Recently Hooked...

I have been hopping around my various crochet projects but recently finished this cute dragon

 I LOVE Dragons and this one is white like Ruth from Anne McCaffreys Dragon Books of Pern!
Pattern by Lucy Ravenscar on Ravelry.com

Also working away on my Drops Blanket it was great to take on holiday for some evening hooking!

If you want any details pop along to Pinterest as I have a coupld of crochet boards with LOTS of Free patterns to peruse HERE

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie XXX

September Bombshell Hump Day HOP!!

Hello!!
This is the month where Summer fades slowly into gorgeous Autumn and just today we have had wonderful autumnal mists and dew coloured cobwebs-very atmospheric!

Alison's theme this month is a great one- guaranteed to blow away any cobwebs

"This month, the theme is "Speed Demons: Masters of Transportation." Bombshell has lots of cool vehicles. Motorcycles, cars, even a beautiful ship! Make any of these items the focus of your project this month."

I was feeling in the need for some inkiness in my life so I reached for my Distress Stains, water spray bottle and manila tags and ended up with lovely inky fingers!

I splatted Distress Stains onto a non stick sheet and spritzed them with a bit of water.
I took a manila tag and swirled it into the ink a few times until the tag was covered.
I dried the tags with my heat gun (because I have no patience!) and inked around the edges of the tag with a darker ink.
I then took a variety of Bombshell Stamps from the Hot Rod range which has Kool Cars, Super Motorbikes and Stripe Lining stamps using a dark brown ink.
I then stamped a few images onto cardstock I'd coloured with a single Distress Stain and cut the image out and stuck them on to the tags.
One tag had Tim Holtz mini gears added and both tags had coloured twine threaded through them.

Bombshell Blog

Alison

Kim

Glittery Katie  **YOU ARE HERE!!!**

Monika

Marnie

Leslie

Alaine

Susie

Kelli

Kathi

So head off now to Monika's blog to see her awesome project!

remember to play along or leave a comment on the blogs as you go for a chance to win Bombshell Goodies!!

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie XXxxXX

Ms. September's Challenge!

Ms September, Jenn Cochran issued a 'Layer It Up' challenge to use at least three layers, paper, paint ink, ribbon etc on our Bombshell project!

I was inspired by Jenn's challenge to create an altered art project with a tinned fish tin!!
After washing the pilchard tin a few times to ensure it was thoroughly clean I painted the tin with acrylic paint and patterned paper and lined the inside with patterned paper.
For the front of the tin I used a Decorative Label Eight Spellbinder die cut in blue paper which I then cut an oval in the middle of- I stuck this to the front of the tin.

I used a small butterfly and the sentiment from Butterfly Dreams & the Moth from Butterfly Queen- stamping them and colouring them with Distress Inks and Distress Markers for a soft look.
I cut out the two butterflies and mounted them on foam tape and stuck them in the tin.
I added a pin to each butterfly like the old fashioned butterfly collections.

I added some leaf ribbon, pearls and Stickles glitter plus I stamped the 'Butterfly Dreams' sentiment onto kraft cardstock and added this to the front of my butterfly tin.

Hope you enjoyed Ms September's challenge!

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie Xxx

Bombshells August Hump Day HOP!!!

Alison Mistress of the Blog Hop has come up with a rip roaring way to see out the Summer with a big Ol' Western Style send off!

"Hello Bombshell Fans! It's time to announce the August Hump Day Hop theme. This month, the theme is "Cowboys and Indians." Bombshell Stamps has plenty of fantastic images to go with this theme in rubber AND digi form! So what kind of fun Western styled project can you come up with? "

Now I love anything vintage and Cowboys and Indians says Old Movies to me so that's the theme of my three ATCs I created

First Calamity Kate.....

...which could describe me this week as I'm covered in bruises!!

Next is Texas Burt...

...the gentle and kindly cowboy doing good always raises his hat to the ladies!

Finally the noble Indian Leader...

...protecting his People and defending his traditions.

I used various papers collaged onto the ATCs, inked with striped cord added.

I used Western Gal , Indian Princess, Bucking Bronco Bombshell Stamp sets coloured with Spectrum Noir pens TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN5, TN7

Now go hop and see what the wonderful Alaine has created and remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a Bombshell Stamp set of your choice!

Bombshell Blog

Alison

Kim

Glittery Katie YOU ARE HERE!!!

Alaine

Marnie

Kelli

Kathi

Jenn

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie xxXXxx

'Two For' Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Two-For Tuesday Blog Hop! The Bombshell Girls and Pin-ups are thrilled to join forces with Altered Pages Artsociates to hold a huge blog hop that showcases Bombshell Stamps together with digital backgrounds from Altered Pages

I chose a fabulous 'Collaged Background Green'

I used the jade green sheet to create a frame on cardstock which I inked the edges of then covered in Glossy Accents Crackle glaze which enhanced the jade green colour beautifully.

I added an extra small frame of the Jade green paper to the crackle finish frame and used a piece of the fresh green paper as the background for my frame.

I coloured in my Indian Princess with Spectrum Noir pens and Copics E31, 33 and 35 for the skin and added the dream catcher at the top of the frame and a collection of labels and a metal Idea-Ology embellishment in the bottom right of the frame.

Here's the Blog Hop List please hop along and enjoy the combination of Bombshells and Altered Pages Artsociates

HEAD to TRISH TOO's blog next!

Welcome to the Two-For Tuesday Blog Hop! The Bombshell Girls and Pin-ups are thrilled to join forces with Altered Pages Artsociates

to hold a huge blog hop that showcases Bombshell Stamps together with digital backgrounds from Altered Pages!

Here's a little blurb about Altered Pages.

At Altered Pages we Hope to Alter YOUR Creativity ~ so join us in the adventure!  We pride ourselves on providing the BEST customer service possible!   Find Collages, inks, papers, art tools, doo-dads, paints, Gelatos, embellishments. and so much more at ALTEREDPAGES.COM. Our Design Team will take you to new levels of inspiration with projects and Kits available for purchase.   Join our newsletter for specials and deals!  Follow our Blog to win prizes and join challenges!

HOP RULES:  

Our rules are simple, simply hop and stop by each participant's blog, become a follower, and leave them some love by way of a comment.

HOP PRIZES:

There will be two randomly drawn winners from those who follow the above rules and join the fun. 

Prize One

A sponge brush, silly sticks, a tube of acrylic paint, and a stencil from Altered Pages PLUS  Bombshell's Hula Girl stamp set

Prize Two

A Niji Pearlescent Watercolor Set and Gold Leafing and Tape from Altered Pages PLUS Bombshell's Wild Horses stamp set.

Winners will be announced Tuesday September 3.

Bombshell Blog
Kelli Green

Leslie Rahye

Katie Shanahan-Jones You are HERE!!

Trisha Too

Alison Heikkila

Roni Johnson

Jodi Elam

Lyneen Jesse

Alaine Medio

Daniella Hayes

Kim Gaughan

Becky Voth

Sharon Rogers

Tristan Robin Blakeman

Jenn Cochran

Danie May

Marnie Bushmole

Stephanie Siatta

Kathi Rerek

Gia Lau

Altered Pages Blog

Happy Hopping Everyone!

GlitteryKatie xXx

Muse Monday Challenge

It's the 4th Monday of August which means it's my turn to play with this month's featured Bombshell stamp set Growing Heart.

I coloured Growing Heart in with Spectrum Noir pens having stamped and clear embossed the image onto some beige coloured cardstock. I then created a collaged background using various My Minds Eye papers, edges inked with Distress Inks.

Now pop along to the Bombshell Blog to see the projects created by the rest of the DT!

Happy Crafting!
XXX

Catch up!

Been a busy time here at the Old Oak Tree!
The Boy with the hair had been unwell for a couple of weeks and was dramatically diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic with a hospital dash and an overnight stay!

I'm happy to report we're into week 6 and he's doing stunningly, managing all his testing and injections himself! Very proud Mamma here!
Strangely diabetes is related to Coeliac disease which is a gluten intolerance which his little sister was diagnosed with in April!

We weren't done with hospitals as 'DH' had been rushed into hosp in May in the most terrible pain and was diagnosed with gallstones. So it was his turn to have an overnight stay at the hospital and have his gallbladder out- he did get to wear a natty pair of stockings though!

He's recovered really well and feels so much better now the evil 'Bladd the Inflamer' as it became known was taken out...we imagine he's in a jar jar spitting bile at anyone who walks past!
Apart from 4 little scars you'd never know 'DH' had been under the knife- amazing!

Our Beagles are are as bonkers as ever, although sweetie Rowdy had a fit last night- he has epilepsy but thankfully he has infrequent fits but last nights was a bit longer than usual and he took a while to find his feet. He is such a little pud and it's awful to see him distressed- luckily the presence of our other two Beagles seemed to help a lot!
Bertie had a stay at the vets last month but he's bounced back and is impressively fit and active for a fourteen year old!
Willow had a brief period of defiance, not coming back at the park which was cured by attaching her and Bertie together on a long lead- worked really well until they got themselves wrapped around a tree once, but it's done the trick and Miss Willow is coming back when asked now!

As you can see the Beagues had a lovely time when we went on hols last week!
It was our first time in the Gower Peninnsular in Wales and it was fabulous!

This is the cottage viewed from the 300ft hill on the opposite side of the valley!

...this is when we became a family of Monopoly and Scrabble addicts!!

..beautiful views across the estuary...

...and stunning beaches...

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxx

July Bombshell Blog Hop!

Here we are at the end of July already and as it's a Wednesday it can only mean it's the Bombshell Blog Hop!
Alison has decided that we are getting painty, the theme is "Paint the Town"-use paints and/or sprays with your Bombshell stamps to create a project.
Well we've been sweltering here in England this month- a real shock for us more used to soggy summers!
With this in mind I have gone all patriotic with Bombshell Angel and turned her into a Brit Chick!
I was quite restrained with my paint for once ( I do love to get inky and painty) but I flicked some white Mister Huey paint onto my background which was great fun!

.....restrained paint'iness from me!

Supplies
Bombshell Angel 
Papermania Portobello Road papers
Bazzil Patterned papers
Distress Inks
Spectrum Noir Markers
Spellbinders

Now HOP along to Alaine's Blog to see her wonderful creation and here's the road map in case you get lost along the way!!

Bombshell Blog

Alison

Kim

Glittery Katie YOU ARE HERE!!!

Alaine

Jodi

Marnie

Kelli

Kathi

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie xxx

It's Tiki Time!!

During July the Bombshell DT are using the Tiki Time Bombshell Stamp set- so perfect for summer!
I created a tag using the Tiki Party stamps and Kaisercraft Tropicana papers!

Supplies
Tiki Party Bombshell Stamps
Spectrum Noir Markers
Kaisercraft Tropicana Papers
Embroidery Yarn

Hop along to the Bombshell Blog to see what the other members of the Bombshell DT have created with Tiki Party!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie Xx

Bombshell Wacky Holidays

This month's wacky holiday is Hammock Day, July 22nd!
As we've been having record high temperatures here in England with the promise of even higher ones this week I thought that this was a great excuse to go all tropical!

I created a valley fold card using Rise & Shine and the beautiful 'Tropicana' papers from Kaisercraft.

I coloured my Bombshell with Spectrum Noir pens...

Hop over to the Bombshell Blog to see what the other designers came up with!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxx

Merly Impressions retreat layouts

 Here's an interactive layout designed by Chrissy for the Merly Impressions retreat I went to the other weekend it uses the Hopscotch Collection by Kaisercraft.
We created a little flip book in the centre of the layout!

Happy crafting!
GlitteryKatie XxX

More Merly Retreat Layouts

Here are another two layouts from the Merly Impressions retreat using the beautiful vintage Miss Empire range by Kaisercraft
 I completed the first layout using a picture of My Great Grandma Ellen Taylor (nee Green) and because there were so many cool male themed elements in the Collectables I decided to do another layout using a photo of Ellen's Father, my Great-Great Grandad Edward Green!
Layouts designed by Chrissy!

My Great Grandma Ellen Taylor (1876-1971)

My Great-Great-Grandfather Edward Green (1954-1922)

Happy crafting!
GlitteryKatie XxX

Bombshell July Challenge!

This month's challenge has been set by Ms. July Michelle Giraud very patriotically she has challened us to use red, white & blue as this month is American Independence Day and Bastille Day !

Supplies
Butterfly Queen Bombshell Stamp Set
Spectrum Noir Markers
Tim Holtz Old Glory Alterations Die
Silver Stickles
Distress Ink
Patterned Paper

So pop along to the Bombshell Blog to see the DT's takes on Michelle's cool theme!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie XxxxxxX

Merly Impressions retreat layouts!

Here are another two layouts from the Merly Impressions retreat I went to last weekend!
I love this photo of my Mum taken in about 1962 when they lived in Cologne, Germany.
 Mum looks so elegant and kinda cheeky too- which is very her!
I love that she's wearing a cardigan- i love a cardigan myself!

This layout was designed by Chrissy and uses the very stylish Elegance Collection from Kaisercraft

Happy Crafting
GlitteryKatie XxxX

Bookscrapping weekend!

Last weekend I had a fabulous time at the Merly Impressions 1st Retreat .
Here are some of the layouts I created from Chrissy's awesome kits:

These layouts were created with the Porcelain Rose collection by Kaisercraft- all designed by Chrissy.
Yup that's 'DH' with his Father's Day pressie and chocolate moustache and below is our Old Beagle Bertie looking very wistfully out of the window!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxx

June Blog Hop-Layers

This Month's theme is textures and Layers and I LOVE textures and layers!
I had this cute but very plain paper mache heart which was just begging to be covered...so I did!
I used a mixture of Teresa Collins and Prima papers which I REALLY roughed up the edges of with my Tim Holtz paper distresser and lightly inked them with Distress Ink, Walnut Ink. The edges of the papers were glittered!

I used Bombshell Angel coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, I mounted her on a Floral Oval by Spellbinders and attached her to the covered heart. Finally I added a spellbinders banner with 'Bombshell' stamped on it and added some paper roses.

Supplies
Paper Mache Heart
Teresa Collins 6x6 papers
Prima 6x6 papers
Diamond Dust Glitter
Distress Ink
Spellbinders Banners & Floral Ovals
Spectrum Noir Pens

Now hop along to see what Suzi has created HERE

Here's the whole Blog List so you can see what the whole DT have created!

Bombshell Blog
Alison
Kim
Jodi
Stempelientje
Marnie
Alaine
Glittery Katie YOU ARE HERE!!!
Suzi
Kapree
Jenn
Sharon
Kelli
Kathi


Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie XX

Name Your Poison!

Hello Bombshell Fans! Alison here. I am happy to share with you June's Wacky Holiday. This month, it's "Name Your Poison." Here's some info about this unusual holiday as per Holiday Insights.

Name Your Poison Day is a day to make a choice. The term "Name Your Poison" is commonly used to suggest that you select among a number of options.This term has a negative connotation. The origin of this term is unknown. But, at the time, it probably referred to some unhappy choice. It is commonly used when asking someone what type of alcoholic drink they want. But, it is also used to refer to any choice of options, good or bad. For example, "Name Your Poison" may refer to selecting an ice cream flavor, a dessert choice, etc. Celebrate today by making a decision..... Name Your Poison.

See the rest of the DT's fabulous projects on the Bombshell Blog!

It was my birthday this week and I do love a Gin & Tonic and one of my presents was my own bottle of Tanqueray Gin!! So of course I had to name a G&T as my 'poison'!!
I used the fabulous Man's Ruin and coloured her with Distress inks in a water colour style and added lots of Stickles for some 'fizz!'
I hope you're inspired to create something that shows you poison of choice!!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie xxxx

Skull Appreciation Day!

Now we here at Bombshell Stamps LURVE our skull stamps and we 're not the only ones who celebrate our skulls which is why Bombshell Stamps is joining in with a super cool Blog Hop organised by Smeared and Smudged Stamps:

Do you love creating amazing projects that showcase skully goodness? Wanna get some traffic to your blog and share your obsession? Join us on June 4th for one wild blog hop event! We will be celebrating Skull Appreciation Day 2013 by featuring handmade projects that spotlight the much-loved cranium. 

Here is my project using Sugar Skulls and the Mini Top Hat pattern from Fleece Fun

Thanks to my gorgeous Daughter for doing an excellent modeling job!

I created a mini top hat using black felt, cardstock for strengthening and sparkly braid along with ....

...a stamped Sugar Skull onto cardstock, coloured it in using Spectum Noir pens IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5 which I glued onto a double layer of black felt, trimmed and stitched around the edges, before attaching to the front of the hat.

Now hop along to the Bombshell Blog to see what the designers have come up and follow the links to all the other DT blogs!

Happy Crafting!
GlitteryKatie X

Ms June's Challenge

Sharon Rogers, Bombshell's Ms. June, has issued a "Be Clear" challenge! She challenges us to use acetate or vellum with your Bombshell stamps to create a fabulous project!

Here's what I created:

I used Loutus Garden which I stamped onto acetate with Staz-On ink. I used Stickles glitter glues to colour in the koi on the back of the acetate to create a shimmery semi-transparent look.

I hope you like my card now pop over to the Bombshell Blog to see the lovely projects created by the rest of our wonderful Design Team!

Happy Crafting!

GlitteryKatie XxxxxX