A Gorjuss Birthday

Good afternoon peeps... Hope all is well with everyone.   Well,  it is nearly another year over and I wish all mu Blogland friends a very Happy New year and I hope 2014 is kind to you all.

In true Hogmany tradition, the house has been cleaned from top to bottom ready to bring the New Year in, not that I will probably see the bells ...lol...  I am usually in bed by then ..lol..  But I usually get back up to watch the fireworks from Stirling Castle as I can see them from my bedroom window.  

I know that I failed miserably with my News years resolution of this year of blogging more -  so I am setting myself the came resolution for 2014.   

Yesterday I had some spare time between visiting and visitors so I had a wee play at my table.  The image one of the older Gorjuss girls from Funky kits,  the diecut sentiment is from docrafts.  Papers were free from a magazine and the flowers and card candi are from craft stash.  The challenges covered are:-

• Oldie but a Goodie - Tartan
• Crafty creations -  Anything Goes
• Delightful Creations - Celebrate

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Penny Black Christmas

Evening peeps, hope everyone is safe and well tonight after the horrendous weather in the UK today.   I was caught up in the storm this morning trying to get to Perth,  took me about 4 hours instead of the usual 40 minutes journey.  Was dirverted as there was two fallen trees and an overturned lorry but safe and snug back in the house now.

This hedgie image is from Penny Black.  Designer paper is a freebie from a craft magazine, card is from stash.  I embossed the corrugated card and then distressed inked it.  Ribbon, sentiment diecut, card candi and charm are from craft stash.  Tool used are  a snowflake embossing folder and square Nesties.  The challenges covered are:-

• Penny's Paper-crafty challenge - Bingo (ribbon, diecut, card candi)
• Oldie but a goodie challenge - use ribbon or lace
• Top Tip Tuesday - Use Kraft card

Double Easel Christmas

Morning,  hope all is well in Blogland.  Sneaking on with a quick post while doing odd jobs around the house.  I should really be thinking about doing the Christmas shopping but I'm putting it off as long as possible....lol...  

I'm back doing some double easel cards, I'm so addicted to these.  The decoupaged bear, gems and flowers are from stash, papers are from Papermania.  The main sentiment is from docrafts.  The challenges covered are:-

• Cards Galore  -  Christmas
• Totally Papercrafts   -  Christmas
• Bearly-mine Challenges  -  Christmas Sentiment

Hugs

kaza xxx

Santa Claus is coming....

Good afternoon all, no, I have not fallen off the face of the earth, or been abducted by aliens...lol... Just been a wee bit busy with other things.  I am off on holiday from work this week so I shall have time for a little play in between jobs that need doing.   

For this card I have used my favourite Santa stamp.  Backing papers are a mixture of foiled vellum, material and sequin waste all out of stash.  The holly leaves and berries are from Wild Orchid crafts.  The challenges covered are:-

Daring Cardmakers - Gold

Crafty Catz - Santa

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Xmas

Hugs

kaza xxx

Triplets - Trifold easel card

Good evening all, apologises for not been being blogging for a while, don't know where my spare time goes sometimes - well, that's actually a lie - Candy Crush has a lot to answer for! ....lol..  

This is a commissioned card someone had answered me to do while doing one of our charity craft stalls the other week.  The triplets were due to be born that week and she knew that 2 girls and 1 boy would be entering our world.

This image is from High Hopes and my very first attempt of colouring with my new spectrum noir pens.  I have used various embossing folders and Nesties.  Ribbon, gems and duck brads are from craft stash.  The challenges covered are:- 

• Cards Galore - Animals
• Paper take Weekly - Anything Goes
• High Hopes - Fancy Folds

Hopefully I shall be back blogging at the weekend.

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Christmas Time

Morning peeps.  Why is it that I struggle to raise my head of the pillow during the week for work but at the weekend, when I have a chance for a lie in, that I am wide awake really early...typical..lol..

I have had to make a start on Christmas cards as our two big sales coming up at the end of October so not long at all.  The reindeer is an embossed image from Sizzix and then I have tried to colour him itch a metallic gold pen.  The papers are from a paperback from Docrafts.  The white poinsettia and heathers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the velvet black ribbon is from stash decorated with a diecut buckle.  The stamped circle sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and the oval diecut is from Docrafts. The challenges covered are:-

• Craftyhazelnuts Christmas monthly challenge - Anything Christmas
• Simon Says - Emboss it
• Wild Orchid Challenge - Add a diecut

Hugs

Kaza xxx

Shopping Anya

Evening folks, hope you all had a good weekend.  I had a lazy one, recharging the batteries.  On the countdown to the holidays, less than two weeks to go - woo hoo - Greece here we come!  Looking forward to the sunshine as the weather has turned here.  This is a nice bright card made with a Miss Anya stamp from the Greeting Farm coloured by my whisper pens.  The backing papers are from K & Co, the sentiment, ribbon and charm are from my stash.  Tools used are oval nesties and an embossing folder.  The challenges covered are:-

• Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch
• Glitter n Sparkle - Use a Bow
• Anyone for Anya - Embossing

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

Take it Easy

A lovely sunny Sunday morning to you lovely peeps.  The farmers have been working all through the day and night bringing in the harvest.  It was actually quite therapeutic listening to the harvesters working away in my bed.  Barry MADE me go shopping yesterday - boo, I didn't buy anything, he managed to get himself a top and then we went for a cheeky wee bar lunch.

A lovely CAS card to start the weekend following the sketch from Sketch & Stash, stash being the sentiment and ribbon.  The image I am not sure if it is a Penny Black or Forever Friends.  Tools used are my Swiss Dots embossing folder and rectangle Nesties.  The challenges covered this morning are:-

• Charisma Cardz - One (one ribbon & one sentiment)
• Oldie but a Goodie - Embossing
• Sketch & Stash - Sketch (stash - ribbon & sentiment)

Hugs

Kaza xxx

We will, we will Rock You!

Evening folks, my neck and shoulders are feeling a bit better, topping myself up on painkillers, I think is helping ....lol......, though, now starting to get a sore throat... boo..  Sneaking on for a quick post before I do cease up again.  This Edwin image has been sitting coloured for ages in my craft drawer so I took pity on my and gave him a good home on this card.  The backing paper is from a unknown paperback.  Embellishments are an old CD, a record diecut, sticky ribbon, guitar sticker, peel offs and card candi.  The challenges covered are:-

• Ooh La La - Song Inspired (Queen - We Will Rock You)
• Shopping our Stash - For the Boys
• Sketch and Stamp - Sketch and Edwin Stamp

Hugs

Kaza

Xxx