Hanging my head in shame!

Oh dear, it is so long since I have blogged.  I was doing a bit better but, I don't know, life just seemed to hit and I just haven't been up to anything much crafting-wise the last few weeks.  I have so many unfinished projects that it seems to have been paralysing me as I don't know where to start ....... and so I don't!  Instead of just doing 'something', I do 'nothing'!  Still very tired but feeling a little more motivated so am trying  to get on with a few bits and hoping my inertia goes away.

Even when I haven't been busy with the papercrafting I have been busy having a little bit of culinary fun baking.

Including these chocolate chip cookies using a recipe by Joanne Wheatley.  I bought her cookery book just after Christmas and love it.

But I have also been doing oddments of papercrafting and created this card for a friend's birthday.

The stamps are 'Stampin' Up' which I heat embossed in white onto white cardstock and then inked the card with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink.  The background is spritzed with a Cosmic Shimmer mist and does have quite a sheen to it that unfortunately doesn't show up here well.  I finished the card off with a few Prima flowers, some ribbon and a little bling for the shoe.

There are a few other cards I have made also which I will share with you tomorrow hopefully.

Take care

Kate xxx

Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star

The Winter Wonderland Blog this week have 'Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star' as their theme and I thought this gorgeous image from Lili of the Valley was perfect for it.

I have coloured her with my Promarkers, a bit more practice with shading following my lesson with the lovely Kathy!  The papers are a K&Co. pad that I have had for a while, the snowflake is a Doohicky die by Magnolia.

Have a great rest of your day.

Kate xx

WOYWW

Hi Everyone

I realise it is a bit late in the day to be posting this but I have been out all day so am now working on the principle of  'better late than never'!

Having been encouraged by my lovely friend Tracy to play 'What's on your workdesk Wednesday' I have taken a couple of photos.  Unfortunately my 'workdesk'/'craftroom' is actually my son's bedroom whilst he is away at university but as he is home for Easter I am currently homeless on the crafting front!  So here is a picture of my workdesk as it currently is....

As you can see, not much happening (just want you to know that the Easter Egg and empty wrappers are nothing to do with me!!!).

The best I can offer on the current crafting front are these two toppers that I coloured at my friend Nicky's last night when we got together for a crafty evening.  They are due to be for the current Winter Wonderland Blog Challenge 'Starry Starry Night' but as the deadline is tomorrow and this is as far as I have got I am not sure I will get them finished in time but I will do my best!  I will make sure I photograph the finished articles for you (whenever that happens to be!).

I will endeavour to look more industrious for next week's check in on WOYWW!!!

Kate xxx

Another Lili of the Valley Card

I do love the Lili of the Valley Images and this is one I created some time ago and has come in for our friend's daughter.

The Image is 'Pom Pom Fairy' and I coloured her using Promarkers.  The papers are some free ones with a magazine and are by Nitwit I think.  The sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley set.

I also decorated the Inside of the card

 and the envelope to match.

Hope you are having a lovely Easter weekend?

Kate xx

21st Birthday

Our friend's daughter turned 21 at the beginning of the week and I created this little card for her.

The stamp is called 'Coffee Break' and is by Lili of the Valley as are the sentiments.  The papers are some old scraps I found and the cardstock is a Core-dinations one that I distessed.  The stamp is coloured with Promarkers.

Have a great day,

Kate xx

Birthday Wishes

I have been somewhat remiss in blogging lately; life seems to have been so busy and then I have just got out of the habbit!  I will endeavour to try harder!

Here is a little card I made for my mother-in-law for her birthday at the beginning of March.

The image is a Lili of the Valley one but was a free printed one from a magazine a while ago and the papers are Nitwit designs I think but, again, were free with a magazine so a lovely cheap card!  I coloured the image in with Promarkers.  The sentiment is also a Lili of the Valley design but this time I actually have the stamp!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :).

Kate xx

Confirmation Card

My niece was confirmed at the beginning of the month and I wanted to make her a card.  I didn't have any stamps that I thought were especially suited but when I was looking through my supplies I came across the IndigoBlu Wild Meadow Set and I loved the sentiment that is included in the set and I created this card with it.

I stamped it using Ranger Archival Ink 'Coffee' and then used Distress Inks to create the background.  The butterflies were cut out and raised on silicone glue to give depth to the card and I added a little stickles glitter glue also to finish off.

Happy Crafting!

Kate xx

A new baby girl!

It is a little while since I've posted, where does the time go?  Anyway, here is another little baby card for a friend.  I had a spare baby boy card but they had a girl (!) so I have created this sweet little card using the same Lili of the Valley stamp but this time on a die-cut scalloped card base.

I hope you like it!

Have a great day.

Kate xx

Early Signs of Summer!

Hi Everyone

With all this snow and the gloom we have been having I thought it would be nice to colour a little sunshine!  So I made these two little cards using the Papermania Beach Hut stamp (can't remember exactly what it is called).  There was bunting in the image and I wanted to carry the theme through so I made some for the cards.  The papers are from the My Mind's Eye 'Good Day Sunshine Girl' range which I love and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

Both the same, well almost!

Thank you for looking and I hope you have a good day :).

Kate xx

Still not 12th Night!

Hi

I still have a couple more Christmas cards that didn't quite make it to the blog at the time that Christmas cards should have been making it there!!!  Anyway, thought I would share this little one with you.

The stamp is a Lili of the Valley one and I think the sentiment is a Personal Impressions'.  I kept the card fairly simple and flat because I wanted to be able to post it without paying an exorbitant amount.  I loved colouring in the image which I did one happy afternoon in October with my friend Tracy when I was still at the deluded stage of thinking I might be able to make all my own Christmas cards this year - that didn't happen!!!  Anyway, this is one that did get made and sent :).

Have a good evening.

Kate xx