My lovely friends, thank you xx

Saturday 27 October 2012

Wee Spook

 
Hello peeps and Happy Saturday, cold one though BRrrrr!!!
 
Hope this weekend finds you well, I had a lovely lie in and then me and hubby blitzed the house and as its so cold I thought a nice little crafty time in the warm would be a good idea! Mmm Halloween, not really my thing but this little witch is just too cute NOT to use, so I did!!!!  I had fun today with this one,  hope you likey.  I grabbed a fab free sentiment too here at Birds Cards! 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ingredients
Stamp - Hazel - Wee Stamps
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Mixed bag of scraps
Sentiment - Freebie from Birds Cards
Card stock - SU
Flower - WOC
Lace,bats  and charm from stash
Distress Inks, Vintage Photo and Weathered Storm
Punches - NS Branch
Webbie stuff  (nightmare gets totally stuck to everything)!!!!
 
Entering into:
Totally papercrafts - Spooky Halloween
Moving along with the Times - Cute Halloween
Digital Tuesday - Halloween
One Stop Craft - Halloween
The Sisterhood of Crafters- Halloween
 
 
Well I am off to colour Beth's hair (she wants to go lighter) sort some dinner out and then it will be time for Strictly and after that I will be popping round to see you!!
Have a lovely evening
Karenxxxx
 
 

Wednesday 24 October 2012

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  

Monday 22 October 2012

Tiffany.............

Hello me lovelies

I hope you  had a fab weekend, I have been away for a few days, went to Chester to visit Jamie, I have been so worried since he went up there to go to Uni but he is doing just fine and is settling in well and has making lots of friends and most importantly is enjoying it, phew big relief for mummy LOL!!  Its a 500 mile round trip though so I think it will be Christmas before I see him again, mind you I am sure it will soon come round!

I came home to a gorgeous bunch of flowers from hubby, coz he missed me, awwwww!



So I have a  little card to share today using a Sugar Nellie stamp, shes very pretty don't ya think???








Ingredients
Rubber Stamp - Tiffany, Sugar Nellie
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers -  Maja Designs
Card stock - SU
Spotted ribbon and lace - The Ribbon Girl
Flowers - WOC
Punches - MS Frond and NS Branch
Lace effect doily
Sentiment - Wild Rose Studio
Nesties, Ovals
Pearls and bits n bobs from stash
 
Entering into:
Stampacular Sunday - No Rules 
The Squirrel and the Fox - Use a Ribbon
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Pink, Pearls and Lace


I am back to work tomorrow so best make the most of today, catch up with you tonight!
Karenxxx

Sunday 14 October 2012

Wryn............

Hello on this lovely sunny (but very chilly) Sunday.  We have had a quick blast out on the bike to a local garden centre, had an all day breakfast, wish I hadn't to be honest it was not the best and feel a little yucky now!!!   I am so glad to be  thoroughly enjoying cards again although all my copics are running out and until hubby can find a job I can't be buying any more, Boo Hoo. 

Today I have used the adorable Wryn..........my fav Tiddlyink Character! I had a bit of a struggle matching papers and flowers up but I think I got there in the end!!!!


 


Ingredients
Stamp - Wryn Grow a Little Love - TiddlyInks
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - Prima Madeline 
Sentiment - SU
Card stock - Red Brazil and Crumb cake SU
Fab Pleated Ribbon - SU
Lace  - The Ribbon Girl
Punches - MS Frond and NS Branch, SU Tiny Tags
Dies - Flourish Die namics
Assorted Flowers
TH Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Pearls from stash
 
Entering Into:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Paperplay Challenge - Simply cute
 
Have a lovely evening!
Hugs
Karenxxx

Saturday 13 October 2012

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



Thursday 11 October 2012

A little light humour...

 
Hello
 
Oh er check me out a posting on a school night....... well hope your week has been a good one, bloomin fed up with this misog weather though, damp and dreary, yucky me thinks!!  Still a bugaboo stamp and sentiment usually gives me a chuckle and I loved this one.....
 
 

 

 
Ingredients
Digi Stamp - Bugaboo JJHW Cooks
Sentiment - Bugaboo
Colouring medium - Copics
Papers - MME 'lavender'
Card stock - Stampin Up
Heart Embossing folder - SU die
Dies - Whimsy corner
Flowers - Mini blooms
Gems and ribbon from stash
Glossy accent
 
Entering into:
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
 Sketch Saturday - Donna's Sketch
 
Right I am off to catch up with Dallas (missed it last night) be popping round after tea!
Thanks for stopping bye!
Karenxxx

Sunday 7 October 2012

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