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In my bestest Greek  I have written this as meaning " The clouds will bring rain, but I will be your sunshine".
I have made a wee card to cheer a little Friend of mine :-D

I got this lovely little clear stamp set as a gift from my Friend FIKI from BAD KITTYS CRAFT ROOM. The stamps are small and I usually make big cards, so I must admit that I sat and stared at this set for a long while.
However - FIKI is really very good at making cloud backgrounds on her cards, so I thought I would have a go at that ! Not as good as hers but they came out OK. LoL

I used a die cut for the houses and added some lights in their windows. Obviously not everyone is home yet and the house on the far left in a newly built Greek house that hasn't had any doors or windows put in yet :-D

I stamped and coloured the animals and elements and then fussy-cut them. The raindrops are covered with sticky back plastic to make them 'wet look'.

I don't know who the maker of the little stamp set is as it came with no labels.

** Fiki tells me this is called ' Raining Cats & Dogs ' by HERO ARTS ** 

Just to let you know - I still have wonderful sunshine here and it was 23 degrees today when I went down to the Town :-D

Thank you for popping in and for Following me xxxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #379 - Raining Cats & Dogs   13/11 *TOP 3*

FLUFFY AND CUTE

Hi All,
I managed to get a walk in some fresh air this morning as it's not raining (yet !!!)  LoL

This afternoon I have been using my Promarkers to colour a new image I bought - AURORA WINGS - " Mama It's So Fluffy".
I cut it out with dies (don't know the names sorry. ) One is a stitched square and the other is a pretty frame, and a great 2 piece fern/leaf set. I got them from FIKI at her CRAFTY KITTY CAT SHOP.
I used the smallest one and stamped the sentiment using my new 'Stamp Perfect'  by Hampton Art  :-)
The flowers are from a sprig of fake apple blossom that I got at a local e1 shop :-D I pulled them off the plastic stalks and glued some pretty beads in the centre to hold them back together :-D

Have a great day and thanks for popping in.

Challenges I am entering:

Passion for Promarkers Challenge #433 - Cats or Dogs     5/3

Lost Coast Designs Challenge #47 - More Than 2 Legs  1/3

Aurora Wings Challenge #64 - Bingo.... Flowers/Dies/Beads   17/3

CARD KITS by FIKI

Hi Guys,
I have popped in quickly to tell you about a new idea FIKI has in her Shop. She has put together a really great Butterfly Card Kit and the price is fabulous. Pop over here and have a looksee :-D
http://craftykittycatshop.blogspot.gr/2017/06/card-kit.html

I am busy making cards so hopefully I will have something to show you at the weekend :-D xxxxxx

MY LATEST CARD COMMISSIONS

Me again,
I was asked on Sunday for a couple of 25th Anniversary Cards and here is what I did:

Flowers by SAMFLORA, assorted Marianne Dies and new lacy floral trim was a present from a chum :-) The Happy Anniversary was stamped using silver ink but it doesn't photograph easily !

Papers from my stash. I used my new Border Die I got from Fiki at her Shop - CRAFTY KITTY CAT SHOP. 

*  I ordered it from her Shop but she was very sneaky and told me it had sold out and then sent it to me as part of my Birthday present ! LoL  Isn't she wicked ?!!!  hee hee 

The flowers I made using a Sizzix - Susan's Garden Die Set ..Dahlia, and the trim is from my local Greek haberdashery.

Thanks for looking and I'll be back with my crochet dogs in just a mo'  :-D

Challenges I am entering:

Artistic Inspirations Challenge #179 - Anything Goes   25/5

Crafting From The Heart Challenge #159 - AG    22/5

UnstampaBelles Challenge #68 -  Layering & Borders   27/5

Use Your Stuff Challenge #264 - Metallics  (Silver card & papers)  21/5

TWO PROJECTS USING THE SAME SKETCH

I was looking through the Challenge lists and I came across a sketch over at SATURDAY SKETCHES that I fancied having a play with.

I also had a go at making a Heart Rosette after watching a video done by my friend Fiki - BAD KITTY. :-)

Here's my first  project which uses my surprise Prize image I made especially for HOLLEY's celebration for 2017 - she is 7 years healthy now. Full deets can be read HERE.
I made her mouth a little smaller as someone had commented and said it was "too large + distracting"  !!

I used a backing paper from the " I Love You " set from FAR FAR HILLS, and I made my own ' I'm A Winner' backing paper for the triangles. I coloured up my image and then I added a heart Rosette as demonstrated by Fiki :-)  Whilst I was watching her video on YouTube, I happened to spy something on the right-hand side and afterwards I went and found out how to make this...............

It was demonstrated by a lady called Sheshe Crafts and there was a free PDF pattern to cut out and then fold for this little critter. I wound it with floral wire and used the end for his antennae and made a paper body.

My second project using this sketch is this one.

It is the BOX TOP for the collection of cards I am sending to the Pawprints donation scheme.

I have always had a ' soft spot ' for Westies and had the good fortune to know a very sweet one for many years - she has sadly now passed away :-(

This little one is called  "Valentine Westie" from DELICIOUS DOODLES, but I think he is no longer available - I have had him for years now, since I used to work for DD on their DT. I coloured him with Promarkers and gave him a Tartan bow, since he is from Scotland and I left his rose white for Scotland too.

I used a heart border punch for the two pieces of red card and made another of the Heart Rosettes Fiki showed me, this one using Tartan paper.

Well Folks, I am not sure if I will have anything else done tonight, so I'll say bye for now :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Sketch Saturday #451     25/2

Delicious Doodle February Challenge - Anything But A Card  (Box Top)  28/2

Making Memories Challenge #2 - Valentine Use some Red

PAAAAARTEY KATS #2

Happeee Saturday :-D

It's a bit chilly today so I am down in my craft room messing around.
I have made another card using the  5th BIRTHDAY FREEBIE from Fiki over at BAD KITTY'S CRAFT ROOM. This is called  " PARTY CATS " and you can snag them for yourself if you go HERE. 

If you make something using the PARTY CATS you can enter Fiki's Blogaversary GIVEAWAY. :-D

Here is my card which also uses the latest Freebie Background Paper from MEINLILAPARK.

I may be back again later with some more if my Mojo keeps a-flowin'  LoL

Thanks for popping in. xxx

Challenges I am entering:

Crafting With Friends Challenge #35 - AG  31/1

Jo's Scrap Shack Fun Friday Challenge #172 - AG  28/1

Making Memories Crafting Challenge #1 - AG    4/2

Patie's Creations Design Challenge #130 - Use An Animal  2/2

CAT LOVERS' BLOG HOP 2016 - DAY 5

Meow-llo ...  and welcome  to DAY  5 of the CAT LOVERS BLOG HOP 2016. I am one of the Sponsors again this year and I  have given a Prize to JANIS to use..... a brand new set of 5 Christmas Cats digital stamps that I called " FLEAZ NAVIDAD ".

Today is DAY 5 and if you pop over and link up, you will be in with a chance to win this image:

This one is called " WAITING FOR SANTA ".  and could be your very own if you go see what the game is today from JANIS.

Today I made a Meowloween box card. All the sweet kittlings have been drawn by my dear friend FIKI and I was very lucky that she gave me a set :-D :-D

I have coloured them with Derwent Inktense pencils and Spectrum Noir markers and stuck then to strips of acetate to make them 'float' in the box. I altered the balloons on the little guy at the top so they looked like pumpkin balloons.

On the sides of the box I have used my Meowloween digi.

The box design was a free print and cut download from CHOUX CHOUX PAPER ART. 

I hope you will go and play in the Hop - there's lots of lovely prizes and fun games :-) 

Thanks for popping in and I will see you later :-D xxxx

Oh ... don't think I am being rude and ignoring everyone.... I shall be doing my own Blog Hopping round to you all on Saturday when I have lots of time to have a good browse :-D  xxxxx

Challenges I am entering:

Cat Lovers' Blog Hop - DAY 5

YAY !! HAPPY MAIL

Hello Peeps and Happy Sunday :-)

I just popped in to show you some happy mail that I got yesterday.... it's from my sweet friend Fiki... also known on her Blog as BAD KITTY .  :-D
She makes gorgeous cards - lots of them with kitties and shows some amazing photos, and she lives in Croatia which looks like an amazing place... such gorgeous scenery where she lives. :-D

Fiki also has some beautiful Cats who quite often sneak into her photographs to check out her cards...... soooo cute :-)

THANK YOU very much Fiki xxxxxxxxxxxxx