It's the Weekend.........craft time!!!

It seems that it is the only time I get to play these days.  There does not seem enough hours in the day and now that the nights are drawing in it feels less and less.  With limited time, I try and support as many of the challenge blogs as possible. All the Design Teams put so much time and effort in their work - your work are fully appreciated and gives me so much inspiration you don't realise - you are all fantastic and give yourselves a well deserved pat on the back.

I have managed to make one card so far today for a friend whose birthday is next week but she is actually celebrating it tonight (her and her youngest son share the same day) so I think a few glasses of wine will be flowing... lol.  The gorgeous image is from Sugar Nellie coloured with my bargain pencils (from Tesco's), the design paper is from Laura Ashley, diecut buttons are from stash, as is the brads & spacers.  The challenges covered today are:-

• The Sugar Bowl  - Sketch and Buttons
• Totally Papercrafts  -  Happy Birthday
• Secret Crafter  -  Anything Goes

Finger-crossed I shall be back on before I head out tonight.  I have a feeling it could be messy this evening.  Lesley (aka Pinkles Dreams) has bought Cola Cube Shots for us all - they are tasty but lethal.... lol.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Coffee... Latte or Mocha???

...........Me?......... I'm just a mug of plain instant myself....... lol.  Don't really like all the fancy coffee's even though I am a caffeine addict and I hate coffee flavoured ice cream and chocolate - yuck! coffee is just for drinking...... lol.  Anyway......  That's what happens when you pretend you are the image you have just coloured...... if only...... psml.... (the sunglasses aren't me...lol).  Have made this for one of my trendy nieces whose birthday is next week.  Not to sure where to post it too though as she out partying all the time (oh, to be young again..lol...).

The lovely image is from Whiff of Joy's City Girl Collection.  The Design papers are mostly DVCW.  Ribbon and wooden flower are from stash.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Sketch Saturday  -  Sketch
• Totally Gorjuss  -  Flower
• Stamp Something  -  Spots & Stripes

I still have a mountain of cards to make to cover the next few weeks of birthdays so I am heading back to my table.  Wish me luck!!....lol.

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Autumn Whiff of Joy

An early start for me this morning, the pussycats were wide awake at 6am wanting out and to attract my attention they dive-bomb me from the windowsill to me laying in the bed - phoaw!!! Onyx is no light weight so for my own protection I got up and let them out........lol. So washing is done and hanging out, whizzed round with the hoover and duster and deedaa!!! - time to play!!!.

I finished off this card that I had started last night.  I am a wee bit unsure about with this one, I know what I wanted to do in my head but didn't really come out on paper.  The image is from Whiff of Joy, the backing papers are from a Laura Ashley paperpack.  The wine bottle & glasses are from a Woodware clear stamp collection. My charm is actually a cocktail glass charm,  Ribbon, flowers and leaves are from stash and the sentiment is printed from computer.  The challenges combined in thus card are:-

• Whiff of Joy  -  Layers
• Allsorts  -  Colours of Autumn
• Paperplay  -  Autumn is coming

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Little Boy's Card

A surprising sunny Saturday afternoon to all you crafty peeps.  Hoping to get a few cards made today as a few family birthdays are creeping up on me as I'd better start making a dent in them .......lol.   This is for my Great Nephew who is gonna be a massive "3" next week.

Used some decoupage I had in stash box and popped a peeloff number onto it. Papers are a mixure of K & Co. and DCVW. Sentiment is printed of computer and bottletop is from stash.  The challenges I have combined into this card are:-

• Crafty Cardmakers  -  Clean & Simple
• Ooh La La -  Stripes
• Fab 'n' Funky  -  What Eva'

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Another Crimbo Card

Evening peeps with my last of post of the evening.  My mojo has lost me since having a lovely Sunday Roast Dinner - yum! - and after stuffing my face with chocolate cake I can't move off the couch... lol.

These stamps from Lili of the Valley are the cutest aren't they. The papers are from The English Paper Co., Sizzix snowflake diecuts and sentiment is printed from computer.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Lili of the Valley  -  Sketch
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge  -  Winter Wonderland
• Stamp Something  -  Cute

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Santa Baby

Good afternoon, back again with a second card of the day.  I would have been on earlier but the laptop had "a moment" ...lol.  It would not switch on and then when eventually it decided to start up it just stood with a blank screen......... technology!!!.  So I just switched it back off for an hour and switched it back on - seems to be fine on (fingers crossed.. lol|).

Anyway, I still love this Santa stamp and used a lilac/blue inkpad.  The papers are from The English Paper Co. Snowflake are Sizzix diecuts and I popped a couple of card candy's on the top and used some border peel offs.  The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Pear Tree Designs  -  Sketch
• Crafty Cardmakers  -  Glitter & Sparkle
• Bah Humbug  -  Christmas Carol/Song - (Santa Baby)

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Anniversary Card

A sunny morning to you all, and I hope you are all having a fabby weekend.  I have not had chance to play until today, as I was out in Friday, first to watch the Football (Scotland) and then to see Barry's nephew play in his band in a local hotel.  Then yesterday we where out for lunch and then ...........shopping.. Arhhh!! worst nightmare but I managed without a petted lips or tantrum in sight (this is me!!!) lol.  So Sunday already, where does the weekend go. This is a card I had been asked to do by a work colleague to gave to her son and DIL so I hope they like it. 

The sentiment it a sticker from DCVW.  Cuttlebug folders Swirls & Swiss Dots.  Gold peel offs.  Flowers, pearl stands, buckle and ribbon are from stash.  The challenges covered on this are:-

The Pink Elephant  -  Mostly White
Inspiration Card Sketches  -  Sketch (rotated)
Secret Crafter  -  Clean & Simple

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Easel Card

Good afternoon, a warm but windy welcome to everyone.  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend, and especially those on a Bank Holiday Weekend.  I haven't been up to much mischief lately (oh, apart from a wee cheeky purchase from Funky Kits...hehehe ..... a couple of stamps just fell into my checkout basket - honestly!) The kind postman delivered them yesterday but I have not had chance to play with them yet.

I have only previously made a few easel cards and I don't know why I don't make more - they are so simple to do.  The bear stamp is from Forever Friends which I have added some stickles to his hat.  The design papers are from a Papermania Christmas paperpack.  The white card is embossed with a snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folder and I used my Martha Stewart zig-zag border punch.  Ribbon, holly stalk and sentiments are all from stash.  The challenges for this card are:-

• Forever Friends  -  Easel Card
• Paperplay Challenge  -  Sketch and option to use new stash (Rectangle Nesties)
• Winter Wonderland  -  All I Want for Christmas
• Just Cute Bears  -  Embossing

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Another Crimbo Card

Evening peeps, on with my 2nd post for today and Surprise Surprise it is another Christmas card - well, I did warn you this was gonnna happen ......lol.  Don't worry, the novelty will probably wear off as I will need a wee change very soon...lol.

These Elements Decoupage by Forever Friends are so handy in making cards in a hurry.  The papers are from a DCVW Xmas stack and the sentiment is one printed off on the computer.  The challenges I have entered this card into are:-

• Papertake Weekly  -  sketch
• By the Cute & Girly Month Challenge  - Animal Antics
• Paperplay Challenges  -  Pink, To make the boys wink
• Creative Inspirations  -  Christmas in August

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

ABC Xmas - 'Q' is for Quick & Easy

Afternoon everyone, I hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  The weather here today is not as nice as yesterday so it is a good excuse to stay indoors....lol. 

A lot of people kindly donate their old Christmas cards to me to help raise money for The Brionni Trust and I generally recycle them in one way or another.  Most of the time I cut them up to make gift tags but there is always a few that are "too gorgeous" to re-use in that way so I pop them to the side until I figure out a well deserved destiny for them. 

The challenge across at ABC Christmas Challenge Blog fits that purpose for quite a few of them.  It is to use the sketch and make multiple cards under the theme "Quick & Easy".  The cards are made with plain black & white card, embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folders. and I  placed black Stickles in the corners.

Hugs
Kaza.xxx