Busy times

Hello all, Well I haven't done a blog post for a while due to being very busy with making new keepsake cards, a few I will share with you on this post but I still have about 10 to complete, I'm awaiting my stock to arrive so I can complete them hopefully it will be here this week (fingers crossed). 

I have also been busy with a charity which is very close to my heart which is Staffordshire SANDS. Staffordshire SANDS is a stillbirth and neonatal death charity to raise awareness and to give support to grieving parents who have been through the loss of thier baby, either it is through Stillbirth, Neonatal, Miscarriage. I attended my first meeting with them a couple of weeks back and the meeting was SANDS first AGM meeting, during the meeting we discussed different things along with an election for the Committee for the next 12 months, so we all had to elect and then second and third someone for each role.

I can say with great pride and honour I was elected etc to be the Head Fundraiser for Staffordshire SANDS, I have alot of ideas which I will be discussing at the next committee meeting with the help of my close friend Laura who is also on the committee and is the hospital liaison.

Here are a few of us Committee members along with Kyle who is the Mayor of Kidsgrove and he has chosen Staffordshire SANDS as his charity of the year which is fantastic

Now back to my new designs of cards and a few Bookatrix Keepsake cards 

First one I have designed is a 21st Birthday easel card, the image is Steampunk Sally by Delicious Doodles

Now for some of the new Bookatrix designs 

A New Baby Boy the image on this bookatrix is by Sugar Nellie and is called Bambino it has also been coloured in using Promarkers

 50Th Birthday 

 Sympathy

And lastly I have a new Christening Card design the image is from Just Inklined

So as you can see I have been very busy with charity work and new card designs, with a few more still to complete all they need is some sentiments added to them so I'm hoping these will be complete some time this week :) and then I can show you all, all of these have been designed when I have had my crafty session with my close friend Laura.

Kelly

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Challenge #44 All About The Scenery

Hello all I hope everyone is doing well and keeping busy with crafting, I know I am, well it's that time of week again yes you got it, it's challenge time over at 

Delicious Doodles

This weeks theme is 

All About The Scenery

So to enter all you need to do is make a project that goes to the theme above it can be anything from a card to a candle what ever you fancy. If you use 2 of Delicious Doodles images you can enter twice, but if you do not use a Delicious Doodles image you may only enter the once.

The winner of the challenge is choosen by a random thingy, and you could win 5 yes 5 digi images of your choice, Don't forget if you do use a Delicious Doodles image you will could also be spotlighted. Good Luck

So here is my inspiration piece for this weeks challenge

I have used A Scottish Castle

I started this piece by firstly choosing my image and printing it off once the image was printed I then coloured it in using my Promarkers, the colours I have used are:

Buttercup, Pastel Blue, Soft Green, Khaki, Pastel Beige, and Warm Grey 3.

Once the image was all coloured I then cut it out ready to be put onto my blank A5 card.

Now I chose my backing papers,sentiment and emmbelishments once I had these I then cut my backing paper down to the size I required and then played around with the layout until I was happy with it, once I was happy I then started to stick everything into position, and to give it a finishing touch I added some candi's and a bow.

Kelly

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I would also like to add this into the following challenges

Very Special Keepsake

Hello all, Well I have been busy with some new designs but today is a very special day even though very heartbreaking for two of my closest friends who are like family to me and my other half, 14 years ago today their son Jordan Alexander was born sleeping so today is his 14th Angelversary. I wanted to do something special for Laura and Gordon, so I made them a keepsake card in memory of Jordan along with a memorial plaque which Laura did ask me if I could do for her but I went a step further and framed it which I also decorated. 

So here is the Keepsake memorial card for Jordan Alexander

Rest In Peace Baby Boy

As you can see I have used a Digi on the left side and coloured this in using my promarkers the digi is from Squiggle Fly and the poem was written by me :) - Here is a close up of the poem and image 

Both Laura and Gordon were overwhelmed with this card which I knew would happen but it's something I wanted to do for the both of them and of cause for Jordan, They were not expecting this card at all only the memorial plaque and here is it

Laura told me what colours she would like and the text in which she wanted on the die cut that I have used so I took all this into consideration and this is the finished project, complete with a frame which has been decorated with some lovely baby ribbon.

So there we have it two very special keepsakes for a very special Angel Baby 

God Bless Jordan xx

Kelly 

Delicious Doodles Challenge #42 Add A Charm

Hiya all!

Well as you can see it’s that time of the week for another great challenge over at DeliciousDoodles, 

This  weeks theme is Add A Charm, so for this challenge I have decided to use the lovely image

A Mother’s Love

So why not give it a go and be in the chance of winning five of the delicious doodles images of your choice, you can enter twice if you use one of the delicious doodles digi’s and once if you do not. Also don’t forget if you do use one of the Delicious Doodles digi’s you will be spotlighted

So here is my inspiration piece for you all to get some lovely ideas from

For this piece I decided to do something a little different, that I have not done for a while a bookatrix card with matching stand.

I first started out by picking my image and printing it out, I then started to colour my image in using my promarkers, the colours I have used are:

Baby Pink, Dusky Rose, Oatmeal, Blush, Cocoa and Burnt Umber

Once it was all coloured in I then cut out my image and put it to one side for later, Now I needed to make the bookatrix, I did this by using a Glitter Girls bookatrix embossing board.

I picked my two pieces of card, and used them on the embossing board to emboss the outline of the bookatrix pages, once I had done this I then cut them out, now they are both cut out I decorated the edges with some peel off border stickers after I rolled the pieces back on themselves so it gave them a curved book look, and folded on the score lines to make the centre of the bookatrix, I did this with both pieces of card I then glued them one on top of the other.

Now all this was done I added my image to the right hand side by gluing it in position, Now I could concentrate on the left hand side of the bookatrix, so I used some sizzix die cuts one for the baby rattle and one for the baby bottle, once I had done these using my Big Shot, I placed them to one side and again used some peel off stickers one which reads New Baby and the others which read Congratulations and another that says A Baby Girl, I stuck these into position now they were in position I then glued the rattle and the bottle into position. (The rattle top I have left blank for a reason, so that the baby’s weight or d.o.b can be added along with the time baby was born)

I added some diamantes onto the die cut rattle and some ribbon to the centre of the bookatrix, and with the same ribbon I made a bow which I fixed a small chain to and added some lovely baby charms, the charms I added to this piece are a baby bottle, birth certificate, dummy, and a pram. The bow with charms I fixed to the ribbon in the centre of the bookatrix.

Lastly I made a stand to match the bookatrix, so I used the same pink spotted card which is on the bookatrix for the stand, I did this by using my stand template to draw around twice cut both out and then glued them both together I then folded them in half to make the stand.

So there we have a beautiful pink bookatrix keepsake card all finished with an added extra of baby charms,

 I hope this piece gives you lots of inspiration and you have alot of fun with your challenge entry I look forward to seeing them all 

Kelly

Xx

I would also like to enter this piece into the following challenges

Play Time In My Crafty Corner

Hello all, well I finally got around to tidying and sort of organising my work area today YAY *Happy Dance* so now I can work at my desk again, So once it was all done I decided to do a few cards, some I am going to show you are from today and some are from Wednesday when I had a craft session with my partner in crime plus I have had some new goodies hehe, One of which is a new die cut I am in love with, I will post up in next few days to show you all what it is ;).

Well here is a few cards I have done over past few days etc :)

This is the first time I have done an easel card and must say I'm quite proud of it, The image and sentiment are by Hunkydory and I think I will defo be getting more of the Hunkdory items yes im hooked

This is another Hunkydory 

This one I have used one of the Delicious Doodles images called Kingfisher In The Rushes I coloured the image in using my promarkers

And lastly some Birthday Cards, Some of which I need to add some sentiments too which I am awaiting on arriving ;)

So as you can see I have been busy :). Now I had a lovely surprise last night an old school friend who I went all the way through Primary and High school with got in touch with me regarding some Wedding Stationery and I'm so chuffed that she has asked me, We are going to be meeting up to discuss it all, I am also going to do a sample up of the invite she has enquired about in her colour scheme. I am also going to start working on a portfolio for when meeting up with customers so they can then see my items in person so over the next few weeks etc I'm going to be busy with some new wedding stationery designs and doing my portfolio, I will of cause share with you all when this happens and let you know how it all goes, I really can not wait, this is the second friend from school who has asked me to do her wedding stationery.

Kelly

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Branching Out

Hello all, well I haven't blogged for a little while as I have been busy crafting away and buying new stock with my partner in crime hehe, So I thought I would do a post, Well today I was going to organise all of my stock take pictures of some new designs watermark them and clean my work area up but, the plan didnt happen due to being in immense pain with my Fibromyalgia.

So today I have been busy adding more to my website which I can say is coming along brilliant and looking lovely, I have also published it now as there isn't much else to add to it and it shows my full range of what I offer so here is the website 

Kelly's Enchanted Castle

Please feel free to take a nosey at it, I would really appreciate it.

I have also been busy uploading to my Pinterest account for my business also so if you use Pinterest please follow me 

Kelly's Enchanted Castle

And last but not least I am also on Twitter so if you use Twitter then come and follow me over there too :)

@KellysLeese

Tomorrow im hoping to do my original plan if not I will be busy finishing off the website if I don't finish it this evening and I will also be sharing with you some new creations

Kelly 

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Crafty Goings On

Hello all, well yesterday I spent the afternoon at a close friends, who is also a card maker, we have a crafty afternoon together once or twice a week and yesterday we got more done than we have last few crafty session lol.

The first piece I made was a Birthday Card, and the image I used on it was one I was given when I first ever started card making, so it was all ready coloured in and here it is 

I then went onto trying out my new product idea, My partner bought me some chipboard album covers, as I did say to him I had an idea for a new product soooooo, I got around to making it and I must say I am quite proud with the outcome.

The first one I did, is a take on the white on white so I did this one for a wedding and I have left a space for it to be personalised.

I started off by drawing around the chipboard cover, onto my chosen card, and then cut it out, I then got all my white die cuts and took out what I wanted to use, I then played around with the design and layout until I was happy, once I was happy with it I then glued it all into position and finished it off by adding some diamante's and some glitter glue to the dove's tails and wings also a little on the rose petals.

Now the wedding one was complete the one I really wanted to get on with was a zodiac wall plaque, so for this one I have used one of Delicious Doodles Horror-scope Digi's I have used 

Horror-scope Virgo 

I have made this is the same way as above, but this time I have added a Digi, so once I had chosen my digi I then printed it out and coloured it in with promarkers, the colours I have used are:

Warm Grey 1, Warm Grey 3, Pastel Beige, Berry Red, Orchid, Meadow Green, Satin, Buttercup and Khaki.

I have also added a castle die cut behind the virgo, the other die cuts on the plaque were originally white so I just coloured these in using a Purple promarker.

I can honestly say I can not wait to get started with doing more of these, as I will be doing them for all occasions and yes I will be doing more of the zodiac one's so keep your eyes open for more of those.

Lastly A few days ago I did a new wedding invitation design and have called it the Elegant Range and here it is 

I can do this one in all colours to suit the colour scheme of the wedding, and the inside can be decorated if customers request this :)

So as you can see I have been a busy bee, I hope you like what I have done all my products are for sale and can be found on my Facebook Page

Kelly's Enchanted Castle

Kelly

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