Father's Day

Hi all

I am back today to remind you of the current

House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge

which is 

Anything Masculine 

and is hosted by little old me :)

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 Father's Day Card

The base layer and contrast on this one is a dark chocolate brown and some lovely turquoise papers for the contrast.  I have used those lovely nesties to cut out the image and frame it, but did this at an angle to create the diamond shape.  I added those little corners for detail along with lots of those scrummy embellishments from the Hobby House.  (Link is in my sidebar)  The ribbon, the pearl medallion and the little and larger pearls on a scallop card blank from the shop too.

Now the image coloured as always in copics

 

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Allsorts - Dies

Crafty Calendar - Animal Antics

My Time to Craft - Beary Nice

Open Minded - Animal Antics

Word Play - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Vintage Easter

Morning all

hope you have had a good week, and Happy Friday almost the weekend, which for some or us whose husbands go to fishing matches, means that tomorrow is my play day :) yipeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

As I could not play last weekend I will be making the most of it this weekend.

Anyway enough of all that two weeks ago when he was fishing I decided that it was about time that I created my very first Silhouette Cameo own design SVG file.  I have since designing draft one which is this creation, made a few small adaptions (thank you Polly for your lovely eye and Steve for your ideas to improve, I adore truthful constructive feedback)  So here it is and would love to know what you all think.

The amendments have meant that the sides will be more rounded and the handle slightly thinner.

I have used some digital papers from FAR FAR HILL, now if you have not seen these gorgeous papers please do hop over, they are free for download and you just need to leave a comment and they are beautiful. I added some lace from Grimsby Crafts and then used my cameo and some online store files to make the flowers, I added a Hobby House rose to the centre of the large flower and some Hobby House ribbon around the top and bottom. 

Now that I know how to create my own wow I cannot wait to create again, I have so many ideas :)

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Bluebell an Apology and the WRS New Release Candy Winner

Good morning to you all

As you all know by now today is my day to showcase some more of those gorgeous

Wild Rose Studio

products.  I again have gone with some more of those fabulous new releases

but before I move on I would like to apologies for not hopping to see you since Thursday last week, our whole family have not been well, but we are now on the mend, so I thought I ought to get around to drawing my candy before I went to sleep again, so, what was it we were entering for? oh yes this!!!!!!

One of the new release dies of course from Wild Rose Studio, so with the help of Mr Random in his tux on this occasion and to the sound of a trumpet fanfare, here is the result

and that is 

Lynsey

Congratulations, if you would like to e mail me your postal address, I will get this in the post to you at the weekend :) and thank you to everyone for entering and keep watching as I do have some more of those gorgeous Wild Rose Studio products to give away soon ;)

So back to my creation

Using

Image - Bluebell Panel

Papers - Bluebell 

Die - Butterfly Burst

I made a birthday card

The base colour is a lavender card-stock and this is also the contrast.  I have used a pretty Marianne die to frame the panel, added those Hobby House little pearls all around it.  I then added that new die that I airbrushed and glittered up, and then as it looked so pretty did the same to the sentiment tag and the little butterfly................had a wonderful messy time.

Here is a close up of that lovely Panel

so cute - right?

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Aurora Wings - Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - Dies and punches

Sparkle and Sprinkle - Anything Goes with glitter

Creative Card Crew - Animals

Simon Says Wednesday - Glitter it

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Wild Rose Studio New Release Candy

Hi all

If you are looking for that gorgeous candy, please hop here

This is a sticky, please see below for current posts

thanks

Kate x

Make it Masculine

Hi all

back for my second posting of the day, I know not normally like me but hey ho, there you go!!! just keeping you on your toes.  So if you would like to see my Hobby House creation please scroll down. But now I am introducing you to the new challenge at the

House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge

which is 

Anything Masculine 

and is hosted by little old me :)

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

So I made a Little Boy's arrival card.

I used brown as the contrast and some lovely papers I think from Bearly Mine with that gorgeous fancy nestie die cut and all of those gorgeous embellishments again, which are as you know from the Hobby House, link in my sidebar.

Now the image coloured as always in copics with glitter added to the ball for a little extra texture

 

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Simon Wednesday - Glitter it

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes

Creative Corner - A Little Texture

Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Button Organiser

Good morning to you all

Today I am sharing with you my inspirational piece for the current

Button Challenge

at the 

Hobby House

So here you go

 I made this using a silhouette cameo online template and it was such fun to do.

There are six compartments to hold different colours or styles of buttons, but I suppose you could use this for other things too.

I used white hammered card, some gorgeous burgundy satin ribbon, those lovely pearl and gold coloured brads and the little plum coloured mulberry roses, all from the store.  The link is in my side bar for you.

We would love for you to hop over and enter the challenge and don't forget to hop over to the shop and see all those gorgeous new releases too.

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.

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

 

Today is the next challenge at the 

Winter Wonderland

Where Team Icicles are showcasing their beautiful creations, with little old me hosting with the theme of

Paint the Town Red
(Use lots of red on your card)

we have two fabulous sponsors this week, which means yes

Two winners

One winner will win
A prize 
from
Crafty Ribbons

and 

One will win
3 Digital images
from
Crafty Sentiments

So here is my take on the theme but don't forget to hop over to the main challenge blog to check out the wonderful inspiration there for you.

Another quick make for me, using the

Hobby House Topper Elisabeth Bell Christmas Eve

The base layer and contrast of course is red

Those papers are Kanban

In the main the embellishments are from the Hobby House however a few are from Clickit4Crafts.

So those Hobby House products are the charms, button, stickles, pearls and mulberry roses, see the link in my side bar for the Hobby House.

and remember I still have that Wild Rose Studio New Release Candy

Here

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Shopping our Stash - buttons and bows (fancy button on top of bow)

Crafting by Design - Use Ribbon

Digi Stamp 4 Joy - Vintage

The Paper Shelter - More than 5 flowers

Simon Wednesday - Glitter it

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Love in a Tree

Good morning to you all

Something a little different from me today to showcase another of those gorgeous products from

Wild Rose Studio

Now as you know I went and met Dulcie and Matt from Wild Rose Studio at the Birmingham Trade show recently.  I watched Dulcie cutting those new dies out and colouring them up.  I had seen Lols from the DT also colour up the dies.  So I came home and played and love how they look air brushed with my copics. 

 So here is a cased Wedding card from the wonderful Dulcie.

Using

Die - Love Bird Tree (New Release)

Sentiment - Wedding Circles

I used a lavender card stock base and layered up with white, before adding the sentiment and sticking on my airbrushed tree.  I added glitter to those little cut oust and then used pin-flair to give a little height when adding them to the tree.

Here is a close up of the die cut

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.

and remember I still have that Wild Rose Studio New Release Candy

Here

I would like to enter the following challenges

Aurora Wings - Anything Goes

Fitztown - Anything Goes

The Shabby Tea Room - Anything Goes

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything goes with glitter

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes with bling

Hugs

Kate

xxx

Sock it Too Em!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning all

hope you had a fabulous weekend, I know I did, I made my very first own cut file for my cameo, I will show you the creation soon, and cannot wait to make more, any way on to today, where I would like to show you the final card that I made for the set of three with those new toppers from the

Hobby House

So another masculine card and I used my silhouette to create the soccer boots

using the

Hobby House Kenny K Topper - Football Rocks

I added those teeny weeny pearls from the Hobby House too, 

along with the papers Sailor Blue Spots

the sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio

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.

and remember I still have that Wild Rose Studio New Release Candy

Here

I would like to enter the following challenges

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Flat Friends - Cards for Men

Hugs

Kate

xxx

B for Buttons at the Hobby House Challenge

Good morning to you all

Today is the day for the new challenge at the 

Hobby House

where you could win

The theme this month is

Buttons

Now as you can imagine the design team loved trying to come up with more out of the box ideas to inspire you to use those buttons and there are some gorgeous colours in the shop, so do take a peek.  So here is my creation but do hop over and see the rest of the eye candy on the challenge blog.

I made a B letter and decorated with the neutral buttons, the template for the B is from the online silhouette store and I used my silhouette cameo to cut it for me.  It started of white and I distressed it with TH walnut stain before adding all those different buttons all available in the store.  I added some ribbon pearl strings, lace and of course those roses to finish off the look.  The link to all those products is in my side bar, but grab a coffee first as the shop is so full of gorgeous embellies and products you could be there a while.

On this  shot you can see the side detailing

Do hope you will hop over and join us for this challenge, remember you must mention in your post that 1 Hobby House item you have used.

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.

and remember I still have that Wild Rose Studio New Release Candy

Here

I would like to enter the following challenges

4 Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Milk and Coffee - At least 2 flowers

Moving Along with the times - Make a box and decorate it

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

Pennys challenge - anything goes

Thats crafty - anything goes

A vintage journey - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

xxx

So Purdy!!!!

Morning all

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is the end of the week, playtime tomorrow :) as my hubby is going fishing.  So today I thought I would share a card that I made for my MIL birthday. I just loved colouring up this image and creating this sweet card for her.  I used one of my favourite  

Nicecrane Designs Images 

 called Flower Children, 

so here it is

 

 all PINK!!!!

 This is an 8" card, and has a base layer and contrast of pink.  I added several die cut layers some gorgeous designer papers along with some feathers.  Before adding all those gorgeous Hobby House embellisments including the wonderful banner, there is a link in my side bar to them all.

Here is a close up of that gorgeous image coloured in copics, you just know I love my copics, they blend so well and really make the image pop.

Remember if you have not already I still have that new release Wild Rose Studio die as candy

here

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

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Crafters Cafe - Flowers

Crafty Creations - Happy Birthday

Digi Stamps - Birthday Sentiment

Hobby Book - Make it Girly

Paper Pretties - Birthday Cards

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday - Mother's Day/Special Girl

Aud Sentiment - Anything Goes

Charisma - Birthday Girls

Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons and Bows

Cute Card Thursday - Girls, Girls, Girls

Milk Coffee - At least two flowers

4 Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes

As you like it - favourite colour medium and why

In the Pink - Mother's Day or special lady

Hugs Kate xx

Spring Cheer

Good morning all

 As you all know today is my DT day to showcase for you some of those gorgeous products from

Wild Rose Studio

Today I have used

Image - A Bluebell Panel

Papers - Bluebell Paper Pack

Sentiment - Birthday Greetings

Dies - Floral Frame, Oval Frame

To create this little number

A gorgeous Spring Feel Birthday card

I finished of with all those gorgeous embellishments from the Hobby House, the pearl strings, the pearls, stickles and the roses, there is a link to them all in my side bar.

Here are some close ups

The sentiment and die

 and the panel

Just a reminder you can enter my current new release candy 

here

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

I would like to enter the following challenges with this creation

Card Mania - Something New (New release dies papers and image)
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes favourite colours -spring
Created with Love - Think Spring
Love to Create - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - Ready for Spring
Whoopsi Daisy - Birthdays

Hugs Kate 

xx

Strumming Away

Good morning to you

Hope you had a lovely weekend, I know I did, what gorgeous weather, hope it stays with us.

Today I would like to share with you another card that I made as part of a set for the

Hobby House

I made a Birthday card

 Those Hobby House products for you are:

Hobby House Topper Kenny K - Football Rocks

Hobby House Paper Sailor Blue Spots

Hobby House Pearls

I used an MS double loop punch a Wild Rose Studio Sentiment and a cameo cut little electric guitar

Just a reminder I still have that New Release Wild Rose Studio candy running

here

As always I would like to welcome my new followers and all my regular followers and visitors who leave such inspirational comments, and allows me to visit you in return.

I would like to enter the following challenges with this creation

 Cards and Scrap - Dies

Crafts and Me -  Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterened Paper - Anything Goes

Flat Friends - Cards for Men

LEJ - favourite die (sentiment die one of many favourites)

Hugs Kate 

xx

Such a Sweet Couple

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

 

Today is the next challenge at the 

Winter Wonderland

Where Team Icicles are showcasing their beautiful creations, with our Kelly hosting with the theme of

A Christmas Couple

our wonderful sponsors this week

 are Oyster Stamps with a £10 voucher

AND Sunflowerfield 
with 1 stamp for the winner, which is pictured beneath this logo.

So here is my take on the theme but don't forget to hop over to the main challenge blog to check out the wonderful inspiration there for you.

Another quick make for me, using the

Hobby House Topper Elisabeth Bell, Gingerbread Wishes

The base layer and contrast is an olive green

The DP are that old I am sorry I do not have the packaging :(

The embellishments are all from the Hobby House, the link is in my side bar, so that is the ribbon, poinsettias, mulberry roses and the jingle bells along with the pearls.

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.

I would like to enter the following challenges

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbon - Anything Goes with ribbon

Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kate

xxx