Kool Kitty Musings

Birdies...

Just a quick post to share my card for today's Card a Day challenge at 2Peas, I also combined it with the colour inspiration challenge over at Kristina Werner's blog. :o)

Prompt: "Hello Birdie" - Inspiration: 4 decorative edges, chipboard letters, and/or a sticker element elevated with foam 

 

So it's pretty clear my inspiration was the birdie bit!

 

Paper: Sassafras Lass
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Label: Martha Stewart
Flower: Prima
Other: Ribbon, Promarker pen (used to tint the flower edges too)

So, it looks like a snow day tomorrow, will be working from home and not slipping about on the ice! 

 

Back to the sketches...

I've combined the CaD challenge for January 5th with CPS sketch 148. Over the summer I had a lend of that very nice SU big shot die that so many people have and cut about 60 odd labels from various scraps, it's very nice flicking through the pile of labels and finding some nice gems!

Prompt: "Happy Bird Day" - Inspiration: Bird, a square card, and/or sentiment in a circle using 2 different fonts

I think I've actually ticked all the boxes this time! Shocking! hehe

Paper: Prima
Rub-on: Prima
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Other: Ribbon, Stickles

It's a shame that American Crafts green cardstock doesn't photograph as well as the red ribbon, the colour is much nicer in real life.

Well, I think that's it for the day. No doubt the actual creating of things will slow down over the next week and I hope I manage to get up at 7 tomorrow, as I've got rather used to late nights and late mornings! lol

Oh and I have seen that BBC 2 are showing Nurse Jackie tomorrow - this series has been recced to me from the US so I'll be checking it out. :o) Hopefully it will be good, I am still waiting for a UK station to show United States of Tara, from what I saw it was a great series!

It's another Showtime show and starred the delicious John Corbett - yum!

Who also played the lovely Aidan in Sex and the City (and who I much preferred to Big!). One of my favourite scenes of theirs was this one...
   

Getting ahead

Since it's back to work tomorrow and in the evening I believe I'll be taking the Christmas decorations down, then I thought I'd best make another card!

Prompt: "To You From Me" - Inspiration: Matching color cardstock & ribbon, complementary colors, and/or 2 different pattern & color papers

So while I had those Provocraft chipboard bits still out, I found another more apt crown, and used it! And yes, still loving my Earth Love mini deck.

Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Embellishments: Provocraft
Stamp: Hero Arts
Other: Satin ribbon, Promarkers
 

And while I'm apparently ahead, I think I've time for one more card. 

Hm... downsizing?

I was trying to find some items to use on the challenge for today's CaD card over at 2Peas, only to find that the chipboard accents I wanted to use, I'd already used. Since the packet was almost empty I transferred the remaing accents to another packet and used the packaging for my card instead!

Prompt: "Backwards in Heels" - Inspiration: Stitching, a favorite female driven quote, and/or a crown

So at least I managed the crown bit!

Background: Packaging from Provocraft
Stamps: PSX
Other: Button

 

I've not used those alpha stamps in quite some time, I remember back in 2003/04 when they were all the rage!

And finally...

Here's the last one for today. :o) Very simple, but I just love those journaling cards for making cards!

Prompt: "Together Forever" - Inspiration: Layered tags, one scalloped edge, and/or pearls

Stickers: Doodlebug, KI Memories
Other: Prima journaling card (Nancy Kubo), 3D glitter paint

I rather love those glitter alpha stickers from Doodlebug. :o)

Buttons galore!

So the next card... And these prompts can be interpreted in any way...

Prompt: "Thanks A Bunch" - Inspiration: Thank you, lots of blue, and/or a button & flower combo

Think I managed to tick that flower/button combo box!

Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras Lass
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Papertrey Ink
Other: Bling crystals

The buttons are rather gorgeous eh? And I finally cracked open my Cosmo Cricket Earth Love paper pad. :o)   

The start of the Card a Day cards...

And long may they continue!

So here are my cards so far for the challenge over on 2Peas.

The card kicking it all off:

Prompt: "Let it Snow" - Inspiration: use snowflakes, a flourish, and/or stripes.

 
Papers: October Afternoon
Stamp: Papertrey Ink
Rub-on: Basic Grey
Other: Stickles + 3D glitter paint

The little house is supposed to be in a snowglobe. :o) Next cards to follow...
 

Want to make a card a day?

Or even a few a week?

Well I have found a great challenge on 2Peas that you can stick to, or join in at your leisure. The prompts posted so far sound very flexible, so I think I will try and make a few cards for the challenge this evening. Check out this week's thread here. If you're thinking of taking part let me know as I'd love to check out your creations. :o)

In other news: Have been to the gym and finished all my work so consider myself to have met my non-creative goals for the day! It's snowing again so wonder what the weather is going to be like come Monday, please let it be painless morning traffic to work.

And tonight I am not going to lose a few hours of my free time playing Freecell! Ooops!

Very festive...

I have finally managed to get a garland for my mantle piece that I rather like - alas the TK Maxx berry one I wanted has gone and there were only damaged ones left. So I now have a simple spruce and berry combo that is just waiting for some lights to go with it. Mind you I seem to be filled with optimism at my house being decorated for Christmas - the office light has been put up - another chandelier:

But with shades this time - reasonably priced and the only one that had a big enough enclosure for the cabling would you believe... But house progress will be grinding to a halt soon as I am about to be mega busy with work - got to get it where you can, and will probably need to work some of the next few weekends - the time running up to the 4th is going to be mega stressful! So fingers any ambitious plans involving my spare time will have to go on hold. :o\

But back to the Christmas festiveness...

I finally saw the last issue of Scrapbook Inspirations in Borders the other day - I've still not received a copy so not sure whether to grab one this week... but my ATC spinner has been featured in the issue - although some of my favourite entries didn't get featured, there are a few nice pics ;o) but I didn't have time to look too closely at the article.

But I also had these two featured in another section, and I love how they turned out in the mag - here are some quickie naff scans:

 

Looks like the "D" in Dec got dislodged in transit as it is most wonky in the mag. LOL

But the colours look fab in print, and I am so sad I don't have oodles of the embellishments from Festive, they really are lovely. Probably one of KI's best and most cheery Christmas releases!

Although I am quite bias in my love of festive stash and creations, I have to say there were some stunning projects in that issue, such a shame the mag will not be around in it's usual format.

But back to the festive stuff, a nice surprise was waiting for me when I got home today, my Christmas candles! If nothing else I shall have the smell of Christmas around me (and last Christmas too as I still have my all time favourite Winterland, plus Jack Frost and a couple of other samplers to use up), the new fragrances I've bought are:

And that last one I have in a pillar candle and it smells very similar to Philosophy's Splendor shampoo range, which I just love!
 
So there we have it a few nice things after the carnage that was the drive home - over 1 hour in a stretch that usually takes 20 minutes in rush hour.
 

In case I don't manage this later...

I took a break from Christmas Journaling to make my last card of the year!

 

Personally I am not a real fan of NYE, love NY day - but NYE, not so much!

How ever you celebrate it (or not!) here's to a wonderful 2009!!

Brrrrr...

You can really tell December is round the corner, the ice and frost from this morning still hasn't melted. Plus I've had my Jack Frost candle on most of the day! lol

Still chipping away at the Christmas cards before I start back on my Christmas Journal project, not to mention the JYC alternative project I was going to do last this year - ah all the fun to look forward to tomorrow night! ;o)

And just for the fun of it, a variation on another recent card, shame the pink ink didn't match so well this time:

Can now go back to beating out the drums to Toxic in Rayman Rabbid's TV Party on the Wii! hehe

And the cards go on...

I tried to watch Love in the Time of Cholera tonight - it's been sat next to my PC for almost a month and I really want to get some new DVDs coming in from Lovefilm, so unless I watched this movie I'd not be able to send off for more. Hm.

I made it almost an hour into it, but I just couldn't take any more. I have heard the book is really good - well I'm afraid the film just bored me to death and I wasn't particularly fond of any of the characters! So the DVD got ejected and is now sitting in its envelope waiting to be sent off for something new!

One of the reviews I read (after realising I'd somehow added this to my rental list) said, you'd wish you had cholera - anything would be better than this film! LOL Hm, I almost agree.

Here's hoping there will be some good movie fayre at the cinema this month, went to see Zack and Miri make a porno last night with a friend as there was zero else on that we hadn't seen. The new movies for the week all came out tonight - so bad timing- but we were pleasantly surprised - not amazing, but sufficiently entertaining! ;o)

Anyway, after the whole dvd fiasco tonight, I switched over to some festive tunes and got to work:

Again with the American Crafts and not even Christmas papers! But I couldn't leave the KI out of it, and I have finally made a card I actually like! :oO Shock horror! It's based on Sketch This #75:

Anyway, off to watch Big Bang Theory. :o)

Hm, better than nothing

Well it's been a hard slog, I seem to have the anti-midas touch at the moment when it comes to making my Christmas cards. I start with an idea then it goes horribly wrong or just doesn't turn out like I'd like... a few cards have gone in the bin but here are the ones that didn't.... yet. Anyway, lots of American Crafts papers, Hambly rub-ons, some Basic Grey, Love Elsie and randomness.

My effort at the current CPS sketch, #92:

This one was for SketchThis #71:

Also I watched Munich, Casino Royale and Syriana - so they probably weren't quite the thing to get me in the festive frame of mind, and Casino Royale was especially distracting! mmmmm

But having rewatched it, I'd really like to see Quantum of Solace again, especially the opener since it starts right off from where Casino Royale finishes with Mr White.

Great stuff - and don't worry Gill, I'd already added those titles to my Lovefilm rental list! ;oP

Just a teeny one

So here's my card for sketch #91 over at the CPS blog. Finally opened my little set of matrioshki stamps as I thought they were quite festive too, and hurrah a bit of Stickles for good measure. Papers are old and new KI! ;o)

Here's a better pic of the greeting:

The Tin!

Remember this little purchase that came back from the States last year with the resident KI elf?

Well I can't remember if I mentioned it or not, but I bought the Traditional tin too when in Florida last December... and well... I soooooo have a lot of KI Christmas stash to get through.... I am well stocked for many, many, many years to come!

So tonight in an attempt to start chipping away at the KI mountain I made one measly card! LOL

Only 300+ sheets of paper to go!

And so the retro KI continues

Not got as much in the Christmas line, but I suppose enough to be getting on with for now so had a go at the Nov. sketch challenge on UKS.

Winter wonderland

Ha, things never seem to go as planned for me recently. Have had a bit of a blah weekend, and not feeling tip top tonight, but at least made a start on the Christmas cards this evening. OK, just one card!

It's based on CPS sketch #90. Also I am trying to use up those MM glittery rub-ons - they aren't my favourite, think I much prefer the matt look of their regular rub-ons as the glitter isn't so sparkly - the other stash is KI and Doodlebug of course.

Also in preparation for doing creative "stuff" I finally installed my robo on this computer - just goes to show how much I've used the robo since buying this computer in April!

And let's not forget that card!

While I was waiting for various adhesives to dry - here's the card I made for the current CPS sketch challenge. Had to scrap the first attempt as it just wasn't working - so out came the good old October Afternoon!

Glittery thickers

They're so yummy! I almost forgot I had these and they were perfect for a card for a certain little birthday girl!

It's kind of based on the current CPS sketch too. ;o)

The coast is clear...

The newlyweds should be safely off on their honeymoon now so I can finally post the card I made for Sarah and Martin:

And why not, another close-up:

The wedding was just perfect - I loved everything about it and the bride was just stunning! I will at some point find the time to see what on earth I managed to capture on my camera, but was having some issues in the evening with shots not coming out - boohoo....

But lovely to catch up with everyone and see Sarah and Martin celebrate their big day, I am just craving more of Jackie's sublime wedding cake that's all... mmmmm.

Just a teeny update

I tried to be good and make a card for the October card sketch challenge on UKS the other night, and here it is - not strictly according to the sketch but it meant I managed to play with my new Romance papers from American Crafts. ;o)

And some doodlebug frills for good measure, not forgetting the glossy accents!

Lost to reality tv

Currently spending far too much time watching Project Runway! It is sooo addictive. I really missed Project Catwalk when Virgin lost sky one, so the next best thing is Project Runway. ;o)

One day I am sure I will come back to making some cards, but I am just too tired to create right now. My back is doing much better after a couple of trips to the gym power plate and lots of walking around as sitting is the worst thing for it. Thank heavens for my special New Balance trainers as they were the only shoes I could wear to walk around not just the Metro Centre, Sunderland city centre to try and pick up THE dress, but all day yesterday in Middlesbrough on an elusive search for the accessories to go with THE dress. Extremely limited success... :oS

Oh and last night's telly, the Peter Kay spoof of X-Factor meets every other public voted reality tv show "on ice" - hilarious. I loved R Wayne and Rick Astley's cameo - snort!

As for creativity, I recently found this blog and have been following the videos and challenges with interest - they looks so fun to try.

But I suppose I can post the cards I made for It's a Creative world right?

   

Wintry weather...

Sometimes I like it... not when I'm out in it freezing cold, but cosy evenings in... they can be nice. Especially when you have a whole plethora of Yankee Candle votives to choose from (I forgot just what I'd stocked up on in Florida last year!)...

I finally came to the end of a few the other day and next in line for burning are vanilla lime (oh so lovely!) and coconut cookie bar - soon the wintry candles will be coming out: Jack Frost, Sparkling Vanilla (my fave but alas discontinued!) and Siberian Silver Fir.

But, in the creative dept. I have managed to at least make a card:

• Sassafras Lass papers and Inkadinkado stamp

Creativity and clear-outs

OK, so yesterday I wasn't that creative. When I got all my stash out at Zoe's I realised I had forgotten one vital item from the stash arsenal for doing my project - the cropodile!

So no hole punching in the mini-album pages.

No biggy, I could always make some cards, I thought.

But no, because guess who, for the first time in her life, had not packed even ONE sheet of cardstock??

So instead, I watched X-Factor, got Scrapbook Trends out to flick through, then watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding while Zoe did a gazillion entries in her albums. ;o)

Oh, and anyway, it's not like I'd have got anything done since Miss Lola was in the mood for some napping, slimey chew toy retrieval, and cuddling until Zoe got the square punch out and she took exception to that! So really, it's all Lola's fault... LOL

Anyway, today after watching the last few episodes of the Closer season 4 (OMG what a mid-season cliff-hanger they've left it on until January!) I got down to some card challenges.

Here's CPS sketch #84:

• Jest Charming mini-paper bag
• October Afternoon and GCD patterned paper
• Hambly rub-on
• Papertrey Ink and Pink Paislee stamps

And here's a card for the September card challenge over at UKS.

• American Crafts patterned papers
• Poppy Ink fabric and buttons
• KI Memories alpha stickers
• Stamped background with Papertrey faux ribbon stamps
• Cuttlebug butterfly

Right, and as for the clear-out. I think I'm going to go through my half-used Poppy Ink kits and divide up the stash a bit... Wish me luck, it may take me some hours! ;o)

Retro stash time...

With some old KI Grateful papers! I bought them for a reason, yet still haven't done a layout with them.... but it's very autumnal right now so decided they could get used on a card instead!

• KI Grateful papers
• Maya Road rub-ons
• EK Success alpha stickers
• Doodlebug buttons
• Prima flowers
• Bling!

So this card is based on CPS sketch #83 but also done for this week's prompt at card paper scissors. :o)

Anyway, off to watch some telly, just need to stay awake enough to watch all of Medium!

Better late than never...

Managed to make a card for this month's UKS sketch challenge using some of my leftovers Metropolitan papers before cracking open the big pack! It's based on a current card sketch from Becky Fleck:

• American Crafts papers and Thickers
• Maya Road chipboard bird
• Heidi Swapp chipboard accents
• Pink Paislee and Papertrey Ink stamps

Right, off to watch Medium!

Christmas comes early-ish

Just keeping on top of a couple of challenges in one card - it's been a while since I did a Rudolph Day challenge, so Jo's prompt for today was perfect: to make a Christmas card without using traditional colours of red, green, or gold.

I went for aqua and brown!

• K&Co. paper
• Papertrey Ink stamps
• Starlight Stickles
• Nestabilities

Some CAD entries no less...

Managed a couple of card projects now that those photos have been ordered. Including an attempt at this week's CPS sketch, #82 -  I was really inspired by Sherry Wright's and Laura William's cards with this one:

• Basic Grey Eva papers
• Papertrey Ink stamp

And a 3D card using Banana Frog's "That Takes the Cake" stamps:

• Banana Frog stamps
• Making Memories alpha stickers

Next up, a couple of recent CAD challenges at scrapper's daily dose:

• KI memories papers
• Chatterbox stamps

And the challenge for this one was to use a tied bow in some way:

• SEI paper
• Bazzill scalloped cardstock
• Papertrey Ink stamp
• Bling
• Ribbon chopped off from a Monsoon blouse!

If a cat has nine lives...

How many has it's owner got??

Because I think I lost one of my cat-owner's nine lives this morning when I had to take Kizia to the vet's to get her weepy eye looked at. All was going OK (I should have sensed something was about to happen!), until I had to get her cat box with her unhappy self inside out of the boot... she managed to escape the well-locked cat box just as I was setting it on the ground and made a run for it in Sainsbury's car park. Thankfully I was parked near some hedges and trees at a wall and a lady helped me get her calmed down enough that she could get her out of the bush and we got her back into the cat box. Kizia was in shock, her little heart beating away and I was in panic mode - the car park isn't too busy thankfully but if I'd parked anywhere else she'd have been running amongst the cars and we'd have never got her back. Anyway, she's had her antibiotics jab and has to go back Monday for eye drops and there will be a biiiig luggage strap around her cat box to prevent any further escape attempts. I don't think either of us wants to loose another life after this morning's trauma!

But anyway, onto nicer things... A couple of cards for some of Jo's challenges over at card, paper, scissors:

The challenge here was to use two primary colours together, mine: red and turquoise blue. ;o)

• American Crafts Thickers alpha and accents, plus badge
• Doodlebug patterned paper
• Michaels bling and flower

Next one, I can't stop using October Afternoon every now and then - Detours is my favourite line - especially these papers and bits!

The challenge here was to use texture, mine was using KI lace cardstock - apples are just perfect with that October Afternoon line! ;o)

• Patterned paper, rub-on and jelly accent: October Afternoon
• Lace cardstock: KI
• Alpha stickers: Carolee's Creations

That's all for now!

No mini-album in sight

So it was universally decided last night that well... we weren't really in a scrapping mood - so no I didn't make a start on the mini-album and that could be a good thing as I've not even sorted photos for it yet!

BUT.... we did watch X-Factor (I had to hide when cringing at some of the auditionees)... and then King Kong and I went away with a few new additions to my TBR pile, which hasn't shrunk since getting back from holiday.. and it was spookily foggy on the drive home, but I got in just after midnight - thank god for my ipod playlist!

Favourite songs last night were Brandi Carlile's The Story (this was playing all the time in the States as it's on the Team America soundtrack to the Olympics or something and also on some ad for Chevy pick up trucks - I could be wrong) and the original dance remix of Delirium/Sarah McLachlan's Silence track all 11 minutes of it, and a duet between the divine miss McLachlan and Brian Adams - Don't Let Go. :o)

But back to business... I made a couple of cards today trying to base them on the current CPS sketch - they both started out resembling the sketch but actually don't look much like it in the end! Oh well, artistic license!

• SEI cardstock
• Hambly rub-on
• Chatterbox tag
• EK Success alpha stickers

• SEI and Deluxe Designs patterned paper
• Chatterbox stamps
• Making Memories glitter alpha stickers

So there we have it... the only creative effort so far this week -sad isn't it? :oP

In nicer news, I heard from Tree that the new series of Medium started last week - so I'm already an episode behind, but yay, episode 2's on tonight!!!

So long summer...

It's been a funny old weekend. Friday night went out for a family meal for my birthday (now that my brother is back from Phoenix) which included the best part of a bottle of Merlot (and I NEVER drink wine!!) followed up by a fair few shots of the homemade lemon vodka. Yikes the stuff nearer the bottom of the bottle is a lot stronger than the previous offerings!

Saturday was more or less a day of leisure (as I took my sweet time getting up out of bed!) and I totally intended to get some cards made - I did! But well I got distracted with other things and caught up watching my dvd rentals from Lovefilm - gee, you never know what they're going to send you next! It's a complete travesty compared to good old amazon dvd rental... But there is now no other service that seems better... {sigh}

And today, well, I wasn't intending on washing my car... but I kind of did.

Then it rained.

And it's been raining ever since, and so faced with this farewell to summer, I finally got the stash out and tried to catch up on a few card sketches, not to mention use up some bits and pieces from kits! I've had to cancel my sub to Scarlet Lime - no space for new kit stash and my LO productivity is really too low to justify it right now not to mention I need to lay off the credit card! :o\

Oh and I did remember to take a photo in daylight of the stamped rsvp card I made last week, looks a bit better:

But onto today's cards. First up CPS sketch #78 (going back in time here.... doo-do-dooo-do... insert Twilight Zone music...)

• Lots of bits and pieces from a Scarlet Lime kit
• Carolee's alpha stickers
• Bling crystals and American Crafts brads

Next up, another October Afternoon card - I know, I just love this particular line with its apples and cute woodland creatures! ;o) And of course I had to play with my new scallop punch again!

Leaping rabbits eh?

And finally, the current CPS sketch challenge is to pick a past sketch make a card and something else to go with it using the same sketch, I picked # 62:

• Basic Grey patterned paper
• Heidi Swapp chipboard
• SEI brads
• May Arts ribbon
• Papertrey Ink greeting
• Prima flowers and bling

And here's the matching gift tag:

I bought some teeny 2 x 3 inch gift tag envelopes in Paper Source in Chicago so I thought I'd get using them - OK, one!

Right, off to enjoy the rest of my Sunday evening - or in reality, pack my gym bag, wash-up, take a bath...

150 cards down...

Still have 206 to make this year!

Slowly but surely I'm not giving up just yet... and here's the latest, the challenge at Scrapper's daily dose was to make a friendship card:

• October Afternoon papers and rub-ons
• Making Memories flower and buttons

I made stuff!

Although the pics leave a bit to be desired:

This card is a lot cuter in real life - the light blue on white makes it hard to photograph, but I played with my new chatterbox birdie stamps plus my fave Sassafras font, embossed in the cuttlebug and stickled to my heart's content, with a dash of bling for good measure! I may try and take a better pic of this one in daylight if I get chance.

Playing with my new Fiskars punch, still not quite got the hang of doing full scalloped squares and I love my new MM gathered ribbon! ;o)

Last but not least, decided to try and start up on the CPS sketches again, so this is the latest one, #79:

SEI and GSD papers, plus SEI and Chatterbox die-cuts, Hambly rub-on and Papertrey Ink greeting, and 3D foam galore.

Back to work tomorrow so I am off to tidy up and get to bed!

A fleeting return...

To card a day - soooooo woefully behind, but fancied doing one of the old challenges and twinning it with the current CPS sketch (#74).

Everything but the stamp is from the January Poppy Ink kit.

Last LOs for a while!

I some how doubt I'll actually get chance to scrapbook again before I head off on holiday to Chicago in 2 weeks... so to tide me over, here are a couple from today's crop:

Finally managed to use up a few sheets of pp from my Basic Grey Phoebe stash, not to mention some of the lace and buttons from Making Memories and those huuuge MME flowers! And those chipboard Thickers go great with these papers.

Next up, I got out my new July Scarlet Lime kit, which arrived Friday.

Oh and here's a card made using some of the left-over circles I'd cut out of the Phoebe paper, combined with Banana Frog Perfect Paisley stamps:

Beach fun...

With some new October Afternoon!

So here's the first LO from the weekend, using October Afternoon Daydreams - thought it worked quite nicely for these recent beach photos! :o)

It's quite disappointing how grey looking the "white" AC poolside thickers are in real life - they should rename the shade M&S grey bra white... hehe

And here's the card to use up some of the scraps...

Can you tell a copy of June Card Trends finally arrived today with the idea to stamp on chipboard. ;o)

Mini-book Monday

So, here's the first project from the weekend. Started off flexing my scrapping muscles with a very recent purchase of a crop in a box kit from Shimelle that included a mini-book project, this one:

Loved the little WRM Keepers mini binder, especially it's teeny page protectors and I am so in love with American Crafts gathered ribbon - and the green one was the only one I'd not managed to get my hands on! :o)

So with the left-overs from the mini-book I made a card:

Will get another project scanned and uploaded tomorrow night, but for now I am off to watch the rest of Mary Queen of Shops!

Hello inspiration my old friend...

Well what can I say, I've just had a totally fab weekend away at Gibside. Despite the back spasms from lugging around stash and having to scrap stood up some of the time I did actually manage to reacquaint myself with my old friend: The Mojo.

In fact, I managed more than the average amount of project output given the average amount of time actually spent dedicated to the art of scrapbooking vs. how many varieties of sweets and cake one can consume within 24 hours.... hm, although it is hard to determine which was the more fun pursuit...

Haven't got time to scan and upload the lot tonight (sleep, must get some sleeeep), but let me just share the joy a little with this photo:

Oh and I have no idea if I've already posted this card or not, but made it over a week ago with scraps left over from that Christmas layout...

Tomorrow night I'll try and upload some pics, and (with any luck!) make a card with some of the left-overs from this weekend... hehe

Sprinkles...

Gosh, after all the cake yesterday I am really feeling peckish for... more cake. LOL

But this will have to do, a card made with Shimelle's cupcake stamps!

Just a little catch up with an old CAD challenge to use pink and black, well ta-da!

• KI Memories, Chatterbox and Urban Lily papers
• Banana Frog and Papertrey stamps
• Ribbon and button

And that's it so for another weekend.... Next weekend I'll really have to sort out my Gibside packing. Waah!

Time to admit defeat?

I honestly thought I'd more or less manage my Card a Day challenge this year... But today I find myself almost a whole month behind on cards. :o(

And once you are that far behind do you ever really manage to catch up, or do you think I can count on Christmas for getting my success rate back up? LOL

Anyway, I shall still be using the various prompts and sketches out there to try and hit the target of 366 cards for the year, but I may not actually hit that until February 2009 - who knows!

But in the meantime, here's a little something to tide me over, my rather non-typical Father's Day card...

• DCWV card blank
• GinX papers
• Hero Arts stamps
• Prima flower
• SEI brad
• Doodlebug buttons
• Oval Nestabilities

My little tantrum must have worked...

Well, ever so slightly!

My Hero Arts stamps finally arrived today and I had a teeny play with them between flicking through my new guides to Chicago and pottering.

Here's a catch up card for the 19th of May (yes, one day I will catch up again... possibly in 2009!) to make a manly birthday card, I'm afraid this is as manly as I get!

• KI Memories and Sassafras Lass papers
• KI and EK Success alpha stickers
• SEI brads

And another one using my new Bird Greetings stamps:

• Sassafras and Narratives patterned paper
• Scenic route cardstock
• Hero Arts and Scarlet Lime stamps

Here endeth today's creativity! Also managed to watch The Waitress while playing, good film! :o)

Better than nothing I suppose...

One meagre card for the catch-up pile- gah soooo behind!! And it's for CPS sketch #65...

• Crate, GSD, and Narratives patterned paper
• American Crafts gathered ribbon
• Lil Davis chipboard plaque
• Doodlebug glitter brads
• Carolee's Creations teeny alpha stickers
• Mini flowers

Right, well it's cinema day tomorrow, if I manage to get up in time, I'll be off to the gym beforehand... IF.... otherwise I may get a game of Wii tennis in beforehand plus some boxing. Yeouch!

CPS catch up

So behind on my cards of late, but here's a name day card based on CPS card sketch #64:

• GinX paper
• DCWV cardblank
• Papertrey Ink stamps
• EK Success alpha stickers
• Matt brads
• Michaels ribbon and flower

Back to the Apprentice now and out to see Indiana Jones tomorrow night. :o)

Leisurly Sundays

Finally managed to catch up with some DVDs I had to watch and read Nora's 2nd instalment in the Sign of Seven trilogy from cover to cover this morning, and have played a little card catch up, but my creative heart wasn't really in it as have been having some more issues with the new PC, but the fault is just occurring with PowerDVD so will see how I go watching DVDs on the PC via Media Player now... so far so good on that front.

Anyway, the cards....

• Scenic Route cardstock
• Basic Grey rub-ons
• Stickles

This next card is based on a card sketch for Scarlet Lime and uses the April kit plus a few extra bits:

The challenge on the 12 at Scrapper's Daily Dose was to create a card smaller than 4x4:

• KI Memories paper
• EK Success alpha stickers

This next one is based on CPS sketch #64:

• Basic Grey papers, tag, alpha stickers, rub-ons
• Michaels fabric ribbon

Challenge for the 14th was to create a card where the only embellishments were buttons:

• KI papers and alpha stickers (not embellishments in my eyes! :oP)
• Doodlebug buttons

This next one is for Sketch This #49:

• KI papers, tag and alpha stickers
• Doodlebug buttons
• Making Memories flower

And finally, another card where I (badly) attempt to make something using KI Fire papers...

• KI papers and tags
• American Crafts ribbon and brads
• SEI brads
• Stickles

The end for now... off to watch the rest of Indiana Jones. Looks like we'll be having a family outing to see the new Indy film next week or so... and then not long until Sex and the City is finally out!!! Woohooo!!!

Respite from the technical stress

So as you can see my PC is still working, BUT the error has not been solved... so still think I have been given a faulty video card, still waiting for Dell to get back to me regarding my follow-up e-mail from Saturday, if I've still not got an answer by the time I get in from work tomorrow I'll have to call yet again. :o(

Anyway, in the meantime - amongst fruitless google searching for solutions - I made a few cards. Yay me! hehe

• KI papers
• Papertrey Ink stamps
• Embelleaz beadz

• Junkitz and Making Memories papers
• KI Memories rub-ons, chipboard, and sticker
• American Crafts brads
• Bazzill scalloped cardstock

• Stampin' Up Kraft cardstock
• Basic Grey paper
• Making memories flowers and velvet brads
• Papertrey Ink stamps

• Stampin' Up Kraft cardstock
• Basic Grey paper
• Papertrey Ink stamps
• Stickles
• American Crafts ribbon

Right off to recover from my double class at the gym, why I thought I could do spinning right after body combat I'll never know but man, I hope it's shifted a few pounds from last night's meal at the Ocean Seafood restaurant (which was, I have to say, delish!).

A little birdie...

Time for another CAD card....

• Basic Grey patterned and background paper
• Maya Road chipboard
• Bling crystal
• Making Memories teeny alpha stickers

No creating tomorrow night I don't think, have circuits with my PT at the gym... ha... so hope it does me some good. But off to watch the rest of The Apprentice now and check how my Sims are doing. ;oP

So the cards...

It's been a totally lovely day, but a shame I've spent the best part of it in the office... however after getting back from the sweltering gym I've been sat with the windows wide open enjoying this summery weather!

But, so that I can sit out tomorrow evening reading... I hope! Here are more of the cards from the backlog:

• Patterned paper by Mara Mi
• Stamp from Papertrey Ink

• KI papers all the way
• Plus Pink Paislee and Banana Frog stamps

• Mara Mi and KI papers
• Black Stickles
• Pink Paislee stamps

• Papers from an old Self-Addressed kit (I loved them but the manufacturer name has escaped me right now... I know it, I do... but gaaaah can't remember it right now)
• Pink Paislee and Papertrey Ink stamps
• Touch of bling crystals

This one is also my version of CPS sketch #62. :o)

• Collage Press papers
• Rhonna and Papertrey Ink stamps
• Perfect Impressions pearl brads
• Liquid pearls

This next one is also Sketch This card #48

• Sassafras Lass papers (yum!)
• Sassafras Lass cloud stamp
• Papertrey Ink greeting

This next one doubles up as my interpretation of CPS Sketch #61

• Three Bugs in a Rug papers (I think)
• Pink Paislee and Papertrey Ink stamps

Next up my version of Sketch This card #47:

• Basic Grey papers
• Papertrey Ink stamps

• Basic Grey background paper
• Cactus Pink and Papertrey Ink stamps
• Bling crystals
• May Arts ribbon

And finally, caught up on a CAD challenge at Scrapper's Daily Dose today that also doubles up with CPS Sketch #63:

• Rusty Pickle and Love Elsie papers
• Nestabilities
• Pink Paislee and Papertrey Ink stamps

The End!

for now...

Phew...

Wow, the holiday weekend sure went by fast!

Have been quite a busy bee the past few days, brunch, an impromptu visit to the modern art gallery, went to see Made of Honour, all day shopping yesterday, and today at last some creativity without me falling asleep at my desk!

But, as I've only just photographed all 12 cards I made today, I'm way too tired to post them all... but here are a couple. The first is a sketch from the Card Studio Designs forum by Jeanette, sadly the boards are closing and us CAD cards have found a new home on Scrapper's Daily Dose! It's now just a matter of keeping up. :o)

• Papers from April Scarlet Lime kit
• K&Co. chipboard embellishment thingy
• Banana Frog and Pink Paislee stamps

• Patterned paper by Mara Mi
• Doodled and accented with stickles
• Papertrey Ink greeting
• Bling!

Quick creative update

As I type this my poor feet are slowly recovering from a day spent traipsing around Newcastle in search of some new shoes/cardies/tops for the summer.

All I bought was a bottle of coconut milk lotion from The Bodyshop, and a couple of Reese's White chocolate PB cups...

Ma managed to buy a new pair of nice shoes in Clarks and we had lunch at Gospoda, the little Polish restaurant in the centre. Very nice food indeed, and ma was very happy that she had a taste of home that she didn't have to cook. lol

We never managed it to the Polish deli, but snagged the last two loaves of Kolos rye bread in Fenwick's - our trip would have been a bitter disappointment had we not come away with the bread!

Anyway, I've managed to get a couple of cards done tonight, just 13 cards behind now on the CAD front!

This one was for the monthly card challenge on UKS:

• Patterned paper by American Crafts, Scenic Route and Jenni Bowlin
• Chipboard from American Crafts
• Fabric flower embellishment and button from a recent Scarlet Lime kit
• Pink Paislee stamp
• Bling crystals

Not sure about how this one turned out...

• Scenic Route and K&Co. papers
• American Crafts chipboard
• Around the Block labeling tape
• Hambly rub-on

Smiley day!

Was hoping to have a relaxing evening tonight watching Enchanted (at long last!) before the Apprentice, but have been on taxi duty and will be on taxi duty later on as well...

But I had a nice surprise waiting for me when I got in from work... smiley stash, the stash that's been on your wishlist ages and you've finally got it in your hands! :oD

In the meantime I have made a teeny dent in my card backlog:

• American Crafts and Narratives papers
• May Arts ribbon
• Pink Paislee and Papertrey stamps
• Maya road chipboard
• Spellbinders die

Here's hoping tomorrow is another smiley day as it's gym weigh in time... and it was TGIF's last night for tea!