A Birthday Card and an Exciting Occasion

Hello everyone

The sun is out and it is a glorious day for crafting in my little "Beach Hut".  I wish I could say the same about yesterday's trip to the sea side town of Whitby.  My little trip was three hours of travel in the fog, rain and lightening.  I arrived safely after driving on some horrid roads with such steep hills that my poor stomach thought it was at Alton Towers on one of the rides.  I parked in the only car park I could find paid and then walked in the rain to my destination.  I was what you could say a "drip" :((

Anyway today after browsing the challenges out there in blog land I have made a card for my son's girlfriends sister.  My attention was drawn to the creams and greens across many of the challenges and especially to the Just Magnolia sketch.  So I got going and made this little number to meet the following challenges.

Just Magnolia Challenge - A sketch by the very talented Bev

  Stamp Something Challenge - Something cream and green

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Green

Colour Create Challenge - Mint, chocolate and cream

Anyway here it is

The papers are from a luxury stack by DCWV, the lace from our local department store, flower from Running with Scissors and pearls from Hobby House.  The sentiment on the big heart (peel off) not sure where from and the inner sentiment on this easel card is an MSE.  Martha Stewart heart border punch and the large heart punch both from the Hobby House.

The close up of the image coloured with copics

Any way rushing to post this before I go for the revamp at the hairdressers, so must say hello and welcome to my new followers Lindsey, Radha and Pascale.

Finally the exciting occasion, I have been asked to be a Guest Designer over at the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long for Challenge 45, please pop over and have a look at the other work by the DT and by this weeks challenge Guest Designer Radha.

Well must rush in a buzz of excitement, more news to follow.  Wow what a FAB week I have had and what a great start to 2010.

Hugs and lots of excitement

Kate xx

oh will need to link later and proof read - out of time, Hair calling :))

Winter Wonderland Xmas Card

Good evening all

Finally I manage to get around to inking up my newest snowman.  He is fabulous and yes another magnolia, but I needed another snowman to be able to use all my MSE snowman sentiments.  So here is my entry to the Winter Wonderland Challenge - which this week was a very time consuming sketch but then it is a DT call as well.

So here is my interpretation of the sketch using some lovely Fiskars textured paper that I got from the Hobby House before Xmas.  I really really did not want to cut it up, but then it would go to waste if I did not.

So the base dark blue glitter card with the Fiskars lovely snowflake paper on top.  I then used my snowflake embossing folder to create the centre strip.  I backed this with the same base card.  I cut out the little squares in white card stock and again backed these with the same base card.  I used the nesties to cut out the circles and the scalloped circles and embossed the large one with swiss dots to look like falling snow.  The Sentiment is my new Whiff Of Joy collection.  I punched out some little snowflakes to place on the white squares and placed tiny pearls in the centres and then added the contrast dark ribbon with the little bow.

Here is the snowman image coloured with the copics.

I cut the large held snowflake out with the cuttlebug and used smaller punched snowflakes to build the layers adding the little pearl to finish.  I have also used the clear Atyou glitter pen to make him glisten.

The bobble on his hat and the fringe has been raised for depth with liquid applique. I love this effect.

Well tomorrow I am off for a drive to Whitby, so I hope the sun shines nicely for the drive and I look forward to an interesting day.

Well sorry it is short but I am going to watch Australia's Master Chef, I am behind on a few programmes and need to catch up as it is getting down to the nitty gritty bits.

Take care all and thank you for all your recent lovely comments, which always make the working week go so much faster.

Hugs Kate x

A Very Special Glass Birthday Card on a Plinth

Good evening everyone

I could not wait to come home and finish this creation, I have been thinking about it and what I could do to it all day.  

I wasn't really heading for any challenges however I believe that this fits the Creative Card Crew Challenge - Celebrations 

Anyway here it is

The backing paper in the metallic coffee is from the Hobby House, the paper where I have used the round the page Martha Stewart punch is DWRC I believe.  I have used butter cream stazone to add the swirls to the glass and created a frame with all those glorious pearls.  I added accents of little gold diamante on the swirls.  The image is one that Maz gave me some time ago and it fits just perfectly (thank you Maz)  The frame I made with the help of my hubby Matt.  The flowers in the main come from Hobby Craft and the leaves are from the branch punch. A small ribbon added at the top of the image from my stash.

Here is the reverse 

 

I used the good old nesties to create a base for my MSE sentiment and added more of those pearls to compliment the front.  The swirls have been glittered for that extra special touch.

Here is the lovely image and the florals

Doesn't it make you feel like spring has finally arrive and just look at the glitter in this lovely rub on image.

Oh well hope you like it as I think the person it is for will adore it, she has two Mancoon Cats.

So I am going to create last weeks Xmas card to meet a very special challenge and you never know I might manage to get this weeks one done at the same time.

Take care of each other out their in blog land

Bye for now

Hugs Kate xx

Final Mother's Day Card

Good afternoon

 

This is the final Mother's Day card for my order for the family friend.  I tried to make sure that each one was different and a different colour.  I had some lovely pink papers and appear to have a fetish for pink at the moment, so decided to go with the monochromatic again, which will fit nicely into Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge  

It has been lovely today, the sunshine really making me feel so much better.  The tablets have finally kicked in and the nose is currently not running. (hoping it stays that way)

So here is the card

 

The papers are Nancy Watt, the sentiment is MSE, the pearls from the Hobby House and the stamp is a Penny Black.  Martha Stewart doily punch used to make this one feel feminine.  Atyou clear glitter used on the bumble bees wings and edges of the white petals.  Flowers are from Hobby Craft.

and the close up of the copic coloured image

 

Well off to see if the chicken has defrosted, so I can put the caserole in and then hopefully whilst this is cooking I can get a very special birthday card started.

Hope your all enjoying some sunshine and crafting too

chow for now

Hugs Kate x

Mother's Day Card Number Two

Hello again

 

Here is my second mother's day card from my order, and I decided to use the amazing sketch by Claudia on Friday Sketchers as my inspiration, and wanted to use one of my new City Girl stamps from Whiff of Joy, this is the first time I have used her and I have waited so long to ink her up.  I also decided that the colour combo on the Whiff of Joy Challenge would steer my creativity.

So this card I am entering into the following challenges

Friday Sketchers 92 - and Claudia's sketch

ABC Challenge - P is for Paper Piecing

Whiff of Joy Challenge 69 - Coffee and Cream

The Cup Cake Craft Challenge 8 - Round and Round 

So on to the card, as my nose is running and will not stop, my eyes are streaming and I am struggling to read what I am writing.  I apologise now if it does not make sense.

So here it is

 

An easel card again, wanted these to be a little different for the recipient, the sketch has been adapted to meet the purchasers requirements.  The base paper is from the Hobby House a lovely coffee colour and the top paper, forgive me I am unable to remember.  Pearls from Spire Crafts, flowers from Running with Scissors, brown, cream bling swirl from the Hobby House and ribbon from a Xmas present box that I got, and then emptied and removed the ribbon from.  The slider is one from the Hobby House but coloured up with copics to meet the colour combo.

So onto the image and here she is with her matching luggage.  

So I am now going to put my head over a pot of steam to clear my nose, with the hope that I will be much, much better tomorrow as I still have one more Mother's Day card to go and a special birthday card/creation.

Good night everyone

Hugs and sniffles 

Kate xx

Mother's Day Card

Good evening everyone

 

First thing I must do on this weekend's first post, is to say how grateful I am to receive such wonderful comments, and thank you to each and every one of you.

Secondly I want to welcome Carmelina and Andria to my little corner of blog land, I hope I can keep you interested and smiling.

This week has been a busy one and an eventful one.  The next few weeks will also be busy so I may not get around to posting during the week, but will definitely look forward to my weekend and the crafting opportunities. Don't you just hate the end of the financial year :)

Amusing events this week, well I had my back box renewed :)  for those of you thinking that I might have had botox in my bum - not a chance besides it still has not made it's way South.  

To clarify my trustee work horse needed to have a bit of the exhaust replaced.  However, if I was a hell of a lot younger, I might have appreciated it, and there are so many boy racers out there that would have paid a small fortune to have a car sounding as deep and throaty, well actually growly as mine did. Michael my son, said it sounded like a Harley Davidson........impressive you may think, no NOT..... how embarrassing that every time I accelerated from a junction every one looked at me.  But all fixed now for a similar small fortune and I can now hear myself think.

So onto my days crafting which as always came after our beloved housework and food shopping.  

I was asked by a close friend of the family to create three mother's day cards. So I browsed the challenges for some inspiration and the one that really sounded interesting was a tent card.  The monthly special challenge on Just Magnolia.  Just had to have a go, obviously never done one before.  I also spotted a great image inspiration on The Play Date Cafe Challenge 19 - to use deep yellow, pale yellow and white.  Such refreshing colours. 

So I created this card for the following challenges

Just Magnolia Special Monthly Challenge - week 45 - A tent card - loved doing this, will be doing more.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge 19 - this lovely inspirational refreshing image, enjoyed working with these colours

 

Stamp Something Challenge - Stamp Something Girly  

Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Mother's Day 

Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day/Girly 

So onto the card, sorry to have kept you waiting.  Here it is

 

Meeting the recipients requirements, of a larger card.  I selected a lovely Nancy Watt paper, sorry I am not sure of the name, I also used the velum paper with the same flowers on for the tent bit in the middle and the inside back was with the same papers as the front. I used my nesties to cut out the aperture and added a brad and little charm at the top.  I had chosen a sitting down magnolia that Polly very kindly allowed me to stamp, and sat her on the edge of the aperture just on top of the lovely yellow ribbon.  I chose a smaller nestie the same shape to produce a sentiment plinth.  I used a scroll clear stamp to add some back ground and stamped the MSE sentiment on top.  I used the Mustard Seed. Tim Holtz distress inks to edge the sentiment and used large sticky pads to raise it from the card.  I edged the aperture with pearls and the floral pretties were added to balance.  I felt she was something missing from behind her so added this delish feather.  Wow she looks ready for the movies :)

A close up of the image coloured in those fabulous copics.

 

I used liquid pearls to add the earings and hair elements.

I hope he likes this and more so, I hope it makes his mother feel extra special.

So one down and two more to go.

So hoping you have enjoyed the first day of your weekend and that tomorrow will be just as good if not better.  

Hugs

Kate xx

Pretty Pink Penny Black Xmas Card

Good evening all

 

Hope you have all had a great weekend.  I know I have.  I would like to welcome Julie to my little bit of blog land, Julie joined me through the night (I think, as I did have a lay in this morning) :)

I was blog hopping this morning and came across a new challenge, which will also assist me in keeping to my plan of at least one Xmas card a week.

So onto today's Xmas card, which made today feel a little warmer.  The more snowflakes I added, the warmer the wet rainy day seemed to be.

This card is based around a Penny Black sketch by the very talented Carole

So that meant that I needed to use either a sentiment of image from Penny Black.  I chose to use an image, one of my favorites "Little Snowy".  Of course the other reason to use the snowman image is that I do have rather a lot of My Sentiment Exactly snowman sentiments, for some reason!

Any way the new challenge I found is Christmas Stampin' All Year Long this challenged us to make a PINK Xmas card, I also tried to keep this to off white and pink to meet the Winter Wonderland Challenge of monochromatic.

So to the card, here it is.............

An easel card, with basic white card stock and Basic Grey "Eva" 6 x 6 papers and also DCWV "Rose Tinted Christmas" 6 x 6 multi stack.  The pearls, and snowflakes punches from the Hobby House.  Glitter off white card from stash and I used my copics along with the clear At-you glitter pen, to add some light sparkle to snowy's body.

A close up of the MSE words, love this one.

A close up of the image.

 

Oh look at those rosy cheeks :))

Well I am going to have a lovely relaxing bath, to wash away all the glitter and glue,  to prepare for Dancing on Ice, which is not to far away...... I do love Sunday nights television at the moment, don't know about you?

Take care of each other and hope next week is good to you all.

Hugs  Kate xx

Mother's Day Card

Good evening all

Hope you had a lovely day, just as I did.  The sun was at it's best this morning, however although it did disappear it stayed dry and clear for the day.  Matt and I popped out to catch up on some shopping and it was quite pleasant.(shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh should keep quiet!!!!)

On my return I had a quick cat nap, before doing some more washing and heading back up to the beach hut to complete the last Mother's Day Card.

The layout of the card is from La La Land Challenge 27 - sketch it

and I am also entering the card into

Stamp Something Challenge - Recipe Something (Requiring us to use designer paper, button(s) and ribbon)

Copic  Colour Challenge 53 - to use the colours YG03, Y17 and  C7

So here is the card made using K & Co classic papers (Hobby House) and my new magnolia stamp (Running with Scissors), she colours really well.  The sentiment is MSE, using two white buttons for the sketch requirement and stamp something requirement and adding the ribbon on the second layer with the little bow (Tilly's).  All edges were distressed with Tim Holtz, Tattered Rose.(Hobby House) Oh and used a new swirl from Running with scissors on the sentiment back ground (you get two in a set with bling and gorgeous, well worth the price) Details of shops are here.

The overall card

The image

Oh tomorrow is so far looking really relaxing :) only a Xmas card to clear.  So should get all the ironing done.  Decided this morning that the new glass TV cabinet needed a dust.  Wrong...... never start to dust just because one item may need it..........an hour later and several dusters, I had finished and I do so hate dusting.

Well popping off to watch a movie and may actually have a cup of peach tea......

chow for now

Hugs Kate xx

Mother's Day Combo Card

Oh good morning everyone 

 Well I was up with the birds this morning and said hello briefly to some glorious sun shine.  Oh doesn't the sun make your heart smile.... it is a change from the snow that keeps on visiting us.

So after speeding around the house like a complete an utter lunatic this morning, tidying here, there and every where.  Working my way around the house catching up on the household chores room, by room.  I crept back up the spiral staircase, to the Beach Hut, where I closed the door so as not to wake Matt and started on a Mother's Day card, this was after I had checked out the lovely challenge posts, my mind was in a great place for starting.

Using a fantastic sketch from Whiff of Joy Challenge 68 by the very talented Bev Rochester along with one of my new city girl stamps "Willow with Champagne" 

 

and the colour scheme from The Play Date Challenge 18 of Black, White and Teal my little creation

(with this great image inspiration)

met the challenges for

"It's for you Mum" Challenge 19 - Totally Gorjuss

Paper Play Challenge Week 8 - "for mother"

So here is the card

Papers and Martha Stewart Doily Punch (Hobby House) Pearls from (Running with Scissors), sentiment is MSE  (very large stash, through eBay, yes you can find lots of MSE sentiments on there, direct from MSE).  The ribbon and bows are from Tilly's.

A close up the floral embellishments

The flowers come from several places.... Hobby Craft, Trotters, Boys and the leaves from Running with scissors.  Links or details of shops can be found here.

A close up of the image which had been coloured with copics 

  Well off to pop some more washing in and decide what we will actually eat today (almost forgot that bit)

Happy Crafting to you all, and a very enjoyable weekend

Hugs Kate xx

Easter Card (no chucks, but feathers)

Good evening everyone,

and welcome to the weekend.   If you are like me and work all week then you will, more than likely, have been over the last few hours creating wonderful master pieces which I cannot wait to see whilst I surf blog land later (after posting this) 

Thank you all so much for your kind and witty comments on my last post, the chuck house card...... I have tried to restrain myself on this final Easter creation.  

I haven't done embossing with powder and my heat gun for some time.  This is one of the very first stamps I got and I felt it needed a little revival.  So I sort of started the wrong way around, or the opposite for me.  I used those good old nesties to cut out the oval and stamped my image, powdered it, heated it to emboss it and let it settle, whilst I then tried to think what to do next.  I found that lovely orangy yellow card and thought oh that looks easter like.  So drew around the same nestie to get that slightly larger oval.  I then went in search of some papers and found these lovely ones from Nancy Watt (daisy's, I think they call them).  

I started following the lovely sketch from Friday sketchers and then went wierd again.  I think I am having a feather fetish........................... yes three cards in a row now(oh help)!!.  This one I cut the ends off the feathers and then glued them around the back of the oval, before sticking the oval in place.  Adding this lovely flower (for give me, legs are shattered, toes aching and unable to run back up the spiral stairs to read the label of who makes these, but I am sure you all know)  I added some leaves from "Running with Scissors" that I bought today, whilst replacing my martha stewart branch punch.  You know the one that Matt broke yesterday........... (Tracey loved the appropriate comment :)  I then added some lovely little ribbons to cover the cute card thursday requirement and there you go.

So the challenges I am entering it into are

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 101 - Ribbons (as much or as little as you like) hope cute includes soft and cuddly feathers

Friday Sketchers - Sketch 91 (This was a lovely sketch to follow)

So here it is

A little bit of fluff feather heaven............................................. and not a chuck in sight :)

Anyway enough of all that, I would like to welcome Lorraine, Sue and Juanita to my little area of blog land and hope that my posts make them smile (well at least once a week)

So I now need to contemplate two mothers day cards......

off to think

Hugs Kate xx

60th Unusual Male Birthday Card

Hello and good evening to all of you out there in blog land.

Remember I said in my last post that Matt had asked me to create him a card for a colleague at work, well this is what I came up with.

The brief was chickens or a walking stick.  

My colleague and I located some little pink chickens, which I sort of had to paint as they were far to girly. 

I spent last night thinking as I fell to sleep and today at work with a couple of more crafties finalised my idea of creating a chicken house card.  

I used A3 white card to make a tri fold card in this shape, using valley folds from my crafters companion to ensure crisp folds, Matt gave me a hand.  I then used my Victorian cut line to make some wood latts and used Tim Holtz vintage photo to give the latts some depth.  I made a door and Matt used my copics on my little chucks.  I had placed a base coat down of jesso and then some Jo Sonya cream.  Matt used my branch punch (and broke it) to make the grass at the bottom using several green left over papers, which I stuck on.  Feathers are used for the chuck wings.  Sentiments are computer generated.

I will now have to go shopping for another Branch Punch :((((( :)))))))))))))))) 

Believe it or not this card folds down into a triangle, ready for it's envelope and that took some work I can tell you.

Hope he likes it...............................................................

Anyway lucky for me this card actually fits (I think) into the following challenges - well at least it will make everyone smile. 

Colour Create Challenge 39 - Red, Black and off white (cream to me)

Quixotic Cards Challenge 15 - One for the boys (I am sure he still feels he is a boy)

Totally Paper Crafts Challenge 4 - Lots of Spots (I used spotty brown paper for the latts)

Cards for Men Challenge 4 - Green (I figured that the green grass would fit here)

Well I am now in need of a rest, but would like to welcome my new follower Janet to my little area of weird blog land.

Thank you all for your recent comments, all gratefully received and very much appreciated

Hugs and chucks

Kate xx

Fabulous Week So Far, thrilled to bits

Hello all

What a fabulous week this is turning out to be.................................................

Thank you everyone who has recently commented on posts, I really do appreciate it :))

I am back at work and improving slowly, today I have been working with a colleague in Withernsea, which meant on the way back I had to pass Hobby Craft :) oh yes, retail therapy was definitely called for.  I had to go in as they do sell some amazingly different florals.  They again today had lots of new ones, did try not to spend toooooooo much (honest)....  can't wait to use them.  Also picked up some other bits for a card for one of Matt's work colleagues, so must get to work on that tonight.

Yesterday I found out that I had been awarded a top three (and joint winner) at La La Land Crafts Blog Challenge 26  this is my original post so looking forward to receiving my blinkie to proudly display on my blog and can't wait to receive the stamp.

And then today I found out that I had been awarded a top three at ABC Christmas Challenge (five were picked as all the entries were so good) and again here is my original post and again so looking forward to receiving my blinkie to proudly display on my blog.

Well with all this excitement inside me I don't think I will be very effective in my concentration for this card I need to do, but we will see.

Hope your all having a great week to

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kate xx

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Excited

Hello everyone

what an exciting day.

Yesterday I finally decided to change my blog and go clean and simple.  Still have a few amendments to make using some of the new available widgets (Sue you know how I love those widgets).  Here is the new blog header...... as above.

Today seemed the perfect day to do this as the image used for my new blog, is part of a photo for my Wedding Memory Box that I entered into the

Let's Get Shabby Challenge Eight 

and today I found out like many others that I had got an Honorable mention for it, thrilled to bits.  So decided to change the blog over today, so I can use the image.

my original post is here, along with the commented on amusing story that went with it, I hope you enjoy.

Anyway hello to Lou my newest follower and welcome to my little area of blog land.

and I am off in a puff of excitement to make the final changes to my blog layout, new year new me sort of thing going on.

cya all soon and thanks for all of your wonderful comments

chow

Kate xx

Winter Wonderland

hi all

don't you just love

 

Winter Wonderland Challenges, 

that help us to keep on top of our Xmas card requirements.  This lovely sketch by the talented Pascale was an intriguing one to get my head around as could not quite find something I liked to cover the corner requirements....eventually I settled for some cut feathers which I think just do the job in an unusual way.

So here is the sketch

and the card

I rotated the sketch to allow me to use this image, which I coloured with copics, and then added liquid applique.  I sprinkled silver glitter over the liquid applique for a different depth look to the image.  

Well with that done and the now starting to thaw, I am off to put something in the oven for dinner.  I may later start on a Mothers Day Gift/Card..... will see how I get on..

Hope you are all enjoying your day

Hugs

Kate xx

Easter Card Combo

Well what a snowy morning to you all

This is what I woke up to, and crafted watching this morning......

and it is still coming down steady, I suppose in one respect the road looks like it use to and the mud has gone.  However if it does not clear it could be quite treacherous for those needing to drive in it.  Hope it is a day thing again.

Anyway I cleared the ironing and set to, thought I would clear the last Easter card that I need, so chose to use my House Mouse stamp again, my friendly little critters, just love them.

So entering this card into a combination of challenges all that I felt complimented each other quite well.

ABC Challenge - O is for One paper, this allowed us to use double sided - so I did.

La La Challenge Week 26 - Red - I keep entering this one so I might win one of their stamps one day :))

House Mouse Monday Challenge - A multi - fold card, I love easel cards at the moment and adore these little critters.

So here is the card made from K & Co Classic 12 x 12 papers from their stack(both sides used), it contains a few pearls from the Hobby House and some ribbon and a bow from Tilly's.

The sentiments and inner verse bit are from computer generated and the verse from the internet.

So with that one clear I must now clear this weeks Xmas card and with all that snow outside I am sure that the creation will not feel out of place with snowflakes on it.  

Hope you are all warm and toasty and if you have to go out please wrap up warm and go careful

Take care

Hugs with snowflakes

Kate xx

Penny Black Raining Daisy's Thank you card

Good evening everyone

I managed to hoover up all that glitter, it just seems so much doesn't it, and it gets every where and I mean every where, worse than sand.

After my hoovering I went shopping with Matt and Mike (yes it does not happen very often but Mike came shopping with us), and why I am sure you are wondering and the answer well, Matt two years ago was asked that same old question..................... What do you want for Xmas?  He had replied a model kit.  Well the model kit has sat for those two years at the side of him in the computer room.  Now I think it kept him company, not sure really.  But today and again not sure why today.  It was decided to go to the Hobby Shop in Town and to get the paint for this model to enable him to actually start on it.  Wow......exciting eh!! So dutifully the pair of them attended shopping with me..................the basket as you can imagine, received lots of new and interesting probably non needed items and the bill was a little heftier for it...... but I did get a hand in the placing the items on the conveyor and in the packing.  Mike even placed the items in the back of the car (so weird)

So off they trotted with me and my shopping in toe to the craft shop and picked up colours from the list (all of them nearly) and this was to total £30 ish.  So to resolve the cost and left overs they then between them decided that if they bought another model - then the paint would not be wasted..... so sure enough did they find one.  Whilst chatting to the lovely man behind the counter, Mike spotted a remote control small helicopter, which the man demonstrated............................ and that joined the model and paint on the bill.  My idea of traveling home via another local craft shop disappeared along with another wack of money :(               Another hobby for them - this must be a winter hobby, as the fishing is a summer one ;o 

So by the time I got home the only bits I had purchased for my crafts was some coloured paper and some acrylic paint (I was browsing heavily whilst the lads were shopping I can tell you, but nothing grabbed my attention, more is the pity).

Anyway enough of that I went up to the Beach Hut to create this little number for a few challenges and the little remote control helicopter was flying up the spiral stair case and into my quiet space, followed by Mike who was guiding it and Matt who just comes for a peek now and again. oh well......

So the challenges I am entering are

Copic Colour Challenge - to use colours C3, R11 and G21 

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 100 - Metal Mania

Stamp Something Challenge - A touch of Spring

Penny Black Challenge - A colour Combo Pink, Green and Yellow

So here is the card

The green paper is from K & Co from the Hopscotch paper pad, the pink paper is Blueberry Hill by Papermania Signature pad.  The large yellow flower is from Hobby Craft, the leaves from Tilly's, the butterfly metal charm from Hobby House, the pearls from Running with Scissors, the flower charm and other flowers from our local department store and the stamp image around the edge of the main image is from a free magazine set (papermania)

A close up of the lovely floral embellishments

The close up of the metal embellishments

The close up of the fabulous copics

Well I am now off to relax on the settee, as Mike made a fry up for tea and I am absolutely stuffed. Tomorrow must try to concentrate on getting the ironing caught up and another Xmas card, although mothers day is coming up also.  Oh well we will see what I get done :)

Take care and thanks for looking.  Would also like to thank those who have left lovely comments on my site, which when you feel not so good always cheer you up

Hugs and twinkles

Kate xx