Sketchie Time

Morning

Happy Happy Tuesday peeps

So we have a new challenge for you over at Papertake Weekly and this week its a sketchie free for all, so you can either use the fab new sketch like I have or any of the previous PTW sketches, but don't forget to tell us which one you used!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp do hopsie on over to the  PTW blog to check out all the details of the prize and of course gorgeous DT stuff!

Sketch 83

Stamp - Murial Saturated Canary

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - LOTV Always and Forever

Flowers - WOC

Ribbon and Lace - The ribbon Girl

SB Opulent Ovals

Entering into:  -
 Fitztown Challenge - Ribbon, lace, pearls
Pennys Papercrafty - 2 or more patterned papers
CMC - Anything goes

Thanks for poppin in, I will be catching up tonight with you all!

Lots a hugs

Karenxx

Vintage Violet

Morning

Happy Sunday, hope you have a chilled out today, that's what I plan to do!  Gonna pop up to Dunelm with Beth later to get the materials she needs for her textiles course and apart from cooking a dinner I don't intend doing much else, I hope to colour up a couple of images though that I want to do.  There are just so many I love at the moment sometimes I spend half the day wondering what one to do!!  Well finally for my card today I settled on a Saturated Canary, this I think is one of my fav images ( but then I say that about them all) and I think La La Lands might be fed up with me by now LOL!!   Ok as you can guess from the title its Vintage Violet kept teamed up with EP Love Story papers.  Hope you likey...........here she is...............

Digi Stamp - Vintage Violet, Saturated Canary

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - EP Love Story

Dies  - Cheery Lynn Leafy flourish strip, Die-namics Accent it Labels and Tags

Sentiment- Personal Impressions

Ribbon, lace and mesh - 

Kraft card stock

Pealrs

Entering into:

2 Sisters - White / red and or pink

Totally Gorgeous - AG with lace

Crafty Ribbons - AG with ribbon

Cheery Lynn Designs - Pink

Thanks so much for visiting me little blog, makes my day!!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Hugs n Kisses

Hello everyone!!

Hope you are well and  having a good week, so glad its Friday tomorrow!! It has been a bit milder here in Kent but soooo windy, good job I am well padded or I might get blown away he he!  Right onto me card and so like lots of you I bagged the fab freebie from Krista's blog earlier this week, she's so lovely giving us this little beauty to colour up!  I teamed her up with some bootiful Carta Bella Papers hope you likey............

Stamp - Hugs N Kisses - Saturated Canary

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Carta Bella Devoted

Flowers - WOC

Seam Binding - The Ribbon Girl

Dies - Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax, Die-namics Accent it Labels and Tags

Charm, pearls from stash

Entering into;

Bearly Mine - Hearts Galore

Shopping our Stash  - Love/Valentines/hearts theme

I'm off to make a cuppa and then I will poppin round to see what you have been up to!

Thanks so much for poppin in!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Honey Honey

Hello dear peeps

Well I have had such a long day, I was actually up and pottering around at 4.30 am, made a card which I already blogged and even found time to make another one this afternoon!!!  I am pleased with this one and I picked up some fab tips from the awesome Alyce over at Kit and Clowder who has done some amazing colouring videos, you can find  them here!  This beauty is Honey from SC and she is teamed up with some gorgeous MME papers, hope you likey.

Stamp - Honey - Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - MME Lavender
Dies - Die-namics Fish Tail Flax and Photo Corners
Lace and Hessian Jute - The Ribbon Girl
White paint dabber
Gems and flower from stash

Entering into;
Stampin for the Weekend - Something Girly
Everybody Art - Girl

Okay so gonna park myself on the sofa and watch some trash on the TV, perfect!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Brrrrrrrrr its cold!

Evening peeps

Ooh its bloomin freezing and I think lots of us are going to get some of the white stuff tonight, I hope its not too much!  I have had a busy week so not much blogging time but I hope to catch up with you at some point tonight!  My little card today features another gorgeous SC image some beautiful EP papers and one of my fav dies of the moment from MB!  I went for in your face pink instead of pale pink for a change, hope you likey!

Stamp - Hayley and Harley Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Echo Park, This n That Graceful
Dies - MB Corner Bow
Punches - SU Circle
Lace - The Ribbon Girl
Flowers - Prima
Gems, doily, from stash
Glamour dust

Entering into:
Divas by Design - Girly
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Anything goes
In the Pink - Lace

Have a lovely evening, I am off to sort some tea out and then I will be poppin round!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Nikki.......

Morning, oh no Monday again who nicked my weekend, we got white stuff coming down yuck!!

Right get straight on with my post  coz I gotta get to work so my little card today features Nikki which of course Krista so generously did as a freebie,  so I nabbed her quick, shes so pwetty!  She is teamed up with those fab LOTV papers a big corner die and yummy flowers, hope you likey!

Stamp - Nikki Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Nitwits for LOTV Promises
Flowers - WOC
Dies - MB Madera Corner
Punches - Ms Vintage Doily
Seam binding and lace - The Ribbon Girl
Sentiment - Stampin Up
Stickles, pearls and button from stash

Entering into:
Saturated Canary - Song - My song is ICE ICE BABY - Vanilla Ice
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes

Catch you tonight, thanks for poppin in!

hugs

Karenxxx

Reading Beauty

Good Morning

I hope you are enjoying a brilliant Christmas so far, did you get lots of lovely pressies!  I plan on having a choc-o-lit free day today coz I think I have overdone it a bit LOL!  Well today my niece Amy is celebrating her 18th Birthday, I really don't know where those years have gone!  I chose a gorgeous SC image for her card and I know she loves reading so I hope she likes it.

Here is a little pic of Amy (left) with Beth(poser) taken Christmas Eve!

Ingredients
Digi Stamp - Reading Beauty Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Prima Zephyr
Dies MB Honeyblossom Sprig (its gorgeous)  Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax and Layers
Flowers - WOC
Lace - The Ribbon Girl
Sentiment -Personal Impressions
Stickles
Gems

Entering into:
Saturated Canary - Photo Inspiration
Digital Tuesday - Layers
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Right well I am off to get ready as we are popping up the pub lunchtime to Wish Amy a Happy Birthday and then I think more sitting on sofa watching repeats on the telly is in order!

Have a FAB day!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Cerridwen

Evening dear peeps

Hope Tuesday finds you well and dry, blimey its been a right misog day here, still I know there are places that are having  a really tough time with flooding, must be so awful, my thoughts are with those poor peeps affected by it.

Just popping on quick with a little card using another of Krista's gorgeous images, Cerridwen and she is teamed up with some pretty Glitz papers, not my usual colour scheme but I quite like it!

Stamp - Cerridwen - Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Glitz Cashmere Dame
Flowers - WOC

Entering  into;
Digital Tuesday - Girly
Crafts and Me - Circles
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Okay I am off to make a cuppa and watch celeb and will be popping round to you too!

Have a lovely evening

Karenxx

Grey Tie.......

Hello me lovelies and Happy Saturday!

Yuck is how I will describe the weather here in Kent today, perfect though for hiding in the craft room! I got the tunes turned right up, a cuppa and some choc-o-lit too, perfect! So I spiced things up a little bit last night, NO not like that ( what were you thinking LOL) with my effort at the fab SC image Grey Tie.  I have teamed this little minx up with shades of purple and , black lace and a bit of sparkle!  I didn't have any ribbon that was the right shade so I ripped up a bit of Beth's lining material,  (don't tell).

Image - Grey Tie Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers are a mixed bag\
Flowers WOC\
Punches - MS Heart border punch and Frond
Sentiment - LOTV

Entering into:
Saturated Canary - Lou's Sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Girls only

Have a lovely evening, I will be chillin out on the sofa watching Strictly!! 

Hugs

\Karenxx

Pink Pink and then MORE Pink!............

Morning dear Peeps..

Yeah its Friday, hope you have had a good week??  I had such a busy week, had lots going on in the evenings so sorry if I have not caught up with you yet, hopefully I should be able to catch up with you all  later tonight!

My lovely blog buddy and  friend Woo who is just the most kindest person ever and has helped me so much with various things lately got me a digi for Christmas from Saturated Canary and I chose Double Take, OMG such a beauty and THANK YOU so much Woo!!!!  Shes all in pink and teamed up with some gorgeous Glitz papers and pwetty flowers!

Stamp - Double Take Saturated Canary
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Glitz
Sentiment - LOTV

Entering into:
Crafty us Crazy - Favourite colour PINK!
In the Pink - Punches/AND OR Dies - Oval edge nesties and Branch Punch, SU Circle Punch
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Right off to work, thanks so much for poppin in!

Hugs

Karenxx

Whispy..........

Hello dear peeps

Blah Monday morning, me no likey very much............!!!!

Anyway got a busy week coming up lots to do in the evenings, going to see Skyfall tonight really looking forward to that I hear its the best one yet and of course I will thoroughly enjoy oggling Daniel Craig for a couple of hours!!  haha.

I have a little card to share today using all my fav things, pink, pearls flowers and lace and of course a gorgeous SC image.

Stamp - Whispy - Saturated Canary
Papers - MME Blush
Flowers - WOC
Ribbon and Lace  - The Ribbon Girl

Entering into:
 Raise the Bar - Birthday
Flutter By Wednesday - Open

Have a  lovely day, thanks so much for poppin in!

Karenxx

Bubbles........

Morning and Happy Saturday!!!

I was up at the crack of dawn, had a horrible dream surrounding animal cruelty, wont go in to details but I get these a lot and I find it very distressing, probably because sadly there are so many low life complete waste of space brainless people out there that actually do these terrible things, personally I think they should be put on a remote island and left to rot after being injected with some horrible virus that will inflict terrible pain.  Anyway that's my rant over with for today and on a much happier note I got my card finished, not quite how I had it in my head but hey ho it will have to do!

I don't have much planned today hubby did most of the housework for me yesterday so once I have finished off a couple of jobs I think a crafty day may be in order yay!!

Today's card features another SC image, now I bet you would never have guessed that LOL!

Ingredients

Stamp - Bubbles  - Saturated Canary

Colouring medium - Copics

Paper - Prima Meadow Lark

Brazil bling card stock

Dies - Whimsy postage stamp

\Sentiment - Whimsy postage stamp

Punches - NS Branch

Flowers - Cherry Blossoms (thanks Lisa!) Carnations and not sure about the pink one!

Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Ribbon, button and gems from stash and again a little butterfly 

Stickles and chalk

Entering into:

Saturated Canary - Fairytales

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Cute n Girly

Hope you have a fab weekend, roll on tonight can't wait for Strictly!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Isabella take 2

HELLO dear peeps!

Have you had a good week, to be honest I just cannot wait till the weekend, only one more day to go, wahoo!!!  Gonna be a quick post coz I need to go and pick Beth up, she is lovin her little job at Matalan and lovin spending her pennies even more!!  Mmm I wanted to give this beauty another ink up, I tried a different colour combo on the hair and although it is still  dark brown which is my usual fav to use I love the richness and also it will help my copics go further!!  The colours if need them are E11 E25 E29.  I used that Glitz paper pad again, oh my I know I am gonna get through this pad real quick!!

Ingredients

Rubber Stamp - Isabella Saturated Canary 

Colouring medium Copics and pencils

Papers - Glitz Cashmere Dame

Card stock - SU

Flowers - Mini blooms and rose buds

Butterfly - from the POUND shop !

Gems and ribbon from stash

Entering into:

Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Right I'm off to get Beth and will be poppin round when I get back!
hugs
Karenxx

Rose Red.........

Hello..............

 

I hope you are having a good week, not long now till the weekend!! 

 

Popping on quick with a mid week make and I just could not wait to use this gorgeous freebie from Krista's blog....shes so pwetty, if I could look like a digi it would be this one LOL!  .I teamed her up with some lovely SU papers and lots of yummy flowers and lace, MMm Mmm my fav things to use for sure!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Ingredients Stamp - Rose Red -  Saturated Canary ( freebie) Colouring medium - Copics Papers  - Stampin up Card stock - Stampin Up TH distress ink Flowers - WOC Metalic Butterfly - WOC Sentiment - Whimsy Dies - Whimsy postage stamp Lace and ribbon - The Ribbon Girl   Entering into: Fashionista Challenge - Anything Goes One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi One Stop Craft - Anything Goes   Dallas tonight, yippee and hopefully  I can come see what you have been up to! Thanks for poppin in Karenxxxx  

Chasing Butterflies

  Hello

Happy Saturday, soooo glad the weekend is here and I only have a 2 day week next week and then got a few days off, whoop whoop!!!!  Ah so hope your weekend is going well, we have had a right mixed bag of weather here in Kent today, rain, sun, showers, gloomy then bright!!!  So Beth has bagged herself a little part time job at Matalan and she had her first shift today,  bless here she was so excited and it will give her some pennies for Christmas!!

So I have managed a card today,  another Saturated Canary..............I played around with my camera a bit today and think I found a better setting, these pics have come out ok I think???

 

 Ingredients

Stamp - Chasing Butterflies - Saturated Canary

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Kaisercarft - The Lake House

Stampin up card stock

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Punches - Ek Crochet Border

Lace and Hession Mesh - The Ribbon Girl

Flowers - Little blooms  - The Ribbon Girl and somes lovely Cosmos Daisies and closed Rose Buds from WOC

Dies - Stampin up Butterfly Sizzlit

Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Stickles and gems from stash

 

Entering into:

Saturated Canary  - Photo Inspiration

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Divas by Design - Anything goes

Deep Ocean - Anything goes

MMmm Mmm I am off to serve up the sausage sandwiches( love em) and watch Strictly!!

 

Have a great evening and thanks for poppin in.

Karenxxx



Honey..........

 

Hello

 

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, I have had a very lazy day indeed, 4.10 and I have done diddly squat, well apart from make a card that is!!  Bloomin blogger is blurring this pics, I don't understand as on the camera and in photoscape they are fine but as soon as I upload them here, they blur???

 

Oooh who watched Strictly, I love it and being a Westlife fan I was always gonna back Nikki but must confess to being a little disappointed, I thought he would be better, come on Nikki!!  Loved Denise too, go girl!!!

 

Anyway onto my card and its a fab SC cutie, gotta a bit of a thing for  these at the mo!!  I feel the old mojo may be returning now and I loved making this today. 

 

  

 

 

  

Ingredients Stamp  - Honey, Saturated Canary Colouring medium - Copics and pencils Card stock - Stampin Up Papers - Kaisercraft - The Lake House  (love this pad)! Flowers, mix bag Punches - MS Frond  Heart Embossing folder - SU Textured Impressions Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio Ribbon and pearls from stash   Entering into: Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes Happy Campers - Pink and Brown  Crafty Sentiments Designs - Happy Birthday Cutie Pie - Use a Digi   Ok so I best go and get cracking! thanks for poppin in   Karenxxxx