Caravan of Love

Evening all, back again, two days in a row ...lol.  This is a commissioned card I had been working on with the requirements of a Collie dog and a caravan.  It is a big A4 card.  Most of the backing papers are from scrap drawer, ribbon, large brad, peel offs, paper fixers, acetate, gems, pearls and googlie eyes are from stash.  A mixture of diecuts, punches and embossing folders were used from Sizzix and Nestabilities.  The challenges covered are:-

• Fab 'n' Funky - Ribbon
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calender - Bingo (Pearls, Sentiment, Diecuts)
• Moving Along with the Times - Doggone It!

Hugs

Kaza xxx

I'm forever blowing bubbles

Evening peeps, sneaking on with one of the commissioned cards I was making on Saturday afternoon using some Papernation decoupage.  The image fits perfectly in the middle of the stepper card.  The backing paper were a freebie in a craft mag.  Ribbon, pearls and card candi are from stash.  The http://cozy-frog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/you-dont-bring-me-flowers-anymore.htmlchallenges covered are:-

• Allsorts Challenge - Splish Splash Splosh
• Brown Sugar - Pink and Pearls
• Moving Along with the Times - Girls Just Wanna have Fun
• Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Wellington Bear

Good morning peeps.  We have a lovely sunny morning here, fingers crossed it lasts all day.  Had a lovely day yesterday with my friend Lesley, and Barry's company wasn't too bad either ...lol

This is a quick and simple card using a Wellington Bear sticker from docrafts.  The sentiment is off a "Remember When" sheet from Le Pashe.  Papers are from scrap drawer, pearls are from stash.  Tools used are square label Nesties and Sizzix musical notes.  The challenges covered are:-

• Creative Knockouts - Diecuts and Punches
• Moving Along With the Times - Fathers Day
• ABC Challenge - Monochromatic
• Ooh La La - Bear it all

Hopefully I with be creating at my table this afternoon and maybe pop on again later.

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Thanks Sew Much

Good evening peeps, hope everyone is safe and well over the weekend.  We took our Christmas decorations down today, the house looks so bare now.  I know a lot of you are heading back to work tomorrow, I had gone back to work on Friday there so I have had my holiday blues ...lol...

I made this card from free elements from a craft magazine and added buttons and a pair of diecut scissors from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Crafty Catz - Thank You
• CRAFT Challenges - Anything Goes
• Moving Along With The Times - Thank You

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Easel Mothers Day Card

Good morning all, up bright and early this morning as watching Andy Murray in the Australian Tennis Open Final on the television. Fingers crossed for him. Also it is a good excuse to be at my table early and snub the housework ...hehe..

I have a busy week ahead as I have started a evening course in web design on Tuesdays and this coming Thursday I start a evening course in sign language - it's like being back at school, only this time I'll pay attention more ...lol..

Our first craft fair for the Brionni Trust is at the end of February so I am trying to make some Easter and Mothers Day cards and gifts to sell then. Here is one of the cards I have done so far. The sentiment was printed off the computer and framed with a Sizzix diecut. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, pearl brads and lace are from stash. The challenges covered are:-

• Sketch Saturday  -  Sketch
• Totally Gorjuss  -  Flowers
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Bling

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Forever Friends

Morning peeps, popped on first thing to share this card I made recently.  The image is a Forever Friends sticker from Papermania, as is the backing papers.  Sentiment printed of the computer.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon is from stash.  Tools used are Divine Swirls embossing folder and Rectangle Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Creative Card Crew  - 1-2-3 (1image - 2 rectangles - 3 flowers)
• Moving Along With The Times  -  Happy Birthday
• Papertake Weekly Challenge  -  Bingo! -  Ribbon - Free (sticker) - Blooms

I have a few commissioned cards to make today so I am hopefully to pop on again later on.  Hope you all have a good Sunday.

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Celebration Time

Morning peeps.  How lovely has this weather been?  It feels so weird that just a week or so ago  we were in the minus degrees and now we are in the twentys - Scottish weather!! ..lol.  It has put me in the holiday mode for jetting off to Corfu tomorrow morning.

We, the charity, had a fantastic night last night at our Race Night with over £1000 raised.  I on the other hand was not so fortunate I had seemed to pick all the donkeys and they are still running .... lol..  

This is a commissioned card for one of the girls at work for her daughter who has her First Communion today. The beautiful image is from Sugar Nellie, isn't she just adorable.  The diecut bible I bought from ebay.    Gems, peel offs and sentiment was stash.  The tools used was Nesties and an embossing folder.  The challenges covered today are:-

• The Sugar Bowl  -  Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Celebration (not birthday)
• Cupcake Craft Challenges  -  Book Lovers

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and see you all when I get back.

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Back In Action...

.... well, hopefully thanks to Lesley (aka Pinkles Dreams).  After a long time suffering with Blogger/Internet connection issues she suggested switching to Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer and - fingers crossed (and toes) - it has worked and I can get back to normal -  Hip hip hooray!!!!!.

While I have mentally been throwing the computer out of window lol,  I have been busy making quite a few commissioned cards which all funds go to The Brionni Trust.  We have got  a busy time coming up for the Charity with a Race Night on the 26th May and then we have a stall at the Scribbler's Picnic, Stirling on the 17th June - we will have to get cracking making some more cards for stock for there as it a great day and lovely to see some regular faces.

Well, enough babbling on and get onto some crafting.... this is one of the commissioned cards I had to do on my list which is for a 21st Birthday.  The image is a Kenny K digi stamp coloured with my watercolour paints.  I had a little problem as I don't have promarkers, copics etc... so when colouring the printer ink on the stamp starting to bleed - oops - fingers crossed it is not that noticeable.  The stripey paper is from DCVW and the CD is an old recycled one.  The musical notes on the CD are peeloffs and the metal star is from stash.  The challenges covered are:- 

• Cards for Men  -  Kicking Back
• Crafty Creations  -  Male Birthday
• Moving Along With the Times  -  Keep it Real.

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Coffee Time

Morning peeps, starting early this morning as I feel the need to play (housework can wait ...lol).  The weekend are really the only chance I get these days so I don't want to waste any time ... well, that's my excuse to get out of the washing, cooking, cleaning, etc.... lol.                                                           

The lovely image is a City Girl from Whiff of Joy.  The papers are from Papermania and DCVW.  Also used is my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Crafty Cardmakers  -  No Floral Embellishments
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Spots & Stripes
• My Mum's Craft Shop  -  Here Comes the Girls

Hugs

Kaza.x.

Let it Snow

Morning peeps, how is the weekend going?  Hoping to get a few jobs done around the house and then a relaxing afternoon - had planned that for yesterday but things never go to plan ...lol.

The High Hopes stamp actually comes as a trio (but the reindeer image was used on my bags of reindeer poo) coloured with Whispers pens.  The circle sentiment stamp is from Lili of the Valley.  Snowflake backing papers are from a Forever Friends paperpack.  Also used is square, circle & scalloped Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cupcake Craft Challenges  -  Two's Company
• High Hopes  -  Snowflakes
• Moving Along with The Times  -  Let it Snow

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Laptop all better now ....

Evening peeps, sorry not been on and visiting everyone but I had a poorly laptop, the power supply broke, but now with a new cable delivered (and much cheaper than my local  PC World has wanting) I am back in business - whoop whoop!!!

Now, I got my Book-o-trix board quite a few years ago now after alot but after one very feeble attempt it kinda got placed, or may have been thrown, to the back of the craft cupboard and forgotten about until this weekend.  After a lot of rummaging, box moving and a few expletives I managed to find it - on the window sill - blew the cobwebs off it and deceided to set myself my own challenge to actually use it!

The bottle and wine glass are clear stamps from Woodware coloured with some felt-tip pens (I'm afraid I don't own promakers or copics). Ribbon and peel offs are from stash.  Other tools used were Oval Nesties and Swiss dots embossing folder.  The challenges covered this evening are:-

• Moving Along with the Times  -  Don't be Square
• Papertake Weekly  -  Anything Goes  (metal optional)
• Cupcake Crafts  -  How Old?

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Forever Friends Baby Boy

Good afternoon all, hope you are all enjoying the weekend and for some the start of the school holidays, never mind, 8 weeks to go until they are back...lol .... Been having a really lazy day watching the Formula 1 qualifying and Wimbledon while playing at my table.

The stamp image is from Forever Friends.  Gingham Paper is from scrap drawer.  Ribbon, elephant charm and silver rub-on sentiments are from stash.  Tools used were my Swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder as well as Square & Circle Nestibilities.  The challenges covered are:-

• Forever Friends  -  Spots & Dots
• Cupcake Craft Challenges  -  Sketch
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Clean & Simple

Celebration Time (Come on)

Good evening to all my Blogland buddies.  I must apologise for not being on a while, been a wee bitty busy of late with holidays, 40th birthdays,  helping fundraising for The Brionni Trust.  But now my social calender is slowly returning back to normal (i.e. empty ....hehe) I hopefully should be back to posting regularly again. 

I was asked a few weeks ago to make a graduation card for someone qualifing to become a Podiatrist.  This City Girl stamp is from Whiff of Joy, coloured with my "the works" paints.  The little feet are made with a Sizzix Paddle Punch and handmade the scroll.  Sentiment printed of the computer and zig-zag border done with MS punch.  The challenges covered are:-

• Stampacular Sunday Challenge  -  Dads or Grads
• Delightful Sketches  -  Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times  -  "Inspired By A Song"

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Male Card

Good evening my lovely peeps.  Hope you have all by now looked out your best hat for the Royal Wedding tomorrow.  I have booked my seat in front of the TV and Barry is heading off to the golf course, might even have a Pimms or two in celebration .....hehehe.

This card is made for one of the guys at work whose birthday is this weekend.  The fire engine is decoupaaged.  The handyman image is from a Claire Curd stamp set from Papermania.  Sentiment printed from computer.

The challenges covered are:-

• Daring Cardmakers  -  Professionally Speaking
• Our Creative Corner  -  Easel Card
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Boys & their Toys..

Good morning folks, hope your weekend is going well. Mine is, with no breakages, explosions or burning (so far) ...lol.  The sun is trying its very hardest to break through the clouds so fingers-crossed it is going to be a nice day for Baz to get stuck into the garden (hehe). 

The image one of the fabby toppers from Lili of the Valley (LOTV).  The check papers are out of my never-ending scrap drawer.  Sentiment printed off computer and the swirls are punched out.  Metal charm, brad and card candi's are from stash.  The challenges covers are:-

• Papertake Weekly  -  Mother's Day
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Precious Metal
• LOTV  -  Punch it!

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Male Card

Evening peeps, back again with my second post of the day....... and I spoke too soon earlier .......... the snow is still here, and worse ......... it has started snowing again ....... Argh!!!!  We are meant to be going out later but me sees a wee change of plan coming on ... hehehe. 

Anyway, I have a batch of male cards to contend with next, so this is the first of many to come.  The recipient of this one is actually a 37 year - boys and their toys eh!!!  I love these images from Lili of the Valley, they come ready coloured so ideal for a quick card.  (also helped decide the colour combo ...lol).  The checked paper is very old stash hanging around the scrap drawer since year dot.  The charm I got a while back from "The Works" shop.  The circle stamped sentiment is new stash from LOTV.  The challenges covered are:-

• Lili of the Valley  -  Sketch
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Ring out the Old, ring in the New
• Rainbow Lady  -  New Stash

Hugs

Kaza

xxx

Festive Wishes

A very warm festive wishes to all you fellow bloggers.  Slowly getting back to a wee bit of normality with visitors and visiting duties done (until the New Year and then same again ..lol)  Today is the first relaxing day of my holiday break and what better way to relax is to dig a couple of bits and bobs out the cupboard from under the stairs for a little play at my table.  It seems that long ago that I had to pack everything away and within about two minutes my table is covered....lol.  Never mind, that is part of the fun... lol.

Anyway, I am hoping not to see/make another Christmas Card for at least a few days so I am gonna make a selection of cards over the next coming days while I am off.  This cheery image of sunflowers (sorry do not know where it is from) helps me take my mind off the wintry weather we have been having over the past month - roll on Spring!!! ....hehehe.  The papers are from a Papermania paperpack.  Flower, Brad and sentiment from stash and string from kitchen drawer...lol..  The challenges covered today are:-

• Crafts 4 Eternity  -  'Pea Soup' (sketch and use greens)
• Winter Wonderland  -  Thank You
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Chilly Tuesday

Good morning to you all and I hope you are all keeping warm this chilly morning (-14 here).  Well, not at work again due to the condition of the roads.  They are shocking, my poor Barry was one of the many hundreds of travellers caught-up in the massive gridlock on the Central Scotland roads.  He was struck from 11am in the morning and never moved for over 8 hours, eventually the queue moved enough for him to take a slip road off the motorway and by luck he knew the back roads and made a very slow and slippery journey and got home the back of midnight very tired and hungry!!!.  There was alot of people, elderly and families had to spend the night in their vehicles in that cold weather - it must have been horrific!!!

So it is another day in the house with the heating on full blast to keep the chill away.  There is nothing else for it but to have a wee play at the table.  The image is Miss Anya from The Greeting Farm.  The design paper is from DCVW.  Diecut snowflakes from Sizzix and sentiment printed off computer.  The challenges I have covered are:-

• Sketch Saturday  -  Sketch
• Secret Crafter  -  Christmas
• Moving Along with the Times  -  To Someone Special

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Another Crimbo Card

Today is getting better and better as I have won the fabulous challenge candy over at One Stitch At A Time - Woo Hoo!!!!  Thanks ladies for your little random thingy picking out little old me!! ...lol.  I am having a right PJ day - I just hope I don't get any visitors as they are not my Sunday Best ones...lol. 

Finished another crimbo card, just using some of the left overs from my previous card.  I am sure this little girl image is from Pink Gem. Again used my Stickles and a mixture of different snowflakes.  The challenges I have covered this time are:-

• Moving Along with the Times - Sketch & "To Do List" (ticked off embossing, glitter & 2DP)
• One Stop Craft Challenge - Snowflakes in September
• Totally Gorjuss - Christmas

After I have stopping jumping about the room in joy I am heading back to my table for some more crafting.

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

First Card of the day - Snowy

A very good afternoon to you lovely peeps.  Washing is out (and hopefully will stay on line as it is rather breezy here...lol) and a few housework jobs done, well I have got to save a couple back for tomorrow..lol.  So on with a bit of playing at the table and since the glitter was still out from last night I'd thought I would make another sparkly card.

I so love Snowy from Penny Black, he makes me all cuddly inside..lol.  The papers are from DCVW and I have used various diecut snowflakes.  The challenges for this card are:-

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  -  Sketch
• Bah Humbug!  -  Winter Wonderland
• Moving Along with the Times  -  Glitter!
• Charisma Cardz  -  Diecuts

Hugs
Kaza.xxx