Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #50 'Happy Birthday'

'Happy Birthday'
Good morning here it is another Monday morning where has the week gone? I spoke to soon last week about the wonderful Autumn weather we have had, it was cold and dry on Saturday and Sunday is was cold and wet. I had two very disappointed boys on Saturday their Soccer was cancelled because the grounds were too wet to play on because of all the rain on the Friday. It was all my fault that it rained, I was only the messenger. Only one posting last week, I had a very busy week it seemed like I was in the car most of the week on motorways. Thursday night Liam had his school speech final, there were 14 chosen out of 65 that made the final. I was very proud of him he had worked hard and new his speech with out using his Que Cards. Better him than me I think I was more nervous than he was.LOL

This weeks sketch is another wonderful sketch form Arlana here's my take on it.

Card Recipe:

• White SU card for the base
• Orange Magnolia Paper, Aqua and Peacock Bazzill
• Orange Patterned paper from Magnolia
• Image is Connie Shopping from Digistamp Boutique
• Coloured with Copic Markers
• Sentiment PC generated using Peggy Font
• Ribbon and Gems from my stash

Hope everyone has a great week and thanks for stopping by to have a look at my creation.

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #49 'Lilybean Fairy #5'

Lilybean Fairy #5

Good afternoon, what a beautiful afternoon it is, still very warm for the middle of May but I don't want to say that out loud because then it will change and start getting colder. We had a very busy weekend, I finished my card on Saturday evening and was to tired to even take a photo let lone do the posting and yesterday we do to go away for the day and I was up at 5.30am to leave home for 6.30am so a very early morning start for a Sunday morning and last night I was just too tired to even look at the computer let alone make a posting otherwise I would have made heaps of mistakes.LOL. Another wonderful sketch from Arlana at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and here's my take on it. I'm really pleased how my card turned out and I adore the new papers I found. I had to colour the image for my papers.

Card Recipe:

• White SU card for the base
• Purple and Lime Craft Creations Paper
• Patterned paper is Pavlova Papers Mauve Scroll and the reverse side is Pastel Stripes on the other side and the other is also a Pavlova Paper it is Lime Scroll and Dots on the reverse side which I didn't use.
• Image is another of Lilybean Fairies from Pollycraft Designs this is the 5 th one in the series I still have one to go.
• Image coloured with Copic Markers
• Ribbon, flower and gems from my stash

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope everyone has a great week.

Take care

Lilybean Fairy #4 Secret Crafter #82 and The Crafty Calendar Challenge #8

'Lilybean Fairy' #4

Good morning another Wednesday morning here in New Zealand and I can't say the sun is shinny we're having a few showers of rain, it's the middle of Autumn and still very warm. Thank you for all they lovely remarks about my husband yesterday and yes we had a lovely lunch as well. One of the guess speakers at his conference was from Disney World what an amazing guy he had worked at Disneyland for 31 years and started at the bottom and worked his way up. I really enjoyed him and didn't fall asleep. LOL

Today I am entering my card into two challenges the first being Secret Crafter Challenge #82 being 3 Embellishments, 2 papers and 1 image. The second Challenge is The Crafty Calendar Challenge #8 The Great Outdoors. Here's my card recipe.

Card Recipe:

• Base of card white SU
• Crimson and Apple Green papers from Magnolia Papers
• Crimson and Pink paper and Crimson Pink and Apple Green floral paper all from magnolia kit a matching set.
• Image is another one of Pollycraft images from the set of 6 of 'Lilybean Fairies" I still have another 2 images in the set to colour.
• Coloured with Copic Markers
• Kindy Glitz on the wings
• Embellishments: Flowers, Brad, gem stones and ribbon from my stash. I love the double sides ribbon it matches this card so well.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look at my card and I hope you all have fun for the rest of the week and a great weekend.

Take care

Hugs

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #48 "Happy Birthday"

'Happy Birthday'

Good morning this is a very early posting for me today, I'm about to get the boys ready for school, my husband has already left to go into the city for his yearly conference which is held in Auckland at Sky City Tower once a year with over 2500 people and there are 1500 Sales people for his company. Today he is being recognised for being in the 25 in the country which is a milestone in it's self especially with today economic climate. He made the 25 about 3 years ago also another wonderful achievement I am so proud of him so I'm going as well to see him get presented and of course for lunch.LOL

Here's my take on another wonderful sketch from Arlana, a copy of the sketch below.

Card Recipe:

• White SU card base
• Lime green and Yellow Bazzill
• Striped paper is from Cuddly Buddly digi download Peppy Papers Purple and Lime
• Mauve Gingham paper is from Basic Backgrounds 'Grape Berry'
• Image is Cool Cat Hambo Stamp a free digi download from Digital Delights
• Image coloured with Copic Markers
• Sentiment is PC generated using Papyrus font
• Ribbon, flowers and gems from my stash
• Cuttlebug, Classic Circle and Classic Scalloped Circle from Nesabilities

Thank you so much for looking and have a great week.

Hugs

Kathie

xox

Lilybean Fairy # 3

Lilybean Fairy # 3

Good morning it's another beautiful morning here in New Zealand the sun is shinning, it's a little cool and you know it's Autumn. The wonderful Autumn colours of the trees and the leaves are falling on the ground. I look over to a beautiful tree we have out of my kitchen window and it 's the shades of burnt orange the same as my card. We have about 500 trees around me on our property and all of them are different this time of year. My card today is for Colour Create Challenge # 43 Burnt Orange, Black and Cream these colours are completely out of my comfort zone but I've really enjoyed making this card. Having only boys you would think I would be use to these colours.LOL

Card Recipe:

• Base cream SU card stock
• Black paper from Craft Creations
• Burnt Orange Bazzill Basics Paper (Saltillo) colour
• Patterned paper be loved "Beautiful Branches by My Mind's Eye. After I bought the paper I noticed little love hearts on the paper which matched the hearts in Lilybean's hat and hand.
• Lilybean Fairy is #3 in the series by Pollycraft Designs and Lilybean has been coloured with Copic Markers and Versa Colour Ink
• Cream Lace and Pearls and Burnt Orange ribbon are from my stash
• Cuttlebug and Nestabilities Square

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and this Sunday in New Zealand is "Mother's Day"

Hugs to everyone

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #47 Thank You

Thank You

Hello here it is Monday afternoon here in New Zealand already oh where has my day gone and the weekend was here one minute gone the next. We had a lovely weekend but it did go very quickly and today isn't as warm, very dull sky, I really hate the thought of winter just around the corner.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday has another wonderful Sketch from Arlana I really don't know how you come up with such great ideas. This is my take on the design below.

Card Recipe:

• White SU for the base
• Crimson and Apple green Magnolia Papers
• Floral Crimson and Apple Green paper is from Magnolia matching papers
• Image is from Digistamp Boutique and this is Coco with Flowers
• Coco is coloured with Copic Markers
• Cuttlebug, Nestabilities circle and Classic Scalloped
• Sentiment is PC generated using Missed Your Exit Font
• Ribbon and Gems from my stash

Take care and I hope everyone has a great week, happy card making.

Hugs

Kathie

xox