Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen

Yesterday was the sixteenth birthday of the daughter of a friend of mine and my friend asked me to make a special card and a smash-type book for her.  The birthday girl loves Manga style and is a huge fan of pink, so my design brief was to work with these elements.

Here's a pic of the card

These cute 'Painting Bunnies' were created using Queen Kat Design stamps and coloured with Copics.  I used Marianne's dies to cut the large hearts and the smaller woven hearts.  The background papers are from the Nana's Kitchen pack by DCWV and matted over some pretty pink cardstock.  I created the sentiment on my computer and the basecard is a nice large 8x8 size.

Now for the smash-type book.  Again I used stamps from QKD and coloured the images with Copics, here's a pic of the front page.

I used a set of Memory Box alphabet dies to cut out the letters for the sweet sixteen title and the various sentiments were from a set of stamps by QKD.   I added Glossy Accents to the die cut letters to give them dimension and emphasis.

Here's a close up of the image top left

and this is a close up shot of the image bottom right - there's Glossy Accents on the fishbowl and globe, I think you can just see it in the pix.

Here's close up shots of the other two QKD images which I added to inside pages

 

 

 



I bound the book using my 'Bind-it-All' machine and added some pretty pink ribbons on the ring binding.  I hope there was enough pink to keep the birthday girl happy and that she has great fun filling in the pages of her smash-style book over the coming days.

Hope you have a great saturday, I'm out to dinner tonight to celebrate the birthdays of a couple of friends - promises to be a fun evening.

'O' s and 'X's....

Morning Peeps !  Hope it's not too cold in your neck of the woods, guess here in the UK most of us are battening down the hatches in readiness for the snow and ice that is forecast to arrive within days :o(

It was the birthday of one of our male friends yesterday and I made this card for him.  I followed the January theme over on the Craftbubble Craft Mad and Loving It Group, which is' Noughts and Crosses'.

 

I used a kraft base card and a selection of stamps from Queen Kat Designs.  I'd forgotten I had the Bingo card stamp in my stash and found it again whilst hunting out some other stamps I wanted to use. 

 

I love the 'coffee stain' and stamped this with Rich Cocoa Memento ink randomly over the the base card before adding the other elements.  The Bingo card and sentiment was stamped with the same Memento ink on to SU! Crumbcake cardstock, then layered over a piece of Early Espresso card.  I cut the X's and O's from the EE card using a set of Memory Box alphabet dies. 

 

The 'Life' tickets were among the bits and pieces I have in my box of SmashBook stuff and was perfect for the card theme.  Finally, I added Glossy Accents on the BINGO lettering to give them dimension, but it isn't showing up well on the pic.

 



I'll be seeing our pal on saturday when we go out for dinner to celebrate both his birthday and another pal's so he'll be getting my card then, hope he likes it !

Thanks for dropping by to check out today's project.  I've got a 'special' birthday card and a handmade smash-type book I made recently to share with you tomorrow, do call by again to check them out.

Surprise.. Surprise... Happy Birthday Holley ! bet you thought I'd forget ?

Happy Birthday Holley, bet you thought I'd forget my promise made during Vicki's birthday blog hop to make a special card for you ! Well, I didn't. Hope you like it Hun.

I used the beautiful 'Tree Fairy' designed by Amy Brown and is one of the stamps available through Queen Kat Designs. This is a new stamp released for the month of December and I think she's just gorgeous.

I coloured her with Copics, adding some touches of Spica Glitter Pen on her wings. Dotty paper was from my stash and the image is added over a layer of SU! cardstock. The matching lush wide striped ribbon is also from SU! and I created the sentiment on my computer.

Have a great day Holley.

Hot Chocolate Mouse

Happy Sunday morning folks, hope you are enjoying your weekend although I guess at this time of year we are all really busy preparing for Christmas and some of us having just celebrated Thanksgiving. 

Today's project is another design using the pretty 'Hot Chocolate Mouse' from Queen Kat Designs This cutie is designed by Che Gilson for her 'Gothic Dollies' range. 

Here's a list of tools and supplies I used on this project:

Copic markers
Stickles
Glossy Accents
Papers from my stash
SU! cardstock
Lace
EK Success border punch
Memory Box dies
Flower punch
Waco Pearlmaker Pen
Scalloped oval nestie
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Pin Flair Glue

Thanks for stopping by today, hope to see you again real soon.

Sparkly Unicorn

I've got a project to share with you today using the Christmas Unicorn stamp set from Queen Kat Designs.  This little Unicorn is so cute !

I decided to add lots of glitter and bling to the image rather than colour it in for this card, using  two colours of Glamour Dust and Spica Glitter Pens. 

Recently I bought some gorgeous dies by Memory Box and used two of them to cut lacey layers to add under the sentiment.  Aren't they pretty?  I just love them.

The basecard is a small 4 x 3 inch black card and as it's so small, I've kept the design simple.

Thanks for checking out my project today.

Christmas Unicorn

Good morning and welcome to my little piece of blogland.  Sunday is now my day for posting projects using Queen Kat Designs products on Facebook, but I like to share them on here too with my lovely Followers.

Today's project features more new stamps released by QKD for November.  I got to play with the 'Christmas Unicorn Set' from Artemiss designed by Danika Lindsell and I've used the main image and one of the sentiments included in the set for my design. 

This sure is a cute lil' Unicorn, don't you think?  I coloured her with Copics and added touches of clear Spica Glitter pen on her hooves and horn with Glossy Accents on top.  The background paper is again from a previous QKD kit, as was the lace and ribbon.  The snowflakes were punched with a Martha Stewart punch and I added the red sparkly brad from the kit in the centre.  The image was added over a layer of SU! Baja Breeze then a layer of red cardstock, I edged around it with some red Stickles.  The Stickles has dried flatter since I took the photograph, but I wanted to catch the last bit of daylight so couldn't wait for it to dry first !

Hope you like today's project. it's also posted up on the QKD Facebook page. 

I'm off to the Sincerely Yours craft show in Taunton with a crafting pal today, I prescheduled this post so I hope I publishes OK ! 

Merry Hot Chocolate ChrissyMouse

There are new release stamps for November in the Queen Kat Designs Store and I got some of these new stamps to play with for today's project. 

I'm still working on getting  my stock of Christmas cards finished and when I saw the cute 'Hot Chocolate Mouse' stamp designed by Che Gilson, I thought she would work really well on a Christmas design.

She's coloured with Copics then cut out and added over a layer of SU! Garden Green cardstock cut using a scalloped oval nestie.  The background papers are from a previous kit by QKD, the poinsettias were cut using a set of Spellbinders dies and the holly leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch.   I added finishing touches using Glossy Accents on the mug and Stickles on her hair ornament and around the scalloped layer.  The ribbon was from my stash.

My card is posted up on the Queen Kat Designs Facebook page today too, as myself and the rest of the DT share our new projects on Facebook now rather than on the QKD Blogs.

Time to P.A.R.T.Y !

Whoo.... Hoooo... ! it's celebration time over in the Queen Kat Designs castle, QKD is 5 years old and we are holding a Blog Hop to commemorate the event.  You should have arrived here after checking out Chris' fabulous creation, if not just start at the beginning here and follow the links.  The Royal Court are all in Partay mood and have been busy working on some awesome projects to share with you for the Hop, go check 'em out and join in the celebrations !

I thought I'd show you one of the older QKD images for my birthday tribute, I just love Tilly by Maigan Lynn and I know that our Queen Kitty Kat just loves the colour purple, and she's a Star, so this design is just perfect.

Right, I'm sending you off now to see what Janie has in store for you - Enjoy !

I put this card together really quickly to get it submitted in time for last week's challenge on the Craftbubble 'Craft Mad and Loving It' group.  The stamps I used came from the October monthly Myka Jelina stamp kit from Queen Kat Designs which was waiting for me when I got home from my vacation. 

I do like to use the accessory stamps from the kits to creaet something a bit different, although the main images are always so lovely.  This month's kit is ideal for Halloween cards.






Hope you like today's card, thanks for dropping by.

Monochrome Naomi

Another Tuesday means another creation from me using a stamp from Queen Kat Designs - Naomi was designed by Myka Jelina for QKD and newly released for September.

I'm a huge fan of monochrome using watercolour to achieve the effect. However, I do love to experiment and push the boundaries of my tools and materials. To create today's card, I would normally have stamped the image on to watercolour paper using Distress Inks then used a water brush to drag ink from the outline to colour the image.

I also love using Copic and Promarker pens for colouring, so decided to have a go at using Copics to achieve a watercolour effect. What do you think ? Did I pull it off ? I'm quite pleased with the finished result and will use it again I think, maybe trying different colours.

I used a kraft basecard, a scrap of ribbon which I recycled from another card and a piece of patterned corrugated cardboard - I picked up a roll of it for a bargain price at my local art shop and just knew it would come in useful !

Thanks for dropping by today, hope you've enjoyed your visit.

Tea & Cookies

I do hope you enjoyed last week's project featuring Tea Angel by Che Gilson.

After creating the teabag holder box, I thought it would be nice to create a pretty package for some cookies to go with the box, so this is the project I've got to show you today.

I've used Tea Angel coloured with Copics and the same cardstock colours as used on the teabag box.

I placed some cookies into a cello bag and attached the coloured image layered up on scalloped circles. Two large and two small flowers from my stash finish the decoration.

Here's a piccie of both the teabag box and cookie bag together.

Thanks for visiting today, I hope it's been fun !

Time for Tea

Anyone for Tea?



There's nothing quite like a nice cup of tea to refresh you in the afternoon I think, and today's gorgeous image is 'Tea Angel' designed by Che Gilson which is one of the newly released stamps for September from Queen Kat Designs.

I've used Tea Angel to decorate a teabag holder box I created and coloured her with Copics. I added Glossy Accents on her bows and the cup and saucer to give them a little dimension.

The image layer was cut using a circle nestie die then attached over a slightly larger layer cut with a petite scallop nestie. All the papers and card used are from SU! and the small flowers punched from scraps of the same paper.

To decorate the top of the box I created a rosette from the paper, created a sentiment on the computer and cut out with a nestie to add to the centre.



I do hope you've enjoyed today's project - Tea Angel is in the QKD Store if you'd like to have her in your stamp stash.

Thanks for looking and have a great day !

Naomi

Goooood morning Crafters ... welcome to tuesday here at Stamping Grandma.

I've used one of the new stamps released by Queen Kat Designs for September on my card today. The lovely Naomi was designed by Myka Jelina and I love her oriental feel design.I've coloured Naomi with Copics and used a tiny floral stamp to embelish the edges around the image layer using Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink.

The scrap of lace was in my stash and I attached it using gold coloured staples, then added a strip of flowers cut with a Martha Stewart punch over the top. The pretty oriental theme paper was from my stash and the beaded embellie and pearl topped pin have been sitting my stash for ages waiting to be used on the right card ! No sentiment on the front so it can be personalised later.

Hope you like it - leave me a comment and let me know what you think .

A Gift For You

I've got something different to share with you today, this is the project I've posted over on the Dark Ink Sorority blog. 

I've used one of the sentiments from QKD on a chocolate/candy bar wrapper, turning it into a special and pretty gift. The monthly stamp kits always include lots of sentiments which are so useful for many occasions. This project is a great idea if you need a small gift in a hurry, we all have pretty papers in our stash and you can add any embellies you wish to finish it off.

My wrapper was created from a piece of 12 x 12 heavy weight patterned paper, cut long enough to wrap around the chocolate bar of your choice and wide enough to cover the length of the bar. I used a Martha Stewart punch to give a pretty lacy edge to both ends of the wrapper, then attached a narrow band of cardstock around the centre.

The rosette was created from a strip of the paper 12 x 1 inches, scored on a scoreboard and a couple of small circles punched out of the same cardstock as used for the narrow centre band. I added a pretty wooden button from my stash in the centre to finish it off. The sentiment was stamped on to a scrap of cream cardstock and cut out using a nestie pennant die.

I hope you've enjoyed today's project, thanks for stopping by today.

You're Invited

Time for another Tuesday Dark Ink project from me, and I've used 'Messenger' designed by Terra Bidlespacher which is one of the new stamps released this month by Queen Kat Designs.

I created an ATC sized card cutting out just part of the whole image with a rectangle nestie before adding it over a slightly larger layer.

I coloured the image with Copics and added Glossy Accents on her goggles and the clasp on her mailbag. The ribbon for the loops was from my stash, as was the brown gem in the centre of the flower on the sentiment.

The sentiment is from a QKD Myka Jelina monthly kit and stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink and cut out with a nestie die. A length of thin brown ribbon tied around the card and into a knot, finished the design.

Hope you've enjoyed today's project -  that's it from me for today, hope you'll drop by again soon.

Fairy Hanger

Happy Tuesday folks, hope you're having a great day. I've got another project to share today featuring the lovely Venus Moon by Myka Jelina which is a new release stamp for August by Queen Kat Designs.
Rather than a card I decided to make a fairy hanger so cut out the base shape using a nestie die, one piece from patterned heavy weight paper and another from cream pearlescent card for the back.

I coloured the image with Copics, added some Spica Glitter Pen, Stickles and Glossy Accents before attaching over a fancy layer cut using a Nellie Snellen die. The leafy swirl was cut using a Marianne's die and the butterflies cut with a Martha Stewart punch for the large one and a set of punch and emboss punches by Nellie Snellen for the small ones. I've added pearls and gems from my stash and tied on a length of silky twine for the hanger.

I hope you've enjoyed today's project - do come back soon as I've lots more to share with you.

Have a great day !

Bringing you Messenger

Happy Tuesday !  For today's card I've used 'Messenger' designed by Terra Bidlespacher for Queen Kat Designs, to create a card.

I've coloured her with Copics and added some touches of gold Spica Glitter pen on the rings holding the ropes of the balloon and basket.

I thought this sentiment was perfect to go with the image as  I can just imagine her delivering lots of 'missing you' letters. There's a little Glossy Accents on her goggles to give the impression of glass too.

The stamp is quite detailed so I kept the rest of the design simple, I just doodled a freehand frame around the outside edges of the C6 card, added the sentiment and considered it done !

Thanks for looking

Venus Moon

Happy Tuesday to you, hope it's a good one whatever you get up to. I've been busy working with my new release stamps from Queen Kat Designs for August and today's project features the totally gorgeous Venus Moon by Myka Jelina - don't you just love her?

I think you know me by now and that I do so love to experiment and push the boundaries with images and materials. Today's creation is one of my latest experiments.

Normally I use a nice smooth coated white cardstock on which to stamp my images when I am colouring with alcohol inks such as Copics and Promarkers.    I know that the colours don't bleed when I use the smooth cardstock, but sometimes I don't want to have my image on a separate layer and the cardstock isn't of a heavy enough weight to use as a base card.

For today's card I stamped the image directly on to a piece of subtley patterned background paper and coloured it with Copics. I then used some sequin waste and a couple of Memento ink pads to create a design at the bottom. I cut out some fronds using Marianne Designs dies and punched butterflies in three sizes using a set of Nellie Snellen punch and emboss punches. I punched two of each size, left one flat, which I attached to the card, then embossed the second layer and glued just the centre so the wings lift up. The butterfly bodies where created with a Waco Pearlmaker pen.

This is a much more simple and flat design than it appears in the picture and reasonably quick to do. I was very pleased that my experiment worked, it could have gone so horribly wrong ! and I will try it again in the future I think.

Bye for now....

Hatter Rose Candy Bag

Today's project is a little gift bag of candy with a pretty tag.

I stamped the lovely Hatter Rose designed by Che Gilson for Queen Kat Designs using Versamark ink, then added some WOW! Ruby Romance embossing glitter before heat setting it. The finish is really glittery IRL, but this doesn't show up too well in the pic sadly.

Hatter Rose is a perfect size to create a pretty gift tag and after embossing I cut the image out using a Marianne's die before attaching the tag to the bag of candy using a length of sparkly red ribbon.

Quick, simple and yet it makes a pretty gift, ideal for many occasions.

Thanks for dropping by to check out today's project, hope to see you again soon when I'll have another to share with you.

I decided to try something different for today's project using the lovely Nefertari stamp designed by Myka Jelina for Queen Kat Designs.

I stamped the image with Versamark on to some SU! Night of Navy cardstock then used WOW! Embossing Glitter to heat emboss it. IRL the embossing is really glittery, sadly it just isn't showing up in the pic. The image is cut out using a narrow oval nestie and attached over a C6 Kraft base card. The small circular embellies were punched from scraps of the SU! cardstock.

I added Golden Rod Stickles around the edge of the image layer and around the small circles at the bottom.

This is a simple, but in my view, elegant layout - Nefertari is such a lovely image and is perfect for heat embossing.

Thanks for dropping by to check out today's project, hope to see you again soon when I'll have another project to share with you.