Brambly Hedge 'Make a Wish'

Hi All!
Back with another post, this time using a fab image from the Crafter's Compaion 'Brambly Hedge' stamps.

I created the background from Centura Pearl card that I embossed with an Embossalicious 'Make a Wish' folder or die cut, and coloured with my Distress inks The card is 7x7 in size and the image is coloured with Spectrum Noir pens - FS2, FS3, TN2, EB1, EB2, GB8, BT1, BT2, PP1, PP3, CG2.
The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and gems from are from my stash.
I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes

Be back soon with more crafty projects, in the meantime, i hope you all have a really Happy New Year!
Best wishes
Karen x

Vintage Decs

Morning All!
Hope you are having a lovely Christmas holiday!
Just popping by to share a little Christmas rosette I made using the printable papers from the Crater's Companion 'Vintage Christmas' Cd. I love these nostalgic images and, with a little fussy cutting and help from my Glue Gun I made this little decoration. Making homemade decorations feels really nostalgic to me and reminds me of many happy Christmases when I created xmas decs with my mum and gran - happy memories!

 You can hang this on the tree, (I used twine for a rustic look) or add a message to the back and use it as a tag.

Hope you like it. I'd like to enter it into the Country View Festive Challenge which this month is 'Nostalgic Christmas' and Creative Inspirations' Christmas/New Year Challenge.

Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Moonlight Christmas

Hi All
Just a quick post to share some cards I made using the Hunkydory 'Moonlight Christmas' kit.
Hope you like them! I'm hoping to enter the forst card in the following challenge:
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Blue Christmas
Best wishes
Karen x

Snowman Gift Card Holders

Hi All!
As Christmas preparations start to hot up I thought I'd share some little gift card holders I made using the Crafter's Companion/Hunkydory Snowman Papercrafting kit.

They were quick and easy to make and open up to reveal a little pop up pocket where you can add a gift card or money. I used the Envelope Punch Board to create the notches so the flaps slot together.

The sentiment inside was stamped with one of the Bebunni Christmas stamps.

Anyway, hope you like them.
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

One for the Boys

Morning Crafters!
Today I have a card to share which is perfect for the men in your life.

First, I used a topper from the Crafter's Companion Camden Town Cd. Next, I embossed a piece of white card with the Darice Diamond Plate folder. I then repeated this onto some silver mirri card and splodged on some red and blue alcohol ink to change the colour. I layered these pieces up to craete the design and finished off with a sentiment, punched stars and silver Card Candi.
Hope you like this card - it was really fun to make!
I would like to enter it into the 'A little Bit Crafty Challenge' which this month is 'Anything But Christmas'.
Best wishes
Karen x

A Ray of Sunshine

Hi All!
Back today to share a bright and cheerful card made using Core'dinations cardstock and the Darice Floral Border embossing folder.

The more times you play with these folders, the more ideas you get. Here I have just embossed the design in different corners and on multiple sheets then layered them up to create a design. The stamp is a Crafter's Companion 'Sentimentals' stamp and the corner dies are from the Die'sire Ornamental Ovals set. Finally, I added black gems to finish. Hope you like it!

Bird on a Branch Embossing

Morning All! Don't forget to tune in to Create and Craft on Monday morning to see Fiona from Crafter's Companion demonstrating the Darice Embossing Folders.

Here is one example I made using the Bird on a Branch folder, embossed onto Centura Pearl and coloured with Distress Inks to make some last minute Christmas Cards. I even made a box to match.

Hope you like them. Back soon with some more embossing ideas.
Best wishes
Karen x

The Spirit of Christmas

Afternoon All!
Back with a really quick post to share a card I made using one of the lovely Bebunni stamps from Crafter's Companion.

I coloured him with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils and cut him out before mounting him in the negative space created when I cut out the Ornate Oval die. I decided to go with a pink and blue Christmassy colour scheme  for this one...and of course, a little festive glitter!
Hope you like it - I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge  - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Seasons Greetings

Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Christmas Pop Up

Afternoon All!
Are you starting to feel festive yet? Today I'd like to share a pop up card I made using the Vintage Christmas range from Crafter's Companion.

This is a lovely CD with lots of elements for you to fussy cut. I made this pop up so that it can fold flat in to DL sized envelope for a change, created a little scene with images from the toppers and added a lovely festive family sentiment to the front of the box.

I also added a panel to the back to write on and decorated it to match.

Hope you like this card. I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland - Let's Get Sentimental

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - The Big Guy (Father Christmas)

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

ABC Challenge - Xtra Special (an extra special family Xmas card)

Thanks for popping by.

Karen x

Have a Heart

Today I thought I'd show you an acetate front card that I made using the new Crafter's Companion products.

It uses the backing papers from the Sugar and Spice CD, the lovely heart design embossing folder and quilling dies. Hope you like it! 

Best wishes 

Karen x

Products used-

Backing Paper and Sentiment tags from the Sugar and Spice CD

Embossalicious Love Birds Folder 6x6

Embossalicious Elegant Orchid Embossing Folder 8x8

Die’sire Lace Border 4

Die’sire Blossom Quilling Die

Die’sire Fringed Flower Small Die

Die’sire Forget Me Not

Acetate, gems, Silver card, Distress Inks

Butterfly Elegance

Hi All!
Hope you have managed to tune in to some of the Crafter's Companion shows today - the Sugar and Spice Collection is really fab, isn't it?
I just thought I'd share an easel card made with one of the Card Companions from the CD, mounted onto a Core'dinations background embossed with the Elegant Orchid folder and decorated with some of the new quilling flowers.

Hope you like it. I've popped the details of the products used below.
Thanks for popping by!
Best wishes
Karen x

Products Used:

Card Companion Design from Sugar and Spice CD

Core’dinations Card Stock

Purple Card, Centura Pearl Card

Die’sire Blossom Quilling Die

Die’sire Fringed Flower Small Die

Embossalicious Elegant Orchid Embossing Folder 8x8

Die’sire Lace Bloom and  Die’sire Forget Me Not

Border Punch, Gems, Glitter

Perfume Pillow Box

Happy Sunday Everyone!
Hope you're having a good weekend. With only one more day to go until the launch on Create and Craft, I just thought I'd share another project made using the new Sugar and Spice collection from Crafter's Companion

This time I made a pillow box from pastel blue Centura Pearl. I embossed it with the Embossalicious Delicate Floral folder, decorated it with a topper, ribbon and sentiment from the CD and added lace and die cut leaves from the new floral die collection.
Hope you like this little gift box - change the colours and it would be perfect for your Christmas prezzies!
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x
PS - Remember to tune in to Create and Craft at 8am tomorrow to see everything available in this lovely new range!

Fabulous Fabric Flowers

I've loved playing with the new Sugar and Spice collection and accompanying Embossing Folders and Dies from Crafter's Companion. Today I thought I'd show that some of the products are perfect for other gift ideas besides papercrafting.

I decided to decorate a T-shirt - first using one of the Fabric Companions from the CD. Then I bought some felt - you could use material in a pattern to match - and die cut flowers and leaves using my Grand Calibur. The delicate flower dies cut through the felt perfectly. I layered the flowers up with button centres and sewed them onto the neckline of the T-shirt.

Such a pretty effect that you could use to decorate bags and other fabric items. Be sure to tune in to Create and Craft on Monday to get more ideas and inspiration for the 4 Day Deal collection.

Hope you like it!
Be back soon.
Karen x

Celebrate with a Boxed Accordion Album

Morning All.
Today I thought I'd share a boxed accordion album I made using the papers, inserts and toppers from the new Crafter's Companion Sugar and Spice CD along with the complimentary Delicate Floral embossing folder from the collection.

The box was made from Centura Pearl card - in white and pastel blue - and I created a border using the Die'sire Lace Border 4 die. I then decorated the top with an embossed background and a Card Companion from the CD before embellishing with a ribbon, flowers created from the new Die'sire Forger Me Not die, a sentiment and gems.

I created my own accordion album - again from Centura Pearl - and made the various panels using the inserts and verse writer on the CD. I love my fussy cutting so cut up the toppers to decorate.

More pages -

Anyway, hope you like it!
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Products Used:

Card Companion Design

Die’sire Lace Border 4

Embossalicious Delicate Floral Folder

Toppers and Inserts from Sugar and Spice CD

Centura Pearl Card – Snow White and Pastels

Ribbon

Twelve Days of Christmas Pop Ups

Back with a second post today to share some little pop up cards I made using the Twelve Days of Christmas collection by Graphic 45.

I love my fussy cutting so this collection is perfect for using up all of your scraps and creating new 'masterpieces' :) I created these box card pop ups and matted papers from the 6x6 paper pad on the sides and flaps before adding the cut out elements and sentiments as layering and decoration.
The first card was themed for 'Nine Ladies Dancing:

Whilst the second card use elements from 'Eleven Pipers Piping' -

And, of course a Christmas card would not be complete without glitter!

Hope you like these little cards - I'd like to enter them in to the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Christmas Joy

Papertake Weekly - 2 or 4 legs (These Christmas cards have got lots of dancing legs! lol!)

Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by x

Sugar and Spice

Morning All!
Next Monday on Create and Craft, Crafter's Companion are showcasing the new Sugar and Spice CD, along with embossing folders and new quilling dies. I've loved having a play with these new goodies and here is my first sneak peek - a little chocolate box card with a box inside to add sweet or another little gift.

The topper and papers are from the CD - the papers and the Centura Pearl box I embossed with the Delicate Floral folder, the lovely flower and leaf dies are also part of the new collection.

Hope you like this gift idea. Be sure to tune in to Create and Craft on Monday 17th at 8am to see this fab new range!

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Products Used:

Centura Pearl Card

Topper and Backing Paper from Sugar and Spice CD

Die’sire Lace Bloom and Die’sire Forget Me Not

Die’sire Romantic Song Frame

Embossalicious Delicate Floral Folder A4

Ribbon, Gems, Mirror Card

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Hi All.
Just a quick post to share a couple of Christmas cards I made using one of the lovely topper and card sheets from the Hunkydory 'White Christmas' collection.

I added an acetate front to this card before layering up my toppers and adding mirri card, gems and glitter.

This card was made using a red card base to bring out the red of the lady's coat in the topper before embellishing with punched snowflakes, gems and sparkle - I also decorated inside to match.

This final DL card was made with the remaining cardstock and toppers.

Hope you like these cards. I'd like to enter my first card in the Moving Along with the Times challenge which this week is to 'Add Sparkle or Shine'.

Christmas Joy

Evening All!
Just popping by to share a card I made for the Creative Card Crew challenge which this week is 'Christmas Joy'. I love Christmas - especially all the foodie goodies we have at this time of year so I thought I'd share my Christmas Joy in the shape of a Christmas cake using the lovely Hunkydory Warmest Wishes collection.

I created an acetate front so that my topper would stand out, then decorated the card with a fussy cut border, gems and a sentiment. Hope you like it!
Bye for now
Karen x

Figgy Bunni

Afternoon All!
Today I thought I'd share a little easel card I made using one of the fab Bebunni stamps called 'Figgy Pudding' from Crafter's Companion. I love this little bunni dressed in his Christmas pudding outfit! I've coloured him with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils and cut him out so that I could layer him onto foam pads for a bit of dimension.

The papers used were from a Do Crafts Xmas pad matted on to gold card. I then embellished with gingham ribbon, a bow and gems before adding two stamped sentiments and Glossy Accents for highlights.

Hope you like this little card. I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes with Spectrum Noirs

Crafty Creations - Brad, Button or Bow (I used a Bow)

Thanks for popping by.

Best wishes

Karen x

Spectrum Noir pens - FS2, FS3, TN2, IG2, IG4, GB8, EB1, EB2, TN8, CR11, DR5, CG3, CG2

We have a Winner!

Afternoon All!
Many thanks to all who entered the Giveaway. I popped the names in a hat and the winner of the Bebunni stamp set from Crafter's Companion Birthday Week is: Kath Jones.
If you could let me have your address I will get the stamps posted out to you!
Many thanks xx

Sweet Treats Bauble Caddy

Birthday Week is still in full swing over at Crafter's Companion with even more fab new goodies being released. Today I thought I'd show you a project I made with the A3 Big Score.

At this time of year its nice to make a couple of handmade decorations and even maybe give some as a gift, so I made this caddy which will fit two handmade baubles inside. Of course, the caddy can hold all sorts of gifts, or as I have done, theme it to a birthday celebration with some birthday themed baubles.

The caddy is made from A3 Centura Pearl card and the lovely vibrant papers are from the Sweet Treats CD. The baubles is made from a polystyrene ball covered in punched flowers from the Sweet Treats papers and embellished with ribbon and gems.

Anyway, hope you like this idea. I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Bows
ABC Challenge - V is for Vibrant

Don't forget to pop a comment on my previous post to be in with a chance of winning the Giveaway of some lovely Bebunni Celebrations stamps!

Thanks for popping by!
Back soon
Karen x

Bebunni Giveaway

Hi All!
This week is Birthday Week over at Crafter's Companion and I'm celebrating too! I'm giving away a lovely sheet of Bebunni Celebration Stamps and to be in with a chance of  winning, all you have to do is to become a follower of my blog and comment on this post. Easy!

Thanks for stopping by. Make sure you tune in to Create and Craft this week to see all the new releases!
Bye for now
Karen x

 NB -This giveaway is open to residents of the UK and the following countries who are over 18 years of age: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Gibralta, Greece, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden. Giveaway closes Wed 29th Oct 2014.

Cantilever Basket

Afternoon Everyone!
Crafter's Companion are soon to be celebrating Birthday Week on Create and Craft and there are some fab new products due for release that you are sure to want to get your hands upon! One of them is the A3 Big Score Board - ideal for all your large projects. I've made a picnic basket that can be adapted to store all your goodies inside.

This cantilever box is decorated with papers printed from the Sweet Treats CD and embellished with flowers made from the Die'sire Quilling dies.

Hope you like this project. Don't forget to tune in to Create and Craft to see what other new goodies are in store!

Best wishes

Karen x

Buttons and Bows

Morning All!
Do you fancy a crafty challenge? Well why not pop over to the Crafter's Companion Facebook Page here and join in with this month's challenge which is to use 'Buttons and Bows' on your projects.

Here is my take - a pop up card using elements from the lovely Rachelle Anne Miller CD. I only used one design paper from the CD, decoupaged an image for the front, added a punched border down either side, and then added a flowery pop up element inside. Finally, I decorated it with heart shaped buttons and a bow.

Hope you like it! I'd also like to enter this card in the Sparkles Monthly Challenge which is 'Things With Wings' (my little fairy is catching butterflies).
Thanks for looking - enjoy your weekend! x

Moonbeam Meadows Papercrafting Kit

Evening All!
Just popping along to share some of cards I made using the Moonbeam Meadows papercrafting kit from Crafter's Companion. Love the little animals in this the Everyday Collection - plenty of toppers and backing cards all in the usual, fabulous Hunkydory quality adorable scorable.

Easel Card

 Inside Easel Card

Landscape DL

A5 Card

Tent Fold Card

DL card

Thanks for looking x