Simple, yet elegant......

Hi all

Well I am now officially unemployed..........until 8th June that is!!!! I have given myself a week off to get a few bits sorted and maybe squeeze in some craft time. There were a select few people at my old job that I will miss terribly but hopefully will be able to keep in touch with, so wanted to make them a special card to say thanks for all the support and hard work they gave me over the years, here is what I came up with.......

This next card is a replacement for the one I made for my friend which I still cant find and think I posted off to Australia......which is no good as she lives here in the UK!! Anyway I kept it very similar to the first one as it was sooooooo right for Emma............

I have also made 5 cards to take to field training next month in Peterborough, was not really sure what I had to take with me but from reading other peoples blogs I got the idea that I needed to take some cards to swap. They are sitting here ready to go and I have taken pics but I am saving some them to post a little closer to the date.......not sure if 5 is enough but dont want to take too many incase people dont want to swap with me!!!!!

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine......remember your factor 30!!

Stay safe

Kylie xx

What a weekend!!!

I know, I know.....it is a glorious day outside and i'm on the computer posting!!! I have been outside trying to get some washing done and making the most of the sun shine but thought I would pop inside quickly and do a quick post.......

Here are a couple of cards I made last week.......

I made a really special card for my friend and put it in an addressed envelope ready to send to her.....the problem being that I had a large envelope ready to go to Australia and I think i might have put the card for my friend (who lives in Kent) in the Australia envelope!!!!!!! At this point in time I cant find the card in my house anywhere so it may be winging its way to Oz.....will have to make her another one.....sorry Emma xxx

Hope you are all having a fab weekend and enjoying the sunshine

Stay safe

Kylie xxx

More Birthday Cards!!

Evening all and a happy long weekend to you........



Well as you know June is a busy birthday month for me and with only 4 working days left until I leave my job and start my new one I am not going to have much time to get cards made and in the post, so I am trying to get a bit of a jump start on them. I decided to take a week off between leaving one job and starting the next but I want to use that time to blitz the house and get ready for my new job........i'm sure some crafting time will be sqeezed in there some where though!!!



Ok, well this first card is for my beautiful god daughter who is turning 8 this year, I met her mum when I first arrived in the UK and she has become a life long friend......bless her she used to pick me up and take me to her house so I could do my washing, now that is a true friend!!





This next one is for another friend who I met again when I first got here, she has been through some very rough times lately and has only just started to come back into the land of the living so this card is made with all the love in the world for her..........

I am not 100% sure but I think the background stamp on this one is from Papermania......

Thanks for stopping by

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Just a quick one!

Hi everyone,

Thought I would do a quick post tonight.......soooooooo busy at work right now, getting ready to wind down and hand everything over to my deputy on 29th!!!!! I am so ready to leave now, new horizons and all that.........

Anyway back to the crafting.... here is a card I made last week some time, I did manage to get loads done last week and I have been saving them to do over the next few days as I knew I would be busy and have no time for anything new. I made this card using one of my many sketches that I print off for my little 'ideas' book.

The small sentiment stamp is from the Fresh Cuts set but the background one is a stamp I picked up in one of the many crafting shops I have discovered around Cambridge....who new we had so many....my Mum is sooooo jealous, while she was here last summer we spent many a day roaming the region looking for shops she had seen advertised in her craft magazines.

Mum you need to come back so I can take you to all the new ones I have discovered.......bring an empty suitcase!!!!

Ok, so I was only going to post one card but I decided to pop another one in here......again one of my 'save for later' sketches......actually this was only last weeks Mojo Monday sketch http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/

Well, I hope you like them, thanks for look and feel free to leave a comment.

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Rain, rain go away!!!

Firstly, I would like to apologise for the bad photo's......but the rain came and didn't stop so I wasn't able to go outside to take the pictures......



Unfortunately Steve's mum was taken into hospital the other day for suspected gall stones/infection so this is a card I made for her. I cased it out of my Papercraft Inspirations magazine although it is not exactly like the one in the mag, and my ribbon roses aren't anywhere near as good!!!



This next card I also cased from a little project book that came inside my magazine...again changes were made but the idea is roughly the same....the stamp set is from Papermania.

I recently bought this hard back journal from Capture The Magic in Soham, it wasn't that difficult to alter, although the back was more difficult as I had to try and cut the small holes in the paper for the eyelets on the back where the elastic is joined onto the book and I didn't quite get it right. Which is why I didn't take a pic of the back!!!

I think it turned out ok though..........what do you think??? Thanks for visiting!

Stay safe

Smiles xx

More challenges!

Well, Steve has decided to treat himself to 2 nights fishing this weekend so me and Spud have the house and the sofa to ourselves!! It also means I can craft all weekend guilt free!!!!! So this first card is a challenge I saw on someone elses blog but a challenge set by ILWS....I cant seem to log on there at the moment but I took up the challenge anyway........and combined it with a sketch challenge (cant remember where I found the sketch though....sorry)

This next one is also a sketch challenge that I found ages ago....I print off the picture and file them in a clear plastic folder so that in times of loss of inspiration I can flick through until an idea pops into my head!

The sun keeps trying ever so hard to burst through the big black heavy clouds and I am running in and out of the house with loads of washing trying to get it dry......in between crafting sessions that is!!! Well, best get back to it.......might do another post later, thanks for stopping by and I would love to get some comments.

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Birthdays!

Happy Weekend everyone!!

As mentioned in a previous post, June is a busy Birthday month for me and I have been working my little tush off to get cards made and in the post........this first card is for my step brother, nothing too fancy just clean and simple....I like it!


This card is for his wife......unfortunately her Birthday was earlier this month and I missed it, for some reason I have never known when her birthday is so now its on the calendar I wont be forgeting it again!

Although I have gone back to my normal natural earthy colours, I am still trying to branch out with other colour combos by using the wonderful colour challenges that regularly appear on other blogs.
A little while ago I posted a card that I had cased from Leslie Rich, well I decided to use her smooching technique again on this card which is for a very special friend of mine, I saw her recently when I went back to Kent for my birthday.......it was so good to see her and catch up and this style of card is just perfect for her, I so hope she likes it!
Stay safe and thanks for looking

Smiles xx

Mojo Monday challenge

You wont believe it but my car has died again!!! Got up this morning, went to go out and nothing........why oh why do I not know a mechanic!!!

After hours of staring at the engine and wiggling this and that, Steve and I have given up on the car and it will have to go back to the garage tomorrow.

Back to crafting................as Steve went fishing on Friday night I sat as always for many hours at my craft desk getting some cards made. This one is for my niece who I have not yet met, fingers crossed her Mum and Dad will be bringing her over for a visit, this is for her first birthday! Although I followed the challenge sketch its not quite the same.........

This next card is for Steve's niece who has just got engaged........as I dont have the Mr & Mrs set I had to improvise a little but I cased the card from the SU Idea Book. I think it came out really nice, very impressed with it even if I say so myself!!!


Thanks for stopping by

Stay safe

Smiles xx

3D Items

Happy Friday one and all!!!

Well thats another week gone and now it is only 3 weeks left until I finish up my current job, taking a week off and then starting the new one..........a little nervous!!

So I managed to get some bits done over the long weekend, June is a busy birthday month for me so I going that extra mile to get everything done in time, Steve has gone fishing so I can spend all night at my craft desk......joy!!! Couple of things have to go to Australia so they need finishing and getting in the post quick smart!

Anyway, enough of my mad ramblings lets show you what you popped on by to see.......

This little letter set was made using Lauren Meaders Timeless Template......she is amazing, I love her templates and I have bought soooooo many!!

I really cant remember where I got the idea for this but its a long note pad on a ring binder.

And lastly this little note book holder which I made for my friend Donna, I also made her a shopping list note pad to keep on the fridge, but this was just a little something for her to keep in her handbag......she loved them both!

Hope you like.......

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Live your Dreams

Evening everyone.....

This is my last post tonight, despite having the long weekend I seem to be really tired today so I might have an early one.

I was trying to case a card I saw on someone else blog but it came out totally different and I absolutely love it!! The colours came together really well and this stamp is just beautiful. I used my markers as I orginally was trying to stamp the two stems seperately but it didn't work the way I wanted it to, but in the end it turned out fab!!

I wanted to put a sentiment on it but nothing seemed to fit so did not want to add one for the sake of it and then spoil the card.........I'm so glad I left it as I really do love this card as it is!

Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment...

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Sketches

Working full time, I find it difficult to join in with all the wonderful challenges that people set so I tend to just print the sketch and do it when I get the chance.......these next couple of cards are based on sketch challenges probably from ages ago but only just dug them out to have a go. I dont always follow the sketch exactly but they are great for ideas to use up scrap!!



This next photo also includes a 3D item called 'From The Desk Of' made from Timeless Templates http://www.papertreyink.com/timeless_templates.html
And I have just realised that my garden furniture is the same colour as SU Really Rust!! Must remember to put something over the table when photographing this colour card!.

Hope all you UK residents have enjoyed the long weekend.......back to work tomorrow.

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Thoughts of Summer

Still without the car so another day mooching around the house and crafting.......not all bad really. Another card here for you tonight, I have a few more but am saving them for in the week........this one is another water colour, looking at it on the computer I dont think I did a very good job of the colouring and it took me ages going through my now very small scrap pile to find just the right colour card to fit it all together. Well here it is and I hope you like it...........

Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend......I am!

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Cased

Happy Saturday everyone......enjoying the weekend??

Sadly the part for our car did not arrive yesterday so we are stuck without the car for the bank holiday weekend. I did manage to pinch the work car for a couple of hours so we could get some groceries in at least.

I saw this card on Teneale Williams site http://www.tenealewilliams.com.au/wp02/ ( a fellow Aussie!) and thought I would case it.....not quite the same but near enough!!

This is for Steve's daughter Amber's birthday which is coming up this month, I have used Elegant Eggplant, Handsome Hunter, Taken with Teal and Whisper White card stock. It is diffcult to see but I stamped the main card with the Sanded background stamp but the other images are non SU, the main image of the flowers is Laura Ashley and the other was found in a craft shop so unsure of the brand.

These next 2 cards are very simple as again using up some scraps but I like the way they have come out..........

Card stock is Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard with Chocolate Chip and More Mustard ink. On the Live your Dreams card I have used Versamark and then white embossing powder.

Thanks for looking.

Stay safe

Smiles xx

Scrapbooking!

Hello to all you scrapbookers out there!

Although this is not something I do...I know there is a HUGE scrapbooking community out there and Stampin' Up are offering a fantastic deal on Designer Papers at the moment. If you click on the link to the left you will see that they are doing a 'buy three get one free' offer! The customer website also shows you the many different designs to choose from.......but only while stocks last so be quick!! If you would like to place an order, please click on my profile where you will find my email address and you can email me your order and contact details.

This is a fantastic deal so dont miss out!!

Stay safe

Smiles xx