New Idea

I picked up a few sheets of shrink plastic a while back - with the vague idea that it would be fun to make charms for cards.  Then I lost them in the office - like you do! - found them today. 

So - today I have been playing with shrink plastic

Have you tried it?

It's SCARY - it does THINGS - and I don't know what it's up too.  I guess I will get used to it the more I do - but you really have to see it to believe it.

The big stocking is one of the new Woodware (yeah - I so love Woodware) - and the teenie-weenie shape on the fibre is the same image - shrunk

Tried all sorts to print/stamp - and ended up with good old Staz-on (much as I don't like it - it has it's uses)

Colouring - tried Copics - but they don't go with Staz-on so had to do it on the back - mess.  Tried my Ink-tense - mess.  Then I sanded the plastic a tiny bit to give the pencil something to hang on to - success.  Well - as close to a success as I had all afternoon.

so - any ideas on colouring would be very welcome

Yours

kitten xx

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New cards

I have finished ny batch of 'chocolate drink' cards.

It is just a bit of sillyness for the Christmas shows really - and an idea I just had to get out of my head before I moved onwards.

Other than that - I have been chillin' really :-)

Yours

kitten xx

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Challenges

On a roll today - 2 challenges met!

Helen at Elephantastic Challenge is doing Halloween - you know me and Halloween images!

This is the wonderful pumpkin from Stretch n Bubbles that I have used before - totally different look though.

I made the pumpkins all different sizes - and coloured different shades. The pumpkin shapes have 1mm raiser pads just in the middle - so it is not really deep - but you get some wonderful shading going on.

Yours

kitten xx

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Challenges

This week on A Spoon Full Of Sugar it's all about punching and die cutting.

This is the frist time I have used the girl pirate from Stretch n Bubbles.

This is a wonderful image - you can make it look do different by using differnt colours and papers - and it's so detailed.




I wanted to keep the image fairly uncolplicated because there is so much going on with the paper.

The die cuts I used - nesties (lagle 8) and the Cuttlebug skull and crossbones set. And the paper is a very old Rusty Pickle design

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

I have packed the guys off to Manchester to see the Egypt exhibition - goodness knows if they will get there!

Then I spend most of the morning wrapping parcels - wow thanks guys - several sales this week. It's a huge boost to my morale - someone actually LIKES my stuff.

I have done lots of bits and bobs - but nothing major - I really must get my desk tidy (yeah - OK - so that's not going to happen).

Got some design work to do tomorrow - so there will be something to show you all.

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW IDEA

You know - those flashes in the night moments?

This was one of those moments

This was the starting point HERE

I thought - if I made it a pocket I could tuck something into it. So I used fine double sided tape just at the sides and bottom - and because I was putting some strain on the joins I added a brad in the corners.

OK - so this would be 'large letter' to post - but - hay - what a way to chear up a mate?
Yours

kitten xx

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Overheard

It's ages since I posted an 'overheard' from my son's gaming.  Not strictly overheard - but I put my head round the door to ask something - after he awnsered he said - 'AW THANKS mum - now you have killed me!

To which I said - 'Great - you won't need feeding tomowwow'

now he is 16 - you really don't need to see the full reply - but the gist of it was 'yes'!



Yours

kitten xx

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Day Off

Monday is kitten's day off

And the guys over at Facebook have got me playing the cafe game.  Talk about not a clue - absolutly no idea what I am doing!

Yours

kitten xx

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UK Art Raffle

This is the last week of the month - so thinking caps on and enter for October

Theme: Hubble Bubble, Boil and Trouble

http://ukartraffle.blogspot.com

I will just keep reminding you!

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

We have a weekend guest - I had forgotten all about puppy manners (well - lack of manners)

It is total bedlam - and I have hardly done any work, but it's soooo funny. Puppy is only 4 - 5 months old - all paws and floppies. She has eaten up all scraps off the floors - and has been learning to go up the big stairs.

The palace guard dog is nursing his squeaky toy and refusing to get involved (she is too big and rough for him) - fidget is run ragged, but can't settle (he has to look out for his mummy, and he does not really know what other dogs are) - and puppy is falling over tired, but won't stop in case she misses anything. She is everywhere - into everything - but she is such a sweetie - just starting to learn a few words

Yours
kitten xx

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Stretch n Bubbles

I made this card for a challenge - but when I got round to entering it the challenge was ended. I am always doing that - by the time I work out what I am going to do - it's been and gone.

Never mind - it's a beautiful image from Alison - I just love the shape. In the SHOP HERE.

The dress is layered - I shaped it up and used silicone glue to mount it. I prefer using silicone glue to raiser pads because it holds a nicer shape. Loads of tiny gems and half pearls at the top - I use nail gems because they are smaller than normal card makers gems.

Yours

kitten xx

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$1 Digi Day - Stretch n Bubbles

Alison over at Stretch n Bubbles has had a brilliant idea - Each week there will be a digi on offer for just $1 - that's about 63p for us - AND because it's a digi, that's all you need to spend.

How cool is that - a new image to play with for less that the cost of a KitKat (and it lasts longer :-) ).

This is an on-going offer, the image will be different every Friday, and the price will be valid all week - I will remind you every week so you don't miss out

Get this week's $1 digi HERE

Yours

kitten xx

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LIFE

The palace guard dog (with his bald 'worry' spot) - and little Jaques - awwwwwwwwww

Yours

kitten xx

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Challenges

Bit better today - thought I would get a couple of challenges under my belt.  I live to dig out new ones and I found The PInk Elephant are having a colour challenge - orange and brown

I don't normally like shoe images - but I love this one from Stretch n Bubbles.  I think it's because It is much more goth/grunge/witch than glam

The colouring is very simple Copic - just a bit of blending in the shoes.  The greeting is part of the digi too so you don't have to worry about that.  It is nicely below so you could cut it off if you wanted.  The swirly bit on the side is punched and sewn through with dark orange thread and whipped with gold

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

I have a stinking cold - how did that happen?  I thought I would have a quiet afternoon on the sofa and line up a few pages ready to scribe of poems (that's the boring bit) - could not even manage that.  I have managed a few 15 minute chunks and ruled up 4 or 5 pages for my ferret poem.

Soooo fed up - so much to do

Soggy, drippy kitten signing out

Yours

kitten xx

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Day Off

Monday is kitten's day off

Yours

kitten xx

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Calligraphy

Seriously need ot get back to my roots - and to some longer projects - tons of stock at the moment need to do more text based stuff

Not decided how to decorate it yet - have just worked out the spacings - but it's quite fun

Would like to do a puppy one - with the words changed a bit

what do you think?


Yours

kitten xx

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Challenges

The Chrisama challenge this week is all about folding - so I have entered my little 'pressie' hanger - folds to make the box part - smart eh!

This project is using the Stretch N Bubbles 'watering Can' - shop here

Make it out of decent weight double sided scrapbook card so you get pretty patterns both sides.

I have made a tag with a greeting - and added to / from on the back of the hanger

You could add any of the SNB digi images on the front really - to suit the person you made it for.
Yours

kitten xx

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Stretch n Bubbles

I think I must be in a cutting out mood at the moment

This little chappie is 'Flit' and available here from the Stretch n Bubbles shop

First thing I thought - look super on a little stick as a gift tag for a plant pressie - you can all cope with this.

Double sided with a cocktail stick or bit of garden cane in the middle

Then I thought - what if I cut an aperture in a card so I can put a backing paper inside - then tuck a cut out birdie into the bottom and raise it over the background?

- So that's what I have been doing this afternoon!

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

Whether your stamps cling to acrylic, wood, or to your hard drive, they hold the power to convey hope and lift the spirits of anyone who sees what you create with them.

Yours

kitten xx

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Dragons

Almost caught up with all the computer work I could not do yesterday - so I can show you the dragons I did earlier. 

I always feel like I cheat the men - you can't add glitter or gems or bows - I do sneek in the odd ribbon stripe or bit of funky fibres - but it is generally disaproved of (unless you are my hubby - who LOVES anything with glitter and bling)

I did make some gents cards with torn papers and a few buttons a couple of years back - sold the las one when I was at Grange last month - so I do know that they don't do 'fancy'.

Just hope my (well Lisa victoria's) sporty dragons go down well

Yours

kitten xx

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Ferrets

Just about done with the ferrets - it has been a real challenge and I have just loved it.  I just hope the ferret lovers like them

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

My ***** Internet packed up totally yesterday.  Had tons to list - the last of the ferret cards done and several books for Amazon - and - nothing.  ALL afternoon.  It is such a pain - I got nothing done.

So sorry about that - will try to catch up today

Yours

kitten xx

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Dragons

I have new dragons  - wooo hooo - arrived today

These are her original sketches and I have the stamps made from them

Plug for Lisa Victoria - magic stuff hunni

I think next week is going to be a dragon week



Yours

kitten xx

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Day Off

Monday is kitten's day off

And I have spent all day getting to grips with a new e-mailer program - why do I think sitting in front of the computer is more 'restful'

What planet do I live on!!!!!

Yours

kitten xx

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I have spent all day going through my book shelves and isting books and magazines on my site (http://www.princesskitten.co.uk/shopfront/cat_286070-Books.html) Yours

I have put loads of mags on ebay and books onto Anazon too. Mostly craft - calligraphy - scrapbooking - cad making - but also some reading books.

I seriously have to de-junk the shelves and create more space - and earn a few quid!

Not sure why I think I have had an easy day, but somehow I class sitting in front of the computer all day as easy. Actually worked really hard

kitten xx

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Stretch N Bubbles

Hay - super cool image from Stretch n Bubbles (just had to ditch the ferrets for a while - growing teeth and claws here).

This wonderful pumkin is available HERE

I have a new publishing program for my images (pageplus).  I inserted the image 4 times - made than all different sizes - and layered them together.  Then I copied the 2 pumpkins on the front and pasted them below so that I could decoupage them.

The whole white centre is one piece - I printed the pumkins in the corner - allowed for the size I needed - and cut it to size with a deckle edge.  Then I matted it with an orange paper and hand made black paper



 

Yours

kitten xx

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Ferret, ferret, ferret

This is a stamp that I got from the US with the idea that I could start experimenting with ferret colours.  I have a chart with all the markings that they have and there are some really pretty blonde colour combos which are just about impossable to draw.

This is stamped with a menento brown and coloured with Copic E series 5x group.  Very pleased with it - and it's actually quite a quick, simple layout.  Double sided scrapnook paper and an embossed strip

Yours

kitten xx

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CRAFT CLASS

Yeah - card bag crisis solved!  Janet's delivery arrived yesterday - so my day tomorrow? Bagging up all the ferret cards!

The theme at class today was - Christmas water colour

This stamp is an Art Impressions of a row of cottages - you know - the old Hovis ads street

Watercoloured in browns and set under a round apperture top.

oh - and glitter everywhere!

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARDS

Now I know why a load of ferrets is called a business!

sure are keeping me busy!

This is a stamp that I got from http://rubberhedgehog.com/Ferret-Rubber-Stamps.htm  - would love to import if I get enough interest!

My whole bench is totally covered with ferrets - hay they like to snuggle!!

http://www.cumbriaferretrescue.org.uk/

loads of new ferrets ready for re-homing - and counting down to the show on the 7th November

If they don't like my cards - you are ALL getting ferret cards for Christmas

Yours

kitten xx

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World Shortage???

We have a bit of a crisis!!!

How odd is this???

Ferret cards coming out of my ears (basic range and all the Christmas ones - plus all the crochet broaches I have just made) - little heaps (and growing) of WHITE cards everywhere.

Can't get any poly bags for A6 cards to put them in.  Tried several places.

Are we facing a world shortage here?

Got a few days more before I have to drive down to Lancaster to see if they have any - but how silly is that?

Yours

kitten xx

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DAY OFF

Monday is kitten's say off

(actually I am going to my cabin to snuggle with fidget all afternoon and fill my Facebook shop with listings)

Yours

kitten xx

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FERRETS

This month is FERRET month for me - finally got an image to use for the basic range

- so now I can add all sorts of bits and bobs to make it fun

The big show is next month - and just hoping!!!

This is a totally new venture - just on spec because the ferret lovers say - there is nothing out there for them to buy.

So if I can support a local rescue cenre that is working really hard

 http://www.cumbriaferretrescue.org.uk/

AND get some crafting fun out of it

- we all win - and I get loads of ferret kisses and cuddles

support the guys

http://www.princesskitten.co.uk/shopfront/cat_299591-Ferrrts-and-friends.html

Yours

kitten xx

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STRETCH N BUBBLES

 

New project - hanger for my window

 The original is a digi image from Stretch n Bubbles (of course)

I inserted the image into my Pageplus program - them flipped pne pf them horazontally so they were opposites.  Then I coloured them to match with Copics and cut them out and stuck them back to back with a bit of gold cord to hang in up with in the middle

This is the original image.  Would be a great project to keek the kids amused - tree decorations

Yours

kitten xx

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ART RAFFLE

The new UK Art Raffle is now live over at

http://ukartraffle.blogspot.com/

The theme is 'Hubble, Bubble, Boil and Trouble' - anything that that brings to mind - go for it
do come over and join in

Better be the first to post haden't I?

Yours

kitten xx

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