You're My Favourite Catch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning again

thought I ought to hop on for the last time to remind you that today is the last chance to enter both my own candy and the candy on the 

Wild Rose Studio Inspiration page

I also have another card that I made for my beloved Matt, this time from myself.

Again masculine is not normally my thing but did so love working with these new papers.

  I used three panels die cut with the rectangle pierced die a fabulous sentiment and three buttons threaded with twine.  The buttons are available from Crafty Ribbons

See the links in where I shop

Here is the close up and this time the image is coloured in distress inks

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

I will be back tomorrow with the winner of the candy :) and some new relrelease inspiration

 Kate 

xx

Mouse on Presents and candy last call

Good morning to you all

As you know by now, today is my day to share with you a creation made with those fabulous 

Wild Rose Studio 

products.  I made this one whilst cooling of from the gorgeous sunshine, but remember those new releases are out soon so keep watching.....................

Using

Image - Mouse on Presents

Papers - Bella

Sentiment - Birthday Circles

I wanted to go lighter with the colours on the image

Here is a close up of the sweet image on this occasion coloured with copics

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Also it is coming to the end of the current candy in my sidebar so if you have not already, please do hop and join in, would hate you to miss out.

Hugs Kate 

xx

Happy Birthday Step Dad

Good morning to you all

The first thing I need to do today is wish my beloved and very special Matt a Happy Birthday, as I type this without him knowing about it, he sits opposite me smiling away at the computer on his desk, but know he will check my post :)

So this card is the card I made at the request of my son for him

I normally struggle with masculine cards but loved making this one, hope he likes it

I treated myself to a new embossing folder and I also got some guilding wax, so I found this fabulous turquoise blue card and got to work.  You can just see the raised areas with the guilding wax on them.  I used black as the contrast.  I found my garden twine stuff and ran a layer across the card, placed some turquoise ribbon from my stash on top of this before adding the image plate and image.  I finished off with some black buttons and two black pins.

Here is the closeup of the image coloured in copics

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I still have candy on offer, the last few days, see the sidebar :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Stamped Blessings - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Summer Lovin

Stamp and Create - Birthdays

Simon Wednesday - Emboss it

Hugs Kate 

xx

New Release Expected Any Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good evening to you all

Just thought I would pop on and let you know that there is a new release and that some shops are already taking pre orders on this one, and I can tell you that it is going to be another exciting release

Here is the teaser for you

you can see them on the

What's New Page

of the 

Wild Rose Studio Web site

Keep watching...........................

hugs

Kate

xx

Creative Blog Hop

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  

I am here today with something a little different.  The gorgeous Pam from Pami's Crafty Creations asked me to join in with the Creative Bloggers Hop. 

Its a continuous Hop every Monday with a host of different inspirational bloggers taking part each week .  Thank you Pam for asking me, it is an honour to be here!

I have known Pam for a long time, she was a regular entrant in the Winter Wonderland Challenge and then joined the Hobby House Design Team almost a year ago now and always produces such gorgeous pieces to inspire you all.

 So onto the questions.

1. What am I working on?

oh gosh!! I have so many things running around in my head at the moment, that I would love to create and for a few weeks I will be in play mode.  I am ahead with my DT work so lots of play time ahead and lots of new crafty stash to learn how to use.  I want to try some new things like my Card-io stamping.  But I suppose if I have to answer what I am actually working on now, I am just starting to create a 40th Wedding Anniversary Card and a Special Glass Etching piece for my favorite Aunt and Uncle.

2. How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I think I am like so many other fabulous crafters who just enjoy creating.  I suppose I am quite diverse and do like to turn my hand to everything and anything.  I think I am known for my love of ribbons and use of Wild Rose Studio products overall.

3. Why do I write/create what I do?

I started crafting in 2009, wow that seems such a long time ago.  I think I started for something to do because my beloved Matt took up fishing.  The idea was that I could create the cards for the family occasions, however it did not take long I suppose for me to continue to venture in other crafty areas.  I suppose creativity is in my blood and if I was not doing what I am doing, I would be doing something else creative in it's space.

4. How does your writing/creative process work?

Blimey these questions do seem to get harder.  It really depends.  If I am creating to showcase a new product then this is normally the starting point, although if I am just in my creative flair moments, I form ideas in my head and then try recreate them in real life................sometimes this works and sometimes it does not quite, but then Matt is always helpful and so long as I explain to him what my vision was like, he can normally find a solution to any hiccups I have in the translation.

I now need to nominate fellow craters to carry on the Hop

Kelly

I met Kelly through blog land too.............sounds like I live in blog land lol.  Kelly creates such beautiful pieces so soft and pretty with lots of glitter, simply stunning, you should take a look at her blog.

Cathy

I met Cathy through blog land and she creates the most amazing and beautiful cards, she is currently on the DT for Craft Room Challenges

Well, that’s it from me, I have you have enjoyed my Creative Blog Hop and that you have enjoyed finding out a bit more about me! 

Have a wonderful day

Love and Hugs

Kate

x

Leaving Card and whoop whoop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning to you all

Starting today I am on my college holiday which means as you can guess play time :)  so many things I want to have a go at.  But before I can I have the carpenter coming to sort out my kitchen, which is much needed, but requires Matt and I to empty the kitchen.......................... I am sure we will be exceedingly quick!!

So my creation I am sharing with you today is a Leaving card for the lady that the etched mirror was for, we shall miss her but I am sure she will have some wonderful interesting years ahead of her.  So here is the card that everyone signed, so much so I had to extend the signing pages by adding to the rear of the card.

Now the lady is owl mad, so I was asked to add an owl on the front, I knew just the one to use.

The image is from

Crafty Ribbons

it is a pre coloured topper and you can find them here
there are several matching owl ribbons here

the ribbon I have used can be found here Gold and Cream Two Tone

The papers are K & Co, these along with all of the embellishments are from the Hobby House, the flowers are from Clickit4Crafts, Wild Orchid Crafts and the Hobby House
  All of the links to the locations I purchase my crafty bits from can be found in my where I shop page, above.
The sentiment is computer generated to include the owl to match the card

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I still have candy on offer, see the sidebar :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

As you like it - Favourite Sentiment and why

Delightful - Ribbon

Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes

Hugs Kate 

xx

Some Bunny Needed a Thank you

Good morning to you all

As you know by now, today is my day to share with you a creation made with those fabulous 

Wild Rose Studio 

products.  This is one of those images I coloured up whilst trying to keep cool at the weekend, had such fun, then decided when it got cooler in my craft room to use some of my purchases from Summer Crafting.  The tiny wreath around the edge is made from Card-io stamps, little tiny ones, such fun :)

Using

Image - Bunnies on Present

A CAS card for me but still full of flowers :) and will fit in an envelope for posting.

Here is a close up of the sweet image on this occasion coloured with copics

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I have candy running in my sidebar

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Pink

Crafty Sentiments - Hand coloured image

Fantastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Sister of Craft - Anything Goes

Visible Image - Anything Goes

Hugs Kate 

xx

Boxed Beauty Inspiration for Crafty Ribbons

Good morning to you all

Today is my chosen day to inspire you for 

Crafty Ribbons Inspirations

So I am hoping to inspire you to use up your old boxes, this piece originally started with an old MDF box that I was given, the side had broken off so I need to glue it back together, I do so love up-cycling

I just could not resist using those gorgeous Wedding Owl ribbons, although this was not created for a wedding, so just shows you how versatile the ribbons are

Wedding Owl Ribbon - With Love Bridal White

Wedding Owl Ribbon - BELIEVE Bridal White

I gave the MDF a coat of gesso, before adding some lovely papers I ordered from the Hobby House.  I then added some lace from Grimsby Crafts.  I added lots of pearl strings and a pearl flourish from the Hobby House, before adorning with that gorgeous ribbon.  

 I finished off with an assortment of flowers from Clickit4Crafts, Wild Orchid Crafts and ebay :) all in white and creams.

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I still have candy running in the side bar :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Love of Ribbon

Wags N Whispers - Anything Goes

Anything But a Card - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Ribbon and Lace

Kate

x

Etched Mirror

Good evening to you all

and wow what a hot one it has been, those expected storms did not arrive however a huge swarm of queen ants did.  Had to keep the dog in, so she did not lay on them, whilst I was working away in my craft room.

I thought I would share with you a mirror that I etched for a lovely lady at work that is leaving as a special present from my boss and myself.

So here it is

I love how it turned out, but photographing was an issue, as I kept getting myself in the reflection.  So finally took this shot of it on my floor :) missing me out the shot..............

Just a quick reminder that I still have Wild Rose Studio Candy running in my side bar, for those of you that have not entered yet.

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge

Silhouette Challenge - Glass Etching

Hugs Kate 

xx

Birthday Gazebo with Crafty Ribbons DT

Good morning to you all

Today is the next Ribbon Challenge at the

Crafty Ribbons Challenge Blog

The theme this time around is

Fairies and Ribbon

I decided to make a Gazebo that I had seen on the silhouette on line store.  I have found that if I print my images off at work, they are so much better.  So after sending the little fairies to work, and my work colleague saying how much her daughter would love them.  I explained what I was making with them.  I then asked her if she would like it when it was finished and she said yes and I understand it is going to sit on top of her daughters birthday cake.  So here is my creation but do check out the rest of the inspiration by the very talented design team.  

The gazebo is cut from two 12 x 12 white pages from the Papermill.  I added some of those gorgeous pearl strings from the Hobby House all the way down each of the sections, before threading through the large gold ribbon and the smaller ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.  The fairy images are from Emerald Fairies.  I coloured them all up in my copics and then cut them all out ready for positioning.  The little butterflies were coloured in copics to match the images as was the sentiment on the top, which I airbrushed.  I added glitter to all of the butterflies around the sentiment and also on the wings of the images.  So pleased how it turned out and think it will look amazing on the cake.  All of the links to the locations I purchase my crafty bits from can be found in my where I shop page, above.

Here are some more photo's at different angles

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I still have candy on offer, see the sidebar :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Digital Stamps and SVG files - Anything But a Card

ABC - P for pearls

Emerald Fairies - Birthday

Fairies Challenge - Fairies

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Things with wings and ribbon

Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Hugs Kate 

xx

Teddy with Gerbera with the Wild Rose Studio

Good morning to you all

As you know by now, today is my day to share with you a creation made with those fabulous 

Wild Rose Studio 

products.  But before I go on, I just want to apologise for my tardiness of commenting, this will resume back to normal shortly, just a tad busy at the moment.  

Anyway this is one of those images I coloured up whilst it was raining and horrible, well it just has to be done

Using

Image - Teddy with Gerbera
Papers - Icing on the Cake
Die - Corner Flourish

I made a birthday card for a sister

The base colour and contrast is kraft card.  I have added one of my new sentiments, they are a little big but have every saying going, I got them from Grimsby Crafts :)  I added glitter to the centre of the flowers some gold pearls and a little tiny heart rhinestone from the Hobby House and some yellow wire edged ribbon from Crafty Ribbons.  All the links to the shops are on my page above.

Here is a close up of the sweet image on this occasion coloured in DI

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I have candy running in my sidebar

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with a hand made bow

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Birthdays

Without Words - Cute and Fluffy

Hugs Kate 

xx

It's Summer with the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Hi all

As you know I am a floater for the

House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge

so today I am floating by to let you know about the next theme 

which is 

Summertime

but before I move on I just wanted to say what a fabulous weekend I had, I got to meet up with a very old blogging buddy (not that she is old at all, I have known her years) but never met her, so I was thrilled to meet up with Marianne this weekend, and lovely to meet Deborah and Janet too.  So I suppose I ought to show you my new stash, as I cannot wait to start playing with it, such a shame I had to clear a couple of orders on Sunday otherwise, I would have played already :)

Any guesses on what I will be heading for first, as I have a couple of new for me, items here?

Now I have had lots of time to play recently which I am really enjoying and this is some of my copic playing, I was inspired to play this time by one of the Hobby House Design Team members Pam, who had created a gorgeous card and coloured the sea, so I went off on a mission, after four attempts and lots of guidance from the Hubby, I finally think I got it, but lots more practicing to move forward too, I think.  As with all things practicing makes perfect.

So here is what I created but don't forget to hop on over and see what else those fabulous design team members and our guests have made to inspire you

I made a generic card

The base layer and contrast on this one is a lovely deep turquoise blue.  I have used some of those gorgeous "Icing on the Cake" papers from Wild Rose Studio and then my new MFT pierced die to cut out the image.  I added a few Stamposaurus sentiments and those little House Mouse footprints to finish

Here is that copic coloured close up

As always I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers for their inspiring comments, which encourage me and allow me to hop over in return to see their gorgeous work and welcome my new followers.

Just a quick reminder of the WRS candy on offer, it is in my sidebar :)

I would like to enter the following challenges

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Water

Allsorts - Splish, Splash, Splosh

Digidesign - Summer Fun

Gruffies & Guests - Anything Goes Summer

Little Claire's - Summertime

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Bluebell in Pastel's

Good morning to you all

It's Friday again and today I have a lovely soft Christmas card to share

Wild Rose Products are

Image - Bluebell with Saddle

Sentiments - Christmas Labels

Papers - Festive Wishes

The base layer is white as is the contrast.  I distressed all the edges and layered up three different papers to match this weeks theme at the Winter Wonderland.  I added some Rhinestone flourishes, some rhinestones, a couple of feathers a click it 4 crafts lilly, two memory box rolled flowers and a pink poinsettia from my stash, along with a couple of pearls.  The pearls and rhinestones are from the Hobby House, the link is in my side bar.

Here is a close up of our dear Bluebell, coloured in copics with a little Atyou glitter pen and stickles too.

As always I would like to welcome my new followers and thank all my visitors for their fabulous comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget that I have candy on offer at the moment for you WRS lovers and there is also some candy on the WRS Inspirational Blog both are in the sidebars :)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Winter Wonderland - Three of Three (3 layers)
Holly Jolly - Christmas Critters
Inky Chicks - Christmas in July
Crafting by Designs - Dies
Stamping Royalty - Anything Goes
As You Like it - Animals - they don't answer back
Red Rubber - Anything Goes

hugs

Kate

xxx

Antique Tilly with the Wild Rose Studio

Good morning to you all,
wow yesterday was such fun, sports day and some very well deserved winners

so you know by now today is my day to show you my playing with those gorgeous 

Wild Rose Studio 

products.  I went with a thank you card this time around.

Using

Image - Tilly with Presents

Papers - Antique Library

Die - Oval Frame

I went with my distress markers again, love the soft look you get

The base layer is brown as is the contrast.  I added a punched panel edged in lace before adding the image.  I then decorated with that gorgeous brown ribbon, a fancy button, a cameo and some pearls from the Hobby House,  along with a couple of their roses and some lilies and a lovely daisy from Clickit4Crafts.  The little pearl frond and flowers are from the local department store.  The sentiment is from the Hobby House.

See my where I shop page for links.

Here is a close up of the image coloured in distress inks

I would like to take a moment to say hello to all my new followers and thank all of my visitors for their wonderful comments, which allows me to hop over and visit you in return.

Don't forget I have candy on offer at the moment, see the link in my sidebar

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Animal Friends -  Dog or Cat

The East Wind - Use Ribbon

Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Love to Create - Fussy and Fancy

Hugs Kate 

xx