Red and Green should be seen - HCTB DT

Morning

Well yesterdays Christmas shopping trip was exhausting, we trudged all over Maidstone which I have to say is now pants for shopping, very few decent shops left, I think it's appalling considering we are meant to be the county town, and then it all seemed to be the same as last year which was the same as the year before and so it goes on.  We did make a start and got a few bits but perhaps I just was not in the mood!!

Anyway enough of my moaning (I could go on believe me) its time for a new challenge over at
Here Come The Boys and we have a colour combo for you this time...

RED AND GREEN..... now that should also help with your Christmas cards.

So I have gone a whole week without posting one of Mo's carollers, so I reckoned that was long enough,  I have done the little boy this time...

Ingredients

Stamp - Charlie Carolling  - Mo Manning

Colouring medium - Copics

Brazil basics card stock

Papers - Authentique ' free bird'

Gold Mirror card

Punches - Stampin up circle

Dies - Die namics 'Star trio'

Music Stamp - LOTV

Distress Inks - Vintage Photo

Sentiment - Craftwork cards

Pears and twine from stash

I am entering  into:

2 sisters - Anything goes

Miami Doodles - Christmas

Bearly Mine - One for the Boyz
Totally Papercrafts - Victorian

thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Ribbons and Roses - CES DT

Good Morning

Wahoo its Saturday, actually this week has flown by, I seem to have been chasing my tail all week!!

So of course its time for a new challenge over at CES and our loverly Julie has chosen a fabulous theme for you

Ribbon and Roses  (pretty)!!

Be sure to check out the challenge post HERE for details of the prize and oggle at the totally gorgeous DT samples, my teamies are oober talented!!!!

Also there is still time to grab yourself a bargain, the sale is still on in store with discounts of up to 80%  THAT'S MASSIVE!!

So here is my card, I treated myself to this totally adorable little WEE stamp and my hubby treated me to a new die that I had my eye on for a while now, its that big Magnolia flourish.....

Ingredients

Digi Stamp - Wee Stamp 'Wee Florist'

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers -MME Oh lala for her

Brazil bling cardstock

Chalks for edging

Assorted flowers

Pears and ribbon from stash

Magnolia DooHickey Die

Punches - Martha Stewart Vintage Doily

Glamour dust

Stickles 'Frosted Lace

This little sweetie is going into:

Crafty Catz - Use a digi (image)

Polka Doodle - Pearls, swirls and pastels

I am off Christmas Shopping (yuck) so I will catch up with you all laters!!!

Have a great weekend

Karenxx

:PS Still time to enter the candy draw, see sticky post at top!

Little Maisie again....

Morning all

Here we go again, the start of another week, mine is gonna be pretty busy at work and at home so not sure if I will get much posted this week.   I just had to colour up Maisie Caroling again, I just can't help myself, its her little face, so cute singing away..   ahhh.

Close up flowers 

Maisie singing away

Ingredients

Stamp  - Maisie Caroling - Mo Manning

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers, last years Papermania Joyeux Noel and spotty one not sure as scrap

Flowers, ribbon, button and gems from stash

Little bell from my sis

Wooden snowflak, inked up

Distress inks - vintage photo

Loads of stickles and glamour dust on this one

Punches -NS Branch

Hope you likey, I would like to enter into:

Inspire me Fridays - always anything goes
Winter Wonderland - Make is sparkle
Delightful Challenges - A very sparkly Christmas
Paperplay Challenges - Button UP

thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

All wrapped Up ....

Morning my lovelies.....

Firstly my thoughts are with the families of those involved in that terrible accident yesterday, I just saw the pics in the paper, I just can't imagine how terrifying that must have been, truly awful!

So today I have a little card using one of my new Sassy stamps, this one is 'All Wrapped Up,.....  I have again used my EP 'Seasons Greetings'  papers but I tell you what a great buy as I have nearly used them all up, no half pad left with one's you don't like?..    I have used that little heart again, well hey I got a pack of 10 so why  not LOL.

Today I have to go food shopping (yuck) I started Slimming World last week so lots of healthy stuff going in my basket, well that's the plan anyway but you know what they say about plans...........???

I was following Erika's lovely sketch at The Sugar Bowl , but I have missed an element so can't enter but its pretty much it.

Side View

Close up - isn't she gorgeous!

Little Heart and Lace

Full View



Ingredients
Stamp - Sugar Nellie - All wrapped up
Colouring Medium - Copics
Papers - Echo Park, Seasons Greetings
Brazil bling card stock
Distress Inks - Antique Linen
Wooden heart 
Ribbon, lace and pearls from stash
Hand stitching


I am entering this sweetie into:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Stitching (hand stitching)
Saturated Canary Challenge - Easy as 123, 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellies (heart,lace, pearls)


Thanks for poppin in
take care
Karenxx

Entertain Us Please......... - CES DT

Morning

How was your week, I have to say mine seem to speed past, I can't believe its the weekend again but I'm not complaining!

So Saturday means a new challenge at CES and Caroline has chosen the theme Entertain Us. We would like to see your cards/projects that are inspired by a song or movie  - great fun!!!  Don't forget to tell us on your post!

Make sure you check out the challenge blog HERE for details of the prize, you could win a spend up in store and of course you can see all the gorgeous DT samples...

So I have gone for an oldie, Dean Martin, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow........and I had to use another of these Mo Manning images, I LOVE them!!!!!

Ingredients

Stamp - Ragged Angel ' Mo Manning

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Echo Park ' seasons greetings'

Sentiment - Freebie with Papercraft Essentials Mag

Distress Inks ' Antique Linen

Star - Craft for all Occasions

Stickles 

Gems

Pop over to Crafty Emma's Store, there is a MASSIVE SALE on with up to 80% off, don't miss out!!

Entering into

Southern Girls - Can you hear the music? - Let It Snow, Dean Martin

Thanks for poppin in

take care

Karenxx

For You....

Morning

I have a little card to share with you today using an image from Pollycraft.  I was in a blue mood but I think she suits this colour.  I love the little heart, bargain pack of about 10 from Hobbycraft, only £1.49 per pack and I have just used some distress ink to bring the pattern out, really pleased how it turned out.

Close up of heart detail

Ingredients

Stamp - Sonny Honeycloud 'For you ' Pollycraft

Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers -MME Stella Rose ' Hattie'

Heart - Craft for Occasions

Distress Ink ' weathered storm

Lace, pearls and seam binding from stash

Antique blue wild open rose from WOC, rest from stash

Sentiment ' stampin up

Punches - Martha Stewart 'vintage doily, Stampin up 1 and 1 1/4 circles, Martha Stewart Butterfly

I am entering her into

Pollycraft Monday challenge - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Don't forget you can enter my candy HERE

thanks for poppin in

Karenxxx

Urchin with bird

Good Morning

I hope you had a good start to the week,  we had some good news from the gas and electric, we finally had our meter read and we got a letter today to say a rebate is in the post,  its a hefty one too so just perfect this close to Christmas, that's all the presents sorted!!!  Takes the pressure of a bit, PHEW..

 I have nearly got my blog candy together, just waiting for a couple of packages to arrive and then it will be good to go!

So I am back again with another Mo Manning image and I kept the design pretty similar to my card yesterday in terms of papers and embellies, but I have used a different image, colours and layout so I hope you likey????  I am quite slow at colouring anyway but I spent nearly two hours on this one and I enjoyed every minute....all 120 of them !!!!

Ingredients

Stamp - Urchin with Bird - Mo Manning

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Echo Park ' Seasons Greetings'

Sentiment - Freebie with Papercraft Essentials Mag

Distress Inks - Antique Linen

Twine from Marks and Spencer ( a good find by my sis)

Flowers - Roses - Woc, Mini Blooms Crafty Emma's Store

Lace and pearls from stash

Punches - NS Branch, Stampin Up Circle

I would like to enter into

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Lace it up

Craft your Passion - BINGO top row across, flowers, pearls.punch

Papercrafting Journey - Use a digi (image)

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxxx