Anytime is the right time for a hug!

I hope you are all enjoying this glorious weather we are having on May Day. 

I made this card this afternoon using one of the stamps I got at the show on Saturday.  It is by Little Claire Designs.  Coloured in using ProMarkers.  I have used paper from Bo Bunny.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Pollycraft Challenge - Anything goes

Stamp Something - Things with Wings

Top Tip Tuesday - Square challenge

I hope you like it.

Thanks for popping by.

Kathleen x

Papercrafts at EDINBURGH

WOW what a fantastic time I had yesterday at the new Sincerely Yours Papercrafts at EDINBURGH.  It was held at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena at Newbridge.  Here is a photo of all the goodies I bought.  I think this will keep me going for a while.  At least until the next show!  I am going to spend the day in my craft room playing. 

Have a good weekend.

Kathleen x

Get Well Soon

I hope you are all having a lovely Saturday.  What a miserable day it has been here.  The sun is just coming out now.  I have spent a lovely afternoon in my craft room.  Hubby is away out playing golf in the rain!

I made this card for a friend of mine who is not well.  I got the inspiration from Creative Cardmaking magazine using Marianne Creatables doily dies.  I was so pleased the way it turned out.

And this little Easel Card was made just for the fun of it. 
I hope you like them. 

Thanks for popping by.

Happy Easter.

A hole in one

Hello all.  What a glorious day it has been today.  I hope it lasts for a wee while at least.

I was asked to make a man's card (I hate making men's cards) for a 65th birthday and he likes golf.  I used free papers from Creative Cardmaking.  I think it is a docraft stamp.  Some ribbon from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge

A Spoonful of Sugar - Let's Celebrate

Papertake Weekly - Spots and Stripes

Bunny Zoe Crafts - One for the Boys

Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything goes

Please let me know what you think.  Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Red, White and Blue

Good Morning Monday.  I hope you are all well.

Here is a card I made for a friend who has not been too good recently.   I used free papers from Cards for all Occasions.  Coloured with promarkers, ribbon and buttons from my stash.

I am going to enter it into The Ribbon Girl Blog Challenge - Red, White and Blue.

I hope you like it.  Have a good day.

Thanks for popping by.

Vintage Chic

Good Morning all.  Where has the lovely weather gone.  It's cold again!

I picked up my copy of Creative Cardmaking and they are launching a new monthly competition.  Simply use the free papers to create a card and send it to them.

This is mine -  I made the flowers and highlighted them with stickles.  I used ribbon from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Truly dimensional

Colour Create - Pink, black and white

I hope you like.

Thankyou for popping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday are running a challenge where you have to post your first project with stitching on it (real or faux).  I made this easel card last year on 14th May. 

I used Polychromo pencils to colour in Tilda.

I especially liked the bunny punch.  This card was made at a craft class. 

The challenge closes on 29th April.

I hope you like it

Thanks for popping by.

Get Well Soon Card

Hello ladies and what a glorious day it is here.  I hope you are all enjoying this brilliant sunshine.

I made this card for a friend who is not very well at the moment. 

It is a squeezie card made from a CDROM by Debbie Cook.  I had such fun making this card.  The instructions were so easy to follow too.

I am going to enter it into -

Bugaboo Stamps Challenge - Four or more layers

I hope you like it.

Thanks for popping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bees and Bunny

Good Morning Ladies.  I hope you are all having a good day and you are well.

I made this card using a Penny Black stamp - Bees and Bunny coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are from The Nit Wits Collection.  I was lucky enough to win two collections in a Giveaway.  The flower has been made using a scrap of material left over from a cushion I made.  The butterfly, button, ribbon and pearls are all from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

I love ProMarkers - Easter

The Pink Elephant - Easter

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes

Inked Inspirations - Spring

Simon Says Stamp - Spring colours/Easter

|Passion for ProMarkers - Yellow and Pink

I hope you like it.

Thanks for popping by.

More than 1 fold

Hello everyone and I hope you are all well.  Yesterday I took the grandchildren to the zoo and as everything is on a hill, we had quite a climb resulting in sore muscles today.

  I made this card last Sunday at my craft club and thought I would enter it into Moving along with the times challenge - more than 1 fold.

It was quite a fun card to make with lots of bits and pieces. I will certainly try it again.   Hope you like it.

Thanks for popping by.

Buttons and Bows

Hello everybody.  It's Friday again.  Hasn't it been a quick week?  I hope you are all well. 

I found out this morning that I had won a prize from Complete Cardmaking.  It was two collections from NitWits - Carrot  Patch and Bunny Hop.  They are gorgeous.  Can't wait to use them.

I was crafting with Fiona - lildaffodil last Tuesday.  What a good blether we had.   You really have to have a look at her blog.  She makes beautiful cards.  She gave me inspiration to make this easel/gatefold Easter card. 

The papers I used are from NitWits.  A Lili of the Valley stamp coloured in using ProMarkers.  The ribbon, button, flowers and butterfly are all from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Passion for ProMarkers - Bugs 

A Spoonful of Sugar - Easter Creations

Flutterby Wednesday - Buttons and Bows

Lili of the Valley - Spring

Crafty Creations - Bunnies

I hope you like.

Thanks for taking the time to look

Have a good weekend.

Mother's Day

Hello and I hope you are all enjoying this lovely weather.

Thought I would have a go at making an easel card.  I used  a Tilda stamp and coloured with ProMarkers.  The papers are from NitWits which I just love at the moment.  A Martha Stewart flower punch.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid and highlighted with Stickles.  A butterfly punch and ribbon from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Passion for ProMarkers - In the garden

Simon Says - Mothers Day/Girlie

Flutterby Wednesday - A butterfly/fairy/ or an angel

I love ProMarkers - Go Dotty

Diecut Dreams - Mother's Day/Special Friend

Papertake Weekly - it's a mom thing

Thankyou for popping by.

I hope you like it.

Spring

Good Morning and what a lovely morning it is too.  Do you think Spring has Sprung?

  I hope so!

I made this card using a House Mouse stamp - Gentle Rain and coloured in using my ProMarkers.  The papers are from Stampin Up.  The flower border is a Martha Stewart punch.  The flower is from Marianne Creatables.  Two little butterflies and ribbon from my stash.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Elliephantastic - Cute with a butterfly

Crafty Calendar - Spring

House Mouse - Spring

Bling it on - Anything goes

The Pink Elephant - Springtime

I hope you like my card and thanks popping by.

Have a good weekend.

Baby Blue

Hello everyone and I hope you are all having a good day and looking forward to the weekend.

I made this card using a Penny Black stamp - Baby Hammock.  Coloured in with ProMarkers.  Martha Stewart punch and handmade flowers with a little ribbon and pearls from my stash. 

I have been playing with Photoshop and have managed to feather my image.  I am so pleased with myself.  Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the black box around the image?

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

I love Promarkers - Babies

Crafty Creations - Baby Blue

Simon Says - Anything goes

Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog - Flowers

I hope you like it.

Thanks for popping in for a look.

Less is More

Hi everyone.  Havn't been blogging for a while, the computer has not been well.  However, we are all sorted now.  Last Thursday, I was at the SECC in Glasgow.  It was so busy, but that didn't stop me buying.  Bought loads of goodies including these stamps from PaperArtsy.  Have coloured in using my ProMarkers.  I am going to enter it into the Less is More Challenge - Pastel Colours.

This afternoon I was at my Craft Club where we made 150 cards for the soldiers in Afghanistan.  We also had tea , cake and a good old blether.

Hope you are all well.

Thanks for taking the time to pop by.

Less is More

Happy Tuesday,  I hope all is well.  What a glorious day it is here.  Long may it continue.

I have made this card using a Hero Arts stamp - Scalloped blossoms.  I inked with clear  embossing ink, embossed then I used 3 different colours of distress ink.  A little ribbon and a sentiment.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Less is More - 3 squares

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything goes

Top Tip Tuesday - Favourites - Mine is stamping

 Lothian Crafts - Bright colours

Thanks for looking

Happy Crafting

Circles

Hello all.  I hope you are having a good weekend.  What a glorious day it was, sunny but cold.  You know that cupboard you have, you cant open it because everything will fall out.  Well, not any more.  I even found that CD I was looking for.   Then we went out for lunch.  Lovely.

I have made this card with a few challenges in mind.  I used designer paper from Fancy Pants Designs.  I added a few embossed circles.  A Lili of the Valley stamp coloured in using ProMarkers.  I made two heart shaped buttons using a heart punch.  Added some lace, ribbon and pearls.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Lili of the Valley - Circles

Delicious Doodles - Make your own buttons

Fussy and Fancy - Embossing and/or paper Piercing

NG Cards - Lace and Pearls

I hope you like it

Thanks for taking the time to look and have a great week.

Nit Wit papers

Hello and I hope all is well with you.  Here are three cards I made using the free CD I got with the Complete Cardmaking magazine.  I used the Nit Wit papers and they are gorgeous. 

You just want to touch the papers as they look so real.

I hope you are all having a good Thursday.

Thankyou for taking the time to visit me.

Happy Crafting

3 Flowers, 2 DP's and 1 Image

Happy Wednesday all.  And what a wet and miserable day it is (outside that is) .  I have made this card using a stamp borrowed from my friend Fiona - Tilda blowing kisses.  She has been coloured in using Promarkers and the kisses have been highlighted using Diamond Stickles.  I have added stitching round the Designer paper.  The flowers were punched and sprayed with glimmer mist and then sprinkled with fine glitter.  The butterfly was glittered and two little gems were added.  A little bit of ribbon and a heart shaped buckle.

I am going to enter it into the following challenges -

Delicious Doodles #13 - Glitz, Glam, Shimmer and Bling

Ladybug Crafts - 3 Flowers, 2 DP's and 1 image

Top Tip Tuesday - Bling it on

Just Magnolia  WK 94 - Love You

I love Promarkers - Stitching

Thankyou for taking the time to visit me.

Happy Crafting.

Gentle Rain

This is my second post today.  Spending the day in my carft room as it is wet and horrible outside.  Thought I would have another attempt at the less is more challenge.  The theme this week is SPRING.  Have just been watching Joanna Sheen on Create and Craft colouring in her House Mouse with Promarkers. The raindrops have a bit of sparkle to them.   I have given him a border of gold card embossed with swiss dots.  A little bit of ribbon and a flower to match.  The greeting was added in the corner using the  lego tutorial on the Less is More challenge blog.

I hope you like.

Thanks for looking.