Blue Bird in Winter Card

Hi everyone,

I hope you're enjoying the weekend.

I joined the crowds at the mall today to take advantage of the black friday sales

 going on and came home with a few more gifts to put under the tree.

Still such a long way to go though!

I thought I would post a card I made last week using Whimsy Stamps

 Cardinal in Winter stamp from the Crissy Armstrong Collection.  

So out came the Memento Ink...and my copics.

Now as the name of the stamp implies, this is a cardinal

...but I wanted to make him a bluebird and just love how he turned out.   

The expression on his face is so cute..... he is really pleased with himself

..all bundled up for winter.

Finished inside as well.

DP is from LOTV Frosty Christmas pad

MB Pine Needle die

Silver paper and ribbon from my stash

SB Ribbon tag, computer generated sentiment

If time permits I think I'll colour up this cutie again but as a cardinal.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Brown Sugar Challenge #122 - Anything Goes
2. Completely Christmas #40 - Anything Goes with a twist, S  (snow, silver)
3. Crafty Catz Challenge - Anything Goes
4. Fairy Tale Challenge Blog #105 - Christmas with Animals
5. Fantasy Stampers Challenge #24 - Cute Christmas
6. Sister Act Card Challenge #85 - Anything Goes
7. Sweet Stampin Challenge - Let it Show

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

hugs,

Pat K x

One of my Favourites so far...

Hi everyone,

Yeah...it's Friday already.
 Hope you have something fun planned for the weekend.

I'm excited today as this is my first post as a new DT member of the

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge

and the theme is
Happy Holidays

We are sponsored by the fabulous Live & Love Craft 

I choose to copic colour an image that might be one of my favourites this year.

She is by Chrishanthi by ppinkydolls and is called Cold Days

 When I printed out the digi the lines were very faint 

giving it a no-lines affect which I loved.

I felt this cutie needed a little bling so used a patterned silver paper

 behind the embossed cutout, done using Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles die. 

 I then added rhinestone detail on each side of the 5x7 in. card.  

The bows were made with my Bow-Easy

I embossed the tag using Stampendous silver embossing powder.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Crafting for All Seasons #91 - Tis the Season
2. Crafty Creations Challenge #277 - Embossing
3. Craft Your Passion Challenge #241 - Baby It's Cold Outside
4. Creative Moments Challenge #56 - Anything Goes/Make it Sparkle
5. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #205 - Anything Goes

If you get a chance please stop by the challenge blog
and see the fabulous creations made by my ubber talented DT members
....you are sure to be inspired.

Thanks for stopping by today.
You're lovely comments are always appreciated.
hugs,
Pat K xx

A Special Baby Card

Hi everyone,

I'm back again as promised with my second post for today.

It's time for the start of a new challenge at

Fab'n'Funky

and the theme this week is an easy one....Die Cuts

I have a card and matching box for my contribution using one of my favourite

Graphic 45 paper packs. 

Good friends of ours became grandparents to a beautiful baby girl

so I wanted to make something special.

Our lovely sponsor this week is 

Craft Classes Online

Details of my creation:

Little Darlings cutout is from Graph 45 Little Darlings 8x8 paper pad

Baby and diaper pins dies - Marianne Creatables LR0217

Frame - Spellbinder Antique Frame and Accents Die

Frame used on the box - Joy Crafts Gerti's Flowers

Lace from my stash

Flower from WOC

Silk Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Use Die Cuts
 The Pink Elephant Challenge 278 - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze #69 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,
hugs,
Pat K x

Show us some Metal at TPS

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.
Back Friday shopping has begun for us so I got out early yesterday morning and
managed to pick up a few Christmas gifts at amazing prices
and best of all the crowds were light.
Still a long way to go on my list though!

I have two posts today, the first being this one for

 The Paper Shelter

Our lovely team leader Maria would like you to show some Metal on your creations.

I've used a pre-coloured image on my card 
The Most Adorable Snowmen
 that can be found here.
These are fabulous for when you don't have time to colour
 yourself and they really are beautifully done.
 I printed my copy on glossy photo paper and quite like the effect
 ...adds a bit of shine to the card.   The metal I used is in the form of jingle bells.  

These are actually brads that I found last year.

All of the ribbons are from Michaels.  DP is from Papertrey Ink

I'm using the fern die from Marianne Creatables LR0181

As always we have a wonderful prize for the winner this week. I do hope you can play among with us and if you get a chance please stop by the blog to see the wonderful creations made by the DT.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #119 - Anything Goes

Craft your passion challenge #241 - Baby It's Cold Outside

OLLCB - #170 - Christmas

Party time Tuesday Challenge #191 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Pat K x

GDT - Crafty Hoarders Challenge #20

Happy Monday everyone,

I hope your weekend went well.  

Can't believe December is just around the corner...yikes!  

Do you have all your cards made yet?

Today is my last post as a Guest Design Team member at
 Crafty Hoarders Anonymous

Thanks again Gloria for having me
...you have inspired me to think outside my comfort zone
and what fun I've had.

The theme this week is

Challenge #20 Box it Up!

Your challenge is to create some sort of altered box. 
You can create a box from scratch, or you can alter a pre-made box.  
Your box can be made of paper, wood, chipboard, plastic or metal.  
As long as you dig into your hoard to decorate a box,
 you have met the challenge requirements!  
The box does not have to be used as a box...
it can be used as  home decor
 or for any purpose you can image.  
Let's box it up!  Use those stamps, dies, and punches.  
Show us the layers!

For my make I created a box to hold one of my special
 (lumpy) Christmas cards.  
Box measures 6x6x1 inches.

Once I had my score lines on the top I folded in the sides 
so I could cut out the center on my Grand Calibur, using SB Labels 
Thirty-four then added an acetate layer to create a window.  
SB Decorative Labels Thirty-four used for the green layer. 
I dusted off my Spellbinders Mystic embossing folder 
to create the top layer.  The tree was cut out of gold paper
 (yes I've been hoarding that) using Dee's Distinctively 
Snow Covered Tree die.  Rhinestones are Recollections. 
 Gold ribbon, the berry spray and plaid ribbon on the top 
and around the sides are all from my hoarded stash. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Card & Scrap Challenge #86 - Christmas card or box  
 Completely Christmas Challenge #39 - AG with a twist - embossing
Crafting Musketeers Challenge #19 - Anything but a card 
CHNC Challenge November - Anything Goes
 Sisters of Craft Challenge - November Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you get a chance to play along.
hugs,
Pat K x

Cute little Sprite

Hi everyone,

I hope all is well and that you're enjoying the weekend.

I've been busy working on Christmas and have enjoyed creating with some of the fun images that are out this year.  One of my favourites is from AuroraWings and  I couldn't wait to colour this cute little Christmas Tree Sprite with Gingerbread Man that can be found here.

 

Card size  6x6 inches

DP is from G45 Twelve Days of Christmas Collection

Red velvet dp from my stash

Sentiment heat embossed in gold - StampinUp

Marianne LR0181 evergreen branch

Coloured with Copics:

Skin:  E11, E21, E00, E000, R4, R11

Green:  G28, G24, YG25

Red: R29, R27, R22

Star: Y15, Y11, YR23

MB - Pine Needle Die used inside, Sentiment computer generated.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #121 - 2 of more colours

Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge #78 - Favourite Holiday (Christmas)

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Get ready for Christmas
Dream Valley Challenges #95 - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge #84 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Pat K x

Birthday Celebrations Week 2

Hi everyone,

Today begins the 2nd week of Birthday Celebrations at Fab'n'Funky.

I've chosen to copic colour an image from Lacy Sunshine called Kalani Honolulu City Girl.

We are lucky enough to have 3 wonderful sponsors this week with great prizes for the winners

 Doctor Digi House of Stamps,

Lacy Sunshine 

&

StampArt Designs by Kathryne

 I do hope you can join in the fun.

  I intend to enter the following challenges:

1. Squigglefly Challenge #46 - Square Deal
2. The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge #23 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Pat K x

Different Colours for Christmas

Hi everyone,

I hope you're enjoying your weekend.

I managed to sneak in some crafting time and so enjoyed colouring up this cute image 

from Chrishanthi by ppinkydolls called I Love Christmas that can be found here.

I wanted to use up some very old Basic Grey plaid dp that I'd been hoarding.

 (I have a thing for plaid paper) so that is how I came up with the colours

...a little different but I know it will match some home decor of friends on my list.  

I pulled out some olive coloured vellum, cut some snowflakes and heat embossed

 an old circle sentiment from StampinUp with gold embossing powder before cutting it out.

Corrugated paper was also from my stash.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Bearly-Mine Challenges - November Christmas Cards 

Crafty Calendar Challenge - November It's All About Christmas

Kit and Clowder November Challenge - Christmas

Paper Creators Crafts Challenge #32   Anything Goes

We do Doobadoo Challenge #19 - Christmas

I'm so glad blogger is cooperating today...not so much last night though.

Thanks for stopping by today and your lovely comments are always appreciated.

hugs,

Pat K x

Birthday Celebrations at Fab'n'Funky

Hi everyone,

I'm back again...this time to let you know 

It's Fab'n'Funky Challenge's 5th Birthday ...and we're havin a Party !!

We have 2 great sponsors

Fitztown

and

Sassy Studio

 and my design team members 

have created some wonderful cards to inspire you. 

 Sure hope you can play along with us this week.   

The theme is everyone's favourite - Happy Birthday

I Copic coloured the gorgeous Cameo 2, generously supplied by Fitztown for my creation.

I'm disappointed the camera did not pick up the beautiful pearlescent sheen of the paper.

It really does look very elegant IRL.

DP - Recollections, Michaels

Frame: MB Victorian Frame

Lace - local sewing center

Silk Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Sentiment tag - LOTV

Flowers: WOC

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge #61 - Use Ribbon
2. Love to Create Challenge #141 - Anything Goes
3. Party Time Tuesday Challenge #189 - Anything Goes
4. The Sisters of Craft Challenge - November, Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Pat K x

TPS Challenge #182 - Snowflakes

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

This is the first of 2 scheduled post for me today.

I'd like to begin by telling you about this week's challenge at

The Paper Shelter

and the theme is "Snowflakes" 

I choose to decorate a Christmas gift bag using the gorgeous "Hope" 

She can be found here.

I wanted to colour the image in a larger format which made it perfect for my gift bag.

Spellbinders Grand Ovals and Decorative Ovals One used

Snowflakes are cut using Spellbinders 2013 Snowflake Pendant

Sentiment - Lily of The Valley

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Cards and More Ch#119 - Snowflakes

Dream Valley Challenge #94 - Getting Ready for Christmas

Not Just Cards Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

As always there is a wonderful prize to the winner this week. Hope to see you there.

Hugs,

Pat K xx

For all That You Do...Thank You!!

Hi everyone,

Today is a very special post for me.  

 I won a Crafty Hoarders Anonymous Challenge a while back

 and with it came a chance to be a GDT....and today is the day!

The theme for Challenge #19 is  "For All That You Do...Thank You!

Create a "thank you" gift for this challenge. It can be a Thanksgiving hostess gift or a simple thank you card. It can be a "thanks for helping me out of a jam" present, or a "thanks for being you" scrapbook layout. As long as your project says, "THANKS," enter the challenge! We want to see you de-hoard some of your stash and say thanks to someone! (Your project does not have to be Thanksgiving-themed!)

    I still can't believe I'm here with this amazing group of crafters. Thank you so much Gloria....yep, I'm pinching myself.  

I coloured with Copics a digital image from AuroraWings called Poppy Sprite - Remembrance Day that can be found here.

I rummaged thru my stash of flowers from WOC and decided I could part with the taupe and burgundy ones.   I had also been hoarding the metal blooms from TH so thought it was time to pull them out too.   
The taupe silk ribbon is from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Stampendous Fran-tage Shabby Green Embossing Enamel used as well.

DP from my stash.
Shape is cut using Go Kreate Half XXL Square Frame Frilly #10 dies
and Spellbinders Grand Circles
Black lace is made using Tattered Lace Demure corner Die D304

I created a box to hold this card as well.

I do hope you get a chance to stop by the blog.  

You will be blown away by the fabulous creations made by this

very talented group of crafters.

I would like to enter the following Challenges:

Di'S Digi Design Challenge - Colour of Autumn 

Avenue 613 Challenge - Anything Goes w/twist RAK

That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #10 - Autumn Colours

Thank you so much for stopping by today and your lovely comments are always appreciated.

hugs,

Pat K xx

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #236

Hi everyone,

I hope your week is going well.

We had a few snow flurries on the weekend... way too early for that white stuff but temps have warmed up a bit so we are back to fall.  It's taken me a while to get back in the swing of things after the wedding.  We had our granddaughter stay with us for a week, along with 2 dogs and a bird so our house was full of life and is now so quiet.  

   Today starts a new challenge at 

Fab'n'Funky 

where the theme is "3 Embellishments"

I've used a cute image generously supplied to us by our lovely sponsor this week  

Little Miss Muffet Stamps. 

 She is called Claudia Loves Christmas  and can be found here. 

My 3 embellishments are Ribbon, Rhinestones and Die Cuts.

I'm lovin the new MB Christmas dies, especially the Pine Needle used on the top, cut in red & cream. I also layered the new Plush Poinsettia Corner die on top. The Pine Branch is a Marianne die #LR0181.    Ribbon is Offray from Michaels

Another favourite is the Recollections Rhinestone Sheet, also from Michaels.

Image coloured with Copics.

DP and tag are Simple Stories Cozy Christmas

Inside decorated with tag from Simple Stories as well.

I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week.  

There is a great prize from our wonderful sponsor for the winner.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew #74 - Christmas Joy

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Bingo (ribbon, rhinestones, die cuts)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #231 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the week.

hugs,

Pat K xx

Happy Day

Hi everyone,

Just popping by to share with you some exciting news.

I arrived home last week to some happy mail from the owner of

 Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge

 asking me if I would like to join their very talented team. 

 My answer was of course yes and my first posting 
will be November 28th.... so watch for it.

Enjoy your weekend,
Hugs,

Pat K xx