Thursday 31 December 2009

NEW BOOK




This is the first wire bound book to go into the shop.

I picked up a pad of the most wonderful Oriental papers - this is one sheet cut into two (front and back covers) and embellished with extra glitters, pearl drops and black half pearls - with ribbons tied to the wire hinges

http://www.princesskitten.co.uk/shopfront/prod_676473-A072-COMPLETED-ALBUM-WIREBOUND.html








Yours
kitten xx

Wednesday 30 December 2009

SALE BARGAINS

You know - I only said to the old goat today that I didn't think I would bother with the sales as there was nothing  I really wanted.  Then I logegged onto one of my faverate suppliers and they had the Tim Holtz tiny attacher reduced to under £10 - and there is loads of other cool stuff as well (sucker for patterned paper me!).

Here you go

http://www.craftobsessions.co.uk/index.php

super folk to deal with - just don't blame me if you spend too much!!

Yours
kitten xx

NEW BOOK



yipee - yipee - yipee

Made a new book

teenie - tiny little note book

I used the largest Nestabilites die - I only have one set - think it's labels - and cut it in half to get the biggest orange shape.  Then used smaller one to get the grading.

The brown paper is one of the strangist I have ever seen.  It looks exactly like wood vaneer - but tears like paper.  I cut the inner pages a bit smaller and rounded the corners


Yours
kitten xx

Tuesday 29 December 2009

BIND IT ALL - yheay




ok my lovlies - did Santa get it right???

My dear old goat gave me a tiny sewing machine (been looking for one for ages) for my office - and a Bind-it-all machine to play with.

So - ta-da - my first wire hinge book.  It is A4 cut lenghth ways - and is just perfect for lists (I LOVE LISTS) - just what you need to keep track of stuff.

This one is for my Tim Holtz / Ranger stuff (Tim is now a friend of Kitten's on face book - goodness knows what he thinks of girlie-girlie-bling kitten)

more to follow on my site - what this is going to lead to  - no idea - but loads of fun

Yours
kitten xx

Monday 28 December 2009

NEW BLOG



BLOG CANDY

hop over to



http://pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com/2009/12/win-6-pink-gem-stamps.html

and have a nosey arround the designs and join in the blog candy

Yours
kitten xx

NEW CARD



A chance to play with pretty colours again.




Valentine's Day is in sight so I can do a few soppy cards.

This is all hand done.  The heart is dfrawn and coloured with copics and the background coloured with a paler pink


Yours
kitten xx


Saturday 26 December 2009

Wednesday 23 December 2009

LIFE

Finally got the card dug out of the snow to go shopping - it took 3 of us to push it and get it on the road after we had cleared the space.

Morrison's was a night mare!!!  Never been shopping this close to Christmas - would have gone on Monday if I could have.  The poor staff on the checkouts!  So glad I am not working in shops anymore.  We spent as long at the check out as we did to fill the trolly.  That's it now guys - all done - not going out for 2 weeks!

Yours
kitten xx


Tuesday 22 December 2009

NEW CARD



I was tinkering with the new Martha Stuart punches - and - yes - they are brilliant.

This is the train punch - I punched a strip on the top white strip of the patterned paper - then cut it with a wavy blade and set it on the black stripe at the bottom.  The train is coloured with copics and decoupaged

Yours
kitten xx


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ps - I am working with the 'latest' blogger text editer and they have taken away the spell check - well that's me stuffed!!

Sunday 20 December 2009

DOGS



The palace guard dog LOVES the snow!


Yours
kitten xx


NEW CARDS

It is SUCH a joy to be working with spring colours again.  Today is the last day the shop does Christmas


so now I get back to normal

- which is proably a good thing as I went a bit mad on Ebay - opps

Bid on a huge lot of Tim Holtz stuff and sort of won it - never expected to get it soo cheap - but it was still a lot of money.


Dear old goat bless him - doesn't mind a bit


Yours
kitten xx


Sunday 13 December 2009

CHALLENGE

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2009/12/colour-combo-challenge-49.html

the theme is red/green/white or silver

I did this for Barbara Grey (Clatity stamps) to show case corner stamps - hay yes - turn them round and use them inside out!!!!

make a nice winter birthday card



Yours
kitten xx


LIFE

Well I have had quite a good day - got all my big book cases cleaned and all the pictures on the walls, just got one more corner to muck out.

This afternoon I sat and wrote out most of my Christmas cards - so that's a good job done.  Quite enjoying being able to catch up with all the little jobs  - might need to colour something tomorrow though.

Yours
kitten xx


Saturday 12 December 2009

LIFE

Now - princelet wanted a real Christmas tree this year (only put the artificial up in the Dining room last year) - no problem says me - need help to give the living room a good clean through and sort it all out.  Can't do it by myself these days.  Well I gave the fireplace a good scrub and the mantle shelf - then I had all the tv/dvd etc shelves off and polished - him ? ? ?  no where in sight  ! ! !

Well I did really well - but still not ready to get a tree in - wonder if he will pitch in tomorrow?

I could be crafting instead you know


Yours
kitten xx


Friday 11 December 2009

SALE BARGAINS

OK you guys - I have done my last show of the year and I seriously need to clear space on my site - in the office - and in my head to start the new year fresh.

Until next weekend you can get 20% off everything listed on my site 
http://www.princesskitten.co.uk/
 - just put SALE into the discount box when you checkout
I will close for my Chrissie hols next weekend


Yours
kitten xx


Thursday 10 December 2009

NEW CARD



No more Christmas cards -

Got a big craft fair tonight - and a school do tomorrow - and that's it.  Going to use up the Christmas cards over the weekend.

Then - I am going to catch up on my scrapbook course - and try out some new copic techniques.  Can't wait


Yours
kitten xx


Wednesday 9 December 2009

NEW CARD



Is it me?

or are there a lot of wedding coming up?

Are Christmas wedding becuming the 'in' thing?

The old goat is sketching at one on the 26th Dec and I know of 2 others arround Christmas. - So never let it be said the kitten does not respond!!

I had a couple of snowy church decoupage images and now they are cards!!!
Yours
kitten xx


Monday 7 December 2009

CHALLENGE

This week we are dreaming of summer

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2009/12/dreaming-of-summertime-challenge-48.html

JUST what I need - all Christmassed out here

now something summer-ie - oooh yes - a scrapbook page


now all we need is the summer sum to shine long enough for me to take pictures:-)
Yours
kitten xx

Sunday 6 December 2009

LIFE - THE ANIMALS

We have recently got a homeopath to have a look at the palace guard dog. He scratches himself raw - really sore bold patches - then through the skin. When he is really bad he is yelping in pain and still doing it. The only vet's treatment is to fill him full of steroids - that is the last thing he needs.
Lady I do Yoga with - real down to Earth Mother type - is treating him. It's a bit hit and miss - cos he is a dowg and bit short on words! She has started him on sulphur tables in his water, and I have to say there is a noticeable shift in his focus.
It is hard to explain - and I am not really sure I could - you have to know and work with the guy. He is snuggled on my lap - I have a totally 'dead' leg (that is going to be sooo painful when he moves) because I am scared to move in case he gets the hump - but he is there - and that is the first time for years!!
It will take a while adding stuff and seeing what has an effect - but I am amazed at the chance already
Yours
kitten xx

NEW CARD



This is the 'freebie' teddy stamp from the Do Craft Winter mag

The thing with Copics is - you always just need the one in-between!

This was the 3rd attempt - and the colour jump is a little big - because I did not have the next step up - so used one a bit sideways.

Love the colour mixes though - not doing any more Christmas - all red-ed and green-en out now - bring on the spring

Yours


kitten xx

Saturday 5 December 2009

NEW CARD

I have had ALL my shelves off and cleaned, been through all my patterned paper, checked over all my binder - and STILL I have lost my shed stamp. Guess it's gone, it just vanished off my bench grrrr




I did make a new card.

Picked up this georgous long thin stamp - I love this shape.

Copic and glittered and set over the Papermania Oriental paper from a while back


Yours


kitten xx

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Thursday 3 December 2009

NEW SITE

ooooooh lor - I have a new idol
have you come across the 12 tags of Christmas yet??
Well now you have
He is using alcohol inks to mix and blend with - and I reckon you can do exactly the same things with the Copic various refills
Now I KNOW I need more Copics
Yours
kitten xx

STUDY DAY



Have been to craft class today.

Had a great time - there were only 3 of us, so we did this card together

:- the stamp is a Penny Black - I love their botanical more that the cuties. Heat embossed with silver tinsel onto Pergomano vellum, and set on a silver background. The Pergomano vellum is better for heating because it's that bit thicker. If I didn't study calligraphy I would get involved in the Pergomano stuff - it takes time and study, which I love - but I have my study time packed to the rafters already

Anyway
and Janet let us choose which other two to do out of all the other Christmas cards that have been done in her classes this year.

Janet is such a sweetie - she lets me just rummage through the drawers and pull out all sorts of bit to use.

I will show you one other I did tomorrow - I put a huge dollop of glaze on it and need it to dry over night

At least I managed something today. Have a really busy day tomorrow - but the weekend is clear to catch up on rest


Yours


kitten xx
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Wednesday 2 December 2009

FMS

Slept all day - no, tell a lie - had a lovely hot bath - THEN slept all day
Yours
kitten xx


Tuesday 1 December 2009

FMS

Guys - am struggling this week - you might have noticed.
Don't really know how I am going to get to the end of this week.
The fibro is really winning at the moment. It crept up on me without me really noticing - normally I see the signs - mind you having said that - all I have done lately is sleep
The old goat has said I can't go to yoga tomorrow - he is going to go in to class his way home from dropping princelet at collage and give them a message. I feel bad because we have a new teacher for a few weeks and I feel I am letting the side down - but at least the old goat can explain for me - they all know my problems.
Going to sleep in - have a hot bath and doze on the sofa
It is deffinatly worse this year - not sure what that means:-)
Yours
kitten xx