Secret Pumpkin Swap

Welcome back to cards by Kay today is Simply Betty Fan Group Secret Pumpkin Swap, what we do is get together as a group and are given a secret partner to collect a box of goodies for. Only we know who our partner is until today Woo Hoo ! So firstly a huge thank you to my partner Carmen for a wonderful package of goodies to satisfy not only my Halloween fetish but also my caramel fetish as well and a beautiful card to boot.

CARD 

                 

                                                                        GOODIES

 

MORE GOODIES 

AND MORE .......

                                                       


                                                            AND MORE............

So as you can see I have been totally spoilt and love every bit of it ! These girls and guy on the SBS Facebook Fan Page are the best group of friends a girl could have !!

Betty Roberts 
http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

NO BLOG:
BreAnn McFarland, Vanessa Bland, Barbara ( Barb ) Ettinger, Carmen Shannon, Lindsey Gehin, Terry Helin

Corinne Jones
http://www.wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Sheri Loatwall
http://www.mammasscrappin.blogspot.com

Trish thedish Sakulich
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca

Marie Franklin
http://marie97-lotlot.blogspot.com/

Maggie Schoener
http://www.maggiescathouse.blogspot.com

Robin Bogle
http://rcz28.blogspot.com/

Ashley Murphy
http://anm61391.blogspot.com/

Lisa Howell
http://www.mindovermattercreations.com

Tanja Charles
http://craft-teeinthecity.blogspot.com

Emily Shroom
http://emilyshroom.blogspot.com.au/

Kay Mowat ( you are here )
http://kaym74.blogspot.com

Wendy Billings
http://www.jazzydoodledesigns.com

Stacey Stratis
http://anastasiasarts.blogspot.com

Katya Bess
http://Kattyxotica.blogspot.com

Elisabete Balcavage
http://thebalcavages.blogspot.com

Jackie Maunder
http://apaperjem.blogspot.com.au/

Anita Blake
http://www.kardmakingheaven.blogspot.co.uk

Rio Ford
http://mommylittlecrafterincrime.blogspot.com/

Summer Hills-Painter
http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com/

Jo Walker
http://joscardsandstuff.blogspot.co.uk/

 Heather Whitlock
http://slightlymadbut.blogspot.com/

Tanya Johnson
http://tanyasbooknook.blogspot.com


Dianna Sowerbrower
http://www.diannas-craftyplace.blogspot.com


Sharette Smith
http://www.scrappernthemaking.blogspot.com


Melissa Varga
http://www.cheesestampersinparadise.blogspot.com/

Kathy Gillon
http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com

Rochelle Ayris
http://rochelleayris.blogspot.co.uk.

 Roz Wolfe
 http://wolfepak5.blogspot.com

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Mad as a Hatter

Hello and welcome back today is an exciting day over at Simply Betty Stamps a brand new release and this month it is A fantastic steampunk Alice in Wonderland collection by the ever talented Abigail Larsen. So grab a cuppa and sit back and relax and wander around in wonderland with the awesome DT girls from Simply Steampunk Challenges while we present you with this fabulous release.
 Today I am showing The Mad Hatter and you can find him Here
                                                   

The images from this collection are nothing short of amazing ! 

So here are the ingredients for my project 

Copic markers in the following colors :

Skin: E000,00,13,21

Hat: N1,3,5,7,9. B00,02,04,05

Coat: V12,15,17

Pants:B00,02,04,05

Shoes: C1,2,,3,5

Stockings: E40,41,42

 My background paper is from Graphic45 Halloween in Wonderland collection " The Mad Hatter" which is available Here .

The dies are Ironwork motif from spellbinders available Here

And the clock is a Marianne die which I found on ebay. 

So head on over to the other fantastic DT blogs and check them out !

And before I go I would just like to welcome the very talented Lisa H to the Simply Steampunk Challenge blog and bid a fond farewell to to the lovely Jenny Dix 

Thanks for visiting me today enjoy !!

Hugs 

Kay xx

PETALOO AND WE R MEMORY KEEPERS

New stock arriving at Artdeco Creations ( formerly Print Blocks Aust ) from Petaloo and We R Memory Keepers. Check out my other blog  http://kayscardsandcrafts.blogspot.com for loads of yummy new embellishments from Petaloo and the brand new We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board also now available.

Zodiac Libra

Hello and welcome to my final showing from the Zodiac collection , and today it is Libra

I hope you have joined in our challenge this month or just been inspired there have been some fantastic entries and if you haven't entered there is still time remember the theme is monochrome meaning one color for everything the other DT girls have put up some awesome and inspiring projects so check out their blogs to find some ideas and inspiration.
                                     

The colors I ahve used for Libra are :

E000,E00,E02

Dies from Spellbinders ( petite Oval ), Joy Crafts (Butterfly) and Die-namics ( small Flourish ) 

Embossing folder from X-cut 

and card from Core'dinations 

So thats it for the Zodiacs I really hope you have enjoyed this months new images and challenges.

See you all next month for something truely exciting over at Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Steampunk Challenges. 

Hugs

Kay  

Fortune Teller Betty

Welcome back to Cards by Kay it is challenge time again over on the Simply Betty Facebook Page we have 2 awesome image to play with this month the first one is called Fortune Teller Betty the challenge for this image was to use bling !! And who doesn't love a little bit of bling here she is

                                     

I have used copic markers to color my image 

Skin: E000,00,13,21

Hair: N1,3,5,7

Head scarf : V05,06,09

Dress: BG01,02,05,07

Chair: E13,15,18

Table:B93,95,97,99

I have used stamps from Tim Holtz and Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 

Paper and card from Core'dinations Tim Holtz Distress Collection and Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells.

And Voodoo Corinne the challenge here was to use pins 

I have colored this image with the following copic colors

Skin:E000,00,13,21

Hair: E33,35,37,39

Dress: BG01,02,05,07,09

Sash: R35,37,47.59

 Cardstock and papers from Core'dinations and Echo Park 

This was a super fun challenge hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. 

Zodiac sign Cancer

Hello welcome back to Crads by Kay today I am showing my third piece from the new zodac range

Cancer is my image this time the monochrome challenge is so much fun and is really testing out the imagination but I think it came together nicely with this image 

                   
                                                 

The copic colors I have used are:

E23,E25,E27,E29 

Card is from Core'dinations available 

Paper is Graphic 45 French Country Collection 

Dies are from Spellbinders ( Petite Oval ), Die-namics ( small fourish),Marianne ( Oval Frame LR0240)

Cameo is from Kaszzaz and flowers from Petaloo and from my stash .
I do hope you are enjoying our release this month and have been able to take part in our challenge. Don't forget to take a stroll through the other DT blogs as always they are amazing all the links are on my sidebar
Hugs
Kay xx

Challenge Day Simply Betty Stamps

Yeah !! Challenge Day has arrived and a new challenge is up for you join in on. This month we have the second round of Zodiacs being released as you of course already know the challenge this month is Monochrome colors ! So that means everything needs to be in the same yep that's right the SAME color tones i.e: skin,hair,clothes everything! The DT girls have come up with some fantastic inspiration for you so come get brave and give it a go you might just be surprised with what you can do !! I was !!
  So today i am showing Gemini this image was so enjoyable to work with, I have as you will see kept my project fairly simply this time. I was putting it all together and it just looked right as it was lees was more.
                                                         

         

                                                               For a close up

 So to color the Twins I have used 

W1,3,5,7,9

That's it !! 

The Die is the Fleur De Lis from Spellbinders

Background paper is from Prima and carstock from Core'dinations 

So there you have it now hop on over to the DT girls blogs and check out their amazing work and let it inspire you to join us for this months challenge. 

I look forward to seeing your projects until next time 

Hugs

Kay xx

Halloween Challenge at Punk You Girl

Hell welcome back to Cards by Kay.
 It is time for a brand new challenge over at Punk You Girl " Halloween" it is that time of the year when we all get our spooks on and relish all things scary. Our awesome sponsor this month is non other than the very talented Rick St Dennis and he has provided us very lucky girls with some fantastic images to play with thanks Rick ! you can find all of Rick's awesome work in his Etsy store Here.
  So my first image is titled Castle Ghost isn't she just horribly awesome !
                                   

                                                         
  I hae colored my image with Copic markers in the following colors
Skin: W1,3,5,
Hair:E33,35,37,39
Dress: C1,3,5,7
Headband: Y28
Archway : W1,3,5,7

To complete my project I have used papers from Graphic 45 Happy Haunting embellishments from Kaszazz and bits from my stash !
 
  My second image is also from our sponsor Rick St Dennis and is called Countess Van Bloot
                                                       

And to color her I have used the following copic markers

Skin: E000,00,13,21

Hair: E33,35,37,.39

Dress: R35,37,46,59 N1,3,5,7

I have also used dies from Di-namics and marianne

So what are you waiting for get to it and get involved in our challenge of all things spooky 

Don't forget to check out the DT creations to get you inspired !! Links are in my sidebar 

Hugs 

Kay xx