Christmas Time

Morning peeps.  Why is it that I struggle to raise my head of the pillow during the week for work but at the weekend, when I have a chance for a lie in, that I am wide awake really early...typical..lol..

I have had to make a start on Christmas cards as our two big sales coming up at the end of October so not long at all.  The reindeer is an embossed image from Sizzix and then I have tried to colour him itch a metallic gold pen.  The papers are from a paperback from Docrafts.  The white poinsettia and heathers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the velvet black ribbon is from stash decorated with a diecut buckle.  The stamped circle sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and the oval diecut is from Docrafts. The challenges covered are:-

• Craftyhazelnuts Christmas monthly challenge - Anything Christmas
• Simon Says - Emboss it
• Wild Orchid Challenge - Add a diecut

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Love is in the Air

A very good morning from here in a sunny Scotland, it has been a while since we have seen the lovely golden orb in the sky, it has really brightened my mood this morning even though it is chilly out. hoping for a nice chilled out weekend.

This stamp is from Anita's, coloured with my paints and then I added some 3D gloss on the top.  Ribbon  bow from stash, The tools used are my Oval Nesties, Swiss Dots and Divine Vines embossing folders and  Brook-o-trix emossing board for the bookmark shape.  The challenges covered are:- 

• Allsorts Penny Black & More  -  Love Is In The Air
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge  -  Black & White & a splash of Colour
• Cards Galore Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Karen xxx

Simply Quackers

Evening peeps.  Had a wee play with this gorgeous Penny Black stamp that has been stuck away in the cupboard, coloured with my paints.  I think it is just ideal for making thank you cards.  The backing papers are from Papermania.  Green ribbon and peel-offs are from craft stash.  Tools used are, chalk inks, Nesties, Martha Stewart Border Punch.  and Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Penny Black & More @ Allsorts  -  Any Die Will Do
• Simon Says  -  Thanksgiving/Thank You
• Creative Card Crew  -  Anything Goes

Hugs 

Kaza xxx

The Sun has Got His Hat On .....

Hip, Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!  ...... It feels such a long time since we have seen the old mucka...lol.... so the washing machine is on double time trying to get it out on the line to dry before he disappears again behind some big black clouds.  Even Barry has hurried out to try and tackle the wildness (aka the front garden) - I've tied a bit of string to his waist just in case he cannot find his way back out ...lol.... Oh, I am cheeky!

This goose stamp from Penny Black I've had for ages and I still think it is one of my favourites of theirs.  The circle sentiment stamp is from Lili of The Valley.  The piece of ribbon is recycled off a set of pyjamas it was wrapped around.  The backing paper is from my scrap drawer.  The challenges covered this morning are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie Challenge  -  Things with Wings
• Simon Says ... Stamp  -  Clean & Simple
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  -  Recycle

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Handbags & Gladrags

Evening peeps, as promised a few more cards for you all.  Sitting typing this with the heating back on waiting in anticipation for the snow to arrive. We have been issued with an amber weather warning for tomorrow.  I think I'd better hunt out my scarf and gloves...lol.

This handbag template was surprising easy to do, and you know me, I like easy.  The papers were from Papermania, the doggy stamp (aka Angus) is from Sugar Nellie.  Buckle from Wild Orchid Crafts. Flower and metal thingy from stash.  Tools used are Martha Stewart Doily Border Punch, Embossing folder and Nesties.

The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says Stamp  -  Anything Goes
• Secret Crafter  -  Shaped Card
• My Mum;s Craft Shop  -  Stamp It!

Hugs
Kaza. xxx

Mother's Day

Whoop whoop! its the weekend..... and started early with this card and hoping to get a few more done over the next few days and hoping to catch up with all you bloggers out there - if Mr Blogger will let me as the the pass few days he has been very temperamental!!!

The fabby stamped image is from Lili of the Valley.  Design papers from Papermania.  Sentiment printed off computer.  Also used is my Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch, Stars embossing folder and Oval Nesties.  Ribbon, Card Candi and diecut tiara & wand are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Papertake Weekly  -  Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp  -  Mother's Day
• Lili's Little Fairies  -  Ribbon & Lace

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Cha Cha Slide

Hello peeps, cannot believe that it is Sunday afternoon already, how the weekend flies past and I sill have a 101 jobs still to do, serves me right for faffing about yesterday ...lol.  I think I am gonna have to write myself up a timetable and stick to it .... just like being back to school.

This fabby digi image is from Bugaboo Stamps and I have coloured her with my Brushstroke markers. The little cocktail glass stamp a foam one I picked up somewhere.   The CD is one of those freebie giveaways from a newspaper. The diecut musical notes are from Sizzilits with the backing paper from DCVW.  Peeloffs, gems, ribbon and sentiment are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says .....  -  Sketch
• Cute Card Thursday  -  Music & Dance
• Alphabet Challenge  -  'Y' for You Choose (Auything goes)

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Mojo starting to go ....

Hello Peeps, hope all is well ........... with so many Christmas cards still to make, my mojo is starting to disappear gradually. How do you lovely peeps keep it going????? I have been switching lately between stamping, decoupage, altering old shop cards etc... to try and keep with it. I'm hoping for a second or third wind soon....lol.

The image is a Miss Anya one from The Greeting Farm coloured with my watercolour paints and given a bit of sparkle with Silver Stickles. Papers are from Papermania. Ribbon, doily, brad and sentiment are from stash. Tools used are snowflake embossing folder and a Marianne Creations Snowflake diecut. The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says .....  -  Sparkle & Bling
• ABC Challenge  -  Anything Goes
• Colour Create  -  Lilac, Grey & White with Snowflake theme

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

One for the Boys ...

Evening folks hoping you are all well and enjoying your Tuesday where-ever you may be.  With the new football season fast approaching  (this weekend coming here in Scotland) I'd thought I would share this card with you.  It is a commissioned card I was asked to make for a Newcastle United fan.

The image is from Lili of the Valley, it is one of their fabby pre-coloured squares.  The Black & White striped paper is from Little Claire Designs.  My 'net' is made from a strip of sequin waste.  The trophy diecut is from Sizzix and the other embellishments were seeked off the Goggle images site.  My homemade rossette was made with Nestie diecuts, peel-offs and some striped ribbon.   The challenges covered this evening are:-

• Totally Gorguss  -  All about boys
• Delightful Challenges  -  Fancy Folds
• Simon Says ....  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Fore!

Evening peeps, on the eve of the British Open I thought I'd share this golfing card with you all.  Usually at the weekend I am a golf widow, but I sense that this weekend that old Baza here will be glued to the couch until about 5pm on Sunday evening .... lol .... I don't mind, it will give me some peace and quite ... hehehe.

The decoupaged image is one I must have picked up at a craft fair.  The diecuts are from stash and the sentiment is printed from computer.  The challenges covered this evening are:-

• Simon Says ...  -  Anything Goes
• Cupcake Challenges  -  Favourite Challenge (No.25 - Fancy Folds)
• Crafty Creations  -  Boys 2 Men

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Clean & Simple

Evening peeps.  Been having a play with Digi stamps - first time for everything - and I haven't a clue what I was doing, and by pressing and clicking a lots of buttons - traaadaa!!!  I managed to make a card - woohoo!

The digi-stamps are from Bugaboo (which I have treated myself to one or two...hehehe).  Check paper from scrap drawer and white card have been embossed with a cuttlebug folder.  My faux stitching done free style.  The challenges covered this evening are:-

• Simon Says  -  One Stitch in Time
• Catch the Bug Challenge  -  Clean & Simple
• One Stitch in Time  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Wedding Card

Good afternoon peeps, hope you are all having a lovely weekend in Blogland.  The middle of June and I have had to pop the heating on - where is summer!?!  - it is wet and windy here in Central Scotland.  Such a shame too as alot of the local towns and villages close by are having their Gala days today and tomorrow. 

The Brionni Trust have a stall at the Scribbler's Picnic in Stirling tomorrow and I am seriously thinking about popping out this afternoon and getting myself a pair of wellies! - come rain of shine it is always a fun day there and local reports are that Gamu (from the X Factor) is singing on the main stage.

I've have chance for a wee play at my time and made this wedding card.  The diecut bride & groom have been in my stash from year dot mounted on rectangle Nesties embossed by my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.   Flowers, silver heart & pearl buckle are from Wild Orchid Crafts, swirls diecuts are by Marianne Creations and leaves are punches.  Sentiment, silver ribbon & pearls are all from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says - Bingo!  (Shape, ribbon & sentiment)
• ABC Challenge  -  'W'  is for Wedding
• Totally Papercrafts  -  Diecuts & Punches

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Magnolia Baby Boy Card

Good morning peeps hope all in well out there in Blogland..  Spent a lovely afternoon yesterday with family and they were even brave enough to stay for dinner and sample some of my homemade cooking.  (not checked-up on the day yet to see if they ok....hehehe).  Today we were originally planning to have a wee day trip somewhere, but with a change of plan I am now hoping for a day of crafting at my table... lol ...  (my arm really needed twisted there didn't it!). 

Coloured this fabby Baby Edwin image with my watercolour paints (still going strong for over 5 years - not bad for only £2.99 from The Works)  The blue ducky paper is a small leftover piece from my scrap drawer.  Little ducky brad is from stash and sentiment printed off computer.  Tools used were Swiss Dots & Little One embossing folders from Cuttlebug and my Oval Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Just Magnolia -  Sketch
• Simon Says  -  Emboss It!
• Spoon full of Sugar  -  Lets Celebrate

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Rock Star

Hello peeps.  The weekend again and I am home alone - whoop whoop!!!  All my jobs are (nearly) done around the house so I thought I deserved a wee play at the table this afternoon - hehe!   Onyx, the stroppy teenager of a cat, is determined to get covered in glue and glitter today as she keeps walking all over the table trying to help - NOT!!!  Tried to get her off by threatening her with a brush (which she hates) but instead she just turned round, hissed and then proceeded to lay down right in the middle of my stuff on the table - foiled by a cat!!! 

Now that I am at the moment blogging, she is now wanting on my knee but because the laptop is there she has jumped up on the the back of the seat and is currently pulling my hair!!! - told you she was stroppy!

The image is Luca from Sugar Nellie.  The design paper is a tiny piece out of scrap drawer.  Star sequins, musical brads and sentiment are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cards for Men  -  Sketch
• Simon Says  -  Birthday
• Cute Card Thursday  -  Music & Dance

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

60th Birthday

Good afternoon folks!!!  Just like to say first of all my deepest thoughts and wishes are going out to everyone caught up in that dreadful earthquake/tsunami across in Japan.  I cannot image what they are going though when watching the horrific pictures on the telly.  Puts the snow we had into perspective doesn't it!

This evening I am heading out to a 40th birthday party,  this is first of many four-zero's coming up this year (mine included).  I hear on the grapevine that "40" is the "30" - is this true???  If so, help!!!  I am struggling to find anything to wear in my wardrobe for tonight as a few pounds have sneaked on over the months and nothing fits!  Arrrrgh!  Do you think I could get away with wearing my finest pj's (along with a bit of bling of course...lol).

Anyway,  I had a few cards to make today and here is one of them.  I used this gorgeous Elizabeth Bell image from Sugar Nellie and the green/white checked paper is from a Forever Friends paperpack.  Flowers, pearl and number peel offs are from stash.  Also used on this card was my Swirl embossing folder and leaf punch. I "blinged" the flower and leaves up with some clear stickles.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sugar Bowl  -  Sketch & Spring
• Simon Says  -  Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant  -  Spring.

I suppose I'd better start trying to make myself look presentable for tonight - could be a long, painful process!  lol. xx

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Love You!

Here I am again, back with a second.  You would never have guessed that there is football on the telly so that is why I am getting some peace & quiet this afternoon ....lol.  Might be pushing my luck trying to squeeze a third in after this though, as teatime is looming.

The cute image is from Penny Black, the papers were a freebie in a magazine. Flowers, brad and sentiment are from stash.  Leaves cut from punch.  The challenges covered are:-

• Papertake Weekly  -  Sketch
• A Spoon Full of Sugar  -  Valentine
• Simon Says  -  Animal Antics
• Stampavie & More  -  Love

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

One Idea - Two Cards

Good evening to my lovely followers.  Sorry I have not been on for a couple of days.  Full of good intentions, but never managed to get to the dining room table to play!!!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  I was playing nurse maid to Barry who had "Man-Flu", and I discovered yet again, I have not got the right patience for being a nurse ....lol .... I will have to teach myself tolerance ... how do I do that??? .. lol. 

So to help compensate my lack of TLC, I let Barry take me shopping (yes, he was well enough to do that!!!)......and gasp!! ...... I know, I must have been feeling really REALLY guilty for me to go to the shops ... and what did we come back back with ......... a new bed!! ......... if Baza had his way, it would have been one of those fancy electric adjustable ones with the flip-up TV screen in the footrest... lol.

My one idea over the weekend was to make to use one of my many Sizzix dies that of late have been left abandoned in a box under the stairs since I have fallen in love with rubber stamping and try and create something with them and here are the results.....

Along with the Sizzix House die, I have used 2 Cuttlebug embossing folders (Swiss Dots and another).  Design paper from scrap pile.  Ribbon, brad and charm from stash.  Circle stamped sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Get Sketchy  -  Sketch
• Alphabet Challenge  -  'K' for Keys
• Dutch Dare  -  All Stitched Up

This card has been made similar - but different (if that makes any sense!!!) I was trying to make it look more masculine by not using any DP's and using straight lines instead of any curves.  The ribbon and sentiments are from stash.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Simon Says  -  Sketch
• Allsorts Challenge  -  Teal & Brown
• Crafty Creations  -  New Beginnings

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Party Party Party!!!

........ not for me :-(   but for this gorgeous Whiff of Joy city girl who seems to be having a ball this New Year!!! .....lol.  I am having a lovely lazy few days, it is great, though the waistband on my clothes are slowly getting tighter and tighter and tighter...lol.

The papers are from a DCVW paperpack cut using my square Nesties.  sentiment is from stash.  I 'blinged' the image up with a bit of Silver Stickles.  The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says  -  Party!
• Mojo Monday  -  Sketch
• Totally Papercrafts  -  Time to Party

Hugs
Kaza.xxx



Away in a Manger

Hello peeps and dare I ask how everyone is doing in this cold weather.  This is the first time that I have had to keep my heating on overnight that it has been so cold.  I just can't keep a heat in myself, tried the hot drinks and soups - might have to call on stronger measures - wine.... lol..... it always gives me rosy cheeks...lol. 

The Nativity image is a gorgeous stamp from Penny Black.  Papers are from Papermania.  Flowers and card candy things are from stash.  Used leafy/twig punch and embossing folder.  Sentiment is printed off computer.  The challenged covered are:-

• Simon Says.....  -  Sketch
• Paperplay  -  Monochromatic
• Ooh La La  -  Christmas Song  (Away in a Manger)

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Santa Card

Good evening peeps, hope you are all well and you all had a fabby weekend where ever you may be.  I have had chance for a wee play at my table this evening - woohoo!!!

I love using this Santa stamp, he is so easy to use.  I have managed to use quite a few scraps of white card on this.  The snowflakes are made by various Sizzix diecuts, MS Punch and X-cut punches. Clear gem & pearl brads are from stash and the sentiment printed off the computer.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Simon Says  -  All White
• ABC Christmas  -  Winter Wonderland - white
• Dutch Dare  -  Clean & Simple

Hugs
Kaza.xxx