1 card 4 challenges.....

What a great start to the weekend, blue skies & sunshine! Hope it's good where you are too.

Been doing a spot of gentle gardening this morning but it's too hot for working in now so I've come indoors to do a little crafting :0)
But first here's a card I finished last night...

Not the best of pics, the colours are a bit washed out. Couldn't even get a decent pic outdoors!

Challenges:

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ly.blogspot.com/

This weeks challenges is Stitches - mine are faux

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ The ABC team want eXtra dimension this week. I hope mine counts....I have cut out the image and embossed around the edges to add some curve then used clear silicone adhesive to stick her on. Have also used 3 layers on one of the flowers, which is unusual for me 'cos I normally can't get them looking right so tend to stick to 1 or 2 layers.

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/ Basic Grey has a photo for inspiration in this fortnights challenge.......Hmmmm and what a tasty looking pic it is too.....yum!

Now doesn't that look lovely and cool and tempting in the hot weather!

I have taken the colours green, yellow & pink to use in my card and the dew drops represent the little red currants berries

And finally another inspiration pic my card fits in with...

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ Same colours and the flowers.

Have the urge to make another card using a butterflies theme in pink's & blue's now!

Off to make a card for a 11yr old boy who's birthday do is.....tomorrow!

Oh I'm so organised.........not!

Enjoy the weekend & thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Kaz xx

My very own Hanglar!

Ooooh I was just soooooooo thrilled to get my hands on this fab Hanglar stamp, and she's just a delight to colour. Couldn't resist adding a little smile on her face. Me thinks me is gonna really enjoy colouring lots of this little lady in different colour themes.....maybe warm yellows next

Hope you like my card & thanks for visiting me!

Have a great weekend

Kaz xx

Happy birthday Dad!

Hi, hope you all enjoyed the fab weather we had over the weekend. I had my first swim in the sea for 2010 and can't wait for the school summer hols to enjoy many more of the beach days.....fingers crossed. Really must shed a few pounds (or perhaps that should be stones) before then though!!!

It was hubbies birthday Sunday and I was so pleased to find this image http://www.digistampboutique.co.uk/catalog/jims-resting-place-pi-306.html

from the Digi stamp boutique, I just had to have it!

If you've read my post on the 16th re-hammocks you'll understand why. This is the card I made using it for him from one of the kids....

I have followed the sketch from this fortnights Sketch & Stash challenge and used my new digi image and dug out a Cuttlebug alphabet set 'Olivia' that hasn't seen daylight for a while. The papers are fairly new for me and are digi papers from http://www.pinkpetticoat.co.uk/

Coloured with Promarkers, embellies from stash.

Thanks for dropping by!

kaz xx

Cute Card Thursday challenge ....

....is a sketch by Claudia.

Earlier this week my 10 year old son decided he wanted to make his Dad a birthday card for this Sunday. He didn't want any of my images, so set about drawing his own. So I cut him a suitable card making size piece of card and.......can you believe this.....I left him alone with my Promarkers!!! Gulp! (I must be loosing the plot!)

I needn't have worried though (Phew!) he was very gentle and careful with my babies.

He oh so carefully went over his pencil sketch with a Promarker fineliner and then set about colouring in.

:0) Kept him quiet for ages :0)

Having finished his colouring he decided enough was enough and Mum could turn it into a card. So here is the finished product.

I used the sketch from this weeks http://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ and kept is as clean and simple as I could as James is picture is quite a busy master piece.

I'm sure his Dad is going to love his card and James is very pleased with it too and my Promarker are just fine......so all's well that ends well!

Only trouble is James doesn't like his felt pens now and now wants Promarkers!!! Eeeeek!

Off to hide mine quick.

Kaz xx

Put your feet up Dad!

Well that's the message to my FIL on Father's day this Sunday.........yep another last minute card, but if I post it on the way to work tomorrow it should get there in time.....just!
I wanted to keep it fairly clean & unfussy seeing as it's for a male, and thought that Arianna's sketch for this fortnights Sunday Sketch & Stash challenge was just perfect for the job.
http://sundaysketchandstamp.blogspot.com/ and my card also fits in with this weeks Just Cute Bear challenge ~ Here comes summer (oh I do hope so!) http://justcutebears.blogspot.com/

I was giggling to myself while colouring this image because I got in from work one day last week to find my OH well chuffed with himself over a new purchase. He's only gone and bought a hammock for the garden! LOL.....all we need now is two trees to attach it too, but hey that's gonna be his problem.....I'm sticking to my comfy deck chair.

Hugs
Kaz xx

Henry's back.....

...... I just can't help myself, he's so adorable!
I may be getting really ahead of myself for Christmas 2010 but I am soooo last minute with challenges! My card fits in with two challenges, the first which ends tonight, is the ABC Christmas challenge ~ L for Lights, and of course Henry is carrying his lantern. http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
The second challenge is a fab Sketch from the Sketch & Stamp team http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/

Not the greatest of photo's but the light has faded and I had to use the flash, that will teach me for being so late finishing! And to think both these challenges are set fortnightly so it['s not as if I've only had a week.
Note to self: Must be more organised.......no make that must need more craft time :0)
Still need to make a Father's day card.......eeeeek!

Thanks for visiting
Kaz xx

Sherbet ~ Heartstrings

Hi there,

Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far. So glad the sun has returned my poor washing machine has been doing some serious over time today. Yay.....I can actually see the bottom of the laundry bin!

I did make time for a spot of crafting in between hanging out washing. And with the footie on tonight I shall be creeping off for a bit more crafting. There are so many fab sketches to follow this week I was spoiled for choice. So I went by date order and as the Cuttlebug Spot challenge ends at 8pm tomorrow night that's the one I did and here it is.

http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Kaz xx