Polar Express

It has to be said that I love the Polar Express images in Hunkydory's Traditional Christmas collection.
Here are the cards I managed to make from the two pieces of card and the sheet of toppers...and I still have some left!

Hope you like them. I'd like to enter them into the ABC Christmas challenge which this week is 'S is for Something Festive'
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Moonbeam Stepper

Hi All!
Just a quick post to share a little stepper card I made using the Moonbeam Meadows collection.

The toppers were from the Everyday CD - where the images are all so lovely it is hard to know which ones to choose to work with next! The doilies from the CD make great embellishments and the card was fun to decorate with ribbons, gems, a flower and Stickles Glitter glue.
I'd like to enter this card in the Papertake Weekly challenge which this week is 'Oh How Cute'

Anyway, hope you like this card.
Back soon with more makes!
Karen x

Teapot Mouse

Today's card uses one of the cute little stamps from the Moonbeam Meadow Everyday collection.

 I made this card with an acetate front and matted it onto layers of the lovely design papers from the CD. The addition of black card helps to make the colours pop and there are lots of embellishments such as doilies, bunting and flowers on the CD that you can cut out to decorate.
Hope you like this card. I would like to enter it in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is 'Anything Goes'. The products I used and Spectrum Noir pens and pencils are listed below:

Mouse in Teapot

Backing papers, doily, paper ribbon and bunting from Everyday CD

Mouse in Teapot stamp

Sentiment stamp

Acetate

Black card, paper flowers, ribbon, gems and glitter.

Collall All Purpose and Glue Gel.

Spectrum Noir pens – TN5, TN3, TN2, FS3, GB10, EB1, EB2,

TB3, CR11, OR1, CT2, CG1, CG2, GB1,

Spectrum Noir pencils – 51, 57, 87

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Loved Up Moonbeam Mice

Morning All!
Are you ready for the launch of the new Moonbeam Meadows collection on Monday on Create and Craft? You won't be disappointed with these lovely images! The CDs are fabulous and you will love the papercrafting kit. Below is one of the cards I made from the papercrafting kit. You need very little to make a really lovely card!

Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Moonbeam Bird House

Morning All!
Back with another quick post to share one of my crafty makes from the new Moonbeam Meadows collection, due for release by Crafter's Companion on Create and Craft on Monday.

This card wads made from the Card Companions section of the CD, teamed with backing papers and black card to add definition. I finished off with some velvet ribbon roses, lace, ribbon and gems.

This image would be great for a number of occasions - just change the sentiment - birthday, new home, engagement, etc.

Hope you like this card - I'd like to enter it into the Sparkles Monthly Challenge which this month is 'Things with Wings'. 

Don't forget to watch Create and Craft on Monday for more ideas and inspiration!

Best wishes

Karen x

Products Used:

From Everyday Cd - Card Companion, Backing Paper, Doily and sentiment from Everyday CD

Black Card, Acetate

Velvet flowers, leaves, ribbon, lace, gems and glitter.

Collall All Purpose and Glue Gel. Foam Pads.

A Stitch in Time

Evening All!
Tonight I thought I'd share a few cards I made with the 'Stitch in Time' collection that came with one of the Hunkydory magazines.

Twisted Easel

DL Cards

Easel card using Leftovers

At first glance this is a 'busy' looking kit, but once you get crafting, the cards are really easy to put together and all the colours work well alongside each other.
Anyway, hope you like them! I'd like to enter them in the following challenges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Vintage
Allsorts Challenge - Film Titles (A Stitch in Time - Norman Wisdom)

Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Moonbeam Mice

Back today with another sneak peek of a project I made from the Moonbeam Meadows collection by Crafter's Companion.

This time I used one of the stamps which feature two mice sat on a toadstool and coloured them with my Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils. I teamed this up with papers, a doily, bunting and ribbon from the CD, before finishing with pearls and glitter. I'd like to enter this into the Papertake Weekly Challenge which this week is 'Oh How Cute'.

Hope you like this card. Which characters will be your favourites - tune in to Create and Craft on Monday 29th to see more!
Best wishes
Karen x

Products Used:

Two Mice on Toadstool

Backing paper, doily, bunting and ribbon from Everyday CD

Two Mice on Toadstool stamp

Sentiment stamp,

Core’dinations Card

Die to make shaped card.

Oval and Scalloped Oval dies

Ribbon, pearls and glitter.

Collall All Purpose and Glue Gel.

Spectrum Noir pens – TN5, TN3, TN2, FS3, EB1, EB2,

CG1, CG2, DG2 , TB2, TB3

Spectrum Noir pencils – 19, 57

Moonbeam Bunnies

Hi Everyone!
Launching next Monday (29th Sept) on Create and Craft is a fab new Four Day Deal from Crafter's Companion. This time it is a collection called Moonbeam Meadows and their is an Everyday range and a Christmas range.
The art work is lovely and soft but the stamps give you the potential to make the images as bold as you like with your Spectrum Noir pens and pencils.
Here is one of my samples from the Everyday CD - a double twisted easel card made using the toppers, papers and a sentiment.

Anyway, hope you like it. Don't forget to tune in next Monday at 8am to choose your favourites from the 2CDs and 12 stamp sets available.

Best wishes

Karen x

Products Used:

Toppers, Backing Papers, Sentiment from Everyday CD

Centura Pearl Card

Spectrum Noir Pen BT4 to create matching matt.

Scalloped Square die.

Gems, Border Punch, Stickles Glitter Glue

Collall All Purpose Glue and Glue Gel

Herald Angel

Today I thought I'd share a Christmas card I made using one of the sets from the Hunkydory Christmas Craftinator.

I love this angel image and decided to create the scene on a piece of acetate that I added to the front of the card. The elements in this set help to frame her perfectly. I finished the card off with a sentiment and a border and decorated inside to match.
I would like to enter this card in the ABC Christmas challenge which this week is to make Something Festive.

Brambly Rocker

Morning All!
Have you been having a play with the new Brambly Hedge CD from Crafter's Companion yet? This is one of the Rocker Cards I made from the High Hills CD. I love the vintage feel of these images so would like to enter this card into the Vintage challenge over at Crafty Creations this week.

These are so easy to make and you can go to town with your embellishments, gems and glitter, but my top tip is to keep checking that what ever you add balances properly or your card won't rock.
  Although this is a vintage style image I added plenty of glitter and pearl gems for a bit of bling, so would also like to enter this into the Sparkle and Bling Challenge over at Crafty Little Fairies.
Anyway, hope you like this little card - I love the fact that it is a different shape from the normal square or rectangular cards.
Best wishes
Karen x

Products Used:

Rocker Card from CD

Sentiment and tag from CD

Gems, Glitter, Scalloped Scissors.

Blue Card

Collall Glue and Glue Gel

Patchwork Forest Gang

Hi All!
Over at the ABC challenge this week, the challenge is Tic Tac Toe - a choice of elements that you can use on your cards. I chose to use the Ribbon, Sentiment and Pearls/Gems option.

This card was made using elements from the Hunkydory Return to Patchwork Forest Collection. On one of the backing papers from the pad I added some hand cut decoupage of the little characters layering them up with 3D gel. Two of these images I added to an acetate wrap so that when the card stands up and the acetate swings forward they all look like they are standing in a group.

I then cut bunting from the paper pad and created the banner sentiment 'From Us All', decorating it with ribbon and gems.
Finally I decorated inside with a matching insert and anther cut out sentiment.

I would also like to enter this card in the Paper Shelter Challenge which is Ribbon, Twine or Floss (I used ribbon).

Best wishes
Karen x

Hunkydory Concept Cards

I just thought I'd pop by and share a few of the concept cards I have made from recent Hunkydory kits. These are so simple yet effective to make and make quick cards to give to friends and family, or to sell, or give to charity.
Hope you like them x

Return to Patchwork Forest

Radiant Roses

Decadent Moments

Decadent Days

Red Roses

Over on the Scrapology blog, the card challenge this month is Anything Goes, so I decided to create another card using the lovely Radiant Roses collection from Hunkydory.

I created a gatefold card and decoupaged the image before decorating inside to match.

I wanted to make an elegant looking card and I think the red rose design is perfect for this!
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Yellow Roses

Hi All!
Just a quick post to share a card I made for the Crafty Cardmaker's Challenge which this week is to uses Ribbons or Lace, and Pearls.

I created my card from the lovely Radiant Roses collection from Hunkydory, adding ribbon under my sentiment and pearls to my flowers.

Hope you like this card and the vibrant yellow colours.
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Mouse Companion

Afternoon everyone!
Well, I'm still loving the little mice from Brambly Hedge and today I thought I'd share a card using one of the Card Companions on the new CD released by Crafter's Companion.

  These 'companions' make a card so easy to put together with all the elements printable from just two sheets ready for you to cut out and create.

I added an embossed background of Core'dinations card - embossed with a Die'sire 'Flower Power' embossing folder. After adding my matts and layers, creating the flowers and adding a sentiment, I finished off with pearl dots and glitter.

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

Moving Along With The Times - Add Texture

Crafty Cardmakers - Dry Embossing

Papertake Weekly - Repeat Repeat (Leaves, Buttons, Flower Embossing)

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Products Used:

Card Companion and Sentiment from the CD

Peach Core’dinations Card

Die’sire Flower Power Embossing Folder

Glitter, Pearl Pen

Foam Pads

Collall Glue and Glue Gel

Paddling Mice

Morning All!
Just a quick post to share a little top fold card I made using one of the lovely little stamps from the Sea Story - Brambly Hedge range.

I coloured the image with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils and then die cut the image. The card was made from Centura Pearl, a piece of which I embossed and then coloured over completely with my Spectrums to create a background and to colour match my image. I then added, mesh, ribbon, gems and some seashell charms. I love this dinky card - hope you do too!

I'd like to enter this card in the Simon Says Stamp challenge which is to 'Make your own background'

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Paddling Mice stamped image and

sentiment from Sea Story

White Centura Pearl embossed and

coloured with Spectrum Noir Pen BT4

Spellbinders labels die

White mesh, ribbon, seashell charms

Glitter, Gems

Collall Glue and Glue Gel

Spectrum Noir Pens: BG6, BG4, BG2, BT4, BT2,

 TN3, TN2, GB8, FS3, CT4, CT3, OR1, PP5,

PP3, PP1, CR10, TB3, TB1, EB1, EB2

Spectrum Noir Pencils: 88, 89, 34, 17, 56, 65

Autumn Leaves

Afternoon All!
Just thought I'd pop by to share a card I made using one of the 'Autumn' themed stamps from the Brambly Hedge range by Crafter's Companion. 

I love these images and the stamps are perfect for putting your own colour combinations together. I chose to use oranges, browns and greens - coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and pencils.
The leafy background papers were printed from a Flower Fairies CD and I used Kraft card for a rustic look. I even found some leafy trim in my stash.

Anyway, hope you like it.
I would like to enter this card in the Papertake Weekly Challenge which this week is 'Anything Goes' and the Crafty Creations Sketch Challenge.

Bye for now
Karen x

Products used:

Brambly Hedge Autumn Stamp and Sentiment

Die'sire Lace Border 4 and Grace Frame dies.

Leaf paper from Flower Fairies CD.

Kraft and Orange Cardstock.

Leaf shaped ribbon and gold coloured gems.

Spectrum Noir pens - TN2, FS6, FS2, TN7, GB8, GB5, DR7, CR10, CG1, CG2, DG3, EB1, EB2.

Spectrum Noir Pencils - 59, 56, 57, 19, 23, 14, 08

Picnic Mice

Morning All!
Are you loving the new Brambly Hedge Collection released by Crafter's Companion over on Create and Craft this week? It's hard not to fall in love with all the fab little mousy images!

Anyway, I thought I'd share this card I made with one of the stamped images from the Sea Story collection, coloured with my Spectrum Pens and Pencils. The background papers are from the CDs, one of them embossed with the Die'sire 'Make a Wish' embossing folder, and the die cut is the Die'sire Ornamental Oval from Crafter's Companion.

Hope you like this little card. The stamps and images on the CD are great for all occasions and really fun to use!
I'd like to enter this card into the Crafty Cardmakers challenge which, this week, is to use Dry Embossing (Die'sire 'Make a Wish' embossing folder)
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Products Used:

Picnic Mice at Beach Stamped image and sentiment from Sea Story

Design paper and Doilies from CD

Green Core’dinations card

White Centura Pearl card base

Die’sire Oval Frame die

Die’sire ‘Make a Wish’ Embossing folder

Flowers, Ribbon, Pearls, Glitter

Collall Glue and Glue Gel

Spectrum Noir Pens: BG6, BG4, BG2, CG1, CG2,

 BT4, BT2, TN3, TN2, GB8, FS3, CT4, CT3, OR1,

PP5, PP3, PP1, TB3, TB1, EB1, EB2

Spectrum Noir Pencils: 88, 89, 47, 45, 34, 17, 56, 65, 61