A Card a Day Blogging

I am so sorry to Kathy and everyone else who has signed up for a Card a Day Blogging over on Facebook. As everything, I started out with good intentions and it all went down hill from there!! I've made the cards every day, in fact, since I finished the stationery on Thursday I have made 22 cards of which 10 are going to the NEC on Thursday to help showcase the new Kanban Baby, Crafted by You.

I'm going to schedule posts for the rest of the week and then if I make any more cards this week I can edit the posts and add the piccies. Why didn't I think of doing this months ago? I shall add my last week's Funky Friday card to this weeks post.

So let's make a start :)

This card was made for the daughter of a very special friend who is having a baby next year, I'm really pleased for them all.

 

The image is by Pink Petticoat and all the papers are from my scrap box. Do you know, I'm sure someone is coming in during the night and filling my scrap folders up. The only new sheets I've used for a long time are Funky Hand and Kanban and yet the contents aren't reducing at all. My mum and I sat and made a load of cards a few weeks ago for the troops abroad (I think we made about 150 in total and all the papers came from my scraps too and still they didn't go down).

I also sent another wedding stationery sample out 

I've just had an email this evening from the bride and both her and her fiance love them.

Post number one.....check :)
Tfl xx

Kanban Thursday

It's a really exciting time at Kanban HQ as, not only are there new kits abound there is also a brand new baby about to be born......(the details are copied and pasted from Emma's Crafty Challenge)

Onto this months Crafty Challenge
  'Challenge #10'
 the sponsor for this challenge is

'Crafted by You'

'Crafted by You' is the NEW retail division of Kanban Crafts.
They are going to be at the NEC, Birmingham on the 8th - 11th November on STAND C16
so please pop by if you can and say hello, we would love to meet you all.
A new website for 'Crafted by You' will soon be here too so you will be able to get all your Kanban crafty stuff and more on line.

The Prize
Karen is kindly giving a Kanban Crafty Goodie bag, thanks Karen.

The theme for this months challenge

is

'BROWN and BLUE'

Your project must be brown and blue, it can be a card, scrapbook page or 3d project.

We also have new members to add to our fab Design Team Welcome ladies (you all know who you are but as the announcement hasn't been made yet I can't name them ;) 

Right, onto my cards

PCT2283 Embossed Polka Dot & Plain White Scallop Circles

PCT9794 The Classic Textile Collection

900787 Flowers To Remember

CON9075 Celebration Romance A6 Aperture card

Silver mirri card

Acetate butterflies

White Satin/organza ribbon

Bling 3mm AB

Bling 3mm AB

Bling 5mm AB

Bling GE|M 5mm

900373 Holly – Red

900726 Santa Cutie

Ivory Spiders Web

Thanks for looking :)

Pick of the Day

Just take a look at the new kit from Kanban Crafts being show cased on Ideal World at 9.00 pm with Kathryn :)

Also, Kanban Crafts are opening a new retail arm of the business called 'CRAFTED by YOU'  and they will be show cased at the NEC in Birmingham (on stand C16) on 8th Nov. 

Another bit of news is that I have been invited to stay on the Kanban UK design team and was chuffed to little mint balls to be asked. Oh and I did say yes :)

TFL

Kanban Thursday

Well, Thursday has jumped up and hit me again without me realising it so it's KB Thursday again already. I had my DT with Emma nice and early this week (pats me on the head lol) and plan to do the same again this week instead of rushing them on Sunday! I'm really looking forward to making my DT cards this week as I'm going to break out my new "Thinking of you" kit which arrived on Tuesday and all I've had time to do with it so far is take it out of the box. 

If you need any inspiration when using the Kanban products, as well as tuning in to Create and Craft to see Dawn, Karen or Kathryn on the shows, you can visit the Kanban blog, the Kanban Facebook page

Create and Craft with Dawn
Saturday 27th at 12 noon and 7pm 

 Pick Of The Day with Kathryn 
Tuesday 30th 9pm and 11pm on Ideal World
Wednesday 8am,10am,1pm,4pm and 7pm on Ideal World
Wednesday 12 noon,3pm and 5pm on Create and Craft.

More details to follow!

So, my cards for this week

 White card blank

CRD1052 Festive Holly – Blue B/G card

900371 Christmas Sky – Blue B/G card

900111 Winter Wonders - Toppers

Silver Mirri card

 

900105 Christmas borders

CRD1029 Christmas Wrap – Red

900484 Christmas Angels printed acetate

900468 Fancy Frames - Gold

Right must get on. I've broken the back of my 'to do' list but I have completely run out of cards at home so I need to restock! But before I do I have a little news to share....

NEW Retail Division of Kanban ....

As you know Kanban is a trade company but we are pleased to announce that there is now a retail division of Kanban called 'Crafted by You' where you can get all your crafty products, not just Kanban.

We will be at the Hobbycrafts Show at the NEC in Birmingham on the 8th - 11th November on stand number C16 so please pop by and say hello if you can, we would love to see you all.

There will be a website for 'Crafted by You' coming very soon too, we will let you all know.

For more updates you can also follow 'Crafted by You' on Twitter@craftedbyyou.

Take care, back soon.

Kanban Thursday

Hi everyone, well I'm now back from a fabulous two weeks in Zakynthos. Two weeks of wall to wall sunshine and temperatures of 35 during the day and 29 at 11 o'clock at night, of no house work and the only decision I had to make was what I wanted for my dinner at night! It now seems a millions years ago after I've caught up with the housework, the washing done and sorted out my 974 emails :). However, the ironing pile stares at me every time I go in the kitchen so that is this mornings task! 

My 'To Do' list is growing too with a pile of birthday and Christmas cards to make, restock the web site etc etc., oh and the accounts are calling too :) I'm going to make a start on my DT cards for next week too as I only made up until tomorrow before I went away as I ran out of time (the story of my life!).

So onto my Kanban cards for this week

 KB065

PCT2120 Copperfield Toppers

PCT2124 Steam Punk ribbons

Industriana Paper pad

Cream base card – C5

Gold mirri card

KB066

White base card

900382 Christmas Snowflake b/g card

900350 Christmas Angels Quad toppers

900105 Christmas Adhesive Borders

900111 Winter Wonders toppers

“Star” acetate

Silver mirri card

Friday September 28th is going to be the World's biggest Coffee Morning to raise funds for MacMillan and we at the Kanban Retail Outlet in Shipley are taking part. So if you can make it, come and join us between 10am and 1pm on Friday 28th September. There will be coffee, tea, cake and cards for sale to raise funds and also a raffle. It will be lovely to see you if you can make it, so if you’re free, put the date in your diary and come and join us.

Thanks for looking :)