Shop Talk

You are going to have to bear with me - tha 'darling' internet providers have cut off my phone line - long story.

I have registered with a new provider - but of course that takes time - and it will be a good week/10 days before I am properly up and running again.

At the moment I am using my laptop with the dongle to pick up emails and keep the shop site running so it won't effect the sales side too much.  You may find that it takes me a day longer to get parcels out -  the dongle is S-O-O-O-O-O  S-L-O-O-O-O-O-W  if you order late in the afternoon I may not be able to get the email until the next morning.  Also I can't update the physical shop stock as much as I would like.

Don't worry - it will all iron out in the long run - I just worry too much!

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Day off

Monday is kitten's day off

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Do You Stack Up? Challenge blog - #95 - Embossing

Robyn's Fetish!

* Winner's Choice of 5 Digital Stamps

      Birdie Brown

*Winner's Choice of 3 Digital Stamps

Paper Pretties

* Winner's Choice of 6 Digital Images

 I had a super Autumn Harvest image called Apple Cider from Robyn's Fetish-  I thought I would make a tag for a change.  People make such super tags and it's not something that I have really got into.

The background is embossed with the cuttlebug using the 'pumpkin' folder and I inked one side of the folder so that I got inking on the bottom sides of the pattern.

I used the digi image three times - once for the big bottle - another the same size and just used the label to get a bit of shape - than another one much smaller for the frone bottle.  The bottle sides are heat embossed to give them a glaze to look like old stone.  You use the Versamark pen to go over the areas you what embossed - use clear powder - and heat.  Brilliant technique

Hope you like it

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Shop talk

Well all the Christmas stock is in now (apart from some Ranger goodies that should be in this/next week) - I have just listed the Card Candi colours - Vintage Berries is fantastic with the traditional muted reds and greens this year - and if you fancy a bit of bling there are the gold and silver dotted versions as well.   The Holly Berries is a brighter, modern take on the Christmas reds and greens.

 AND - new for me - some really wonderful stamping images for you

the Beatrix Potter - Winter's tale - to fit in with our Beatrix Potter range








Plus a couple of Paintbox Poppets - I could not resist these

 

a fantastic girl

 

and - of course - a boy to go with her

PLUS - a couple of Sheena Douglass really traditional ones

all these are unmounted stamps - the foam to mount them is in the Stamping section with all the shown stamps (right at the bottom!)



Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Day Off

Monday is kitten's day off

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

goodie bags

It's Friday - it can't be Friday - I am not ready for Friday.  That means I have to go home tomorrow for my rest and wait 2 whole days to come back to work.  What I need is 2 Thursdays - we could have Thursday and then Thursday Again - then Friday - that would work.

I have another goddie bag for you today - bearing in mind that the big 'C' word is coming soon!

I have put together a fantastic bag with all the Beatrix Potter characters.  There are all the single stamps (and a block to put them on) - the co-ordinating papers - ribbons - gems.  Plus some card blanks - double sided tape - peel off greetings - matching coloured card - some little embellishments to complete your projects - and all sorts of other bits and bobs.

All in a fantastic, lined, hand made tote, with ribbon handles and pretty trim

in the shop - or on the website now - £56.00

Wow - what a present that would make!

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Do You Stack Up? Challenge blog - #94 - Vintage

Stampendous! 

* Silver & Gold Embossing Powders

Digi Darla

*Winner's Choice of 5 Digis

My Heart Pieces

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

I had a Mermaid on a swing to play with this week from My Heart Pieces - and as the theme is vintage/old - I thought I would break out the Distressing inks and have a bash at that.  I had the most wonderful afternoon - fiddling and tinkering - There are so many layers, you can't see them all in the photo (and it's Ester's favorite colour ;-)  )

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Challenges

This is a challenge for you guys to enter and win yourself goodi

Sketch Challenge November

   

Check out their blog here

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Day off

Monday is kitten's day off

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Candy

 

NEW RELEASE

 

To celebrate the launge of our new range of knitting and crochets kits - the first 3 people who leave a comment here and send me their address will get one of my new kits FREE (UK only please as I have to pay postage ;-) )

 

The kits have been in the pipe line for a little while now - there is a mitten due soon, and a couple of toys to follow- so watch out for them.

The whole big thing about my kits is that you will get everything you need to make the project - even the needle and thread to sew on the ribbon (toy kits will include the stuffing).  All you will need is a pair of 4mm knitting needles or a 4mm crochet hook - all the kits are designed to be worked on these sizes - so you don't have to have loads of kit hanging about.  Also - I have kept the language very simple and don't use any of the technical jargon or abrevations - so it is as easy as possable for beginners to complete.

If you would like to purchase the kit - KIT HERE

 

 

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk
www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Blog up for grabs

No - not this one ;-)

Do any of you remember 'The UK Art Raffle' blog?  It used to be huge, and then seemed to tail off.  It was a challenge blog where you actually won all the art work that people had made.

I picked up the name ages ago from the person who wanted to hand it over - but to be honest I just don't have the time or networking skills to make a go of it.

Anyone want to take it over?

You can change it to put your own personality on it.

Leave me a message - other wise it will be consigned to the annuls of history (when I work out how to delete a blog!)

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Award

Who's the muppet that got awarded a blog award and forgot to add it???

That would be me then!!

Sorry

and thank you for the award

((clearing out my photo images files and found it))

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

Do You Stack Up? Challenge blog - #93 - Anything with wheels

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

* $10 Gift Certificate

Jelly Park

* Winner's Choice of 10 Digis

Pink Cat Studio

* Winner's Choice of 5 Digis

I had this really super little train from Sweet n' Sassy - be perfect for those of you who are into paper piecing
I had the perfect background paper and kept it really simple for a kiddies birthday

The wheels are metallic and there is a button and a couple of nail head embellishments on the wheels

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

New look!!

Christmas is coming - the goose is geting fat - and kitten is just about getting her fluffy little ears round it all.  I have added a new stand just for the next couple of months for all the Christmas stuff.  Loads of you have started on their cards and things - and now you can find it all in one place in the shop

I am starting to plan the personalised cards too.  I have a new design this year - a really cutie fluffy teddy - so that should be available soon as well.

The card of A Puppy's Christmas is proving very popular - it is sold out at the moment - but I will be doing more ready for the weekend - if I get a move on!!!!

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk

shop talk

I have decided that we are going to stock the Jenni Bowlin range from Ranger.  There are ink pads and paint dabbers so far - and because they are made by Ranger you get the same fantastic quality pigment colours as the Tim Holtz range - but they are not as expensive, and they are much brighter, cleaner colours than his range

I am starting with the paint dabbers and have picked up some of the more Christmas colours

JBD28772 Chewing Gum	JBD28802 Cough Syrup	JBD28826 Lemon Drops	JBD28871 Stick Candy	JBD28840 Seed Packet	JBD31932 Speckled Egg NEW!
JBD28864 Spice Tin	JBD31956 Lavender Sachet NEW!	JBD28833 Malted Milk	JBD28765 Brown Sugar	JBD31949 Weather Vane NEW!	JBD28819 Fountain Pen
The ink pads will follow when I have a bit more money to spend ;-)

JBP28536 Chewing Gum	JBP28567 Cough Syrup	JBP28581 Lemon Drops	JBP28635 Stick Candy	JBP28604 Seed Packet	JBP31925 Speckled Egg NEW!
JBP28628 Spice Tin	JBP31918 Lavender Sachet NEW!	JBP28598 Malted Milk	JBP28529 Brown Sugar	JBP31901 Weather Vane NEW!	JBP28574 Fountain Pen

I can of course get the Tim Holtz Distress range (and all his other bits and bobs) to order

And - did you know that the Seasonal Sets are now part of the normal range and from mid October will all be available separately all year round.

All these items will be listed in the shop - crafter's supplies - 'inks, pens and paints' section (and 'stamping' for the pads when they arrive.

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk www.thekittenandthegoat.co.uk