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

Bundle of fun

Afternoon peeps, back for my second post of today and making the most of the last day of my holibags.  I am trying to use up some stash that I have been hoarding for years and years as it must be at least 10 years since I started down the card making root, and have been addicted ever since..lol..  and I wouldn't change a thing as I have met some lovely peeps along the way.  

This image is a sticker from above said stash hoard,  paper is free from a magazine cover.  Gems and sentiment from a forever friends elements pack.  Tool used is a cuttlebug border embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cards Galore - Anything goes
• Totally Gorjuss - New!
• Sketch Saturday - sketch

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Sew..... A needle pulling thread

Afternoon peeps,  not sunny here so I'm having a pyjama day and not planning to venture out the door today.  A have a few birthday cards to make so it is the perfect day to make a start.  This one is for my dear mum, whose birthday is actually arrives when we are away on holiday so we will have a wee birthday bash before we go. 

I have made this double easel card using lots of sewing diecuts bought off eBay years and years ago.  The backing backs were free from a crafty magazine.  Tools used were my scalloped square and oval Nesties as well as a square label Nestie.  The challenges covered are:-

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Penny's paper crafty challenge - Spooled Items
• Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Tealight Gift Card

Good morning, we have sunshine - yay! ... Well, so far anyway ....lol... All the houseworky jobs are done already so it's time to play, play, play...  I made this by following the tutorial CD from Crafters Companion, it came out quite well didn't it.  The shoe is made form a template and decorated with flowers, embossing folders, feathers etc....  The box is decorated with various peel offs.  The challenges covered are:-

• By the Cute and Girly  -  May Flowers
• Fab n Funky  -  Lots of Pink
• Totally Gorjuss  -  anything Goes with Swirls

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Exploding box - 21st Birthday

Good afternoon peeps. So sorry for not being on lately, it has been a bit hectic at work lately but it has started to settle down a bit now.  We have also had quite a few stalls for the Brionni Trust so have been madly making quick cards to bulk up stock.  In fact we have another stall tomorrow, this time in Kinross, so looking forward to it as it is a new area for us.

I decided to try something new today so this is my first attempt at an exploding box.  I actually quite enjoyed making this.  I have embellished it with recycled embellishments off old birthday cards.  The blank areas are photos of the intended.  In the middle is one of those battery tea light candles which I have decorated with scrap papers, liquid pearls and butterfly punches.  The challenges covered are:-

• Totally Gorjuss. -  Embossing
• Dutch Dare  -  Anything But A Card
• Cute Card Thursday. -  Cakewalk

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

Embrace .....

What a lovely name for a stamp, and I have she have used for this Penny Black stamp for this anniversary card. Tools used were both Swiss dots & Divine Swirls embossing folders, circle Nesties and my Martha Stewart border punch. Flowers, gems and ribbon are from stash. The challenges covered on this card are:-

• Penny Black. -  January Blues
• Sweet Stop. -  sketch
• Totally Gorjuss. -  Spotty

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Don't Mess with my Tu-tu

Afternoon peeps - Yay! - It's the weekend - Whoop Whoop! Hope you are all looking forward to it.  I am playing Nurse Nancy this weekend.  Barry had an operation on his nose yesterday (which was also his 40th Birthday) and has been discharged today so I am at his beck and call for the next few days until he is back on his feet.  I am hoping to get a few hours in for playing though - fingers crossed.

This card is one I had made a week or so ago but never got round to blogging.  I am loving making stepper cards just now.  The beautiful decoupaged image is a Paintbox Poppets one from Crafter's Companion.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Sentiment printed off computer and the pearls are from stash.  Tools used are the Script embossing folder from Cuttlebug and Marianne Creations Swirl Diecut.  The challenges covered are:-

Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge  -  Birthday

Paperplay Challenges  -  Simply Cute

Totally Gorjuss  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

It's a Jungle out there

Morning peeps!  Hope you are all having a great weekend.  Typical - I'm on holiday from work for a week  now and I'm full of the sniffles with this darn cold... lol...

The cheeky monkeys are clear stamps from Hero's and the zebra & big leaf  is a Stickeroo from Penny Black.  The backing paper is from a Forever Friends paperpack.  Tools used are my Circle & Rectangular Nesties and Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

Top Tip Tuesday  -  It's all about Circles

Crafts 4 Eternity  -  Crazy Circles

Totally Gorjuss  -  Leaf it in!

P.S. - My top tip is when cutting out my images, especially when there is small tricky bits, is to use nail scissors as they have a curved blade which I find helps.

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Something Fishy

Evening peeps,  was going to do a bit of an experiment and try and schedule this post, but I chickened out at the last minute...lol..

Love this Tilda mermaid image from Magnolia, coloured with my paints.  Inked around edges with Azure chalk ink and popped on some sequins from stash to act like bubbles.  Backing paper is from Little Claire Crafts.  Seahorse and shell are from stash, as is ribbon and sentiment.  Tools used is leaf punch and embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Totally Gorjuss  -  Sweet & Simple
• Emma Cards Challenge  -  The Sea
• Totally Tilda  -  By The Seaside

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

Spring has Sprung

Hello peeps.  It has been glorious sunshine here the last few days.  I will just start getting used to it and then it will go back to our usual weather - rain!¬ ......lol.  The last few days I have been spoilt rotten as it was my birthday and my lovely work buddies had got me a new paper cutter!  Woop woop - was so needing a new one, so no more raggedly edges...lol.  So today I am having a holiday and a chance to play.

Love this Tilda image from Magnolia, used my watercolour pencils to colour her.  The flowers, ribbon, brads, gems and sentiment are from stash.  Also used are my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossinng folders.  The challenges covered are:- 

• Fab n Funky  -  Spots & Dots
• Totally Gorjuss  -  No Patterned Papers
• Stampacular  -  “MAGNOLIA-licious!”

I am hoping to make a few more today though I am sorely tempted to spend some time outside and catch up on some vitamin D.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Snowing again....when will it stop

Yep, its snowing hard again.  I am sitting watching it getting deeper & deeper & deeper.  Will not be going anywhere today so a day in front of the telly and a few cards will be getting made.  The snow does have it's upside afterall ....lol.

The image is Wee from Whiff of Joy decorated with some gold stickles.  The Design Papers are from Papermania.  Snowflake diecut and sentiment printed of computer.  The challenged I have covered are:-

• Totally Gorjuss  -  Sketch
• Stamp Something  -  Christmas Colours
• ABC Christmas  -  Yuletide  (Red & Green)

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

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

Male Card

Evening folks, hope all is well.  Trying my very best to get round everyone of you for a catch-up - I will get there eventually. I have been spending the last few days moving furniture around the house as Baz has finally got his wish, the spare room is now his games room.  I was gonna make it the craft room - but it now means I have all the downstairs which includes - TV, Hifi, laptop and kitchen ...... lol.

Anyway, I did squeeze one card in.  I used the fabby sketch over at Truly Scrumptious, they also had an added challenge of incorporating a bit of gingham.  Across at Totally Gorjuss and Magical Crafts, both their challenges were Male/Father's Day.

I haven't used Hamish Rugby Player from Sugar Nellie for ages and since Scotland is not in the football World Cup, we will try our luck with rugby instead ...lol. I did my usual, and embossed white card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and popped some card candys in the corners.  The sentiment is pre-printed one off the computer from my stash pile  (looks like I might have to wait on Santa coming for a new printer) and I also found a little rugby ball brad which I popped on.

hugs

Kaza.xxx

Found My Mojo Again....(hopefully)

Hello peeps, sorry I have been a bad blogger of late but hopefully with the start of a new month the mojo will stay with me.  I hope you are all well and I shall ctach-up will you all lovely peeps eventually.  I feel bad as I haven't even any exicting news to report!!!!.......lol.

Anyway, I have managed to make one card this whole weekend (Fri-Mon), how bad is that!!!!.  Fingers crossed it has released the creative juices  lol....... or I need a bit more chocolate and coffee!!!!.  The lovely Gorjuss Girl is from Sugar Nellie, the paper is from a Laura Ashley paperpack.  Flowers, brad & ribbon are from stash and sentiment is printed off computer.  The challenges I have tried to incorporate are:-

Papertake Weekly  -  Open Theme
Stampavie & More  -  Friends
Totally Gorjuss  -  Sketch

hugs
Kaza.xxx

WOJ - New City Girl

Back again with my second post of the day.  I am having a wee play with some of my new stash I got yesterday and this City Girl from Whiff of Joy is one of them.  She is just so gorgeous I couldn't resist her.  I also used one of my new sets of Nestibilities.  The flowers are from my stash but the silver spacer is a new purchase...lol.  I "Blinged" Miss City's necklace & bracelet with some gold Stickles. 

Sorry about the photo quality ...lol... I just could not get the sentiment to stop reflecting the flash...lol.. must have to go on a crash course on photography...lol.  The challenges I have covered are:-

• Whiff of Joy  -  Coffee & Cream
• Totally Gorjuss  -  Sketch
• Stamp Something  -  Girly

Heading back to my table again so hopefully will be back on later.

hugs
Kaza.xxx

Mum-2-B cards

Evening folks, been busy making some Mum-to-be cards for girls at work.  Tomorrow is going to quite a sad day as it it my last day working were I am.  Start a new job on Monday and starting to feel a bit nervous ....lol.

I used this fabulous image and sentiment from High Hopes, paper is from the Papermania Inspirational range, ribbon and button brad from stash.  I tried to destress the image using my chalk inks but I think I went a bit OTT!!!!.  The challenges I covered making it:-

• High Hopes  -  Orange, Brown & a Circle   (using the button as that! .... lol)
• Stamp Something  -  Design Paper, Button & Ribbon
• Totally Gorjuss  -  It's for Mum

The following card as you can tell involves no stamping or colouring at all.  It was really handy to use up some scraps in my drawer and the challenges covered on this one are;-

• Magical Crafts  -  Something for Mum
• Creative Card Crew  -  Celebration

And finally another High Hopes image, papers are from Forever Friends, my fave leaf punch, flowers from stash and paper candy thingys.  The challenges I covered on this one are:-

• Simon Says  -  Mothers Day/Girlie
• My Time to Craft  -  Just for Mum
• Allsorts Challenge Blog  -  Mum

I hope I have not bored you with long post, my fingers are sore typing it ...lol..... and speak to you all over the weekend!!!

Hugs
Kaza.xxx

Cute Card Thursday & Totally Gorjuss

Morning my fellow friends.  Woke up to a slight covering of snow but me thinks there is more on the way!!!!  Somehow I don't think we will get sent home from work early - never that lucky!!! lol.

Have made this card for one of the girls I work beside, she is a shopaholic and her birthday is on Thursday.  The challenge at Cute Card Thursday is "Metal Mania" so I hope my brads cover that.  Totally Gorjuss is "Flower Power" and I just had to use my new leaf punch for this. lol.

The image is a lovely Miss Anya, design papers are from K & Co, and flowers, pearls, ribbon etc... are from stash.

The craft fair at Glasgow is coming uo next week so I am starting to write my list to top my stash up!!! lol.. 'Coz we all know fellow crafters that everything are classed as essential items and we must have them!!! lol.

hugs
Kaza.xxx