Thursday, 19 November 2009
Passion for Promarkers Challenge 17/11/09 and Alphabet Challenge 19/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:31 6 comments
Labels: Alphabet Challenge Blog, Anya Stamps, Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog
Allsorts Challenge 14/11/09 and Sophisticat's Challenge 16/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:19 5 comments
Labels: Allissa Designs CDs, Allsorts Challenge Blog, Card Candy, Sophisticat Challenge Blog, Summer Driggs Papers
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Commisioned Leaving Work Card
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 14:45 7 comments
Labels: Best Blog Comments Award, Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD, Decoupage, Zinnia Flower Fairy
Commisioned Leaving Work Card
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 14:38 1 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, Di Kaye Card Creations Art Deco CD, Leaving Work Card
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Commissioned Birthday Card

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:54 2 comments
Labels: Birthdays, Commissioned Cards, Decoupage, Joanna Sheen Jayne Netley Mayhew CD
Commissioned Birthday Card
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 18:09 7 comments
Labels: Allissa Designs CDs, Birthday, Card Kits for Men CD, Commissioned Cards, Summer Driggs Papers
Cards for a Friend
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 17:52 2 comments
Labels: Decoupage, Dufex, Easel card
Second Easel Card and PaperCutz Challenge 13/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 17:43 3 comments
Labels: Allissa Designs CDs, Papercutz Challenge Blog, Whiff of Joy Stamps
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
My First Easel Card
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:34 20 comments
Labels: Allissa Designs CDs, Allsorts Challenge Blog, Crafter's Kitchen Downloads, Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge Blog, Creative Card Crew Challenge Blog, Lots to Do Challenge Blog, Quixotic Challenges Blog
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Another Calendar for the Stall
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:04 3 comments
Labels: Calendars, Charity Work/Charity Stall, Craftylasses Downloads
Alphabet Challenge - 5 November 2009
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:49 2 comments
Labels: Alphabet Challenge Blog, Calendars, Charity Work/Charity Stall, Decoupage
Paperplay Challenge Blog - 29/10/09
I have made this calendar for my son to take to my stall I've got this week for charity. Calendars seemed to sell quite well last year for me so I thought I'd have a go again. The ? French script paper (not sure really what nationality it is) is from a Papermania pad I won in some blog candy recently, the grey swirly paper I'm not sure where it is from as I won this in another blog candy, the image is from Craftylasses and it is finished off with some fibres, the calendar pad and some card candy.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:43 2 comments
Labels: Calendars, Craftylasses Downloads, Paperplay Challenge Blog
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - 6/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 15:15 6 comments
Labels: Charity Work/Charity Stall, Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog, Di Kaye Card Creations Art Deco CD
By the Cute and Girly Challenge - 1/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 15:09 7 comments
Labels: A4 Cards, By the Cute and Girly Challenge Blog, Charity Work/Charity Stall, Di Kaye Card Creations Art Deco CD
Friday, 6 November 2009
Susie's Sassy Challenge - 5/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:50 9 comments
Labels: Christmas, Crafter's Kitchen Downloads, Fred She Said Digital Downloads, Michelle Marsden, Susie's Sassy Challenge Blog
Cute Daisy May Challenge 2/11/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:36 6 comments
Labels: Christmas, Create and Craft, Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog, Distress Inks, Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit CD
Regular Monthly Card Stall
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 19:52 1 comments
Labels: Charity Work/Charity Stall
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
I am very upset this morning
We all go 'blog hopping' and follow all sorts of links its part of the fun of being part of this community quite possibily you found your way here on a blog hop! We all enjoy (hopefully) the journey and lessons found along the way, where you go next is a treasure waiting for you to find it. Trying in direct more traffic your way by cheeky opportunism on others Blogs is on, at least not in my world view.
Have a good all and enjoy your travels.
I just hope the comments made by these other people won't stop others from visiting my blog as I really appreciate your visits and take on board comments.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 09:54 12 comments
Monday, 2 November 2009
Commissioned Anniversary Card
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:30 3 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, Craftylasses Downloads, Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog, Wedding Anniversary
Commissioned Birthday Card
A customer wanted a birthday card for her 6 year old grandson who loves animals. I have used this Cuddly Buddly download and coloured it in with my Promarkers. As I used some light colours the shading hasn't shown on camera. Think I still need more practice but it's fun having a play. I have used a Dottie's World image for the insert - I cheated though and used a pre-coloured one.
This card fits the criteria for the Passion for Promarkers Challenge this week. The topic is open this week but needs to include an animal - I've got three animals coloured with Promarkers ie the bird, the pig and the cow!!!
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:21 6 comments
Labels: Birthdays, Commissioned Cards, Cuddly Buddly Digital Downloads, Decoupage, Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Another Commissioned Card
I was asked my a customer's husband to make his wife a card for her birthday. Her Mum has asked me to make a Tigger card so I thought I'd do a nice Art Deco lady with her dog. I have used the Card Creations Di Kaye Art Deco CD for the image and backing paper. I don't like having to type in all the text for the insert as my spelling can be wrong at times when I'm tired so I took a snapshot of the image and did the insert in Word. I have decoupaged the lady up on all layers as my husband will take the card into work for the mum to pass to her son-in-law.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:27 3 comments
Labels: Birthdays, Commissioned Cards, Decoupage, Di Kaye Card Creations Art Deco CD
My Blog Candy Winner
The name of my blog candy winner, hand picked by my son is ..............
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IreneM.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:01 3 comments
Labels: Blog Candy Winner
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Commissioned Birthday Card
I was asked to make a card for a customer to give to her friend's grand-daughter. She's a girly-girl and therefore I thought Popcorn and Souflle would fit the bill for this card. I have used my Crafter's Companion Popcorn Birthday CD and decoupage bits on it and used my new card candy (I have a lot to thank Lisa for - not - as she used these on my birthday card and fell in love with them. I know have adhesive stonesitis and now card candyitis - thanks Lisa!!!! On a serious note I think they are a fab idea as sometimes you think a card needs just something and if you've stuck it together you can't use brads. They also come in such lovely yummy colours).
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 19:47 3 comments
Labels: Birthdays, Card Candy, Commissioned Cards, Crafter's Companion Popcorn CD, Decoupage
Commissioned Birthday Card
I needed to make a card for a daughter who is into Tigger. I did buy some decoupage last year with Tigger but couldn't face the cutting out - it was before the die-cut Disney ones came in - but last year I couldn't face cutting it out. This year I couldn't face it either but then I felt sorry for it sitting in the drawer unloved so out it came. Needless to say it's only got two layers as I couldn't face that tail anymore. I'd also already got the pottery Tigger/Winnie the Pooh so I have stuck this on with Pinflair Glue Gel. Just hopes she likes it.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 19:43 2 comments
Labels: Birthdays, Commissioned Cards
Simon Says Challenge 26/10/09 and Creative Card Crew Challenge 27/10/09
I have made this Christmas card from a freebie from Cuddly Buddly and this snowman is sooooooooo cute. He's been coloured in with Promarkers and highlighted in some areas with Stardust pens to make him sparkle. The two backing papers are from a new design set from Summer Driggs are a gorgeous blue colour so I couldn't resist using them.
For those of you that I don't do messy I have excelled myself on this card. The border around the snowman has been edged with Twinklets Diamond Dust Glitter which I got from Joanna Sheen. I love the effect this has given. The large snowflake I bought recently from an Open Day at Stamp Addicts. I have used cut-and-dry foam and an Adirondak ink pad and a Distress Ink pad to colour the background. I then used an embossing liquid and then stamped onto the snowflake with a U-mount swirl and then added some blue embossing powder. After heating up the embossing powder I then sanded the edges to distress. Not bad for me eh???
This card fits the criteria for two challenges:
Simon Says Challenge - All that sparkles (well I have the holographic card in the background, the Sakura Stardust pens and the gorgeous twinkly diamond dust)
Creative Card Crew - snowflakes (snowflake overload here - some on the backing paper, some on the image and one decorated one!!).

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 19:29 3 comments
Labels: Creative Card Crew Challenge Blog, Cuddly Buddly Digital Downloads, Distress Inks, Promarkers, Simon Says Challenge Blog, U-mount stamps
Second Halloween Card Made Today
This is the second card I've whipped up today for the neighbours nephews. I've got the four little bags of sweets put with the four cards on the window ledge in the porch. ALL sweets in each pack are the same and I've put post-it notes so in case I'm busy, my husband will hand the right cards over for the right person!!!
This card is made with the Mummy and Boo backing paper from The Creative Cottage Digital Download along with the ribbons and sentiment. I certainly wouldn't want to meet up with this Mummy anytime!!!
This card fits the criteria for the following challenges:
CRAFT Challenge - Halloween
Saturday Challenge - Halloween.

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 13:52 10 comments
Labels: CRAFT Challenge Blog, Halloween, Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, The Creative Cottage Digital Downloads
Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge 31/10/09
My neighbours normally come around doing "trick or treat" with their children so I have made both their children a card. I know they've got some relatives up for the week-end so when I heard the cars starting up I popped out and asked if it was nephews or nieces or both up. I'd got a spare girls Halloween card but they are two boys so I've whipped up two more cards - I know I'm silly - but I don't want the nephews feeling left out.
I have used the Dracula download from The Creative Cottage along with using their ribbon and sentiment. The backing paper is the lovely spiders web from Summer Driggs.
This card meets the criteria for the Crazy 4 Challenges topic this week of Halloween.

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 13:31 0 comments
Labels: Crazy 4 Challenges Challenge Blog, Halloween, Summer Driggs Papers, The Creative Cottage Digital Downloads
Friday, 30 October 2009
Award from Lindsay Mason
When I went to Blackpool for my 40th birthday earlier this month, a treat for me on the Saturday was for me to go to Dawn Bibby's shop. I got to meet the lovely talented Lindsay Mason and thankfully as my husband went and sat in the car I spent quite a while watching and at one stage Dawn even got me a chair to sit on. It was lovely to meet Dawn as well as I wouldn't really be into crafting if it wasn't for her and QVC.
Lindsay has passed an award onto me and said on her blog that I was "wonderfully enthusiastic when I met her at a demonstration a couple of weeks ago" - me enthusiastic - is she talking about the same person??? Well I have to admit I did have to think of my husband out in the car as I could easily have stayed watching until the shop shut!!!
Well, this award means you have to pass it onto five people and mention five interesting things about yourself. I'm not sure about that bit but I will have a go. I am going to pass the award onto:
Lorraine - she's a wonderful friend I have met by blogging and she decided last week her and her laptop would fall down the stairs. Thankfully she didn't break anything but hopefully an award will help to cheer her up
Linda - another good friend that I have met by blogging. Thought this award would help to send some positive vibes to her.
Lisa - another friend I have met on the blogging world. I also owe Lisa a lot of gratitude as she captured my personality and what is in my heart by making my blog header and signature. I still can't believe it is ALL MINE. She's such a clever lady.
Debbie - I met her via Dawn Bibby's Forum when it was up-and-running and she started a Birthday List and I um'd and ah'd about whether I could commit to it/whether I was good enough but I gave it a go. When Dawn's Forum sadly went down Debbie and a friend set up our own closed forum for members of the Birthday List only and we are still going strong and this is a thank you for all her hard work in keeping it all going.
Hazel - I haven't had that much contact with Hazel as we are quite newbies to each other but we comment on each others' work when we can. She's going through a difficult time at the moment and I just wanted to let her know that her blogging friends are behind her and will help during this difficult time.
Well, onto the bit I don't like/am unsure what to put in but here goes:
1. In 1983 I made the Regional Finals of the Junior Cook of the Year Competition and had to travel to Nottingham for the event. I didn't come 1st, 2nd or 3rd but it was certainly an experience and it was a long time before we'd eat anything I had made as I had to practice my timings so many times!!!
2. I left school with 8 "O" Levels but despite everything I refused to stay on at school.
3. In my third placement on my two year YTS I had a lovely Head Chef but I'd had previous not too pleasant experiences in kitchens so I was very wary around him. Some time after starting he decided to leave to gain more experience in catering. I got him a card and a mug with his name and a car on it but didn't even give it to him as I was so shy. He wrote a letter to say thank you, I wrote one back and so it went on until we met and went out. We celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary in July so the card and mug were a good omen.
4. I was 6 months short of being a fully qualified chef but after three years of training I broke my elbow in three places by skimming it along the side of a sink and despite time off sick my arm couldn't hold heavy things so I had to give up my beloved catering that I had wanted to do for sooooooooo long.
5. I have had a number of broken bones in my lifetime. I fell at the front of the house and broke my wrist once but I broke my foot by dropping a tin of baked beans on it!!!! Yes, have a good laugh!!!!
Thanks again Lindsay for the lovely award and lovely comments.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:27 0 comments
Labels: Award
Charlene's Blog Candy
Charlene has some lovely Halloween blog candy up for grabs. Click here to go and have a look at what you need to do.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:10 0 comments
Labels: Blog Candy
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Another Commissioned Anniversary Card
Here is another of my commissioned Anniversary cards. I have used an image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique CD. I have decoupage the image and it is finished off with some organza ribbon and a charm.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:30 4 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, Joanna Sheen Fashion Boutique CD, Wedding Anniversary
Monday, 26 October 2009
DP2 Challenge 22/10/09
Over at Mo's Digital Challenge Blog this week the topic was anything but a card. I was going to make something Christmas orientated but decided to go with a calendar for 2010 - yikes that sounds scary doesn't it 2010!!! I have coloured the Rae with journal image with Promarkers. The backing papers are from Raspberry Road Designs and are gorgeous. I thought these papers matched perfectly with the colours I had previously chose to colour Rae in with.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:30 6 comments
Labels: Crafty Calendar Challenge, DP2 Challenge Blog, Mo Manning Digital Images, Mo's Digital Challenge Blog, Promarkers
Creative Card Crew Challenge - 20-10-09
The topic for the Creative Card Crew Challenge this week was babies and children. I have used my Fee J Designs Bear Beez CD for this card. I have used a pyromage image, a border and some flowers to adorn the card.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:14 1 comments
Labels: Creative Card Crew Challenge Blog, Fee J Designs CDs
Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog 20/10/09
Well, I had hoped to have made this card well before now for the Digital Tuesday Challenge for "things with wings" topic but the week hasn't panned out that way so I am just making the deadline by the "skin of my teeth"!!!
I have used a little Pollycraft Designs image of a little fairy say on an upturned flowerpot. I have coloured her in with Promarkers. The main backing paper was from a pad that I was given but the green speckled paper is what I made myself with Distress Inks and Cosmic Shimmer Powders. Even though I don't do mess I did like making this and will need to make some more sometime. The flowers were cut out of the backing paper pad and were just circles which I have cut around the edges with deckle edged scissors, nicked around the edges and then distressed with a brown chalk ink pad.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:14 0 comments
Labels: Cosmic Shimmers, Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog, Distress Inks, Pollycraft Designs Downloads, Promarkers
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Another Anniversary Card
Here is yet another anniversary card. As I know the age of this couple I decided to go with this Daisy May image. I haven't done it the traditional reds/pinks but have instead gone for a salmon pink and copper tone throughout. Two of the papers (hearts and scroll) are from Funky Fairy, the copper card is from DCWV and the other salmon pink coloured paper/card I don't know the make as I won it recently in some blog candy. I have delved into my ribbon again that I won in another blog candy - it was hard - but I hadn't got a copper tone ribbon in my previous stash.
This card fits the criteria for the Daisy May Challenge this week of "I Love You".
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:20 4 comments
Labels: Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog, Daisy May Digital Downloads, Wedding Anniversary
Another Commissioned Anniversary Card
Here is yet another commissioned anniversary card requested for a customer. I am now running short of suitable images especially as six are needed for one customer for her six children and therefore I want them to be all different. This time I have used the Card Creations Strictly Card Dancers CD. I have used some bright yellow brads I bought in Dawn Bibby's shop recently and I have also used a piece of ribbon I won in some blog candy from the Ribbon Oasis - think I need some therapy as I've delved into this blog candy - it was hard to do though as the colours are so yummy and I want to keep them all for myself!!!
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 18:24 3 comments
Labels: Card Creations Strictly Card Dancers CD, Commissioned Cards, Wedding Anniversary
Saturday, 24 October 2009
CRAFT Challenge 22-10-09
Over at the CRAFT Challenge Blog this week the topic is anniversary. As I have an order for 7 anniversary cards I could certainly do this challenge this week. I have used an image from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique CDs and also followed the rules of Crazy4Challenges Challenge Blog this week ie to use geometric shapes so I did a square, rectangle, triangle and circles (the card candy) - only to find I think you have to use a stamped image - what a silly billy eh???
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:08 9 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, CRAFT Challenge Blog, Joanna Sheen Fashion Boutique CD, Wedding Anniversary
One Stop Craft Challenge Blog - 24/10/09 and Friday Sketchers 23/1/09

Over at the One Stop Craft Challenge Blog the topic this week is celebration so I thought that this wedding anniversary card commissioned by a customer would fit this criteria. The card is made from an image from Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows CD. The card is designed by following the sketch from Friday Sketchers.

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 19:45 1 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, Friday Sketchers Challenge, Joanna Sheen Dancing with Shadows CD, One Stop Craft Challenge Blog, Wedding Anniversary
Friday, 23 October 2009
Card for Thirteen Challenges!!!
WOW!!! I know I had a card that fitted the criteria for 11 challenges this week and thought I'd never top it but this one fits the criteria for 13 - unlucky for some eh???? I shouldn't be making a Halloween card as I haven't got anyone to send it to but I made it to cheer me up. My DVD/freeview has stopped working again and will need to go back to where I got it from but there's about 50 hours worth of wonderful crafting shows on the hard drive which I'll never be able to get back. The moral of this is that although I can only get about 2 shows on a DVD I must copy programmes I can't bear to lose like Spellbinders, stamping shows, Joanna Sheen, various other CD demonstrators.
I have used the little witch stamp from Squiggle Stamps that I won in a Charisma Cardz Challenge a while ago. She is so cute. Just wishes she could come out more throughout the year. The backing papers are wonderful and are digital downloads from Summer Driggs and the ribbon is also from my prize from Charisma Cardz. The witch I have coloured in with promarkers.
This card fits the criteria for the following challenges:
1. Stamp Something - Halloween
2. Stampin' for the Week-end - a Haunting good time
3. PaperCutz - 3 patterned papers
4. Creative Inspirations - Halloween
5. Crafty Creations - All Hallow's Eve
6. My Time to Craft - Halloween colours
7. Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - Halloween
8. One Stop Craft - Halloween
9. Pile it On - ready for Halloween
10.Cupcake Craft - things that go bump in the night
11.Corrosive Challenge - spooky times
12.Stamp with Fun - Halloween
13.Crafty Cardmakers - autumn.
Phew, what a long post!!!

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:23 27 comments
Labels: Papercutz Challenge Blog, Promarkers, Stamp Something Challenge Blog, Stampin' for the Week-end Challenge Blog
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Card for a Colleague
A colleague at work is leaving next week so I bought this Colour my World template to make a card for her. I used Allissa Designs CDs for the papers as they were pink, bright and cheery and were FAB for this card. The recipient of this card is mad about pigs and rabbits so I used the embellishments section on Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbit CD for the little pig and Messy Rabbit faces in the camper van. The large Messy Rabbit has been stamped with Versafine and then watercoloured with watercolour pencils. I just hope she likes it next week!!!
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:09 4 comments
Labels: Allissa Designs CDs, Colour my World CDs, Colour my World Templates, Joanna Sheen Messy Rabbit CD, Leaving Work Card, Messy Rabbit
Card for my Nephew
I had a call from my brother-in-law last night to say that my 18 year old nephew is off to New Zealand on 1 November 2009 for up to a year. I'd bought the Colour my World template to make a card for someone else so thought that this was appropriate to use for him as well. I used the Colour my World It's a Man's World CD for the papers for the card.
This card fits the criteria for the Alphabet Challenge Blog this week as the topic is "B is for blue".
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:04 5 comments
Labels: Alphabet Challenge Blog, Colour my World CDs, Colour my World Templates
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Carol's Sketch Challenge Blog 7/10/09 and Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog 20-10-09
Carol has a lovely sketch this week over on her challenge blog. I decided to use a stamp I got in the sale at Graphicus in January time I think. I have stamped it and coloured it in with my promarkers. The backing papers are from Summer Driggs.
This card also fits the criteria for the Passion for Promarkers challenge which is for poppy and forest green. I haven't got many Promarkers - yet - but I do have these colours by chance!!!
Please excuse my picture - I'm certainly not bonding with this camera - maybe it's jealous of the time I am spending with my new Promarkers!!!
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 20:48 10 comments
Labels: Carol's Sketch Challenge Blog, Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog, Stamping, Summer Driggs Papers
Card for Six Challenges
For this card I have used a Mo Manning digital image which I have coloured with fall colour Promarkers. The papers are digital freebies from Shabby Princess and the card is DCWV, sentiment from the computer, crocheted flower from recent blog candy I won and the organza ribbon I have coloured in diagonal patches with three different coloured Promarkers. It's hard to pick up on the photo and looks better in the flesh.
This card fits the criteria for the following challenges:
DP2 Challenge - to use a Mo Manning image, colours or topic of fall and only 2 embellishments
Our Creative Corner Challenge - beige, brown, sage and dark green
Lots to Do Challenge - a card
Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Challenge - to use the picture as inspiration
Rosie-Dee's Challenge - carrot, courgette and flower
Crafty Cardmakers - autumn.

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 12:46 17 comments
Labels: Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Blog, Mo's Digital Challenge Blog, Our Creative Corner Challenge Blog, Rosie-Dee's Challenge Blog, Stamp Scrap and Doodle Challenge Blog
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Card Patterns Challenge Blog 17/10/09
Over at the Card Patterns Challenge Blog they have a nice semi-circle shaped sketch this week. I've only just come across their Challenge Blog so thought I'd have a go with using this sketch for another commissioned card I need. I have used a Joanna Sheen's Dancing with Shadows image and backing paper and the semi-circle is drawn from one of my side plates!!!
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:14 3 comments
Labels: Card Patterns Challenge Blog, Commissioned Cards, Joanna Sheen Dancing with Shadows CD, Wedding Anniversary
Tanda Teaser - Just for Men - 14-10-09 and Creative Inspirations 14/10/09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 17:27 3 comments
Sketch and Stash Challenge 12-10-09
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 16:28 5 comments
Labels: Commissioned Cards, Joanna Sheen Fashion Boutique CD, Promarkers, Sketch and Stash Challenge, Wedding Anniversary
Saturday, 17 October 2009
I'm a winner at the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge Blog
I know I was picked by the random generator but I am so pleased that I've won the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge last week. The topic was to dress a tree. I certainly did this as I sewed (yes me with my dodgy eyes) around the peel-off and also added beads (they were a nightmare to get on the needle).
This news has made my day even better after spending all morning at the Stamp Addicts Open Day.
Make sure you have a look at their Challenge Blog. The topic this week is to create a scene.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 23:10 3 comments
Labels: Challenges Won, Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential Challenge
Christmas Card
I have made the following Christmas card for my stash for the stall. I have some commissioned cards to make but just can't concentrate on them at the moment so I thought I'd have a play with my Promarkers.
For the Cute Daisy May Challenge this week the topic is fairy-nuff. I have a number of Daisy May sheets but didn't have a fairy image so I bought another set - good excuse eh??? I decided that the fairy's wings looked a bit like holly so I have turned her into a holly Christmas fairy. As I said she has been coloured in with Promarkers as I need more practice with them. The Christmas backing paper is off the recent Create and Craft free CD (you just had to pay the P&P) and the green and red papers were given to me by a friend recently. I have made the flowers out of some papers I was also given and snipped in the edges, tweaked the edges and then inked them. The card is finished off with some peel-offs and some fibres and a snowflake charm.
This card also fits the criteria for the following challenges as well as the Daisy May Challenge:
ABC Challenge - F is for flying - well my fairy certainly can fly
My Time to Craft Challenge - Quick and cute.
Please excuse the awful photo - I can't seem to bond well with this camera!!

Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 22:47 9 comments
Labels: ABC Challenge Blog, Cute Daisy May Challenge Blog, Cute Daisy May Digital Stamps, My Time to Craft Challenge Blog, Promarkers
Stamp Addicts Open Day - Saturday 17 October 2009
I was lucky to be able to go to the Stamp Addicts Open Day today. It's a nice shop to visit anyway but when they have an Open Day it is even better. I bought some new goodies to try out including a brayer which I have wanted for months. My mum, friend and myself also watched some lovely demonstrations including stamping, use of embossing paste, Walnut Hollow metal work (that was interesting to watch) and making flowers out of grunge paper.
As we were going I spoke to Jennie (The Artistic Stamper) and showed her the halloween card I made after seeing her demonstration back in May at Stamp Addicts. It was nice to see her again and she her demo with the grunge paper flower which you can all see for yourself on her blog here.
Thank you to Sarah and Vicky for arranging the Open Day and for all the demonstrators giving up their time to encourage us all in our crafting.
Posted by Kym's Crafty Cards at 21:44 1 comments
Labels: Stamp Addicts, The Artistic Stamper




























































