WOYWW

This week I have a fairly quiet office week.  I have been decorating my summer house and I have loads of computer work to do for a new site.  We did however, have a bit of an emergency - the dog next door tore my little guys teddy.  My fidget loved his teddy - so running repairs needed.

Poor teddy

Waiting soooo patiently

Fankz you mummy

Joining in with What's On Your Workdask Wednesday

Yours

kitten xx

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Stretch N Bubbles

It's all very well playing in my summer house all day - now I am behind with my Stretch N Bubbles stuff - opps.

Talking about the Summer House - as I have changed the colour scheme - my blue pen pot did not suit - so that is todays project - a super dooper new pen pot.  I got this idea from making my handbag gift box a few weeks back - same nesties cut shapes - but bigger - with a section inbetween for pens. I made 2 - 8cm x 3cm boxes and stuck them together because I like my pens to stay tidy.

 

Just as a side note - I don't add nearly as much bling when it's a project for me.  This really is for my summer house so I can chuck the tatty old blue one out.  If I was making it for the stall It would have loads more glitz - interesting that!!!!!
Yours

kitten xx

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Day off

Monday is kitten's day off

Been working in my sumer house

Yours

kitten xx

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Life

Between the dogs - and the folks next door - I did not get much of a rest last night.  The dogs would NOT settle to bed - which is unusual for fidget as he loves getting in to snuggle - the the old guard dog was up and down and up and doen the stairs (3 floors) - then he was pestering the old goat (who totally lost his rag).  When they did finally settle about 3 hours later - and we got to sleep (well away I was) - whoever it was next door decided to have a party at 2am.  Suddenly loud music and singing - and off we went again.

The old goat is dead grumpy I can tell you - I am pretty groggy - but I am more used to it.

I have been pottering on with my summer house - it's looking sooo cool - nearly ready to show you.  I have had a total more around - and got rid of the spiders (eweh) - so it's a whole new space.  Tons to do outside - but it's a bit chilly still yet

Watch this space for pics

Yours

kitten xx

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Saturday

I am going to take a couple of days off - well have a bit of a change anyway.  The days are really starting to brighten up and I would like to get out to my summer house and have a spring clean - tidy up my areas and get some new planting in.  The winter has made a real mess of the garden - more of a mess really - I never got straight after the winter before. 

I have been to Homebase and got some new paint - couple of cushions and a throw - going to have lime green as my colour feature - with Delicious and Cashmere browns as the background.

And I need to chase out all the spiders!!!

Have not been in my house for a while now - just not felt up to it - now I am dead keen to get out and get on.  I can only manage a couple of hours a day - so I am hoping my son will help out a bit (yeah!)

Yours

kitten xx

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Stretch N Bubbles

I have really taken to this ethnic looking flower

I can see it doing so many different things

This time I have filled the bigger spaces with different glitters - and the smaller central spaces with copic colour.

The gold is Beadazzles - it's a mixture of tiny, tiny beads and tiny flat circles in several different tones: this one is various golds and a copper.  The stem and leaf are micro-glitters

Yours

kitten xx

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Do You Stack Up? #9 GREEN

Did you see the entries last week?  So glad you are all liking out challenges and are joining in with us.  The prizes are just super - adn soon we will be inviting one of you to join us each week to show case your work (and we will give you an image to work with) - how cool is that?

So - let's see what you get up to this week on Do You Stack Up? with this challenge

This week we have prizes from Tickled Pink 

And also Fanyella Design

The image I am using is from Tickeld Pink Stamps - HERE.  He is a wombat- with my dog's nickname being Willie Wombat - what choice was there?  I have no idea what coluor wombats are for real - but then they don't open many p[resents - so what the heck.
  The backing paper is all cut from the same sheet.  I have seen this on other people's blogs - and I think it looks really neat

kitten xx

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Just a quickie

I had a lovely comment about my cat picture on Monday.  I always try to find you some cute kitten picture for my day off - glad you like them.


Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Stretch N Bubbles

I picked up this teapot in the Stretch N Bubbles shop this month and it has a really Japanese looking cherry blossom on it.  I have some blossom paper that the old goat brought me back from the USA, so I dug it out.

The embossing folder is one of the Cuttlebug one that is a bit bigger that normal.  I cut around the blossom pattern in the backing paper so that I could pull it to the front one the embossed pattern card.  Then I drew round the edges of the petals to make them stand out more from the rest of the pattern.

There is a really pretty soft look to the card and the edges all blend together.

So off you go and find some pattern paper and cut round the shapes - see what happens

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Day Off

Monday is kitten's day off

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Collage

Some one sent me the sweetist little note card the other day - now you have all been warned what happens!

This little card was so cute - and the back had a pattern on it too.

Re-worked as a collage with added butterfiles, flowers - miror silver mat to match the foil on the card.  It's really pretty

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

New Idea

I have had a whole day to fiddle with my own stuff - soooo I have been playing more with the Easel card ideas.  Once you crack the basic idea and how it works it is not complicated - but looks just WOW.

So I am playing with the layers idea - and the stamps that my USA boss sent me for Crimbo.  First front

and the easel view

- it says 'wishing you the very best of everything'

And the second card - front

And the open view - says - 'May you always have sunshine and joy'

I just love this style of card.  The only thing I worry about is that it is very heavy on the amount of paper / card used and the price I will have to charge on the stall.  They are just stunning to look at - and the 'easel' style has not taken off in the UK.

It has been in the news - the rise in the cost of new paper pulp and how it is effecting the shelf price.  Can't say I really noticed (buying in bulk from the makers) - until I picked up a few 'top ups' the other day.  The basic prices have gone up noticeably - that's sooo what we don't want to hear.  No ones fault - that's just how it goes - but - ouch - it is going to hit leisure crafters as well as us business types.  And eventually all buyers of paper products - that's loo roll guys!!!!!

Anyway - I just love my new cards

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Bit of fun

This is a silly bit of fun

It's a little se to drawers - how cute is that?  The small drawers are 2" square and the bigger bottom drawer is 2" x 4".  It is quite heavy on the paper because you tuck the draw sides over side tabs.  I reckon a 12" for the outer case - an A4 for the middle divider - a 12" for the bottom drawer - and 2 matching 12" for the top drawers.  I have done a couple for the stall - thought it might be a talking point.
Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Stretch N Bubbles

I have wanted to have a play with easel cards for a while now - I keep seeing them in other people's blogs - but they are not huge in the UK.  Not content with just starting simple I saw this wicked pattern for a post-it holder and just had to copy it.

I used this cherry cupcake image HERE - there is also a really jummy strawberry one











I re-sized the image so I could add a bit of depth to it.  Actually it was fairly straight forward, I am going to do a couple more and then I can start playing with size and shapes.  Really pleased with the effect it gives.

Entering challenges
Robyn's fetish 
Stampin Sisters in Christ

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Do You Stack Up? #8 - ANYTHING GOES

So many beautiful DOTS entries for our last challenge! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with us and entering your gorgeous projects! We are also absolutely thrilled that you like our facebook site - be sure to check it frequently ... something big is coming up :D


Before we are going to share some great news with you, we would like to remind you to check our rules. Maybe you already saw that our fantastic Design Team started translating the rules into different languages?! Aren´t these ladies fabulous!?

In fairness to all, if you do not follow the requirements, your entry will have to be deleted.

If there are any questions left, feel free to drop us a line (left side bar) before you enter into our challenge.

If you would like to enter our challenge but got no blog please contact Miranda (rigth site bar), she will upload your project to our DYSU No Blog - blog :)

*** BIG update.... this blog is now going to be ending on 2pm on weds. instead of 5pm.. this is so that the whole DYSU DT will be able to vote on the top 3.. we hope you understand. ***

Sooo ... you wanna see the sponsors of this week?! Pardon? Did we forget something?! Ooooh! The great news we were talking about? You sure you wanna know? :D OK, here we go:

Each week (from March on) one of our Top 3 picks will have the chance to become a GUEST DESIGNER for DYSU Challenge Blog for an upcoming challenge!

Random.org will choose the guest designer who will have the chance to introduce herself on DYSU Challenge Blog and will also be able to work with one of our sponsor´s products for that week.

Wow! Do you believe it?!

This weeks´s theme is ANYTHING GOES! 100% pure creativity :D

we are so much looking forward to seeing what you come up with ;) Any material, any project!

Our sponcers this week - Black Leaf Design Studios are giving the lucky winner the Chic Frames Digi Stamp Set.

And Stitchery bears are giving a $10 Gift Certificate to their store.

The image I used is available from Black Leaf - HERE

This is another just brilliant idea - I tell you I am learning so much this year.  Frames.  Yeah - I know - there are plenty of frames - stamps - and die-cuts - nestabilities - wonderful - but we are tied by the size.  Now with digis (as I am always saying) - you can tinker with the size.  Making a frame do anything you want!!!! 

And who says you can only print on plain?  I printed the frame on patterned paper - cut out the centre and backed with an old gold pearl - then added the details over everything.  I am so looking forward to Spring - can you tell?

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Stretch N Bubbles

You all know how much I love the Stretch N Bubble monsters - I have quite a few and decided to create a new modern fun version on the poem Monday's child.

The book its self is a very simple accordian made from green card - it is A7 so quite small

I used 2 x 12"x12" double sided pattern paperso that all the pages and the cover co-ordinated.

The ink is a teal colour - which was great fun after all the formal black I have been using lately

I have kept the pages faily simple because the paper is so patterned and I wanted the monsters to stand out.

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

New idea

You know - sometimes I see a photo of something and it triggers memories - and then I get itchy and want to re-make it.

So .. . . . . ... . . . . . .

I saw this
 - when I was a kid - the ultimate of cool was a vanity caseYours
 and it had to be this shape
so I was back in my teens again

and playing . . . .

This is MY take on the totally hot vanity case that we all HAD to have - totally re-created from scratch - in card - as a gift pouch

It's a darling little chap - 7cm on the base line - 7cm total height (in an oval shape) and 4cm deep.

All it took was 1 sheet of 12" double sided paterned - but I did add an extra layer to all the inners to firm it up.  The buckle is made from grunge board painted with metallic gold.  Ribbon handle, with an added matching tag and a bead fob.  And - just by chance - I had some tissue paper the esact colour of the inner pattern

kitten xx

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Stretch N Bubbles

It's Friday - so there is a new digi for just $1 in the Stretch N Bubbles shop.

The image I have used today is Cheesy Cake - - - available in the SHOP.
He is just so cute.  This layout is really simple and you can adjust to suit any size card (this is A5 using a large size Cuttlebug embossing folder), do feel free to copy the style.





Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Do You Stack Up? #7 - DOTS

Week 6 at DYSU Challenge Blog flew by so fast! Thanks to all of you who entered their amazing projects into our challenge! It is so much fun for us to hop from one blog to the next, seeing the faces behind the cards and projects :-)

YOU ALL ROCK - so many interesting projects out there - wow

This week it´s all about  -   -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Let´s have a look at our fabulous sponsors this week:

A Day For Daisies is offering a $16 Gift Certificate from their store!

JLJ Designs is giving 3 digital stamps from their store!

we have also got some exciting news to share! From now you can even follow us on facebook! Keep up with your favourite DUSU Challenge Blog while having a cup of tea :-)

So.......... this week ........... ready ???????
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GO.....

The image I am using is Expecting Daisy from a day for daisies

WOW - seriously guys -  have a good old rummage through this site.  There are loads of modern, practical, every day images all drawn with a light touch that is just amazing - and really useful.  I always say - you never really know how good an image is until you get your pens into it - and this was just wonderful to colour.  Just think of all the colour combos you could have.  I can see me using this again and again 

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk



What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Posting to WOYWW this week (you never know I may manage to add the link - both here AND there - and even have a browse through other workdesks.  The Memorial Book is done - phew - space to do other stuff.

Today on my work bench is a parcel from darling David and Brenda over at Craft Obsessions.  I don't reall buy in a lot of supplies - a bottle of ink lasts years - but this is my fave supplier.  I have wanted the Oriental Cuttel bug folders for ages and picked then up reduced plus a few sheets of 12 x 12 papers in the clearence too.

So here's to more fun

Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

UK ART RAFFLE: FEBUARY

UK ART RAFFLE: FEBUARY: "Hi all. This is the soppy month - and we are all feeling the love, so this month's challenge has to be a love one. From the song - 'I fee..."

Yours

kitten xx

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Challenges

I have had the idea to produce a list of all the challenges out there.  I often have to submit to challenges as part of my design stuff - and really struggled to get a grip on it.  What I want to do is produce an alphabetical list of all the challenges I can find - if the are a product/company/theme based one - I will add it in brackets.  I want to include all UK blogs that have REGULAR (week/bi-week/month) challenges - not blogs in other languages or one off birthdays and calls.

It is very much a work in progress and you will find the start on my main site HERE.

Any additions are welcome - just drop me a line - will update you as I go


Yours

kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk

Stretch N Bubbles

Now - I don't know if it's because I have dabbled in so many arts and crafts all my life - or just that I have a warped mind!

But I saw this BRAND new digi from Stretch N Bubbles

And I thought - STENCIL - yes

Print out the digi the size you want - this covers the front of an A5 card.  Then cut out the 'holes' - you may need to tweek the deisgn a little so that you don't have a blank space (after all, they weren't meant for this!).

Then I sponged through the holes with my finger dabber and Distress Inks.  There are about 4 shades of each colour - which makes a fab effect.

I have been really good and left it very plain - it's just so pretty

yours
kitten xx

www.princesskitten.co.uk