WELCOME TO MY LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD

WELCOME TO MY LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD

Thank you so much for taking the time out to visit my little part of the world. Please feel free to have a look around and leave me a message. You'll be updated monthly if not sooner as to what I've been up to and see what our amazing Design Team Diva's over at our monthly challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what they have created just for you. Thanks so much for looking at my creations which is a special time just for me.
Hugs to everyone
Kathie
xox

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Thursday 20 June 2024

MOUSE WITH A BIG FLOWER


Good morning and welcome to another card and sketch for Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  It's winter here in New Zealand and today it feels colder 15c and my fingers are cold typing hopefully they'll warm up soon.

Here is another sketch and yes it's a round card for a change.

Sketch # 279


A quick peek of the inside of the card.  This is an easy card to make,  if you haven't got a large circle die use a dinner plate and cut around it with your scissors 

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.
Check out what the rest of the design team has created.
Remember there are two new sketches every month and one retro sketch from the past.

Challenges I'm Entering:



Card Recipe:
1. Base: White French Linen card stock.
2. Coloured Card: Lipstick and Taffy by American Crafts
3. Design Paper: Crafter Choice Garden

4. Image: Mouse With A Big Flower by Bugaboo

5. Tools:


6. Dies Used: Stitched Circles by My Favourite Things
and Classic Large Circles by Spellbinders.
                      





7. Embellishments: Large pink gems from my stash and a lipstick pink ribbon also from my stash.


8. Inside and the back of the card.


    

Take care everyone happy crafting.

Saturday 15 June 2024

FEELING BLUE


Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Here it is Friday already where did that week go?

Today I have a card as the guest designer over at
Cut It Up Challenge #306
the theme this fortnight is Feeling Blue
 (use blue as the dominant colour) 
I've used Navy Blue, a colour I don't use very often but I wanted to play with different shades of blue.

Here is a quick peek of the inside of the card.

Challenge's I'm Entering:
3. Let's Craft and Create Challenge # 208 Anything Goes + Add a Ribbonnull
5. Crafty Catz Challenge #674 Make It Masculine
Scrap Piece of Pale Blue card stock and Navy Blue Ribbon
Ribbon/Twine, Monochromatic, Gems or Layers, Die Cut, Patterned Paper


Card Recipe:
1. Base: White French Linen
2. Coloured Card Stock: Bazzill Navy Blue and Pale Blue
3. Design Paper: Kaisercraft Wondering Ivy

4. Sentiment: From Kaisercraft Wondering Ivy


5. Tools Used:


6. Dies used:




7. Embellishments: Navy Satin Ribbon and Pearls



8. Inside and the back of the card:


Happy crafting everyone and have a great weekend.



Thursday 6 June 2024

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY


Good morning and welcome to my blog.  As I live here in the southern hemisphere we've now started winter the days are getting shorter but I shouldn't complain as it's 17c temperature-wise today.
Today I'm showcasing a card I made using one of our monthly sketches.

Sketch #280
I was still deciding about this design but liked how my card turned out.  It's an easy design.
Here's a quick peek of the inside.

Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out the other Design Team members' cards and you can also find us on Facebook.

Challenge's I'm Entering:
SOMETHING NEW WAS MY DESIGN PAPER

Card Recipe:
1. Base: White French Linen card stock.
2. Coloured Card: Kaisercard Wine
3. Design Paper: Butterfly Kisses by Dovecraft

4. Embossing: With Love by Cuttlebug



5. Embellishments:
Silver metal corner, silver gems and wine satin ribbon


6. Embellishment: With love from
Silver Butterfly from the Beautiful Butterfly Set of 4 


7. Tools Used:

8. Inside and the back of the card.

 

8. A handmade envelope to go with the card 

Take care everyone and happy crafting.