May Rudolph Day

Well it is that time of the month again  for Sandra's 

Rudolph Day Challenge

These cards are for my youngest Grandson - Austin, for his classmates.

They are all using the smallest square from the LOTV die cut sheets

Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, tad of coloured card to match the image.

Some for the boys and some for the girls (but he won't be too pleased with the girl ones)

I thought that these were quite suitable for a 4 year old but then I thought "oh, he will be 5 before Christmas" but I think they will still be fine.

There are just over 30 but at least that is another big job out of the way.Yipee.

Have a great long weekend and thank you for popping by.

Kath x

This one is for Coen

Ladybugs Craft and Ink Challenge - Oh Baby

Now this card is using a very old shaped card from Craftwork Cards and an earlier Baby collection from LCI, the papers are from Craft Creations bought from Sam Taylors, Brighouse.

Die cuts are actually Puffy Clouds by Memory Box

Buttons and wording from stock.

The train track is cut from papers by Best Creations

I have to say BIG Congratulations to Kerry at LCI for becoming a Grandma and warn her that it will be the most expensive, happiest, and wonderful time of her life. Oh and by the way Kerry, don't rush to get him out of nappies, what a mess they make of the bathroom, thank goodness I had girls.

I am also entering this card into Oldie but a Goodie challenge - Inspired by a song.

The image, card, buttons, and lettering are all well over 6 months old

My only problem was to choose the song.

The Runaway Train - Micheal Holiday

Last Train to San Fernando - Lonnie Donegan

Freight Train - Nancy Whiskey

or 

Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glen Miller

I have gone for Chattanooga Choo Choo

only because I have been there and seen it.

Thank you all for looking, enjoy the rest of the week and IF the weather forecast is anything to go by looks like we may have a decent Bank Holiday, hopefully as I am off to Filey.

Thank you so much for looking and your lovely comments

Kath x

True Blue

Allsorts Challenge 207 - True Blue

The image is from Bugaboo 

Card, papers, ribbons and punches are SU

Coloured with Promarkers

Prim Poppy die by Memory Box.

I spent yesterday making cards for June Birthdays and I can post this as my friend does not even know I have a blog.

I was lucky enough to win Brenda's Saturday draw this week and when a parcel was through the door this morning, I thought it was the stamp that I had won but it was an even bigger surprise to find it was a lovely card from Miss (leader of the pack) along with a fabulous embossing folder, what a fabulous RAK. 

Off to have a play with it now.

Thank you all for looking.

Kath x

I wish I hadn't put the buttons on.

Heck of a challenge - Fashionable May

Well the last time I took any notice of fashion it was in the days of Mary Quant and Twiggy!

But I did ring my friends at Gucci to see what the Summer trend was going to be and they said bright and bold, all over, floral patterns! Eat your heart out Mary Quant.

Now this card is totally out of my comfort zone, usually flowers.

The basic card is a 5 x 7 Craft UK Ltd and to be quite honest I am so very disappointed with the quality of the card.

Digi stamp Boutique dress image and also shoes and handbag.

I have paper pieced them using SU plain card, can't remember the colour name.

The floral paper is from a 6 x 6 pad MME,Stella Rose, Mabel, whoo hoo, must be the first time for ages that I have been able to tell the make of the papers.

Pearls - Hobby House

Buttons from stock, which I thought was a good idea at the time as they seemed to match the papers exactly but that was in the false light and in the daylight wasn't that great.

S/A lace border from stock and probably Prima Marketing and it is not white as it looks here but a more of a cream colour that matches the papers.

Oh heck  nearly forgot  - dies - Spellbinder - larger than I thought when I bought them.

As the papers were from a 6 x 6 pad I couldn't add any behind the white die cuts and I had a great struggle to get them to decorate the shoes and handbag and as such I am entering this card into 

Pixie's  Crafty Snippets Challenge as believe you me I think it was pretty crafty for me to get the snippets through the printer.
Edited to add that I am also entering this into the Digi Stamp Boutique May Challenge

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Thanks so much for looking.

Kath x

Cards for Men - Animals

This card is for my Nephew, who has 3 cats, not a very good photo, but the other one I took was very blurred.

I am entering this card into the Cards for Men challenge which at the moment is Animals.

The images are Penny Black stickeroo's .

Card stock and sentiment  - Craftwork Cards

Papers- nice and bright and a bit funky but no idea what make they are.

The card is a tri-fold easel card, which is pretty easy to make, well it has to be, for me to attempt it.
Bit worried about the papers for a man but you should see some of his shirts.
Thank you all for looking and any comments you are kind enough to leave.
Enjoy your Bank Holiday.
Kath x

Pixies crafty snippets playground week 70

Pixies c.s.p. - week 70

Apart from the basic 6 x 6 card all the rest of the white card are from snippets.

Embossing folder - Tied together -Courture Creations

Dies - Cecilia Flower and Cecilia Flower Outline - Poppystamps

Craftwork Cards sentiment

Ribbon from stock

Brad, maybe Prima marketing, maybe not.

Die - placed at an angle - Spellbinders

The black things are old stock and can't remember, what or where from.

Ok while I was away I noticed that the infamous five took a trip to Ally Pally and it seems that there were no arrests, which quite surprised me as I expected to be approached for a guarantee for bail. Well done girls, Miss Di seems to have you all under control
Thank you all for looking and any comments you are kind enough to leave.

Kath x

April Rudolph Day

Well how very quickly these Rudolph days come round and you will find the challenge 

here on Sandra's - Stamping for Pleasure blog.

This image is part of a set of stamps by Hobby Art,  these cards are for my Grandson Ethan's school pals, there are 30 plus cards in the set.

Foolish me decided to stamp them directly onto the card then twigged that I would have to make inserts because the colouring (Promarkers/Copics)  showed through but I think he will be pleased as I may as well print the message and his name on the insert while I am at it, and it will save him having to write them all.

I am hoping that by the next Rudolph Day I will have my youngest Grandson's cards done.

I have used glossy accents on the nose but obviously it doesn't show here.

Christmas is coming, wish Summer was, given up on Spring.
Been very lucky though, had some good weather on holiday.
For those of you who know my sense of humour, one night we entered a quiz where there were no right answers, it was just for fun and one of the questions was "what is your Husband bad habit?"
I put 'breathing', it went down very well!

Thanks for looking and any comments your are kind enough to leave.

Kath x