darker.

I made 'leaves' from the petals of a large flower - I coloured them with GI marker 9303 and then dabbed them with PVA glue and sprinkled glitter on.

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

Crafty Time Make it Sparkle
The Craft Barn Hat(s)
In The Pink #86 - BLING IT ON!
Allsorts Challenge Blog #346 - Girly and Sparkly
Glitter n Sparkle #171 Monochrome
The Ribbon Girl - January Any Image
Fan-Tastic Tuesday 120: anything goes with a twist ... Make it Girly
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #142 FABULOUS FLOWERS plus ribbon
Creative Inspirations #343 - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch! (I've added ribbon and an extra flower)

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Little Skater

Hello peeps.

Todays card features a lovely stamp called Little Skater from All Dressed Up. Isn't she adorable?

I coloured her in with my Graph'It markers:

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4180

Hair: 1210, 1230, 1270

Top: 4120, 4125, 4150

Skirt: 0000, 5115, 5135

Ground/Skates: 9500

I've added glittery highlights with Zig 2-way Glue and Glamour Dust.

Apart from the large dark cream rose, all the flowers are from my shopping spree at Wild Orchid Crafts. Oodles of deliciousness :D

The sentiment stamp is from the For You set by Lili of the Valley. The papers are from the Romance and Roses collection by Nitwit - I made the flower paper lighter by increasing the brightness in Irfanview (this is a very handy free image viewer with some simple features for adjusting your pictures).

 I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
All Dressed Up #47 Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog #346 - Girly and Sparkly
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #260 Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday 408 - A bit of fun!
Send a Smile 4 Kids  Birthday 4 Kids

The Ribbon Girl - January Any Image
Creative Craft Cottage #55 Release The Glitter
Creative Inspirations #342 - Floral
Where The HeART Is #5 Anything Goes
 Craft your passion - #295 Anything Goes
In The Pink #85 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by,

Katrina x

Rosie Posy

Hello lovely peeps. Hope you're having a great weekend.

Just a quick card this evening which I've made using one of the images from the retired Lili of the Valley art pads 'Party and Cake'. My hands are a bit gyppy at the moment so I'm limiting my colouring in where possible.

For inspiration I used Sketch #5 from the old Lili of the Valley blog

and added the flowers/ribbon in the corner.

The two main papers are from the Butterfly Kisses collection from Nitwit. I adjusted the brightness of the dotty one before printing but I'm thinking it's too pale now I'm looking at it on the finished card. The small scrap of check paper is from the Country Meadow collection and the greeting is one of the stamps in the 'Simply Sophisticated' set from Lili of the Valley.

The gorgeous paper flowers are from Prima and I've added Creative Expressions dazzlers for the centres.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
http://sendasmile4kids  Birthday Fun
Allsorts Challenge Blog #346 - Girly and Sparkly
Fab'n'Funky challenge #287 For a child
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #260 Anything Goes
A gem of a challenge #160 FEMALE BIRTHDAY
Creative Inspirations #342 - Florals
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Jan  
Southern Girls - One For The Girls
Inspiration Destination #68 Anything Goes 
As you like it - Favourite Paper or Non Paper Project (and why) - Has to be paper for me, they're so pretty. Even if I'm making something with MDF/mountboard  etc. I have to cover it in paper :) 

 Thank you for stopping by,

Katrina x