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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Wednesday 24 June 2015

Spring Flowers


Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Here it is nearly the end of June already and I can't believe that I've been a Design Team member for Sweet Sketch Wednesday and Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 now 
30th June 2010 here is my first card I ever made as a DT for SSW, yes
 5 years have past by so quickly.



Congratulations to our winner from last week and our Top 3 cards
great work everyone.

As it's the end of the month we have a blast from the past sketch which was created by Arlana Patten the previous owner of Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Sketch #118-49

  

Here's my card using this great sketch and our new sponsors image from Sweet Pea Stamps.





My blasts from the past:
Sketch #49 on 17 May 2010 (before I was a DT)
Sketch # 118-49 on 7th September 2011
We have a new sponsor this week which is

Sweet Pea Stamps




You can check out their amazing images here there are so many to choose from.



Don't forget to check out what our dedicated design team have created this week using Sweet Pea Stamps over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.


Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU
2. Coloured Card and Paper: Blue Bazzill and Blue handmade paper.
3. Design Papers: Very old papers from Rosies Designs.
4. Image: Spring Flowers by Sweet Pea Designs.


5. Colour Medium: Copics, Black Embossing Pen and Metallic Blue Gel pen. 


6. Tools used.


7. Tools: Stax dies, stitched rectangles and Spellbinders dies, classic circle and lacey circle.


8. Embellishments: Vintage lace, pink rose from my stash and leaf die from Cheery Lyn Designs.


9. Inside my card which is the same as the front expect for the image and rose.


10. Finishing touch the back of my card.



Take care wishing you all a wonderful week and happy crafty.



Wednesday 17 June 2015

Mixed Flower Pot


Welcome to my blog today being Wednesday means it's another wonderful Wednesday which means it's a 
Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards great work everyone.

This week we have another sketch by Sally it's Sketch #58 and this week I rotated the sketch once anticlockwise so that I could fit my image in.

Sketch #58


Here's my card using Mixed Flower Pot by DigiStamp Boutique.


A sneak view of inside my card.



Digi Stamp Boutique

Bio:

All images/designs are created and copyright owned by Sally-Ann Hancock.  My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too, often the inspiration for my designs.  Hope you enjoy my images as much as I enjoy creating them.

Prize:   £10 voucher 

to spend in DigiStamp Boutique online store
check out Sally-Ann's images here:


also the DigiStamp Boutique Blog


Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team have created this week using DigiStamp Boutique images here.

Challenges I'm entering:

Die Cut / Punch, Gold, Patterned Paper

Card Recipe:

1. Base: White SU card
2. Coloured card: Bazzill Basic 
12x12 Citrus Slice

Citrus Slice

3. Design Papers: Floral K & Company and stripes Rosies Studios.
4. Image: Mixed Flower Pot by DigiStamp Boutique
5. Colour Medium: Copics and Black embossing pens. 


6. Tools used:
Spellbinders


Other tools used.



7. Embellishments: Flowers from my stash.


8. Embellishments: Flower and ribbon from my stash.


9. Inside my card.


10. The finishing touch to the back of my card.


Take care wishing everyone a wonderful week and happy crafting.



Wednesday 10 June 2015

Pansy's from Bloom and Grow


Welcome to a winter Wednesday here in New Zealand.  Where I am at present there isn't a lot of sunshine, it's rather dark and dull and looks like it's going to rain.

Congratulations to our winner and to our top 3 cards great work everyone it was lovely to see such a variety of cards.

This is a birthday card for a very special friend for next week and I don't believe she looks at my blog so I'm safe to publish this card.

Today is Wednesday which means we have another Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and this week we have another great sketch by Sally.

Sketch #57



Our sponsor this week is

Deedee's Designs
Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Deedee Anderson from Deedee's Digis. Be sure and take a look at her shop. Like the badge says, wholesome digital stamps and papers that will make you smile! Also check out the Deedee's Digis Blog.

Deedee is offering our very lucky winner a
$15.00 Gift Certificate
 to spend at  Deedee's Digis


Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and check out what the rest of the design team haven created using Deedee's Digis.

Challenges I'm Entering:

Old Design Paper about 6 years old and New Dies
Card Recipe:


1. Base: White SU
2. Coloured Card: Grape by Kaisercraft
3. Design Paper: Pansies by Pavalova Papers
4. Image: Pansy's from Bloom and Grow from Deedee's Designs
5. Sentiment: PC generated using Peggy Font.


6. Colour Medium: Copics
7. Tools: Used



8. Tools: From Spellbinders and Memory Box


9. Embellishments: Silver ribbon, slide buckle and silver corner all from my stash.


10. Finishing Touches:
Inside my card and the back of the card.



Take care have a wonderful week and happy crafting.



Wednesday 3 June 2015

Spring Flower Hair


Good morning and welcome to my blog, I can't believe it's the beginning of June already this year is just flying by.

Congratulations to our last weeks winner and to our top 3 cards great work everyone.

It's a very wet and windy Wednesday morning here in New Zealand and it means it another Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.  This week we have another lovely sketch and I love it because it really show cases those wonderful design papers we all use and love.

Sketch #56
Either a Hexagon or a Circle


 Here's my card using our sponsors image
from A Day For Daisies 
Sparing Flower Hair


Our sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies and I'm alway very excited when I see that Tammy is our sponsor as I adore working with her amazing images.


Bio:
A Day For Daisies began as a small token to a constant need to create. Pairing a love of whimsical illustration, with a tidy graphic design background, Tammy S Thompson, produced her first stamp designs, introducing irresistibly sweet stamps to crafters around the globe. Drawing inspiration from the beautiful world around us, she strives to express the happiness and gratitude she feels in each stamp design she creates.
Presently, A Day For Daisies has grown to over 3,000 Digital Stamps with a quickly expanding line of Best Loved Clear Polymer. A Day For Daisies has been published and awarded over the years for innovative and unique designs created to inspire the crafting community. With a whole team behind her now, she remains passionate about illustration, obsessed with quality, and dedicated to her customers. A Day For Daisies thanks you for your ideas, comments, and creativity!

Our lucky winner this week will receive a

$12.00 Gift Certificate to use 
in A Day For Daisies online store 


and blog



Don't forget to drop by Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and see what our wonderful design team created using A Day For Daisies images.

Challenges I'm Entering:
Flowers, Stitches, Hand Coloured Image

Card Recipe:


1. Base: White SU
2. Coloured Card: Bazill Witch Hazel
3. Design Paper: Kaisercraft English Rose Collection



4. Image: Spring Flower Hair by A Day For Daisies


 5. Colour Medium: Copics 27 used to colour this image

6. Tools Used:




7. Embellishments: All embellishments are from my stash.


 8. Finishing Touch: Inside and Back of my card.



Take care everyone wishing you all a lovely week and happy crafting.