Julia in the field

Morning

Happy Wednesday peeps, boy this week is racing by!!  Right gonna get straight to it Lol and my little card today is my sisters Birthday card ( i should say at this point older sister LOL )!  there 4 years difference but our Birthdays fall just one day apart.   Well she loves SK and I know it wasn't too long ago that I coloured this one up but she is just so sweet, possibly my fav SK image!   I  used some gorgeous MME papers, pretty flowers, gingham oh and an LOTV sentiment from the new sketch pads, a pressie from my crafty buddy Lisa, thanks hun!!!!!!!!!  Here she is...................

Stamp - Julia in the field - Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers -MME Cambridge Court

Ribbon, lace and flowers - The Ribbon Girl

Button - The Range

Dies - SB Opulent Ovals , Magnolia Heart Swirl flourish. MB Trellis

Sentiment - LOTV

Twine, pearls from stash

Entering into:
Stampavie and More - use kraft card stock

Bearly Mine - Lucky Dip - Lace/ribbon/flowers

Creative Craft - Just Checkin
A Little Bit Crafty - kraft

Have a great day and thank you so much for poppin in!!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Papertake Weekly GDT

Good Morning

So did you enjoy the BH weekend and wasn't the weather kind to us, makes such a lovely change!!!   I did still find it a little nippy LOL but then I am always cold!!!!!!!!!!

So here we are another week gone by so time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, I am very much enjoying my little GDT spot!  This weeks theme is one we all love, yep its Anything Goes!  There is a also an optional extra to use  2 or more stamps.  Check out details of the prize and all the yummy DT creations HERE!

I misread the optional extra coz I thought I had done it but I haven't coz I still only used 1 stamp LOl, good job it is only an option!!   Here is me little card hope you likey................

Stamp - A Little Help from Margot - Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - MME - Cambridge Court

Dies - SB Floral Ovals, MB Geneva Vine

Punches - MS Punch around the page 

Ribbon, Lace and Flowers - The Ribbon Girl

Sentiment - WRS

Ink - TH Vintage Photo

Button from stash

White gel pen

Entering into:

The Ribbon Girl - Add a button

2 Sisters - BINGO -bottom line - Punches/dies - sentiment - flowers

Have a fabulous day and as always thank you so much for poppin in, makes me sooooooooooo happy!

Catch up with you after work!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Papertake Weekly GDT - Sketch Time

Morning

Happy Tuesday peeps and  hope your week has got off to a good start!

Its time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly and this week you can either use the new sketch or like me choose one of the previous ones from the folder HERE!  I have chosen sketch 69 for my card this week and just rotated it!  Do hop over and check out the gorgeous creations by the PTW team, your gonna love em!  Oh and don't forget to tell us which sketch you used!!!

So onto me little card and I have used one of my fav Sarah Kay stamps.

Stamp - Julia in the field

Colouring medium - Copics

Sentiment - WRS

Papers - LOTV Perfect Pair

Dies, Magnolia heart swirl, SB Floral Ovals. Impression Obsession tiny leaf

Punches - X Cut leafy lace

Flowers - WOC

Entering into:

Lexi's Creations - Happy Birthday

Stampavie and More - Diecuts

Crafty Boots - Stamped character

Hope you will join us this week, thank you so much for poppin in!

Hugs

Karenxx

How sweet you are................

Good Morning

Happy Sunny Saturday, well it is at the mo, not sure if its set for the day, lets see! I hope so coz I have tons of washing to get dry!   Have you had a good week, I thought it was a long one for some reason?

  So onto me little card and I have used a fabulous  Sarah Kay stamp, and I still cant seem to get away from the pink/green combo at the mo............here she is................

Stamp - How Sweet you are - Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers -LOTV Perfect Pair

Dies - La La Land heart banner, MB Pippi butterfly, SB Floral Oval, Whimsy corner die, Magnolia leaf

Flowers

WOC

Kraft and green card stock

Entering into:

Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 patterned papers  

Stampin for the weekend - Diecuts and/or punches

Simon says Stamp - Anything Goes

Right I best go and get this house cleaned up!

Have a fab day and thank sooooooooooo much for poppin in!

Catch up with you tonight!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Spring is Back..........

Me again

Please scroll down for me Little Miss Muffet post..

Hello hope you are well, I was supposed to be doing some jobs today but I can't seem to get going so I thought I would have a little play instead, very naughty!  Oh well always tomorrow I suppose LOL!  its lovely and bright here today but blimey its windy, good drying day!!!

I have another Sarah Kay for today really loving these at the mo, , hope you likey here she is.............

Close up

Stamp - Spring is Back Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Carta Bella Beautiful Moments and got one from a MME collection on there too!

Flowers  - Daisy -The Ribbon Girl - Cottage Rose and Cherry Blossom and Gip - WOC

Ribbon and Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Prima Butterfly - My Crafty Heart

Sentiment - SU

TH Distress Ink

Dies - Magnolia Heart Swirl

White paint dabber

White gel pen

Entering into:

Bearly Mine - Spring Flowers

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge - use a sentiment

Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday Girl

Right I really must go and tackle that ironing or we will have nothing left to wear (oh god the very thought!!!)

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

Hugs

Karenxxx

Watering the little flowers........

Good Morning

Can someone slow the week down please, I cannot believe it's Wednesday already and I am so enjoying having lots of time to play, gonna make the most of it too LOl!  Well I tried something a bit different for me today, no ready made flowers shock horror I die cut some! Also no ribbon or lace but to be honest I am pleased with how it turned out  so I may try it a bit more!   Bit miffed the pink for the flowers  has not come out true colour it is darker pink IRL!  I got me little trellis die on there, oh it is so cute and die cut some little flowers and leaves and a gorgeous SK stamp,  hope you likey................

Little Close Up

Stamp - Bernadette admiring spring flowers - Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio

Dies -MB Trellis MB Fancy Blossoms, Impression Obsession Leaf Cluster, SB Floral Oval, Marianne Vintage Parasol

Entering into:

Joanna Sheen - Spring into Spring
Loves Rubber Stamps - Colours of Spring
A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes

Hope you have a fabulous day, catch you later

Thanks for poppin in!

Hugs

Karenxxx

Spring Blooms

Morning

Happy Saturday hope you have some sunshine where you are it is beautiful here although bloomin cold!  I intend to spend all day locked away in my craft room listening to cd's coz I am sick of hearing about the Grand National -so cruel!!!

Right well I guess me little craft blog is not the place to go into one about it so onto me little card ohh and its a fabulous Sarah Kay, those gorgeous Bo Bunny papers and  I could resist that parasol die no more, cute cute cute!!!!!!!!  Hope you likey here she is..........................

Stamp - Sarah Kay Spring Blooms

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Cest la Vie -  Bo Bunny

Dies - MB Pippi Butterfly, Marianne Design Vintage Parasol, Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip, SB Opulent Ovals.

Lace and seam binding - The Ribbon Girl

Flowers - WOC

White gel pen

Shimmer chalk

Kraft card stock

Entering into:

Loves Rubber stamps - Anything goes

Allsorts - Spring has Sprung

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Spring

Ok I am behind on my visits just not felt like being on the lappy much this week but will catch up today for sure! 

Thanks so much for poppin in!

Hugs

Karenxx

Sarah Kay Saturday

Hello

Yay I have managed a card..... well it is my mum's birthday tomorrow so I couldn't not make one!!!   I have a lot going on here in the O'Brien household my hubby has been made redundant and it really is such a worry, the whole company he worked for has gone under, such a shame for all concerned I just hope and pray he can find a job PDQ!!

 I have really struggled with the last few makes but I am pleased with this one, I often find a Sarah Kay stamp will get me mojo fired up and this is one of my fav's.....hope you likey........??

 

Ingredients

Stamp - Babette Sewing ' Sarah Kay'

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Simple Stories ' Fabulous'

Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio and 'Mum' is personal impessions

Distress Inks - Vintage Photo

Dies - Magnolia doohickey 'Scalloped  stitch lace', Cheery Lyn 'Flourish Leaf Strip'

Nesites - Ovals

Punches - NS Frond

Flowers WOC

Lace, ribbon and gems from stash

Entering into:

Card Makin mamas - Rubber stamp

Stampavie and More - Lots of flowers

Bearly Mine - Ribbons and Bows

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Hope you have a great weekend and stay dry!!!

Hugs

Karenxx

Sweet Sarah Kay

Hello

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, we have had glorious sunshine so far today.   I  had a bit of mad five minutes earlier this morning which resulted in a trip to the tip, car jam packed with rubbish!  I need to keep busy today, got a little worry on  my mind which will probably result to nothing but we will see, I am a worry guts!

Anyway feeling a bit down today so I took myself off  to my little cupboard to cheer myself up and a Sarah Kay stamp will always do the trick.  I got my gorgeous new papers from My Crafty Heart and in my parcel was a little freebie, a  lovely little bag with some charms in and an adorable little resin flower, really quick delivery too so I would recommend for sure, thank you Teresa.

So here is my little card and thanks so much for visiting means a lot!

Ingredients

Stamp - Katie - Sarah Kay

Colouring medium - Copics and pencils

Papers - Prima -  Fairy Belle

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Brazil basics card stock

Dies - Cheery Lyn - Francesca border and used the left over piece for the bottom border

Seam Binding, doily, pearls from stash

Roses - The Hobby House and WOC

Punches - MS Butterfly, NS Frond

Entering into:

Card making mamas  - Make it girly

Paper Pretties - Cards for Girls

Stampavie and More - Spring

Simon says Stamp - Dawny P's fab sketch!

I thought The Voice was fantastic last night, looking forward to tonight's show.

Hope you have a great week, I'm off to cook dinner and open a bottle!

Hugs

The Cuties are playing BINGO...

Good Morning

Well that's two weeks gone in the blink of an eye so here we are on our 2nd challenge at Cutie Pie which is the Bingo Board!!!!!!

We have two fabulous sponsors, One Stop Craft Shop and Prairie Fairy Designs, be sure to check out the challange post HERE for details of the prizes on offer and of course to feast on the DT samples, mmm yummy!!!!

Here is the board, choose a line, up, down or across, or four corners or even as some of our DT have done a full house!!!

So I chose bottom line across, Flowers, Border Punch, Ribbon and Lace.

Ingredients
Stamp - Sarah Kay ' Julie in the Field of Nasturtiums
Colouring Medium - Copics
Papers - I think the dotty one is Craft Creations and the other one could be EP but no 100%
Flowers - Mini blooms
Sentiment - Stampin Up
Hand Stitching
Ribbon, lace buttons from stash
Punch - Xcut Flower Doily and NS Branch

I would like to enter into:
Paper Sundaes - Lots of Layers
Stampin for the Weekend - What a Cutie

thanks for poppin in
take care
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

Clash!!!!

Hello


Bit late posting, I lost my connection last night right before I was about to do my post!! arrrrggggg!
This weeks theme at Fab n Funky is 'Clash those Colours'

We are sponsored by Bonibleaux Designs, be sure to check out the challenge blog HERE for details.

I have to be honest I found this one really difficult and wasn't too sure where to go,so I just went for bold colours, pink,green and orange!!



Ingredients

Stamp - Vivienne and Manon are always together - Sarah k vintage chic collection

Colouring medium - Copics

Papers - Bo Bunny - 'Vicki B - Crafty Emma's Store

Flowers - 'Cherry Blossoms' -Crafty Emma's Store

Punches - Martha Stewart 'Vintage Doily'

Sentiment - Stampin Up

Organza ribbon from stash


I would like to enter into

Sweet Stampin - Fashion,I reckon Vivienne here is very chic!


Thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

Bermuda Triangle - Fab N Funky DT

Good Morning

Hope your week is going well, the weekend is in sight! Yippee!!

So we have a new challenge for you at Fab N Funky and we have 2 sponsors this week!!

Now the 1st sponsor we have is . . .

The prize being kindly offered is:

1 stamp of the winners choice and a goodie bag (contents chosen by the store owner).

our 2nd sponsor is . . .

This weeks we are going to give you a choice of themes . . .You can either follow this weeks named theme or follow a sketch. So firstly, the "named theme" is

"Bermuda triangle

We would like to see you anything triangular on your project. This could be triangular corners, bunting designs, harlequin patterned papers . . . to name but a few ideas. However, you could follow this triangular themed sketch instead:

Ok I have gone for using triangles (it was easier) LOl

Ingredients

Stamp - Stampavie, Sarah Kay 'Vivien and Manon are always together'

Colouring medium - Copics
Papers- Echo Park ' Picnic Fun' from A walk in the park

Co-ordinations cardstock

Distress Ink - vintage photo

Embossing folder - Craft concepts - 'In stitches'

Sentiment - Digi Stamp Boutique

Ribbon - the ribbon Girl

Lace and flowers and gems from stash

Cant wait to see your triangles

I would like to enter into:

The crazy challenge - Beautiful women

Dream Valley - Ribbon

Secret Crafter - Embossing

thanks for poppin in

Karenxx

A delicious challenge - Digital Tuesday DT

Good Morning

Hope your week has got off to a good start, we have had lots of rain here in Kent so its a bit gloomy.

Wimbledon fever kicks in this week of course, I must admit Tennis is one of my favorite sports to watch, COME ON RAFA!!!!!

Its time for a new challenge at Digital Tuesday and it's a scrummy yummy one! Lora has chosen.....................................

Favourite Ice Cream Combo(s)

We are lucky to be sponsored once again by My Grafico.

So my fav ice cream combo is Neopolitan with chocolate sprinkles, ummmm

Ingredients

Stamp - Stampavie - Marguerite taking Ruben for a walk

Colouring medium - Copics

Sentiment - Digital from Squigglefly

Papers - My minds eye 'Asparagus'

Co-ordinations cardstock

Punches - Vintage Doily

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon and Lace - The Ribbon Girl

I just love this image, so gorgeous and of course being a greyhound fan this is just perfect! I hope you will join us this week, can't wait to see your fav ice cream combo's.

I would like to enter into:

Delightful Challenges - Anything goes

Southern Girls - Anything goes

thanks for poppin in

Karenxx