THOSE DARN CATS !!

Happy Saturday Peeps,

I am still on my mission to use Freebies that I take and here today I am using one I got from Angie Addison. She has a FB Group HERE.
I printed out the cupcake several times and then coloured them with Copics and Spectrum Noir pens. 
Then I drew a cake stand on a piece of acetate so that it looks like it's made of glass.
My background was made by smooshing an ink pad onto a perspex stamp block and spritzing with water. Then I slapped it onto a piece of card :-) I went around the side panels using the stamp pad direct onto the card.

I think you might be able to see my attempted glass effect in this one.....

So anyway - whilst I was doing this, I was making some cookies for friends to have with coffee later. I took them out of the oven and put them on a rack to cool. Then I popped down to my craft room to photograph my card.

Would you believe it ????!!!!...........................................

I go back upstairs and 3 of my Kitties are up there, helping themselves to fresh baked cookies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Aaaaarrrrggggggh !!

Well - I guess I will open a packet of biscuits then !!

This small inconvenience produced my second card.................................

I bought this Penny Black stamp from a friend and had coloured it up with Copics to use on something else, but needless to say, they were slapped onto this card instead !!!!  :-D

Hey - Ho !!!

Thanks for dropping in.

Challenges I am entering:

Angie Addison FaceBook Group Challenge - Love

A Gem of a Challenge #162 - Love is in the Air

Creative Fingers Challenge #102 - AG

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #65 - Valentine's / Love

QKR Stampede Challenge #178 - Yummy Yummy

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie Challenge #37 - Dogs & Cats

A BIT OF SEWING

Me again,

I have been sorting through my stash and trying to use up some NBUS. I think I have enough stuff to open a small shop. I must admit to being a wee bit of a hoarder of my 'precious' things, so I figured it was about time I started to actually use it hahaha :-)

Here is a little card that I made with the latest Freebie from A DAY FOR DAISIES. It's called " All Tucked In " - such a sweet design.

I paper pieced the blanket and pillow and then I coloured the rest with Copics.

After I cut it out I did a simple blanket stitch around the outside. I used some pretty thread I got from a local Greek shop and you wouldn't believe how insanely difficult this stuff was to thread the needle and actually sew with !!!! I can't imagine what it could possibly be used for but I fell in love with it on sight :-)

I mounted it on some pink corrugated card and then used a teddy bear backing paper from my NBUS Joanna Sheen 'Baby' pad of papers that I have had forever !!  :-D 

Thanks for dropping in.

Challenges I am entering:

AD4D Challenge #139 -  Cozy Day - Stitching
Digi Choosday Challenge - Stitching
Crafting From The Heart Challenge #95 - Anything Goes

Make My Monday Challenges - Stitching

COLOURING MORE FREEBIES

Here I am again with a couple more of my collected Freebies from the stash waiting for colour.
My First one is this week's Freebie from 2Cuteink and it's called 'PUMPKIN COOKIE'. 
This was the Newsletter Freebie and I have coloured him up with Copics in a sort of pointillism fashion with yellow, light orange and dark orange.

Then I cut it out and mounted him on a rosette (Tim Holtz Alterations Die) made with 'Halloween Howlers #5' paper from Crafty Chaos (no longer trading), and then mounted that on some pale green card. I made a larger card using the #5 paper and a handmade sentiment to go with. Couple of bits of ribbon and Ta Da !!!

My second one today is using this week's FREEBIE from SPYDER's CORNER - he is called "CARROT TOP BUNNY" and will be available until next Tuesday-ish I think. SPYDER gives out a Freebie on Wednesdays. :-D

I have used him with "CARROTS THE BUNNY" and have coloured them with Spectrum Noir pens and then cut them out. I placed them on a Jillibean's double sided scrapbook paper  paper called Fresh Veg Soup and then mounted that onto pale green card with an inked edge.

I stamped a sentiment using Papertreyink, Urban Design Communique Curves Sentiments cling stamp inked up with a Marvy Brush Marker #64 Plum. I also added a sticker cabichon from a 'Summer' set which was sent to me by a Chum. I don't know who makes these :-(

                             

So there we are :-) I've had quite a busy afternoon.

Remember to snag your Carrot Top Bunny before it's too late and don't forget to go back and show SPYDER what you've made. :-D

I'm off now then to dig through my huge stash of freebie images to see what I will colour next :-D

Thanks for popping in :-)

Challenges I am entering:

2CuteInk Facebook Challenge

SPIDERMAN, SPIDER MAN, DOES WHATEVER SPIDERMAN DOES.... - SMUDGEFEST DAY 7 part 2

Hello Peeps... it's me again with #2 for the last day of SMUDGEFEST 2015. This Challenge Theme really tickled my fancy ..........................

The Challenge: 

SUPER SUNDAY 

This one is a little different than anything we've done before. Your challenge is to take any Smeared Ink image and turn it into some sort of superhero on your project! We'll be nice and let you choose either super hero or super villain, but in your description or even on your project, you must tell us your super's name and super power. 

Here is my creation #2...................... SPIDERBaby................

This piece has a background made with Textured Impressions Spider Wed embossing folder from STAMPIN' UP and I smeared it a bit with a black ink pad.

The baby is called "Wants Up" from the Babies of The Damned by SMEARED INK.

I coloured him with Copic markers and then cut him out. He is mounted on 3D foamies.

His shooting webs from his hands were made with a sort of plastic netting stuff that BLACK DRAGON gave me :-D

Challenges I am entering:

SMUDGEFEST DAY 7 - Super Sunday

PUPPY MISH MASH

Happy Tuesday Peeps,
Hahahaha - I bet you thought it was going to be some horrific squished puppies or something from that title didn't you ???? !! LoL
NO - it's OK ... you are safe... it's cute and cuddly haha.

I was lucky enough to win a challenge the other day and my Prize was this brilliant set from SCRIBBLES DOODLES DESIGNS, and I couldn't wait to use them.

I made this little card for a couple of Challenges that took my fancy.

All the papers are from the Puppy Mini Mish Mash set.

The dog is by LITTLE CLAIRE and is called 'Doggie Fetch'

Both the digis were coloured with Copics and Promarkers.

The Tag Label is from a little stash of Cricut bits and bobs that my friend cut for me before she left the island here. I don't know what cartridge it comes from. I stamped on it with mini rubber alphas.

Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges I am entering:

House of Cards September Colour Challenge

Fabulous Cricut Challenge #229 - Sketch

The Crazy Challenge #180 - Colour Combo

Tuesday Throwndown Challenge #214 - New Home     **TOP 3**

Cutie Pie Challenge #78 - Cute with Shades of Autum

Fitztown Challenges # 54 - Animals + digital elements

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Oh How Cute

ATC BINGE 2

Back again with the 2nd ATC of the day - this one using a MELJEN's design  - Scuba Bear.  I have coloured him with Copics and put some glossy accents on his mask. The sand backing is from a photo and the little Sandcastle and Sunshade are from the 'Seaside Holiday' digi kit by Digi Deborah Designs.
I used my tiny little letter stamps by Studio G to do the sentiment. The tiny shells are from my stash I collected from the beach :-)

Challenges I am entering:

ATCs With Attitude Challenge #47 - Beach Fun            TOP 3
Incy Wincy Designs Challenges - Create an ATC

BLOODY VALENTINE BLOG HOP DAY 1

Blog Roll

Tori

Shell
Black Dragon
Susan S.
Monique
Sandy
Jane
Abbie
Leigh
Wendy
Lady B

Ike..... That's ME

Kristy

Good morning Everyone and welcome to our BLOG HOP. This will be for the next 3 days, so I hope you will enjoy it.

You should have arrive here via the luscious LADY B but if not you can shoot back up to the top and start over. My first project is  a card using one of my new Rubber Stamps from SMEARED INK !!! YaY.  I used   the OCCASIONS GRUMPIES SET.  Smeared Ink has a Rubber Club now where you can get different sets each month :-) 

Here is the outside........

And this is inside .......

I also used:
 Sizzix PopnCuts Frame
 papers are  Sizzix Little Sizzles  
My Grumpie was coloured with  Copics.
Martha Stewart punch 

So, your next stop is the Krafty KRISTY... I hope you will enjoy our Hop and see you again tomorrow for Day 2  xxxxxxxxxx:-)

SMUDGY ANTICS - REPTILE RAMPAGE

Welcome back for another challenge with Smudgy Antics. First we must congratulate last week's winner........... Donna, with her Time Stands Still creation... Awesome xx

The challenge theme this week is "REPTILE RAMPAGE".

  

Reptile: 1.) Any various cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia (think snake, lizard, crocodile, turtle, dinosaur, or dragon).

Reptile:  2.) A person being regarded as despicable or treacherous.

Rampage:  Violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.

We are asking you to incorporate the spirit of a reptile rampage into your project for the week.  There are several directions you can take this prompt.  You can use an image of a reptile or you can use papers or textures that resemble a reptile's skin, or in the case of a turtle, its shell.  You can throw caution to the wind and get reckless in the creation of your project by ripping, tearing, and distressing a project almost to the point of destruction while still maintaining an awesome piece.  This theme would be great for art journal pages too.  Show us, through your art, a time where you may have been reckless or on a rampage.  Too much?  How about doing a journal piece or ATC about someone or something you regard as despicable or treacherous?  If it is NOT EVIDENT as to how you used the challenge theme REPTILE RAMPAGE in your project, please explain it in your blog post.

This week I used one of the new digis I have drawn for SMEARED INK - "Snake Woman"

I put her on some snakeskin backing paper and made a couple of clay snakes for a frame.

I coloured her with my new Prismacolour pencils with some Copic highlights :-)

It would be great to see you come play with us this week and take a look at the scaly creations my Smudgy Sisters have to show you :-)

Challenges I am entering:

Quirky Crafts -  Challenge 24.. Come to the Dark Side

SMUDGY ANTICS - MOVIE MADNESS

Happy Monday Peeps,

I have actually got my butt in gear and completed my DT projects for this week - YaY !!
Here is my first one... Movie Madness at SMUDGY ANTICS.
We are still doing the weekly Challenges along with 31 Days of Halloween and I must say that all the Girls on that are working like the clappers. There are some awesome pieces on show, so why not pop over at have a look..... 31 Days of Halloween with SMEARED INK at SMEARED & SMUDGED FORUM. There are Scavenger Hunt Prizes to be one and the whole thing is a feast for your eyes. Soooo much gorgeous work and a definite inspiration. 
So, today is Movie Madness Day. If you didn't know, I am now an artist for SMEARED INK and I draw exclusive images for them that you can't get anywhere else - some of them on the slightly darker side LoL 
Here's the new stuff :-)  (Click on pic to enlarge)..

This is using one of my latest in the New Releases, done specially for this Challenge. It is inspired by The Cask of Amontillado, which is a story by Edgar Allan POE and was also made into a couple of films.
I coloured my image with Copics, and snagged a clapperboard from the Web. The film strip I bought from Linda at Scrapcat. She has so many cartridges for her Cricut, she sells die-cuts, which is awesome coz I don't have one of those :-) 

Here we are:

Now, I hope you will pop over to SMUDGY ANTICS and play along with us this week.Art is inspired by many things and we want to see what kind of inspiration you can get from a movie. Being October, I would suggest a scary or creepy movie of some sort. If you insist on making a Tinkerbell type project - which will surely result in projectile vomiting from Lady B - then feel free to do so.
*We do ask that you state the name of your movie of choice, in case it is not evident to others looking at your project :-)
See you there :-D x

Challenges I am entering:

SMUDGY ANTICS - EVIL ALICE

Hello and Happy Monday and welcome to this week's Challenge over at SMUDGY ANTICS.

This week's challenge theme is:

"EVIL ALICE".

It seems Alice is huge these days!  Alice is everywhere!  She has video games, challenge blogs, tag and ATC swaps and who knows what else...all devoted to her and Wonderland!  That girl gets tons of attention!  We expect to see lots of entries this week.  Of course, being Smudgy Antics, we like things that are on the dark or edgy side of the art world.  Smeared Ink has made their own collection of AIW and let me tell you, Alice is all grown-up now!  You can find these jaw-dropping creations in the shop now.  I provided the link for the entire set, but these can be purchased as singles as well.  Trust me, you will want them all!  They are Hot!

We at Smudgy Antics challenge you to make the most mind-blowing AIW piece you can.  Make it evil, make it twisted, or make it seductive.  All of that will work.  Just stay away from the safe and cute stuff.  Save that for the other challenge blogs and tap into your dark side.  We dare you!

For my offering this week I used one of the new images called 'Rabbit'. Click Pic to enlarge...

I used the backing card from a stencil set I bought coz I like the clock, two cut outs from my New Xcut - one with Rabbit on it. I coloured it using Copics, pencils and baby oil :-) Thanks for the idea Helen xx

My eyes are from a Dilly Beans image and I have set them into flowers cut with a die.

I hope you will come over and play this week. :-)

Challenges I am entering:

PRETTY, PRETTY SESSION

It's me again today... phew !!
I have had such a lovely day beetling about in my nice tidy craft room, and I've just been non-stop making things. 
I was sorting through my computer and I came across a folder of images from ANJI's ANTICS. She does song lyrics too on her Blog. :-) I've had this one for a while... she's called "SteamRose" so I decided to colour her up with Copics and put her on a tag. I used my latest Xcut die, some new lace I bought locally, and some little butterflies that I die-cut from pink card and edged in pink ink. The backing of the tag was stamped with a lovely little Unity Stamp - "A Little Bit of Burlap" that I won as a prize. These are great stamps coz they come ready mounted on cling foam, so you just slap it straight on your acrylic block.... that means I don't have to touch it much (since I'm allergic) LoL    I stamped with embossing ink and then sprinkled kaleidoscope embossing powder and heat embossed. Then I rubbed over it with my pink ink stamp.
Anyhoo - I'm waffling on... here she is :  Click pic to enlarge ...

Challenges I am entering:

Allsorts Challenge Week 169  - It's a Gift