With Love

Evening peeps!  I have the Monday holiday blues as it is back to work tomorrow, and it make myself even more sorry for myself, I am choked with the cold.  So to try and cheer myself up a bit I have been having a final play at my table as I have a few commissioned cards to make - always leave things to the last minute...lol...

The fabulous image is Embrace, from Penny Black, she still has to be one of my favourite PB stamps.  The backing paper is from a DCWV paperpack, flowers, card Candi, ribbon and sentiment from stash.  Dies used are both Nestabilities.  The challenges used are:-

• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenges - Anything Goes
• Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything with Patterned Paper
• Penny Black Monthly Challenge - Anything Penny Black

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone good health  and happiness for 2016!  I fell asleep before the bells and never even heard the fireworks doing off - totally zonked (and without even having a drink!). 

This was a commissioned Christmas Card I was asked to make for a Plasterer, so hopefully the recipient has received it now.  I used Magnolia Santa and made his own plastering tool (don't know technically term...lol) and a Little Claire doggy stamp.  the Christmas Tree I made myself using tinsel ribbon and gems and an embossing folder.   Other tools used was a snowflake embossing folder and oval nesties.  Christmas parcels, peel offs are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas
• Little Claire's Challenge - A Special Christmas Card

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Congratulations and Celebrations...

Afternoon folks, Sunday already.  There really should be an extra day between Saturday and Sunday hehehe....  Never mind, housework is half done so time for a play me thinks while the football in on the television. 

This is a 8x8 card and I have used a topper and paper from Crafters Companion, I think.  The pearls and ribbon are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Ribbon or Twine
• Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge - Well Done/Congratulations
• Crafting Musketeers - Sketch
• Crafting When We Can - Ribbon or Twine

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Rock of Ages

Evening everyone.  Hopping on here and blogging this birthday card made for my Nephew who was 15 on Saturday there.  The decoupage image is from Le Pashe, starry backing paper is from a DCVW paperback.  Foam numbers were bought from Tescos. Tools used were hexagon Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sister Act - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge - Film Inspired (Rock of Ages)
• Little Red Wagon - Stars

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to my good friends in Blogland, I hope 2015 brings you all good health and happiness.

I may sound like a stuck record when I say that my New Years resolution is to blog more...lol.. so to start off this and keeping to the theme of new beginnings I have made this baby card.  I used the pram diecut from Marianne Creations, oval Nesties and baby embossing folder.  Paper, gems and sentiment are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Mojo Monday - sketch
• Aud's Sentiment Challenge - "New"
• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• CRAFT challenge - Colour Combo

Hugs

kaza xxx

Nice day for a White Wedding

Good morning, and a lovely sunny morning it is too, though I don't think it is going to last long as I can see dark clouds heading my way. Lol.. Oh, well, good excuse to head to my craft table and not venture out...lol..

I am off work on holiday this week, nothing planned so it will probably be a few days out here and these, a few pub lunches and I am hoping a few hours crafting...lol.

I am seriously low in our charity cards for weddings, anniversaries and baby cards and needing to make some for a few craft fairs coming up next month so here is a start.  The  card is made using square and heart Nesties, embossing folders, gems and bows from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Totally Gorjuss - Bling
• Deep Ocean Challenges - Add a sentiment
• CRAFT Challenges - Anniversary or Wedding
• Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

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

New Beginnings

Nappy New Year! .....lol

Wishing everyone good health and happiness for 2014.    Well this is the start of my New Years resolution of blogging more and a good way to start is with a new baby card.  The image was a free digi stamp from Sugar Nellie, bakers twine and charm are from stash.  Tools used was my Divine swirls and Swiss dots embossing folders and oval Nesties.   The challenges covered are:-

• Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenges - New Beginnings
• Stampavie and more - Blue & White

Hugs

Kaza

Seashell Sanctuary

Afternoon peeps, sneaking on again today - shhhh! Don't tell you know you ...lol .... Now it was just yesterday that I spoke about me being a wee bit accident prone and so far it had been a non eventful year in that sense...well .... I spoke to soon ... This morning I noticed that the tiny tear in the kitchen limo had got a bit bigger and putting my DIY hat on thought I had nothing better to do than "fix it". My bright idea was to glue it down flat and that would be problem solved .... not quite, I forgot how quickly super glue works and so very nearly, and I mean very nearly stuck myself to the tube and the limo.  Now the floor has a ripple it! ....lol ..... my finger tips feel so weird with a rough layer of glue on them ...lol.

These clear shell stamps are in my stash but not sure who they are from.  The corrugated card is from scrap drawer and the string, seashells and charm out of my stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - "Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside"
• CRAFT Challenge - Monchrome
• Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Dress for Success

Evening peeps. Yay! It's Friday again, hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend.  I have a busy weekend ahead so no time for crafting, boo hoo!

This is one of the commissioned cards I had to make.  The lady has received the huge A4 card now so I can share with you lovely peeps.  The main focus is actually a recycled shop bought birthday card.  I added the top sentiment to hide where I had removed the previous one.  The backing paper was a freebie from an old craft magazine.  The glasses embellishment is a 3D sticker from Poundland.  Peel off numbers are from stash.  The challenges used are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie - Best Dressed (papers are over 6 months old)
• Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge - For the Girls

Have. Lovely weekend

Hugs

Kaza xxx

White Wedding

Back again, watched the tennis, what a shame for Andy Murray, maybe next time. Surprise I'd better start on the housework now ... or maybe I can find another excuse to delay it further .... lol..

While watching the tennis on the google box I made this card trying to use up some of the scraps of  pearlised card I have in abundance. The cute mouse image is from Penny Black. Tools used are my Swiss Dots and Divine Swirls embossing folders, Sizzix hearts die cuts and a Martha Stewart zig zag border punch. Sentiment, brad and peel off gold borders are from stash. The challenges covered are:-

• Fat Pages with Attitude  -  Love
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge  -  Embossing
• CRAFT Challenge  -  Valentine/Love

Hugs

Kaza xxx

P.S.   I ear-wormed myself in singing Billy Idol's White Wedding while typing this post ...lol...

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Do Do Do the Funky Gibbon ...

Afternoon peeps - can't believe its the middle of the week already and I'm not nearly half way through these card orders - gosh, I can really spin them out cant I! ...lol..  I keep finding other wee jobs to do instead of getting stuck into them.

While tiding up my stash at the weekend, I came across a Kanban sheet of animals which I have had for yonks and yonks, so I decided to make a concious effort to use it.  I managed to make four cards out of it, which this is one of them.  The backing paper is from a Docrafts paperpack and tools used were a Cuttlebug embossing folder and my Circle Nesties.  The challenges I have entered it into are:-

• CRAFT Challenges  -  Film Inspired  (Plant of the Apes)
• Crafty Catz  -  Anything Goes
• Totally Papercrafts  -  Cute & Girly

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Golfer's Glory

Morning peeps.  How is everyone.  Sorry I have not been on as late, I have been up to my eyes in reindeer, snowman & ghost poo! ....lol.....  The Brionni Trust has two (yes two) craft stalls next weekend on Saturday & Sunday so I'm manicly trying to make items to help fill the table.  I had plans to make so many other gift items but have quickly ran out of time...... * Note to self * Start making gifts for next year in January ....lol...

Barry is doing really well after his operation last week to is going back to work tomorrow (Monday).  He had a quiet celebration for his 40th birthday as wasn't really up for a big bash.  This is the stepper card I made for him since he is a keen golfer.

The digi image is from Kenny K, coloured with my whisper pens.   The diecut trophy & fence shapes are from stash as is the metal stars. Metallic confetti is recycled  from last year ( My 40th ...lol\) .  The Scoreboard I made designed myself off the computer.  The challenges covered are:-

• The Poodles Parlour  -  Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean Challenges  -  Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenge  -  Use Metal on Card

Hugs 

Kaza. xxx

Sunshine!!!

Hooray!!  Summer is here at last - well, for a couple of days at least ...lol.. so hoping to make the most of it this weekend.  My friend Lesley (aka Pinkles Dreams) has hood-winked me into a shopping trip tomorrow (boohoo) -  to the new Hobbycraft shop that has opened in Falkirk, (Yeehaw, I can handle that type of shopping!!!) and maybe a wee bar lunch could be on the cards too ... hehehe.  

This stamp I have had for ages and I am afraid I don't know who it is from. I added some Stickles on the flower to glam it up a bit.  The papers are from Papermania.  Ribbon & charm are from stash.  The challenges covered today are:-

• CRAFT Challenges  -  Add a Charm
• The Pink Elephant  -  Ribbons Galore
• Papertake Weekly Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

So Tweet

Morning peeps, trying to get a heat in me this soggy Monday, its damp and cold this morning.  Good excuse to have lots of coffee and comfort food ...lol..  Just a quick post today as I think Barry has plans for us today (shops ...urghhhhh!!!! - 3 maximum is my limit).

The cute chick is a freebie image from a crafty magazine which I have 3D up.  Backing paper is from Papermania.  Tools used is my Oval Nesties for diecutting which I had a wee doodle on...lol.. and an Starry embossing folder.  Card Candy and Peeloffs are from stash.  The challenges covered today are:-

• Papertake Weekly  -  Anything Goes (Mono)
• CRAFT Challenges  -  Spring/Easter
• Crafty Catz  -  CAS (Clean & Simple)

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Boys & their Toys

I have a house full of gadgets thanks to Baz.  It is definitely a man thing, I'm sure we have more gadgets and gizmos than Curry's and Comet clubbed together ...lol.. ...  I haven't a clue what most of them are for but apparently they are "must haves".  I just stay clear of them as tend to brake anything electrical or technical ...lol...  I'll just stick with my crafty stuff...lol.

This pre-coloured diecut image from Lili of the Valley goes brilliantly with the sentiment I found and printed off the internet.  The scrap of designer paper is from DCVW.  Also used was an embossing folder from Cuttlebug, Martha Stewart Zig-zag border punch and a couple of brads from craft stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cupcake Craft Challenges  -  Boys & their Toys
• Creative Card Crew  -  Humour
• CRAFT Challenges  -  Mothers Day

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

B-I-N-G-O

Evening peeps, hope you all are well here in Blogland. Nothing exciting to report in, I have been pretty boring really. Still no further forward with the mysterious water leak into the kitchen, so the bathroom remains ripped apart in case it happens again. Finished off some wedding favours last night that we, (the charity) were asked to do and tonight I should be really making a start on some "Reindeer Poo" for the sale we are having at the Albert Halls, Stirling on Saturday.

This card is a commissioned one that I was asked to do for a female bowler who likes a few games of bingo. The bowler is a Sizzix diecut with the bowling balls made with a circle punch and the bits out of a paper punchy holey maker. The bingo balls are made from funky foam and peel-offs with the bingo card being one from an old book. The challenges covered are:-

• Allsorts Challenge - Not Square
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• CRAFT Challenges - Family Games/Board Games/Activities

 

Hugs

Kaza.xxx

 

Butterflies

Afternoon peeps from a soggy Scotland.  Hope are are enjoying your weekend.  Nothing exciting to report as we are just having a quiet relaxing one watching the raindrops belting the windows ....lol.

The beautiful butterfly diecut is my dream buy from Marianne Designs, decorated with a few gems.  Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Tools used were my Round Nesties, Swirls and Roses Cuttlebug embossing folders, Martha Stewart border punch.  Sentiment, pearl brad, paper lace all from stash.  The challenges covered today are:-

• My Mum's Craft Shop  -  Swirls & Pearls
• CRAFT Challenge  -  Butterflies
• Paperplay Challenge  -  Things with Wings

Hugs

Kaza. xxx