Thank you!

Happy Valentines day everyone!!

This is just a quick note to say thank you to all my ladies who came to my Bliss workshop. I had a fabulous time with you all and you made such gorgeous items. 

They were all unique, you just took inspiration from me, and they were all so lovely. To be honest, they were so good I'm going to have to case some of them!!

Next Thursday  (the 17th) is my Sweet Summer workshop and I'll have some photos to show you of what we're going to be making very soon. I just have to get the photos done.

See you on Thursday, take care,

Kathy. x

Sweet Summer Squares

This card was made for one of my husband's work colleagues, who has a birthday coming up. The centre square opens up (I used the Petal Card punch) to reveal "Eat Cake" from the Cute by the Inch Hostess Level 2 set. Sorry I forgot to take another picture to show it opened.

I love this Sweet Summer stamp set, it's so very different from Bliss, but that's the great thing about Stampin' Up, they provide us crafters with many styles as we all have our own favourites.

I had so much fun using this set I think I'll be having a class, I'll adapt this card ('cos it took ages to make) and add a couple of other projects, I'll let you know what I come up with.

For those of you who want to know the colour combination for this project, it was Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette & Early Esspresso.

Thanks for looking,
Kathy. x

Bliss Workshop

For those of you who can't wait until tomorrow's workshop, here's a sneaky peek at the projects we'll be making.

We'll be using the fabulous Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Bliss which has some truly gorgeous stamps, not least is the flourish. I just can't get enough of this type of image as they are useful for so many projects.

The two cards are very similar, I just swapped the colours round (they're Marina Mist, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip). I kept them simple, with a little distressing with the Cutter Kit and the Colour Spritzer Tool.

The third item we're making is a photo frame. I've die cut the base from chipboard with my trusty Big Shot and then another from Crumb Cake cardstock.The Crumb Cake layer is stamped with the flourish and a little Multipurpose glue adheres the card to the chipboard. The frame is decorated with some flowers and the butterfly, and I then glazed the front with some Crystal Effects to make it more durable.

I hope everyone enjoys making these, I know I did!

Take care,
Kathy. x

Valentine Workshop

Here are the pojects my ladies and I made during our Valentines workshop. I kept them nice and simple as we've all been married too long for mushy stuff!!

The first card was made using the cute owl from Sale-A-Bration set Punch Bunch, it was cased from the American Sale-A-Bration catalogue as I thought it was so cute. The stamp set is only available 'til the end of the month when you place an order over £45, so let me know if the owl (and the other images) have taken your fancy! Have you noticed the girl owl has a tiny ribbon bow on her ear? I made it using the thin Tafetta ribbon in Daffodil Delight, remarkably easy to make if you first make it big, then ease the ends and tighten the bow to make it smaller.

The second card uses another stamp from Punch Bunch as the focal point and greeting, I used Dot, Dot, Dot for the spotty panel. The stitched ribbon (which was free during December's promotion) added some texture, together with the large button.

Finally, we made a heart shaped pouch to hold 3 heart shaped chocolates, we all had a try of one or two (just to make sure they were suitable) and they were delicious!!

Thanks ladies for another lovely evening of crafty company,
Kathy.x

I've been having a play!

Hi Everyone!

I've been having a little play with the blogger template designer, which is why my blog has suddenly gone all spotty!!
Not sure if I like it, I'll give it a day or two & see, so be prepared for all sorts of patterns appearing for a while!

I do have some projects to show you, just got to find the camera!

Take care,
Kathy. x

Update, I logged in this morning and hated the spots, they made my eyes go funny! :(

 I also changed the colour as there was too much purple "Gasp, horror, how could I of all people say such a thing!" I hear you say.
Anyway, hope you like this style/colour better, though I could change my mind again....

Take care,

Kathy. x

P.S. I've also made a new tab that lists my 2011 workshops & availability, as you can see they're filling up fast. so contact me asap if you're interested.