'MayLeeDee' - Thank You - for Paperbabe

Hiya and Welcome to my Blog Post Today for Paperbabe Stamps

Wowser this year is flying by now and cannot believe we are so near the end of May already - My house has been crazy this week with packing my 14year old Ashleigh off to Ardeche in France and with my 15 3/4year old William sitting his final GCSE's he leaves school June 17th - its all getting a bit real here now

Now on to todays Project for the Paperbabe Stamps Challenge that starts today - The Theme this time is a Sketch! which is always a lot of fun as you have to create a card/project that follows the theme. You can flip the sketch, reverse it and use it anyway you like as long as we can see the basic sketch within your card/project - the Sketch we are using is below...

The Prize this time as always is a Fabby one so please do visit the Paperbabe Stamps Blog to check out all the details, to get inspiration from the Beautiful Design Team Projects and to enter your make - you have to be in it to win it as they say 

Here is my Card for the Challenge...

I reversed the Sketch just for fun and chose circular dies to create a topper for the main focal point using the lovely 'MayLeeDee' clear stamp

I chose some pretty papers and cardstocks to create my card-front - the torn edge piece was originally the packaging from a stamp in my own stash but it was far too pretty to throw away. I'm a bit of a frugal crafter and will use anything that is pretty as i cannot bear to waste anything where possible

I coloured 'MayLeeDee' using my Copic Markers (they were feeling a bit neglected bless them as I havent coloured with them at all this year) - I coloured her using colours to match with my papers i had used

I stamped the 'Thank You' red rubber sentiment stamp using light grey ink directly onto the backing paper on the card-front

Here is a Closer look at 'MayLeeDee'...

I just love love love colouring Hair and had forgotten how much I love my Copics

Please do enter the Paperbabe Challenge - Kim & the Design Team all look forward to seeing your entries

Thank You so much for visiting my Blog today - please do visit again soon to see more makes from me 

Krafty Hugs xx

'Rose Garden Abi' - Happy Birthday/With Love - Bee Crafty

Hiya and welcome to my Monday Post for Bee Crafty 

Over the weekend I was busy reorganising some of my clear stamp collection into empty CD Cases, this has been very time consuming so I took a break and made my DT Project for this week, I chose to use a (new to my 'Bee Crafty Stash') stamp from the 'Abi Grace & Katie Mai' collection. They are so so Adorable and I'm sure you will love them just as much as I do.

'Rose Garden Abi'

I stamped 'Abi' using light grey ink and coloured her using Alcohol Markers

I have coloured to match the backing papers I chose to use - light pastels - I also coloured matched some distress inks to add stamped and inked edges surrounding her to form a frame as a topper for my project - the stamps are I used are 'Holly Swirl' & 'Cow Parsley' - I love to use the Holly Swirl's edge for crafting all year round as it looks so cute as a foliage detail around card edges etc.

I die cut some flowers and foliage using dies and the offcuts from the Papers I used - The Sentiment's are from th Wordage 'Happy Birthday/With Love' set - I layered these up in opposite corners of the topper which I had attached to the card front using foam tape after tucking a doily in behind it

For the matt's and layer's I have used silver mirror board, for the picture above I took the photo at an angel to show the mirror board without my reflection (which is in the other picture - ooops)

Thankyou so much for visiting today, do come back soon to see the Beautiful Makes by the Wonderful Design Team here at the Bee Crafty Blog - Have you joined the Bee Crafty Facebook Group yet??? head on over now and check it out

Krafty Hugs xx

Gorjuss Girl 'Pretty in Pink' - for Crafting Musketeer's

Hiya and welcome to my Blog. Today I am sharing with you my make for Crafting Musketeer's Challenge 'Midway Inspiration Post' 

This month we have been celebrating 'Crafting Musketeer's 2nd Birthday' such a lovely team to be a part of 

The Challenge this month is 'Use a Die-Cut' and we are sponsored by 'The Hobby House' and  JGD Crafts two really lovely companies

Here is the card I made for the challenge...

I chose a delicate floral paper and coloured a Gorjuss stamp to colour match using my Copic Markers

I then chose some Kraft Card, Pearlescent Cardstock's and Crochet Lace to tie in all the colours, I love to use lots of layers and pretty flowers so I really loved putting this one together

The die's I have used are 'Xcut - Doily' and a 'Spellbinders -Foliage', I also found a diecut Pink flower in my stash box so I curled the petals and pinched the ends and added this to the floral spray on the card

Thank You for visiting today and I do hope to see your gorgeous makes over on the Crafting Musketeer's Challenge Blog

Krafty Hugs xx

Fashionette's Tracy - Bee Crafty

Hiya and welcome to my post for Bee Crafty

I was very excited to receive more Fashionette's this week so of course I had to break them open straight away and get making with one of them 'Tracy' she is so so gorgeous

The first thing I did was chose my papers, as a hoarder I always have a few boxes of off-cuts that I keep to use later, I make myself a challenge each week to make a few cards using mainly off-cuts to use them up. I chose this lovely mint coloured piece with bird cages & vines on and that became my theme - I colour matched with a light brown piece with dark brown vines on

I coloured 'Tracy' using Copic Markers

Hair: E37, E35, E31, E29
Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
Blush R20
Lips: E04, R20
Glasses: BG49, BG45
Dress: BG32, BG11
Tshirt & Socks: C2, C0
Belt: W7, W5

I used some dies to create the swirly vine, bird cage and birds - The sentiment is Happy Birthday/With Love

Matt & Layering using Brown Mirror Board

Thank you for visiting today please visit again soon to see more gorgeous Design Team makes

And come over and join in the fun over at the Bee Crafty Facebook Group

Krafty Hugs xx

Bee Crafty DT

'Dorothy' - Bee Crafty

Hiya its Tuesday so I'm here to share with you today a card I made for Bee Crafty Stamps

Its half term this week so im enjoying a nice break from school runs - my kiddies are enjoying their free time too and we are planning a few crafting activities this week and I'm hoping to get a few more makes finished to show over on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group have you joined yet? 

Have you been watching our Beverley on the 'British Craft Network' an online craft TV channel where you can see lovely shows with gorgeous products

Ive been working with 'Dorothy' from Wizard of Oz collection you can find her and all her friends in the SHOP along with lots of yummy stamps and craft goodies

I stamped Dorothy using Memento ink onto smooth cardstock and coloured her with my Copic Markers

Hair: E29, E37, E35, E31

Skin: E11, E00 -  Lips: E04

Dress: B97, B95, B93, B91

Blouse: C3, C1, C0, 0

Basket: E43, E41 - Cloth: YR000

I chose a paper to colour match her dress and the layered up with mirror board and embossed pearlescent cardstock which I wrapped a ribbon around and added a small bow

I wanted to show off Dorothy so I framed her using some circular die's, I cut her from a plain circle and a decorative circular die i used for the frame

I chose a simple flourish die cut twice and some pale blue and white paper flowers which I have fixed onto the cardfront using a hot glue gun

The sentiment is from the WORDage collection 'Happy Birthday/With Love' set

Thank you for visiting today come back soon to see more makes by the Amazing Design Team 

Krafty Hugs xx

Cute & Cuddly Cupid x

Hiya and welcome to my Blog

Over at the Crafting Musketeer's Challenge Blog today we are sharing with you our makes for the Midway Reminder for our February Challenge - 'Cute'

We have been kindly Sponsered this month by Cuddly Buddly Crafts

I chose to use this Gorgeous Cupid image with some of their papers and one of their sentiments

'Lilyboo - Little Cupid'

Image coloured using Copic Markers:

Hair: YR21, Y23, YR31

Skin: E11, E02, E00, E51, E50 Blush E93

Wings: RV10, YR000

Headband & ArrowTip: RV34, RV11

Arrowhead: RV11, RV10

Pants: RV23, RV21. RV11, RV10

Card Recipe:

3 papers kims digi papers pretty mix red - Cuddly Buddly 

Image 'Lilyboo - Little Cupid' - Cuddly Buddly

Sentiment sweet summer sentiments - Cuddly Buddly

Ruby Red pearlescent cardstock - my stash

Doily's - Hobbycraft

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Paper Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Leaf Flourish Die - Joycrafts

 Head over to the Challenge Blog to see more gorgeous Design Team creations from the Amazing Crafting Musketeer's Team and why not enter we have a brilliant prize £10 to spend at Cuddly Buddly Online Shop x

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you will come back soon

Krafty Hugs 

Kerrie x

Crafting Musketeer

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Film Inspired!!

 

Hiya and welcome to my Blog

Today a New Challenge has begun over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog and the Theme is 'Film Inspired' I love film&music inspired challenges

Today I am sharing with you my Design Team make I chose 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' 

I picked a Gorgeous Image by Trudie Howard and coloued her with Copic Markers

Hair: E79, E74, E71

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Dress, Gloves & Shoes: C10, C8, C6, C4

Necklace and Headress: Clear Stardust Sakura

Recipe:

Music Score 'Moon River' from the film

Back Cardstock

Film Strips cut using Cameo2 (available from That Craft Place)

Dies... Clapper Board, Gloves & Cat all by Joycrafts (can be brought from That Craft Place)

Sentiment printed myself

Head on over to the Challenge Blog to see the Gorgeous Examples by the Amazing Design Team

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you will be back soon

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie x

TCP DT

Chocolate Valentine - Bee Crafty - Fleur & Freddie

Hiya! Its Tuesday so its my turn again to share with you my Design Team creation using some of the lush Bee Crafty Stamps

This week I've been planning ahead for Valentine's Day Cards and I've had the cutest stamps to work with 'Tete a Tete' from the 'Fleur & Freddie' collection - I chose Chocolate Brown & Rich Reds for a chocolate box looking card

I couldnt resist getting my Distress Markers out for this one - I scribbled them on a plain white tile and picked up the ink using a waterbrush to use them like watercolours - I chose browns and warm reds to match the brown spotty paper and red silky cardstock i had chosen to use

I went for a layered up effect on the cardfront using pearlecent cardstocks and glittered spotty papers, a heart edged circular die (and the waste hearts from it too) and a lattice heart die. I chose a WORDage stamp to use 'Glad I Did It - Small' - I love this sentiment and would be perfect for my Hubby's Valentine Card this year

I'm off now to get inky with some more yummy stamps - see you next week

Krafty Hugs

Co-ordinating Pencil Pot & Planner Page Marker

 Hiya a New Challenge started today over at That Craft Place Blog and the theme this time is 'Anything Goes' what better chance to make a few co-ordinating items for my new Filofax Planning Addiction

Head on over to the Blog to see the amazing Samples by the Amazing Design Team

I have upcycled a Crisps Tin and made a Page Marker and decorated them using 'Portfolio' papers by 'Pink Paislee' I brought from That Craft Place Shop on Facebook

I love this paper pack and the lovely pages of mini journalling cards that I cut from sheets of the paper - the flowers on the page marker are cut using die's and punches.

I drew round the original filofax page marker onto 'Core'dinations' cardstock twice then glued them back to back to strengthen the marker - I marked the holes and punched using my 'Crop-o-Dile'

The Pen Pot started out as a 'Pringles' pot which I have washed out and covered using 'Core'dinations' cardstock in the same colour as the page marker. I wrapped washi tape around the top and the bottom to match the greys in the papers. The two journal cards I cut from the paper pads and rounded the edges using a corner rounder punch. I used some Paper flowers from my stash to finish the pot.

I hope you will enter the Challenge over on the Blog and I hope to see you again soon

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie xx

That Craft Place DT

Kn(owl)edge - Slinky Tart - for Sketch Saturday

 

Hiya and welcome to my Blog

Today I am showing you a card I made for Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog as Guest Designer

I hope you will visit the BLOG to see the Design Team makes and to see what they all created using the following the sketch below...

The Image I have used is called 'Kn(owl)edge' by SlinkyTart 

I coloured her using Copic Markers:

Hair: E49, E44, E43, 

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000 Blush: R20

Eyeshadow: C5, C3, C1

Eyes: B39, B37

Lips: E09, E04, R02

Tshirt, Glasses & Diamonds: RV29, R22, R20

Tank Top: B39, B37, N5

Recipe:

8x8 Cardblank (from The Range)

Navy Stripe & Floral Papers - 24.5 x 24.5cm Paper Pad (from Creataonline)

Centura Pearl Cardstock die-cut using Circular Doily Die (from JoyCrafts)

Coloured Image topper cut from - Circle Die from Xcut

Topper edges inked using Spun Sugar Distress Ink

Stretch gift wrap cord wrapped around the Card

Best Wishes sentiment stamp from my Stash

Silver Mirror Board for all Matting

Paper Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts

Pink Gems from my Stash

See you again soon

Hugs

Sketch Saturday GDT-Jan2015

Saturday Sketch - 'With Love'

Hiya and welcome to my Blog

Today a New Sketch Saturday Challenge begins over on the Challenge Blog and we are being sponsored by.... Bunny Zoe's Crafts and the prize is £10 to spend on their Shop

Go on over and check out the gorgeous Blog and see the Stunning Creations by the Amazing Design Team that I have the honour of being Guest Designer for through January - do please join in the fun all you need to do is follow the Sketch

Here is the Sketch we have for this week...

I coloured my chosen Image using Copic Markers

Copic Markers:

Hair: E37, R35, R31

Skin: E11, E02, E00, E51 Blush: R02

Lips: E04, R02

Eye Makeup & Hair Tie: C3, C1

Shirt: R37, R35, R32, R22, R20, N3

Recipe:

A5 Cardblank, scored and folded from A4 Centura Pearl cardstock - Crafters Companion

All Matting, golden brown Mirror Board - Joycrafts

Background - salmon pink Silky Cardstock - Joycrafts

Embossing - A4 Embossing folder - 'Sue Wilson' Creative Expressions

Floral Layer cut from an Offcut from my fave cardstock pad - Joycrafts

Oval topper and Border cut from Oval Floral Die - Joycrafts

Sentiment Stamp - Bee Crafty Stamps

Paper Cherry Blossoms & Paper Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

Paper Rose Wires trimmed from the flower using wire cutters and spiralled around a pokey tool

Flat Backed Pearls from my own stash - were white but coloured using R35 Copic Marker

Thank you for visiting my Blog today and I hope you will visit again soon

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Sassy Studio Designs - It's My Thang' (fave colour combo)

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie xx

Saturday Sketch GDT

Sugar & Spice and Betty Boots New Release - TCP

Over at That Craft Place Etsy Store there has been a set of New Images Released over the last 2 days and they are really really gorgeous some are Sugar & Spice and the others are Betty Boots 

I have had the priviledge of working with them for my Design Team work

Here is my Betty Boots example

Recipe

Image 'Victorian Steampunk' from That Craft Place Etsy

Coloured using Copic Markers (That Craft Place)

My Minds Eye 'Lost & Found 3 - Ruby' papers (That Craft Place)

Flowers and Doily cut using Cameo (Cameo available at That Craft Place)

Cog Dies by Xcut (That Craft Place)

6x6 Cardblank

Red & Black Mirror Board

Senitment by That Craft Place Etsy

Black Soot - Distress Ink (That Craft Place)

Close up of Coloured Image

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Here is my Sugar & Spice example

Recipe

Image 'Sugar Mum' from That Craft Place Etsy

Coloured using Copic Markers (That Craft Place)

Cheery Lynn Flourish Die (That Craft Place) split and tucked in around topper

Joy Crafts Circular Die

Xcut Nesting Circles Die (That Craft Place)

Bunting Dies (That Craft Place

Sentiment (That Craft Place Etsy)

Paper Flowers

Metallic Green Mirror Board

Close up of coloured Image

I hope you have liked seeing both of my cards which are so different to each other - I have such a mixed taste in cardmaking styles and I love images that are unique and fun

Don't forget to visit the That Craft Place Natter Chatter Group on Facebook to see more of the Design Teams makes using the gorgeous New Releases - there are more than the 2 Ive shown you here xx

I also wanted to say that I havent taken any colouring courses I just love to sit and colour in however way i feel and where I did study Art&Design all the rules in colouring for crafts are pretty much the same just different mediums which makes it more fun - Ive been using alcohol markers for about 2 years now and I really love them but my faves are Copic as they are so yummy to colour with the brush nibs are amazing 

Hope to see you again soon 

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie xx

That Craft Place DT

I would Thank You from the Bottom of my Heart....

Today there is a New Dare To Be Sassy Thursday (DTBST) Challenge over on the Sassy Studio Designs BLOG and the theme is 'Giving Thanks'

I chose to use one of the New Images from the Sassy Studio Design's Store 'Princess Feathers Portrait' she was really fun to colour

I coloured her using Copic Markers

Hair: C9, C7, C5

Skin: E44, E43, E41

Eyes: E44

Lips, Feathers & Headband: R24, R22, R20

Recipe

A5 cardblank made with Centura Pearl cardstock.

Studio Light Backing Paper backed with dark brown Mirror Board.

Hessian Strip with strip of dark brown Mirror Board for dimension.

Oval die (Joycrafts) that cuts a border and an inner, cut the border from Mirror Board and the topper from super smooth cardstock that I had printed the Image onto.

Leaves and Mushroom dies (Joycrafts) cut from Mirror Board and Kraftcard, layered up.

Sentiment from 'Scrap-a-licious Times' trimmed and backed with mirror board, fixed at a jaunty angle.

I hope you like my card and will visit the Sassy BLOG to see the other makes from the Design Team and enter the Challenge go on its a lot of fun.

Thank you for visit my Blog I hope you will visit again soon

Hugs Kerrie xx

Sassy DT

Merry Christmas with Tonic & Bebunni

Hiya I have officially begun making my Christmas Cards - even though I've been making Christmas samples since June I've finally started making my own 

This is one of the First makes for Christmas this year 

I have teamed up on of my Bebunni Christmas stamps from Crafters Companion with some Dies from Tonic

I coloured Bebunni using my Copic Markers

Fur: C5, C3, C1

Inside Ears & Label: W3, W1

Hat & Poinsettia: R29, R27, R24

Hat Trim & Bobble: C2, C0

Stamens: Y00, YG61

Leaf & Stem: YG67, YG63, YG61

I have used the Border from 'Verso Merry Christmas Sentiment Die Set' to create a topper to stamp onto. I created a Matt using the Outer Edge from the set too its a lovely wavy edge.

The Red backing paper I used is from a Studio Light pad from Creataonline.

For the Easel Card stopper I have used the 'Small Lacy Bows Die Set' I cut the Bow first from green mirror board from Joycrafts and then from White cardstock using the filagree insert dies from the set.

The Easel Card I made using two 6x6 Card Blanks.

I cut the sentiment stamp using a small circular die, I cut one matt from a slightly larger circular die and then the scallop matt using the outer edge die from the 'Tonic Gold Freebie Set'

I added some paper flowers layered up with 2 punched leaves to embellish.

I hope you like my Card and will visit again soon

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie x x

Patchwork Pretties - Challenge entry for Creative Knockouts

Today Sassy Studio Designs are sponsoring a Challenge over at Creative Knockouts the challenge theme is 'Patchwork Pretties' so which Sassy Image did I chose? Sally Honey of course for her beautiful Patchwork Dress. I love her she is so spooky but in this card I have softened her with some pretty pastels to show that she isnt just for Halloween. I teamed he up with a lovely sentiment stamp from Visible Image about Friends being a Patchwork - such a lovely sentiment.

I coloured her to match my papers using Copic Markers

Hair: C8, C6, C4

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Eyes & Socks: B24, B21

Eyeshadow: YG63

Lips: R24, R22, R20

Shoes: C6, C4

Dress: YR04, YR02, R22, R20, YR000, B24, B21, C1, YG63, YG61

The papers I used were offcuts from my stash which I pieced together to form a patchwork background. I used a Halloween foam stamp set for the webs and spider, I used a quilted embossing folder for the layer behind the topper and I have used some silver mirror board for the matting. I used a piece of ric-rac ribbon and a silver spider charm in the top corner of the card. I added some dimension and texture with 2 circular die-cuts cut from pearlescent cardstock. A few gems from my stash finished the card nicely.

I hope you like my card and will check out the Challenge over at Creative Knockouts.

Dont forget to join the Sassy Studio Designs Facebook Group to join in all the Sassy Fun.

Krafty Hugs Kerrie xx

Sassy DT

I am entering this card into the Challenges below

creativeknockouts.blogspot.ca - Pretty Patchwork

Bat Queen Betty

Today I have been taking part in a Challenge over at Simply Betty Stamps Facebook Fan Group

There was a Freebie Image to use this weekend which was exclusive to Members of the Fan Group 

The Challenge has been a lot of Fun 

Her name is 'Bat Queen Betty' 

I coloured 'Bat Queen Betty' using mainly Copic Markers but also two Orange Promarkers because I do not have enough colours in my Copic collection just yet

Hair: C10, C8, C6, C4 also N5 with Terracota & Spice Promarkers

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000

Eyes: C3, C2

Lips: E09, E07, E04

Horns: C5, C3, C1

Wings: C10, C8, C6, C4

Tail: C10, C8

Corset: YR04 with Terracota & Spice Promarkers

Skirt: YR04, YR02 with Spice Promarker

Flames: Y27, YR09, Y38

I inked the edges of the topper using Spiced Marmalade & Black Soot distress inks and matted using black mirror board.

I stamped a spiderweb & Spider stamps (from Inkadinkado) repeatedly around and 8x8 card blank. Then built up some layers using black mirror board and dark orange backing paper which I stamped again using the spiderweb & spider stamps. I die cut a curcular die using Burnt Orange Coredinations cardstock which I inked through the die using black soot distress ink I cut this die cut in half and fixed half to opposite corners of the topper.

I created some texture with some cheese cloth and then attached the topper using foam tape. I choose some black Halloween peel off stickers (tree, bats, Boo! & eyes) to tie the card together

I hope you like my card and will visit again soon

Oh dont forget to join the Simply Betty Stamps facebook group because there will be another Challenge with a Freebie Image next week for you all to take part in (the Image is for Group Members only so please ask your friends to join the group and do not share the Image)

Krafty Hugs

Kerrie xxx