Butterflies Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch #96

             Pure Innocence 

Oh where Oh where has this last week gone, here we are in the first week of April already and we have just finished daylight savings which means it's lighter in the mornings and darker here at night.  That can only mean one thing winter is upon us but our weather is still very warm.   Liam finishes school on Friday his first term at Boarding School has gone already.  He has 3 weeks school holidays and his brother has 2 so it will be nice to spend so quality time together.

Today is Wednesday and that means it's

 Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sketch #96

Another great sketch from Arlana Patten.

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Card Recipe:
Base: White SU card

Coloured Card: Aqua and Pink Bazzill

Design Papers: Aqua Gingham from Pavlova Papers and Green Easter from Scrapping Mad Digital Papers.
Image: Pure Innocence by Digi Stamp Characters.
Colour Medium: Copic Markers, White & Black Gel embossing pen.
Tools: Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Butterfly and Embossing folder, Glue Dots, Pop Dots.
Embellishments: Ribbon, Lace, Gems from my stash.  Mini Butterflies I buy cream and then I coloured them with my copics the colours in my design papers.   

Challenge
I'm entering this card into
Secret Crafter Challenge # 128 Butterflies

Thanks so much for joining me this week and for all of your lovely comments.
Wishing everyone a great week crafting and a great weekend.

Hugs

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

Sketch Saturday Week # 98 and Secret Crafter Challenge #78 'Under the Weather'

'Under the Weather'.

Good morning another lovely morning here in New Zealand the sun is out and it's still very warm it rained over night but we need the rain for our gardens. Oh well if it rains today that's my excuse to stay inside and craft instead. This card is for two challenges Sketch Saturday Week #98 and Secret Crafter Challenge #78 Get Well.

Card Recipe:

• White SU for the card base
• Aqua paper by Craft Creations
• Dark Aqua or Teal paper is handmade I've had for years
• Patterned paper is so cute it's a Digi Download paper from The Creative Cottage Come Rain or Shine kit. It has rain drops and umbrella's all over it, they are hard to see on this card and the teal gingham paper is also a digi download which I got some time ago but can't remember where I got it from.
• This lovely cute image is from Digi Stamp Osais and it's "Susie Squirrel In the Rain". Susie has been coloured with Copic Ciao and a Dark Blue gel glitter pen for the rain.
• Wording is PC generated Peggy Font.
• Gingham flowers cut with Olivia font cuttlebug and the ribbon, gems and yellow flowers from my stash.

Hope everyone enjoys there week and weekend and thanks for looking.

Hugs

Kathie xox

Secret Crafter Challenge # 50 One For The Girls

THIS CARD HAS BEEN MADE FOR A SPECIAL FRIEND OF MINE

Well here it is Saturday afternoon and our Soccer Season has finished today with a tournament which my son's team came second and over all for the season both my boys came second in their grade's. They did really well and I'm very proud of them both. Next week the trial's for cricket start and next month cricket season opens. Oh well they say there's no rest for the wicked LOL.

Card Recipe

Card Stock: White Card for the Base and Red Bazzill

Image: Digi Download from Sketching Stamper Chris Dark's image Sweet Peas one of my favourites.

Colour Medium: Water Colour Pencils and Glass Coat

Embellishments: Red Ribbon and Red Gems from my stash

Sentiment: PC generated fonts used AdineKirnberg-Script and Copperplate Gothic Light

Tools: Water Brush, Cuttlebug, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder and Spellbinders Nestabilities Square Cutter.

Once each of the Sweet Peas had been painted they were then painted with Glass Coat to give them a shine otherwise they looked dull. I was quite happy with how this card turned out.

Have a great weekend

Hugs

Kathie

xox

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge # 49

Happy 13th Birthday Dude!!!

Well when I got back from Skiing on Monday and read this Challenge I new I could handle this one as there are mostly boys and men in my extened family and we are very limited on the female sex. I have two sons 8 and 10 and I always seem to be making male birthday cards for the numerous parties they go to. Alfie's sunglasses have been filled in with Glass Coat to make them stand out and look like Sunglasses.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White card stock for the base, navy blue and orange Bazzill.

Design Paper: Bought some this ago both are Scrapbook Wall in stripes and squares

Image: Cool Alfie by Digi Stamp Boutique

Colour Medium: Water Colour Pencils, and Black and White Gel Pens

Embellishments: Ribbon, Round paper curl and brads from my stash

Sentiment: PC generated Boyz R Gross

Tools: Water Brush, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle and Classic Scalloped Circle, Blue Ink pad, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Traffic Jam, Piece Sign from Hippie Chick font from Cuttlebug.

I've enjoyed looking at all the other male birthday cards and hope there are more masculine challenges to come.

Take care and have a great week.

Kathie

xxoxx