Christmas Cards in July!

Good Evening everybody.  I hope you all have had a good weekend.  I have been busy making  Christmas Cards.  

For the first one I stamped an image with Black Archival ink and coloured all the windows with yellow crayon.  I then glittered all the roofs and windowsills to look like snow.   The image was then mounted onto white and silver card.  The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.   I am going to enter this card in 

Charizma Cardz challenge - Anything but square

Bah! Humbug! challenge - A Christmas Scene

For the second card the snowman image is from The Stamp Barn.  He was coloured using ProMarkers.  I used paper from My Mind's Eye.  Ribbon and button was from my stash.

I am going to enter this into

Die Cut Dreams Christmas Club - Sweet Christmas Wishes

Christmas Stampin' all year long - Buttons and Bows

and lastly Father Christmas was stamped using Versafine - Crimson Red.  The papers were from The Paper Company.  Ribbon from my stash.

I am going to enter this card in

Winter Wonderland - Sketch

Thankyou for taking the time out to have a look.

Happy Crafting.

Kathleen x

A Piper

Hello everybody and thanks for visiting me this evenimg.  I was asked to make a card for a man who is 40 and who likes to play the bagpipes.  Where am I going to get an image of a piper?  So I came up with this picture which is a children's colouring-in page.  I reduced it in size and mounted it on black cardstock.  The paper is from Colour Co-ordinations.  I used a Martha Stewart punch and added some ribbon and stones from my stash.  I hope he likes it.
I am going to enter it into the following challenges -
Craftalicious - Birthdays
Pollycraft Mpnday -  Happy Birthday
Thanks for popping by.  Happy Crafting.
Kathleen x

WOYWW - Week 59

Hello and welcome to my blog.  Yesterday, we had such a lovely day and today it's pouring down again.  Where has the sun gone?    
I was asked to make a male card who will be 40 and he likes to play the bagpipes.  What a dilemma.   I couldn't decide what papers to use.  In the end I went for the monochrome look.  I was going to colour the piper in, but then decided to leave him black and white.  I hope he likes it.  The papers are from  color coordinates.  A Martha Stewart punch.  Ribbons and pearls from my stash.  The image is from a children's colouring in page. 
I'm off now to have a peek at everybody's desk.  If you are wondering what's going on why not pop over to Julia's blog at the Stamping Ground.
Thanks for popping by.  I hope you are all having a good day.
Happy Crafting
Kathleen x

Distressed card

Another go at distressing.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink - wild honey and spiced marmalade.  The background paper was stamped with swirls and  then distressed.  Ribbon and swirl from my stash.  I like it but I feel something is missing.  Please tell me what you think.  And here is a little Craftrak card I made while I had all my inks out.  Thankyou for popping by,

Happy Crafting.

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

Kathleen x

Bubbling Tilda

Good Evening.  Hope you are all having a good Saturday.  This card I made for my neice who lives in America.  She will be 6.  Will have to get it posted pretty soon.  The stamp is Bubbling Tilda.  The papers were free from Making Cards.  I used a Martha Stewart punch,  added some ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Another Bubbling Tilda.  This time in pink.  My grand-daughter's favourite colour.  She will be 7 in August.  The stamp is coloured using ProMarkers.  A Martha Stewrat punch, and some ribbon from my stash.

I hope you like them.   Thankyou for popping by.

Kathleen x

Charisma Card Challenge

Hello everybody.  I think it has stopped raining at last.  At least I won't have to water the plants tonight. I have made this card for my granddaughter who will be 7 in a few weeks time.  Her favourite colour is pink.  I used Tilda (again).  The flower is made using Marianne's design creatables.  The slots I made using an Xcut punch and threaded the ribbon through.  The rest was in my stash.  I am going to enter this card in the Charisma Cardz challenge whose theme this week is - pink.  I hope you like it.  Thanks for popping by.  Happy Crafting Everybody

Kathleen x

Just Magnolia Challenge

Hello everyone and thanks for popping by.  I made this card this afternoon and am going to enter it into the Just Magnolia challenge - 3 flowers, 2 papers and 1 ribbon. 

Recipe

Brown Cardstock

Paper by Basic Grey

Magnolia Tilda

Flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts

Rhinestones

Ribbon from my stash

I hope you like it

Kathleen x

Birthday and Wedding Candy

You must check out Carly's blog Sweet 'n' Crafty as she has 3 candies to be won. 

and

ends 10th August.

Happy Crafting everybody

Kathleen x

Birthday Blog Candy

Last week I received 21 comments on WOYWW and to celebrate my birthday I had a surprise candy.

I put all the names into a hat.

                                            

and hubby drew out the winning name -

which was

Congratulations

Lothian Crafts.

Please e.mail me at dlittlekinross@aol.com with your details  and I will send you your prize!

which is

A4 Paper Pack

A Silent Night

by

docrafts

Thankyou everybody for your lovely comments

Kathleen x

A Wedding Card

Hello everybody.  I hope you all have had a good weekend. It has stopped raining at last! This is the card I was working on last week.  The papers are from Bo Bunny, the image and the flowers are both Magnolia.  I used a fern punch from Martha Stewart.  I have also used a heart doily which I got at a craft show.  I am going to enter this card into the Alsorts challenge the theme being " hearts."  Thanks for popping by.  Happy crafting.  Kathleen x

Craft class

Good morning everybody.  I hope you are all having a lovely Weekend.  Yesterday I was at my craft class up in Perth and made these two cards.  The theme was "big flowers".  The first flower was stamped and heat embossed then distressed using 3 colours. 

The second card, I used grunge paper.  This is the first time I have made a distressed card and I am so impressed.  I will be trying this again.  I hope you like them.  Thanks for popping by.  Happy Crafting. Kathleen x

Jodi's Birthday Candy

 

Here is your chance to win some candy from Jodi whose birthday it was yesterday.  She not only has 1 candy, she has 5!  Check out her blog to have a chance of winning. 
Kathleen x

WOYWW - Week 57

What a week!  The weather has been rather mixed.  Sun, rain, hail and wind!  But on a brighter note - it's my birthday today!  Yippee!  Going out for lunch with my mum and maybe a look round the shops! Might buy some crafty bits and pieces - again!   To celebrate my birthday, I have a little candy  - it's a surprise -  to send to someone.  Please leave a comment, all the names will be put into a hat and hubby will make the draw.  This candy closes on Sunday, 11th July at midnight!  Good Luck!    So what's on my desk today?  Well, I am in the middle of a wedding card for Carlyanns Wedding Candy.  To the right is my paper trimmer - it looks like it is about to fall off  the table.  Some white ribbon - I don't know whether to use that or not.  I have used a Tilda stamp and some Magnolia flowers.  The paper is from BoBunny.  I spent a lovely afternoon with Fiona from Lildaffodil last week.  We had a good blether and crafted together. She gave me lots of good tips.  I have made various cards for challenges.   You can see them in previous posts.   If you are wondering what is going on - why not visit Julia from The Stamping Ground.   I'm off now to have a peek at all the other craftrooms.  Thanks for looking.

Take care

Kathleen x

Less is More

I am going to enter this card in the Bah Humbug challenge - less is more and  ABC Christmas Challenge - N Noel.   I used silver cardstock for the background.  I embossed two panels and left the centre plain.  I used the cuttlebug for the snowflake and added a few gems and a sentiment  to finish off.  Thanks for looking.  I hope you are all having a good weekend.  Kathleen x

Kathleen x

Cute

Well I hope you are all having a good weekend.  What weather we are having here today.  It has been pouring down just about all day.  An afternoon of crafting I think.  Was shopping up in Stirling yesterday and I just had to have this stamp.  They are so cute.  The papers are from SMIRK.  I used my Pro Markers for the colouring and Faux stitching round the edges.  Finished off with a little ribbon.  I am going to enter this card in the Craftalicious challenge - Cute and Ellephantastic - its up to you.I hope you like it.  Thanks for popping by.

Kathleen x

A lovely afternoon!

I have just spent a very enjoyable afternoon crafting with my friend Fiona from LilDaffodil.   You must pop along and have a look at her blog.  Her cards are beautiful and she always leaves me some lovely comments.  Thankyou Fiona.  I made this card using an image from Lili of the Valley and coloured with Copics.  I was so pleased with it, I am going to keep it for myself!  Thanks for popping by.  Have a lovely weekend whatever you are doing.  I hope the weather is good.  Kathleen x

A burst of Summer Colour

I am entering this card in the Penny Black Alsorts Challenge.    The theme this month  - A burst of Summer Colour.    I am using a Penny Black stamp - bunny bath and coloured using my ProMarkers.  The papers are from Color Co-ordinates.  Do pop along and have a look at their new blog.

Thanks for looking.

Kathleen x

Wedding Anniversary

I made this card for my daughter and son-in-laws wedding anniversary next week.  I got inspiration from the Magnolia magazine.  I used papers from BoBunny.  The first photo is the card tied with ribbon.  It opens up to reveal their photo on their wedding day.  I hope you like it.  Have a good weekend everybody!

Thanks for looking.

Kathleen x