Simple Birthday Blooms

Today I am sharing a clean & simple card that I made for my friend Hannah's birthday last week. I was really short of time so I had to make it rather simple and here is what I came up with...

For this card I used my new Altenew Painted Flowers from My Mums Craft Shop. These create such gorgeous detail as you have to build up each layer. I must invest in some more different tones of ink that go together properly though! The sentiment is Altenew Label Love - full of fab sentiments! I simply hand drew a border around it to frame it and mounted onto black card.

I will be back with another creation soon :)

Kitty xx

A Little Bird...

Hello Peeps,

Is it Tuesday already? Gosh where does the time go at the moment? This is a quick post for me today as I chocca with work at the moment. I am back with my final Moonbeam Meadow card that was made & featured in Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine.

For this card I used a stamp from the Moonbeam Meadow Collection by Crafters Companion coloured using Copics Markers. The papers are from the Moonbeam Meadow CD Rom - full of lovely stuff! I also added some gems, card candi, ribbon, flowers, button & twine.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...
Tip Top Tuesday - Duo
Crafty Cardmakers - Dots
The Corrosive - Hip To Be Square
Simon Says Monday - Anything Goes
Stamp & Create - Anything Goes

I will be back soon with more creations.

Kitty xx

Simply The Best

Hello peeps, hope you are having a lovely weekend so far! Today I am sharing a sneak peek of the new and upcoming release from Docrafts. I was very lucky and got to play with the new Mr Mister range which is just perfect for Father's Day which isn't too far away now....

For this card I used the A4 Decoupage Pack & 6x6 Paper Pack both from the Mr Mister collection which will be available in stores/online from 1st May. I distressed the edges of the card using a bit of grey ink to give it a more dirty grunge look - we all know men's work is always dirty & messy after all!!

I will be back soon with more sneak peeks :)

Kitty xx

Cute Nature

Today I am sharing another Lili Of The Valley card that I have made as part of my DT duties :) It's so nice to get to use and promote such lovely products that I have loved for years.

 So for this card I used an image from the Garden Delights Art Pad. The papers are one of the first ever paper pads called Promises. I have used this for so many projects and I still love it. I used lots of flowers, ribbon, gems, button and a die cut sentiment. The die is by Memory Box.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Fussy & Fancy - Springtime Flowers
Penny's Paper Crafty - Use Spooled Items
The Crazy Challenge - Floral
A Gem Of A Challenge - Spring

I will be back with more projects very soon.

Kitty xx

Moonbeam Meadow Part 2

Hello peeps, I am so sorry I haven't been around for a while - it's been a busy weekend and start to the week. Today I am sharing another two of my cards that were made for Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine using the lovely Moonbeam Meadow Stamps...

 Both of these cards were created using Moonbeam Meadow Stamps by Crafter's Companion. The papers are from the Moonbeam Meadow CD Rom. I also used some ribbon, bunting die, rhinestones, flowers & pearls.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Creative Card Crew - Sentiment (card one)
613 Avenue - Anything Goes (card one)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (card one)
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (card one)
Crafty Catz - It's A Girl Thing (card two)
Papertake Weekly - Cute As A Button (card two)
Sparkles Challenge - Ribbons & Buttons (card two)
Scrap & Craft - Tie It Up (card two)

I will be back soon with my final Moonbeam Meadow card.

Kitty xx

Garden Birdies

Today I am sharing my very first card for Lili Of The Valley. I am so thrilled to be on their new Design Team with such a fab team of ladies too. I treated myself to some new lotv goodies and here is what I came up with...

I used the Garden Delights Art Pad for the main image and cut it using MFT Stitched Rounded Edge Rectangles. This art pad is full of gorgeous images so look out for more cards from me using them. The papers are also by lotv and are from the Butterfly Kisses 8x8 Paper Pad. The sentiment is from the Happy Bears Stamp Set. I also used Die-namics Fence Die and Wild Rose Studio Oval and a Grass Punch. I decorated the rest of the card using ribbon, pearls, twine, pins & pearls.

I will be back with more creations very soon.

Kitty xx

Lotv Special Offer

I just thought I would share with you a fabulous new offer that is available at Lili Of The Valley.

You can get yourself a free paper pad for the next few days when you spend over £25 - let's face it that is easy to do at Lili Of The Valley.

To take advantage of this offer head over to the LOTV Website.

I will be back soon with my very first DT card for LOTV.

Kitty xx

Moonbeam Meadow

Another beautiful day in the sunshine today! I have been working most of it but I did manage to nip out before the school run to make the most of it! Today I am sharing two cards that were recently featured in Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine, in fact the first card made the front cover :)

I created both of these cards using Crafter's Companion Moonbeam Meadow Stamps which I coloured using my Copics. They are both mounted on MFT Die-namics Pierced Ovals. The papers are from the Moonbeam Meadow CD Rom. The banner die is by Joanna Sheen & Memory Box. The bow is MFT Dainty Bow Die-namics and the flourish is MFT Leafy Flourish Die-namics. I mounted everything onto kraft card and added some embellishments.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
The Crafters Cafe - Animal Antics (card one)
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Spring Easter (card one)
Melon Heads - 2 Or More Papers (card one)
The Ribbon Girl - Image & Ribbon/Lace (card two)
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (card two)
Stamp & Create - Anything Goes (card two)

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

You're An All Star

Hello peeps, I am back with my other converse card from my project that was featured in last months Making Cards Magazine. This time I did a girl version it is actually more of a pink/purple but looks more red on my screen! My eldest daughter loves converse so naturally she loves these...

So for this card I pretty much used the same products as before - so much stuff from MFT! The main shoe die is the All Star High Tops Die-namics. The sentiment and the converse logo are Be Original Stamps by MFT. I also used Die-namics including Stitched Scallop Edges & Stitched Rounded Edge Rectangle STAX. The background stamps are Star & Zebra.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Crafty Calender - Add A Sentiment
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

I will be back soon with more creations.

Kitty xx

My Fav Dude

Hello! The kids are back to school this week so we are back to normal now. I have loved spending time with my girls but also looking forward to the usual routine and getting some actual work done! So today I am sharing one of my cards from my Converse project in last months Making Cards Magazine...

I really love these funky dies so I couldn't wait to use them - they are perfect for teens! They are of course the All Star High Tops Die-namics. I also used the matching Be Original Stamps by MFT. I used various other Die-namics including Stitched Scallop Edges & Stitched Rounded Edge Rectangle STAX. The background stamps are Star & Diagonal Stripe by MFT too. I simply added a bit of twine to the shoes for lace and ta-dah!

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Ohh La La Creations - Lots Of Layers
Left Of Center - Spots or Stripes
Southern Girls - Stars
Little Miss Muffet Stamps - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

I will be back soon with my second Converse card.

Kitty xx

Happy Birthday Girl

It's nearly the end of the Easter holidays so that will normal blog service will be resumed :) I have missed my crafting and blogging the past week or so and I can't wait to get back on track again. Today I have another quick card that was featured in last months Making Cards Magazine using the free papers included in the magazine...

 I used one of the 'to colour' topper and coloured it using my Copics. I mounted this onto grey card and created the background using various papers from the set. I added some ribbon, a pearl rhinestone and a die cut sentiment. I love the colours of the design papers in this set - mint and red!!

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Aud Sentiments - Birthdays
Crafty Catz - Two or more Patterned Papers
Simply Create -  No Digi's or Stamps
613 Avenue - Anything Goes

I will be back very soon with more creations!

Kitty xx

Hello

Today I am sharing a card from last month's issue of Making Cards. This was one of the cards that was featured and made using the free papers that come with each issue of the magazine. I LOVED using these stylish funky characters so I thought I would share this one...

I simply mounted the background onto card and drew a border around it. I then added a strip of paper at the bottom and a piece of card over the top. I die cut the hello word using MFT Die-namics Happy Hellos. I coloured the large topper using copics, fussy cut it out and attached it to the card using foam pads. I simply added some pearls to finish.

I would like to enter the following challenges...
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Die Cuts
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

I will be back soon with more creations.

Kitty xx

Hoppy Easter Two

So naughty me, I forgot to post my other Easter Bunny card - ooops! I think all the chocolate has gone to my head. I have almost eaten it all though, so normal service & diet will resume soon! So onto my late card from my latest project in Making Cards Magazine here is bunny two..

I created this second card using pretty much the same products. The stamps are Mama Elephant Honey Bunny Stamps. I coloured my bunnies with my Copics and popped them both onto 3d foam pads. The main panel is die cut using the Die-namics Stitched Rounded Edge Rectangles. The fence is by CC Designs and the grass is my old faithful Martha Stewart Punch. The sentiment is stamped onto vellum. I also added some twine and a pearls to finish.

 

I will be back with more creations very soon.

 

Kitty xx

Hoppy Easter

Happy Easter Everyone!

I hope you are all having a lovely Easter weekend. I am cooking us roast as we speak which will be lovely. The girls have been very spoiled and have lots of choccy eggs and we are off to see my dad later too. For now I thought I would share a bit of Easter inspiration that is featured in this months Making Cards Magazine...

 How is is this hoppy bunny? This is made using Mama Elephant Honey Bunny Stamps. I coloured my bunny with my Copics and popped him onto 3d foam pads. The frame is Die-namics Instaframe and i also used Die-namics Stitched Rounded Edge Rectangles. The fence is by CC Designs and the grass is my old faithful Martha Stewart Punch. I also added some twine and a pearl to finish.

I will be back tomorrow with my other Easter bunny card.

Kitty xx

Gift Bag

Today I have something a bit different - a cute little gift bag! I made this for Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine as part of the Q&A page. It is really simple to create a bag like this, I will try and find the tutorial I used for it.

The papers I used for this are the Kaisercraft freebie ones that came with that edition of QCME Magazine. The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted and the dies are MFT Dienamics.

Hope you are all having a lovely Easter weekend, I will be back with more creations very soon.

Kitty xx

Happy Easter Part Two

Sorry I didn't post my other two cards as planned yesterday - all I can say is it's the Easter holidays so things never seem to go to plan and it's all a bit manic! Anyway I am here now and here are my other two Easter cards from Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

I used Lawn Fawn Happy Easter Stamps for both of these cards and fussy cut the bunnies out. I used my old faithful Martha Stewart Punch for the grass and added some twine. The alphabet letters are by My Favorite Things along with the Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics for the hills.

I will be back again soon.

Kitty xx