Lost Mojo, Lost Internet BUT.........

.......my gorgeous daughter totally rocked her GSCE's YAY Beth. She got 2 x A* and 6 x A now thats BRILLIANT especially as she took them a whole year early too!! I think she gets it from me LOL!!

I also want to say a big WELL DONE to my fab niece Amy who got also got awesome results coming in with A grades for all of them! WOW!!!!

Anyway big apology to make, my card is very late for the challenge over at CES today, I have had no mojo all week and it shows no sign of return, don't you just hate it when that happens? Also I have had pretty limited internet connection again and so I probably haven't caught up with lots of you.

The challenge this week is a gorgeous colour combo, PINK, BROWN AND AQUA, now that's yummy!

You would think with those colours and a Wee stamp and beautiful MME papers I would be able to create something pretty but NO, so I apologize now for my very uninspiring and totally pants card LOl! Be sure to check out the challenge blog for some real inspiration, the DT really have done a fabulous job.

Ingredients

6x6 Scalloped Card blank - Crafty Emma's Store

Stamp - Fluffy on the Lily ' Wee stamps'

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - MME Vanity Fair - Crafty Emma's store

Flowers - Pink Cherry Blossoms - Crafty Emma's Store

Ribbon from Stash

Glamour Dust - Crafty Emma's Store

There are lots of gorgeous new products in store now, go on treat yourself!!!!

thanks for poppin
Karenxx

Daisy Chain - Fab n Funky DT

Morning

Yippee its halfway to the weekend and a long weekend too!

So today we have a new challenge for you at Fab n Funky and our theme is.......................

MONOCHROMATIC

We are kindly sponsored by The Stamping Boutique, check out the challenge blog for all the details and gorgeous DT samples.

So I was in a LOTV and pink mood!

Ingredients

Stamp - Daisy Chain LOTV

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Marianne Design ' In the meadow'

Brazil basic cardstock

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Flowers, Cherry blossom, Gardenia and mini blooms - Crafty Emmas Store

Lace,button, gems and ribbon from stash

I would like to enter into:

LOTV - Thanks

Card Making Mamas - Pink

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Sarah Kay Card

Good Morning

Well back to work for me today, my week long card making fest is over, and I only have a couple of days left between now and Christmas hols! Oh I wish me numbers would come up!

We have a new challenge for you this week at Digital Tuesday and I have chosen the theme...........................................

Cute N Girly, hope you like it???

We are sponsored by Phindy's place, be sure to hop over and take a look!

So here is my card..

I probably would have gone for pink and brown but I loved the red/blue that Bev used so went with that instead.

Ingredients
Stamp - Fleur gathering flowers with Manon
Colouring medium - Copics
On the edge cardblank- Crafty Emma's Store
Papers - Red one BG Hello Luscious, Green MME Vanity Fair
Stampin up cardstock - crumb cake
Picket fence die cut
Ticket Sentiment - Digi stamp Boutique
Flowers - Poppys WOC
Punches - NS Butterfly, X cut - Leafy Lace
Inks- TH Vintage Photo
Hand Stitching

I would like to enter into:
The Secret Crafter - Create a scene
Creative Belli - Gingham
Stampavie and More -Girlie

Thanks for poppin in
Karenxx

A Colour Combo at HCTB'S

Good Morning

Well here we are again, another 2 weeks flown by and so it's time for a new challenge at

HERE COME THE BOYS

We have a fab colour combo for you for male cards and be sure to check out the challenge blog to see the yummy DT samples too!

We are kindly sponsored by Sarah Pinnington, Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator (also my sister)!!

The colour combo is ORANGE AND BROWN.....





So out came my fella Mikey, he looks dashing all wrapped up, hope you likey.


Ingredients

Stamp - 'Mikey' Charmed cards and crafts

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers, brown stripe from MME Paris and co and orange is Bo Bunny 'vicki B'

Coordinations cardstock

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Punches - Oval and scallop Oval - Stampin Up

Paper Piecing using the kit from Stampin Up

Inks - Chocolate chip - Stampin Up

Ribbon and candi from stash

I would like to enter into:
Cards for men - Anything Goes
Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Bring Out Your Bunting - CES Challenges

Morning

Hello dear peeps, I hope you have a fab weekend, lets hope for some sunshine too!

Its Saturday so that means a fab new challenge over at CES and this week Kaylou has chosen the theme which is ...

BANNERS/BUNTING/FLAGS.......ooooh yummy!

I loved this challenge, I used my new Sassy stamp with the gorgeous MME Paris and Co paper pad. I love these papers the patterns are lush and they are really good for both male and female themes.

Ingredients
Stamp - Windswept ' Sugar
Colouring Medium - Copics
Coordinations cardstock
Papers - MME Paris & Co - Crafty Emma's Store
Flowers and gems from stash
Craftwork cards sentiment
Nestie - Blossom
Punches - MS Frond, X Cut 'Leafy Lace'
Bunting just cut by hand
Divine Twine - Crafty Emma's Store
I would like to enter into:

Cutie Sunday - Lace Puncher - I used Leafy Lace by xcut

Poodle Parlour - Anything Goes

Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdow - NON stamped sentiment

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

My first Sassy, clouds and a BIG thank you

Morning

This week is going way to quick, please slow down, I actually need to get myself in gear and get some jobs done!

So me and my sister met up yesterday for a little play. Me being me couldn't wait to colour my new stamp and sis being sis more worried about trying a new technique! So we tried clouds, I think you will see it turned out pretty well for a first go! I may have needed to go slightly lower down the image, she looked like she was floating in the sky when I finished, hence flower overload at the bottom. Hopefully now she looks like she is sitting in a field of pretty flowers! So for the clouds we used Die-namics trio cloud die, cut out a few times, we found the medium and smaller ones worked well. Then we masked our image and placed the clouds about where we thought they would go and then with a large brush dotted bashful blue ink around (from stampin up). Remove the clouds and hey presto a sky without too much hassle. Of course you can then keep your clouds as templates to re-use SIMPLES!

And the BIG THANK YOU is for Wend aka The Crafty Monkey who sorted my blog problem out, I tell you I was right stuck with this one but it's all fixed, thanks Woo you are a star and such an oober lovely friendly person!!
So here is my very first sassy, Hippie Chick

Ingredients

Stamp - Hippie Chick
Colouring Medium - Copics

Papers - Don't know stolen from sisters stash ( I think they were freebies though)

Stampin up cardstock

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Gorgeous Flowers - Cherry blossoms and mini blooms - Crafty Emma's Store

Die-namics cloud trio

MS branch punch

Glamour dust

Stickles

Ink -Stampin up 'Bashful blue'

She is going into the following:

Paper Creations - Flowers

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Hot Colours

Stamp Something - Dog days of summer

take care

Karenxx

In Stitches at Fab n Funky......

Good Morning

Now normally I make some mention that its half way to the weekend but not today, I'm on holiday so I don't want the weekend to come yet!! I am so enjoying just pottering around, doing odd jobs and getting lots of crafty time.

So a new challenge today over at Fab n Funky and this week its STITCHING, real or faux.

We are sponsored by the totally fab PINK PETTICOAT, be sure to check out the challenge blog for all the details and fantastic creations from the DT.

I love how stitching looks on cards but I do not have a sewing machine so for this one I have done it by hand, OMG my eyes!!! Just as well I am on holiday the time it took!!
So here is my card...

Ingredients

Stamp - Blue Butterfly Stamps 'Teddy cuddles'

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Echo Park 'Country Drive'

Brazil Basics cardstock

Flowers - Cherry blossoms

Punches - NS 'Branch'

Lace, gems and ribbon from stash

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Glamour dust

I would like to enter into

Papertake Weekly -BINGO - Lace, blooms and ribbon

Pink Elephant - Stitching

Craft Your days Away - Birthdays

Divas by Design - Birthdays
Bearly Mine - Bling

Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx