Happy New Year

Hello dear peeps!

Well my plan didn't go to plan so no card to share today but I wanted to pop on and wish you all A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2013.  I really hope you enjoy this evening whether it be a quite night in with a glass of bubbly or an all out PARTAY!!!!!!! (were doing the dvd/board game thingy)

But most of all thank you for all your support this year, I appreciate you taking the time to come and visit me little blog!

See you in 2013!! 

Big Hugs

Karenxxx

Talk to the Bear......

Hello dear peeps

Hope today finds you well,  finally we have a dry day here in Kent, so fed up with rain!!  Poor hubby is not feeling too well today and that's not like him at all!  Well not long now before we say goodbye to 2012 and hello 2013 I wonder what the year ahead will hold! We plan on a quite night in for new years although we will probably have to endure the awful racket from next door until the small hours while they do their bloomin karaoke!

Right so I have a little card today featuring one of my absolute fav Mo images, teamed up with some yummy First Edition papers and lots of embellies, I love me embellies!!!!

Stamp - Talk to the Bear - Mo Manning
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - First Edition - Blank Canvas
Dies - Whimsy Corner dies, I think the flourish is Die-namics
Punches  SU Tiny Tag
Sentiment - SU
Ribbon and velvet - The Ribbon Girl
Flowers - Cherry blossom, Rose and mini blooms WOC
Butterfly - The Pound shop
Distress inks - Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

Entering into:
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - your fav things, embellies!!
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Totally Gorgeous - New - new paper pad 

Right I am off to have a bit of a tidy up and I hope to be back tomorrow if all goes to plan!

Thanks so much 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

Finally a Card!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning and Happy Saturday!

I don't know how you lot do it, I have not managed to get anywhere near making a card this week, I think  I  must be very disorganised!  I woke up this morning and panic mode has set in , I still have all the food shopping to get, the house to blitz, although hubby will help with that and I have to go to work Monday but hopefully it will be a short day.  I am sorry for not visiting this week I really hope to catch up tonight while watching strictly, MMmmm maybe I should not be watching the telly with so much to do LOL!!

This card is for my daughter and note to self I have to buy some Christmas Sentiments for next year, I did get some in the sale last year but very disappointed with the quality and they do not stamp well!  I chose this image coz Beth has been so excited about going to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park with her new "friend " and of course she got to go ice skating (good excuse to hold hands me thinks)!!  Anyway she had a totally fantastic day, came back with a giant teddy (and I mean giant) and found her way round the underground ok (I was a bit worried about that)!  So enough waffle, here is my card and my first LA LA LAND image (hello where have I been I did not know these were available as digi's)  Oh and there is an awesome colouring video on FB by the very talented Kristina Werner, go check it out- http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-La-Land-Crafts/124543968704

Stamp - Ice Skating Marci - La La Land
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Maja Designs
Marianne Design Christmas Tree Die
Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax and Layers
Flowers - WOC and Prima
\Stickles
Distress Inks
Gems and ribbon from stash

Entering into:
Crafts and Me - Winter Wonderland
Milk n Coffee - Christmas or Winter Holiday
Marianne Design Divas- Christmas or Winter Theme

Right I best drag myself away from my lappy and go do some organising, have a great day and as always thanks for stoppin by!

hugs 

Karenxxxxx

Warmest Winter Wishes

Morning

Eeek not been able to  post for nearly a week, I am playing catch up with everything LOL!  But Yippee for Friday and not long to go now, I still have loads to do but getting there slowly.   I have got nearly all the presents now but not all wrapped yet.   Beth and my niece Amy put the tree up for me last Saturday, looks really good too!  So just a few more bits and bobs and then the dreaded food shopping as I have nothing in yet could be Beans on Toast!!

So my card today is for my crafty buddy in crime Lisa,   I hope she likes it!  I chose  a gorgeous Teddy Bea teamed up with some lush Bo Bunny papers!  I paper pieced the star and added some pom poms and flowers and a little charm to boot  (get it)!!

Stamp - Teddy Bea 244

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny

Flower - WOC

Pwetty embellies from stash

Entering into:

Cute Card Thursday - So Charming

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew- Star
Deep Ocean - So this is Christmas
Cutie Pie - Cute Christmas

Hope you have a good day, I have a loooooooooooong drive tomorrow to Chester to get Jamie, he is coming home for Christmas!  I really hope to catch up with you all tonight I am behind with my commenting but if things run away with me then I will be popping round on Sunday for sure!!!

Hugs

Karenxx

Christmas Pudding.....

Morning

Oh hope you are all warm and well, have you had snow, we had a little bit here but nothing much.  A quick post from me as I am just about to hit the road down to Devon to visit my MIL and SIL and nephews.   I wasn't sure if we would go as I had a migraine from hell yesterday and didn't go to work, I feel really sorry for people that suffer with these on a regular basis, it was horrible!! My card today is a Teddy Bea and she has got her Christmas Pud, I LOVE Christmas Pud with Brandy cream, Yum Yum!  I used by gorgeous MB bow die and went for traditional colours for this one, although I am not very confident colouring in red.

Stamp - Teddy Bea Christmas Pudding
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Mixed bag
MB Corner Bow die
Flowers - WOC
Ribbon - SU
Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly

Entering into
Cute Card Thursday - Red and Green
Love to Create - Holiday Cheer
Paper Playtime - Christmas Colours
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Christmassy

Hope you have a fab weekend and  all being well we will be back tomorrow early afternoon so I will come and see you then!  

Hugs

Karenxx

Winter Fairy Talva in Pink!!

Hello me lovelies

Hope your week has got off to a good start, its still bloomin cold!  A quick post from me tonight as I am soo tired and gonna go for an early night so no waffle, straight on to my little card and I have used Mo's gorgeous Fairy Talva again but this time in pink haha!  Hope you likey, be catching up with you all tomorrow!


Oh dear I must be knackered I have totally missed the arm and neck, will sort tomorrow  LOL!

Stamp  - Winter Fairy Talva - Mo Manning
Colouring medium - Copics\
Papers - Papermania capsule collection
Dies - Marianne Creatables Holly, nesties lacey circles
Pink spiders web, velvet and ribbon - The Ribbon girl
Flowers - WOC and Prima
Gems from stash
Glamour dust\

Entering into:
Totally Gorguss - Anything goes with glitter
Dream Valley - Non traditional Christmas
The Ribbon Girl - Christmas projects
DP2 - Fav colour combo - so many but pink n white today!

Thanks so much for poppin in!

Karenxx

Wryn Caroling

Hello........

Hope Sunday finds you warm and well, its bloomin to cold for me but then I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to the cold!  Although I am buying the majority of my Christmas cards this year I do have a handful to make and so I thought I best get one done today!  Wryn is just the cutest and I really love this image!

Stamp - Wryn Caroling Tiddlyinks
Colouring medium - Copics
Sentiment - Tiddlyinks
Papers - Bo Bunny
Brazill Blind cardstock
Dies -MB Ivy Trellis
Flowers and berries  WOC
Lace and Hessian Mesh - The Ribbon Girl
Tulle - Stampin Up
Glamour dust

Entering into;
Fussy and Fancy - Love Christmas
Crafting for all Seasons - Flowers
Stampin for the weekend - Texture

Okay I am off to get the dinner on the go, roast chicken tonight, yummy

Have a lovely evening!

Karenxx

Oh no 50!

Moring and Happy Saturday!

So glad its the weekend and the start of December, did you have a choccy for breakfast???   I have some busy weekends coming up now mainly because I leave things to the last minute like my BIL Birthday card!  He is 50 today and there is a bit of a do tonight in celebration so I will be round there enjoying a glass or two, well it would be rude not to!!  So yep the card was made fresh today, I chose a TB image coz its perfect for his job and I have been kind and only stuck a little 50 on it!  Hope you likey.

Stamp - Teddy Bo 167
Colouring medium - Copics and pencils
Papers - Glitz and MME
Punches - MS Zig Zag border. SU Ovals and Tiny tags
Sentiment - SU
Dies -Die-namics star trio

Entering into:
Teddy Bo Challenge - Anything goes
Here Come the Boys - Birthdays

I better go and get some boring stuff done, catch up with you in a bit!  

Thanks for poppin in and have a great weekend!

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

Very Pink

Morning

Here we go again eh, why does Monday come round so quickly?????  Anyway hope you have a good week whatever you are up to, mine is a bit quieter in the evenings, thank goodness!  So you may remember a couple of posts ago I said Tilda was growing on me, well she defo is so I was naughty and got another one, just one mind!!  Shes all pink and pwetty and just gorgeous me thinks.  She is teamed up with yummy Kaisercraft papers and of course lots of flowers!

Stamp - Tilda Catching Stars
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Kaisercraft - The Lake House
Flowers, roses, carnations and cherry blossoms
Seam binding, doilies, pearls and stars from stash
Dies - Marianne designs ribbon flower 3, Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip,SU Butterfly
MS Vintage Doily Border Punch

Entering into:
Crazy 4 challenges - Put a bow on it
Tildas Town - Anything Goes
My mums craft Shop - Inspiration from a song - Simply Red ' Stars'

Catch you tonight, as always thanks so much for poppin in!

hugs

Karenxxx

Wee Suzi..........

Morning

Hope today finds you well and dry and not blown away, not a good day yesterday for my daughter to pop over to the IOW but she did, rather her than me, ooh I don't do waves very well!!  She went with her uncle to watch Ice Hockey, I didn't know she liked it that much but apparently she likes the 'punch ups'!!!

I have gone from Saucy to Sweetie as today's cards features a very cute Wee stamp and she is teamed up with some of the Nitwit papers from LOTV (yes I succumbed, could resist no more)!

Stamp - Wee Suzi  'Wee Stamps'
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Nitwits for  LOTV 'Promises'
Die-namics Corner Die
Flowers - Cherry blossoms, Roses and Daisy from WOC


Entering Into:
Sweet Stampin - Flowers
Divas by Design - 2 or more patterned papers

Mmn now I need to get a bit of a shifty on and do some jobs and then I may find some time to play later!
Have a fab day, thanks for poppin in, means a lot!
Hugs
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

Ballet Bea...........

Evening

Yippee for Friday, so looking forward to the weekend not that I have anything much planned but I am sooo tired, need to put me feet up and chill!  Only just got round to making a card last night and I got a runner up spot in the last TB challenge so I got to choose a digi and I got me a little Teddy Bea to colour up.  I have used some gorgeous Prima papers (from last year I think) and lots of pwetty embellies, hope you likey!

Image - Teddy Bea no 214
Colouring medium - Copics and pencils
Papers - Prima Madeline
Flowers -WOC


Entering Into:
Teddy Bo - Anything goes
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Die cuts and Punches - MB Corner Die, Nesties and NS Branch Punch and SU Word window punch
Forever Friends - Anything Goes

Right so I need to shift me butt of this chair and get some dinner, catch you later!

Have a lovely evening

Karenxx

Lady Tilda

Evening dear peeps

Thank you for my get well wishes I think they worked coz I am feeling brighter now, just a bit knackered but then that's normal!!!  Just thinking about having some soup and crusty bread for me tea and then I think a TV evening with hubby is in order!!

Today I fancied inking up a Tilda,  now I only have one stamp so I was hardly spoilt for choice, I need more she has grown on me and I like lots from the last few collections!  Although I just noticed I forgot to ground her so she is floating at the moment Oh well, she must have had one glass if bubbly to many!

Stamp - Lady Tilda
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers -MME Blush
Flowers WOC
Ribbon and Lace  - The ribbon Girl

Entering into:
Tildas Town - Anything Goes
Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia - Dies or Punches - Whimsy postage die, MS Butterfly punch
Stampacular - Receipe, ribbon , dies or punches , pearls

Okay hope you have a lovely evening, looking forward to the Strictly results and celeb and the the new drama that starts tonight!

Thanks so much for poppin in.

Karenxx

My First Christmas Card!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning

Hope you are enjoying your weekend, it was a miserable day here in Kent yesterday and I am feeling quite yucky so I spent most of it snoozing on the sofa and generally not doing much!  I did find my way into my craft room for a little while and thought I best make a Christmas card as I haven't done any yet!  Pressure off this year though I intend buying them and just making just a few very special ones!   I refuse to feel guilty about it so that's that!

 Poor Jamie is really suffering with a chest infection that does not seem to want to go and really rough cold and now on top of it all he has got a stomach bug so I am really worried about him, being so far away I can't do anything much about it! He has been to the doctors so I really hope he will soon start to improve.  Poor Max (the dog) was sick yesterday as well and I think I have something lurking, me no likey!!!!!!

I have a non traditional Christmas card to share today with a gorgeous image from Mo and I got my flowers and lace on there too!!!!

Stamp - Winter Fairy Talva - Mo Manning
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Bo Bunny Wonderland

Entering into:
Crafty Catz - Lets have sparkle
4 Crafty Chicks - Winter Wonderland
My Mums Craft Shop - Winter Wonderland
Mo's DP2 Challenge - Lets Chill

Gonna have a cozy day, thanks so much for poppin in!

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