purple wedding

Another wedding card and I've had to use the same image as before as it's the only wedding couple stamp that I have.

I am entering this into three challenges. I used this week's sketch at Stamp Something.

Our Creative Corner asks us to use border punches.

Finally, Lots to Do Challenge has an open theme.

I haven't added the sentiment yet as I am going to make one which is personal to the happy couple.

Here is my card:

The papers that I used are Basic Grey ~ Wisteria: Dahlia & Jardin. I cut a double heart border with my Fiskars border punch and added a strip of lace, securing with brads. The layered flower was made from a mixture of flowers in my stash and given a jewelled brad centre.

The wedding couple stamp is by The Greeting Farm and I coloured them with my copics. I made the scallop mat that they are standing on with my Cricut.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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the beginning of every journey ...

This is the first of two Father's Day cards that I am making and I am entering this one into THREE challenges:

I was looking for a sketch with lots of different layers as I wanted to use quite a few different papers. I found it here in this week's sketch at Stamp With Fun. I have extended some of the background papers beyond the sketch because I just loved the papers and wanted the card to tell a story.

The Created By Hand Challenge blog has a theme of Father's Day this week, which is quite handy!

Finally, Cute Card Thursday has a theme of quotations and I have included one on my card.

Here is my card:

All papers used are from the K & Co ~ Blue Awning 12 x 12 paper pad. If you look closely at the card, you will see the story unfold as follows:

The year is 1824 and Magnolia's Edwin, originally from Philadelphia, is currently in the port of New York.

He has been bad and so is being exported to a place whose name I can't read so I have decided it is Jamaica - the island in the bottom right corner of the card.

All that he takes with him are the clothes on his back (but pretty smart by my reckoning), a compass, an oar (to row the boat) and a length of rope.

Talking of which he's been practising tieing his knots!

Edwin scoured the internet and, using Basic Grey buttons, made a reef knot (top) and then a sheet bend (bottom).

The 'Happy Father's Day' sentiment is also by Basic Grey.

Finally, the quotation from a ribbon sticker sheet, is shown below and reads:

'the beginning of every journey starts with a single step'.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley
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Sugar Nellie ... Duda Daze bloghop ... meet me there!

I forgot to tell you all my exciting {{NEWS!!}}

Sugar Nellie are about to release a new set of stamps by designer Diane Duda and I have been lucky enough to have won a pre-release stamp. {{Thank you!!}}

In return I must design something to show at the Duda Daze blog hop which will take place on Friday 19th June. Put it in your diaries because it looks like it will be FUN, FUN, FUN!! I think there will be about 36 people involved in the bloghop, including me and I can't wait to see all the other entries!!

I have received my stamp. I haven't created my entry yet, but I have it all in my head! Just need to get it down on paper. No doubt it will end up looking the complete opposite to what I have planned at the moment. AND NO, I can't tell you anything, because it is SECRET!

However, between now and the 19th I have some other designs to share that I am working on, including {{FATHER'S DAY}} cards. I have one which I will share tomorrow if I can get the photos done. Then I have another one to come, not yet started.

Also, I have some other {{{EXCITING}}} news, but that will come later, later, later ...

Thank you for looking

kat - keeley

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happily ever after

I was asked to make a wedding card with a white and silver colour scheme and I am entering the finished card into FIVE challenges.

I used this weeks fabulous sketch at A Spoon Full of Sugar. As soon as I saw this sketch, I knew that it was the one that I would be using for my card.

At Simon Says Stamp Challenge the challenge is to use any of the Tim Holtz products, I have used a few TH products - largely glue as you will see.

Use your diecuts and punches is the challenge this week at Cute Card Thursday. I have used three different punches and made a diecut piece.

The Stamp Something Challenge has a wedding theme.

Last, but not least, the One Stop Craft Challenge has an embossing theme. I embossed the sentiment that I made.

So, here is the card:

I used Silver Wedding Hearts and Silver Wedding Vows and stitched these onto a piece of white cardstock. For the trim across the middle, I punched a heart border with my Fiskars punch and machined a lace trim to it.

Flowers are by Prima and I added a silver glitter brad to the centre and some branches punched using my Martha Stewart punch.

I diecut an oval shape with my Cricut from a piece of vellum which has silver hearts. I inked the edges in silver before placing it behind the couple.

The wedding couple are from The Greeting Farm and I coloured them with my copics. I gave the bride a bit of glitz by adding some Tim Holtz ~ Stickles to the flowers in her hair, the bow, the trim of the dress and her eyeshadow.

For the mat on which the couple are standing, I took a piece of white card, layered it with a piece of silver angel hair and added a white acetate Hambly Screen Print Frame before machine stitching them all together.

I glued on the happy couple with Ranger ~ Glossy Accents. This really is the best glue to use. You have plenty of time to squidge the image into place before it starts to dry and I know that it will stick nicely to the acetate and never come off.

I made lace corner trims and sewed on the buttons with silver thread. I know I did this on the last card I posted, but I quite like the effect.

Finally, I made the sentiment from a stamp included in this Greeting Farm set. I used silver ink to stamp the sentiment and then clear embossed it. I also inked and embossed the edges and created a double layer. I cornered the edges with my Round-It-All and added a silver glittered brad.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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40th birthday

I needed to make a card for a 40th Birthday and as I was using a Sugar Nellie stamp it seemed appropriate to use this week's sketch over at The Sugar Bowl.

As well as the following the sketch, the challenge was to use pearls.

I used a pre-bought card blank as my base. I forgot I had these, usually I make my own out of Bazzill, but having discovered them, felt that I ought to use one! I inked the edges of the card with gold ink.

The patterned paper I have used is Cosmo Cricket ~ Dutch Girl: Klara and I have used both sides of this.

Here is my card.

The '40!' and the bracket are pieces of chipboard which I stamped with pale blue ink and clear embossed, before inking the edges with gold. The 'happy birthday' sentiment was part of one of those flimsy freebie sets you sometimes get with magazines. It was the perfect colour for what I needed. I glued it to some chipboard, inked the edges with gold and I'm actually quite pleased with how it came out so I'm glad I never threw these away!

The image is of course Fizz by Leanne Ellis, just love those legs! I coloured her with my copics.

For the 'photo corner' I used a little piece of lace and stitched on some tiny buttons in red and blue.

The scroll in the top right corner is a K & Co rub on and just perfect for filling up the blank space I had.

Finally, I added some nice chunky flat pearls to the right hand side of my card.

Thank you for looking.

kat - keeley

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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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