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Hi everyone and welcome to my blog

Its been a while since I blogged on here, the reason is that I have been trying to set up a little business with my craft products mainly clay.  I have rented a shelf in our local town in a retail outlet Ballymena called Midtown Makers Studio and Shop.

In Midtown we have over 50 wonderful crafters showing and selling their products, paintings, purses, bears, cushions, tiny gardens, glass products, candles and so much more.  If you are in Northern Ireland visiting or live here please drop by and have a wee browse round, have a cup of coffee and a chat.   If you cant see anything you want or if you need something special for someone take a business card and call the maker direct or leave details with Jim in the shop and we will get in contact with you.

My aim for my blog is to post on here weekly showing items I have made for you too look at and please tell your friends to drop by.  I have also set up a Facebook page to show my projects and if you have a free moment please drop by there and have a wee look at 

www.facebook.com/karensclayandpapercrafts

Here are some of my projects

Some of these were done freehand and some where using Katy Sue Moulds

Thank you for dropping by my blog and

 my apologies for being away for so long.

Karen Xxx

Counting the days

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Anything Goes

This is my project for this weeks challenge on brown sugar, I decided to make a plague for a bride to be.  I have two nieces that got engaged this year.  One getting married in two years time and one getting married in four years time.

This is a piece of mount board which i received from my neighbour as he is a picture framer and these were left over pieces.  i painted it with chalk paint then went over it with Mod podge sparkle medium, Took the image that I received from our sponsor and enlarged it.  Painted the heart with blackboard paint went round it with clear glue from a glue gun and then while it was warm sprinkle from silver glitter over it.  Coloured the flowers in with pencils and the coated them with Mod podge gloss-lustre.  The bow is made with a free die I received from a magazine and the letters are from various dies.  In the bottom corners i used aged silver embossing enamel to give it a wee bit of a aged look.

Items used

white mount board

Cosmic shimmer Chalk paint natural stone

Mod podge sparkle medium

Mod podge gloss lustre medium

Deco art chalkboard paint

Stampendous aged silver embossing enamel

Sizzix Alphabet Curlie Girl Dies

Quickutz alphabet dies

bow die free from magazine

Steadtler/Crayola coloured pencils

Cosmic shimmer pva glue

brown garden twine

Clear hot glue stick

Crafters Companion silver glitter

Hearts die from Creative Expressions shadow box accessory - Mr & Mrs

Image - Heart with tulips from our

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Thank you for dropping by and 

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

Let's fly away!

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Balloons

Items used:-

Image from All Dressed up 

"Follow you dreams"

Ribbons from Stampinup

Blue flat back pearl gems

Sizzix circle dies

Paperstack - free from magazine - "Let's fly away"

Black Promarker

Steadtler/Crayola colouring pencils

Tattered Lace - Gtefold border dies "Charming Edge"

Cosmic shimmer PVA Glue

1mm Jumbo foam roll

Base card - white card stock

Distress ink 

Our sponsors this week

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Thank you for dropping by and 

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

You Can Do It

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Its hard to believe we are in September where has this summer gone kids are back to school so this weeks challenge is quite appropriate for this week.

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

Theme: Back to School

Items Used

Gold Mirri card

Red, yellow and red card stock

Sizzix Clipboard and holder for the pencil dies

Sizzix scribbles and splats for paint splats dies

Spellbinders A2 Matting basics A & B

White 6x6 card stock for card base

Background paper, Image and sentiment from our sponsors

Imagine That

"School time Ted and Trudy"

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Thank you for dropping by and 

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

With Sympathy

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Shaker Card

Items Used

White, black and red card stock

Sentiment from Robert Adams collection

Patterned paper - Lets fly away paper stack free from a magazine

small heart punch

3d foam on a roll

acetate sheet

coloured pencils - crayola and steadtler

Our sponsor is

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Thank you for dropping by and 

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

Oh My Christmas in July

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Christmas in July

Items Used

Green, red, blue and white card stock
Spellbinders layered poinsettia dies
Tattered Lace - detailed flourish, Lavish blooms leaves
Coloured pencils - Steadtler, Crayola and Spectrum noir
Sentiment from Classic Christma, free from magazine
Green gems
Patterned paper - 8x8 designer paper - Tis the season - dovecraft
Image used - Rory's Christmas Presents Delivery 



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Thank you for dropping by and 

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

Going Monochrome

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Monochrome

Here is my interpretation of Monochrome, this is a 6 x 6 card with a piece of patterned paper from my stash.  I took a piece of black card and punch a border with a tonic lever punch, and embellished with a silver bling border, the topper is coloured with pencils and blended with Spectrum Noir blending solution, layered on black card. Sentiment is stamped using a black versafine ink pad.

Items Used

white and black card stock

Black distress ink

Crayola/Steadtler/SN colouring pencils

cosmic shimmer PVS glue

silver bling ribbon

Tonic border lever punch

Spectrum Noir blending solution

Black versafine ink pad

Our sponsor is

Dr Digi

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Thank you for dropping by and 

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

Birthday wishes to you

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Anything Goes

My card this week I took the simple approach and kept it flat.  Coloured the image with pencils and layered it with co-ordinating papers

Items Used

Sentiment and die from Tonic Verso Live, Laugh, Love/ Single Banner

Lace from my stash

Bling gems - Docrafts, Hawthorn & Bramble

Distress Ink - Wilted Violet

Pink paper from my stash

Patterned paper from first edition - Dreamcatcher 8x8 pad

white cardstock

image from Lacy sunshine - Rory's Butterfly

Thank you for dropping by and 

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

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Karen Xxx

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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Prize - 3 digi images of winners

Thank you for dropping by and 

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx

Wishing you Happy Birthday

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my blog.

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

Theme: Speech Bubbles

So here is my card for this week

Items used :-

Bo Bunny ISABELLA Designer Paper Pack

white and grey card stock

Sentiment stamp from a freebie in a magazine

Spellbinders Labels One dies, Scalloped Labels One

Silver mirri craftwork cards Candy

Cosmic shimmer PVA glue

3D foam pads

crayola pencils for colouring image

Digital Image from 

Sponsor

Sheep Ski Designs

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Thank you for dropping by and 

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

If you like what you see please press the join/follow button on the side above.

Karen Xxx