No projects...

Afternoon all........

I know it has been a little while since I posted any cards or projects...I have actually made quite a few cards to sell to a friend of mine who then sells them in her shop but with the weather being so bad lately I have not been able to take any pictures, no decent lighting in my house so I have to rely on the sunshine outside!!!

I did manage to get a shot of this card before the bad weather set in and before I sent it to my Mum in Australia, she had some sad news recently so the timing was perfect......

Such a perfect sentiment.....my Mum really is 'one of a kind'.......she is one amazing lady!!

I recently sent her a box full of goodies and due to the postage I paid it should have got to her in about 10-12 days.....someone at Royal Mail made a mistake and sent in economy so it wont get to her until the end of September......I sent it on 29 June!!!! Mum I am soooooooooo sorry it is going to take forever to get to you, I will make it up to you some how! xxx

Well, thanks for stopping by, hope you all have a great weekend!

Stay safe

Kylie xx

No rest for the wicked!!

Sorry everyone,
Just to let you know that it has been a really busy week and I have not wanted to sit at the computer or my craft desk this week, just wanted to get home, have dinner and sleep........another busy day tomorrow but I hope to have something to post over the weekend.

Stay safe and see you soon

Kylie xx

More watercolours....

Hi everyone

Hope you have all had a good weekend.......Steve went fishing Thursday/Friday nights and then Saturday we went to Luton for the day shopping. It was good to get out and enjoy the day but we have totally relaxed today, watched the Moto GP racing, then Steve fell asleep and I spent the afternoon card making! I also spent ages sorting out, tidying up and cleaning my craft area..........what a difference it makes!!! I can now actually see all my bits and pieces and it makes it so much easier to find what I need!



So onto the card below.....I bought this stamp set recently as I really like water colouring (just wish I was a bit better at it!!) and would really love to be able to paint a picture from scratch....keep dreaming Kylie!! But I dont think this has turned out too bad really.....







...........especially for my first attempt!!! Dont look too closely though....please!

Well, thanks for stopping by, hopefully the weather will improve soon and I can get some pics taken.

Stay safe

Kylie xxx

Water colour wonders!!

Good afternoon everyone

I managed to get away from work a bit early today so thought I would get a post in before the electric goes off due to this massive storm we are having!!!!!!



Ok so I got some new stamps recently and settled in last weekend and did some card making.... I wanted to get some water colour practice in and here is what I came up with......on this first card I have used the water colour crayons.













On this next card I wanted to try something different...for me anyway......so I used the Stampin' Write makers as they kind of gave me more control over getting darker colours where I wanted them....

I really like how both cards turned out!!!! Let me know what you think, would love to get some comments.......

Stay safe

Kylie xx

Here comes summer!!

Happy Monday everyone!!


For me this card just says 'summer'.....I found some lovely designer paper by My Minds Eye called Bloom and Grow which I have used here. I used it as a background combined with stamping the small flower from Seeing Spots on the actual card and then the paper and then used the paper to cut a flower with my Big Shot and a SU button for the centre of the flower. The stem of the flower is from a different Big Shot die to the flower but it still works.











The sentiment from Pocket Sillouettes fits perfectly onto the leaf of the stem, stamped in old olive ink onto old olive card stock.



Seeing so many gardens blooming and bursting with so much colour just inspired me to make a really summery card!!



Hope you like, thanks for stopping by.



Stay safe

Kylie xx

Happy Birthday Dad!!

It's my Dad's birthday today and I have been trying to get through to him for about 3hrs!!! Finally I managed to speak to him to wish him a happy birthday, I even rang his mobile!!!.......my brother put on a bit of a black tie affair for him last night and he has spent today with friends and family......obviously wish I could be there to celebrate with him........

So here is the card that I made for him....this is actually the 2nd card I made as the first one was just bad!!!

Ooopps....I forgot to take the photo's before I wrote on the card!!

Well, while the sun is shining today I am off to take some more photo's, hope you all have had a lovely weekend.



Stay safe



Kylie xx

True Friend

There are so many amazing ideas out there by very talented people, unfortunately I cant remember where I found this one........sorry!!



With my new job keeping me very busy it has been difficult to find time to do any crafting and I need to get back into some sort of routine. I am trying to sit at my desk for at least an hour usually while Steve is in the bath, just to keep things ticking over.....



I really do like the design of this card and as usual I have gone for my earthy, natural colours!!!



Hope you have all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the weather where it has been sunny....I know some parts of the UK have had rain (booooooo!) hopefully the nice weather will contine for a little while yet.



Stay safe



Kylie xx

More Big Shot

It seems I am discovering more and more Big Shot Dies every time I look online or go into a craft shop......there are sooooooo many and they are fab!!!!!!!! I recently purchased these 2 which are a top note and a slightly smaller frame. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the Really Rust card stock and then managed to stick it down the wrong way round.....it still works though!

Well I really need to get back to the craft desk......I started a card the other day for my Dad's birthday and I have had real trouble finishing it off.....nothing I do seems to work or look right but I need to get it finished to go in the post on Monday (it really should have gone in today!) so that it gets to him on time!!

Hope you all have a wonderfull weekend

Stay safe

Kylie xxx

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!!!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful Mum......her birthday was on Monday but due to the postal strike her card wont have got to her for the actual day but I am hoping it has got there by now so here is the card I made for her...........

I know you had a great day and obviously we wish we could have been there to help you celebrate, it was you who encouraged and inspired me to get back into crafting and I am so grateful......it was also you who introduced me to the wonders of Stampin' Up!!!

Remember you are always in my heart, thoughts and prayers.......love and miss you so so much.

Kylie xxxxxxxxxxxxxx