tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28685285043470055832024-03-06T06:17:35.338+00:00Butterflies and BramblesKiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-50360544397207163552019-03-26T19:58:00.000+00:002019-03-26T19:58:56.338+00:00Completed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well this weekend I completed my Copic colouring four which means I am the proud owner of the below certificate for completing the European Copic Colouring Programme 😁 Although I may have completed the course I am in no way an expert in Copic colouring I now need to practice, practice, practice. What the course does however is provide you with knowledge, skills and confidence that you can take forward with you on your colouring journey. Hopefully improving with every piece coloured and having the confidence to tackle images that may of once seemed impossibly daunting.<br />
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If you are interested in starting your own Copic journey then you can find the class list <a href="http://www.stampinfluffnstuff.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a> on Faye's blog Stampin Fluffnstuff. The classes are run by the very lovely Faye Wynn-Jones, she is an amazing teacher with the patience of a saint. So it doesn't matter if you've never picked up a Copic in your life or been doing it for years, you will learn so much by taking these classes. I do feel slightly sad that I have no more classes to do although I will continue to book in on the technique classes when Faye is up in my neck of the woods. </div>
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Faye is always accompanied by Tracy from <a href="https://www.diestodiefor.com/" target="_blank">Dies to Die For</a> and her pop up shop. Make sure you have been saving your pennies as there is so much scrummy stuff that you really can't live without. I always spend a small fortune despite being strict with myself and telling myself I mustn't. There is also a link to the Copic colouring classes on the Dies to Die For web page (link above). Next time I post I will hopefully be able to share a make with you, at the moment it's not fully completed but need to get a shuffle on as it's for my lovely MIL for Mother's Day.</div>
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-78556448892896929882019-03-19T11:27:00.001+00:002019-03-19T11:27:54.225+00:00Missing in Action<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it's been a very long time since I posted anything here but have decided it's time to once more blow off the cobwebs and start sharing my creations with the blogging world.<br />
Although I haven't been posting I have never stopped creating and making so have a lot of things to share.<br />
My first share though is not something I made but my beautiful first grandchild Lynk Charles born on the 18th February 2019 💙<br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-85704309815786038812013-12-28T11:14:00.002+00:002013-12-28T11:14:46.195+00:00Not A Card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello to everyone in blogland, I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and are looking forward to 2014. I have been busy crafting in one form or another as always just don't seem to get around to posting anything on my blog these days :(<br />
Just thought I'd share with you the Christmas cake that I made this year as I am really pleased with how the decorations turned out (the cake itself tastes pretty amazing too).<br />
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I love both the Despicable Me films and am just a little bit obsessed with Minions. I can't take credit for the original idea though as I found an image of a Minion cake when trawling the internet one day and then after doing a search found a post on how to make Minion figures out of sugar paste. A lot of hours went into the making of this cake and I do have to say it was worth every moment as the response from family and friends has been amazing. </div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-90257625062181166482013-08-26T21:06:00.001+01:002013-08-26T21:53:45.924+01:00Bank Holiday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it just goes to show the effects of a little bit of extra time can do YAY!!! another post from little old me which also means another card :) The weather here in my bit of Cheshire hasn't been too bad over the BH weekend, Saturday was a bit grey but other than that it has been dry and today was HOT and SUNNY so of course it put me in the mood to make a Christmas card. I actually had a bit of a colouring day yesterday and coloured a number of images so this is the first card made from my colouring session.<br />
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The image used is Lili of the Valley 'Twinkling Star' which I have coloured (in what must be one of my favourite colour combinations) with my trusty ProMarkers and then liberally sprinkled with glamour dust the edges of the card the image is stamped onto is slightly distressed using Tim Holtz distress ink 'Faded Jeans'. The decorative card is from a pack called 'Silent Night' and the brand is 'First Edition' which I have to admit I had never heard of, I bought this pad last week from Range and I just love the muted colour palate. I think that a lot of my cards this year will have card from this pack incorporated into them somewhere, so much so that I think that I need to go and invest in a 2nd pad.<br />
The sketch I have used is one of <a href="http://pinkpiggywiggy.blogspot.co.uk/">Dawny P's</a> but not sure where I found it, have had a look on her blog (click on her name for the link) but it's not one shown on there so I must have found it on a challenge blog at some point. I haven't faithfully followed the sketch the ribbon embellishments, charm and gems are all me. The image and decorative card has been matt and layered onto plain card stock from my stash the ribbon, charm etc. are also from my stash.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
LOTV's Ideas to Inspire - <a href="http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge.html">Make it Festive</a><br />
Passion for ProMarkers - <a href="http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/week-212-theme.html">Use your favourite colour combo</a><br />
The Hobby House Challenge 3 -<a href="http://hobbyhousechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-3-christmas.html">Christmas</a><br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-9207887558276320672013-08-20T11:40:00.000+01:002013-08-20T11:40:42.162+01:00Missing in Action<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well another posting famine from me :( I have very good intentions when I post and then within a few days my blog is again covered in dust and cobwebs. I have blown off the dust again and so hello blogging world. I have been busy crafting in one form or another making cards for friends and family and also my Christmas cards for this year I saw a post somewhere that said Christmas is only 17 weeks away eek!!! better get a shuffle on. I have also been making some decorative items for the house, little bird cages that I filled with artificial flowers and have hung from chains in the bathroom also x-stitching little welcome hangers with owls and hearts on which aren't finished yet but are looking soooo cute.<br />
Anyway I have a card to share that I made last week and whilst trawling through blogland found that it would fit beautifully into this weeks challenge over at <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Lili's little faries challenge</a> which is Vintage/Shabby Chic<br />
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The stamp used is 'best friends' which I have couloured with ProMarkers and then matt and layered onto kraft card and papers from my stash having slightly distressed all the edges with distress ink. I have added a piece of lace and a dye cut embellishment to which I have stuck some little lilac pearls.<br />
The picture isn't the best but I still have no camera so it was taken on my phone. I also decorated the inside of the card and used a metal corner embellishment to emphasise the blank area for your message.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
Lili's Little Fairies - <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/vintage-shabby-chic.html">Vintage/Shabby Chic</a><br />
I Love ProMarkers Challenge - <a href="http://challenge%20181%20-%20summertime/">Challenge 181 - Summertime</a><br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-51276420666634880172013-03-24T12:08:00.001+00:002013-03-24T12:08:38.287+00:00Ribbon Girl giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The very generous folk over at <a href="http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/giveaway.html">The Ribbon Girl</a> are having a Peaches and Cream giveaway.......isn't it just lush, makes my mouth water. Click on the link above and go check it out, fingers crossed I may be the lucky winner.<br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-58568931732567153322013-03-23T22:01:00.001+00:002013-03-23T22:01:16.873+00:00Snow......again!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it's been two months since I last posted and yes we are having snow again! Getting fed up with being cold and would like to think that we can't be that many weeks away from some warmer weather :)<br />
Talking of warmer weather the challenge over at <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Lili's Little Fairies</a> this week is Spring Colours and they are also having a design team call so am going to try my luck. If you are reading this post and you have never visited the Lili of the Valley on line shop then click on the link <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/index.html">liliofthevalley.co.uk</a> and have a look at all the gorgeous and cute images they have there, they will leave you drooling and wanting every single one. Looking for inspiration then go look at <a href="http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/">LOTV's Ideas to Inspire</a> for beautiful and amazing card creations.<br />
Anyway now for a card<br />
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The image is Lili of the Valley - Daisy Chain which I have coloured with ProMarkers, the background papers and card are all from my stash, as is the ribbon, buttons and gems. The little bit off lace peeking from the side of the vertical panel is from <a href="http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/">The Ribbon Girl</a> the die is actually a snowflake die but the shapes remind me of flowers and I think it looks good across the bottom of the card with the tiny buttons and gems as flower centres. Sorry again for the poor picture quality but the camera is still not fixed.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/spring-colours-challenge-and-dt-call.html">Lili's Little FairiesChallenge</a> - Spring Colours<br />
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Fingers crossed that I may be lucky enough to be chosen to join the Lili of the Valley design team and here's hoping that we have some warmer weather soon.<br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-39517550322600888842013-01-21T21:58:00.000+00:002013-01-21T21:58:15.388+00:00Even more snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes it has been snowing here again for most of the day, the main roads are clear but it is a bit hairy getting off the side streets onto them.<br />
I have finished off the commission card a work friend asked me to make for her this evening. The person she wants it for has her own horse and is not a girly girl so I hope that Jane likes it when I take into work tomorrow.<br />
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The image is a digital one (not sure where I got it from), that I have coloured with my ProMarkers, the papers I have used are from Nitwits layered onto Kraft card and then edged with stickles. The tag is a die cut and the sentiment I found on the internet, I created a word document and then typed out the text so it would fit on the tag. The butterfly is one of my trusty Martha Stewart punches covered in stickles with a few gems added to the centre, the blue flower at the top of the tag is a brad from my stash as are the gems. The horseshoe is part of the digital image that I printed out separately and cut around.<br />
I am entering this card into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-151-layer-it-up.html">I love ProMarkers Challenge</a> - #151 - layer it up</div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-1349118670426035832013-01-19T22:56:00.002+00:002013-01-19T22:56:46.449+00:00Snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well Saturday is almost over and not got even a sniff of doing anything crafty at all :(<br />
Have been out most of the day making the journey to see my eldest brother who is in hospital in Crewe with complications that he has developed following routine surgery on Friday 11th Jan. He is looking and feeling much better and should hopefully be home next week.<br />
I was dreading the trip slightly due to the amount of snow we had yesterday and the fact that it was snowing again when we left home but we had no problems at all, the main roads were fine and the motorway was almost empty :)<br />
So a day at home tomorrow card making as I have a commission to complete or do I mean start that has to be done by Friday so need to hitch my knickers up and get a shuffle on xx</div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-40661826992214282542013-01-11T13:32:00.001+00:002013-01-11T13:32:18.673+00:00New for me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am feeling much better today, woke up this morning without coughing which is a first for a couple of weeks and took my last antibiotic this morning so hopefully this horrid infection is finally going.<br />
The share today is a new style for me Clean and Simple (C&S) the challenge for this week over at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/">Less is More</a> is black and white with a touch/hint of colour although I have left it a bit late as the challenge closes in a few hours. Anyway this is what I came up with<br />
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sorry the picture isn't the best but having camera problems at present so am having to scan my cards and you just do not get the picture quality. For this card I used another stamp that I have owned for years it's an Inca Stamp called Daisy Squares which I stamped and then cut each individual flower image out, the flower centres I applied Buttercup Sparkles to (my hint of colour). I applied the images to a piece of plain white card after I had embossed just over half of the area with one of my Cuttlebug embossing folders, I then inked the card edges with black ink before applying the panel to the base card.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/happy-new-year-101.html">Less is More</a> #101 - black and white with a hint of colour</div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-361321505311814622013-01-09T17:15:00.002+00:002013-01-09T17:15:57.482+00:00Pleased with this one<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well another day and another share. I am off work at the moment with some awful upper respiratory tract infection and laryngitis that I have had for nearly two weeks now and seem unable to get rid of so took a weeks holiday rather than go off sick and the antibiotics do seem to be working and I don't feel as ill as I did. My share for today is for the <a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black Saturday Challenge</a> and their challenge for this month is January Blues which is to say a card predominantly consisting of blue tones. It was nice to get my Penny Black stamps out and back into use as I haven't been inking them up for a while. I have to say that this card did challenge me as I don't think I have ever made a mainly blue card but have to say that I am really pleased with how it turned out.<br />
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The image is Penny Black 'Poppy fields' and the whole image other than the flesh tones is coloured in using a blue colour palate. I used my ProMarkers for this the grass, stems etc. coloured with Duck Egg, Turquoise and Marine and the little hedgehog with Blue Pearl and Cornflower. The flowers are coloured with Pastel Blue, Cyan and Aegean with the centres and stamens in Midnight Blue, as I said I am really pleased with the result. The background paper and card is from my stash as are the little pearls, the butterflies are Martha Stewart punches with glamour dust applied to the larger two. The bakers twine is from the Ribbon Girl and the fuzzy script type piece of card behind the little hedgy is my attempt at making a postcard. I finished the card off by decorating the inside like this.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenge:<br />
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<a href="http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/penny-black-saturday-january-challenge.html">Penny Black Saturday January Challenge</a> - January Blues</div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-91464912753270190312013-01-08T19:20:00.002+00:002013-01-08T20:06:19.640+00:00New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well another year has just begun (not quite sure what happened to 2012) and as last year I have decided to dust my blog down and blow away the cobwebs. I am looking forward to another crafty year ahead and although I may have neglected my blog in 2012 I did not neglect my crafting having a busy year making cards, cross stitching and re-discovering my love of knitting.<br />
I am not going to make a new year resolution to update my blog more frequently (as that would just be a recipe for disaster), instead I am going to make a little promise to post here more often and to once again share my creations with the blogging crafty world.<br />
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So to start as I mean to go on here is a card that I made for a work colleague to give to her husband<br />
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The image is one I have owned for years and was purchased from Elzebells (sadly no longer trading) it's coloured with a mix of promarkers and water colour pencils, matted and layered using card from my stash. The hearts are diecuts (not sure what make) that I cut using my Cuttlebug, the black lines are all hand drawn (by me) and a little bit of glamour dust to the smaller two hearts. You can't see it in the photo but the white card used in the layering is embossed with white hearts of varying sizes (it was bought that way).<br />
I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
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Penny Black and More: January challenge - <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/january-challenge.html">Love Is In The Air</a><br />
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 188 - <a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/week-188-cas.html">CAS (Clean and Simple)</a><br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-66675885504318819372012-12-27T21:19:00.002+00:002012-12-27T21:36:59.457+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Pop over to the <a href="http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/">The Ribbon Girl Blog</a> for the chance to win some fabulous goodies :)<br />
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1 metre of cream tulip lace</div>
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1 metre of 22mm guipure laace</div>
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1 metre of 28mm cream cotton fine cluny lace</div>
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1 metre of white church window guipure</div>
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1 metre of cream fine cluny lace</div>
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1 metre of daisy venise lace<br />
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If you are not lucky enough to win this beautiful lace then you can always pop over to <a href="http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/index.php">The Ribbon Girl on-line store</a> and spend some of your pennies on their beautiful products.<br />
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Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-16000758612483359602012-10-04T23:21:00.001+01:002012-10-04T23:21:13.083+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u><b><span style="color: magenta;">A FAB GIVEAWAY FROM JOSIE ROSE</span></b></u><br />
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for more details on this FAB Giveaway then pop over to <a href="http://jules-alwayswithaheart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/a-fabby-giveaway-from-josy-rose.html">Always with a Heart</a> where the lovely (and very busy) Jules has more info. </div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-77723400744639514612012-08-21T13:34:00.003+01:002012-08-21T13:34:50.361+01:00A Share At Last<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi Folks, sorry for the long absence put life has been quite hectic over the last few months, I can't believe where this year has gone, almost September already. I have been making cards and creating and making in other ways as well just not seemed to have any time to post on my blog. Better time management is needed I think lol.<br />
Anyway was having a quick cruise around some of the blogs I follow and the current challenge over at <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Lili of the valley</a> fits perfectly with a card I recently made for one of my hubby's work colleagues<br />
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I am entering this into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/oh-so-girlie.html">Lili of the valley - Thursday Challenge</a> - Oh So Girlie</div>
Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-31822011700718314292012-05-05T09:18:00.001+01:002012-05-05T09:18:16.799+01:00Bad Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sorry for the blogging drought but I have been mega busy making cards for a forthcoming wedding so have not really picked up my laptop for a while. I am suffering a little today as hurt my back yesterday whilst bending down to get a towel our of a drawer :( It's so stupid how these things happen. Anyway three days off to try to get it back to normal or at least let the pain subside also three days of card making I've got a to do list at the moment, more wedding cards, a christening and new baby plus birthday cards to make also I do need to try to make a start on my Christmas cards or it will be a mad rush in a few months time (where does the time go?).<br />
Anyway one of the wedding cards I have made fits perfectly into this weeks challenge over at <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Lili's Little Fairies</a> which this week is Anything Goes so here is my card for this challenge.<br />
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I have used a Lili of the Valley die cut for the image these are brilliant for a quickish make ( can't say quick as I have never yet managed to make a quick card) and are brilliant value for money. The image I have matted and layered on to card and paper from my stash and added a few little pearls and heart gems also from my stash.<br />
I am entering this card into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/anything-goes.html">Lili's Little Fairies</a> - Anything Goes</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-44396746242269451022012-04-09T20:34:00.001+01:002012-04-09T20:35:52.476+01:00Not so lazy Monday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi everyone,<br />
hope you have all had a great Easter weekend and that the Easter Bunny brought you loads of eggs. Just a quickie share from me for today as have been rushing around a bit today but can't complain as other than today have had a very lazy crafty weekend. Got quite a few cards made and also actually completed my first Christmas card of the year but the share I have for you is a very simple card that I have made for a work colleague for a Christening. I don't really have any stamps etc. that are Christening related so I hope she is ok with what I managed to come up with<br />
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That's it from me for tonight going to make the most of what hours are left before bedtime as work tomorrow.<br />
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Kietha x</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-20203896100963126122012-04-01T15:54:00.000+01:002012-04-01T15:54:43.073+01:00Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">No matter how hard I try to post more often or make more cards time always seems to be against me so here it is the weekend again and you have both a post and a card. Regarding the cards I make I never seem to be able to do a quick card they always take me a minimum of two hours and quite often double that, don't think I'll ever make my fortune crafting. But hey ho who cares it is how I chill and I enjoy playing with paper, card, glitter and glue even if it means the surface of the dining table never sees light of day lol.<br />
So here is my share for this weekend<br />
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The image is Lili of the Valley 'Bunny Cupcakes' which I have coloured with ProMarkers added a little glamour dust to the icing and glossy accents on the bunnies noses, feet and the cherries on top of the cupcakes. The yellow card stock that I have used for matting is from my stash as is the ribbon (this is the very last length of this ribbon :( I will have to go on the hunt for more), and the little self-adhesive pearls. The papers are all from Nitwit Designs not sure which collection but I love all their papers and buy a few more each month. The sketch is an old one that I have only partially followed as when I started to layer the card the balance wasn't quite right so I moved where the sentiment was to go. Although there is no picture of the inside of the card I always decorate these as well to mirror the layering on the front.<br />
So that is it from me for now I am going to get another make in today before I have to stop to prepare tea, the weather here today is lovely and sunny again although a little chilly but was watching the weather forecast earlier and they have forecast snow for Monday and Tuesday so will have to wait and see.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
<a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Lili's Little Fairies Challenge</a> - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Simon Says Stamp Challenge</a> - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Ribbon Carousel Challenge</a> - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/">Party Time Tuesdays</a> - #61 - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/">Divas by Design</a> - Challenge 28 - Stamp Something<br />
<a href="http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/">My Mum's Craft Shop</a> - Challenge #50 - Stamp It</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-18737523566823188092012-03-29T20:22:00.000+01:002012-03-29T20:22:49.418+01:00Just another quickie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi everyone, life is a bit hectic here at the moment in a nice way. Other than work I have been out with family and last night went to Club Academy with my daughter, sister-in-law and an old friend to see Bowling For Soup (for the 6th time) who I simply love. Didn't get in till the early hours so tired today.<br />
This card is one I made at the weekend for my BFF who now lives in Australia (miss you Caroline)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq2GsIA6ubb_wilqUXmAPZoon4CUOhDXg5akSyVGysuduVawdQrGiy71ooxv1DYFa0CZXTY7D3X01Q3bj9dWnSkxtEOC0poWfWf-7Eoitx2WB4H8nYDpM2LLExCgw2rX3MyopUqwgIzs/s1600/March+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioq2GsIA6ubb_wilqUXmAPZoon4CUOhDXg5akSyVGysuduVawdQrGiy71ooxv1DYFa0CZXTY7D3X01Q3bj9dWnSkxtEOC0poWfWf-7Eoitx2WB4H8nYDpM2LLExCgw2rX3MyopUqwgIzs/s320/March+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The image is a digital one that my hubby has performed some magic jiggery pokery on with his graphics tablet to make the image look as though she is walking through the flowers. The image is coloured with ProMarkers and has a little glamour dust scattered here and there, the edges are softened with yellow ink and I have used a flourish stamp on the corners. The background paper is from Nitwit Designs and is the new collection that has just been released I used a Martha Stewart border punch to create some texture to the bottom edge. I like the bright yellows on this card as it seems to match the lovely sunny weather that we have been having.<br />
Hope you are all well and happy<br />
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Kietha xx</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-14635355073443252352012-03-18T19:38:00.000+00:002012-03-18T19:38:09.337+00:00Pretty In Pink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Just a quick post this evening with a card I made for one of my niece's birthday's a few weeks ago<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpIh0Uvhdw0UehUoygzk5tHKFCzwgQIQWm6XZf2ORHSjz1NFeryUlP1ByrBOsysUx-Fq2Yl4ZXFefNqj5G-82DcIxoTVBeAOSfgSW28gJu2scpw0u783a4iQ1QLM5eXtG4MKY6PtTvnk/s1600/February+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpIh0Uvhdw0UehUoygzk5tHKFCzwgQIQWm6XZf2ORHSjz1NFeryUlP1ByrBOsysUx-Fq2Yl4ZXFefNqj5G-82DcIxoTVBeAOSfgSW28gJu2scpw0u783a4iQ1QLM5eXtG4MKY6PtTvnk/s320/February+2.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>The image is <a href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/index.html">Lili of the Valley</a> and has been coloured with ProMarkers and has had Glamour Dust liberally applied to the skirt and hairband. All the papers and card are from my stash the border punch is a Fiskars one which I have had for years but sadly I hardly ever use. The little flowers scattered over the image are the punched out flowers from the border, I coloured them with ProMarkers and then added little yellow gems to their centres.<br />
I am entering this into the following challenge:<br />
<a href="http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.co.uk/p/national-craft-month-entries.html">LOTV's Ideas to Inspire</a> - National Craft Month Entries - Mum or Pink theme<br />
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Hope you have all had a good weekend, shame it passes so quickly.<br />
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Kietha xx</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-4658222753310247082012-03-16T21:54:00.001+00:002012-03-16T21:58:58.671+00:00That Friday Feeling<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I do have a card to share tonight but firstly isn't it wonderful that it is Friday the endless possibilities of a whole weekend laying before us. As for me I am doing my mother day visits tomorrow firstly to my mum-in-law who doesn't live too far away and then a longer journey to see my mum who lives in a nursing home about 25 miles away. This is so that I can spend Sunday with my own daughter who lives away at Uni. she also isn't miles away but has her own life and is busy with her study's (or so she tells me) so it's been a few weeks since I last saw her so am looking forward to some girly catch up time. I also have some cards to make for work friends and would like to have these wrapped up this weekend as I have a lot of family birthday's approaching and need to get busy. I am still on my countdown to part time working just two more weeks to go and then yay!! a day off in the week to do with what I wish, I can't wait :o)<br />
Anyway onto the card this is for my mum-in-law and is one I completed last weekend.<br />
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The image is Fizzy Moon Blooms and Butterflies which I have coloured with my ProMarkers and added a little glamour dust to the butterflies, the ribbon on the bouquet and the tummy button. I have softened the edges of the image with chalks then matted it onto some pale green card from my stash. The background paper is from a 6x6 paper cellar patterned papers pad, the lace is from The Ribbon Girl and the ribbon is some that I purchased last year in a sale at Paperchase if I remember correctly. The heart I cut out by hand after drawing around a template I then edged this with glamour dust (you can never have too much of this stuff) the sentiment I have hand written as I didn't have anything that would fit onto the space I had available to stamp. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch that I have punched from pink vellum and placed some little gems along the body, the blue flowers are actually snowflakes from the Memory Box Frosty Border die I thought their shape echoed the shape of the flowers on the image and I'm really pleased with how they look, the flower centres are little buttons from my stash.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
<a href="http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/">Totally Gorjuss</a> - Challenge 122 - anything goes with a button!<br />
<a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2012/03/simon-says-stamp-and-show-anything-goes.html">Simon Says Stamp and Show</a> - Anything Goes!<br />
<a href="http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2012/03/challenge-108-anything-goes.html">I love ProMarkers </a> - Challenge #108 - Anything Goes<br />
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Kietha x</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-56405596283711251902012-03-07T21:27:00.000+00:002012-03-07T21:27:28.795+00:00I'm tired this evening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well the title says it all, it's not quite 8:30 and my eyes are already feeling heavy (not helped by hubby snoring on the sofa lol), this is what shift working does for you. Was on a late last night so got home around 9:45 and of course am wide awake and buzzing so must have been 11:30 before I climbed the wooden hill to bed and then had quite a restless night for some reason. Then early shift today so up at 5:30 so I think its just catching up with me now (and hubby). On the plus side of things I had it confirmed today by my manager that I can reduce my hours to 30 a week from 2nd April yay!!! I am so looking forward to a crafty day at home during the week.<br />
Anyway enough rambling as I do have a card to share, this is one I made at the weekend for one of my work friends to give to her mum.<br />
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The image is from Lili of the Valley and is one of the designs from the image stack that came free with this month's Papercraft Inspirations magazine (think I will have to add this to my wish list), which I have coloured with ProMarkers, inked the edges to soften them a little and the matted onto Kraft card. The papers are from <a href="http://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/">Nitwit Collections</a>, the sentiment is from a small clear stamp set that I purchased from Hobbycraft ages ago. I made the flowers using a Marianne die cut using pink pearlised card and placing two of each size flower together to create a layer of petals. I then embossed the centres with a ball tool so that the petals were raised slightly from the centre area and so have some dimension, the buttons that form the flower centres are from my stash and were cut from an old pair of socks believe it or not. I then finished the card off by adding a Martha Stewart punched butterfly punched from some pale pink vellum, a few gems and some bakers twine for the flower centres.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
<a href="http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/">Dream Valley Challenges</a> - Challenge 27 - Mothers Day<br />
<a href="http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/">Craft Your Days Away</a> - Challenge #40 - Mothers Day<br />
<a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/">Simon Says Stamp Challenge</a> - Mothers Day/Special Girl<br />
<a href="http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/week-139-theme.html">Passion for ProMarkers</a> - Week 139 - For Mum/female relative<br />
<a href="http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/mums-word.html">Oldie But A Goodie</a> - Mum's The Word<br />
<a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/">CES Challenge</a> - Challenge #75 - Flower Frenzy!<br />
<a href="http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/">Kaboodle Doodles</a> - Challenge #109 - Think Spring<br />
<a href="http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/">A Gem of A Challenge</a> - Challenge 41.....Perfect Pastels<br />
<a href="http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/challenge-122-punches-and-dies.html">Crafty Catz</a> - Challenge 122 - Punches and Dies<br />
<a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-4-bingo.html">Stampin' for the Weekend</a> - Challenge 4 Bingo! (Pink, Butterflies, Die Cuts)<br />
<a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2012/03/anything-goes.html">Papertake Weekly</a> - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/03/our-100th-challenge-celebration.html">Craft your passion</a> - Anything Goes<br />
<a href="http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/2012/03/pcj-challenge-4-anything-goes.html">PaperCrafting Journey</a> - Challenge 4 - Anything Goes!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibduUzPkAs1p37s6BhiCfCpiY5vzmoI5u5-Sb8yiK8wZTezhFidV7FaUerFz8v-CK6MQQUqwuDuYu0TaBEW4QrzZb83aeMTeJSeNoYiFB6ZyuEmeebNcHcWwLZM-Zg4QWoyS8ncoar07c/s1600/March+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibduUzPkAs1p37s6BhiCfCpiY5vzmoI5u5-Sb8yiK8wZTezhFidV7FaUerFz8v-CK6MQQUqwuDuYu0TaBEW4QrzZb83aeMTeJSeNoYiFB6ZyuEmeebNcHcWwLZM-Zg4QWoyS8ncoar07c/s320/March+3.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>The flower images are from the Stampendous clear stamp set Flower Box, these I stamped onto white card and coloured with Promarkers then cut around before layering onto some orange card from my stash. The stamens have little self adhesive pearls attached to them that I got from <a href="http://www.handyhippo.co.uk/">Handy Hippo</a>, I love the colour, they come from a sheet of mixed colours and are available in two different sizes. The papers I have used is from <a href="http://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/">Nitwit Collections</a>, the lace and bakers twine from <a href="http://www.ribbongirl.co.uk/catalog/">The Ribbon Girl</a> the button is from my stash.<br />
I hope you all have a good day, I am off to work shortly as working a late shift but hopefully will have time during the week to share another of my makes with you all.<br />
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Kietha xx</div>Kiethahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714879156256370569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868528504347005583.post-26782735779886147092012-03-04T12:07:00.005+00:002012-03-04T12:48:17.328+00:00Happy Sunday Everyone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hope you are all having a relaxing and crafty weekend. After the mega re-organization here last weekend it has been nice to actually sit and have a play :o) I am busily trying to complete Mother's Day cards not only for my own mum and mum-in-law also some extra's for people at work to have a look at and hopefully like enough to buy (fingers crossed).<br />
The card below I made a couple of weeks ago but hadn't got round to scanning and posting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D2V8ulJnKrxCeW1hSUvo_H4lPEobwWgQysPhVAQlG_3RntCxT5Zgg-opgmhmpp_HRRJebDTO7rt2GgR21J3CQztSQOAz_5337ZzxFxszC7WTXoNuunMrwMTV0Qwy07RyQf4ZRO84XAQ/s1600/March+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D2V8ulJnKrxCeW1hSUvo_H4lPEobwWgQysPhVAQlG_3RntCxT5Zgg-opgmhmpp_HRRJebDTO7rt2GgR21J3CQztSQOAz_5337ZzxFxszC7WTXoNuunMrwMTV0Qwy07RyQf4ZRO84XAQ/s320/March+1.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>The image is from <a href="http://whimsystamps.com/store/">Whimsy Stamps</a> (Wee Suzi), which I haven't owned for very long and this is in fact the first time I had inked her up, I have to say she is a joy to colour (I do love colouring) I have coloured her with ProMarkers, inked the card edges slightly to soften them and then matted her onto Kraft card. The tag is more Kraft card which I cut out by hand, inked the edges and then stamped a flower design onto it, the flower stamp is a large Penny Black which I have had for years. Punched a little hole at the top and threaded some baker's twine through. The background papers is from <a href="http://www.nitwitcollections.com/shop/">Nitwit Collections</a> I love their range of digital papers and am slowly adding to my collection (the joy of digital papers is of course they take no room to store and you never run out), the paper I have again softened at the edges ans layered onto some Kraft card added some cream lace from <a href="http://whimsystamps.com/store/">The Ribbon Girl</a> as is the bakers twine used on the tag and there you have it card complete. This card came together like a dream, I do wish that would happen more often as I do tend to struggle with putting my paper and card colour pallets together.<br />
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I am entering this card into the following challenges:<br />
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<a href="http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/2012/02/spring-is-in-air.html">The Cuttlebug Spot</a> - Spring is in the Air<br />
<a href="http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-73-pretty-in-lace.html">Crafts And Me Challenges</a> - Challenge 73 - Pretty In Lace<br />
<a href="http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/03/12-week-9-something-old-something-new.html">PaperPlay Challenges: '12</a> - Week 9 - Something Old, Something New (new stamp 'Wee Suzy', old stamp 'Penny Black')<br />
<a href="http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/2012/03/pcj-challenge-4-anything-goes.html">Paper Crafting Journey</a> - PCJ Challenge 4 - Anything Goes!<br />
<a href="http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/nature-bugs-bees.html">Sweet Stampin'</a> - Nature, Bugs & Bees<br />
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I have a bit of an addiction to this colour combo. at the moment so don't be surprised if you see a lot more of these appearing here lol. Have a great Sunday everyone and enjoy whatever it is you have planned for the day.<br />
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Kietha x<br />
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