have fun ... chasing butterflies

My entry today fits in to FIVE challenges.

I used the fabulous sketch from this week's challenge at Stamp With Fun.

The Sunday Stampers challenge at Ink on My Fingers is 'wings' and I have butterfly wings.

My butterflies also fit in with the challenge at Created By Hand Challenge where the theme is 'insects' and at Just Magnolia where the theme is 'animals and insects'.

Finally, I am also entering this into the One Stop Craft Challenge where the theme is 'Let's Hear It For The Boys'. I think Edwin fits nicely into this.

Due to the fact that it's a nice bright sunny day, I've had a lot of trouble photographing this, but here goes.

This card has ended up being absolutely nothing like I intended it to be and I'm really not sure about it. However as I've done a few things different on here (for me at least) I thought I would share.

All papers used are from the Basic Grey ~ Scarlet's Letter collection. I've ended up giving it a distressed look, although I originally intended a smooth and clean look (honest!).

Here is a close up of the flower.

I started off with a black paper flower and layered that with a green fabric flower which I decorated with stickles. I then glued some red sequins to the middle, added some green seed beads and finished with a sprinkling of green glitter.

The butterflies are rub ons from Maya Road. I applied these to coloured paper, added some stickles, bent them into shaped and popped them onto foam dots to lift them from the paper.

The Magnolia image is Edwin Chasing Butterflies and I coloured him with my copics.

The 'Have Fun' sentiment is cut from a piece of ribbon and I've attached it with red glittery brads.

I've also put green glittery brads to the corners of the card.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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good luck clover

My card today is for two challenges.


There is a new challenge blog at Polka Doodles and I used the sketch that they have for their first challenge.

I am also entering this into the MDC Challenge where the challenge is to 'use a popped up or layered image'.

I thoroughly enjoyed using this sketch and here is the card that I made.

All papers used at from the Basic Grey ~ Infuse collection and the main background paper is called Lace. Flowers are Prima and ribbons and brads are a mixture from my stash.

The Magnolia image is Tilda with Clover. I've been putting off inking her up but now I don't know why! She is fab to colour and I will certainly be using this image again. I've raised her up on foam pads.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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thinking of you

My card today is for three challenges:

The sketch I used is from this week's challenge at Sketch and Stash, which I spun around 90 degrees. The papers and stamp that I used are all new and have never been used before.

I am also entering this into the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and the Dutch Dare Card Challenge, where the challenge in each case is 'glitter'. I have used glitter brads and stickles.

Here is my card and if it looks a little wonky, it is! I hadn't finished sticking it all down properly but wanted to photograph it in the five minutes of available light I had left.

The base card is Bazzill Swiss Dot and patterned papers are from the Sassafraslass ~ Vintage Yummy collection.

I used Daintily and Blossomed to create a double layered distressed heart which I edged with Stickles.

The image is a Gorjuss Girl and I coloured her with my copics and added some more stickles to the wings.

The heart is sitting on a piece of Darling Dear which I matted and stitched with my sewing machine. I also stitched on a strip of shaped border from the papers.

The ribbon trim is from my stash and is held in place at each end, with glitter brads.

Below is a close up of the sentiment and you can also see some of the sparkle on the card. I made the 'you' from chipboard letters which I embossed with Tim Holtz ~ Distress Embossing Powder and then added some stickles.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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buttons

My card today fits in with two challenges.

As soon as I saw the sketch at CPS I knew that I would use it for my next card.

I am also entering the challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar where the theme is 'buttons'.

I used the same papers as I had used on my previous card, from the Crate Paper ~ Sweet Branch collection. However this time I put more emphasis on the green and picked up on the blue, purple and brown.

Here is my card:

I used green bazzil cardstock for matting and stitched the layers by machine with dark brown thread to provide a contrast.

For the horizontal band, I stitched a piece of ribbon to the card and sewed on some buttons by hand in co-ordinating colours to match the colours in the patterned card.

The image is a Gorjuss Girl with her cat and I coloured her with my copics.

Flowers are a mixture from my stash and I finished the centre with a sugar coated brad.

Thank you for looking and any comments you might leave.

kat

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getting sticky

Today I have been getting sticky in the Sugar Bowl where they have a fabulous sketch for this week's challenge:

The additional ingredient to the challenge is to use buttons.

For my card I used papers from the Crate Paper ~ Sweet Branch collection, which I matted and stitched with my sewing machine.

For the three horizontal lines in the sketch, I used sheer white ribbon which I held in place by sewing on a button at each end, in different colours to match the papers. Overall I was trying to accentuate the orange, white and green parts of the papers.

Here is my card:

With the flower decoration, I again kept to the orange white and green theme.

The image is of course a Gorjuss Girl and I coloured her with my copics.

I created the scallop border on each side by layering up inks in graduating shades and then embossing it.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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d is for dad

This is a card for my Dad's birthday and I am entering this into three challenges.

I used this week's sketch over at Sketch Saturday and turned it on it's side.

I used a Magnolia stamp and added some machine stitching to meet the requirements of this week's Just Magnolia challenge.

Finally, as it is a birthday card it meets the theme of birthdays over at Ink on My Fingers.

Here is my card.

All papers are from the Basic Grey ~ Ambrosia collection, which I have machine stitched on with a zigzag stitch.

The image is of course Edwin from the Magnolia Collection.

Now, here is the story behind how I matted him. When colouring him up I thought he was holding a pint of beer, but now I wonder! Can anyone enlighten me?

So, for some reason, I decided that Edwin would be on the cover of (what is supposed to be) an old, stained, well thumbed book which I made out of the BG papers. I have no idea why I decided to do this! There are no real stains, I just used ink :-)

Ribbons, flowers and brads are all from my stash.

'D is for Dad' is a BG rub-on and the 'made with love' eyelet is by WRMK.

I created a 'happy birthday' sentiment from a BG rub-on but it was too large to fit on the cover, so I have saved that for inside the card.

Thank you for looking and any comments you might leave.

kat - keeley

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red, white and blue USA

I am entering FIVE challenges today with my little red, white and blue USA book.

The challenges are:

• At A Spoon Full of Sugar the challenge is 'touchy feely', where they want to see texture;
• My Time to Craft has a theme of 'anything but a card';
• At Lots to Do Challenges the theme is 'stripes and/or lines';
• Café Mojo challenge us to 'use our stamps'; and last but by no means least
• the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is to 'use brads or eyelets'.

Here is my book: The background papers are Sandylion ~ Upper Deck. I embossed some chipboard letters, spelling out 'USA' in red, white and blue and layered them up onto squares that I made and painted with crackle paint. Three little pearls add another bit of texture.

The image is of course a Gorjuss Girl. I coloured her with my copics and added some stickles. I layered her up in the same way that I had done the letters and added some red and blue brads to the corners.

I bound the book and added some star shaped and stripey ribbons in keeping with the US theme.

Thank you for looking.

kat

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sad goodbyes

It is with much sadness that I must now announce that I have resigned my DT position on the Dottie's World design team.

This decision has not been taken lightly and has been given a great deal of thought. The decision is entirely personal and in no way reflects upon the remaining members of the team, who have all been very friendly and welcoming.

I have very much enjoyed being on the team and working with the DW images, but I hope this will allow me more time to devote to pursuing my creative interests and guiding them in the direction that I want them to take.

I would like to wish Tara and Nicola, who have also taken the decision to leave, all the best in their creative endeavours.

No doubt those who have been inspired by my work will continue to take inspiration.

Thank you for looking.

kat

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