Busy craft desk...

It has been a hot desk for a while!  I have made a card or cards everyday for the past few months but had a break the past few days!  Had fun with the kids and actually started a scrapbook page yesterday. Will finish that before bed tonight!

Here are some cards I made recently...    

                                                                Tim Holtz inspired...

For this card I used:
A selection of TH stamps and the Vintage Lace die for the trim.
Black archival ink pad.
Plain black, white and mirri card from Hobbycraft.
Lovingly Barogue (Couture creations) Embossing Folder.
Gems from Poundland.
White ribbon.
Foam Pads & wet glue.

For this card I used:
A selection of TH stamps and the congratulations and happy birthday ticket stamp were free from a magazine.
Blue bazzill cardstock.
White cardstock.
Silver cardstock.
Momento and ink it up ink pads.
Card candi.
Foam pads and tape runner.

The lighter blue on the stamped images is (I think a woodware) embossing powder.  They are really bright! I used a dryer ink pad on the car so I got a patchy effect.  I picked them up at a craft show at olympia years ago but have only just started using them!

This picture doesn't really do these justice, the colour's are like being back in a 90's rave again!!!

Will upload more later in the week, maybe the scrapbook page if I ever finish it!  Pics, layout and words all done but ran out of time!

Kay x

It's been a while....

But I'm back!

What with the kids, work and my mum being in ill then in hospital life has been a bit chaotic for the past few months...I have still been making cards,  for work and family and preparing for my very first craft fair but not spending much time online!

So Just a quick pic update with two cards I made for a couple of lovely ladies at work...

For Fran....


I used a silhouette stars, pram shape and baby frame cut in pink bazzil cardstock & gingham paper all 12x12. Used 2 of each. Decorated it with peel offs, gems and card candi. Used a Martha Stewart punch for the borders and tied the lace ribbon and added a heart charm. All edged with pink ink.

                                                                           For Kalina...



Not sure of the sex of this baby so went for they yellow and green option.  Yellow bazzil this time and green check K & Co card.  Again the Martha Stewart punch, lace and heart charm and the baby tape was from a jar at the till in my local craft shop!  The stamp is from a Stamping Up baby set mounted on mirri.






It was nice to use all the same kind of materials and tools and get two different cards. Next challenge is to scale down the pram and design smaller cards for sale!


And now it's official I am to be a guest designer for http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Exciting times! Please take a look, some lovely card idea's...

Will update with craft stall card pics at the weekend, let's hope it's busy and I sell out!

Till then

Kay xxx

Spellbinder and silhouette....

Finally I got the adapters for my vagabond to use my first spellbinder die!  

Inspired by Sue Wilson and just had to get one of the flower dies to try out!  I found 3 flowers worked best on a 20cm x 20cm card but they looked a little bare so cut out some leaf type shapes and matt's from my silhouette and had a heap of bits ready.

                                                                         Prep!

Sorry about the glare!

I used all the above with Craftwork Cards sentiments and Tim Holtz Vintage Lace Die, Martha Stewart Punch and added some ribbon and lace.  I used glossy accents for the glue as sticks solid straight away!

The papers are all from Bazzil Basics kit from QVC purchased at christmas and some bling was added at the end in the flowers and on their own for more sparkle.  I loved making these and have lots of leaves left over so will do some more spellbinders cutting when I get 10 minutes peace!

The last two designs I am going to make again with my own design of leaf so I can sell them!  I have run out of that lace and the white ribbon so need to go shopping!  They must look realistic, my 2 year old son asked to smell them!!!

I had a very expensive craft weekend without going to any craft shops!  QVC had a sale so purchased a few items there, had to stock up on A4 cards for work cards and purchased some horse stamps from ebay for a craft fair I'm doing in September for Riding For The Disabled.  I am actually quite scared of horse's but one of my oldest friends is a horse nut and there all the time and has made some lovely fridge magnets to sell so we will be sharing a stall.  Can't wait.  Just need to get stock made up ready in time!  

Till next time!

 xxx

Wedding Bells....

Another one for work....

A colleague married last weekend so for a big enough card from all of us was back to A4!  Didn't want it to be to fussy so decided on black and white.  Used my silhouette to cut the letters and hearts and mounted onto mirri board and black card.  Used plain black card from Hobbycraft and some lovely ridged white card which I had a bit of a fight with the printer with but it was worth it!  The gems are from my wonderful poundland stash!  Then used a Tim Holtz Love and key charm around the white ribbon (also from Hobbycraft) to finish it off.  

Really pleased with the result and by looks of the picture's they had a great day and are now having fun in Mexico!

Just making cards ready for a craft fair and starting on Christmas so lots on the go!  

 Kay xxx

Finally... father's day cards!

Thought I had posted these already, goldfish head again! 

I have been making some large cards again, more for work and friends which will be posted once they have received them!

This was made for my dad, Kanban clock paper's used with stampin up bunting punch and a clock embossing folder used on the cardboard (it came in the middle of wrapping paper to protect it!).   Just went over it with white ink. The gold Martha Stewart glitter covered some cheap letters I got from ebay ages ago and never used.  Definite improvement!

This one was for my father in law spent ages on the clock mask but was worth it.  He is an Arsenal supporter so had to add the tinge of red. This is still the card from the inside of the wrapping paper! The sock tag came from a free cd and the button from a bulk buy from hobbycraft.  The dad is made from Vintage Market die by Tim Holtz.  I cut the flags free hand and trying to overcome writing on cards gave it a go!

They both loved their cards and my other half ,well he got given a leftover  (below!) from sales of last year as he does nothing for mother's day I feel I shouldn't use my stash on him!!!  Crystal Palace colours so he was happy!

Got inspired by all the Christmas crafting on tv recently and decided to start making Christmas cards...here is the first of the year!  Sorry the pic is wonky, poor photography!  Have a few more bits ready to make up into cards all ready embossed and glittered.  So will get onto those at the end of this week.

Happy Crafting All!

Kay xxx

Back on it!

Well May was a busy month so my blog has been a little neglected.  First my mum had a stroke and was in hospital for a few weeks and it was my daughter's 6th birthday. Thankfully my mum is home now and improving each day and my daughter loved her day so a better end to the month than the start!

I made a couple of cards using the same layout, A4 in size which were actually very simple but took an age to make due to waiting for the glue to dry each time you fix an item!

Made for a work colleague...

I also had to make a card for my daughters best friend so used the same idea just made it more colourful!

The small card is a money envelope as she wanted to go on a toys r us shop!  Will try and sell these locally I think as everyone has been raving about them!

Made this today, had a hungover other half, kids who are moody and wanted to play in their room so I was happy at my desk for a few hours playing with a new Tim Holtz mask and trying to get ahead of myself for a change!

The brown paper is from the inside of a roll of gift paper and the tag from a free cd from a magazine.  This cost pennies to make!

And finally my daughter's birthday card!

Going to see some boats on the river Thames tomorrow morning and then baking in the afternoon for a street party on Monday so will have to wait and craft again from Tuesday!

DT Call for Funky Hand!

 Showing a few of my favorite creations!  

Card 

A card that I may just put in a frame and not give it away!

I made the topper first playing around with some new Tim Holtz stamps, cut the butterflies using my silhouette onto white paper which I inked and stamped.  Used a Tim Holtz vintage die on some corrigated card and added a coordinating ribbon and button. 

Mini book  

Covered with handmade type paper. Covered and stamped each page and added ribbons and glitter flowers. Stamped and embossed also.

Scrapbooking

My First Two Pages completed approx 2006

A recent page as she is now...

Hope you enjoy looking!