Bafta Boy!!!

Good Afternoon Blogging Friends,  hoping you are all well and for those who are not too good just now hope it wont be long before you feel tip top again.

Firstly I want to welcome my new follower, Alison, lovely to have you here.

Thank goodness today is a much calmer day, the last two days had such high winds and some horrible rain.  I detest the wind, it always scares me and coupled with rain is just so awful.  Still our weather he is not as extreme as other places so have to be grateful for that.

No real news today, nothing exciting happening here just now, well I say that but actually I feel a sense of excitement and anticipation for my manager at work as her son has been nominated for a Bafta at the big one in London.  He has already won the Scottish Bafta for his work.  This young man is not long out of art school and already making his mark with lots of awards.  He is of course and artist, but works in animation and it is his short film called The Making Of Longbird which is up for the award.  It is such a clever little film.
His mum asked if I could make a card for him, here it is;

I was a bit stumped as to what to do, Susan really likes to give me a challenge.
So this is just a simple card, using Xcut stars in gold mirri matted on to red card(meant to represent the red carpet), and black glitter card for the letters. which are Marianne dies and Tim Holtz.
I hope it will do, and I really hope that Will, will win the big one.

Well it's just about lunch time, I'm off to forage in the fridge.
Enjoy the rest of your day,  Kate x

Gone Fishin!

Good Morning Blogging Friends and I hope this morning finds you well and refreshed after a good nights sleep.

Well we has some amount of rain during the night which woke me in the wee small hours, but it seems to have settled down at the moment.

Thank you one and all for your lovely comments about my previous card, I wasn't too sure about it myself, but the more I look at it, the more it grows on me.  Thinking back to what a few of you were mentioning the other day about people visiting but not leaving comments, made me have a look at my visit counter and yes I find the same thing.  It's a pity that no message is left, I feel that I miss out on a wealth of inspiration and the chance to make a new blog friend.  I love looking at new blogs, always so much to see, bit maybe it's just as well not to leave a comment if you don't like what you see.  Thankfully, I've not received any of those, everyone who does leave a message is constructive and inspiring.

So to my card today, it's for my Brother-in-Law, Jim whose birthday is quite soon;

Jim like to fish when he has a chance so I thought this lovely LOTV image would just do him fine.
It's one of their die cut images so the wonderful Bev has created the colours, and I've matched them to  First Editions J'Adore paper and co-ordination card which I've attempted to distress.  Xcut die for frames, LOTV sentiment, and to pick out the little bit of red in the paper I've introduced a red button and and some candy.  Bakers twine from The Ribbon Girl.

I would like to enter this card into http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/anything-goes.html

Off to ge ready for work now, no rest for the wicked as they say, have a great day everyone,

Kate x

Extra! Extra! New Job!

Good Morning Everyone, I hope your having a great Sunday doing what you most like to do.

Thank you to everyone who left comments on my last post, I love reading them and finding out where they will take me, sometimes it's to new crafting shops, other times it's to new crafty people, it's always an adventure.

We have a really lovely day here, bright and clear.  Don't know about the temp as I've not yet ventured outdoors, but I'm off to work soon so I'll find out then.   Some of you are having awful weather, but surely it must clear up soon, although there is now a new fear of flooding.  Our weather is all so changed now.

Patricia, Summerhouse Crafts, posted a lovely photo of the snowy scene at her home, it looks gorgeous, but not for days on end and keeping you house bound.

Anyhow just a quick post today, Ive been busy getting this little card finished, but It took me ages to come up with an idea for it.  I try to make cards reflecting a bit about the person it's going to, and I found this one difficult. The friend who has landed this new job, didn't seem to fit into any sort of category, well at least the new position didn't.  She will be the new head of the social work dept at a university, so I felt a teaching image wasn't quite right as she will do much less teaching and what would you put for a s.w.!

I really liked this image when I discovered it at Mo Mannings shop;

Memory card not reading on computer yet again,so this is on my phone.

Mo Manning image coloured with Promarkers and matterd on to co-ordinations, Papermania paper, Tim Holtz Alterations Alphabet dies, candy and gems from my box.
I'm not sure what made me use grey and green for my colour scheme, who knows why we do things, but there you go.

Off to get some lunch before I hit the trail, I made some lovely Scotch Broth this morning,

Have a good day,  Kate x

Rainy Days!

Hello Everyone and managing to get here a bit earlier this evening.  I hope all you folk who have loads of snow are managing to keep warm and safe, some areas look dreadful.  It stared to sleet here this afternoon but hasn't come to anything, although there is a good amount of snow on the mountains, but not going there.

Thank you to every one who left messages on my previous post, and a warm welcome to my new visitor Sue, lovely to have you on board.

Well yesterday I felt really old, it was my son's birthday and he was 42, where have all the years gone!.. I don't feel old in my head, although the old body is feeling it's age, but nevertheless I can hardly believe Damian is this age.  He loved his tortoise card and the fact that it got a mention at LC Challenge blog.
So in a couple of weeks it's my daughter-in-law Moreen's birthday and I will have to get my thinking cap on for her gift, got the card sorted, but I always struggle with the prezzie.

Alistair managed to book my birthday gift last week even although my birthday is not until June, and as this is one of those landmark birthdays, it's the big 60, he is taking me to Iceland.  I have always wanted to go there, so I am so excited about it, mind you at the moment cash is scarce, I've not enough for Iceland the shop never mind the country, so I will have to get saving, that means less buying of all the craft goodies.   Seriously though I am so looking forward to it and top of my list to do and see there are Whales and Icelandic knitting.  Alistair wants to go and look at the volcanoes.  I've an interest in the Viking Sagas too,so I want to read as many as possible before we go. Another bonus is that I don't have to buy a new summer wardrobe as my lovely, comfortable winter clothes will do and I wont feel out of place because I don't tan.

On to my card for today, it's not a new one, but new on here;

The image is from Paintshop Poppets CD, which I've cut out and decoupaged, the background papers and sentiment are also from the CD, the rest from my box of bits and pieces.  Just a simple little card really.

I'm off to pour myself a G&T and settledown to watch Corrie, I'm hooked by the Tyrone and Kirstie storyline just now, and I've missed the last couple of episodes and not managed to catch up on the Iplayer.

Have a good evening everyone and a great weekend whatever your doing,

Kate x

Just For You Thanks!

Good Evening Blogging Friends and hoping you are well and have had a good day.  Some of you are still snow bound so I hope you are keeping warm and safe if you do have to go out.  Nothing here yet but, the forecast for Friday looks as if we may get some, just in time for my days off.

Thank you to everyone who left a wee comment on my last post, and if you are having a visit, please do let me know then I can have a peek at what you are doing.  I love visiting other blogs and gaining a wealth of inspiration from all you talented folk.

My card today is for Isabelle and Graeme to say thanks for such a lovely visit, all the more appreciated as I hadn't been feeling all that well and I knew if I stayed at home I would not have been resting, so it was just what the doctor ordered, a lovely few days away.  They are off to New Zealand next week to visit Isabelle's daughter and family, and the new baby, so they are greatly excited, not to mention needing a break themselves as they do B&B and are really busy during the summer as their location in Gairloch is just stunning.

Here's my card;

I've used a lovely Penny Black Slapstick stamp and coloured it with Promarkers.  Papers are Papermania's new Capsule Collection,Spots and Stripes in Pastels.  Matted on to Adorable Scorable card, Anita dot ribbon. Marianne Just For You Thanks dies, WO cherry blossom, pearls and butterfly gems from my box and Star Dust to give a bit of sparkle.

I would like to enter this card into; http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-152-anything-goes.html

That's me done for today, almost time for bed and my book, oh I do look forward to that, is it an age thing do you think?

Kate x

Man of the Match!

Good Evening Everyone, and I do hope those of you with snow and horrible weather are managing to keep warm and safe.  Our snow didn't come to anything here in the center of Inverness, thankfully as I hate driving in it and fear walking in case I slip and fall, my poor mum many years ago slipped and knocked herself out.

Thank you to all who left comments on my last card, I do love to get them, however I am sorry that some of you are finding it difficult to read my blog because of the falling hearts, so I hope I've not caused you any eye problems.  They are just part of my Valentine theme, but I have now removed them, hoping this is better.  Of course it doesn't help when my photos are not too clear either.

My card for today is one I made a while ago but not posted;

LOTV stamp coloured with Promarkers, Xcut dies, Papermania paper, computer generated sentiment.
I was ased to make this for a man who is Glasgow Rangers daft, so I attemped to put their little logo on the shirt, then they went down the tube.

So that's my little contribution to Blog Land for to day.

Kate x

Marsha!

Hello Everyone, I hope you are all well and staying cosy.  I've been reading how many of you have loads of snow.  Up here in Inverness, we don't have any, well a salt shaker amount. it is trying to snow though, as long as it keeps off tonight as I have to go out to Choral practise.

Anyway, it's nice to be back again, and thank you all so much for visiting and leaving comments.
  We have been away in Gairloch visiting Isabelle and Graeme and a lovely time we've had, for me it was like having respite.  We were so well looked after with good company, great food and drink and the most wonderfully bitter cold weather, but sunny.  Alistair took his telescope and they sky was just wonderful for star gazing and as Graeme is interested in that too they were in their element. However, it was really cool to be able to see Jupiter and four of it's moons.  Isabelle and I retreated into the warmth pretty quickly though and left the boys to it.

So I've not caught up with card making too much yet but managed to finish this one today, it is one of the new stamps purchased from http://www.aciddropsandwhatnots.co.uk/  who produce some really quirky stamps, the quips and style of the stamps really make me smile, so here it is;

Oh this is so annoying another duff photo.
My husband has named her " Marsha", and I think the the company are looking for a name for her so I'll pass our name on.  She is coloured with Promarkers, and matted and layered on to black and red co-ordination card.  The background paper is from Papermania, black ribbon from The Ribbon Girls, red gems from my box and a bit of Star Dust on her stole and hat feathers.

As I've not put an occasion sentiment on it, the card could be for any thing.

I have kept it quite simple, no flowers or bows, but I think it is quite effective, what do you think?  I await your comments.

Off to make the dinner now.

Have a warm and cosy evening,  Kate x