HAPPY CHRSTMAS

Yours

kitten xx

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HAPPY CHRSTMAS

Yours

kitten xx

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LIFE

Finally got the card dug out of the snow to go shopping - it took 3 of us to push it and get it on the road after we had cleared the space.

Morrison's was a night mare!!!  Never been shopping this close to Christmas - would have gone on Monday if I could have.  The poor staff on the checkouts!  So glad I am not working in shops anymore.  We spent as long at the check out as we did to fill the trolly.  That's it now guys - all done - not going out for 2 weeks!

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

I was tinkering with the new Martha Stuart punches - and - yes - they are brilliant.

This is the train punch - I punched a strip on the top white strip of the patterned paper - then cut it with a wavy blade and set it on the black stripe at the bottom.  The train is coloured with copics and decoupaged

Yours

kitten xx

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ps - I am working with the 'latest' blogger text editer and they have taken away the spell check - well that's me stuffed!!

CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

kitten xx

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DOGS

The palace guard dog LOVES the snow!

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARDS

It is SUCH a joy to be working with spring colours again.  Today is the last day the shop does Christmas

so now I get back to normal

- which is proably a good thing as I went a bit mad on Ebay - opps

Bid on a huge lot of Tim Holtz stuff and sort of won it - never expected to get it soo cheap - but it was still a lot of money.

Dear old goat bless him - doesn't mind a bit

Yours

kitten xx

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

kitten xx

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

kitten xx

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

kitten xx

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CHRISTMAS FUN

Yours

kitten xx

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CHALLENGE

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2009/12/colour-combo-challenge-49.html

the theme is red/green/white or silver

I did this for Barbara Grey (Clatity stamps) to show case corner stamps - hay yes - turn them round and use them inside out!!!!

make a nice winter birthday card

Yours

kitten xx

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LIFE

Well I have had quite a good day - got all my big book cases cleaned and all the pictures on the walls, just got one more corner to muck out.

This afternoon I sat and wrote out most of my Christmas cards - so that's a good job done.  Quite enjoying being able to catch up with all the little jobs  - might need to colour something tomorrow though.

Yours

kitten xx

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LIFE

Now - princelet wanted a real Christmas tree this year (only put the artificial up in the Dining room last year) - no problem says me - need help to give the living room a good clean through and sort it all out.  Can't do it by myself these days.  Well I gave the fireplace a good scrub and the mantle shelf - then I had all the tv/dvd etc shelves off and polished - him ? ? ?  no where in sight  ! ! !

Well I did really well - but still not ready to get a tree in - wonder if he will pitch in tomorrow?

I could be crafting instead you know


Yours

kitten xx

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SALE BARGAINS

OK you guys - I have done my last show of the year and I seriously need to clear space on my site - in the office - and in my head to start the new year fresh.

Until next weekend you can get 20% off everything listed on my site 
http://www.princesskitten.co.uk/
 - just put SALE into the discount box when you checkout
I will close for my Chrissie hols next weekend


Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

No more Christmas cards -

Got a big craft fair tonight - and a school do tomorrow - and that's it.  Going to use up the Christmas cards over the weekend.

Then - I am going to catch up on my scrapbook course - and try out some new copic techniques.  Can't wait


Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

Is it me?

or are there a lot of wedding coming up?

Are Christmas wedding becuming the 'in' thing?

The old goat is sketching at one on the 26th Dec and I know of 2 others arround Christmas. - So never let it be said the kitten does not respond!!

I had a couple of snowy church decoupage images and now they are cards!!!
Yours

kitten xx

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CHALLENGE

This week we are dreaming of summer

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2009/12/dreaming-of-summertime-challenge-48.html

JUST what I need - all Christmassed out here

now something summer-ie - oooh yes - a scrapbook page

now all we need is the summer sum to shine long enough for me to take pictures:-)
Yours

kitten xx

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LIFE - THE ANIMALS

We have recently got a homeopath to have a look at the palace guard dog. He scratches himself raw - really sore bold patches - then through the skin. When he is really bad he is yelping in pain and still doing it. The only vet's treatment is to fill him full of steroids - that is the last thing he needs.

Lady I do Yoga with - real down to Earth Mother type - is treating him. It's a bit hit and miss - cos he is a dowg and bit short on words! She has started him on sulphur tables in his water, and I have to say there is a noticeable shift in his focus.

It is hard to explain - and I am not really sure I could - you have to know and work with the guy. He is snuggled on my lap - I have a totally 'dead' leg (that is going to be sooo painful when he moves) because I am scared to move in case he gets the hump - but he is there - and that is the first time for years!!

It will take a while adding stuff and seeing what has an effect - but I am amazed at the chance already

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

This is the 'freebie' teddy stamp from the Do Craft Winter mag

The thing with Copics is - you always just need the one in-between!

This was the 3rd attempt - and the colour jump is a little big - because I did not have the next step up - so used one a bit sideways.

Love the colour mixes though - not doing any more Christmas - all red-ed and green-en out now - bring on the spring

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

I have had ALL my shelves off and cleaned, been through all my patterned paper, checked over all my binder - and STILL I have lost my shed stamp. Guess it's gone, it just vanished off my bench grrrr

I did make a new card.

Picked up this georgous long thin stamp - I love this shape.

Copic and glittered and set over the Papermania Oriental paper from a while back

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW SITE

ooooooh lor - I have a new idol

http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/

have you come across the 12 tags of Christmas yet??

Well now you have

He is using alcohol inks to mix and blend with - and I reckon you can do exactly the same things with the Copic various refills

Now I KNOW I need more Copics

Yours

kitten xx

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STUDY DAY

Have been to craft class today.

Had a great time - there were only 3 of us, so we did this card together

:- the stamp is a Penny Black - I love their botanical more that the cuties. Heat embossed with silver tinsel onto Pergomano vellum, and set on a silver background. The Pergomano vellum is better for heating because it's that bit thicker. If I didn't study calligraphy I would get involved in the Pergomano stuff - it takes time and study, which I love - but I have my study time packed to the rafters already

Anyway
and Janet let us choose which other two to do out of all the other Christmas cards that have been done in her classes this year.

Janet is such a sweetie - she lets me just rummage through the drawers and pull out all sorts of bit to use.

I will show you one other I did tomorrow - I put a huge dollop of glaze on it and need it to dry over night

At least I managed something today. Have a really busy day tomorrow - but the weekend is clear to catch up on rest

Yours

kitten xx

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FMS

Slept all day - no, tell a lie - had a lovely hot bath - THEN slept all day

Yours

kitten xx

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FMS

Guys - am struggling this week - you might have noticed.

Don't really know how I am going to get to the end of this week.

The fibro is really winning at the moment. It crept up on me without me really noticing - normally I see the signs - mind you having said that - all I have done lately is sleep

The old goat has said I can't go to yoga tomorrow - he is going to go in to class his way home from dropping princelet at collage and give them a message. I feel bad because we have a new teacher for a few weeks and I feel I am letting the side down - but at least the old goat can explain for me - they all know my problems.

Going to sleep in - have a hot bath and doze on the sofa

It is deffinatly worse this year - not sure what that means:-)

Yours

kitten xx

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NEW CARD

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kitten xx

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SHOWS

Just got back from a school 'do'. It was a ladies pamper evening - not not me: I had the stall - but the old goat was not invited. I said to him on the way (he took and collected me - not allowed that much freedom) - I don't think I have been anywhere in an evening by myself for at least 3 years - how sad is that!!!!!!

Mind you - the household fell apart while I was out - poor old fidget is so stressed bless him (((had a little accident on the floor he was so stressed)))

Dear old goat lugged all my stuff there (and there is extra because of the Christmas gifts) - and now he is putting all the boxes back in the rack. Have you see the shop storage?? It is 4 of those plastic drawer sets you can get. The theory is brilliant (yes MY idea) - all you do is slide out the drawers/boxes and take them off the the event - then the just slide back into their space. All done neat and tidy. But this is the goat we are talking about - - - ooooooohhhhhh boy - the language coming down the stairs

- well - - thank Heaven's princelet is a teenager

That's all I can say.

But bless him - he's done all that just so I can go to do a sale just by myself

Yours

kitten xx

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FMS / NEW IDEA

Serves me right for taking last night off - you should have see my inbox tonight

I have been playing with box patterns - I want to come up with a 'golden' layout that can be altered to fit any situation with out any hastle.

so far -

Ashtondale (http://www.ashtondale.co.uk/) sent me a bag of left-overs when they were having a clear out - I love there big bag bargains. There were several card blanks that were a lovely soft, silky feel - but the oddest size (shorter that a tall thin, but wider) - anyway I cut them in half - like you do - and made then roughly A7 size. Hay, twice as many for half the cost - I had to make the envelopes anyway so it made little difference. The little cards are covered with a pink scrapbook paper and the detail on the front is part of a felt ribbon that Papermania released last year (might even be longer) - I airbrushed it with a rich brown COPIC ink.

I know - just how amazing is that

I added a few rub-ons just for a bit of detail. Do rub-ons go off? Does anyone know? There were Basic Gray so they were good ones, and nothing from the top sheet would stick down, but the pages towards the back were ok. Don't know much about rub-ons - now I know why I don't bother!!!

I made the hinged box for them to the size I wanted from strong pink card stock, and used the same paper for the lid.

I have a few more experiments to sort it out, but I am going in the right direction now

Yours

kitten xx

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