1st Christmas Card of 2016

I have shocked myself too, being this organised - it will never last! ....lol. That is all the Chrimbo decorations down and back up in the loft, hoovered and polished and back to normal for another year. the pussycats are looking at me disappointed as I have their playground away...lol ... Tough toot-toots I politely say...lol..

I got a lovely surprise this morning as I discovered I was randomly picked out the hat for a prize over at Sweet Stampin'- thank you, great start for the year.

I made this card by using part of a High Hopes Stamps (it has a Santa, Reindeer and a Snowman on it), as I have been using the reindeers for Reindeer poop, I am left with extra Santa's and Snowmen, so  I thought this sketch over at Sketch Saturday was a perfect opportunity to use some of them up.  The backing paper is from The English Paper Co.  Used a holly embossing folder and the sentiment is from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra Monthly Challenge - Anything Christmas
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Glitter 'n' Sparkle - Anything Goes
• Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Hugs

Kaza xxx

On Your Special Day

Good afternoon peeps, hope you are all well.  It is a right dreicht day here so I think it could be a pj and playing at my table day today,  what a shame ....lol....

The other half is currently watching his football team, Dundee, on the TV so I am staying out the way as it currently isn't going their way...lol.

I not used this Elizabeth Bell image a got from Funky Kits years ago when they used to stock her stamps.  Coloured her with my watercolour paints.  The backing paper is from a DCVW paperback.  Enamel dots and sentiment are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• ABC Challenge - Y - Your Choice (Anything Goes)
• As You Like It Challenge - Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Challenge No. 316 - Sketch No. 295
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

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

New Baby

Morning peeps,  horrid weather again today so it's a day for staying in and crafting,  luckily we have not been 'hit' too badly with Storm Frank,  thinking about others who have though,  been keeping myself upto date from Social Media and the inter web.

It is ages since I have used this stamp from Forever Friends,  coloured with watercolour pencils.  The checked paper is a scrap piece out of scrap drawer.  Card Candi from stash.  Tools used was Swiss Dots embossing folder and My Favourite Things Stitched rounded square die cuts.  The challenges covered are:-

• Allsorts Challenge - Anything but Christmas
• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• Stampavie & More - Something New
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx

See you Latte Stepper Card

Afternoon peeps, hope you all had a Merry Christmas and wishing all the very best for 2016.  Thinking especially about friends caught up in the bad flooding in the north of England and the Scottish Borders. 

I never quite fulfilled my 2015 New Years resolution of blogging more, so I am going to set myself the same task again...lol..  I am also really rubbish at taking photos of my cards, so I am going to try and approve my photo skills too...  (This photo not applicable..lol).

This card is made up of various bits and bobs, the boutique scene is a topper from Hunkydory, the stamped image is from Whiff of Joy, the diecut table and chairs are from Crafters Companion, diecut fence from stash, sentiment is printed off computer and tools used was a brickwork effect embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Allsorts Challenge - Anything but Christmas
• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Food/Drink
• Crafting Muskateers - Use a Sentiment
• Cards Galore - Anything Goes

Kaza xxx

Christmas joy

Evening peeps,  how is everyone doing, hope no one gas been caught up in the terrible flooding that has been occurring across the country.  Our road was closed for a couple of days and luckily the water didn't creep anywhere never the house.  I have just been caught up in the commuter traffic with the Forth Road Bridge being closed, what usually is an half hour journey is turning into an over an hour journey.  But hey-ho, can't complain, I just get to sing like a wailing cat in the cat for longer...lol.

I was asked to make this card for a wee boy that loves his cars, so I adapted this Lili of the Valley stamped image to suit.  I made my own tree decorated with tinsel ribbon and gems.  The diecut snowflakes are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• ABC Christmas - Youngsters
• Fab 'n' Funky - Snowflakes
• Papertake Weekly - Fun, fun, fun
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Christmas

Hugs

Kaza

xxx

My Embossing Dis-a-ster Darling

Afternoon peeps, I am hoping you can suggest what I have done wrong as all my sparkle embossing is falling off.  I can only thing I can think of is that I didn't keep my heat gun on it long enough?

It is such a shame as I thought it had so much potential, lol.  The super cute image is from Lili of the Valley.  My baubles die cuts are from Marianne Creations (and they seem to have embossed okay). The two embossing folders used were my snowflake and wood effect ones.  Lace, ribbon and pearls are from stash.  The challenges covered:-

• Crafty Hazelnuts Challenge - diecuts & punches
• Winter Wonderland - Sparkle & Bling
• Brown Sugar - Pearls
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - Angels & Fairies

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Baby's 1st Christmas Easel Card

Evening peeps, hope all are well today.  It is starting to get a bit cooler here is Central Scotland, I have had to pop the heating up a knotch and put the wooly socks on.  Sneaking on this evening while watching the footie with this cute little card I made last night.

The image using is from Lili of the Valley and decorated with sticklers, the backing papers are from an old Papermania pack.  Sentiment, snowflakes and card cardi are from stash.  Tools used are my Oval Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Crafting Musketeers - Anything But Square
• Penny Black at Allsorts - Stamping Christmas
• ABC Christmas - Wild Thing (a very frisky reindeer....lol)
• In the Pink - Shaped/Fancy Folds Card
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Wrap up Warm

Good evening peeps, I have been missing in action on blogland for a wee while - sorry 😔

I have been a bit busy making bits and bobs for our Brionni Trust stall at Christmas Fairs, so with them done for another year - well, really until March when the craft fairs will start up again...lol.. Since it will have calmed down I will have more time to play starting from today.  

I managed to head up to my table this afternoon an made this card using a stamping bella image decorated with some white flower soft. The backing paper was a freebie out of a magazine and sentiment from stash.  Tools used was my snowflake embossing folder and Marianne creations snowflake die cutter.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cards Galore - use a stamp or digi image
• Crafty hazelnuts Challenge - Christmas
• Glitter & Sparkle - Punch/Diecut
• Sweet Stampin' - Wrap up Warm
• Sketch Saturday - sketch

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Lets Rock 'n' Roll

Evening peeps - Yay! ....... It's Friday... Whoop whoop.  Weekend here I come.... I am hoping to get my craft on over the next few days - fingers crossed.

This is decoupage from La Pashe and I have plonked it on an old CD.  Used an embossing folder on some purple card.  The. challenges covered tonight are:-

• Fab 'n' Funky - Make It Square
• Crafty Creations - Don't be Blue
• Daring Cardmakers - Thank You for the Music
• Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx