Coffee Break Girls

Afternoon Everyone!

Today I'd like to show you the card I made especially for the Lili of the Valley World Card Making Day challenge. I used one of my favourite stamps of the two girls having a coffee break. I decided to make the card similar to a gatefold but on its side and layered up some of the lovely papers from Papermania's Birdsong collection - I love the natural colours in this set and tried to match the girl's clothing with my Pro Markers. One of the plainer background papers I ran through my Cuttlebug with a 'textile' folder to give a little bit of texture and the sentiment inside was from a stamp by Waltzing Mouse stamps. If you'd like to join in the challenge head over to the Ideas to Inspire website and link your entry by Friday 7th Oct to win some lovely LOV stamps!

I would also like to enter this card into the Papertake Weekly challenge which this week is 'Anything Goes' - pop over to their blog to see some of the great inspiration by the Design Team.

Thanks for looking.

Best wishes

Karen x

Popcorn and Souffle

Evening All!

Well, its a wintry night here in Wales tonight - perfect for crafting! Anyway, I thought you might like to see my card for a little challenge to celebrate World Card Making Day over on the Crafter's Companion blog to make a card using products from any of their ranges - what a choice! ha! ha! I decided to make a card using a Popcorn CD - printed off the backing papers, insert and lined the envelope before layering the image on the front and decoupaging Popcorn for a little bit of dimension. I edged the design with peel offs and used a sentiment which I thought matched the colour scheme from the Flower Fairy decoupage.

I hope you like this card - the image is a really jolly one!

Fancy taking part in the challenge where you could win £50 worth of goodies then why not head over to the Crafter's Companion blog and join in.

Thanks for looking. Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Vintage Kitten Easel

Hi All!

The One Stop Craft Challenge this week is to make an easel card. Who doesn't love an easel card? I decided to go a little vintage with this one using a kitten image from the Joanna Sheen Furry Friends Cd which I matted onto craft card, a rusty coloured textured piece of paper along with a punched brown matt and script paper from the CD distressed with a little Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I added wool around instead of ribbon and attached a little bell before making a stamped flower stopper out of the brown paper of an old envelope.

Hope you like my vintage looking easel card.

Best wishes and bye for now

Karen x

Balloon Girl

Morning All!

This is my entry for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is to use your 'Dies / Punches'. I went to town and used both Spellbinder Labels dies as well as a Martha Stewart lattice punch. The image used was a new Faye Whittaker stamp coloured with Promarkers which I decided to set against a white embossed background and embellishments for contrast. I like the result but am not sure whether my background is a wee bit busy.

Anyway, bye for now

Happy Crafting!

Karen x

Best Friends

Hi Everyone!

Not sure where these last couple of weeks have disappeared to! I've not been very good with my blogging but plenty of craftyness has gone on behind the scenes.

Anyway, I thought you might like to see a card I made using the Joanna Sheen Furry Friends CD - I thought it would be ideal for the Papertake Weekly challenge which this week is Creature Comforts. Love this piggy image which I've teamed with a little blue and pink paper weaving, Wild Orchid flowers, punched leaves and a pink ribbon. Thought it would make a great 'Best Friends' card.

Hope you like it!

Have a good weekend.

Best wishes

Karen x

A Little Bit Frenchy...

Hi Again

This is a card I made using the Joanna Sheen Nostalgia CD. This is a fab CD with beautiful images for both Christmas and year round occasions - there really is something for everyone on here. I loved this little French street scene which I thought was perfect for the Crafty Cardmakers Summer Holiday Memories challenge. I decided to make a gift card / money holder so made a pocket inside where I added some of the backing papers and a sentiment. The main image I cut into three, layered it up and then added glossy accents to highlight windows, doors and other areas.

Hope you like it. Visit Joanna Sheen's online shop which is packed with lovely crafty goodies and the Nostalgia CD.

Bye for now

Karen x

Buttons and Bows

Hi Everyone!

Just got back from a lovely break in Scotland - great food and great scenery even if the weather was a little mixed!

Anyway, I thought you might like to see a card I created as one of the Papercraft Testers for Papercraft Inspirations magazine which was to use some old fashioned digi button cards to make a card. My example used some lovely Papermania Rose Garden papers, a little doily for a frilly effect and some pearly buttons and ribbon rose embellishments. A little piece of cotton lace and pink organza ribbon helps make it look really pretty.

Hope you like it. Why not pull out your button box and have a go like me at the Cute as a Button Challenge over at Totally Papercrafts. I'd also like to enter this card in Papertake Weekly's Anything Goes challenge.

Enjoy the weekend.

Bye for now

Karen x