Autumn or Harvest with the HM&F Monday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog, this is one of two posts for today, do hope you will hop back and check out the next one please :)

Today sees the next fabulous challenge at the 

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

The theme today is 

Autumn or Harvest

our fabulous sponsor

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from House-Mouse Designs

I thought I might struggle with this theme but was quite pleased with what I finally created for my inspirational piece.  I did for the first time use my little sewing machine, and love how it makes the card look, hope you do too.

So here is my creation, but do not forget to hop on over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the gorgeous eye candy to inspire you.

I made a Missing You Easel Card

The base layer is a pearlescent cappuccino paper, with those gorgeous papers Kanban papers from Grimsby Crafts, mine came from a pad, but these are now available in the Grimsby Crafts store as individual sheets.  The flowers and little wooden leaves are from Grimsby Crafts too, the bling is from the Hobby House.

Here is a close up of the return with the leaves from the unmounted stamp set called Tumble available here

The single mouse is Maxwell Stumped available here 

Here is a close up the stitching, so thrilled it is actually straight :)

and lastly but oh so more importantly the main image on the front of the card

again from the unmounted stamp set called Tumble available here and coloured in copics using the YR's  in the main.

Now don't forget you can enter your own creations here 

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.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

CMC - Fall Colours

Just Some Lines - Celebrating Fall

Cupcake - Pretty Pastels

The Crafter's Cafe - Stitching

Broken Box Stock - Fall / Foliage colours

Clearly Inspired - Fall

4 Crafty Chicks - Leaves

Sassy Studio - Fall Colours

Creative Belli - Autumn

hugs

xxxxx

A Little Fizzy Moon Wedding

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Yesterday I had a wonderful time running my copic class with 8 fabulously talented ladies at Grimsby Crafts. I always love the banter during the class and the time to show others some new techniques with the copic pens.

The card we made this time around was quite simple to allow time for the ladies to play with this new technique for them.

So here is the card I designed for them to follow

This is a Wedding Card

The base layer is black card with papers from the Bloomsbury collection.  The MS heart punch has been used along with the grand nestie circle and scallop and some tiny pearls.  The sentiment on the front is by Wild Rose Studio as is the one inside.  They are part of the Wedding Circles pack and can be found here

Here is a close up of the image, coloured in copics and a little Atyou Spica for the confetti.

The technique learnt was spot colouring, where other than the smaller elements of the image the actual bears were coloured purely with dots, quite time consuming but creating a really lovely furry texture look to them.

I would like to welcome my new followers and hope you enjoy what you see, and as always thank my wonderful followers and visitors for their lovely inspiring comments, allowing me to visit you in return.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts Challenge - Inspired by a Song (Where Getting Married in the Morning)

Unique Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes

ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

So Distressful with the SCSC and a Sad Farewell!!!!

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the last challenge at the 

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the boss lady Wendy choosing the theme of

Distressing

we have no sponsor this week and there will be no spotlight chosen card.

It has been a pleasure working with the ladies of the Secret Crafter Team and after such a long time, almost two years designing for them, the owners have decided to call it a day.

So here is what I created for your final inspiration piece, but don't forget to hop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the other fabulous creations and hope you will hop over and say your farewell's.

I of course will still be here and hope you will still hop by:)

I made an 8 x 8 inch card for a lady who is leaving my team. Rather apt for this challenge I think, although it was not planned that way.

The base layer and contrast is a deep chocolate brown.  The papers the unmistakeable and just gorgeous GCD Studio's Paris Nights, the shaping is from Go Kreate dies.  The sentiment is surrounded by gorgeous butterflies from "Wedding Butterflies" stamp set by Wild Rose Studio. I have distressed all the edges and added stickles to some, added a ribbon tied in a bow some pearls and air brushed the Wild Orchid Crafts roses with E74 copics before adding some more stickles.

Here is  a close up of the sentiment

If you want to see more of the Wild Rose Studio collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

I would like to say hello to my new followers, and thank all my wonderful followers and visitors for their lovely inspiring comments, which allow me to hop over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Crafting for All Seasons - Things with Wings
Crafty Creations - Around the World
Wild Orchid - Autumn Colours

Hugs

xx

To The One I Love with Winter Wonderland DT

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Winter Wonderland

with the theme this week being hosted by little old me, the theme is

To The One I Love

This week we have two fabulous sponsors

offering a wonderful prize of a £10 voucher

and

a choice of three images from the original images found here

So here is what I created for my design team inspirational piece but don't forget to hop on over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the design teams gorgeous creations.

I made an 8 x 8 inch card for the hubby (if you are looking hun, forget this by Xmas please!)

The base layer and contrast is a red pearlescent paper.  The top papers in the holly design and the green holly design are from Papermania.  The large hearts are Go Kreate dies.  The lace surround the image plate is from Grimsby Crafts and I have used the corner MS punch from the double heart MS around the page set.  The added little bows from the local cheap shop and the little bells from the local department store.

Here is a close up of the the image coloured in copics 

this image is called

Peppermint Twists 

available at Simon Says Stamp

As always, I would like to thank all my wonderful followers and visitors for their lovely inspiring comments, which allow me to hop over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Divas by Design - Lots of Layers
My Mum's Craft Shop - Hearts (die cut) flowers on the image)
Stamp and Doodle - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Spot - Anything Goes
Papelitos - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Hugs

xx 

What a Hottie!!!!!

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today I am showing you a card I was asked to create for a colleague, for her friends birthday.  After discussing the recipient I finally decided to go with another one of the fabulous Kenny K images, which fits the 50 sentiment I have so perfectly and will suit her not Girly and humour type. I also checked out Kenny K's challenge theme this week and the colours fitted it perfectly.

So here is what I created, just got to create the box to go with it now :)

I made an 8 x 8 inch card.

The base papers and contrast are a lime green, the top paper is the one of the deeper black papers from the GCD Studios Paris Nights stacks (love this paper and it's linen feel) As it distresses so well, I distressed the edges, before adding a panel of black and white paper layered onto some more lime green that had been edge punched with the MS doily punch. Although you can see the lace under that panel, I sort of hid the panel with a copic coloured YG25 sheer ribbon, which I tied in a triple bow, and then added a gift from my birthday last year (thanks Janet, I tried so hard not to use it, but eventually I had too)  The image is stamped onto a grand nestie circle with the scallop frame.  The edges of the image plate have been distressed with TH crushed olive and over stamped on a second stamping, in the same colour. I added little black pearls around the image frame and some tiny diamante on the swirls of the image before adding some distressed roses.  Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and pearls and bling from the Hobby House.

Here is a close up of the image, hope you can see that I added clear Atyou glitter over the boots, knickers, arm bands and bangles along with the hat, before adding some glossy accents to the glass in the goggles, the boots and the bangles.  Wow would kill for a pair of heels like those, wouldn't you. (Would probably kill myself walking in them and the husband might get the wrong idea)

and here is a close up of the triple tied copic coloured ribbon / bow with the large lacy silver heart charm just tucked under the centre knot.

I hope she likes it :)

I would like to say hello to my new followers and thanks for putting up with me to the rest of you, thanks for all your inspiring words and for leaving comments so I can come hunt you down :)

I would like to enter the following challenges

Kenny K's Krafty Crew - Black, White and One

Mad for Markers - YG and G family of colours

LEJ - Sparkle and Shine (please read above how)

Bunny Zoe - distressing

Hugs

xxxx

Wild Rose Studio DT creation Feeding the Robins

Good morning all, hope you are having a great week so far..................

Here is a little number that I created early one morning and I do mean early

Recipe

Image - Feeding Robins by Wild Rose Studio

Papers - Wintry Christmas Paper Stack by Wild Rose Studio

MS doily edge punch

Memory Box Frostyville Corner

Nestie image plate and sentiment plate

TH distress ink

charm

large length of pale pink sheer ribbon

I have coloured the image in copics adding Atyou glitter pens, liquid appliqué and stickles

If you want to see more of the Wild Rose Studio collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

I would like to say hello to my new followers, and as always I would like to thank all of my wonderful visitors and followers for the lovely and inspirational comments you leave, which allows me to hop on over in return to see your own lovely work.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

LEJ - Sparkle and Shine

Oldie But a Goodie - Show us your Ribbon - my punches and charms are ancient

Papelitos - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's - Die Cuts

Fashionista - Christmas

House of Gilli - More than one fold

Paper Pretties - Ribbon

Craft Your Passion - Bingo (Pink, Ribbon, Border Punch)

enjoy the rest of your day

Hugs

xxx

The Very Best of Friends Squeeeeeeeeeek Reminder for HM&F Monday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog, hope you all had a lovely weekend...........

just Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeking by to remind you all that the current   

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

is half way through but you can still join us for our challenge themed

Friendship

Anything to do with friends and friendship

the them was chosen by the very talented Tracy

our two fabulous sponsors are

Simon Says Stamp

One winner will get a $25 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp

and the other will get from 

Di's Digi Downloads

A $10 voucher for the winner

Here is what I created for my design team piece, but do hop over to the main challenge site to see the rest of the awesome creations

I created a side easel card.

The base colour and contrast here is a gorgeous bright pink, with those ever so beautiful GCD Studio Paris Nights papers, found at Which Craft on my recent shop, I snatched them in my basket before Lols or Christine could spy them.  The frame is a large labels one, with the MS heart edge punch, some lush ribbon from Lidl and another of my new sentiments which fitted perfectly.  Flowers from stash and pearls from the Hobby House.  Stickles has been added to the flowers.

The image coloured in copics to match the paper.  The image is called "I give you my heart" and is available from Simon Says Stamp

Do hop over and join us for the challenge :)  Don't forget, you too may submit your House-Mouse, Gruffies and Happy Hoppers creations directly to THE Official House-Mouse Designs site found HERE!  

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.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Catered Crop - A Knot
No Matter What - die cuts and punches

The Ribbon Girl - Photo Inspirational
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow - Pretty in Pink
Sweet Stampin - Sentiment as the focal point

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
The Stamp Man - Use Hot Colours
Forever Friends - Ribbon

hugs

xxxxx

Dirty and Flirty and still Only 30 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 this weeks theme being chosen by the very talented Sonia and she has chosen the theme of 

Milestone Birthdays

we are sponsored this week by 

The Stamping Boutique

who are offering the winner 3 digis of their choice

So here is design team inspirational piece, but don't forget to hop over and see the rest of the Design Team's inspirational pieces.

I made an 8 x 8 inch card to celebrate a ladies 30th.

The base colour and contrast here is black card, with some gorgeous pink Papermania papers.  The decorative corners from the Hobby House, the gorgeous lace under the image frame is from Grimsby Crafts.   Little pink gems all around the image from my stash.

The image the non mistakable Kenny K and she is called Bodiacious Bev.

As always the close up of the image coloured in copics.

A warm welcome to my new followers and as always, I would like to thank all my wonderful followers and visitors for their lovely inspiring comments, which allow me to hop over and visit you in return.

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Add text 

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps - Anything Goes

Shelly's - Anything Goes

Simply Create - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - In The Pink

Hugs

xx 

Wild Rose Studio - More New Releases

Hi all, you know me, just got to encourage you all to spend more of those crafting pennies

Just wanted to show you what is out on the new releases from

Wild Rose Studio

Another fabulous selection for Xmas 2012

hop here to see the full range

You will be seeing the Design Team inspirations soon, so keep your eyes on the posts

If you want to see more of the Wild Rose Studio collection or be inspired by others hop and see us on 

Facebook 

or in the 

Wild Rose Studio's gallery

enjoy your evening and weekend

Hugs

Kate 

xx