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

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

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

The weather has been glorious here all weekend so I'm afraid I haven't done match crafting - one card in two days to be exact!!.  I have been pottering about the garden and the house - it's been great!!!  Had a mini spring clean upstairs and managed to gather 2 black bags full of stuff to hand in to one of the local charity shops.  Did a wee bit of weeding in the back garden followed by a lot of sitting in the garden watching the world go by and admiring my handy work!! ....lol.  Washing Basket completely empty - Yay!!.  Ironing basket full to the gunnel's - Boo!!

The image is from LOTV, The backing paper is from DCVW Spring Paperstack.  Flowers, sentiment and ribbon are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sweet Stanpin' Challenge  -  Sketch
• Lili of the Valley  -  Peach & Green
• Oldie but a Goodie  -  Wedding/Anniversary

Hugs

Kaza. xxx

Wedding Card

Evening folks.  Looks like I'm having to dig the wellies back out the cupboard as we have been issued with a weather warning here for the next few days.  I think it is partly my fault as I had secretly done a rain dance at the weekend (to save me doing some tidying up in the garden ...lol) .... serves me right. 

The FF image is actually a piece of scrap card which I have "Nestied".  Charm and sentiment are from stash.  Also used is my Cuttlebug Swirl embossing folder, Martha Stewart Daisy border punch and some blue Liquid Pearls.  The challenged covered are:-

• Truly Scrumptious  -  Sketch
• Cute Card Thursday  -  Couples
• Papertake Weekly  -  Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza.xxx