Happy Belated Fathers Day

Hi Guys, 

So I have had a few scheduled blog posts for whilst I was away but I didn't get as many up as I wanted to before I left (how bad am I time just ran away from me) 

So anyway I am back from a fantastic week in Turkey, whilst we were there me and Alan celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary it was brilliant, just the two of us, spending time around the pool in 38 degree heat sipping cocktails most the day - just what the doctor ordered. 

Anyway today i have a card for you I made for fathers day. This is the card I gave to my dad. How late am I in getting this up on my blog.  OOOPs

So I used a Lili of the Valley image -  I love this image and it was perfect for my dad, we have dogs in our family (well he has three) and you will often find him sitting out in the garden with one of the dogs sat on the bench next to him, so as soon as I seen this I knew I had to use it!

I used my promarker pens to colour the image in with and chalk for the "sky" I added white liquid pearls to give some extra detail to the image. 

I used brown and green and matted and layered the papers up. I added a cloud with the word "DAD" in and a sentiment of "HAPPY FATHERS DAY" All the die cuts were cut using the cricut expression original machine. I added fake stitching around some of the letters and the cloud. 

I finished the card by adding string and card candi to it. 

I will be entering this into the following challenges:- 

Animal Friends Challenge - #16 Must have animal - 01/08

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge - Must use digi or rubber stamped image - 01/08

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes using patterned paper -01/08

The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes - 01/08

Sarah Hurley 365 - July - Celebrations -01/08

I hope you have enjoyed the card and I look forward to reading your comments. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Recipe Fun

Good Morning Everyone, 

Today's card is for the start of a new challenge over at Fab n Funky.

This week the theme has been chosen as 

Recipe 

Our Recipe is :- 3 Designer Papers, Pearls or Rhinestones. 

I decided to use a LOTV stamp and create yet another Christmas card, I am determined that this year I will be organised with them.

 So that is it for me, I hope you like it. 

Thanks for popping in.

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Golfer Day

Good Morning 

How are we all today, 

It has been a week of celebrations in our family, my grandad and I celebrate our birthdays one after the other, his was Tuesday and mine was Wednesday.

I always find it hard to make Male cards, but I do find them a little easier with the help of the Lili of the Valley Stamps. 

I stamped this image and coloured him in using my promarker pens. 

The card is a standard A4 card blank folded in half to create an A5 Card. 

I used different papers and mat and layered these. 

To finish the card I added a sentiment that I stamped, a handmade little flag, and card candi. 

I hope you like it.


I am entering this in to the following challenges:-


Crafty Hugs
Kelly
xxx

Birthday Wishes

Good Morning Everyone, 

How are we all today?

Well today is the start of a new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu, some of you will know we changed to an every three week challenge blog, but with two themes, you can enter both the pink team theme and the purple team theme, providing your card/project/layout/craft matches the theme, we would love to see it. 

Normally I am part of the Pink Team, but I am jumping on board the purple team this week and hosting their challenge of "Birthday" I picked the theme Birthday for this challenge as in the next week we will be celebrating, three birthdays in my family.

Anyway on to the card

The card is an standard A5 card (a4 folded in half) I haven't done this size/shape for a while, I have been sticking to the 8x8 so thought I would do something slightly different. 

The colour theme is brown and white, originally it was going to be brown and aqua,but I changed my mind last minute. 

The image is from Lili of the Valley and I have used my graph it markers to colour him in.  I embossed the brown layer added a white flag, white ribbon and bow, stamped and coloured a sentiment in, added card candi and white liquid pearls around the image.

The challenges I am entering this into are:-

613 Avenue Create - #69 Anything Goes - 04/05

Addicted to Stamps - Things With Wings - 10/05

2 Sisters Challenge - #175 Teddy Bears - 01/05

Thanks for stopping in, and I hope you all have a great day. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Bling It Up

Good Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of another challenge over at:

ScrapbookerPhD

Challenge #10: Bling it Up

How do you bling up your projects? Showcase here! Enter any new paper craft that shows off your bling. Remember to link back directly to your blog post. No back linking. 

Codes: M, 3E, C10

Challenge ends May 21st. 

Sponsor:

We are tremendously lucky to have The Buckle Boutique as our sponsor. 

The design-team-chosen winner of our challenge will receive a $15 gift certificate to The Buckle Boutique

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The card is a 8x8 card blank matted with a very dark navy blue card, white card and blue snowflake backing paper, the next layer is again the dark navy blue card that has been embossed, the image is from Lili of the Valley, and has been coloured with promarker pens, and highlighted with stickles glitter glue and white liquid pearls, this has then been matted onto the dark navy blue card and then again on the white card. The snowflakes have were cut using the "joys of the season" cricut cartridge and have been cut in different sizes, the tree is from the same cartridge and has been covered in Frantage. To finish the card I added white liquid pearls to the center of the joining circles, gems to the center of the snowflakes and six white pieces of card candi has been added.

The Completed Card

Close up of the image, tree and snowflakes also showing of the embossed background

 Bit of a closer image of the tree with the Frantage on it

The image is slightly blurred, but it really shows the sparkle of on it, so thought I would include it as well.

The challenges I am entering this into are

Thanks for stopping in, and I look forward to reading your comments. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

One of the Boy's

Good Morning Everyone, 

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu

Now don't forget we have mixed things up a bit, to give the DT chance to get around everyone blogs and leave comments we have extended to every three weeks, but with two different challenges running at the same time. You can enter both challenges and have the chance to win in both. 

I am part of the Pink Team and the Pink theme is "One of the boys" our Purple team have gone for "Easter"

So on to today's card. 

I created a 8x8 card matted and layered it with Red and Black card.

For the main layer of the card I created a "football" look to it, I took the idea of my very talented friend Donna and I hope I have done her idea justice.  I finished each hexagon of with faux stitching, black on the white and white on the black, I really hope that it adds enough detail to the card.

I finished the card with a Lili of the valley stamp and coloured it in with Graph' It Markers, and as my Cricut Machine was feeling a bit jealous I decided he could help cut my letters for me to create the "Happy Birthday"

So here is the card

I am entering this into the following challenges. 

2 Sisters Challenge - Teddy Bears - 30//04

Craftitude - #62 Anything Goes - 18/04

Just Add Ink - #209 Just Add Layers - 11/04

Sister Act Card Challenge - #51 Anything Goes - 11/04

Well that is it for me, I hope you can join us over at Eclectic Ellapu for our new challenges. 

Crafty Hugs 

Kelly

xxx

Wings of Love

Good Morning Everyone, 

How is your Sunday?

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu 

This weeks theme is Wings or  Butterflies and Flowers. 

My card is an 8x8 card blank that has been matted with white card stock and one layer colored with my promaker pen to give the look of a purple mat. I did this because I didn't have the correct colour of purple in my stash. 

The image is a Lili of the Valley stamp. 

I hope you like and thank you for stopping in. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

Hugs and Kisses

Good Afternoon Everyone, 

How are we all today?

Today's card is a card I made for valentines day for my father in law to give to my mother in law. 

The card is an 8x8 card blank and matted and layered with pink card and pink backing papers, The top layer is a white layer and is embossed with a heart embossing folder, the folder I used was one of Sue Wilson's A4 Embossing folder. I think it is called tumbling hearts.

The image is James the bear from Lili Of The Valley and was stamped using memento ink  and coloured using Graph It Marker pens, the heart was re stamped on coordinating backing paper, cut out and placed over the original stamped image.

I used a heart border punch added some ribbon to it and placed this across the center of the card. 

To finish the card I added two heart dies from Memory Box Designs Dies, a sentiment that I stamped and three pieces of card candi.

The challenges I am entering this into are 

Craftitude - # 60 Anything Goes/ Something with green - 21/03

Crafty Catz - #221 - Paper Piecing - 14/03

Jo's Scrap Shack - FFC #40 - Anything Goes - 17/03

Sister Act Card Challenge - #47 Anything Goes - 14/03

That is it for me, I will be back on Monday with another card for you. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly

xxx

James Butterflies Birthday Card

Good Afternoon Everyone, 

Can you believe that it is February already?

Today is the start of the challenges back over at Eclectic Ellapu and today's challenge is 

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Today's card is a card I made for my lovely mum who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday. 

I decided to do an 8x8 card and go with a blue theme for the colour scheme. 

I matted and layered my 8x8 with different backing papers, card stock and embossed the top layer with a butterfly embossing folder I used one of the new crafters companion a4 embossing folder "Butterflies"

The image I have used is from the new launch over at Lili of the Valley and it is James - Butterflies. 

I love James he is such a cutie, and looks like a bear I got of my grandparents when I was a child, he was yellow in colour so I decided to call him "Yellow" I still have him safely packaged away so he doesn't get damaged I am thinking he is about 22 years old. 

I used nestablilties for the frame around him. 

Here is the card

 Close up of the topper

Close up of James 

Now I coloured James in using a selection of Graph'It Markers and promarker pens
Graph' It Markers

James - 3190, 3170, 3130, 3110

Butterflies, 7260, 7250, 7240

Promarker 

Flowers - Soft Pink, Rose Pink, Pastel  Pink

Grass - Emerald, Lush Green, Forest Green, Grass

Flex marker - Edge James - Soft Aqua.

I then used my chalks to chalk more grass and sky around him, but was looking for a more softer feel then alcohol markers

To finish the card I added Ribbon, a sentiment  and card candi.

The challenges I would like to enter this into are:

Cards Galore Encore Challenge Blog - # 2 Add Gem, Glitter or Candi - 1/03

Hiding In My Craft Room - #135 - Use Blue - 8/02

Paper Creator's Crafts: #19 Anything Goes - 08/02

Paper Crafting Journey - Emboss That - 13/02

 

That is it for me for now, thanks for looking. 

Crafty Hugs

Kelly 

xxx