Kenny K - Layers - Challenge 57

***EDIT - Grrr how I hate blogger some times. I had this post scheduled for Sunday Morning at 8am and when I woke up Sunday morning, the post wasnt there... How frustrating. Then I tried to upload later that day by making the post go live, but Blogger wouldnt have it. So I tried Monday, forgot to try yesterday so here I am now, hoping that when I press the publish post it will go live!!!

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Its Sunday morning which means Kenny K's Krafty Girlz have another fantastic challenge for you!

This week was the theme of Layers! So I kept it fairly simple as sometimes cards can look messy, I kept mine clean and simple and this card is winging its way to a friend already - No sentiment as its just a 'hi how you doing' kinda card. I'm not keen on sentiments really, can you tell?

This weeks prize is a selection of Back to School ribbons from Crafty Ribbons! 

And of course the winner gets to choose 5 Kenny K images from Kenny K Downloads

I've used Star - one of my favourite Kenny K images

Coloured with copics and used some scraps of paper and some 12x12 sheets of co'ordinations card stock

Star ribbon found at The Works, and the stars cut from nesties.

Black ribbon from stash.

Simples!

Please check out the Kenny K's Krafty Challenge Blog and be sure to use a Kenny K image for your chance to win the prizes if you want to play along! 

***EDIT - I did have this card ready to be entered into some challenges, but they've expired, so I've removed them*** 

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge #55 Fun in the Sun

Yup - Sunday again... I must get more crafting done this week. Its hard not being around my craft stash. However having bought a Kindle for my birthday in June I'm addicted to reading books - and I'm re reading a lot of books which I've already read in paperback several times already - How sad is that!

This week at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz, Team A are showing you their 'Fun in the Sun' cards.

So dust off your glitters, pearls, bling, flowers, ribbons and your favourite summery papers and get creating to be in with the chance to win a $15 shopping voucher to spend at Whimsy Stamps.

I've gone for lime green and yellow - summery huh?

I've gone for Down Load Diva 

Love her! 

 Papers are Last Edition and are from the Hideaway pad.

I've coloured her with copics, added some gorgeous ribbon mesh from Bunny Zoes Crafts

Daisy sent to me by Donna from I am Roses, the rest is from stash

I'm entering this card into a few challenges

Sir Stampalot Challenge - Whatever you Fancy

Stamp with Fun - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Stamp Something - Digi Week

Head on over to Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge Blog and get creating - anything that is fun, bright, cheerful and most importantly makes you happy, then your half way there!

Lily of the Valley Cricketer - First time Inked!

I've had this stamp for a while, and just never had the chance to ink him up until now! 

Look at that face full of concentration!

For my card I have used Bearly Mine Designs - Printable Papers from the 'For the Boys' set which can be found and bought here! 

I've used my Star Nesties to cut out a few stars, sentiment is computer generated. 

The image was coloured with Copics.

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

Bearly Mine Designs - Anything Goes!

Papertake Weekly - Dads and Lads!

Lili of the Valley - Anything Goes!

Stamp Something - Something Punched *Punches/Die Cuts etc*

Saturday Challenge/Secret Crafter - A Male Card!

I see a definite theme here lol

Thanks for stopping by, hope to catch you soon!

In love with Hilda!

I found that Motivet have a wide selection of their rubber designs in digi format, and I just had to have Hilda the Ballerina!

This is a birthday card for a friend, and hopefully she will open it tomorrow and not know I've posted it on my blog.

close up of this cutie

Paper - no idea - if anyone does, I'd love to know cos I want more!!!

Coloured with copics and a little Glamour dust added for some sparkle. 

MS Punch - Heart border, Raffia lace, Peach Nectar ribbon from Ribbon Oasis (thanks Donna), Flowers from WOC, butterfly from The Papermill Shop, and charms from stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

I Did It Creations: Lace and Ribbons

Stamp Something - Anything goes

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Embellishment -and/or- something new

(digital image is a new find/buy, and my favourite embellishments are flowers and charms!)

Creative Card Crew -May Flowers
Delightful Challenges - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, with Blogger playing up late last week, I tried to get round you and for some of you I did, but hopefully now Blogger is behaving I will be able to leave a comment and know it will stay put!

Catch you all soon xx

Retro... Funky... Groovy!..

OooooooooTime for a card me thinks!

Over at the Kenny K's Krafy Girlz Challenge this week, the theme is LETS go RETRO!

I've not played along in many of the Kenny K's challenges, and have to admit its a shame cos all of the images are awesome. I have a fair few tucked away in a file on my pc, coloured a few, made cards with them but never blogged them as they've been tucked in envelopes and sent on their merry ways!

Well no more... I'm addicted to these girlz and boyz and you can guarantee that there is an image for what ever occasion you can be thinking of.

I've used 'All That' for this challenge, and I gave her some RETRO trousers. 

I was tired of doing full colours so played around with the black copic and a the copic fine liner and hey preseto - she's got herself some funky ZEBRA pants!

I've used Basic Grey papers from the Lime Ricky pack which are just gorgeous!

Coloured the image with Copics and added some Spica Orange to her trainers to give a little sparkle.

The edge punch is MS and the sentiment is computer generated.

 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Kenny K's Crafty Girlz - Lets go RETRO

Stamp Something - Digi Day

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I'm also entering this card into the DT call being held over on Donna's Blog who set up the challenge blog and helped Kenny get these awesome images to us!

Fingers crossed!

You can find Kenny K images here and you can find out all about the DT call here!

Wee Stamps - Just adorable!

I had the pleasure of working with Sylvia's images when designing for Spesch Designer Stamps. Then I found more images over at Cuddly Buddly and I just had to have some!
So here she is, Suzi with Bunny! 

Close up!

Coloured with Copics. Paper - unknown, found it in my scrap box!!

Swirls are sizzix die cuts. Flowers from stash (the middle rose was a gift from Nancy with many others), White Picket Fence to outline the paper with, and some gems from stash to highlight the swirls. 

Plain and simple card, still not a fan though!!

Entering it into two challenges today

Papertake Weekly     By the Cute and Girly

who have the awesome challenges of 

ANYTHING GOES!!

Thank you for stopping. 

Leave a comment so I know you've been and I'll pop by to see your wares too!!

hAnglar Babee comes out to play!

My Mojo is not as it can be at the moment, but try as I might, I still get a card worth a blog post. So here goes!

This is the boy from the hAnglar sTanglar Babee set, one of my favourite sets and the set I've so far used the most. 

Close up

I've used Bearly Mine Papers from the fairly new 'For the Boys' digital set. Fabulous papers for any male card, I went with the simple diamonds and plain blue. Having used Bearly Mine Papers and there being a challenge at the moment called Beautiful Babies, its only right that I enter this into the challenge over there.

I'm also entering this cutie into:

Lovely hAnglar only : Use your favourite stamp

Sketch Saturday : The sketch obviously

Stamping Scrapping : Anything goes

BMD papers from the 'For the Boys' Set which you can purchase here

Image coloured with copics

Papers highlighted with Crackle Paint Picket Fence for that added texture

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Sentiment from LOTV which I received in a Christmas Parcel :o)

Simple card for a brain that wont work this late at night. I'm off to bed now as I have to be up early for work. Thank you for stopping by, be sure to leave a comment and I'll fly by and visit you!

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge...

...this weeks theme is 'Spice it up'

Having not made a card for what seems like an eternity, I went for it. I printed out Rock Chick from the first digital collection released by Kenny K way back last year sometime in July/August. 

Coloured with copics and then I had a nightmare trying to find papers I liked. I managed to find these Basic Grey ones, eventually, after going through lots of boxes and folders under my desk. They are from the 'Lemonade Collection' and one of my favourite collections by BG to date. 

Sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps and can be found here as part of the Amongst the Stars Sentiments. Layered on nestie stars cut with the bug. I made a border star by using two dies at the same time, and then layered them on top of each other. 

Fairly simple card, one that didn't take too long to make and one which will find its way to a cousin of mine who is a minimal is more kinda' girl.

Entered into:

Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenge - 'Spice it up'

Thanks for popping by

A Gorjuss Sugar Bowl Challenge

This fortnight at The Sugar Bowl the sketch is a real easy one!

I decided to ink up my beloved Gorjuss Girls and get them coloured (haven't used a Gorjuss Girl in AGES!! and I do love them so!). 

I've kept this card really simple, I've used Papermania paper and butterfly from the Henbury Lane Collection. Ribbon and lace from my stash and Copics to colour my images with!

Pretty simple huh?

The second Gorjuss Girl stands inside my card with the greeting!

On offer is an amazing 6 winter themed stamps and a gorgeous set of Spellbinders Snowflake Pendant Dies!

I'm working this weekend, so no blogging for me! I'l catch you all soon!

Spesch Stamps New Release Blog Hop!

Hi everyone.

Sorry for not being around in blog land of late - I'm trying to catch up on much needed sleep and chill time, but none of that involves card making - I'm sure I'm doing something wrong!

Anyways - this evening (10pm, which is now approx 9am in Australia) I want to show you a card of the many being shown in the Spesch Designer Stamps New Blog Hop. You should have arrived to me from Maria. If you didn't check out the Spesch Designer Stamps Blog where we are kicking this hop off from!

This card was mega easy to do, and it was done like this for quickness, but also, no fuss sometimes makes the cards better! I didnt think this stamp needed much, just a splash of colour and some glamour dust!

He is 'Surfing Santa'... I think he rocks! 

The image was printed directly onto card stock with the wording up top and bottom. Coloured with Copics and a small dusting of Glamour dust for effect on those awesome crashing waves!

Thanks for popping by - check out Kimberly who is next on the hop!

Walk the Dinosaur!

                                        "Open the door, get on the floor, 

                                                  Everybody walk the dinosaur

                                                            Open the door, get on the floor

                                                                      Everybody walk the dinosaur"

For this card I've used one of the Greetings Farm Stamps from the 'My Favourite Things' and to this guy, its obvious that he loves his dinosaurs.

I have sent this card to a blogging buddies Son, who also likes Dinosaurs, however I only found that out today! 

I've used papers which were found on 'The Sweet Shoppe' site which I paid for and downloaded as I was desperately lacking papers to go with this image. 

The 'prehistoric' was also part of the Digi Download. I've coloured this cute chappie with Copics.

A simple but effective card, even if I say so myself

Thanks for popping by! 

Have a lovely week. I'm away to my parents for a week, I have a christening to go to on Sunday where I will be taking on the role of God Mummy to my gorgeous 2nd cousin (Niece really as her Daddy is more like a brother to me). I'l be back on Wednesday.

Catch you soon!

Cute hAnglar Baby + 3 Challenges

Good Evening

This card has had my head round bends and inside out this week. I wanted a non too fussy card, plain and simple, yet I could not for the life of me achieve it. So this will have to do...

Plain white card stock which is hammered or linen

Image is a hAnglar & stAnglar from the baby collection (too cute!)

Coloured with Copics and added some laced ribbon and plain white ribbon underneath. 

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft, the flower with the hint of Pink is from Ladybug and Friends

I've spritzed the card completely with Pearl Glamour mist for a shiny effect.

The Butterflies are from using MS Butterfly and the MS Butterfly Border punches.

I am entering this card into a few challenges

Creative Card Crew: Blooming Marvellous (I've added a BIG bunch of flowers for those pretty butterflies to live on ha ha!)

Colour Create Challenge: All White (optional extra of Embossing) Well the cards White all right - no colour bar the wee bit of pink on the flower and the image :o) I have embossed, but only around the die cuts.

All-sorts Challenge: Plain and Simple - Well I think I've achieved this and can tick the box - Its not a fussy card really!

I'll wish you all now a very happy weekend 

Hope you get lots of family time with a sprinkling of crafting time too!

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment so I can come and visit you!

A Happy Hello

Morning crafters!

I've made another quick card! 

This stamp is called 'A Happy Hello' and can be found here from the new Giordano stamp range over at the Ladybug and Friends store. The complete new set of Giordano stamps can be found here along with some new Elisabeth Bell images here.

I've followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday

and I'm also entering her into the Stamp Something - Fall colours. I went for subtle greens and yellows with some autumn brown. 

For my card I have used:

Card and Paper from Ladybug and Friends own line - Spring has Sprung (The Green Set)

Image: A Happy Hello by Giordano coloured with Copics. 

Embellies: Ladybug and Friends Vintage Cream Mini Gardenia, roses and cherry blossoms from stash

Swirls created using a Sizzix Die with the Ladybug card stock

Please check out the store here and stock up on some gorgeous stamps and accessories for your craft stash for this fall and Christmas crafts.

Happy Shopping!

Lil Lolita's Ivy plays in a few challenges!

Argh!!!... There are just not enough hours in the day or week even! 

Its been ages since I've been able to sit down and make a card. Even this one is a simple one which didn't take too long to do. More faffing with the hand held sewing machine than anything else caused me major time delays. 

Anyways... I had to call in sick today at work. I hate doing it, but I couldn't breathe overnight, my throat felt constricted, I could hardly swallow and I kept getting hot flushes even though I was freezing cold. Been to the Drs who said I have a viral infection and have to ride it out!

 I still feel like death warmed up, but Poppy went to bed early and I sat down at the PC put New Moon on, and switched off completely.

This is the first time I've inked this cutie up. I've had her in my stash since she was released by Kellie over at Tickled Pink Stamps. Her name is Ivy and she is from the first collection of Lil Lolita stamps and can be found here.

A close up of Ivy

I'm entering this card into a few challenges and they are

Friday Sketchers - Brilliant sketch by Jeanette this week

Lil Lolita Boutique Challenge - Stitching

A Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes

Copic Creations 35- Shading ON or AROUND your image

ABC Challenge - D is for Distressing

I've used card and paper from stash - sorry I have no idea where or who it is by, they were all in a box of scraps.

Image I've coloured with Copics

Flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts which have been glamour misted and then dusted

Lace is from Quixotic Paperie 

Stitched using a hand held machine (which is a pain in the bottom to use!)

Bonnie - New Release and a Challenge or two!

Bonnie is available in more poses! I fell in love with her a while back and when Tracey said she was having more made up I couldn't wait! I love the five new stamps of Bonnie which you can find here! in digital format.

I have made a card for the release (which was today {8/9/10} however, australia land is waaaaay ahead of us in time scale so I couldn't post it in time as it wasn't dry in time). So I left it over night and have just taken some photos and here she is...

I've used papermania paper and ribbon and a velum with embossed glittered flowers on (not sure of the maker). Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, brads are from a friend who is a technophobe :o) I used Copics to colour her in and added some glamour mist to the flowers.

Tracey is offering 5 lucky people to win one of the new Bonnie stamps, all you have to do is click here, and comment on the post. The winners will be picked from the comments!

I've followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday who are being sponsored this week by Kraftin Kimmie stamps. Check out the sketch and the amazing creations here.
I'm also joining the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge  as they are keeping it clean and simple this week. (Apart from the flowers, I think its a fairly simple card!)

Good Luck for the chance of winning the Bonnie stamps, and thank you for popping by to visit me today!

Ladybug and Friends Sketch Challenge

Meike had a wonderful idea to come up with a sketch challenge for which Gry-Heidi rose to the occasion and created a gorgeous Sketch for us to play with. To make it more interesting for you guys at home, we thought if you'd like to play along Linda would offer one lucky crafter a prize. 

Get your crafty hats on and get creating - You have until the 11th September to join in with the challenge, all you have to do is make a card and leave a comment with a link to your card on the Be Creative Sketch Challenge Post.

Good Luck!

My Card:

I've used 'Party Girl' for my card which is part of the new release.

Papers are Ladybug and are from the Spring has Sprung Collection. You can find these at the Ladybug and Friends store along with the gorgeous pink and blue flowers above!

Coloured using my Copics.

Have fun making your sketch cards! 

Ladybug Card and an update

Good morning... Well its Wednesday morning and all being well I will be at work and this will have come up as I've scheduled it for 8am - (fingers crossed)

I've been missing in action due to work. I'm leaving home before 7am and sometimes not getting back till after 6pm and this is every week day - I am so tired (it will soon be some weekends too). I never thought it would be possible to be more tired than I feel at the moment and I was working shifts including night duties, suffered with life threatening anaemia, and had a baby to look after too, but this is so much worse lol. I get in from work, play with Poppy, chat with Stephen then I have to collapse on the bed and sleep - I'm sure once I get back into a routine it will be all good, but at the moment my energy levels are kaput! 

I've made a card for Ladybug and Friends - I am so loving these stamps. Elisabeth Bell has and does design for some amazing companies and Ladybug and Friends is one of them. The fluidity she has on making the images so sweet and lovable is amazing.

I've used 'A Letter For You' Stamp, and papers by Ladybug and Friends from the Spring has Sprung collection called One Special Day. The Gardenia is from Ladybug and Friends which is handmade and before I secured it to the card I spritzed it with glamour mist. The lace, pearls, roses, and head pins are from my stash. Image was coloured with Copics.

The photo isn't great but if you look closely at the edges you might be able to see some detail - I dabbed some Rock Candy Distress Paint around the edges which gives a lovely effect with the light hits it.

I'm hoping at some point to get in to the craft room again and get some cards made. I've been  meaning to play along with Kenny K's Krafty Girlz Challenges, The Sugar Bowl and some Sketch Challenges and I've just not got round it them... Hey Ho - I guess I gotta make a living (especially to feed my craft addiction hehe!)

Catch you all soon (I hope) - Oh and the job, be it tiring, is great.... I love it!

Gorjuss Summer

Good Afternoon 

I bought a magazine yesterday as the lovely Jo (aka Boots the Monkey) was featured in it (pg 64/65) with some gorgeous cards. The Magazine is Cardmanking and Papercraft, which came with a free pad of papers by My Minds Eye part of the Quite Contrary set. Very summery. So I thought I'd use them today for this card.

I'm entering this card into two challenge:

The Sugar Bowl - A sketch by Judy

and

Creative Card Crew - To Die For 

(I hope that using the circle and scalloped circles is enough)

I've added a gem corner, coloured pearl head pins and silver butterfly from stash. The gorgeous flowers I received in a birthday package from Donna last month, thanks again hun J.

Close up of my favourite Gorjuss Girl in the three sets that were released

I used Copics to colour this sweetie in and they are:

Skin: E00, E50, E51, R11, R20

Hair: E31, Y00, YR20, YR31

Clothes: YG06, YG11, R85

W1, 3, and 7 for the floor shadowing, C1 for the shadow around the image

Please don't forget that I have a candy going at the moment. Its not a big one, just this little cutie below from Lili of the Valley to celebrate the start of my new job next week in one of the local Prisons. Its going to be a challenge, but I'm so looking forward to it. The only problem I'm going to have is not being able to see my lovely boyfriend or my precious daughter when I want to. 

You can find my candy here.

Thanks for popping by

Stamp Something with a Kenny K image!

Well I've made a card hehe! Been a while, but I've sat down this evening after been out all day and thrown together a quickie. I've been to the cinema today to watch Eclipse - the third instalment of the Twilight Saga. I'm now counting down the months for Breaking Dawn. What an amazing film. I so want to go and see it again! I've read and reread the books and watched Twilight and New Moon over and over and I'm still undecided as to who's team I should be on - Team Edward or Team Jacob? I guess I'l sit on the fence a little longer - No harm eh?

I've babbled long enough - I guess I should show you my card.

I'm entering this into Stamp Something which is to use colours which can be found in your own country's flag - Well the Union Jack is Red, White and Blue. I know baseball is played in the U.S.A but if you go back in history the Americans adapted Baseball from our own game of Rounders - so in a round about way, baseball is English - kinda haha!

I'm sure you've seen some cards bobbing around Blog Land with images by Kenny K? If you you've not seen them can I direct you to Donna's blog here Donna and Kenny have been working together for sometime to bring the images to us all, and also starting up a challenge blog. The team has been picked (I didn't enter as I dont have the time for more DT's {Not that i'd of made it of course with amazing talent out there, esp after seeing the team which has been chosen}), and the challenges start on July 11th. You can find the challenge blog here and you can shop for the images here at Kenny K Downloads.

I've coloured him in copics and used NO patterned paper. The homerun sentiment is a rub'on which I found in The Works today for a really cheap price of .24p. The baseballs, stars, 'slugger' and the baseball bat were also rub'ons from the set  I've also used my star and labels Eight Nesties.

Copics

Skin: E50, E51, E00

Clothes: B23, B24, R27, C1

Hair/Baseball glove: E31, E35, E37

Ground/Shoes: C1, C5, W1, W3, W5, W7

Thanks for popping by