Party Bunnies

I m loving spending some extra time with my family over the holidays so apologies my blog is being neglected at the moment. I will be back on track in January but will try and post when I get a moment - you know how it is - chaos at Christmas! I can barely even get to my desk for all the presents! Anyway today I am sharing and bright colourful shaker card that was made using Mama Elephant Stamps featured in Making Cards Magazine...

For this card I used Mama Elephant Party Animals Stamps. I coloured them Copics and cut them out. I used a MFT Sunray Stencil to create the background and brushed a little Distress Ink through the stencil to create a gentle blend. I die cut green card using MFT Grassy Edges Die then die cut white card using MFT Stitched Cloud Edges Die. I added some acetate onto a pink frame, added the sequins and assembled it all together. The sentiment is Lawn Fawn Wavy Banner Sentiments and the matching die.

Supplies;

Mama Elephant Stamps - Party Animals

MFT Dies - Stitched Rectangle Frames, Stitched Cloud Edges, Grassy Edges

Lawn Fawn Stamps & Dies - Wavy Banner Sentiments

Distress Inks - Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn

MFT Stencil - Ray of Light

Copic Markers

Sequins

I hope you all have a lovely festive break and I will be back soon as I can with more creations.

Kitty xx

Hello Bunny Shaker

Christmas is almost upon us now! I still have a few more Winter/Christmas cards to share but I thought I would have a little break and share a non Christmas card. This one was featured in Making Cards Magazine, part of my Shaker Card project...

I created this card using some super cute bunnies! They are Mama Elephant Little Bunny Agenda Stamps. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. I created the circles using Mama Elephant Circular Grid Die. I added some blended patterned paper behind it and add sequins to each of the circles. The sentiment is by The Stamp Market from the Hugs & Hello Die Set. I added a strip of paper from MFT Black & White Stripes Paper Pad.

Supplies;

Mama Elephant Stamps - Little Bunny Agenda

Mama Elephant Dies - Circular Grid

The Stamp Market Dies - Hugs & Hello

MFT Paper Pad - Black & White Stripes

Patterned Paper

Coloured Card

Copic Pens

Sequins

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Snow Fun

Hi all,

Today I am back to share another card from my Resist Embossing project that was in Crafts Beautiful Magazine. Another simple card with the added bonus of a super cute snowman!

For this card I used Avery Elle Snow Fun Stamp Set. I love all the cute images in this set - a must have! I coloured my snowman with Copics and cut him out. I created the background using a Crafters Companion Festive Foliage Stamp Set and embossed it in white. I blended over it with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Ink. I created an embossed piece using Taylored Expressions Dot Embossing Folder. I added a Reverse Confetti Stamped sentiment and mounted everything onto coloured card.

Supplies;

Avery Elle Stamps - Snow Fun

Crafters Companion Stamps - Festive Foliage

Reverse Confetti Stamps - Seasonal Sentiments

Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder - Dots

Distress Oxide Ink - Shaded Lilac

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Make It Crafty Blending Card

Copic Markers

Coloured Card

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Nova Pen Review

I was sent these pens to test and review from Trimcraft. They are the new Nova Design Markers (Alcohol Ink) Pens.

I have used most brands over the years but my go to pens are normally Copics so I was keen to try these new pens. I am actually pretty impressed! I was sent the Pastel Set with 6 different colours. I can't comment on how they blend as such as there isn't colours from the same family. I used Memento Ink and my usual colouring card. The ink didn't bleed at all and was very easy to control within with the stamped lines. The ink came out really smoothly. The photo above shows the Copics at the top and the Nova Pens at the bottom. I did a one layer colour and they coverage was amazing, a nice block colour first time. I went around the centre on the green flower as and you can see you can build up a darker layer with just one pen - a great bonus! All the pens are two ends a fine bullet top and a wide broad end. I like that the pens have a grey line at the top of the pen with the fine end so you know which one is which far more easily. They are lovely to hold in your hand which makes it easier especially if you are using them for a long time.  These are fantastic if you are new to colouring and are wanting to try out alcohol pens without having to spend loads on a pack. All in all I would definitely recommend these pens and I would really love to try other packs with the same colour families so I can try out the blending colours. Well done Trimcraft another fab quality affordable product!

Kitty xx

Magic Joy Angel

It's another dark chilly start to the week here. It's the last week before the schools break up here so I am manically trying to prepare so I will update my blog as much as I can in between. It always gets a bit neglected at Christmas as it's the only time we have a decent amount of time together as a family. Anyway... here is another card that I made for my Resist Embossing project that was featured in Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

I love these images! These angels are by MFT Stamps from the Little Angels Stamp Set. Coloured her with my Copics & cut her out. I created the background using an MFT Star Background Stamps which I heat embossed with Wow White Embossing Powder. I blended Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick Ink over the top making the outer edges darker. I added a stamped sentiment from Reverse Confetti, mounted it all onto card and added some gems to finish.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Little Angels, Star Background

Reverse Confetti Stamps - Seasonal Sentiments

Distress Oxide Inks - Worn Lipstick

Wow White Detail Embossing Powder

Copic Markers

Coloured Card

Gems

Kitty xx

Snow Penguins

Today I am back to share a super cute penguin card! This one was also made with the fab papers that come with the latest issue of Crafts Beautiful Magazine. I decided to use some cute penguin stamps with them...

 For the stamps I used MFT Sweet Holiday Penguins. I coloured them with my Copic Pens and cut them all out. I created the background using Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks. I added the snow effect with a Posca Paint Pen. The frame is MFT Stitched Rectangle Frames and I added a sentiment from Mama Elephant Snow Friends Stamp Set.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Sweet Holiday Penguins

MFT Dies - Stitched Rectangle Frames

Mama Elephant Stamps - Snow Friends

Distress Oxides - Salty Ocean

Posca Paint Pen - White

Copic Markers

Patterned Papers

Coloured Card

 

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Kitty xx

Thanks Snow Much

Hi all,

Sorry I haven't been able to post in a while. I've been snowed under with more hospital appointments and preparing for Christmas - it's really krept up quick! Today I am sharing a quick card that was featured in Crafts Beautiful Magazine using some of their free Christmas Papers...

 For this card I used Mama Elephant Stamps - Snow Friends. It's definitely one of my favourite stamp sets this year, they're just so cute! I coloured them with my Copics and cut them out. The background is one of the papers that came free with the magazine. I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies to create the snow and added some litter to the edges.. I added a stamped sentiment (Can't for the life of me remember which one, but I will update when I remember! - it may be reverse confetti). I mounted the background onto glitter card for extra sparkle and some sequins to finish.

Supplies;

Mama Elephant Stamps - Snow Friends

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside

Memento Ink

Copic Pens

Glitter & Coloured Card

Sequins

I will be back with more creations soon :)

Kitty xx

Merry Christmas Reindeer

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card that made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine using some new stamps from new company Strawberry Moon Designs...

For this card I used the Deer Friends Stamp Set for the reindeer and coloured him with Copics. The sentiment is from the Hand Lettered Merry Stamp Set. Both of these sets you can find on their Facebook Page until they are launched on TV. I created the background using some Distress Oxides then used a MFT Confetti Stencil and went over with inks to create a darker pattern. I added some glitter card which I created into a snow hill using Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies. I added a strip of striped paper, wooden snowflakes and some gems.

Supplies;

Strawberry Moon Designs Stamps - Deer Friends, Hand Lettered Merry

MFT Stencils - Card Sized Confetti

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Distress Inks - Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar

Copic Markers

Glitter Card

Striped Paper

Wooden Snowflakes

Adhesive Gems

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Cool Winter Wishes

Hi all,

Sorry  I haven't been posting as much lately. It's always a busy time of year in the run up to Christmas and sadly often my crafting and blog does get neglected. I have got some new stamps so hopefully this will kick start me back to creating. I started on Christmas in April for the magazine so it's only now I am getting to share these creations now. This one is featured in the latest Craft Beautiful Magazine focusing on the emboss resist technique...

For this card I used Neat & Tangled Snow Fun Stamp Set - I love this set! I coloured all the images with Copic Markers and cut them out. The background was created using some White Embossing Powder then I blended Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean Distress Inks over the top. The hills I created with Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies, I added a dash of colour with Copics and some Glitter. Everything was mounted onto a Stitched Scallop Rectangle Die.

Supplies;

Neat & Tangled Stamps - Snow Fun

M&C Dies - Stitched Scallop Rectangles

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Hero Arts White Embossing Powder

Coloured Card

Versamark Ink Pad

Memento Ink

Copic Markers

Glitter

Kitty xx

Floral Friends

Hi all,

Another dark and gloomy afternoon here - after lovely sunshine this morning too! Today's card isn't a cutesy card, shock! I do love to create simple floral cards and really should do them more. I had forgotten to blog this one so I thought I best add it...

For this card I die cut the background using MFT Dies Wonky Stitched Rectangles. I gently blended some Tea Dye Distress Oxide and added some ink splats with a brush. I added a strip of striped paper and mounted onto black card. I die cut the MFT Dienamics Dies Friends using Gold Glitter Card. The flowers are Altenew Floral Flurries Washi Tape that I placed onto white card and cut out. I layered them in place on the card with foam pads.

Supplies;

Altenew Washi Tape - Floral Flurries

MFT Dienamics Dies - Stitched Wonky Rectangles, Friends

MFT Paper Pad - Black & White Stripes

Distress Oxide Ink - Tea Dye

Coloured & Glitter Card

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Festive Piggy

Hello! Sorry I have been awol for the last week. Always takes me a little longer to catch up after the half term holidays and I've not been to well either - alas I am back! So today I am sharing a quick clean and simple festive card that was made for Crafts Beautiful as part of my Design Team work...

How cute is that piggie!? I love it when stamp companies think outside of the box and use different creatures for other seasons. FOr this card I used Hello Bluebird Merry Pigs. I stamped them with Memento Ink, coloured the images with Copic Markers and fussy cut them out. I created the background by using a small snowflake stamp then mounted onto a die cut scallop circle. I added a simple snow hill using Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillsides Dies. I added some white paint onto some wooden snowflakes and added gems to the centre. I finally added a stamped sentiment from the same stamp set.

Supplies;

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Merry Pigs

M&C Dies - Stitched Circles, Stitched Scallop Circles

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside Borders

Patterned Paper

Coloured Card

Memento Ink

Copic Marker Pens

Wooden Snowflakes

Adhesive Gems

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Nutty Together

Hello,

It's half term this week so I am not sure I will be able to post as often but I will try. I do love half terms as I get to spend some extra quality time with Jasmine and do lots of fun things together. We are off to the cinema today and off on an adventure later in the week. Here is today's card featuring some more cute images from MFT Stamps...

I kept this one simple as I just wanted the super cute squirrel to be the main focus - look at his ickle face! These stamps are the Squirrels Set from MFT Stamps. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. The sentiment is also from the same set. I created the background using an MFT Sunray Stencil along with some Distress Oxide Ink in Shabby Shutters. Mounted it onto a Scallop Frame Die and added some striped paper to make it pop. To finish I added some pearls.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Squirrel!

MFT Dies - Stitched Scallop Rectangles

Distress Oxide Inks - Shabby Shutters

MFT Paper Pad - Black and White Stripes

Copic Pens

Kraft Card

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Eat Drink and Be Merry

I've not been feeling very well the past few days - think I have a chest infection so I will make this brief. Today I am sharing a quick clean and simple Christmas card using some new cute critters from Clearly Besotted October Release...

For this card I used Clearly Besotted Festive Feast Stamps. I coloured them all with my Copics and cut them out. I created the background panel by masking off the area and applying some Distress Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers. I then added some strips of striped paper. The dinky sentiment is also from this stamp set and I finished by adding an enamel dot.

Supplies;

Clearly Besotted Stamps - Festive Feast

Distress Inks - Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers

Striped Patterned Paper

Copic Markers

Coloured Card

Enamel Dot

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Merry and Bright Snowman

It's another dark and chilly day here - autumn is definitely here. I'm back to Christmas today! I got some of the new MFT Stamps October release and had these cuties coloured up ready on my desk since the release. I thought I best make them up into a quick card...

The stamps I used are Festive Friends by MFT Stamps. I coloured them with my beloved Copics and cut them out. I created a blended background with Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks. I stamped and embossed the Brush Splatter Stamp by MFT Stamps in white. I die cut a snow hill using Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies. The large sentiment was die cut using MFT Dies Merry and Bright Die.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Festive Friends, Brush Splatter

MFT Dies - Merry and Bright

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Hero Arts Embossing Powder - Detail White

Distress Oxide Inks - Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio

Copic Markers

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Versamark Ink

Coloured Card

I will be back tomorrow with another creation.

Kitty xx

Halloween Bunnies

I have been crafting up a storm lately! It's so nice to be able to just create for fun sometimes rather than having deadlines and a reason to. It's very refreshing for your crafty mojo too. I haven't made many Halloween items this year but I did this one last night with some images I had ready coloured...

 For this card I used Hello Bluebird Stamps Halloween Party. I coloured them with Copic Markers and cut them out. The sentiment is from MFT Stamps called Fab-Boo-Lous. The frame is from MFT Stamps and is from the Blueprints 27 Die Set. The tree is die cut using Lil Inker Design Spooky Trees. I added a couple of Dew Drops to finish.

Supplies;

Hello Bluebird Stamps - Halloween Party

MFT Stamps - Fab-Boo-Lous

MFT Dies - Blueprints 27

Lil Ink Designs Dies - Spooky Trees

MFT Paper Pad - Black and White Stripes

Coloured Card

Dew Drops

Kitty xx

Magical Christmas

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a quick card that I made using some of the new MFT Stamps. I needed to create some quick Christmas cards so I am going to be doing some simple ones like this...

For this card I used the MFT Stamps Reindeer Games. I coloured all the stamped images with my Copic Pens and cut them out. I created the background using a Woodgrain Embossing Folder. The snow circle is Avery Elle Snow Scene Die. I added some glitter card behind it so it sparkles through the die cut snow. I also added a blended piece of blue card, cut with Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies. I added a stamped sentiment to finish.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Reindeer Games

Creative Expressions Embossing Folder - Woodgrain

Avery Elle Dies - Snow Scene

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Distress Inks - Salty Ocean

Copic Markers

Glitter & Coloured Card

I will be back with more creations soon.

Kitty xx

Snow Buddies

There is certainly a bit of a chill in the air now! I am loving creating seasonal cards at the moment. This one was made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine using some cute snowmen...

 For this card I used Honey Bee Stamps Snow Buddies. It's a huge stamp set and full of lots of accessories so you can dress up the snowmen however you like. I stamped and coloured mine using my Copics and cut each of the pieces out. I created a subtle background using my Distress Inks. I die cut some snow hills using my Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies. The die cut sentiment was made using a Impression Obsession Merry Christmas Die. I added a touch of shimmer onto the sentiment using my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Brush Pen. Finally I added some adhesive pearls to the corners.

Supplies;

Honey Bee Stamps - Snow Buddies

Distress Inks - Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers

Impression Obsession Dies - Merry Christmas

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Spectrum Noir - Sparkle Brush Pen

Copic Marker Pens

Adhesive Pearls

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Christmas Hoops

Christmas seems to be creeping up on us fast. I've already spotted so many Christmas items in the shops. Luckily for me, I love Christmas! I love creating Christmas cards and decorations so it's definitely my favourite time of year. I'm sharing today a couple of decorative wreaths that I made...

I used some wooden embroidery hoops to create the shape. I then wrapped twine all around each one. I used a mixture of items from Ross Paper, Anna Marie Designs, The Range and The Works. I wrapped wreath borders around the inside of the hoop. I decorated the edges with snow topped branches, glitter stems and Berries. I added some wooden stars, a bow and some string mini bells. I had so much fun creating these, I will be definitely making some more wreaths.

Supplies;

Wooden Embroidery Hoops

Wreath Border Strips

Snow Topped Branches

Glitter Stems

White Mini Bell Strings

Distressed Wooden Stars

Berries

Twine

Ribbon and Lace

More creations from me coming this way soon.

Kitty xx

Cool Friend

Hi all,

Another wet and gloomy day here for me! After having the wedding, I now have lots of people's addresses in our family so now my plan is to send them all cards for Christmas - I am stockpiling! Today's card was made for new brand Strawberry Moon Designs...

I went for a clean and simple look with a splash of colour (pun not intended!). For this card I used the Strawberry Moon Designs (by Sue Taylor) Penguin Pals Stamp Set. I coloured all the images and cut them out. I created the ink splash with Salty Ocean Distress Ink spritzed with water. I embossed the sentiment in white onto black card, which is from the Christmas Sentiment Stamp Set. I added a strip of striped paper and a couple of enamel dots using Nuvo Drops. Strawberry Moon Designs Stamps will be launching on Create & Craft soon but in the meantime you can purchase them on the Facebook shop.

Supplies;

Strawberry Moon Designs Stamps - Penguins, Christmas Sentiments.

MFT Paper Pad - Black & White Stripes

Distress Ink - Salty Ocean

Nuvo Drops - Ebony Black

Copic Markers

Wow Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink

Thanks for popping by and I will be back with more creations soon.

Kitty xx

Disney In Nature

 Today I am sharing a couple of cards that I made using one of the latest Disney Kits from Create & Craft. I was so happy that they decided to do this range as it had various characters in rather than just based on one character - I hope they do more like this...

For both these cards I used Disney Be In Nature Collection. I used the Papers, Dies and Colourful Creations Pad from this new collection. I love the sort of sketchy way these have been designed. I mounted everything onto light kraft card. I added some ribbon, lace,  die cut border and pearls.

Supplies;

Create & Craft Disney Be In Nature - A4 Paper Pack, Thumper Die, Simba and Nala Die

M&C Dies - Borders

Kraft Card

Ribbon & Lace

Adhesive Pearls

Thanks for stopping by.

Kitty xx

Reindeer Games

Hi all,

Today I am sharing another Christmas card that I made this week using the new MFT Stamps that were released this month...

For this card I used the MFT Reindeer Games Stamp Set. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Inks in Salty Ocean & Tumbled Glass. I stamped lightly over the top using MFT Brush Splatter Stamp and gently embossed it to create a vintage background. I also added a light dusting of embossing powder around the edges of the card to create a distressed type look. Finally I added a strip of stripe washi ta,e some card and sentiment from the stamp set.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Reindeer Games, Brush Splatter Background

Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass

Copic Markers

White Embossing Powder

Washi Tape

Coloured Card

I will be back with more creations soon.

Kitty xx

Merry Santa

Hi all,

Another gloomy start to the week here, I can't wait for the clocks to change it's getting so hard getting up in the dark in the morning. Today I have a bright and cheery simple card that I made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

For this card I used the Doodlebug Christmas Town Paper Pad, Die Cut Toppers and Chit Chat Die Cut Sentiments. I added some twine, wooden stars and adhesive gems.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Winter Penguins

Hi all,

Gosh isn't it dark in the mornings at the moment?! Roll on when the clocks change. Today I have a cute winter card that I made with some of the latest Avery Elle Stamps...

For this card I used the Avery Elle Polar Playtime Stamp Set. I just love all the super cute penguins in this set! I coloured them with my Copic Pens as usual and cut them out. I used the Avery Elle Snow Scene Element Die for the circle snow piece. Such a fab die, I need to use it more. I added some pink spot paper behind it. I used the Lawn Fawn Hillside Borders and the Picket Fence Border Dies. The sentiment is Lawn Fawn Wavy Greetings and matching die. I added some pearls to finish.

Supplies;

Avery Elle Stamps - Polar Playtime

Avery Elle Dies - Snow Scene

Lawn Fawn Dies - Hillside Borders, Picket Fence, Wavy Greetings

Lawn Fawn Stamps - Wavy Greetings

Copic Marker Pens

Glitter and Coloured Card

Adhesive Pearls

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Holly Jolly Bear

Hi all,

Today I am off to the hospital so I am scheduling this post so fingers crossed it has worked. I'm back to Christmas again today using some more of the fabulous new SugarPea Designs Stamps...

For this quick simple card I used the Hey Winter Stamp Set by SugarPea Designs. I coloured all the images with Copics and cut them out. I created the background using SugarPea Designs Geo Snowflake Stencil and gently brushed some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink through it. I finished by adding some Nuvo Glitter Drops.

Supplies;

SugarPea Designs Stamps - Hey Winter

SugarPea Designs Stencils - Geo Snowflake

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass 

Nuvo Drops - Clear Glitter

Copic Markers

Kraft Card

I will be backs soon :)

Kitty xx

Hummingbirds

Hi all,

Today I am sharing something a bit different. I have loved Anna Marie Designs products for many years and I have quite a collection of her products. I don't often get the chance to play with them as much as I'd like to but this week I set aside some time to create a card with them. This is one heavy embellished card, maybe I should put it into a frame instead...

So I used lots of products on this card mostly from Anna Marie Designs. All the papers and images are from the Garden Bloom Lilac Paper Pad. I cut out some of the flowers and hummingbirds from the background papers so it all coordinated. I also used the Garden Bloom Post Cards & Tags. I distressed all the papers using my Tim Holtz Tonic Distress Tool and dabbed around the edges with some white paint. I used the Anna Marie Designs Bloom Flower Die to create the flowers and I added some pearls to the centres. I added some Nuvo Glitter onto painted mdf letters. I added some lace, ribbon with jewels, white lace material and natural fiber.

Supplies;

Anna Marie Designs Paper Pad - Garden Bloom Lilac

Anna Marie Designs Postcards & Tags - Lilac

Anna Marie Designs Dies - Bloom Flower

Wooden Letters

Nuvo Glitter Drops

Tonic Distress Tool

Natural Fibre

Voile Fabric

Pearl Embellishments

White Paint

Lace and Ribbon

I will be back soon.

Kitty xx

Snow Fun

Hi all,

So I'm in full Christmas mode at the moment! It's no surprise with all these fab holiday releases. I have so many images ready coloured on my desk waiting too. Today's card features some new release stamps from Avery Elle...

I seem to have a obsession for Snowmen this year - they're just so many cute stamps with them around at the moment. It's also a classic image but also great for winter. So for this card I used the Avery Elle Stamps Snow Fun. I coloured them with my Copic Pens and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Oxide Inks in Black Soot, Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean. I splattered the background with some water to create a light snow effect. I heat embossed the sentiment in white. I used the MFT Birch Tree Dies for the bare trees and Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside for the snow which was cut from Glitter Card. I finished by adding a few gems.

Supplies;

Avery Elle Stamps - Snow Fun

MFT Die-namics Dies - Birch Trees

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside Borders

Distress Oxide Inks - Black Soot, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Versamark Embossing Ink

Wow Embossing Powder - White

Copic Markers

Coloured Card

Glitter Card

Adhesive Gems

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Merry Bear

Hi all,

Another wet start to the week here but of course perfect crafting weather! Today I am sharing a clean and simple card that I made using some of the new release stamps from Sugarpea Designs...

For this card I used the new SugarPea Deisgns Stamps called Hey Winter. I stamped the images with Memento Ink and coloured them with Copics. I then cut each of them out. I used a Creative Expressions Woodgrain Embossing Folder for the background. I created the circle topper using MFT Dies Stitched Circle Frames and Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders. I created the Merry sentiment using the SugarPea Merry Die. I added some Nuvo Drops to the sky to create some faux snow.

Supplies;

SugarPea Designs Stamps - Hey Winter

SugarPea Designs Dies - Merry

Creative Expressions Embossing Folder - Woodgrain

MFT Die-namics Dies - Stitched Circle Frames

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillsides

Coloured Card

Copic Markers

Memento Ink

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Penguin Fun

Hi all,

Wow it has been so much more chillier this week! Today I am sharing a quick card that I made using some of the new releases from Hello Sweetums Stamps. I just can't resist super cute penguin stamps...

For this card I used the Hello Sweetums Stamps Snowy Smooches. I coloured them with my Copics and cut them out. How fun is the sentiment too - it is also in the stamp set! I created the background using Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks. I then added some splashes of water. I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Dies for the snow hills and added some light blue ink and glitter to the tops. I used my Nuvo Drops to create to translucent dots.

Supplies;

Hello Sweetums Stamps - Snowy Smooches

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside

Distress Oxide Inks - Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio

DecoArt Glitter

Copic Markers

Nuvo Drops

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Cascade Cards

Hi all,

Today I am sharing not one but three cards that were made for PaperCrafter Magazine using the new Cascade Dies from Crafters Companion...

 I got to say I found these quite fiddly at first but once I got the hang of it they became quite easy to make! I added each layer with foam pads so they are very 3D but they looked much better than being flat. For these cards I used the Crafters Companion Cascade Alphabet Down & Right. I used a XCut Tiny Hearts Embossing Folder on the pink card. I added some ribbons, flowers, sequins, pearls and buttons to decorate.

Supplies;

CC Gemini Cascade Dies - Left & Down

Coloured Card

Patterned Papers

Ribbons & Lace

Paper Flowers

Pearls

Sequins

Pins

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Beast Friends

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a cute winter card that was made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine using some fun Yeti Stamps from MFT Stamps...

For this card I used MFT Stamps Beast Friends. I coloured them with Copic Pens and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Oxides in Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio. The mountains were made with MFT Dienamics Snow Capped Mountains. I also used  MFT Stitched Snow Drifts for the snowy hill. I mounted onto lilac card to finish.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Beast Friends

MFT Dienamics Dies - Snow Capped Mountains, Stitched Snow Drifts

Distress Oxide Inks - Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copic Pens

Coloured Card

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Christmas Shaun

Hello,

Another dark wet day here today. I have some deadlines due for next week, so perfect weather for catching up on my craft work. Today I am sharing a card that was made for Crafts Beautiful for my Expert Feature. This time I created some Step Box Cards...

For this card I used the Shaun The Sheep Christmas Collection from Create & Craft. I made Shaun into a decoupage topper to make it even more 3D. I used some Doodlebug Papers from my stash, then added ribbon, lace, snowflake buttons, gems & a sentiment. I will do a tutorial on how to make these box cards soon. If you can get hold of the October Crafts Beautiful Magazine all the instructions are in there.

Supplies;

Shaun The Sheep - Christmas Collection

Light Craft Card

Ribbon  Lace

Snowflake Buttons

Adhesive Gems

I will be back soon :)

Kitty

Mice on Ice

Hi all,

I am going to make this a quick post as I'm not feeling too good today. Today's card features a winter scene using the new super cute Mice from Lawn Fawn...

For this card I used Lawn Fawn Mice On Ice Stamps. I coloured them with my beloved Copic Pens as always and cut them out. I blended a background using Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry and added some snow dots with a Posca White Pen. I used Lawn Fawn Stitchd Hillside Dies to create the snow hills, I also used Lawn Fawn Picket Fence. I created the lake using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Pond Die. I blended Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink onto this piece and added some Snow Acetate over the top. The trees are a MFT Tree Border Die that I coloured with Copics and cut out. The sentiment is also from the Mice Stamp Set.

Supplies;

Lawn Fawn Dies - Mice on Ice

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Pond, Picket Fence Border, Stitched Hillside Border

MFT Dies - Tree Border 

Distress Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon

Hunkydory Snow Acetate

Posca Pen - White

Copic Pens

Glitter Card

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Warm Winter Fuzzies

Hi all,

Today I thought I would share another winter card that I made using the new Mama Elephant Releases... I just love these cuties! So easy to create with too...

For this card I used the Mama Elephant Snow Friends Stamp Set. I coloured them with Copic Pens and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry. I used the Mama Elephant Hilly Neighborhood Die and added some Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac lightly over the roof tops. I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside and added some glitter over the edge. I added snow to the background with a Posca Paint Pen. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I added some sequins to finish.

Supplies;

Mama Elephant Stamps - Snow Friends

Mama Elephant Dies - Hilly Neighborhood

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside Borders

Distress Oxide Inks - Shaded Lilac, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry

Glamour Dust Glitter

Posca Paint Pen - White

Coloured Card

Sequins

Thank you so much for visiting me :)

Kitty xx

Bear Friends

Hello,

Another start to another week - this year is going way to fast! Today I am sharing a clean and simple Autumn card that I made using some of the new release from Pretty Pink Posh...

Apologies the light on this one isn't so great! Always tricky when it gets into Autumn & Winter. For this card I used the Pretty Pink Posh Bear Friends Stamp Set. I coloured the images with Copic Pens and cut them out. The background was created using an MFT Weave Stencil with some Tea Dye Distress Ink. I added an embossed sentiment and strip of Kraft card. To finish I added some Peach Pearls.

Supplies;

Pretty Pink Posh Stamps - Bear Friends

MFT Stencil - Weave

Wow Embossing Powder - Bright White

Distress Ink - Tea Dye

Copic Pens

Kraft Card

Adhesive Pearls

I will be back soon with more creations.

Kitty xx

Hello

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card using some of the new release MFT Stamps. As I made my female teacher card the other day I thought I should make the male version too. I always struggle with cards for men so I kept it quite simple...

For this card I used the fabulous MFT Stamps Favorite Teacher. I coloured the stamped images with Copics and cut them out. I blended some green Distress Ink onto the background. I then created a patterned background by stamping the accessories multiple times. I die cut a piece of notepad paper and some hexgons and glued them in place. I added the MFT Hello Die and some Nuvo Drops to finish.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Favorite Teacher

MFT Dies - Small Hello

Sugarpea Designs Die - Hexagons

Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn

Coloured Card

Copic Pens

Nuvo Drops

I will be back soon :)

Kitty

Snow Friends

Hi all,

All the fabulous stamping companies are now releasing their holiday collections so there is just so many I want and need! I thought I would make a start on my Christmas cards for this year. I have been working on Christmas for the magazines since April but it's even better now there are new collections available. Today's card was made using one of the new Mama Elephant Stamps released last weekend...

I decided to keep the design clean and simple to show off the super cute images. This card was made using Mama Elephant Snow Friends Stamp Set. I coloured the images with Copics and cut them out. I added some glitter to the hats for a bit of sparkle. The background I created using Distress Inks and I stamped over the top using the new MFT Ink Splatter Stamp and added some Embossing Powder. I die cut a piece of Glitter Card using a Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Die. I used a MFT Stitched Dome Die to create the window and popped it onto foam pads.

Supplies;

Mama Elephant Stamps - Snow Friends

MFT Stamp - Ink Splatter

MFT Dies - Stitched Dome Stax 

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Hillside

Distress Inks - Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean & Blueprint Sketch

Wow Embossing Powder - Bright White

Copic Pens

Thanks for stopping by :)

Kitty xx

My Future Awaits

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a quick card that I made using the Disney Little Mermaid Collection from Create & Craft. I am loving they are doing smaller Disney Kits, certainly more affordable compared to recent years. I love the sketchy look of this one, it's a little different and I LOVE it!

For this card I used The Little Mermaid Paper Kit for the main topper and backing papers. I added a little glitter glue to her tail. I used the Flounder and Accessories Dies & Colourful Creations Pad and added them onto the topper. I tied some twine and added it across the front. I threaded some twine through some natural coloured buttons and added them to the side.

Supplies;
The Little Mermaid - Paper Kit, Dies & Colourful Creations Pad
Stickles Glitter Glue
Natural Buttons
Kraft Card
Twine

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Birthday Flamingos

Hi all,

So I am still hanging onto summer as long as I can so thought I would share a summery make. This one was made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine using some of the gorgeous Flamingo stamps from Sunny Studio Stamps...

For this card I used the Sunny Studio Stamps Fabulous Flamingos. I coloured them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I created a simple background scene just using some coloured card and mounted it onto a scallop circle. The background paper is by Doodlebug and I added some card candi to finish.

Supplies;

Sunny Studio Stamps - Fabulous Flamingos

Doodlebug Patterned Paper

M&C Dies Stitched Circles & Stitched Scallops

Coloured Card

Copic Markers

Card Candi

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Best Teacher

Hi all,

I have been playing with some of the new MFT September Releases, I am loving the job stamps they are making at the moment. I tend to colour in a ton of images first then put them together so this one came together pretty quickly...

So for this one I used the MFT Stamps Lessons in Love which I coloured in with my Copics. I used the sentiment from the Favorite Teacher Stamp Set and heat embossed it in white. I created the backgrond using the MFT English Brick Stencil with some Tea Dye and Walnut Brown Distress Ink. I created the grey floor by blending some Memento London Fog Grey Ink. I made a desk shape out of my brown and light kraft card. I scored some lines onto the dark brown although it doesn't show up very well.

I would also like to enter this card into the latest MFT Sketch Challenge 454.

Supplies;
MFT Stamps - Lessons In Love
MFT Stencil - English Brick
Distress Ink - Tea Dye & Walnut Brown
Memento Ink -  London Fog
Copic Pens
Coloured Card

I will be back soon :)
Kitty xx

Fun at the Fair

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a fun card that I made using some of the awesome Sunny Meadow Fair Collection from Purple Onion Designs...

This card took some time to create that's for sure! I lot of stamping, colouring and die cutting. All the stamps are by the fabulous Stacey Yacula available at Purple Onion Designs. I coloured all the images and background images with Copics. I blended a little Distress Oxide Ink to create a subtle background. I added a sentiment banner which is a set by Lawn Fawn called Wavy Sayings, I also cut this with the coordinating die.

Supplies;

Purple Onion Stamps - Billy, Cotton Candy Cart, Fair Accessories, Fairground Background, 3 Chicks, Pinky.

Distress Oxide Inks - Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint

Lawn Fawn Stamps & Dies - Wavy Greetings

Copic Pens

I will be back with more creations soon.

Kitty xx

Bundles of Hugs

Hi all,

It certainly seems there is a change in the seasons now. I think Autumn is really here! Talking of Autumn, I thought I would share one of my latest makes for Crafts Beautiful. I loved creating this one with all the lovely autumn hues...

For  this card I used the fabulous MFT Stamps Fall Friends. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out.  I created the background by blending some Distress Oxide Inks. I used a Stitched Hillside Die for the background and Grassy Edge Dies for the grass. The trees in the background are by Mama Elephant called Birch Trees.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Fall Friends

MFT Dies - Stitched Hillside & Grassy Edges

Distress Oxide Inks - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade

Mama Elephant Dies - Birch Trees

Copic Pens

Doodlebug Plaid Paper

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Buzzing By

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a cheery card that is made in this months Crafts Beautiful Magazine. I love that yellow makes me feel happy - maybe b'cos it reminds me of the sun! I've had these stamps for a while so I finally got around to using them...

For this card I used the Sugarpea Designs Hey Honey Stamp Set along with the Dies. I used various inks to create layered bees and stamped the bear onto coloured card. I heat embossed the sentiment and used a MFT Hexagon Background Stamp to create a subtle honeycomb paper. I also used the Sugarpea Designs Stacking Hexagons. The yellow backing honeycomb paper is from Pink Petticoat.

Enjoy your weekend, I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Get Well Soon

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card that I made with some of MFT Stamps last months releases. As soon as I got these I coloured them up and couldn't wait to get them onto a card...

I love that you could also make them into Vets as well as Nurses, Surgeons & Doctors. I sell some of my cards in our local Hospital so this set will be perfect. For this card I used the MFT Stamps Bedside Manner. I coloured him with Copics and cut him out. I created the background by blending a little Distress Oxide Ink onto a Stitched Sunburst Die. I also added a strip of Striped Paper and some Nuvo Drops.

Supplies;

MFT Stamps - Bedside Manner

MFT Paper Pad - Black & White Stripes

Distress Ink - Peeled Paint & Twisted Citron

Stitched Sunburst Die

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black 

Copic Marker Pens

Nuvo Drops

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx