Let it Snow

Evening folks - it's Friday!   Whoop-whoop.  Looking forward to the weekend as I am going to see my niece perform in her Pantomine (see previous post) tomorrow night.  Hoping to play this weekend at my table as I need to make a few cards.  

Made this card using Edwin Snowman from Magnolia, one of my old favourite stamps.  The snowflake backing paper is from scrap drawer.  Snowflake diecut is from Marianne Creatables.  Tools used is my snowflake embossing folder.  The challenges covered this evening are:-

• Glitter & Sparkle - Anything Goes
• Shopping Our Stash - Stickle my Elmo (use Stickles or glitter glue)
• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Cut it Up - It's Snow Time (use a snowflake)
• Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Clean & Simple

Panto Time....... Oh yes it is!...

Evening peeps, hope everyone is surviving the weather.  We have had a covering of snow but nothing to get panicked about. 

It was one of my nieces 12th birthday on Tuesday and she is currently performing in the pantomine at the Alloa Town Hall.  Yes, you've guessed it - Jack and the Beanstalk.   

I had great fun making this card and I used so many different bits and bobs from my stash that if you want to know anything about any part of it, just ask.  

Because it is a mis-mash of elements I am entering it into anything goes challenges and they are:-

• Auds Sentiment Challenge
• Crafting When We Can
• Crafts Galore
• Penny's Paper crafty Challenge
• Crafting from the Heart

Coffee Time

Evening peeps,  quick post tonight as will have to try and get myself organised for going back to work tomorrow.  How quick does 10 days go by .......   Oh well, it's only 4 months until Easter for my next long weekend...lol.... not that I am counting.

I have used the cute City Girl stamp from Whiff of Joy as it fitted nicely to the challenge across at Stamping Sensations.   Used papers out my scrap drawer (which is never going down!) and embossed sentiment from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Stamping Sensations - Coffee & Cream
• Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything with Patterned paper
• Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch

New Beginnings

Afternoon folks, enjoying a lazy day.   Have taken down the Christmas decorations this morning, the house looks so bare now. Might as well get the holiday blues over and done with today instead of tomorrow as back to work on Wednesday.  

This is a card I had made a while ago when a former work colleague had twin girls.  Double easel cards are perfect for this occasion I think.  The stamp is from Forever Friends, dotty paper as from scrap drawer.  Something new is the large pearls and flowers.  Sentiment and ribbon are from stash.  Tools used are various Spellbinder dies and dotty embossing folder.  The challenges covered today are:-

• Cut It Up - Out with the Old, in with the New.
• Allsorts - Something New
• CRAFT - Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

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Happy New Year

Well, I failed miserably on Last Years Resolutions, so I am not making any for 2017.  I should know by now, that best made plans often go out the window and the 2016 ones certainly did.  

One of the big changes I had in my life last year, was a change of Job.  Still with the same emergency service but a more challenging role, new location and hopefully the prospect of qualifications at the end.  On the down side is that I have less time to craft due to the longer travel time and my brian being pickled with all the new information it is taking on board.  When I have been making cards, that have usually been quick cards and were not good enough to blog.

Over the festive season, I have had chance to relax and play at my table which I have really enjoyed and missed.  Hopefully, going forward, I can find a balance between work, study and play.  

Anyway, enough prattling on, this is a card I have made following a few challenges.  The hedgehogs are Penny Black clear stamps with I coloured and added some Stickles to their scarves.  The backing paper is scrap from an old Papermania paperback, sentiment is a Hunkydory one and snowflake is a Sizzix diecut.  Tools used was my snowflake embossing folder. The challenges covered are:-

• Crafty Purple Frog -Winter Blues
• Shopping Our Stash - Winter Wonderland
• Penny Black Saturday - Winter/Christmas
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Craftyhazelnuts's Christmas - Anything Christmas

Strike!

Evening peeps, hope all is well in Blogland.  Just sneaking on to post while watching the footie.  Made this card with Diecuts I have had laying about for years and years within my stash. I then mat and aye red them on a Nestie diamond cut embossing through a sunrise type folder.  Wording is cut using Mango Tango Sizzix alphabet dies.  Birthday sentiment printed off computer.  The challenges covered are:-

• Die Cuttin Divas - Sports
• Glitter n Sparkle - Punches & Dies
• Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
• Simply Papercrafts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Springtime - Outdoor games

Good afternoon peeps - Yay!  Spring has arrived, my favourite time of the year.  I love seeing the lambs jumping around in the fields and the daffodils and snowdrops flowering and brightening up the day.  

The golf and outdoor bowling season kicks off here in Scotland too this weekend, hence this card I was asked to make for a bowler to a bowler...lol...  The decoupage lady bowler is from La Pashe, various Diecuts used for the clouds, fence and number holder.  Coloured papers were out of scrap drawer and sentiment printed off computer.  Peel offs from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Aud Sentiment Challenge - Happy Birthday
• Crafty Catz - Decoupage
• Creative Knockouts - Outside Fun
• Penny's Papercrafty Challenge - Anything Goes
• Crafting Musketeers - Spring is in the Air

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Good Luck Baggage

Evening peeps, apologises for not being on for a while.  I have been making, but nothing to blog.  This card was commissioned for someone leaving the work and the remit was a handbag.  I made this card using a mixture of templates.  I decorated the pockets by using ribbon and Diecut buckles.  The badge was printed from computer, added a blue gem and then coated with Anita's 3D stuff.  The handbag charm is made with a diecut and a Service badge added.  The credit card is one received via junk mail.  The challenges covered are:-

• Simon Says - Anything Goes
• One Stitch at a Time - Embossing
• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley - Girlie
• Crafting for All Seasons - Diecuts & Punches

Hugs

Kaza xxx

For my Mummy

Evening peeps, just popping on to share with you all the card I made for my mum for Mothers Day last week.  The image is a topper from Hunkydory.  The backing paper is from the English Paper Company.  Diecuts are made from First Edition.  Card is decorated with measuring tape Washintape, got free from a crafty magazine.  The challenges covered are:-

• Creative Knockouts - Diecuts/punches
• Penny's Papercrafty Challenges - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges - Mother's Day
• Make My Monday Challenges - A Square World
• Crafty Calendar Challenges - Mum's Day/Special Female

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Foxy Lady

Morning peeps,  Whoopie!  I am home alone today, Barry has just headed off to the football so peace and quiet for the next 6 hours...so I going to play, play, play!

This Gorjuss Girl stamp I got from Funky kits years ago and have coloured her with water paints. Flowers and velvet ribbon are from stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• The Sugar Bowl - Use a Sugar Nellie Stamp
• Simon Says - Anything Goes
• Penny's papercrafty challenge - Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - Floral
• Little Red Wagon - Furry Friends

Hugs

Kaza xxx