Dutch dare blog challenge 35 bows and buttons

Wow this card took some gettin to...lol.. she stared off 2night just as a different shaped card... shape is off my cricut basic george cart... but she looked a little bare.. so i added my flowers as bow was already there.. well i was flicking through my blogs and saw DD this was the 1st ever blog that i entered a challenge on... so nipped over to have a look.. and it turned out to be bows and buttons.... so i added a couple of buttons and no i can enter the challenge....!!

i won my 1st ever blog candy..!!!

i won my 1st every blog candy...!!!! wooo hoooo!!! steph had a second blog candy give away as well as her main blog give away and guess what i won...!!! whoo hooo...!!! i am over the moon its the 1st ever blog candy i have won...!!!!

i get a share of papers... and wow what wonderful papers they are

a spoon full of sugar challenge

I bumped into an old friend the other day and we got chattin... i go to know debbie when she worked in the local craft shop... but kate who owned it selt up and i lost touch with debbie... i havent seen her for over a year and a bit...well cut a long story sort i bumped into her shoppin the other day.. and found out she has a blog she helps run... and its a spoon full of sugar.. so thought i would check it out.. and decided to do the challenge this week.. i am not 2 sure on the card as i have tried a few different things on it... like doodlin... i am no good at this...lol..!!! and i tried the backgound punch out.. i have had these for years and never getting round to using them so though it was about time i did... but still not sure on them...lol..!!! coloured my magnolia stamp in with watercolour pencils..!!! basic grey backgound papers.. printed flower on the top....

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

the sugar bowl challenge

Made this one the other week just didnt have time to post it... and found it works for the sugar bowl challenge... so going to enter it into the challenge...!!! its one peice of paper.. which i found very easy with such a wonderful bit of paper to play with....!!! image is a sugar nellie one... coloured with destress inks...!!! i love this image she is just so cute...!!! but arent they all...!!!

whiff of joy challenge 18

i have not done a challenge in a while.... and i decided to do a just for fun challenge on craftycardscrappers forum .. it was use a stamp you have bought but not yet used.. so i used my whiff of joy stamp that i bought months ago and didnt get round to using yet...!!!! and sam on the same forum had set our monthly card challenge as chocolate.. so i decided to use this card for both challenges.... on my way to my blog i popped over to whiff of joy to see what there challenge was ... and it was use 3 papers... 2 flowers and a brad/button... whhhooo hooo it fits this challenge...lol...!!! so going to post it in the whiff of joy challenge...coloured image with distress inks.. nesties to cut round it... papers i am not sure who made them.. had them for ages...soz.. flowers are punched .. brad is one i had already....i even decorated the back page so no need to add insert...lol..!!(not my most fav's of jobs...)

wow where does the time go

wow where does the time go...??
i have been a very bad blogger of late....!! what with the pups the kids and the hubby...lol.. hubby always comes last in that list...lol..!!!
well i have managed to get some crafting done... here is one of the sketch challenges that is taken part on craftycardscrappers at this moment.. this is a members challenge set by caroline...she is also puttin up a prize for the winner...!!! my bro's partner is expecting a baby on the 1st April.. so thought i better make a card or 2 as they dont know what the sex is.. so made a boy one for now... girl one is on the list...lol... i used a stamp i got from craft island...made by creative espressions this rabbit is just so cute... i cuttlebugged the background.. used cricut to cut circles... papers are from docraft for about 2 year ago...!!! i coloured image with distress inks and h2o's..which i got from sparklybits shop.. i had fun doing this sketch..!!!

printable freebies

hi everyone
just to let you know ammie has some wonderful freebie on her blog....!!! great digi pritable...!!!
you should pop over and have a look .. please remember to leave her a comment....
thanks
kaz_za

chloe's birthday card she has picked

i was having a play around with a printable i bought off mazzies shop....http://www.myware.piczo.com/?cr=7&rfm=y she has loads of printable designs and they are brilliant... i loved this little girl so i made up the pryamid... you get the insert and backing papers with the design... i love the paper but wanted something different so i printed off the insert on printable acertate(i so need more of this its brill) and used it as an outsert... i love the way it has turned out... so did my daughter chloe... she has claimed it for her birthday... so she has this card now off her sis and bro to give her and she has the stitch card i made.. she doesnt know about this one as i have hidden it from her.. or i will go back for it and it will be gone.. she would have given it to one of her friends for there birthdays...lol.. she loves been able to go into my room and pick her friends cards...!!!

my card for sketch challenge 8 on magoliaVs stampavie

well i have gettin a little bit of time.. and had a good nights crafting..!!!! i have done 3 cards so far... one for the magnoliaVs stampavie challenge... havent done a challenge in ages... but i had to use this stamp.. she is just so sweet...!!!!

coloured with water pencils and h2o's... papers are from a printable set from pp....

look how big the pup's are now...!!!

here are the pups now.. they are 14 weeks and gettin masive...!!!! the one with his head up is gizmo and his sis is shadow... my other 2 dogs are 4 year old now.. and very well behaved and the pups are just copying the way the other 2 behave... as you can see... 4 lazy dogs...lol... tye and keira have been fab with the pups...!!!!

made a little boys card

been after this printable of a little time now and i gave into temptation....lol... this is for the little lad i look after jordan.. he will be 2 in march.. so well ahead for my card making at the min....lol...!!!! it will not last long... printable is from http://www.scrapbookingmad.com/

i used the sketch from the whiff of joy challenge... as i loved the sketch they have put up this month...!!!

kaz_za

i have made this card in advance... yes in advance for my other daughters 15th birthday.. i am very proud of myself as i am stitching challenged... and i have only made a couple of mistakes....lol...!!!! image is a magnolia stamp i got from sparklybits... and the stitch pattern was from sam shop cardstitching.co.uk.. you should pop over to both shops and have alook around.. they have brill service.. and quick delivery on their items...!!!!

kaz_za

Daughters 18th birthday card

this is the card i have made for daughters 18th birthday.... its to go into a tin.. that i decorated a little while ago.... i love how it has turned out... something a bit different for me...

can not beleive my baby is 18....noooooo i am not old enough.....lmao.....

magnolia card...

it feels like it has been along time that i have posted a card on my blog.... what with lookin after the 2 new ragger muffins.....lol

but have managed to sneak upstairs a few times tonight and i have made a whole card...!!!! wooo hoooo....lol

its my new stamp from sparklybits and the papers are from craft island.... used makers to colour in the image... think i will have ago with my pencils and h2o's next time....

kaz_za

my neices 18th birthday card

this is my neices 18th birthday card... the stamp is from whif of joy... papers from a crafters companion cd... coloured with waterpencils ...

some christmas cards i have made

here are some of the christmas cards i have managed to make.. thought i better make a start .. not sure where all the months have gone... but november is nearly over now...lol... !!! some are crafters companion.. the black and white one is a printable i have bought.. from heather and the plate is from mazzies shop and the 1st one is a docraft stamp...

kaz_za

sorry 4 being a bad blogger but i have 2 good reasons why

hi everyone

sorry i have been a very bad blogger this week... but i have 2 very good reasons behind this... its shadow and gizmo.. my 2 new puppys.... lol.. yes thats 4 dogs now... i think i might have gone a little mad....lol

kaz_za

I have been tagged....!!! cheers bev.....lol

I have been tagged by my dear friend Bev http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/

Here is how this one works.......Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog. Answer the five sets of five (this is the easy part) Tag 5 people in the last section by leaving their names as well as links to their blog. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog
Things I love -1. My family(paul,Kirstin,chloe&dean)
2. my dogs tye and keria.. and a maybe new puppy gizmo..
3. My friends all of them…!!!
4. crafting….
5. walking the dogs..

Things I don't love -
1. Ironing (1st on every ones list I think…lol)
2. Housework.. I think all crafters should have a personal cleaner…lol
3. Shopping well paying for it…lol.. esp food shopping…
4. not having enough hours in the day to do everything I wish to do
5. not having something I need for a card or scrapbook page when I need it… lol always something you need extra…lol
Favorite Music on IPOD or play list
I don't have an i-pod … play list.. mmm loads of different stuff… I love things from pink … to cher… a varied choice ..lol
Favorite Foods/drinks -
1. Sunday Roast
2. choc fudge cake
3. cheese cake……
4. pizza…!!!!!
5. magners cider….!!!!

Here are the people I am tagging......soz dont know how to put name and link in so will just do links separate...
1. Maz at http://mywaredesigns.blogspot.com/
2. clare at http://thread-bare-mycraftylife.blogspot.com/
3. sam at http://cardstitching.blogspot.com/
4. lise at http://bells-place.blogspot.com/
5. Mandy at http://sparkltbitsblog.blogspot.com/

my lovely dogs...!!!

layout no 1 layout no 2

these are my scrapbook pages i have done of my dogs.... the 1st one is when we 1st got them.. and a year later when they turned one..!!! seems like yesterday but that was 4 year ago nearly...!! and the second page is when they had been out 4 a long walk...lol my lazy dogs.. they are like this all the time.. so calm in the house.. but they dont half make up 4 it when they are out 4 there walks...!!!!
i have placed these pages in a challenge at

http://sbs18challenges.blogspot.com/ have a look its a great challenge.. and brill blog...!!

have made this great card... that 6 christmas cards this week..lol

i had coloured this image in with it and wanted to do something with it and i remembered that cute card thur challenge was anything to do with stars.. and that secret crafter was doin a blue challenge so decided to dig out my friska's shapes that i had put away somewhere.. could never get the hang of the cutter... so i used a silver glitter pen and drew round star.. and then cut out...!!! used the 4and half inch and 4 inch.. laced them inside each other.. and put image on top... even my brads have stars on...lol had fun with this one..

i used water colour pencils to do this card... papers from big qvc pack from ages ago and vellum.. and blue card... start peel offs...