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

Baby Boy Stepper Card

Good evening peeps, hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend.  My lost post has never turned up - so must be lost in Cyber-Space for ever more ..... sometimes I think I end up there too.... hehehe.

I really enjoyed making this card as a had chance to experiment and play with this card, as I had never made the little baby booties as a card box before.  Also managed to get any excess aggression out by using my Sizzix duck & teddy punches and hammer... lol.

The woman and baby image is from Whiff of Joy.  Gingham paper was from stash and sentiment was printed off computer.  Other tools used where Nestibilities, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, blue chalk ink for colouring round edges.  Liquid pearls to decorate ducks & teddies.  The challenges covered are:-

• Ooh La La  -  Fancy Folds
• My Time to Craft  -  Toy Box Treasures
• One Stitch At a Time  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

Lost Blog Post !?!

My last post has disappeared off my blog!!!  How can this happen - has it been abducted by Aliens?!?

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Afternoon my good friends.  Deceided to have a very lazy day today.  Barry is away for the day and night, so wonderful peace and quiet - braw!!! So I can just plod about the home doing my jobs (and cards) at my own pace.  And with just me and the pussycat's later on ther will be no fighting over the TV changer ....hehe. 

This is a clean and simple card just using some white pearlesent card.  I used by new Marianne Creations Butterfly diecut and decorated it with some clear gems.  Other tools used were my Cuttebug Swiss Dots and Divine Swirls embossing folders and a Martha Stewart Border Punch.  The white ribbon and sentiment are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Card Patterns  -  Sketch
• Less is More  -  White on White
• Flutterby Wednesday  -  Open (use a butterfly, fairy or angel)

Hugs

Kaza

xxx

Bonjour! .........

....... I'm afraid that is about my limit of my French.  I am hopeless at learning languages, it literally goes in one ear and out the other!! ...lol.  We are heading to Greece for our holidays in a few weeks time and the phrase book comes with me every time as I can never remember the basics from one year to the next.

The Gorjuss Girl image is from Sugar Nellie, coloured with watercolour paints.  The Designer Paper is from K & Co.  The Eiffel Tower & suitcase diecuts are from stash, as are the camera brad and air mail stamp.  Sentiment circle stamp is from Lili of the Valley.  Tools used were my new Marianne Creations diecuts.  The challenges covered are:-

• The Pink Elephant  -  Sketch
• Pear Tree Designs  -  Free For All
• Alphabet Challenge  -  Around the World

Hugs

Kaza

xxx

Which Doctor?.........

Well, I rather liked George Clooney as Dr Ross, or Richard Chamberlain as Dr Kildare, but I like my favourite still has to be David Tennant as Doctor Who  (although Matt Smith is doing a fabby job at the moment too!!!).  I'm more a Sci-Fi geek freak than a slushy smooth talker fan and I would like a wee hurle is the T.A.R.D.I.S. anytime to face the Darleks or the Cybermen.

I have had this stamp from Whiff of Joy for ages and finally have managed to make a card with him.  Quite a simple card with lots of embossing with my Cuttlebug folders using up some plain white and blue card stock. Inking round the edges with a red chalk ink. I don't have a Get Well sentiment stamp so used some peel-offs.  Other tools used was a Martha Stewart border punch and Oval Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Whiff of Joy  -  Sketch
• Fab n Funky  -  Red, White & Blue
• Crafts 4 Eternity  -  Anything Goes

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

Hello again

I have been playing and managed to make this card so far.  I am blogging just now before I forget and before the daylight disappears to take photo.  For a change I decided to do a A5 card instead of a square card as not done one for ages - too comfy doing square me thinks, hehehe - and I must admit I was struggling with this one, alot of flower shuffling around the paper was done!.

The image is an Elizabeth Bell one from Sugar Nellie, coloured with my watercolour pencils.  Backing paper is from a DCVW Spring Stack.  Flowers are from a stash, as is the fabric butterfly.  Sentiment is from a DCVW quote sticker stack.  Tools used on the card were my Nestie Swirly template thingies.  The challenges covered are:-

• Flutter by Wednesday  -  Open Theme (got to have a Butterfly, Angel or Fairy)
• CRAFT Challenge  -  Flowers
• Pear Tree Designs  -  Colourful

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

Happy Easter

Good morning and a very Happy Easter to one and all.  Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend and the sun is shining where you are.  Just a quick post this morning as I need to get myself organised for visitors coming today - so unorganised as usual! ...lol.

 

The image is from Forever Friends.  The backing papers are from DCVW and scrap drawer.  Flowers are from stash and Wild Orchid Crafts.  Also from stash are the ribbon, brads, pearls and sentiment. Leaves are made with a punch.   The challenges covered are:-

• Forever Friends  -  Sketch
• Spoon full of Sugar  -  Lets Celebrate
• Fab n Funky  -  Here comes the Bride

Hugs

Kaza.xxx