Muse Monday, November - Indian Princess

This month we are featuring the wonderful Indian Princess Bombshell Stamp set which is available in traditional rubber AND if you can't wait it's also available in digital form to download!

I decided on an autumn palette for my card as it IS November AND it's Thanksgiving this week in the U.S!

Spectrum Noir pens used:

Skin TN5, TN6, TN8

Hair EB2, EB6, EB8

Headband OR1, OR3, CR11 GB2, GB3, GB6

Jewellery GT1, GT2, GT3 GB2,GB6, GB9

Feathers TN2, TN3, TN4

Bakers Twine

QuicKutz leaf dies various

Patterned papers Cosmo Cricket and KaiserCraft

Gold Glimmer Spray

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating this week!

GlitteryKatie

XxxX

Scrapbooking Update!

I haven't put any of my scrapbook layouts up for ages.
I have a monthly crop with my pals where I do most of my bookscrapping, great therapy to chat and scrap with my pals!

So I've been playing with my Crafters Workshop Templates, Glimmer Mist Sprays and texture paste:

 Above is a layout of my Big Sister when she was a diddy thing using Washi tape and stencils with texture paste in the corners.

...here is my Little Miss Acorn turning TWELVE!! Where does the time go?!

I've been using the fabulous Kaisercraft Collection die cuts which make for a super quick Layout- i love them!

  This is 'The Blonde One' back in 2009 when we'd just brought our 2nd Beagle baby home- look how young they both look! It was a very quick layout which I pre prepared the back ground and found photos and the Kaisercraft die cuts to pull it all together!

...this is a quicky layout with scraps of patterned papers, washi tape and stamps and lots of teeny pictures wth the Kaisercraft Collectio Diecuts showing the madness of Beagle NO.1 Miss Willow!

I am a longtime user of diecuts, QuicKutz alphas and Sizzix Alterations still get lots of use by me:

 Bertie our Golden Oldie BEagle who's recently joined our family and Little Miss Acorn cuddling!
I used my QK alphas here along with my typewriter for the lables...this is my attempt at clean and simple WELL out of my comfort zone LOL!

..this is 'DH' and I on our new bikes- reworked layout with a HeroArts alphabet die!

...here's that Heroarts typewriter style alpha die again. I bought an old portable typewriter a few months ago on Ebay and I've been using that a LOT for my journalling!
It's great I stick a piece of patterned paper or a tag in the typewriter and off I go- love that vintage look!
This ia 'The Blonde One' working on his recent Art GCSE project!

I do take a lot of photos when we're out and about as a family and even manage to catch my Middle child' The Boy with teh Hair' in a few of them -he's going through tat 'don't photograph me' stage- like I listen LOL!

So with several photos I like to print them out generally less than 4" in size and mix the size of the photos on a layout!

...I usially find the smaller size gives me room to add the number of photos I want to, to a layout and a journalling block or two.
Varying the sizes stops the layout looking too uniform- I prefer things to be a little lopsided and uneven!

Lastly I've been using lots of 6x6" paper pads and I am LOVING them! I adore using multiple patterned papers and with 6x6" papers I can get LOTS more on a page!

This is Little Miss Acorn recently looking like a cheeky Little Imp in the garden showing off her new clothes and her cool geeky specs!
I went for pretty papers with a grungy edge for my girlie!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xXXXx

12 Days of Creepmas -Day 6!

Can't believe we are already halfway through!
After the cute but creepy Kraftin' Kimmie inspired tag I decided to go super grungy!
I used the same metal foil tape technique I'd used on my teeny Mad Hatter hat as I LOVED it!

I created a sheet of the embossed metal effect and then cut my diecuts from that and added them to my tag!
I used Sizzix Stars Die, Sizzix Alterations Vintage Noel Die, Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments 2011, QuicKutz holly Leaves Die.

Happy Creepmas see you again soon!
GlitteryKatie xxXXXxx

Scrapping with A Trip Down Memory Lane

I was thrilled last month to be asked by Mel and Jill at A Trip Down Memory Lane to work with the gorgeous 7 Gypsies Paddington and Conservatory Ranges.
There are some beautiful projects in the ATDML gallery from their designers, Suzanne Torr, Debbie Jewell, Mel Hand and Jane Hewitt and Karen Cole see all our work HERE

Here's my contribution:

December Bombshell Sketch

I KNOW it's a little late but with the dead computer and so on I wasn't able to download this from my camera until now!

This was Kathi's cool sketch!:

Supplies:

Girl's Ruin Bombshell Stamps

Copic Pens

Glossy Accents and Glitter for the shoe

Papers: Graphic 45 (Steam Punk Debutante) October Afternoon

Embellishments: Florist holly leaves and berries, Idea-o-logy Trimmings, idea-o-lody Tissue Tape

Tools: Nestabilities Lables 14, Quickutz 12" scallop die

Tim's 12 Tags of Crimbo 2010 Tag 5

Tag 5:

So I don't have a Santa stamp to my name so the Lovely Pirate's Life Bombshell was a great stand in (and her legs are better than Santa's!!) No holly stamps so QuicKutz and Distress stickles instead and Waltzing Mouse Christmas Sentiments

Tim's Tag

Go to Tim's blog to see all his deets and tuts on how to make the tags HERE!

Tim's 12 Tags of Crimbo 2010 Tag 1

I've been playing along and having a GREAT time- I still have inky fingers!!!
Here's Tag 1:

I Used Sizzix  Branch die, Tim Ticket stamp, Hero Arts Snowflake stamps, Stampotique Moth Fab, Picket fence hand cut.

Tim's Original:

There's a fab challenge for any Tim 's tag  related crafting over on  Simon Say's blog HERE!!

More Western Bombshells-Yee Haw!!!!

Here is the is a new card using the FABULOUS Western range of stamps Bombshell Stamps this is from the Wild Horses set.

Coloured with Copics: E31, E33, Y28 and Y21

Prima papers and QuicKutz Cookie cutter dies for the flower.

These beauties are available as digitals for instant gratification or in trad rubba for stroking!!

and if you subscribe to the Bombshell Newsletter you can pick up the digital Wanted Poster for FREE!!!

Autumn Rose

I LOVE Rose's Portrait-can you tell?! *grins*
I used some October Afternoon and Cosmo Cricket papers and broke out my QuicKutz leaf dies and there's a great die cut/punch challenge over on Ginger Snap Creations!

Bombshell Hump Day BLOG HOP!!!!!

It's BLOG HOP TIME AGAIN!!!!!!!

Inky's Challenge this time is: Mama Said Knock You Out!

No physical violence here, just time to dust off your PUNCHES and use your NESTIES (QuicKutz, Sizzix, Big Shot etc.) to create your next Bombshell Masterpiece! We all have some fun punches and cutting shapes lying around, so why not use these valuable items and get our money's worth? All you have to do, is make sure something on your card has been punched or die cut....extra credit if there's a hole in your card. *giggle Don't make Mama mad....just start knockin' things out. *wink*

Here is my version:

I used my Bombshell Angel- I stamped her cozzie on red gingham paper.
I used October Afternoon papers and ledger paper by Making Memories.
I Dymo'd the sentiment on plain paper then rubbed ink over the top.
I used Quickutz Label die and Quickutz Heart dies for the embellies.

Kathi came up with an awesome Sketch for February which I used for my card



Here's my Bombshell card for February's Wet & Wild contest (see detail of competition and what you can win HERE!!!)

I used the Mermaid Anchor Bombshell stamps.
She was coloured with copics and glittered.
I found a clip art Scallop shell online and painted it with pearly paint and added a bit of glitter....OK I used a TONNE of glitter *grins*
The patterned paper is Fancy Pants (I think!)

Here is the Mermaid used in a different way- I stamped her onto cotton and coloured her with Copics.
As you can see I'm madly into quilting and used fabric from the awesome Tula Pink- LURVE her designs!

Here's a tutorial for the quilted mermaid if you want the deets!

NOW it's time to BLOG HOP!!


Angela
PerkyNihilist
Sy
Cheryl
MaryG
Kas
Kathi
MissMagoo
Gabby
Steph
Kelli
Kim
Angie
BoHoRose
Patti
Stempelientje
Meredith
Erika
Sarah
Sunghee

Just hop and leave a comment for a chance to win!!!!
Have fun!!
Love GlitteryKatie xxXxx

Went scrapping...

....on the 8th to a lovely place up on the hill near Whipsnade zoo- spectacular drive up there!
Had a great time with my mate Archie and did some scrapping. Met a nice lady called Jackie (sorry if I've spelled that the wrong way!) who told me I looked like a certain Katie S-J *grins* hope you didn't mind my teasing, I've not been mistaken for myself before!!

Scrapped a couple of layouts and made a mess with the Hermafix- I got it all over my photo as one point! *tuts*



Magnolia papers and Embellishments from the Slice



Cosmo Cricket papers and stickers and QuicKutz Nutmeg font.

Tag Time and B is for Beach!

B is Beach- another of Efemera's Tag Challenges!
I used my new Bombshell Hula Girl stamps for this tag.
I stamped the Hula girl, islands and bird with flowers separately then coloured them in with Copic Ciaos and Pro Markers.
The tag was coloured with a mix of blue and green Distress Inks then a light coat of blue/green Lumiere paint was sponged over the top for a bit of shimmer.
I stamped random images from the Hula Girl set all over the tag in a darker shade of blue ink.
I added Making Memories tapes to the tag as they had an Hawaii theme!
I added my cut out stamped images to the tag- Hula Girl was stuck on with silicon glue so she was raised up from the tag.
I added bright Prima flowers and QuicKutz letters and the tag was done!

July QuicKutz Release!!

Love these-quirky alphas and THOSE journalling blocks are fabulous!!!! NEED!!!!
Well done QuicKutz!!!