Beautiful Butterflies

Morning All!
Just a quick post this morning to share a little card I made using the Darice 'Butterflies' embossing folder from Crafter's Companion.

I love black, white and pink as a colour combo, so I teamed tit with Kraft card to make the card base.
I finished with bows, ribbon, gems and glitter but left it sentiment free so that I can decide who to send it to!
Hope you like it.
Bye for now
Karen x

The Car's The Star

Morning All!
Just popping by to share a little project with you. This is a little wooden car that I altered using the lovely Graphic 45 Artisan Style papers sent to me from Jones Craft. I love the colours in this collection and had great fun using Mod Podge to adhere the papers to the wood before adding a second coat to seal it.

To enhance the darker wooden parts I coloured them with my Spectrum Noir markers. As alcohol markers they are perfect for changing the colours of wood, metal and plastic - not just for colouring in - so why not try them on your altered art pieces and home decor.
Anyway, hope you like it.
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Life is a Journey

Morning All!
I hope you managed to get your 'Destinations' collection. The images on the Cd and the stamps are totally fab!

Today I'd like to share a card I made using the stamps. The background was coloured with Aquatints and I used Sheena's Starburst stencil to make the rays. I even used the map stamp to create the card base background.
Hope you like it! I'd like to enter it into the following challenge:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Stencil It (my background)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes Family Friendly
Best wishes
Karen x

A Spirit of Adventure

Hi All! Hope you are loving the Crafter's Companion shows on Create and Craft. I've really enjoyed working with the Destinations CD but today I thought I'd show you a card I made with the stamps.

My favourite image is of the Can Can dancer so I stamped her out three times and coloured her in with my Spectrum Noir pens. The background frames were stamped out and I cut off the parrots and layered the dancers above them. I randomly stamped some of the floral elements in black around the edges and added a simple piece of red ribbon to finish. Hope you like it!
Back soon with some more inspiration.
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Products Used:

Destinations Stamps – Can Can Dancers, Parrot Frames, Sentiment, Floral

Black and Silver card

Centura Pearl

Spectrum Noir Pens – TN2, FS3, DR1, DR6, CR10, EB1, GB10, IG8, IG6, IG2

Spectrum Pencils – 25 and 26

Glitter, Ribbon, Pearl Pen

Collall Tacky Glue, Red Tape, Glue Gel

Best wishes from Hawaii

Today is the launch of the new Destinations collection from Crafter's Companion over on Create and Craft TV. This is a fabulous range which - if you love travel - you are guaranteed to like!

The Card Companions feature locations from all around the world, so here is my version of the Hawaii collection.
Thanks for popping by!
Karen x

Pyramid Favour Boxes

Sunday again! These weeks sure are flying by! Only one more day until the launch of the new Crafter's Companion 'Destinations' collection, so I thought I'd share these little favour boxes made from the printouts and embellishments on the CD. Really simple to make, but so effective.

Hope you like them! I'd like to enter them in the Allsorts Challenge which this week is 'No Squares Allowed'.
Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Destinations Trinket Box

Today I'm back to share another project made from the new Destinations CD due for release on Monday on Create and Craft.

I combined this little trinket box with blue Coredinations and Kraft card, as well as a stamped image of the Can Can dancer - also from the new range - which I coloured with my Aquamarkers. The background was embossed with the Embossalicious Splendour folder.

Hope you like it. I'd like to enter it into the Creative Card Crew - Wet or Dry Embossing challenge.

Back soon

Karen x

Products Used:

Trinket Box

Destinations CD1

Blue Coredinations Card

Kraft Card

Destinations Stamps, Embossalicious Splendour folder

Aqua Markers – Kingfisher, Peach, Caramel

Glitter, Ribbon, Pearl Pen, Border Punch

Collall Tacky Glue, Red Tape, Glue Gel

Bags of Style

Hi All!
You are going to love the new Destinations CD and stamps due for release by Crafter's Companion on Create and Craft on Monday as a 4 Day Deal .  As in the title, the theme is 'Destinations' around the world and there really are images for everone.

This is a two disc collection and on the second disc are some great 3D type projects - bags, favour boxes etc, so I thought I'd show you two litttle gift bags I made simply from printing out the designs and embellishments and attaching them together with red line tape and Collall Glue gel.

I hope you like them - they ideal for all those little gifts and dinky prezzies that you bring back for people from your hols!

Don't forget to tune in on Monday 18th May!

Best wishes and bye for now
Karen x

Quite Moments

Afternoon All.
Just thought I'd pop by and share one of the cards I made for the Crafter's Companion German shows using some of Sheena's Sketchy stamps.

This card used the Milestones and Moments stamps and the Oak Leaves from the Perfect Partner stamps. The background used the Embossalicious Delicate Floral folder which I rubbed over with Gilding Wax and I coloured the images with the following Spectrum Noir Pencils - 

Primaries and Nature - 108, 45, 48, 86, 94, 60, 59, 57, 27, 61, 17

Hope you like it.

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

A Treasured Chest

Afternoon All.
Just popped by today to share a little notelet chest I made using the lovely Graphic 45 Artisan Style papers sent to me by the lovely team at Jones Crafts.

I painted and decorated this old wooden box and gave it a new lease of life, adding the Graphic 45 feet and a the door knocker.

Then I added some simple notelets made with the papers and altered a cheap planner/organiser to match, embellishing it with the cut aparts, chipboard pieces and ribbon.

Anyway, hope you like it - I love the way it all turned out and think this may well be a 'keeper' lol!

Thanks for popping by.
Best wishes
Karen x

Glorious Gift Bags

Back again with another share...this time of the Gift Bag template available on Create and Craft this weekend and from the lovely peeps at Crafter's Companion.

These are brilliant for all sorts of gift items and a good size too. If you've never used templates before then why not give them a go - these are so easy to pop together.
Hope you like it - I decorated it with flowers made using Sheena's Wild Briar Rose dies.
Bye for now
Karen x

You're a Star!

Morning All!
Are you enjoying the Create and Craft shows this weekend? The Crafter's Companion templates are fantastic and so easy to put together to make really great projects.

Today I thought I'd share the Star Box, made with the A3 cardstock and decorated with stars from the template, a Diesire Cameo Oval diecut and plenty of glitter. I'd like to enter it into the Abc Challenge - which this week is I for inspire.
Hope you like it!
Best wishes
Karen x