Magical moments/Summer Fun

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Over at Brown Sugar  we have a new challenge starting today.

Theme: Photo Imspiration

 

So here is my card for this week

Items Used

Summer stickers which have been in my stash that I had forgotton about
White, blue, red cardstock
3D foam pads
DCWV summer 12 x 12 patterned paper
Promarkers to colour in Mermaids face
Steadtler/crayola colouring pencils
Spectrum Noir blending solution to blending colouring
Cosmic shimmer PVA glue
Digi image from our Sponsors


Alicia Bell

 

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Karen Xxx

Meet Allistair the Alligator

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Over at Brown Sugar we have a new challenge starting today.

Theme: Spring

So here is my card for this week

Say hello to Allistair the Alligator, he is a digi image from our sponsors this week, (details below).  He is coloured with Steadtler and Crayola pencils and blended with Spectrum Noir blending solution.  He is cut out using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B, and if you can see from the photo I cut around the end of his tail and slipped the die undersneath so its hanging of the page, then I matted it onto a distress yellow patterened paper and olive green cadstock.

My background is done using the same distress yellow paper with a co ordinating patterened paper from the same stack.  the harlaquin was cut using the sizzix thinlets mixed media dies.  The both of these are then layered on the olive green card stock.  Finishing off with three black gems on two of the opposite corners.

Items used

Patterned paper - My minds Eye - Complete Boy 2009 collection by Jen Wilson

Olive green card stock

Black gems by Great Expressions from The Works

Sizzix thinlets mixed media dies by Tim Holtz

Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B

Steadtler and Crayola coloured pencils

Spectrum Noir pencil blending solution

Digi Image Allister the Alligator

Our Sponsor this week is

Dr Digi

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Karen Xxx

Winter Wonderland

Hi everyone thanks for stopping by.

Over at Brown Sugar we have a new challenge starting today.

Theme: Buttons

My card is made from a piece of white card stock 15cm x 15cm layered with a piece of purple card and pattern paper.

The poinsettia and foliage is cut out of glitter card, the centre I made out of faux pearls and a little wire.

My digi image is coloured in with Spectrum Noir Pencils and I used a Glitter clear gel pen to glitter up the fur of her hood and the cuffs on her sleeves.  

Down the side of my card I embossed a row of buttons and attached a small button at either end.

Our sponsor this week is

Morgans Art Stamps

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Items Used:-

Winter Didi Image from our above sponsors

White and purple glitter card

Pattern paper from Trimcraft - Dreamcatcher

Spellbinders Dies - Layered Poinsettia, Floral Ovals

Tattered Lace - Lavish Blooms Leaves - Beautiful Blooms

Buttons from my stash

Provocraft embossing board - Just my types

Spectrum Noir Pencils

Double sided Tape

Cosmic Shimmer pva glue

Dovecraft Crystal glitter glue

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments,

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Karen Xxx

Gone But Never Forgotton

Hi everyone thanks for stopping by.

I must admit this layout was very difficult to do and believe it or not took me well over 3 weeks, lifting it to do it and then just looking at the photo and putting it aside again.

This is a layout of A Special Lady my Aunt Minnie.  She passed away about 5 weeks ago and it broke my heart. She was a right old age of 92 and if she had've lived till the end of next month she would have seen her 93rd birthday,

 This woman has touched so many families hearts.  She lost her husband over 18 years ago and they were self sufficient couple they grew there own vegetable and fruits and anyone one who knew her, knew her for her knitting, crocheting, jam making, her love for flowers and gardening, sewing and baking.  This lady was so good to me as a child and an adult and I always said she was my second mum,  She didn't have any girls just a son but she had a great granddaugther, So this layout is going into a box frame so I can put it up on my wall.

Under the main photo I have put a journalling spot trimmed with paper lace trim using a spellbinder die. 

The bling is a champagne colour swirl gems from Zva, the pattern paper was from a Recollections paper pad.

The flowers and leaves are from Wild Orchard Crafts.  The dates were created using my little Sizzix side kick using the plates from the Sapphire.  The dies were again from Quickutz alphabet and

I used Sizzix alphabet to do her name. I went round the age of the cream card with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to tone down the colour of the cream card.

 I am hoping to do a 8 x 8 version of this only using a photo of my mum and Minnie together and put it into a box frame for my mum.  My mum was devastated when she passed away and my way of thinking is that she can look and treasure this till the day she will meet her again.  Right sorry folks this post has got a little bit morbid, 

List of items used -

Wild Orchard Crafts - Opens Roses 25/15mm, Rose leaves, Cherry Blossoms and Sweetheart Blossoms

Bead Spray

Recollections Paper Pad - Graceful

Spellbinders Dies -  Labels One and Vintage Lace Border

Distress Inks - Vintage Photo

Sizzix Cute Girlie Alphabets

Quickutz Script Alphabet

Lace from my stash

Green and Cream cardstock

Self adhesive crystals from Zvacreative.com

Cosmic Shimmer pva glue

Double sided tape

Collall 3D glue

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Karen Xxx

Smile and be happy

Hi everyone thanks for stopping by.

Oh its been a while since I have put a post up here but I'm back.  My aim now Im back is to get caught up on my scrapbooking, so you may see a few pages appear as well as cards.  I love watching videos on You tube and I have a few of my own up from a while back but I never had the courage to do actual projects from scratch.  One because I not sure how to edit and two coming to terms with the sound of my own voice, lol.  I would also like to add another page on my blog to be able to sell my handmade items and some craft items as well, to hopefully reimburse my crafty spending and to give a few pounds to a couple of charities that are close to my heart.  

A list of items I have used

Card stock from my stash

Blossom dies from Tattered Lace

Card Candy from Craftwork cards

Dovecraft Glitter glue

Stamp set I got free pack from a magazine - from the heart sentiment stamps

flat backed pearls from my stash.

Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue

the image I have used is from Lace Sunshine Stamps

I apologise for not giving exact details on what I have used but I have promised my hubby that I would use some of my stash up before buying any more.  Some of the items I have had for a few years, never used and with my head being the way it is (i.e. like a sieve, lol) I don't remember who, what or where I have purchased them from.  If you look at older post you will see I used this image before but its one of my favourites.

I also have jumped on the band wagon and I am entering this into the Cutie Pie Challenge Blog with the theme of Cute and Girly and also entered it into their DT call.

Once again thank you for dropping by and please feel free to follow my blog and tell your friends to call by and say hello.

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Karen Xxx

Inkspirational Challenge and DT Call

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Today is my first day of my Easter holidays for a week and a bit, kids are off now from school and work and hubby finishes tomorrow for a week.

I thought I would enter a blog challenge this week and also a design team call over at Inkspirational so wish me luck

This card measures about a 5" x 5" and has a white card base.  I took a piece of Hot pink glitter card cutting it down to size and layering a piece of white card over the top, which was cut out with a Spellbinders die from Botanical swirls and accents.  I placed the die in one corner and cutting it with my ebosser and the turning it round and doing the exactly the same thing in the opposite corner leaving about 3/4 " in the middle.  I placed a piece of brown stampin up ribbon along the centre securing it with double sided tape, the I took some stampin up jewels - basic pearls and place them in the middle of the ribbon from the die cut to the corner.  My topper in the middle of my card was from my stash  and I do remember purchasing it from create and craft.  Using a Tattered Lace die - Beautiful Blooms I made up some wee flowers and place these in the bottom right had corner.  The adhesives I used in this project was Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue and some double sided tape.

I used a sketch that was on the Inkspirational blog to make this card.

Thanks for stopping by and having a browse, why not go on over to the Inkspirational blog and have a wee look on there

Karen Xxx

Happy Mother's day - BSC #89

Happy Friday everyone.

Oh my the weeks are getting shorter or is it just Im getting older and I may even get this post up on time this week, anyway

its Friday and that means its time for the

Brown Sugar Challenge #89

Our theme for this week is

Mother's Day

I used promarkers to colour my

Image - Lisabeth Butterfly Kisses

Paper/card - 8 x 8 Dreamcatcher

Distress Ink Pads - Dusty Concord

Punch & Dies - Tonic range

Embellishments - Card Candy and purple flower gems 

Sentiment - Hero arts clear stamps.

Our sponsors this week is

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments,

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and see the cards from the rest of the design team.