The Snow has arrived

Afternoon folks, is everyone having a snowy weekend?  Glad that I am now in the house and not back out again hopefully until Monday morning.  I have totally lost my mojo and am really struggling to make these last couple of cards I have been asked to do.  Love this Tilda image and papers are from the English Paper Co.  The challenges I have covered are:-

Crafty Cardmakers  -  Sketch

Cupcake Crafts  -  5x5 Birthday Card

Magical Crafts  -  Special Birthday or Christmas

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

A Couple of Challenges

Hello peeps, I was given a half day at work to go Christmas shopping so I managed to pop into Stirling and then back home to play.  Hopefully this weekend I will finally get all the Crimbo cards done.  This stamp is from one of the Penny Back clear stamp ranges.

• Penny Black  -  Red & Gold
• Secret Crafter  -  Snow
• Simon Says  -  Merry Christmas

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Miss Anya Card

Evening all.  It has been fluttering with snow today but not laying.  Makes it feel a bit more Christmasy with snow the ground.  I have used a lovely Miss Anya stamp.  The challenges I have done are:-

Anyone for Ayna  -  "Bling"

Friday Sketchers  -  Sketch

My Time to Craft  -  Christmas

Sophisticats  -  Christmas

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Paperplay Challenge & Creative Card Crew

Hello this chilly evening.  Just another card made off the list.  The challenge over at Paperplay Challenge is the theme "Movies or Books"  and I am doing "Twins" .  If I wanted to be really twisted I could do the "Star Wars Saga" with Luke & Princess Leah being twins (Oops - hope everyone has seen it & I haven't given the game away...lol).  I also have entered it into the Creative Card Crew's - "Anything Goes" challenge.

The two little darlings are Magnolia's and the ducks are cut out of funky foam using my Sizzix paddle punch.

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Santa Card

Evening everyone, I feel I have been away from blogland for ages, just been a bit busy with other things, so I apologise and will catch up with you all.  I have had a little play as Lisa at work gave me another card order to work on, she keeps me busy........lol.  Still to do mine and need to post most of them as well.

Santa is from Magnolia & coloured with watercolour paints.  All the bits and pieces are made from scraps and stash.  The challenges I have combined in this card are:-

• Stampavie & More  -  Red & Green
• Charisma Cardz  -  Red & Green with White or Silver
• Just Magnolia  -  Christmas
• Stamp with Fun  -  Little Presents

I am starting to pull my hair out in panic over Christmas - so not organised.  Why are some people so hard to buy for????  I have only got two more days off before the big day and the pressure is on........lol

hugs
Kaza.xxx

A Couple of Cards

Afternoon folks, hope all are having a lovely weekend.  I, myself, is just chilling out at my table and hopefully the creative juices are flowing......as well as the wine .........hehehe.

This first card I have used Henry Mouse from Whiff of Joy and used the wonderful sketch by Mojo Monday. Tried my hand at some doodling..lol.  Papers are from the English Paper Co. and snowflake diecuts are from Nestabilities - build a snowflake.  The challenge over at Stampin' for the Weekend is Christmas with Red, Green & Gold and Stampavie & more is "Christmas".

This card I have used Hamish from Sugar Nellie and copied the sketch from Just Christmas & Birthday Challenge Blog.  Papers are from Dovecraft (I think) and used my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. The challenge across at My Time to Craft is "Winter Pals" and Paperplay Challenge is Christmas without Red or Green.

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Santa Claus is coming..............

Whenever I hear that tune from the advert I know that it is not that far away.  I am still struggling to get through my cards, wholey holey, they are never ending.  I love this sunbathing Santa from High Hopes, he is so cool.  Papers are from Papermania.

I used the wonderful sketch over at High Hopes and "Xmas" was the theme at Stamp with Fun.  The challenge over at Cupcake crafts was "Green & Red".

Watching Strictly Come Dancing tonight with a couple of glasses of wine, I'm cheering on Team Cola to get through to the final.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Daring Cardmakers & Creative Card Crew

Evening ladies.  I can't believe how dark it is getting now, going to work in the dark, coming home in the dark ......brrrrrrrr ......... I will be hibernating soon.......lol.  This is a wee cheeky card I have done for Daring Card makers "White Christmas", I have cheated a wee bit by popping on a bit of velvet red ribbon (to hide the paper joins...lol) and I have also entered it into Creative Card Crew - "Christmas".

I have still lost my memory card and can't get use to this other camera so I apologise for my photo quality. With that and the new laptop (yes, the old one went to the Curry's Superstore in the sky) I am having a fabby techno time!!! - not

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Magnolia Down Under & Magical Crafts

Evening peeps, still no luck on memorycard-gate!  Baza is just in so he is going to have a look for it and his kind response when I explained I'd mislaid it was "Daft Bat!", he is a charmer .........lol ...... instead of playing a game on his x-box tonight he will be doing a treasure hunt to try and find it .....lol.

I managed to get my head together to do another card by using a lovely sketch over at Magical Crafts and the theme over at Magnolia Down Under which is Christmas.  I like this Edwin with the lantern so is so cute!!.

hugs
Kaza.xxx

3 in 1 challenge card

Back again, would have been here a lot sooner but it seems that the "Borrowers" are away with my memory card out my camera.  I had it one minute and then the next..........it's disappeared.  I have hunted high & low and it has gone ........puff............ I had to go and dig out another camera and take a photo over again.

I had chance to play with one of my new stamps from Whiff of Joy, this character is called Wee and I think he is so delightful.  The backing papers are from Forever Friends and I had used various diecut/punched snowflakes.

The challenges I have incorporated are:-

• Friday Sketchers  -  Sketch
• Stampin' for the Weekend  -  Lilac & Silver (option of tags)
• Sophisticats  -  Snowflakes & Sparkle

Why do things disappear???  I have to admit it is happening more & more to me - is this a sign of old age?  lol   I have the wrinkles to prove it - don't need a dotty mind as well (some would argue that my dotty brain has been there for a while...........lol)

Anyway, before I forget to actually post this I shall go and pop the washing in the fridge...........lol.

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Crafty Cardmakers & Spoon Full of Sugar

Morning everyone, hope you are all well.  I am hoping to play most of today while doing the old household chores.  I have started with a Christmas card and have used the theme over at Crafty Cardmakers - "Alternative Christmas" and also Spoon Full of Sugar - "No Green or Red".

Hopefully I shall make a few more and will pop the on as I go.  Should really be doing the Christmas shopping but I keep putting it off.

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

A Lovely Award

I received this lovely award from Melanie the other day and this is me proudly showing it off just now.

These are the blog award "rules."

1. Copy the award to your site
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award
3. Identify seven things about myself.
4. Nominate 7 other bloggers
5. Link to those on your blog
6. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

Right, here goes - 7 things about me:-

1. I HATE shopping apart for crafty stuff where I could make that a full-time occupation.
2. I snore really, REALLY loudly.
3. I love useless information - friends call me a computer on legs
4. Scared of earwigs - yuk!!!!! - since watching Star Trek's "Wrath of Khan" when younger
5. I have loads and loads of half finished craft projects up in the loft (one day they will get finished....lol)
6. My would love to visit the sites of Egypt and see Petra in Jordan.
7. Have always thought I have been re-incarnated from a Romani Gypsy (no proof but just a feeling)

The 7 people I am passing it on to is:-
 
Lesley - Pinkles Dreams
Natalie - Crafting Fun
Clare  -  Littlebear Crafts
Nikki - Nikki's Cards
Avril Ann  -  Crafting in the Shed at the Bottom of the Garden
Marianne  -  Marianne's Craftroom
Hazel  - Dido's Designs

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Anyone for Anya & Charisma Cardz

This is another one of the cards one of the girls at work asked for, I am slowly getting through them and then I will have to start on making some birthday cards to send to my own family members and then........some Christmas cards for myself...........phew..........it's a hard life but someone has to do it...........lol.

I followed the gorgeous sketch over at Charisma Cardz and the challenge over at Anyone for Anya was "Make a Fake" so I popped on some of my fake stitching.......I know it is a bit wonky, after all it is handmade.........lol.

I did my best to 3D this Anya and stickled her wings to make them all sparkly.  The backing paper is from Daisy & Dandelion.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Simon Says............

Morning Campers!!  Went back to work yesterday after my week off - boo hiss - and luckily I have my day off today so they are breaking me back in gently.  So I have started how I mean to continue today with a card. 

Simon Says........... "Animal Antics" so hopefully this card applies with a wee heggie growing a lovely bunch of flowers. 

The backing papers are from Papermania and flower, brads and peel offs are from stash. The image is a Penny Black Stamp.

I really should start my Christmas Shopping but I keep putting it off.  I HATE shopping with a passion and the thought of going to a busy shopping centre brings me out in a sweat.  I usually manage to get most pressies locally or online.  Barry says that I don't get into the spirit of Christmas.....lol............easy for him to say as he leaves it all to me!!!!.

Any way folks, sorry for my moan for the day, I'm away to cheer myself up my heading to my table for a wee play.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Sophisticats Challenge

I followed the fantastic sketch over at Sophisticats and hope I have just managed to squeeze it in time wise.

The image is from Penny Black and coloured as usual with my watercolour paints (maybe santa might surprise me with some copics...lol) and the backing papers are from Papermania.  Flowers have been created with my X-cut Daisy punches with little gems in the middle.  Also popped a gem of the ladies necklace.  This is an order from one of the girl's at work, hope her Auntie likes it.

I have been home alone today, Barry is away to the ALBA Football Cup Final - Dundee v Calley Thistle - and Dundee have just won so he will be a happy chappie when he eventually rolls home...lol.

hugs

Kaza. xxx

Charity Stall

Just to let you all know that we had a very good day at the Charity Christmas Fayre at the Albert Hall, Stirling yesterday.  We raised over £170 which is fantastic.  The hall was not as busy as previous years yet it still is a good day and nice to see some regular faces.

Hugs
Kaza
xxx

3 Challenges in 1

Afternoon peeps, just one card made so far today.  The challenge over at High Hopes was a recipe (cheated a bit - swapped flowers for snowflakes...hehehe), Spoon Full of Sugar is "Baby's 1st Xmas" and at Allsorts it is to create something for a child.

I am gonna have words with that Barry when he gets in from work as I am getting a sore throat........lol...... it will be my turn to lay of the sofa....lol.

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Anyone for Anya & Sketch Saturday

Morning peeps, this is a card I had last night for Anyone for Anya - "Getting Round to It!" by using the sketch from Sketch Saturday.  My boss had asked me to make a card for her son's girlfriend, hopefully this is teenagey - young love eh! - Bless - I'm just jealous .............lol..........to be sixteen again.

I think she is my favourite Miss Anya, coloured by a mixture of watercolour paints and pencils and I used papers from K & Co.  Diecut handbag & phone came from my stash as did bottle top.

hugs
Kaza.xxx