No Square or Rectangles Cards Allowed at the Winter Wonderland

Hi all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the 

Winter Wonderland

where you still do not need to use Christmas images if you do not want too.

The theme this time is hosted by the lovely Linda and it is

No Square or Rectangle Cards Allowed

we are sponsored this time around by the wonderful

Crimson Cloud

Now you may have noticed that so far this year I have not made a Xmas card, so this is my first of many.  I got some lovely dies for Xmas so just had to play with them, so here for you is my design team inspirational piece, but don't forget to hop over to the main challenge site to check out some more fabulous eye candy from the WW Teamies.

I made a very large snowflake card :)

The base is a grand nestie scallop circle with a smaller grand normal circle of some gorgeous papers that I got from Grimsby Crafts, along with the adorable image which is a Nellie Snellen.  The roses are from Wild Orchid and have been airbrushed as has the image plate with BG23.  The dies used are from Dies to Die for and is a Memory Box die called "Snowflake corner" I have cut this out several times to surround the image plate.

The image has been coloured with copics in the BG range in the main, but have used liquid appliqué for the falling snow, polar white flowersoft for the fluff on his little coat and ice stickles around the image plate and on the roses.

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors for taking the time to leave me such lovely and inspirational comments and for allowing me the opportunity to visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Crafty Creations - Swirly Whirly

Paper Pretties - Texture

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Card makers - monochrome

Pollycraft Monday - Chill Out

Scrapper's Delight - Anything Goes

Craft a Scene - A Winter Scene

Challenge Up Your Life - Tone on Tone Monochrome

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Hugs and enjoy your day

Kate

xxx

A Very Special Male Birthday Card

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

Today I am showing you a card for my Big Brother, whose birthday it is today.  He supports Liverpool so that explains it really :)

So here is the card I made him

I cannot remember the name of the image but got it from Grimsby Crafts, along with the papers and the black pearls.  The base layer and contrast is black pearlescent card.

Edited: thank you Denise and Louise

The image is 

Football Mad and is from the Nostalgia range by Papermania 

Here is a close up of the copic coloured image

He also got a lovely gift from my little sister from Zanzibar :) and a bottle of brandy from us.

I would like to thank all of my followers and visitors for taking the time to leave such inspirational comments, which allow me to come visit you in return.

I would like to enter this CAS card into the following challenges

Celebrate the Occasion - Birthday

Papertake - Anything Goes

Cards for men - Seeing Red

Make it Mondays - Always Anything Goes

Sew Many Cards - Anything Goes

Think that is about all, enjoy the rest of your evening

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Hugs and Kisses from the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

This week the theme has been chosen by the very talented Helen and she has chosen

Hugs and Kisses

I had a few ideas in my head for this one, but they all came tumbling down as the cuttlebug broke, but as the Big Shot arrived so swiftly to replace, I was able to get this one finished :)

So here is my first card created using my Big Shot, my inspirational piece for you all :)  but don't forget to hop over to the site to see who the amazing sponsor is this week and to check out the rest of the Design Teams fabulous pieces.

I created an easel Valentines card.  The papers are Kanban from Grimsby Crafts, the base layer and contrast is a deep textured green card from the Hobby House.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid, airbrushed with RV91.  The bling gems are from the Hobby House.  Ribbon from a win, cheesecloth from my stash.  Leaves cut out of left overs.  Now the large heart is an example kindly provided by Tracy at Dies to Die for as is the little tag for the sentiment, aren't they fabulous, can you guess what is on my wish list next.  Here is also the cherish border that caused me so many problems, but doesn't it look stunning.

Here are a few close ups

The return with the Cherish border slightly snipped to reveal the sentiment.

The image coloured in copics

The easel itself with the lovely Memory Box dies

A little closer on the heart dies (hubby hope your looking - for my wish list) and the little sentiment tag.

Now as always I would like to thank all my wonderful visitors for their lovely inspirationally kind comments, which allows me to hop on back over to visit them in return.

 I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges, thank you to Feline for the assistance in this

Crafty Ann's - Love is in the air

Delicious Doodles - All Loved Up

Fairy tale - Love Love Love

Mami Dooles - For A Loved One

By The Cute and Girly - Love is in the Air

Creatalicious - Love, punched border, ribbon, flowers and bling

Fresh Brewed - Love

Joanna Sheen - Love is in the air

Crafty Purple Frog - Show us Some Love

Delightful Challenges - punches and dies

Digi Doodle - Love is in the Air

Little Miss Muffet - Valentine/Love

MAWTT - At least one clearly visible heart

Sassy Studio - Valentines

Creative Belli - hearts / Valentine

Truly Scrumptious - Love / Hearts

Hugs Kate 

xx

700 Follower Blog Candy

Good evening to you all

I am here this evening as planned, to tell you all who the winner of my 700 follower candy is

Mr Random did his bit

and chose number 23

The winner is

Dianne

Congratulations Dianne, if you would like to mail me here with your snail mail address and I will at the weekend post this little parcel off for you:)

Thank you to everyone for your interest, and do not be disappointed as I sort of went over the 800 mark, which means some more yummy candy to follow soon

Hugs 

Kate

xxx

Be My Valentine with the Emerald Faerie Garden Design Team

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the 

Emerald Faerie Garden

The theme this time around is

Be My Valentine

I have changed the colour to suit the person that this card is going to as it is a colour favourite for her

So here is my design team inspirational piece

A Valentine's Card

Made with purple mirror card wow what bling!!!

The base layer and contrast is the purple mirror card, with papers from the Bloomsbury Pad which I purchased at Grimsby Crafts.  The frame around the image is a Cheery Lynn, yep a new addition to my craft stash. Matt very kindly poked out all the cut out bits bless him, love ya hun!!  The sentiment is sat on a nestie tag with some more of the ribbon I won threaded through it.  I have used spun sugar distress ink and a scroll stamp to edge the sentiment.

Here is a close up of the image 

the image is called

Willy & Mia

and can be purchased 

here

The image is coloured in copics as always

Now here is a slight different angle, to hopefully show you that I have decoupaged the wings and her skirt, but they are not stuck on flat decoupage but angled from the body, hope you can see it

It allows the image to be under the frame but the decoupage to be on top of the frame.

I would like to Thank all of my wonderful visitors, who take the time to leave such inspirational and kind comments on my work, which allows me to hop on over to visit you all in return.

I would like to remind you all that my 700 follower candy is now running and can be entered here

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Cheery Lynn - Sweethearts

Hooked on Crafts - Something Bright

House of Gilli - Love

Paper Pretties - Love

Stamps R Us - Valentine/Love

Paper Sundaes - Valentines

The Crafty Pad - Valentine

Allsorts - One or More Heart

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

hugs

Kate

xxx

Love Themed Creation and Blog Hop Over at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today is a super exciting day as not only is it my second time of posting for the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, 

it is also a the first blog hop of the year, with the little critters too.  

If you have arrived from the very talented Jennifer, then you are on the right track, if not go back to the main site or see below to pick up the correct path.

So this weeks theme chosen by the very talented Christine is

Loved Themed Creation 

which must have more than one Heart

Now with this being a special week, there are extra sponsor prizes as well as Design Team prizes, isn't that great, so you just don't want to miss out on this challenge or hop.

As usual with hops, you need to enter a card to meet this weeks theme.  To hop around following the list below and leave a little lurrrrrrrve with each of my sister meeces, once you have completed the hop, leave your final comment with the challenge site, how easy is that. 

Now if you get lost at any point then do hop back to the 

main challenge site to pick up from your slight detour :)

or see below...

You are going to see some lush creation on your trip, so get prepared with a beverage of your choice and then go for it........................

Now the full list of places to visit is here, should you need it
 America Kuhn
Christine Craig
Dorte Kvist
Heather Gilfoy Bond
Jennifer Woodward
Kate Wiles, (Jan GDT & DT)
Lori Barnett
Lorraine Aquilina
Natascha Banning
Paula Holifield, (Jan GDT & DT)
Stacy Morgan
Sue Cooper "Scoopy"
Sue Drees
Sue Kment
Tracy Thompson

I suppose we should look at all the amazing prizes too

House-Mouse Designs

$25 HMD GC

 Pink Gem Designs 

3 digi Images

Die Cut Dreams

Winners choice /DCD- a selection of Cards and stands

Joanna Sheen

Gruffies set

Pricilla Styles

A $10 Gift Cert to priscillastyles store.  (GC good for Digis only)

Plus lots of DT gifts along the way, see them all along your travels,

 including mine so here it is

now what did I create for this week's theme well I tried to stay clear of red, white and black so here we go with my unusual colours

I made an Anniversary Easel Card

So the base layer is a pale green with some of those lovely Papermania Capsule Collection Mono's from the yellow stack.  The MS POTP is the double heart, the edge punch under the image is the MS single decorative heart.  The large heart is also an MS and the sentiment on the return is the nestie heart scallop and plain. The image plate has been airbrushed as has the image and the flowers with Y06.  The sentiment on the image is by Paula Pascual and on the return My Sentiments Exactly. Pearls from the Hobby House and a mint stickles has been added to the flowers. The ribbon is from my stash.

Here is the image close up

All coloured in copics, the blending on the roses uses the BG range and the Y range.

Now where are you going from here, well that would be to the very talented 

Lori

So don't forget to leave some lurrrrrrrrve here before you go and if you want to enter my other 700 follower candy then click here

Hugs and Happy Hopping

Kate

xx

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Allsorts Challenge Blog - One or More Hearts

Sweet Stampin - Must Stamp Animals

Mami Doodles - For  A Loved One

The Poodles Parlour - Love

Simply Create - Love is in the Air

Wags n Whiskers - Love

Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love/Animals

DRS Designs - Hearts

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Mad for Markers - A new colour combination

Let's see the Ribbons over at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the theme this week chosen by the very talented Franz and she has chosen the wonderful theme of

Ribbons

We have two amazing sponsors this week

Heather's Hobbie Haven

who is kindly offering

$15 Voucher

and

Whimsy Stamps

who are kindly offering the winner

5 digital stamps of the Winners Choice

So with all that excitement on to my creation which is just up my street, loved creating this piece, but don't forget to hop on over and see the rest of the design teams amazing creations.  Also don't forget to hop and see what fabulous sponsor we have for this week.

Here is my Design Team inspirational piece

I decided to make an 8" x 8" Birthday card

The base layer and contrast here is a deep pink paper with some lovely papers from the Kanban collection, that I purchased from Grimsby Crafts.  The edge punch is the MS little daisy which has been layered and finished with some little pale blue pearls from the Hobby House.  The flowers are all from Wild Orchid and have been airbrushed as has the sentiment and image plate with B23.  The ribbon was from a win and totally gorgeous to work with and felt that as the theme was ribbon had to go a little OTT with it.  The fronds on the flowers is a Marianne die.

Here are some of those all important close ups

The flowers with just a little sprinkling of stickles platinum glitter

and the image

Kenny K coloured in copics, as it is a digi image I oversized it and used my grand nestie circle and circle scallop, so that only part of the image was showing, she lost half her legs bless her.

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

Don't forget my candy which has a couple of more days to run and can be entered here

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Charisma Cardz - Pretty in Pink

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Bloomin Marvellous

Crafts and Me - Pink and Sparkly 

Little Darlings Challenges - Polka Dots

My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Pearls and Swirls

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Swirls and Pearls with the Winter Wonderland Design Team

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Winter Wonderland

with the challenge this week hosted by the amazing Miria, the theme this week is

Swirls and Pearls

We are sponsored by

who are very generously giving the winner a $15 Gift Certificate



Here is my design team inspirational piece, however don't forget to hop on over and see what the rest of the amazing team have created to inspire you.

The base colour and contrast on this card is a yellow paper with those gorgeous Papermania Capsule Collection Liquorice Mono papers.  I have used an MS POTP to create an extra delicate layer and used lots of swirls and pearls, along with two little bows from the Papermania collection.  Not too many flowers sorry on this one, but there are so many of them on the papers and the image.

Here is a close up of the image

This is one of my new Penny Black images, coloured in copics, the sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly.  The ladybird has been coated in glossy accents to make him stand out and shine, not sure you can see this in the photo though.

I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave me such inspirational and kind comments, and this then allows me to hop on over and visit you in return.

Don't forget my candy which has a couple of more days to run and can be entered here

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Moving Along With The Times - Bloomin Marvellous

Paper Crafting Journey - Floral 

My Mum's Craft Shop - Flowers

The Paper Shelter - Pearls and Swirls

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Whimsy - Pearls or Bling

Everybody Art Challenge - Swirls

Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes

Hugs and Enjoy Your Day

Kate

xxx

Food or Drink with the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the theme being chosen by the very talented Francesca of

Food or Drink

We are sponsored this week by the Stamping Boutique

who are kindly donating 3 digis of choice to the winner

So on with my DT inspirational piece, I went with the Food element this time around and with my favourite little critters

The base layer is a deep pink, with the contrast papers from a stack from Grimsby Crafts, the flowers are all from Wild Orchid and have been airbrushed with R83, the ribbon is from the Hobby House as is the decorative corner.  The image of course is House Mouse :) The sentiments are My Sentiments Exactly.

and a close up of the image coloured in copics

I would as always like to say Thank you to all my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave such inspirational comments, which allows me the opportunity to hop on over and visit them in return.

I would like to remind you all that my 700 follower candy is now running and can be entered here and for those of you who have already noticed the 800 candy needs shopping for, not that I need an excuse to go shopping for crafting bits lol xx

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenge

Clearly Inspired - Pastels

Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes

Paper Play - Ribbon every which way

right off shopping, so enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Thrilled to Be Featured On

Hiya just a quick post with no new images

Now you all know that recently had to create some African themed 3D decoupage cards for my sister,  well I was sort of new to this, so thrilled to have been featured on the Unstampabelles challenge site

To show examples of the sort of work that you can enter into the challenge, along with some other stunning creations giving you the overall idea.

Thank you ladies for featuring my card.

So if you do 3D decoupage work and want a location to enter challenges, this is one of them

I would as always like to say Thank you to all my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave such inspirational comments, which allows me the opportunity to hop on over and visit them in return.

I would like to remind you all that my 700 follower candy is now running and can be entered here

Hope you will hop over and give it a try

Hugs

Kate

xx

Get Well with Mo Manning for a Man

Good evening to you all in the land of blog

came home today to find that blogger is playing up just a tad, all my linkz for my DT's not showing so finding it very frustrating not being able to get around you all, but I am persevering.  Hope to be with you all soon and now the internet is playing up too, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Don't you just hate techie issues.

Today I am going to show you one of two get well cards for people at work, it appears to be the time of year for it.

The first card is for my new boss, he is not able to drive for a while and must be missing us in the office too (or maybe not we are all female, he is probably getting peace) anyway this is a new purchase specially for the occasion from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop

I decorated the inside too

The base layer and contrast for this male variety is a dull gold pearlescent, and the papers are gorgeous and NEW in at Grimsby Crafts, gonna have to get some more :)  I have used a MS POTP to frame the image.

I have used the Sky stamp to stamp some additional gold around the image, and the image has been coloured with copics. (yep back to colouring)

I would as always like to say Thank you to all my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave such inspirational comments, which allows me the opportunity to hop on over and visit them in return.

I would like to remind you all that my 700 follower candy is now running and can be entered here

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenge

DP2 Challenge - Clean and Simple

I know just the one, but internet is right playing up tonight

Hope you are not having the same issues and enjoy your eveing

hugs

Kate

xx