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stamps for sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:55:00 +0000

Happy Friday all! Just dropping by to share a link to my ebay page because I'm having a big clear out of craft supplies, just don't have the room for it all so have been having a cull. Lots for sale, including Papertrey, Stampin Up, and Hero Arts. Any questions email me.... thanks for stopping by!

you rock

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Thank goodness for challenges that kick-start our creativity... or if truth be told in this case get you out of a last minute pickle! I'd left it very late to make a guy card so used a Case Study challenge from a few weeks ago to get me going.

This was the card to use as inspiration:

Laurie Schmidlin

And this is my card.... made just in time!

Card Details:
Stamps: Rock On (PTI)
Card: Fine Linen/Vintage Cream/True Black (PTI)
Ink:True Black (PTI)
Other: Corner Chomper/Rock On die (PTI)

Hugs,

Sunshine on a rainy day

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000

Well it's not quite BBQ weather but thankfully the rain has stopped for long enough to do a bit of gardening and enjoy a coffee outside.

Our current challenge on A Passion for Papertrey is all about this favourite of conversation-starters here in the UK - the weather! Because of the constant rain and flooding over the past few weeks I made a card that makes me think of lying on a beach and drinking cocktails... well I can dream!

Card Deets:
Stamps: A Day at the Beach/Scattered Showers
Ink: Summer Sunrise/Harvest Moon/Aqua Mist/Raspberry Fizz/Smokey Shadow
Card: Stamper's Select White
Other: Oval die/Cuttlebig Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Hugs,

Wildlife challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Happy Friday all! I was planning to go out to yoga this evening but the weather has been so miserable and I just didn't fancy leaving the house so I think it will be a cosy evening in front of the fire, maybe a film and some stamping - sounds good to me!!

If you have time for some stamping of your own this weekend why not join in our current challenge on A Passion for Papertrey - inspired by wildlife. Here's my sample:

Card details: (PTI unless otherwise stated)
Stamps: Masculine Motifs/Fillable Frames 1
Ink: Hawai'in Shores/Smokey Grey/Simply Chartreuse
Card: Stamper's Select White/Hawai'in Shores
Other: Gems (Hero Arts)/Fillable Frames 1 Die

Have a good weekend all!

Hugs,

Hero challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Hi! I've always loved Hero Arts stamps and now there is a new challenge blog for all us Hero fans - just sneaking in with a few hours to spare for the first challenge!

My current favourite Hero set is the 'Just Saying Hi' set of vintage phones so I made a good-old one layer card:

Card Details:
Stamps: Just Saying Hi (Hero Arts)/Background Basics Text (PTI)
Card: Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Cocoa(Colorbox)/Crumb Cake (SU)

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your week!

Hugs,

Happy Easter!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Happy Easter! I hope you're having a lovely Easter weekend. I've just got back from a few days down in Cornwall, so nice to have a few days off work with time to go for long walks on the beach, catch up on some reading and see old friends.

So are you sick on chocolate yet?! As if there isn't enough chocolate around today I had to make some cornflake crispies!

And here is the Easter card I made for my parents:

Card Details:
Stamps: Tags for Spring/Baby Button Bits (PTI)
Card: Stampers Select White/Aqua Mist (PTI)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Copic Sketch Markets/Square Nestabilities/Buttons/thread

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hugs

Belated Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:07:00 +0000

Happy Friday! Oh dear it's been a few weeks since I posted, I blame it on the weather! We've been having a heatwave (ok, heatwave for the UK in March!) so any free time has been spent outside. Needless to say stamping and blogging has taken a backseat! Apparently we're going back to cold weather tomorrow so hopefully that will change over the weekend.

Here is the Mother's Day card I made for my mum a few weeks ago - I bought her a red and cream scarf so of course the card and wrapping had to match!

Card Details: (All PTI)
Stamps: Tage for Spring
Ink: Pure Poppy
Card: Stamper's Select White/Pure Poppy
Other: circle dies

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Colour Pop Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:14:00 +0000

Hi there, how is your weekend going? Happy Mother's Day to all you lovely mummys out there!

If you have any spare time today there is still time to join our current challenge at A Passion for Papertrey - black, white and a pop of colour. Here's my sample - jumping on the band wagon of negative die cuts!

Card details:

Stamps: Friends Til The End

Card: Stampers Select White/Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Bitty Dots 2009

Dies: Double Ended Banner/Love Lives Here

Other: Corner Chomper, adhesive gems, copic marker

I sung in a concert last night and had rehearsals all yesterday afternoon so will be taking it easy today - enjoy the rest of your weekend too!

Hugs,

sewing challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a good weekend, I was dancing on a salsa weekender most of the weekend so now need to catch up on a bit of sleep!

There's still time to enter our current challenge on A Passion for Papertrey - it has a sewing theme this time round. In desperate need for inspiration I was searching through my PTI sets when I stumbled upon two sets that I haven't used in years - Studio Style and Quilter's Sample that both had sewing-related images. I had a lot of fun making this card and it came together in a snap - perfect!

Card Details:
Stamps: Studio Style/Quilters Sampler (PTI)
Card: Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz/Summer Sunrise/Hawai'in Shores/Basic Black (PTI)
Other: Corner Chomper/Small Labels Die (PTI)

Hugs,

with sympathy

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:58:00 +0000

It's been a sad week for me as two very dear friends lost their dad to cancer. Making and sending a card can't do much but at least they know we're thinking about them.

Card details:
Stamps: Think Big Favorites 3/Turning a New Leaf/Harvest Berries
Card: Sweet Blush/Spring Moss/Simply Select White
Ink: Spring Moss/Sweet Blush/Dark Chocolate
Other: Spring Moss & Sweet Blush buttons/ Hibiscus Burst ribbon/Edgers 1 dies/Mat Stack 1 die

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

simply stripes

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Happy Friday!

I hope you're all keeping warm - well if you're here in the UK that is, if you're somewhere like California you probably won't be going to bed with a hot water bottle and wondering if you'll wake up to snow like us!

So have you played along with your new challenge on A Passion for Papertrey yet? There is plenty of time if you haven't... it's a stripey challenge this time round. Here's my card - one for the boys! Check out the blog and to see what you could win!

Details:
Stamps: Chevron Stripes/Fillable Frames 1
Card: Basic Black/Kraft/Vintage Cream
Ink: Basic Black/Pure Poppy/Spring Rain
Other: Fillable Frames Die 1/Border Punch

I hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Mini Card Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000

Happy Monday all!

I haven't posted for a few weeks, but I wanted to thank those of you who sent me such lovely birthday wishes and cards two weeks ago. I had a lovely weekend filled with friends and family, aren't birthdays great!

So after so many lovely treats I, of course, had to make some Thank You cards. Somehow I've let my stock of white card stock get threateningly low (not that I'm panicking!!) so I'm making smaller cards than normal, but I love their sweetness - so here are a few cards for Mini Card Monday:

Card Details:
Stamps: Sew Lovely/Many Thanks (Lawn Fawn)
Card: Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Ink: Memento black
Other: Adhesive gems/Copic Markers

Have a great week!

Thinking of you

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Much as we love this hobby of ours, making sympathy cards is something we never like to do - I made these in the run up to Christmas.. which somehow made it even worse. As little as I like purple (sorry Purple fans!) it always seems fitting for a condolence card...

Card Details:

Stamps: Round & Round (PTI)

Card: Rustic White/Plum Pudding (PTI)

Ink: Plum Pudding/Basic Black (PTI)

Other: Corner Chomper/Circle dies (PTI)

Card Details: (all PTI)

Stamps:Harvest Berries

Card: Rustic White/Plum Pudding

Ink: Plum Pudding/Basic Black

Love is in the Air!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:43:00 +0000

So Christmas ends and Valentines is already around the corner! I know that we Brits don't celebrate Valentines as much as our US cousins do but I think the idea of sending cards to friends and family on Valentines Day instead of just the object of our desires (!) is a nice one.

So to get you in the mood, over at A Passion for Papertrey we have dedicated our new challenge to a Valentines card, check out the blog for further details and to see what you could win;)

Here's my sample - a CAS that will soon be winging its way to a friend...

Card Details: (All supplies PTI unless stated)

Stamps: Heart Prints
Card: Stamper's Select White
Ink: Raspberry Fizz/Hawai'in Shores/Basic Black
Other: Adhesive gems (Hero Arts)/Corner Chomper

Hugs,

Pool Party

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:26:00 +0000

Before Christmas my lovely friend Emma sent me a sample of the new SU colour 'Pool Party' and I instantly fell in love - she knew I would!

I quickly sent off for ink, ribbon, card (anything I could get my hands on!) and have been using it a lot - it's the perfect colour, inbetween PTI's Hawaiin Shores and Aqua Mist - thank you SU!

Here's a simple thank you card I made with it, and the beautiful Manhatten Flower embossing folder... a fab Christmas present from a fab friend;)

Card Details:
Stamps: Thank You Messages (Hero Arts)/Little Labels (PTI)
Card: Stamper's Select White (PTI)/Pool Party (SU)
Ink: Pool Party (SU)
Other: Manhatten Flower Embossing Folder (SU)/Corner Chomper/ Little Labels Tag (PTI)

Hugs,

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:13:00 +0000

Happy New Year! I hope 2012 brings you everything you could wish for!

Hugs,

so it ends

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Greetings all! Well that's Christmas over for another year... after all that prep it really flies by doesn't it?! I had a lovely few days with friends and family and hope you did too.

So is it too late to share a few last Christmas cards?!

I made several square cards with the same design but different colours and different images from Tiny Treats: Christmas, here are a couple:

And one final card made with the beautiful PTI snowflake die and Aqua Mist felt...yum!

Enjoy the last few days of 2011!

Hugs,

Christmas Eve Eve!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:27:00 +0000

Happy Christmas Eve Eve everybody! Surely it's not this long since I last blogged?! The last few weeks have flown by, and now today finally it's time to kick back and relax!

Even though the final posting date was Tuesday I was still making the last of my cards yesterday morning...oops! They just might get there.. maybe?!

I've had great fun playing with PTI's Holiday Lights set, so many possibilities! Here are a few I made:

Card Details: (All supplies PTI)
Stamps: Holiday Lights/Think Big Favourites 8
Card: Stamper's Select White/Rustic White/Pure Poppy/Aqua Mist
Ink: Spring Moss/Aqua Mist/Pure Poppy/Basic Black

I'm sure I'll have a few more cards to share tomorrow, enjoy your evening!
Hugs,

Christmas and vampires

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:32:00 +0000

Happy Friday all! We've been having some internet problems recently, does anyone else go into a mild panic when they can't go online for a few days?!! All sorted now (fingers crossed) so I wanted to share my card for our current challenge on A Passion for Papertrey. We've chosen a nice easy Christmas theme for this challenge - a way to kick start your festive card-making if (like me!) you've barely thought about it!

I went for a clean layout of traditional Christmas colours, nice and easy to re-produce:)

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Wreath for All Seasons/Think Big Favourites 8Card: Stamper's Select White/Pure PoppyInk: Pure Poppy/Ripe Avocado/Basic BlackOther: Scallop Die/Ripe Avocado Twill

This afternoon I'm heading off for a girly weekend with Caryn and Aimes... any guesses about what film we're getting just a bit excited about seeing?!!

Be still our racing hearts!!

Have a fun weekend whatever you're doing, and for all the Twilight fans - enjoy the film!

Hugs,

A colour challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:43:00 +0000

Happy Friday all!! Just popping in to share my card for the new challenge over on A Passion for Papertrey - a colour challenge this time round:

Not too scary we hope!! Here's my sample - I inked up my new Harvest Berries set which I LOVE!!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Harvest Berries/Think Big Favourites no 2
Card: Vintage Cream/Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Melon Berry/Ripe Avocado/Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Other: Corner Chomper/Pearls/Copic Markers

Have a safe bonfire weekend if you're in the UK - I'm off on a salsa dancing bootcamp this weekend! (Not, as my housemate joked, a weekend of dancing in boots!)

Hugs,

Mini Card Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:11:00 +0000

Well it's not exactly ice lolly weather here, but today's Mini Card Monday cards use an adorable lolly stamp from My Cute Stamps that lovely Aimes lent me, thanks hun! Just a reminder of summer on this cold, windy autumn day!

Stamps: My Cute Stamps, Hero Arts, Card: Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Other: Copic Markers

Hugs,

Mini Monday!

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Happy Monday everyone! I'm developing a little love affair with mini cards - when you're short of time, or mojo, they're so easy to whip up, and so super-cute. So to share my new addiction I though I'd share them with you on 'Mini-card Mondays'!

Here's one I made for my dad who had a bad cold recently - I'm not sure if you can see from the picture but I used a teeny piece of real tissue to come out the top of the tissue box :)


Recipe: Stamps: Feel Better (Kim Hughes) Card: Kraft/Vintage Cream (PTI) Paper: Bitty Dots (PTI) Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink/Memento black

Hugs,

Geometric challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:25:00 +0000

Hi all! I'm just getting back into the swing of things after a fabulous salsa holiday in Mallorca last week - throwing 260 salsa dancers together in the Spanish sun, dancing all day and night makes for a very fun holiday. Lots of laughs, lots of happy memories... dancing is the best thing for the soul!

So when I was away I didn't get to post my card for the latest challenge on A Passion for Papertrey. I had a lot of fun making my card, breaking out my Tranquility Trilogy set and dies for the first time. I die cut and stamped the triangles, then arranged them to make a hexagon.


Recipe: Stamps: Tranquillity TrilogyInk: Ripe Avocado, Versafine black Card: Stamper's Select White/Ripe AvocadoOther: Double Ended Banner Dies/gems So if you're stamping this weekend and have some PTI supplies to hand why not join our challenge?! Wishing you a lovely weekend! Hugs

Hugs

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:02:00 +0000

Happy Monday everyone! Yesterday morning saw me dancing around my craft table in my pyjamas to the Rocky Horror Show soundtrack, I'm sure much to the annoyance of my neighbours. Next week I'm off on another Salsa dancing holiday in Spain and the fancy dress night is a Rocky Horror theme so I was just getting in the mood!

I still haven't worked out my RHS costume (don't worry, I won't share any pictures of me in fishnets here!) but I did have a productive crafty morning. I haven't shown my Waltzing Mouse Stamps any love for a while so I grabbed my Frame It set and made a card combining the following two challenges:

Color Throw Down challenge:

Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge:

Resulted in this card:

Recipe:
Stamps: Frame It (Waltzing Mouse Stamps)
Cards: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Memento black
Other: Bitty Dots Paper (PTI), Circle Nestabilites, Double Ended Banner Dies (PTI), Copic Sketch markers, Argyle Impression Plate (PTI)

Have a good week!
Hugs,

Miraculous

noreply@blogger.com (Kate Lewis) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Well, this is a minor miracle. I have made a Christmas card in September! That, I'm sure is a first. Now to keep them coming instead of waiting until the middle of December as I normally do!

This is my sample for our current challenge on A Passion for Papertrey - to make a card featuring a tag. I went for on of my favourite festive colour combos - red, cream and kraft.

Recipe:
Stamps: Tiny Treats Christmas, Fillable Frames 9
Card: Kraft, Vintage Cream
Paper: 2008 Bitty Dot Basics
Ink: Memento black, Vintage Cream
Other: Fillable Frames 9 die, Pure Poppy button, twine, Corner Chomper, Copic markers

Got to dash, Downton Abbey is about to start - I'm a sucker for a good costume drama!

Hugs,