No Laughing Please.......hehe

at my first attempt with Copics!!

Morning

Practise needed, yes for sure but I must admit I am really pleased with them and for me personally I do find them much easier to use which is a bloomin good job seeing as I bought 144 of them!!!!! Roll on the LOTV masterclass!!

Anyway my neighbour next door but one was very excited to tell me yesterday that her grandson who is 7 ( I think) was on the Chris Moyles radio show doing some rapping, apparently he was awesome and Chris sent him a card! A star in the making me thinks! So I have made this card for him, I haven't got an image of singing into a microphone but I liked this one and thought it was nice for his age. This one is Billy rockstar but today it is Michael Rap Star!! It is from Pink Cat studio as is the sentiment. The papers are papermania and I added some red to zing it up!

I would like to enter into

CES - Men Only

Moving along with the times - Card for a male

thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Welcome Little One - Digital Tuesday DT

Morning

I hope you enjoyed our blog hop last week, we all certainly had fun and thank you so much for playing along! I will do a seperate post this evening to announce the winner of my blog prize!!



We have a new challenge for you today at Digital Tuesday as chosen by our very lovely Anne Marije which is..

'Welcome Little One'!

We are thrilled to be sponsored by Robyns Fetish, hop over and take a look!

I have used a Doodle Pantry image and sentiment, I have been itching to use this one, so cute!! I have coloured with promarkers and papers are Papermania capsule collection. I had these fab little star buttons in my stash and I used some seam binding for the bow!

I hope you will join us this week, I expect there will be lots of oohing and arrhing when I pop round to see your creations!!

I would like to enter this into:

Doodle Pantry Challenge - Use a Doodle Pantry Image

Charisma Cards - Four legged friends

Thanks for poppin in

Karenx

Colour Me Wonderful - Incy Wincy DT

Morning

Monday has come round again so quickly, where did the weekend go?...!

On the plus side we have a fab new challenge for you at Incy Wincy which is ......................

Colour me Wonderful, this means use your favourite colouring medium.....

We are sponsored by the Aspire to Thrive and there is a fab $10 to spend in store for the lucky winner..

I have used this lovely little Dolphin from the store which I have coloured with Promarkers.

The papers are papermania, I love the mosaic look, I thought perfect for this image.

I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for poppin in

take care

Karen

Colour Combo Challenge at Fab n Funky

Morning


Time for a new challenge at Fab N Funky and we have a colour combo for you....


Chocolate and Blue - Yummy!!

We are thrilled to be sponsored by Digis with Attitude and we got a fab Grumpy Gretchen image to use too!!! whoo hoo!




Ok sorry for the naff picture, I tried this on every setting possible on my camera but for some reason I just cannot get a good one, it is so annoying!! Anyway I used pencils on this one, got to be honest wish I had used promarkers but I fancied a change!!


The papers are papermania and the flower and gems from stash. I followed a very cool sketch at Friday Sketchers.


thanks for poppin in

take care

karenxx

Really not sure.......

if I love or loathe this card!!!! LOL

Ummm one minute it looks pretty the next a bit pants to be honest!! But I do love the flower which is why I decided to post it. I made it by punching out 5 circles using the SU 1 inch circle punch , stuck them all together , inked up the edges and there it is, simples!! The little bow in the centre is tied from my fab new seam binding. The flower sadly is not my idea, I followed a tutorial here at AR Creations. Rosie Posie is coloured with promarkers and the papers are 'Rose Garden' by papermania. I have also used a swirl punch and MS butterfly punch. Gems are Wild Orchid Crafts.

I would like to enter into 2 challenges

I heart promarkers - Use Punches

Pear Tree Designs - Circles

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Dreaming of Summer

Morning

I really am dreaming of summer, it is awful here, so gloomy and the wind is howling so much it woke me up this morning which I can tell you takes some doing!!

I was actually going to blitz the housework last night but I made this instead!! Never mind, I am going to have a mad couple of hours once I have got this post up.

I have used Strawberry Girl by Mo Manning which I treated myself to last night, she is soooo sweet. A very nice friend at work gave me a few sheets from the cupcake collection by papemania which was just perfect for this image. She is coloured with promarkers and the flowers and ribbon and fabby little strawberry charm from my stash. I went round the edge with stickles for a bit of sparkle.

I have made for 4 challenges all for something new which is the image and papers

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Something New plus ribbon

Pile It On - Brand Spanking New

Creative Inspirations - Something New

Sparkles Forum - New Thing

thans for poppin in, have a fab weekend.

Karenx

Quick and Easy Does It..Fab N Funky DT

Morning all

We have a new challenge for you this week at Fab n Funky and our theme is

Quick and Easy Does It

a nice easy one for you, just make a simple card/project that doesn't take long!!!

We are pleased to be sponsored this week by Stitchy Bear Stamps. Even better there is a selection of digi's up for grabs for the winner.

We are having a couple of weeks off so you have longer to submit your entry,and we will be back in the new year, 5th Jan with lots more fun challenges!

Ok this card really was MEGA quick, I have been a bit poorly over the last couple of days and so I used an image I had already coloured. I have also noticed I am having a 'blue' phase, oh well it gives the pink a rest!!LOL

I have used Winter Beau from Digi Stamp Boutique, kept it nice and simple, one paper and one colour, and there it is done! The paper is from Craftwork cards paper pack as is the sentiment.

Have fun!!

Thanks for dropping in

Take Care
Karenx

Sparkling Christmas...Digital Tuesday Challenge

Good Morning

Hope you are all keeping warm and well, are you all organised and ready for Christmas? If you are anything like me that will be a big fat NO!! hehe

Ok its a new challenge for us over at Digital Tuesday and we are keeping with the Christmas theme, this week we want to see some sparkle on your cards/projects, easy!!! Oh and don't forget to us a digi!

We are very lucky to be sponsored by Fairy Dust Crafts, hop over and take a look.

Sparkle Wings

Yummy WOC Flowers

The image is Little Christmas Angel from Whimsy stamps, such a sweetie. She is coloured with promarkers and her wings are sparkling away with glamour dust. The lush papers are the Joyeux Noel range from Papermania. I used my gold brilliance ink to colour a plain white flower which I used to put the sentiment on. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Was really pleased to be able to use the gold sparkly ribbon, had it for ages and finally got to use it.

I would like to enter for the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - super duper sketch!

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Non Traditional Christmas

Incy Wincy - Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Pear Tree Designs - Christmas

Take care and keep warm everyone.

Karenxx

Baby Its Cold Outside - Digital Tuesday Challenge

Good Morning


Its time for a new challenge today at Digital Tuesday and this weeks theme is .......................

Baby Its Cold Outside

And it certainly is, hope you are all keeping warm!!!

We are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps and they have very generously offered 5 free digis of the winner choice, Wow what a great prize!

Dazzling Diamond Effect

My card is using the very aptly named Chilly Bear from Whimsy stamps, he is a cutie. I have blinged him up using Stampin Up Heat and stick powder followed by a dunk in Stampin Up Dazzling Diamond glitter, I love the effect this gives. The papers are from Papermania as are the little star gems, the gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I would like to enter into;

Cute Card Thursday - The Blues

2 Sisters - Sparkly Christmas

Paper Cutz - 2 papers

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Happy Birthday Fab n Funky - Blog Hop

Hello

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAB N FUNKY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Welcome to our 1st Birthday, I do hope you will join us this week with our celebrations and boy do we have a party for you with lots of fabulous pressies up for grabs!!!

All you need to do is make a birthday themed card or project and if you join in the Blog Hop as well as the challenge you get 2 entries to the Fab N Funky Birthday Challenge Draw. Check out the amazing prizes here!


All the DT have a letter for you to collect and the challenge blog has 2 letters, once you have them all unscramble them to make a phrase and leave a comment on the challenge blog. Comment moderation will be on to make it fair for everyone!! Remember all the DT have a pressie too!!

Hopefully you have arrived here from Ginny's blog and if so you are on the right track if not you need to start at the beginning at Heidy's blog.


I really am so thrilled to be sponsored by

The winner of my birthday present gets to choose 5 digis of their choice, how cool is that!! You really must check out Di's images they really are FABULOUS!!! Thank you Diane!!!!!

Just leave a comment on this post to go into the random draw for this fab prize.

I have used 'Waiting for the Party', she is so gorgeous, she need wait no more the party has well and truly started!!!!

She is coloured with promarkers and the beautiful papers are papermania's Rose Garden which are so pretty. I used my new circular sentiment stamp from LOTV, don't know how I got those, my hand must of slipped on add to basket again LOL!!! The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, I used roses and Gip.

Close up of image

Close up of flowers

Ok the letter you need to collect from me is P

Your next stop is the fabulous Sharon

Hope you enjoy the hop and can't wait to see your birthday projects.

I would love to enter into:

Charisma Cardz - One for the Girls

Delicious Doodles - Celebrations

Take care

Karenx

Go With The Flow....

Good Morning

Time for a new challenge at Fab n Funky and we have had just a little change of plan this week so we are just Going With the Flow, so for our challenge that means........

Anything Goes!

Make sure you play along as I believe there is a little surprise prize up for grabs!!!


I just had to bling it up this week, I chose Thomas from LOTV coloured with promarkers and those really pretty rose garden papers from papermania. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts as is the lace, the ribbon is just my fav at the moment, such a gorgeous colour. Few gems and a little faux stitching to finish.

Hope you will play along and enjoy and don't forget we have our birthday blog hop next week with some amazing prizes up for grabs!!! Be there or be square!!!!

I would like to enter into

CES - Lovely Lace

OSAAT- Season or Event - Birthday

LOTV - Glitter and Glitz

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Rosie Posie....

Evening all

Ok this is the last of my double posts for now, back to work tomorrow so normal service of 2-3 posts a week will resume!! (hooray I hear you cry) I must admit I have had a bit of a card making frenzy this week, I have enjoyed myself though.

I have chosen Rosie Posie by LOTV for my card tonight which is for

Allsorts - really fab sketch 4 U

She is coloured with promarkers and the papers are from the capsule collection by papermania.

Off to watch Strictly results and Celebrity now!

Take Care

Karen xx

What a Sweetie!!!

Evening

Bit of a chill out day today, been pottering around the house doing a few odd jobs while hubby cooked a lovely liver and bacon casserole and I did some roast pots and Brussels to go with it, delicious!! All finished off with a very large chocolate muffin that my daughter made!

Tonight's card is for 3 challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Photo Inspiration - here is the photo, the colours inspired me and the thought of something sweet to eat!

The Crafty Pad - 1 circle and 2 bows

A Spoon full Of Sugar - Relish to Embellish

The image is wait for it..... from Digi stamp Boutique and the papers are from papermania - Rose Garden which I have a thing about at the moment. It is a nice big 8x8 card so you can get lots on it!! I made my own little iced gems with a craftwork card candy and gem stuck on top!! My hubby asked why there would be butterflies flying round her so I told him she was eating outside LOL!!

Thanks for popping in.

Take Care

Karen xx

Bloomin Lullabelle

Hello

Yippee its the weekend and I have this week of work, I have a few jobs to do and maybe some Christmas shopping but also put aside some time for some extra crafting!! Should be a good week.

I have made this card for my friend who leaves work at the end of the month to have baby number 2. I have always called her Yummy Mummy hence the sentiment, she loves pink and I wanted it to be really pretty and girly. I must admit I am pretty chuffed with this one. I adore this image which is Lullabelle from Digi Stamp Boutique and I have paper pieced her top and coloured the rest of her with promarkers. The papers are Rose Garden from papermania and the flowers and bling from stash.

I am entering into 4 challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Stitching

The Crafty Pad - Stitching

Digital Tuesday - I've been framed

ABC - G is for glitter, ok not overboard on the glitter, unusual for me but it is there on her sleeves and flowers.

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a great weekend.

Take Care

Karen

Christmas Card and Biggin Hill Report

Hello,

Well me and my sis decided we would check out the 'papercraft extravaganza' at Biggin Hill today, well it would be rude not to as we are only 45 mins away!! Lovely drive down, the autumn colours are so pretty and the sun was shining. Now I only went to look but Oyster samps were selling 4 sets of nesties for £55.00, so me and my sis chose two each, pretty smart I think. There was also an offer on the MS punches so it was only fair to have one of those each as well!!!

It actually was really good for a small venue, the coffee was pants though!! I also got some papers and a couple of promarkers, my collection of these is now looking quite good. All in all an enjoyable little trip.

My card today is for 2 challenges

PBSC - Sketch

Papertake Weekly - 3 of a kind

The image is from PB Jolly Friends and the papers are from the Honey and Hugs range by Papermania. I used Kars medium and small snowflakes punch (x3) and gems and ribbon from stash! The little snowman is also standing in a nice splattering of twinklets which I also used for his hat.

Thanks for popping in and I'm off to play with my new nesties!

Karen xx