Playing Catch Up...

Just because I have so much to post, I'm going to try and get through it all in the next few weeks to catch up!

This was a card for friends, so a normal size for a change!  I used the toppers from a recent Hunkydory kit from create and craft as is the mirri.  The ribbon was from QVC as were the flowers.  The centre's are pearl brads from papermania .

I used spellbinders Nestabillities Stately Circles for the "New Home" matt and Nestabillities Timeless Rectangles for the main topper backing & the doily is from Hobbycraft.

Paper is by My Minds Eye.  All edged with a Rocket Red Momento Ink Pad also from QVC years ago!

Look out for more posts this week!

Kay

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Eek! ...It's been a month! Happy Birthday to Ewe...

Oops get carried away with making so much stuff that I forget to post them!  

This is a card made on request for a girl who is from New Zealand. A4 again. I used papers by Papermania and the daisies are from a show at Sandown a few years ago.  See I knew I would need them eventually!

The pins are from create & craft and the ribbon is from my local craft store. I used a type face stamp for the tag and did a play on words to make it a more fun card.

I covered the sheep with white flocking and decoupaged him.  I love his eyes!

I think he turned out well as not something I've been asked for before!

Till next time

Kay

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Never enough time!

Well I never got round to the daylight picture for my last post!!!  

I have been busy with work, the kids and making cards again so the blog suffers and although I would like to be able to do this more I can only do what I can in the time I have.

So a few cards have been made again!  I seem to get about 4 a weekend to do and as mostly A4 and busy kids with social lives I made my mums birthday card yesterday and her birthday is today!  Just been to Hobbycraft for supplies for pressies and for me!  Also finally got some Flitter Glu from Indigo Blu.  It's awesome!  

So this is the smallest card I've made in years!  It was the left over paper from making a larger card, the Auntie tag and butterfly are by Hunkydory from Create & Craft.  The flower die is a Bigz die by Tim Holtz Tattered Florals.  The background paper is a vintage set I picked up from Hobbycraft a few years ago and I think the pink paper is from Tim Holtz again.

Took this pic to show the dimension on the card!

The full front of the card.  It was teeny compared to my usual makes yet it had the biggest flower!

Sent to my other half's Auntie who told his dad she loved it!  That's what counts even though it was scraps it was still made with love!

Kay

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4th Birthday Bunny...

I was so pleased with this little creation that I had to share it this time of night with no info!  I will update this tomorrow with text and a picture taken in daylight!

Kay

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Steampunk Trio...

I love these stamps from Kanban, such a shame they didn't survive in the crafting world. 

I used my spectrum noir's again and the paper is just from my stash that I found at my local craft shop Carshalton Craft.  

The Happy Birthday stamp is by Kirsty Wiseman and the tag is spellbinders.

The ribbon is from QVC and again local craft shop.

Lets see if I can keep up the daily posts!

Kay

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New Year, new crafty stuff...

Happy New Year to all that follow my blog posts, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

I got what I wanted for Christmas as I ordered it!  Men! 

After using pro markers for a few years and seeing how the spectrum noir pens work I decided to make the switch.  I bought half and got the rest as pressie's! The colours are so vibrant and easy to blend, although I think I need some super smooth paper as mine started to fluff a little when doing the blue as there was so much ink! 

My new year's resolution is to make a male card every time I make a female card as every time I need one I never have one ready made!

Decorated using free papers and embellishments from a magazine, some scrap embossed and leaf patterned papers, ribbon and buttons on sale now at Hobbycraft as Christmas buttons!  All edged with lake mist adirondak ink pad.

 I used the media mixage papers from spellbinders for the topper, the other paper is brown handmade paper and WRMK 6x6 paper pad. The ribbon is from a qvc pack.  The candles & happy birthday are from a stampin up set and the tag is from a gorjuss set. The rosette is a Tim Holtz die. All edges are inked with Blue denim distress ink.

 Here are my 1st attempts using my spectrum noir pens with the full set trying out different skin tones.  The paper is a bit fluffy for colouring but it will do while I'm practicing blending the inks!

The full 168 set. Happy me!

My main pressie was an ebosser, I was making so many A4 cards or quantities of cards last year I wanted an A4 platform machine, so I got it!  I have only managed to play with it once but it cut out my Sizzix dies beautifully!

Till next time

Kay

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Never enough time in a day!

So busy making cards again that I forget to post!

Made a few more baby & kids cards recently and all but one have been received so here are those few...

I think this is one of my favorite cards that I have ever made, it's up there with Evie's (my daughter's) 7th birthday card! Made for a guy at work celebrating the birth of his daughter. A4 again.

A close up of the topper which could have just been a normal sized card by itself! 

I was asked to make these for a twins 1st birthday!  These were just normal sized cards for a change!

and the last two are a maternity leave card and congratulations card for the same polish lady, hence the language!

Only 2 more A4 birthday cards to just add a finishing touch too and 1 more to make tomorrow night then I can finally start making some christmas cards! Every year I vow to start in January and here we are again, no cards and no time!!!

Kay

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