A load of old pickle: 2012

They are from Clearly Besotted which is Stephs new venture using her sister Jennys stunning artwork. I have to say I am blown away by the quality of these stamps. They stamp beautifully giving a very fine outline ..OOOH I just love um!

I decided to have a go at a technique that I had seen on the CB facebook page by one of the super talented design team Debby Hughs were she had embossed the image in white before colouring. I will deffo be doing it again!

I used prisma color pencils to colour my image

I used my scoring board to make a lattice effect and added a touch of handstitching and a couple of heart pearls to finish.

I have no idea why but I have had a good cry making this card. It just so reminds me of my beloved Nan who passed away earlier this year. I cannot begin to explain how much I miss her :( She would have loved this card :)

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

better late...

...than never

oh my you would not believe the day I have had. It is a very long story and involves loosing a purse and being stranded in town ..... having no gas ( still have no gas even though it was only supposed to be for a couple of hrs..freezing!) and no internet allday which was also only supposed to be for a few hrs and maybe off tomorrow too!!! :( So hence the reason I am super late with my DT card..anyway here it is:

My latest DT card for

THE STAMP BASKET

Ingredients:

card blanks craft work cards

Bildmalarna little winged friends scarf stamp

papers Kaisercraft turtle dove

nelly snellen holly branches die

peg

I would love to say and now I am of for a long hot bath to soak ....but it will be a quick shower as that is leccy :( and straight into bed before I freeze to death..Ok I may be exagorating slighty lol but it is BRRRR!

Thank for stopping by today

Kerry x

Monday

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi all,

I was gonna say happy Monday to you all ...but actually is there such a thing? :(

My card for today is a cute LOTV xmas . I really must get a move on with the Xmas cards or I'll end up sending shop bought again..I know .... the Shame!

The papers are digi from THIS SET over at The Clipart Fairy

I did slightly alter the plain green by dotting with a prisma pencil and colours are a bit of on the picture due to my pathetic excuse of a camera. I am still trying to talk hubby into having a new one for his chrimbo pressie. I am not having much success as I think he has rumbled the reason lol

I hope you like and thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Saturday

Angel ted

Hi all, So glad it's the weekend!

I plan to do diddly today :) I got up late had a nice soak have just put some new pj's on and I'm going to craft craft craft...mojo permitting :)

On to my card for today which I made using this super kit from

The Clipart Fairy

The kit is called Angel Ted and you can get it HERE

Sorry about the crumby picture again It's so grey here today and I think my camera has seen better days. I think I'm gonna convince hubby that he needs a new one for Christmas ..pmsl :p

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Friday

Quick

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let you know about the

MEGA MID-SEASON SALE

NOW ON AT THE STAMP BASKET!!

There are some fantastic bargains in store...while stocks last…

**25% off all Papermania and Dovecraft Paper packs

**25% off all Magnolia dies

**20% off all Prima and My Mind’s Eye paper pads

**20% or more off all Magnolia stamps

**15% off selected Wild Rose Studio, Stampavie, Bildmalarna, and Memory Box stamps

**15% off selected Memory Box dies

Kerry x

Tuesday

Baby Jesus

Ahh how cute are these new stamps from Wild rose studio.

I couldn't resist making on up into a card for my Dt project this week for

The Stamp Basket

Ingredients

Image is Baby Jesus from wild rose studio

papers are Kaisercraft twig and berry

Card blank is craftwork cards

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Monday

Perfect Percy

Hi all,

Just stopping by to show you a pair of cards I've made with one of the new releases/offers of the month from

The Digistamp Boutique

He is called Percy and you can get him as one of the offers of the month in a set of 3

HERE

I bought these digi papers ago ago and have no idea where they are from sorry

I coloured him with prisma color pencils added some lovely ribbon

and a bit of snow with glamour dust to finish

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Sunday

Digital bargain alert

Wow wow wow

The Clipart Fairy printables store

is having a MASSIVE 50% off closing down sale

Go on grab yourself a bargain!!

HERE

Kez x

A toast to you

Morning all. Early posting for me today. Thought I might as well get on with stuff as I've been up half the night with my demented cat! She was determined to get in my bedroom around 4 o'clock this morning. At one point she was running from the other end of the landing and launching herself at the door. We have the doors with the two decorative glass panels at the top and she had managed to stick her nails into the wood just below the glass and was hanging on for dear life ....I could just see her little eyes peering through the glass whilst giving out the most pathetic cry you ever did hear..Not good for the door! but she does make me lol Anyways, enough waffle and on to my card for today.

This is Alyssa from The Digistamp Boutique..isn't she fab!

I coloured her with prismas

The papers are digital from sassydesigns

I made the sentiment myself

Xcut punched flowers and a big paper bow (template here)

A few gems and some stitching to finish

The picture isn't the greatest as once again it is rather grey here this morning and altering the brightness has bleahced it out a bit.

I hope you like and thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Saturday

Quick cutie

Hi all,

Just stopping by to show you a quick cutie I made from the mulberry wood download from CC magazine

The paper is from a very old DCWV Christmas stack which I am trying to plough my way through. I am determined not to buy anymore Xmas stuff this year! ( yeah right pickle keep telling yourself that lol)

I added a bit of leftover ribbon a few pearls and voila!

Sorry about the fuzzy photo but it is extremely dark here today and my daylight lamp needs a new bulb :(

Thanks for stopping by

Kerry x

Friday

BOO!!!

I scared ya didn't I??? lol

I've got a wee frightener to show you today :)

I saw a similar idea on pinterest but unfortunately the link didn't work so I cannot give the details of where it came from. Anyway this is my take on it using some scraps of linen card and a bit of distress ink ...a couple of googly eyes and voila! I plan on making some matching boxes with sweets in for my great nieces and nephews for Halloween.

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

Posting Letters

Hi all,

Ooops I'm cutting it fine this week I almost forgot it was Tuesday :(

Anyway onto my latest DT card for

The Stamp Basket Shop

Ingredients Used

Wildrose studio stamp Posting letters

Wildrose studio anabelles christmas paper

craftwork cards card blank

Marianne poinsettia die

pearls

Thank you for stopping by today

Kerry x

Thursday

A bit of sewing and crochet ....

cardmaking and a huge cookie all my fave thin gs in one :) lol

Hi all,

My mojo has been a bit off just lately so I got the crochet hook out and made a few flowers ready to go on some slippers I am making for chrimbo pressies. I got a bit carried away and had a few spare so I thought I would try and make a card with some.

Here is the result

I added a bit of sewing for interest but still thought the kraft was a little plain so I just dotted with a brown marker. Now it looks like a huge cookie lol

Almost everything is recycled

wool scraps for flowers and leaves

old packaging for the kraft

and buttons from my Nans old button box

The font is alisha

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

Little winged friends

Hi all, I hope you are all keeping safe in this awful weather we are having. :(

On to my card for today which of course as it's Tuesday is my latest DT creation for

The Stamp Basket

I've shown 2 pictures of the card as it was super hard in this light to get a picture to show of the GORGEOUS Kaisercraft background paper without making the rest of the card look not so good

Ingredients

Card Blank

Image Bildmalarna little winged friends scarf

Papers kaisercraft twig and berry

Memento ink

Distress ink peeled paint

Marianne poinsettia die

Nellie Snellen flower swirl die

Memory box ornament border die

Stickles and glamour dust

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Monday

Oh Mummy!

Hi all, Bet you thought I had ran away lol

I'm stopping by to show you a Halloween card I've made

using one of the new releases/offers of the month from

The Digistamp Boutique

I printed him onto linen card to give his bandages a bit of texture

and coloured him with prisma color pencils

PP are free download from summertime designs

I added some googly eyes and a couple of spiders for a :)

Hope you like and thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

Bella with wand

Hi all just stopping by to show a quick CAS card I've made for my Dt card over at

The Stamp Basket

Ingredients:

Card blank

Image bella with wand

Papers are Xmas bella

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Sunday

Lulabelle

Hi all,

Just stopping by to show you a CAS card I made using the lovely Lulabelle from

Digistamp Boutique

The papers where a free download from DHD HERE

I coloured the image with prisma pencils

the font used for the sentiment is alisha

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Friday

Warm and Snuggly

Following on from my post yesterday about how much I love winter .

This is my idea of heaven :)

The image is a new LOTV release

coloured with prisma pencils

Embellies from The Stamp Basket

The papers are from a DCWV christmas stack that I have had since the dawn of time lol

Cherry lynne fanciful flourish

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Thursday

Lucy in the snow

Hi all, Can't believe it's Thursday already! were does the time go eh?

I'm just popping by to show you my latest DT creation for

The Digistamp Boutique

I love this little lady.....She is just sooo darn cute!

She come in a set of 3 HERE everyone as cute as the last!

I coloured her with prisma pencils

the snow is a mixture of 3d dimensional paint and glamour dust

Greeting was computer generated by myself

Snowflake is snipped off the memory box frostyville wreath

An of course my trusty old swiss dots embossing folder ..best £3 I ever spent lol

Maybe I am weird but I can't wait for winter. I love nothing more than coming in from the cold and being snuggled up crafting or watching a bit of drama on tv with the fire going .

Talking of which I see Downton is back on this Sunday. I can't wait!

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Wednesday

Reindeer holly....

...minus the reindeer and plus a penguin lol

Hi all, happy Wednesday :)

for today's card I have used one of the adorable new ted stamps from LOTV

The Papers are from this gorgeous

Reindeer Holly kit

from

The Clipart Fairy

Sorry about the wonky picture :(

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

A wee tag :)

Hi all, Hope you are having a good week so far. Mine didn't start off to well yesterday as I had a little fall down the stairs..nothing to serious just a scrape and a bump but I broke 3 nails....disaster!! lol

Anyway on to my DT creation for this week over at
The Stamp Basket

Ingredients:

Whimsy Wee stamps Heidi

Memento ink

I used my own kraft card (different brand) but you can get it in the shop HERE

Memory box riviera corner die ( cut up)

GCD Studio JOYFUL papers

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Monday

Blossom Fairy

Hi all,

For today's card I've used one of the lovely kits from

The Clipart Fairy

This one is called Blossom Fairy

Isn't she sweet and the papers of which there are a ton more in kit are gorgeous..

Much nicer in real life I must add but my camera has problems with purple/lilacs :(

The embellishments are from The Stamp Basket

And the sentiment is computer generated by me

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Wednesday

Pretty Penguins

Hi all,

Hope you are having a good week so far.

Just stopping by to show you a cute Christmas card I've made with one of The LOTV latest releases thanks to my docrafts bud Chris

I coloured the image with prismas and added glamour dust for the snow

The papers are from an old dovecraft pad which I've had for about 4/5 years I think :)

I few marianne snowflakes ( thanks Chris ) and a bit of faux stitching.

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

Heidi

Hi all, just stopping by to share my latest DT card for

The Stamp Basket

Ingredients

Wee stamps Heidi image

memento ink

Glamour dust

GCD Studio Joyful peace papers

Satin Ribbon

Pearls

Craftwork card blank

Memory box riviera corner die

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Bella ..

Hi all,
Just a quick post to show you my latest Dt creation for

The Stamp Basket Shop

The ingredients used are:

Craftwork cards card blank

Wild rose studio papers Xmas Bella

Bella Starry Night stamp

memory box Frostyville wreath die

memento ink tuxedo black

Thanks for stopping by today and for all your lovely comments over the last few weeks.
Sorry I have been a pathetic blogger again , real life is just taking over at the mo...sigh :(

Kerry x

Wednesday

Cute fairy

I'm loving this cute little fairy Collection from

The Digistamp Boutique

It comes with 4 different fairies and some cute accessories all for £1.99 whilst it's one of

the offers of the month

I coloured her with prisma color pencils

The papers and ribbon are from The Stamp Basket

Cheery lynne flourish die and tim hotlz tattered florals

Wow the sky has suddenly gone extremely black here so I better log off and go and close the windows as I think we are in for a bit of a storm!

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Tuesday

Sledging

Hi all, just popping by to show you my latest DT creation for
The Stamp Basket

I'm loving the new Wild Rose Studio Christmas Releases

Ingredients:

Craftwork cards blank

WRS Xmas Bella Papers

WRS Bella With Sledge Image coloured with prisma colour pencils

Red card from the papermill shop

Memento ink

Berisfords Satin Ribbon

Pearl Brad

Memory box Frostville wreath die

Adhesive pearls

Glamour Dust

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Saturday

Christmas Elf

Hi all,

Hope you are all having a great weekend

Just popping by to share my latest Digistamp Boutique creation with you

I love this little guy and by the looks of it he loves his christmas pud :)

He is just one of the offers of the month this month over at DSB

I coloured him with prismacolor pencils

the bP are free from summertime designs

I made up the sentiment myself on the comp

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x

Friday

Time for a snooze

Hi all..woohoo Friday's here at last and it looks like it's gonna be a nice weekend for a change :)

Today's card is a little CAS number I've made using on of the gorgeous images from Di's digidownloads

Called Time for a snooze I can see me and hubby doing a bit of this over the weekend hopefully :)

I did this quilted effect background on a card a few weeks back and liked it so though I would have another go this time using smaller squares. I think it would be great for using up your scraps.

I simply scored the lattice background using my hougie board onto papermillshop ivory linen card then cut squares of BP slightly smaller.

I coloured the image with prisma color pencils and the sentiment is computer generated using alisha font

Thanks for stopping by today

Kerry x