Time for some Fairy Tales

hello  and welcome back to Cards by Kay it is time for a new release over at Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Steampunk Challenges. This month we have another gorgeous range from Abigail Larsen you can find the images Here  and Simply Betty Stamps.
 First up I am showing the very gorgeous Little Red




                         

I have used the following copic colors
Skin: E21,51,11,02
Hair: E51,53,55
cape: R35,37,39
Skirt: R35,37,39
Top: N3,5,7
Boots: N1,3,5,7

And my other ingredients are :
Paper Barely Mine Designs Steampunk fantasy 2
background cut from Silhouette it is a spider web overlay
my embellishments are all from my stash including
Tim Holtz button and mini sprockets
Petaloo flowers
Chipboard clock which I have sprayed with Tattered Angels Cherry Limeade
 Thanks for visiting I will admit I was a little rushed in the end for this one but I do hope you enjoy!!
Hugs
Kay xx

Happy Birthday Hop

   Happy Birthday Tamara Van Wijk wishing you a wonderfully happy birthday filled with surprises !! Today is another Birthday hop for another very special talented lady Tamara Van Wijk from The Stamping Chef. Over at Simply Betty Facebook page we have once again banded together to wish this lovely lady a very happy Birthday . And once again Betty has very generously drawn and donated this fantastic image to our cause ! So a huge thank you to you also Betty check it out at SBS here .
 So Tamara I hope you enjoy your hop and have a wonderful day !!

                                           Tamara   

                                         

                                                          A little close up   

                                                 

I have used the following copic colors :

Skin: E21,51,02,11

Hair: E51,53,55

Eyes: B0000,000,01

Lips: RV21,23,25,29

Dress: B12,14,16 and C00,0,1 ( white gel pen)

Cake: B18,Y17,R81,83,85

The other ingredients include :

 Bazzill card stock

Stampin Up Bluberry Crisp paper 

The ballons are from the Silhouette cameo

So here is the blog list and I hope you enjoy the hop ! 

You will have come here from Jill Hogg and next you are off to Jackie Randolph

SBS: http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

Corinne Jones: http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com/
Rachel Gillham Http://www.promarkerprincess.blogspot.co.uk
Christin Myhre http://www.christinmyhre.no
Vicky Fortier http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/
Kerrie-anne Brown http://cardsbykerrie.blogspot.co.uk/
Lucy Gregg Www.loopylass2010.blogspot.co.uk
Floss Crabbe http://crabbiescards.blogspot.co.uk/
Summer Hills-Painter http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com/?m=1
Trish TheDish Sakulich http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca/
Katya Bess http://www.kattyxotica.blogspot.com/
Irene Chapmon Sherman http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/
Vanessa Bland http://slightlytwistedbutterfly.blogspot.com
Louise Mann http://louisescraftycards.blogspot.co.uk/
Sheri Scraps http://Mammasscrappin.blogspot.com
Celina ScrapVamp Matthews http://ScrapVamp.blogspot.com
Michelle Petersen www.ladyofleisureink.blogspot.com
Emily Shroom http://emilyshroom.blogspot.com.au
Jill Hogg http://cuddlyscraftycreations.blogspot.co.uk
Kay Mowat http://kaym74.blogspot.com ( you are here )
Jackie Randolph http://papermoments.blogspot.com/
Darcy Schroeder http://craftingwithdarcy.blogspot.com
Tanja Charles: twistedteecrafts.blogspot.com
Veronica http://www.artbyveronica.blogspot.com/

Don't Lose Your Head !

Hello and welcome back to Cards by Kay it is time to wind down and gear up for a new release and challenge over at Simply Steampunk Challenges . My final piece for this month is Headless and you will find him over at the SBS store here. It has been as always a whole load of fun playing with another set of Abigail's images. So here he is ;

                                                       Headless                                           

                                                 A little close up 

                                                and a little closer

So to color headless I have used the following copic colors:

Headless: C1,2,3,5

               N1,3,5,7

                 E21,51,11

Horse: N1,3,5 and W1,3,5,7

Saddle: E13,15,18 and N41,42,43

Moon: Y00,02,06,08,11,38

Trees: E31,33,35,37,39

Goglin: YG61,63,67

Pumpkins: YR12,14,15,18

Ground: W0,1,3,5,7

                                                   Other Ingredients:

 Papers: Echo Park The apothecary Collection spiders web 

Card: Core'dination foundations black available here Here

          Stampin Up Sahara Sand

Flower: Petaloo available  Here

Dies: Sizzix originals bats

the ribbon and bird skull are from my stash 

And Chipboard flourish is from Make it Crafty   

                                                   So thanks so much once again for visiting me today and I hope you have enjoyed this month's release don't forget there is still plenty of time to enter the challenge it is broken hearts, bleeding hearts, red and or black, tragic love ! 

                                                            Hugs

                                                            Kay xx

Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef

Hello and welcome back to Cards by Kay it's time for another challenge over at The Stamping Chef as always it is anything goes and this week I have used the very cute Cogsley Copperpot and you can get her Here I have a whole load of fun playing with this image I think the possibilities are endless.

                                    Cogsley Copperpot

                             

So the copic colors I have used are:

Skin: E21,51,02,11

Hair: E51,53,55

Dress and Hat: BG 72,75,78 and RV 91,93,95

Sprockets and Goggles: W0,1,3,5,7 and C0,1

Eyes:B0000,000,00

                                                     Other Ingredients:

The card is a centre panel step card cut out with my Silhouette cameo

Paper is a digital file from Barely Mine Designs called Steampunk Fantasy  

The cogs are Tim Holtz mini's 

Washi tape is from Kaszazz

And flowers are Petaloo Botanicals ;

All links below :

The Stamping Chef

Kaszazz

Petaloo

                                 So thanks so much for visiting me today 

                                                        Hugs

                                                        Kay xx   

Left of Centre Mid way reminder Demon Lovers

Hello and welcome back to cards by Kay it is time for our Mid way reminder over at LOC and this week it is Demon Lovers here is my make with our fantastic sponsors image Rick St Dennis she is called Miss Raz Matazz .

                                    Miss Raz Matazz

                                                         A little close up 

                                           

I have used the following copic colors

Skin: E21,51,02,11

Hair: E23,25,272,29

Dress: N4,5,7,3

Feathers: BG72,75,78,100

Eyes: YG11,61,63,100

Beads: R22,37,Y28

the other ingredients are as follows: 

Frame Ornate frame from Silhouette cameo 

Card is Core'dinations

Paper from my stash

Flowers are Petaloo 

And a peacock feather and stick on gems

 Links: 

Core'dinations

Petaloo

  So there is plenty of time to get your projects in think Demon Lovers and join us for our super fun challenge.
                                                               bye for now
                                                                 Hugs
                                                                 Kay xx

Simply Steampunk Challenges - Showing

Hello and welcome back to Cards by Kay today I am showing another of the fantastic image by the very talented Abigail Larsen available in the SBS store Here I have really enjoyed coloring up this image. I find these scenes not only tell a story on their own but they give me a bit of a challenge to the images are so busy I didn't want to make the card to tizzy and take away the story! But I am addicted to Abigail's work and I get so much enjoyment out of her images . So I thank you Betty for continuing to give me opportunity to work with them. So here she is



                                       

                                                             A close up 

The copic list is extensive so here it is :

Curtain: BG72,75,78

Floor: E34,35,37,31

Desk: E23,25,27

Globe: E81,84,87,89 and B0000,000,00

Chair: BG70,72,75 and E23,25,27,79

Book Stand : E30,31,33,Y28

Book/ Paper: E40,41,43,47

Window: C00,0,1

Rug: E81,84,YG61,63,67

Ink tray and Bottle: C0,1,3,B0000.000,00

Lamp: Y28,W2,3

Candles: E40,41,43

Morella

Hair: E51,53,55

Skin: E21,51,02

Dress: R81,83,85,89

The cardstock is from core'dinations  

The frame is from the Silhouette Cameo called fancy ornate frame

the flower and pin are from Petaloo links can be found below.

Core'dinations

Petaloo

 So thats my showing for this week stayed tuned still one more to come from this fantastic line and don't forget our challenge the theme is Broken hearts red and black tragic love you can find out more Here

Remember it's gotta be Steampunk and follow the theme to be in the running for the prize ! 

Bye for now

Hugs 

Kay xx

Wine Box Swap

                              Hello and welcome back to Cards By Kay and Happy Valentine's Day !!
Today over at the Simply Betty Facebook Fan Page we are having a Valentine's day Wine Box Swap what we did after we were partnered up was bought a paper mache wine box and decorated it up filled it full of goodies for our partner and sent it off to it's destination ! Lots of fun ! Betty of Simply Betty Stamp generously donated to our swap this fantastic little image to make our card/gift tag with you can find it in the SBS store Here so a huge thank you to you Betty once again you are awesome.xx

  Now my partner was the wonderful Robin Bogle who may I say spoilt me with my box of goodies and her card is gorgeous so a huge thank you to you Robin I have had so much fun partnering up with you for this swap !!                                         

                                                  My Card

                                                         All my goodies 

                                            Gift certificate to my favourite store !

                                                               Thank you !

                                            Some very sweet clear stamps 

                                                      Gorgeous Ribbons

                                               Fantastic Embossing Folders 

                                                 Very yummy chocolates !!

                                              A brand new project for me to try 

                                 And some very sweet papers to add to my stash 

                                               My gorgeous wine box 

                                                And some Tim Holtz treats 

So as you can see we have had a fantastic time now and I can't wait to get crafting and use my new stash so many awesome stuff ! Thank you once again Robin for being an awesome partner I have really enjoyed playing along with you ! 

So now onto the hop you should of landed here from Tanja if not head back to Betty and then after me your next stop is Anita hop you enjoy the hop have a great day 

Hugs 

Kay xx

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

Carmen Shannon ( no blog ) ^ ^ ^

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

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

Veronica: http://www.artbyveronica.blogspot.com/

Tanja Charles http://twistedteecrafts.blogspot.com  

Kay Mowat http://kaym74.blogspot.com 

Anita Blake http://kardmakingheaven.blogspot.co.UK

Celina Matthews http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com

Lisa Nelson: http://distinctivelmnts.blogspot.com/

Katya Bess: http://www.kattyxotica.blogspot.com/

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

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

Jackie Randolph http://papermoments.blogspot.com/

Trish the dish Sakulich http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca

Sam Slater: http://www.banansaboutstamping.blogspot.co.uk

Nia Flannery : http://wescraptoo.blogspot.com/

Sandy Smith http://shortandcrafty.blogspot.ca 

Vanessa Bland: http://slightlytwistedbutterfly.blogspot.com

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