Going Potty! - Plant Pot Mice

Morning All!

Thought you might like to see this shaped card I've created using one of the fab Joanna Sheen 'House Mouse' stamps. The actual stamp shows the mice standing in the top of a plant pot but I extended it to create a full plant pot card. The punched border at the bottom is supposed to represent a little fence made using a Martha Stewart punch. I coloured the images with Promarkers and then stamped the single flower off the stamp plate and added micro beads to the centre of each one. These I added to a tag with some Prima leaves. Finally I made a little pocket at the back of the plant pot for the flowery tag to fit into and decorated it with a ribbon bow and sentiment. I hope that all makes sense but you can probably see it better from the pics.

I have just discovered the Scrapology challenge blog so I would like to enter this card in their November 'House Mouse' card making challenge. Why not pop over there - you have until the 15th December to enter.

I would also like to enter my card in the fabby 'Simon Says Stamp' challenge which this week is 'Tag - You're It!' - I love seeing how differently everyone has made their tags / tag cards.

Thanks for looking.

Until next time...

Karen x

Pop Up Seahorses

Hi Everyone!

Its all a bit hectic here as we prepare to move house next week but I just thought I'd show you this little pop up card I made. The sea horse images (Joanna Sheen Tales of the Ocean) were simply stamped onto little panels, the edges inked and layered up onto mirri and coloured card. I then took a DL card and punched a border with a Martha Stewart punch, added a turquoise card background and torn strip of designer paper (DCWV Spring paper) on which to layer my little panels. I then made some pop up sections inside the card and similar stamped panels inside which pop up when the card is opened. Simple but effective. I hope to enter this card into the Crafty Creations and Simon Says Stamp and Show 'Anything Goes' challenges, the ABC Challenge which, this week, is to 'Show something Underneath' and Creative Inspirations 'Decorate Inside Your Card' challenge.

Many thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Best wishes

Karen x

Nuffin Like a Puffin!

Hi Everyone!

Well, its nearly the weekend and it promises to be a lovely, sunny one! Thought I'd just like to show you another of the cards I made for Joanna Sheen's Design Team using the Tales of the Ocean stamps sheets. This one has a black and white image of some Puffins - which I embossed - and created into an easel card. The sentiment - 'There's Nuffin Like a Puffin' was also included on the sheet. The colours I chose for matting and layering were to mimic the puffins and their brightly coloured beaks. The black and white dotty ribbon really helped to finish it off.

I'd like to enter this in ABC Challenge which this week is 'R for Ribbon'.

Have a lovely weekend and I hope its sunny where you are too!

Bye for now

Karen x

Shells and Stars

This is another card I made using a new set of Joanna Sheen stamps which all have a beachy, sealife theme. I stamped the main image with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then pulled a little of the colour in with a paint brush. I then added Perfect Pearls to add shimmer and micro beads to create a sandy look. The image was layered on gold and white card before adding addition stamped elements of shells and starfish. A Martha Stewart punch helped create the insert. I love the limited colour palette of this card and hope to enter it in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge which this week is to 'Show some Stars'.

Bye for now

Karen x