Kate
Cards a la Kate
Monday, 11 November 2024
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Cozy Bundled Snowman
Challenge #276 has just gone live at Time Out Challenges and this fortnight we challenge you to be
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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired! Your comments are always appreciated and always bring me joy and if you do leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and how to find you!
Kate
Friday, 1 November 2024
Sparkles Snowflakes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge #164 has just gone live and the theme this month is
Snowflakes
I love Snowflakes and have loads of them! However my addiction to new Christmas related stash, meant I couldn't resist this gorgeous Diamond Snowflake from Poppy Stamps on a recent spree!
This is a two-die set and there are a lot of options but I liked it because I could finally do something I've been wanting to try for years - create a scene within a snowflake aperture - all my other snowflakes were too small or had narrow centres.
I assembled a snowflake from the bits left over from my first card and made that the focal element of my second card - a spinner card! Even though it was the second design, I actually finished it first because I had to wait for that sentiment die to arrive before I could finish the first card whereas I could stamp on this panel! Once I stamped this simple sentiment (also from WMS Alpine Christmas) to the base of the panel, I cut a track for the spinning snowflake and mounted the panel with a double stack of foam tape. I filled in the rest of the panel with pink snowflakes cut from snippets of pink that were lying around on my work area from previous projects. I couldn't resist adding more sparkle with these clear water droplet gems - this card is definitely being hand-delivered!
And here it is action!
My team mates at the Sparkle Christmas Challenge have some wonderful Snowflake inspiration for you as well as all our participants in the gallery so be sure to call by there as well!
I'd like to enter the following wonderful challenges
Kate
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Sweet Lime Pie
Baking/Sweet Treats
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired! Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated! And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and should be able to find you!
Kate
Thursday, 10 October 2024
Café Americano
Our generous sponsor Newton's Nook is offering a $25 store credit to our Time Out Winner as chosen by the Design Team! And the winner will be offered a guest design spot with us in a future challenge!
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you go away a little inspired! Your visits and comments are always a joy and always appreciated! And if you leave a comment, I’ll know you were here and should be able to find you!
Kate
Tuesday, 1 October 2024
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The Sparkles Christmas Challenge #165 has just gone live and the theme this month is
Use the Word 'Christmas' on your creation!
I don't want to panic anyone but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - as of today you have 2 months to start getting your Christmas cards done if you haven't been making them throughout the year. I thrive on last minute stress - just kidding! I am ever so grateful to Caz and the design team at Sparkles and all the design teams who have made making Christmas cards throughout the year - for their inspiration, hard work and for showing me what I absolutely must add to my burgeoning Christmas craft stash!
I visited my son in Scotland during August and while there was able to "shop" for stash that is difficult to find in Europe post-Brexit and yes much of it was Christmas related so watch this space! I also picked up some (as many as I could find) craft magazines and this die was a freebie with one of them!
The two dies in the set pack a lot of punch and don't need much IMO, so all I did was add a little Distress Ink to the base layer and stack the sentiment layer - easy peasy lemon squeezy (or lime squeezy in this case)! I think this die will lend itself to doing something like I did last month so will try it again if I find an appropriate tartan panel in my stash!
If after visiting the Sparkles Challenge Blog you're still in need of inspiration, you can see all my Christmas cards and how I made them by hitting the "Christmas" Label (just below the archive list) or click here!
I'd like to enter these fab challenges
Kate