July/August ATC Swap

Hi all

Well its that time again to share with you all my next set of ATC's for the Charmed Cards and Crafts swap.

This months theme is SUMMER - with layers

Here is my take on theme

For these ATC's I used the following:

White Cardstock

Neon Paints - Pink and Yellow

Brayer

Stencil

Texture Paste

Pebeo Studio Acrylic Dyna Paint - Green Yellow

Pop Of Paradise Stamp Set

Acrylic Block

Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad

Melon Mambo Ink Pad

Garden Green Ink Pad

Emerald Envy Ink Pad

Tombow Glue

Foam Tape

On the back of each one I have inlcuded my name, date, number of the ATC, Theme, and name of the set "Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons"

If you would like to take part in the ATC Swaps you can join the group >>> HERE<<< and all details shall be in there.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Steampunk ATC's

Hi all

Well it has been a while but I have a few new things to share with you all, starting with some Steampunk ATC's.

These ATC's were done for a swap I took part in, back in May run by Charmed Cards and Crafts and of cause I loved every minute of making and swapping these.

So here is what I came up with

This picture was taken with the flash

Without Flash 

I used a number of different products to achieve these ATC's, here is a list of what was used

Thick White Cardstock

Modelling Paste

Stencil

Black Gesso

Miss Moneypenny Paint from Indigoblu

3D Printed cogs

Die Cut Cogs from greyboard 

Sentiment stamp from a Visible Image stamp set 

Prima Opal Magic and Alchemy waxes 

Copper Embossing Powder

I love love love how they turned out and the way the prima waxes really bought out the detail of the cogs etc.

I hope you like what I have done and if yu would like to take part in the swap you can find all details over on the Facebook Group >> HERE <<

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

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Spring Time ATC's - March Swap

Hi all

I hope everyone is well, apologise for how quiet I have been things have been hectic but i won't bore you all with whats been going on.

So I have started to take part in a monthly ATC swap where each month we have a theme etc and have to make 3 ATC's and send them off. This month's theme is Spring colour in the garden/park must have some stamping and layering.

I thought I would share with you all my 3 that I did for this swap 

For my ATC's I have used the following products:

Watercolour Card

Brusho - Gamboge and Yellow

Water Spritz

Daisy Delight Bundle 

Eastern beauty Stamp Set (Sentiment)

Daffodil Delight Ink Pad

Garden Green Ink Pad

Trimmer

Heat Tool

I love how these turned out, I think the background which I achieved by just using two Brusho colours has turned out beutifully. This screams spring to me especially with the daisies, the Life is beautiful sentiment finished these ATC's off perfectly.

All products I have used on these ATC's have been linked above.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Custom Fairyland Keepsake Box

Hey all

Well i have been a little quiet over here I do apologise things are hectic as you can all imagine along with battling against migraine attacks and generally feeling horrible I have been pushing through.

So you all may remember when I did a Fairyland Keepsake Box for the Mystical Magical Myth Market Night I took part in well it went fantastic and my box sold very quick as I only had the one ready to go BUT a lovely lady commented after the original had sold and asked if i could make again. I was very happy to say Yes but could not guarantee it to be identical as every bit of the design work is done by hand.

Enough babbling on..... Well here it is in all it's glory

For those of you who saw the original of this design will probably be able to pick out a few differences but not many, as i did my up-most best to do it as identical as possible for the customer. 

Well I am happy to report that the customer is over the moon with her box and it is now in it's new home along with one of my Fairy Diaries which she also purchased in the market night.

I will have a new design fairy keepsake box completed very soon ready for my next market night and I can not wait to share it with you all.

If you would like your very own feel free to contact me via Facebook >>>> HERE

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Butterfly Bliss Easel Card

Hello lovelies.

Today I have a new creation I have been working on to share with you all, I have to admit I absolutely love how this piece turned out and I am sure you will all get some beautiful inspiration from this piece.

Here is what I have been working on "Butterfly Bliss"

Here are some more pictures of this beauty of a card complete with various little gift boxes.

One last picture of the whole card.

The gift box which is situated in the card at the top can be removed from the card.

For this card I used the following products:

Visible Image Large Butterfly Stamp

Visible Image Own Kind Of Beautiful Stamp

Visible Image Butterfly Inkognito Stamp

Distress Oxide Inks

Purple Card Stock

Thick Whisper White Card Stock

Pool Party Card Stock 

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper

Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper 

Soft Sky Ribbon

Window Sheets

Fresh Fig Ribbon

Bow Builder Punch

Simply Score Board

Stampin' Trimmer

Paper Snips

Tombow Glue

Glue Dots

Gift Box Punch Board

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at this beautiful card I have created, I am sure it will give you lots of inspiration.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges - Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Purple Paradise

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes (must feature a creature)

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe Challenge - Shaped Card

Crafty Animals -  Anything Goes 

Carols Of Christmas Early Release

Hey Hey Crafters

Are you thinking you need to make a start on your Christmas Crafts? Looking for something new? Then look no further

 It is now your chance to grab the wonderful Carols Of Christmas Stamp and Die Set EARLY.. This has been released early for you all before our awesome Autumn/Winter Catalogue is released.

If you are in the UK you can order directly through MY STORE, purchase both as a bundle and save 10%.

To see more of this wonderful NEW product take a look at this video

This months Hostess Code is: TH3EJUM2  This can be used on any order of £25+ excluding shipping and then in September you will get a GIFT from me sent directly to you from me.

If you have any questions or would like to speak to me directly you can do by either messaging me on my Facebook Page: The Crafty Bat

Or Join my Facebook Group: Crafty Bat's Stampin' Up!

Or why not Join my Team

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Bonus Days and Join My Team Promotions

Hi Crafters

Today I wanted to tell you all about Bonus Day and Joining My Team promotions... So here we go:

Bonus Days

Stampin' Up! has bought this promotion back after a very successful run last year so what is Bonus Day? Well for the whole of this month when you place an order on My Store to the value of £45 excluding shipping you will be emailed a coupon for £4.50... You will get these coupons for every order of that amount mentioned. Then you get to redeem your coupons from 1-31st August.

So what are you waiting for??

Join My Team promotion

Have you been thinking of joining my team??? You can even join as a hobby demo.

 If so NOW until 31st July is this perfect time to join... Not only do you get the basic kit at £99 where you choose £130 worth of products. In addition to this you will get 2x D clear blocks, 1 snail adhesive, 1 bone folder, 1 pack of grid paper and a pair of snips. 
And that is not all you will also get a Christmas stamp set Carols of Christmas which is being released early in August.

JOIN MY TEAM

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Teamie Tuesday Home Decor

Hi all

Well that time of the week again where we do our Teamie Tuesday.. This weeks theme is 

Home Decor.

When you hear of Stamps, Ink Pads, Dies most think of Scrapbooking, Card Making, Art Journalling, Mixed Media and so on but today I am showing you, you can use those exact products to make something beautiful for your home.

So here we have my take on this weeks Home Decor theme

To do this beautiful frame I used the following products:

21 x 21 cm Box Frame (8.5 x 8.5 ")

Whisper White Cardstock

Soft Suede Cardstock

Colorful Seasons Stamp Set

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Die Set

Colorful Seasons Bundle

Wood Texture Designer Series Paper

High Tide Stamp Set

Basic Black Archival Ink

Flirty Flamingo Ink

Elegant Eggplant Ink

Rich Razzleberry Ink

Berry Burst Ink

Powder Pink Ink

Peekaboo Peach Ink

Clear Block

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

Stamping Sponges

Stampin' Trimmer

Tombow Glue

I hope this frame has given you some inspiration to give it a go yourself and see what wonderful home decor projects you can do for your home.

Don't forget when you plave on order on My Store using the Hostess Code R6PMPNUY on an order of £25 excluding shipping to get a gift from me.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Summer Art Journal Spread

Hey Hey all

Well it is that time again for a challenge over at Scrapping4fun Challenges, and the theme for challenge #93 is Summer

We haven't really had much of a Summer here have we but we have still had a few nice days so when I think of summer I think of warm and bright colours :)

For this month's challenge we are sponsored by 

Lemon Shortbread 

So for this challenge I am using Flowers and Curls Girl  and here is my piece

This piece I have done in my Dylusions Art Journal as I thought It would be the perfect image for a lovely warm and bright spread and the quote I chose from a stamp set I have fits so well with what this page speaks to me.

Now for some close up pictures before I list the products I have used.

And last but by no means least a close up of the image which I love

To do this art journal spread I used the following products

Dylusions Art Journal (Large)

Spectrum Noir Markers 

Dylusions Paints 

Dylusions Ink Sprays

Gesso 

Modelling Paste 

Pallete Knife

Stencil 

Paper Snips

Dyan Revealey Stamps

Kaisercraft Stamps 

Hampton Art Stamp

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my art journal page and it has inspired you to give the challenge a go yourself or to even give art journalling a go.

You can take part in the challenge HERE. I can not wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge it is so much fun.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Father's Day Card Making Day

Hi Crafters

Well it only dawned on me on Monday that is is Father's Day on Sunday oooppsss, so I had an afternoon of working on two Father's Day cards. 

One for my Dad and one for my Father-In-Law so you can imagine my frustration of not being prepared.  So I thought I would share them both with you all. 

First one I am going to share with you all is the card I made for my Dad

For this card I used the following products:

Whisper White Cardstock

Basic Black Cardstock

Everyday Hero Stamp Set (Retired) 

Elegant Eggplant Ink Pad

Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad

Peekaboo Peach Ink Pad 

Crushed Curry Ink Pad

Tip Top Taupe Ink Pad (Retired)

Tombow Glue

Aqua Painters

Memento Ink 

Stampin Trimmer

Stamping Sponges

Clear Blocks

White Gel Pen

Now for the card I made for the father-in-law

For this shirt and tie card I used the following products:

Urban Underground Designer Series Paper (Retired)

Basic Grey Cardstock 

Crumb Cake Cardstock 

Tombow Glue 

Stampin Trimmer

Corner Punch

Paper Snips

For The Love Of Stamps - Uppercase Alphabet

For the envelope I used:

Envelope Punch Board

Urban Underground Designer Series Paper (Retired)

Is it just me or do you also struggle on making male cards, I always seem to get so stuck on what to do for a male card but will admit I love how these two turned out.

I hope you like what I have done and these cards inspire you with both being very different from each other.

Don't forget any order of £25 minimum excluding shipping that is place on My Store this month can use this Hostess Code R6PMPNUY and get a free gift from sent to you separately. Please do not use the code on an order of £150+ as this amount order will gain you, your very own Stampin' Rewards.

I also have a Loyalty Club so make sure to check that out  

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Lovely Friends

Hi Crafters

Today I have a beautiful NEW make to share with you all which shows off NEW Stampin' Up! products.

Here we have Lovely Friends Stamp Set  

Inside the card shows off the Lovely Laurel Die Set.... Are we ready ??

This beautiful set makes a stunning pop-up for the inside of the card, I have a video showing this off more when it is opened you can find the video on my Facebook Page The Crafty Bat

The products I used are as follows:

Whisper White Card Stock (cut and scored to make a 5x7 card)

Lovely Friends Stamp Set 

Lovely Laurel Thinlit Die Set 

Berry Burst Card Stock 

Berry Burst Ink Pad 

Fresh Fig Ink Pad 

Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad 

Tombow Glue 

Clear Blocks

Big Shot 

The Lovely Laurel Die Set and Lovely Friends Stamp Set can be purchased as a bundle and you can save 10% you can find the bundle here Lovely Friends Bundle.

May Hostess Code R6PMPNUY

Minimum £25 order exlcuding shipping and get a gift from me. Please do not use the above code on an order of £150+ as you will get your very own Stampin' Rewards.

Crafty Bat's Loyalty Club is also now available so why not take a look at that.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX