Theres Magic In the Air Challenge -Multi Fold Card

Its me again! I thought while I was on a mission I would post again now and then sit and craft craft craft!!! 

Over at Theres magic in The Air this week we would like to see you Mulit Fold Cards! I nearly had a panic when I saw what we were doing this week, I did want to try something new but haven't had the time. I hope to try some of the amazing folds I have seen soon, so keep your eyes out! 

I hadn't realised the number of different folds there were out there! 

criss-cross and according

flap and folded paper frame and gate fold

joy fold and spring

stair step and swing(flip flop) and swinging z fold

tent fold and tri-shutter

triangle trifold and wiper 


WOW!!! Anyway onto my creation this week.  I had to use one of my favourite images 'Birthday Wishes' I just love this image so much! 

The papers are from my stash, I know that the white with flowers on is a Bo Bunny Paper (I need more Bo Bunny Papers!!!)

Well I hope I have inspired you to join us this week, Remember you don't have to use a Paper Cupcake Image, but if you do you will get entered to the draw twice! There is also the 'freebie' that you can grab right now!!! 

I look forward to seeing your creations! 

x

Theres Magic In the Air Challenge - Colour Challenge; Pink, Yellow and Green!

Afternoon! 

whoo i'm back on a mission, oh how I missed my blog last week, so glad to be home and I will apologise again for my blog deciding that it wouldn't post for me!

Congratulations to last weeks winner, will pop by and see what you create with your winnings! 

Well i'm here with the Challenge for Theres Magic in the air.  

Everyone is welcome to join us, although its nice to see what you create with a Paper Cupcakes image, but you don't have to use one.  If you would like to grab one though please pop over to the store! 

This week we have a colour challenge;

Pink, Yellow and Green

If you join us you will be in with the chance of winning your choice of 2 images from the store! They are such lovely digis, I find it hard to choose what to play with!

This week I have used the lovely image Magnolia Cupcake. 

I coloured the image with my pro-markers and then added stickles to the flower.  I loved working with these colours, such spring colours, and to post this card on such a spring like day is wonderful! 

I mounted the image onto yellow, green and pink card just to tie the colours in a bit more! 

Here is a close up of the flower, this is 3/6 of my mothers day cards! so I best get on, housework to still catch up with and want to craft so much!!! Please pop over to the Theres Magic In the Air blog and see what the rest of the team have created! They are all so talented! If you have time pop over to their personal blog and show them some love! 

Hope to see your creations over there, remember it doesn't have to be a PCC image!! 

x

Theres Magic In the Air Challenge

Hi everyone, first of all I would like to welcome all the new members to the DT for Theres Magic in the Air,

Belinda Lewis

Chelsea Barnes

Ildiko Cseh

Jenn Cockran

Julie Smith

Lucy Marino

Molly Ritterbeck

Sheng Vang

Suzi McKenzie 

It would be lovely if you have the time for you to stop by and say a quick hello to them! Im looking forward to working with you all! 

Well this week over at Theres Magic in the air it was my turn to pick the theme, this was a first for me, I was so excited!!!! OHHH I had so much fun thinking of what to choose, and I decided to pick one of my favourites! 

MONOCHROMATIC!!! 

Oh how I love the effect, OK so i'm still a bit scared of doing anything other then black and white, but hey I will get there, its all a learning curve!

The prize for this weeks winner is 2 digis of your choice from the Paper Cupcakes Store! 

This week I used the adorable image Birthday Wishes availabe from the Paper Cupcakes store,

I didnt knw what to put as a sentiment on this one, so I am still thinking! If you have any ideas, please let me know!

I used my Ice Grey pro-markers to colour the whole picture,  then matted and layered on black and white! 

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

The Shabby Tea Room - Party Time

I hope you will join us in my favourite challenge! I look forward to seeing what you create, Also if you have time pop over to the Theres Magic in the Air blog and take a look at what the rest of the team created! 

These Magic In The Air at Paper Cupcakes Challenge!

 Afternoon everyone! Well here we are another Monday! Oh these weeks are flying by! End of February today, before we know it the summer will be upon us.

Over at Theres Magic in the Air this week we would like to to think a bit cooler than summer, were looking for 'SPRING', Oh how I love the spring.... baby lambs, Baby Chicks, Easter Eggs... oh so and the not so fun spring clean! Oh well, back to my card! 

This week I have used this lovely little chick! Isn't she adorable!?! She is available over at the Paper Cupcakes Store, with a number of other lovely digis!

Well, as some of you may know I'm a hoarder... I cant throw anything away, not even little scraps, so this card is a bizarre shape, but it made it all the more spring like!

I coloured the image in with my pro markers, I used buttercup to colour the chick, Peach for her beak and feet, Poppy and a blue that I cant remember on the case of the cake and Cardinal Red on her bow! I also used Ice Grey 1 round the edge of the icing on the cake! 

I wrote 'Spring has Sprung ...' in silver peel offs and used a few odd flower peel offs just to make the card a bit brighter and more spring like! 

I coloured the image twice and cut out the top of the cake and chick, I did think about adding another layer, but I don't like making cards that are too thick for when they are posted, the cost of postage these days is stupid! 

Well there you have it! I hope you like her, if you have time please take a look at what the rest of the design team came up with! Please join us over at Theres Magic in The Air this week It would be lovely to have you there! I cant wait to see more creations! 

i would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Card Cupids - Shaped Card

The crafty Pad - Something Yummy for Your Tummy

xxx

Paper Cupcakes Challenge - A Children's Birthday card

Morning everyone, well here we are another week gone and a new one here and this week its half term for our schools, oh the joys of having both the children here for the week.  I have so many of Amelia's friends coming over this week i'm wondering if I should start a crèche!! On a count down for our family holiday now! cant wait to get away and be with the family! Having a get together next week to arrange what were all doing! 

Well onto the challenge! Over at Theres Magic in the Air this week we would like to see

Children's Birthday Cards

Sometimes children can be hard work to make cards for, I find that I always want to create them something that I know a certain child is into, I sometimes make a card for a child and think, that is not very child like, or they wont like that, but this week I had no problems, I used a lovely image from Paper Cupcakes Store called 'Friends in all Sizes', I just felt the image was so adorable! 

This is the 1st 'Twisted Easel' card I have made, its thanks to Cheryl, you can see a link to her page on my tutorial page! I cant wait to make more like this, its so much fun! 

I coloured the image using my pro-markers, I used Moss for the Grass, The Ladybird was coloured with poppy and the giraffe was coloured using shale and tan, the maine was coloured using caramel.

The above photo is of the card when its closed, I scored the central line a bit off, but it turned out OK!!!  It worked out nicely as where I have put '4 Today' it shows when the card is closed!

The stamp I used for the greeting is one I have had since I started stamping I stamped in Silver.  I layered this onto centura pearly card in pale pink and lilac.  The pearls are ones from my stash and so is the ribbon.

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges; 

Simply Create - Bold and Bright

If the Shoe Fits - Birthday

Guylous Inimitability - Anything goes

Well There we have it.  I hope you like it! Please join us over at Paper Cupcakes this week, it would be lovely to have you there! I cant wait to see what you create...

xx

Theres Magic In the Air Challenge

Afternoon everyone 

I bet your all thinking Oh my Katrina's on a posting mission?!?!  Yes I am!  

Today my first card for the Design Team over at 'Theres Magic in the Air will be posted! How exciting.  So if you have come over from there then welcome.  If this is your first visit here please feel fee to look around!

If you have been here before then welcome back, I thought I would come here and tell you all a bit more about it! 

This weeks Challenge has been set by Gloria, and we have all used a lovely free image called 'Wildflower Bouquet'.  It was such fun working with the image, from the moment I saw it I knew just what I wanted to do with it, Its one of those images that has endless possibilities!

So if you would like to join us over at Theres Magic in the Air this week, I best tell you a bit more about the challenge!  Not only do we want to see the free image on your creation we would also like to see cards that are different shapes and with lots of texture!

Lets start by telling you what the prize is.

This week the winner can choose 2 images from the Paper Cupcakes Store! 

So here is what I came up with! 

I have made it for a friend of mine who is blind so I made sure it has texture, I feel that is the only way she can 'imagine' what it is, so I printed the image 3 times.  there is the base layer, the flowers are one layer, the ribbon is 2 layers and the bow is 3 deep.  

When I gave it to her I described the colours that I had used, although the card stock used doesn't look it, it is actually textured too!

I decided for a 'shaped card' I would 'cut away' the corner, once i knew what I wanted to do with the image, I felt limited to the shape I could use.  But cutting the corner away added more to the card for my friend to feel. I also added layers of the papers used to layer the card on to the inside of the card so she could touch it.

This photo shows the layers, I coloured all three layers using my pro-markers.  The flowers were coloured with Bluebell, Lavender and Lilac, and the bow with Powder Blue and Pastel Blue, I used Leaf Green for the stems.  I cut the 'bunch' of flowers out and mounted them with sticky pads, I did bend the flowers and bow to add some shape.

I also added rhinestones to the middle of all the flowers, just to add a bit of sparkle for anyone else that looks at it!  my friend loved to touch these as they are 'shaped' and not smooth!

Where I layered the card stock on the inside I wrote the words 'Birthday Wishes' with my peel offs, where the image sat slightly too high i decided to 'curl' the corner for effect (it was really so you could see the greeting, but it looks good!).

So there we have it, I hope that you will join us over at 'theres Magic in the Air' this week, if you would like to see more for the design team you can see all their creations over on theres Magic in the Air!

I cant wait to see your creations!

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges;

Digi Doodle Shop - Nature
Samue Taylors - Copic Chick/Promarker Gal

Thank you for taking the time to look, if you have time please feel free to leave a comment!

xx

Im on top of the World.... starting to look at my creations! New DT Spot!!!!

Evening all, well the title says it all, today I have decided i'm on top of the world!!! 

I cant believe how well this year is going for me.  Although things have not been the easiest, they are sure starting to look up.  

I was on a bit of a downer the other day as due to a change in my circumstance I have had to turn down my position at a local craft shop.  I was so looking forward to meeting like minded and local people and teaching them new techniques, and learning from them too.  But everything happens for a reason! 

So the reason why i'm on top of the world today is that after a busy morning at work, I finally got time to read my e-mails! A while ago I saw a post for a new Design Team member over at 'Theres Magic in The Air' blog, so I decided to apply.  Today I received an e-mail from Nina asking me if I would like to accept a position on the design team! Im so over the moon.  I am so enjoying being on all these design teams, its allowing my creativity to 'run away' with its self! 

They have a challenge on at the moment, so why not pop over and enter?! 

This week's challenge is to make a Valentine card for one of your friends and use the sentiment found on 'Theres Magic in the Air' along with any image on the front of your card. 

(The sentiment does not count as the Paper Cupcake image for the participants drawing).

You can find all the rules over on the blog so why not take a look???

If you don't fancy entering, why not take a look at the 'paper cupcakes' store, so many beautiful images!! 

I so cant wait! I love being able to inspire people with what I create, Well i'm off to sort all my stuff out, i'm hoping that I will have a good crafting session tonight! 

will see you all later 

xx