Merry Christmas to You All!

 Hello to all my Blogging Friends and Visitors, I hope you are all keeping well and are well ahead of your plans for the festive season. 

I thought I could would pop on to my blog one last time, well at least for now, to say thanks to everyone who has been in touch to see how I am. 

It's been quite a while since I last posted  due to being quite unwell.  In the summer my diabetic medication was changed with the hope of bringing myBG under control,  unfortunately, the side effects were awful, making me feel quite ill. It did the trick and brought my BG down to really good levels and I lost weight,  but I couldn't carry on being ill. So, I was put on an injection,  in fact it's all over the news just now,  it's the one our government wants to put overweight people on in order to get back to work. However,  for me it's been successful in what it was developed to do, which is to control BG.

I am now off insulin completely after using it for 20 years with multiple  daily injections.  I've lost 2st. In weight too, so as you can imagine I am delighted,  although it's been a long haul.

But I just couldn't get back into blogging,  and commenting,  felt like too big a chore.  I've also not been making many cards., only what I need. I do however pop on to post on Instagram,  it's easier. 

So, that's what's been going on with me.

I'm putting this card on to wish you all a very Merry Christmas  and I hope that 2025 will be a Happy and Healthy year for you all.

Take care of yourselves, love and hugs  Kate 💖

Kitty at the Well!

 Hello there, I hope all's well with Everyone, but if not sending out Hugs.

Just popping in with a quick  coloured picture. I seem to be concentrating on my colouring books at the moment instead of card making, anyway here is my latest offering,

And the colouring book it's from

This lovely book is one of  the first books I bought but haven't coloured much in it. 

So for this picture I used Derwent Chromaflow pencils, gel and Posca pens. Soft pastels for the background with Sickles  to give sparkle

Hope you like it. That's me  for now ,take care of yourselves,

Christmas Goose!

 Hello to you All,  hope life is going well and that you are enjoying the Summer which seems to be galloping by so quickly. 

We are off on holiday in a couple of weeks, just a few days to Durham and round about, really looking forward to the change of scenery, although I always worry about Teallach when we are away, but a friend and Damian will come over and look after him.

Thank you to everyone who left comments on my last post, I really do appreciated them.

I have my last Hobby Art geese card today,

Once again used Windsor and  Newton Watercolours, Posca and gel pens.

That's all from me just now, take care,

More Christmas Geese!

 Hi there Everyone, I hope you are all well and enjoying the Summer, which seems to be speeding by a a great rate of knots. Our weather is still a bit up and down, we just get used to a couple of days of sunshine and heat, then the temps drop and there's rain, well it is Scotland.

More Christmas cards today

Yes it's Hobby Art once again and water coloured with Windsor and Newton paints, gel and Posca pens.

I really have enjoyed making these cards and using the water colours.

That's me for now, take care of yourselves, 

Fairy Tales!

 Hello Everyone, I hope all's well with you and that life is being good to you. Hugs and kind thought to those who are struggling a bit just now, and I hope things settle down for you soon.

I'm not doing all that much by way of crafting just now, but I did finish this lovely page the other day. It's a book that I've not coloured in for quite a while,

and here is the book the page is from

I coloured with Derwent Chromaflow pencils, which are Britain's answer to American Prismacolor, and are lovely to use. I've also used gel and Posca pens.  Elements Ink to make a background.

Thank you so much for the lovely comments on my last post, I very much appreciate them.

Just a short post today, I can't put off the ironing any  longer, take care,

 

Hello there,  how're you all doing,  well I hope. Just popping in with one of my Hobby Art Christmas cards, 

Another robin card,  well you can't have enough of them at Christmas time. 

Coloured with  Windsor and Newton  watercolour,  Stickles and Posca pen. I've used one of the Lavinia Christmas sentiment stamps.  A very simple little card.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. 

Have a lovely weekend,  take care of yourselves till I see you again. 

Love and Hugs 

Kate 💖

Hello there,  I hope you're well.  

It seem to me that I'm posting less and less these days.  I'm certainly not making as many cards and it takes me longer to colour in a picture. 

Finding it easier to post on Instagram,  so maybe unconsciously I'm winding down my blog. Anyway,  we'll see.

Another Christmas card today 

Another Hobby Art image from years ago,  coloured with  Windsor and Newton watercolours Posca and gel pens with some clear gems.  Sentiment from Lavinia stamps. 

I've really enjoyed going through my Christmas stamps and finding old favourites,  and I've a few more Hobby Art stamps to colour. 

Thank you for your lovely comments on my last post. 

Take care of yourselves  and see you soon 

Love and hugs Kate 💖

Robin and the Holly!

 Hello Everyone,  hoping your week is going well.

We're back to being cold and wondering where the Summer has gone. As I'm typing this my hands are like ice. Had very heavy showers today too,  longing for some heat.  

Anyway,  just to fit in with the chill, I've got a Christmas card today, 

I've had this Hobby Art Robin for ages and felt that it needed an airing. 

I've used Windsor and Newton watercolour,  Elements ink,  Posca pen in white, Stickles in red. A Lavinia Stamps sentiment.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my last post. 

I'm away to stick my hands in the oven 😄 they might thaw out whilst I'm making dinner. Take care of yourself, 

Hugs Kate 💖

Moon Fairy!

Hello Friends and Visitors.  Hoping you are well and enjoying this spell of good weather.

I have  coloured picture today, 

This is the front page of this book and I don't usually colour this page,  but I thought it too lovely to miss out, so used Prismacolor pencils and Posca glitter pens. I think she turned out quite well,  shame I can't say the same for the photo 🤨

That's me for now,   take care, love and hugs 

Kate 💖

 Hello Everyone,  hoping all's well with you and that you are enjoying life.  But sending healing thoughts if you're having a bit of a struggle. 

Well I'm another year older,  my birthday was on Wednesday and had a lovely day and  beautiful cards and gifts.  Alistair took me for a yummy lunch,  so I didn't have to cook at night,  a wonderful gift in itself. 

Thanks so much for your lovely comments on my calendar page  always appreciated. 

Here's today's offering 

I've used a Sweet Poppy  Stencil coloured with Elements ink.  Inkylicious stamps,  Stickles glitter. 

Hope you like it,  I love these kitties watching Santa flying by.

That's me for now,  take care of yourselves, 

Hugs Kate 😍💖

Nia and Friends!

 Hello Blogging Friends, I hope you ae well and looking forward to the weekend. Our weather doesn't look good for it though, rain and cooler. I've had some heating on over the last couple of days.

Anyway, on to today's post, I've completed August's page in my Lavinia calendar.

Here is Fairy Nia playing catch with s couple of her fairy friends whilst Pippin and his little snail friend look on wishing they could play along with them. I've coloured with Caran D'Ache coloured pencils, Elements Inks, Posca pens and Gel pens. I'm getting slowly through the months.

Thank you so very much for your lovely comments on my previous post. Sorry that I've not bee around to have a look at your creations, I just don't know where my time goes, I'm hoping to get around to having a look soon.

That's me for now, take care everyone and have a lovely weekend,

Noof Birthday!

Hello Everyone,  I hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend. 

Just a quick pop in to show a card made for a lovely Friend's birthday.

Here is Noof and her friends sending birthday wishes.  Elements Ink, Posca and gel pens. 

Pleased to say she loved the card.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my last post. 

That's me done for now,  have a lovely weekend whatever you have planned,  take care  Kate 🦋🍄🧚‍♀️💖

Toadstool Home!

 Hello Everyone, how are things with you all? We are back to dark and dismal today, weather up and down like a fiddler's elbow. Makes havoc with the washing 😄 Anyway, it's Sunday, shopping done and put away, my least favourite bit about shopping.

Thank you forte lovely comments on my last card, I do so appreciate them.

I've got a picture today,

This page is from one of my new books by Myra Rowes, I love her illustrations and I've coloured with Derwent Coloursoft pencils and gel pens. I've also used Posca pen and WOW foil, and pastel pencils.

This is the book it's from.

I'll be colouring up more in this book, love it.

So there's the rain on now, definitely a day for staying in a colouring. That's me for now, take care and see you soon

Look Up!

 Hello lovely Friends, I hope all's well with you and that you're enjoying the sunshine. 

Alistair has been busy mending and painting our back fence and has just finished painting one of the sheds, he hopes to get the felt on it's roof repaired tomorrow.  Busy man!! I'm psyching myself up to get into do some weeding in the back garden. I'm just no gardener, although I do love gardens, trouble is I just can't kneel, and my back just gets so sore with all the bending, just as well I like dandelions.

Anyway, my card today is for the Lavinia Creative Challenge, My Favourite Flowers,

  I've called this Looking Up because we have little Luca looking up o see the flowers and the butterfly, and wondering how he can get in the jar along side them. I used one of the new bottle sticker stencils, various flower stamps and the  Luca cat stamp. Lots of posca pens and stickles. I also used a Lavinia stencil around the bottle. Sticker sentiments also from Lavinia.

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on my last card, so much appreciated.

That's all for now take care of yourselves and see you soon,

By the Sea!

 Hello Everyone, I hope you are well and enjoying this spell of good weather, it's about time I'm thinking.

Thank you so much for your kind comments about my last card, I do appreciate the time you take to visit and leave them.

I've a card today,

This beach scene is made using stamps from Inkylicious and Memento and Elements Inks. It would be nice to be there just now, just the weather for it.

That's all from me for now, wishing you all a great week ahead,

Meadow Blooms!

 Hello  to you all, I hope you are doing well and enjoying life, but if not, sending king and healing thoughts.

We've had a couple of real warm days, finally, maybe, perhaps Spring has arrived.

I've a card that I'm entering into the Lavinia Stamps Creative Challenge today,

In shades of blue, I've used various Lavinia floral stamps and a little butterfly Elements Ink and WOW foil for embellishments.

That's me for now, wishing everyone a lovely weekend what ever you have planned, take care and see you soon,

Guinevere and the Lost Crown!

 Hello Everyone,  I hope you are all well and that life is treating our kindly.

Well, we are almost at May, the months are speeding by, not getting an warmer though.

Thank you for the lovey comments on my last card, so much appreciated.

I have  completed another calendar page,

 

One day Guinevere had gone off swimming forgetting that she was still wearing her crown, she hunted for it everywhere without any luck, however, her friend Althea had found it for her in amongst the sea foliage Guinevere was so happy to have it back, and vowed not to be so careless again.

Lavinia stamps and Elements Ink, Versafine Clair inks, Gel pens and Lavinia Glitter.

I'm getting through my calendar  slowly but getting there.

That's all from me today, take care and see you soon,

Starburst!

 Hello Everyone, hope you are well and enjoyed your weekend, and that your weather is getting more Spring like.

It was the Choral concert on Saturday, we were singing Brahms Requiem, in our Cathedral. What a fabulous evening it was, of course it's a wonderful piece of music to sing, although exhausting, so high for the sopranos, my throat was just about gone by the end of the performance. It was a long day however as we had a practice in the afternoon, but adrenalin gets everyone through it. Sunday was a very quiet day didn't even cook, just had a chippy tea. So that's choral finished for the summer, looking forward to the break.

Here is my card for today,

Here we have the forest friends watching the beautiful starbursts, they are mesmerized by the beautiful sky. Lavinia stamps, Elements Ink, gel pens, and tiny gems, and a Lavinia sticker sentiment.

Well folks that's me for now, take care and see you soon, 

Simple Christmas Cards!

 Hello Everyone,  oh, it's cold,  cold, cold here, rainy and miserable, Sun is trying to peek through though.

Anyway, how are you all?  I hope you are well and  your week is going well.

I've got a couple pf Christmas cards today,

A simple design using Inkylicious stamps, this is Winter Bough and I've added, Fluffy Stuff, and slats of Posca Pen, Momento Inks.

Same design but different stamps, this is Snow Shrub from Lavinia Stamps, Sentiment is a Lavinia one too. White gel pen and tiny crystal gems. Elements inks.

Easy to make and very effective I think.

Thanks to everyone who left comments on my last post, so appreciative of them.

That's me for now, take care, and see you soon,

Spring Melody!

 Hello Everyone, and welcome to m blog. I hope all's well with you and that you are enjoying the weekend.  Pretty chilly today, more snow on the hills too, but after getting the shopping done, I'm indoors now and hoping to get some crafty time this afternoon.

I have a coloured picture today,

This lovely Japanese lady is from Colouring Heaven magazine and I've coloured he with Prismacolors and gel pens.

There are some beautiful illustrations in this book, mind you some of them would take me ages to complete😄

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my last card, I do so appreciate each and every one of them.

Well, that's me for now, take care of yourselves and see you soon,