Southern Girls New Challenge

The last challenge for 2016 is Anything Goes over at Southern Girls Challenge blog.  A great one to end the year with prizes from our lovely sponsor All Dressed Up.  If you have time to craft over the Christmas New Year break then be sure to enter the challenge.  2017 is literally around the corner and I hope its is a year overflowing with peace and happiness for everyone.

Best wishes 

Karen

xo

Christmas Shaker

Well here we are a week out from Christmas.  This time next week Father Christmas will have made his visit and we will be sitting down to Christmas dinner.  Still feeling like someone stole a couple of months from me though.

Today I am sharing a shaker card using Kennedy Grace products.  The christmas tree is in the background and the presents are stacked in layers with the squirrel in front of the shaker.  I used a mixture of moonbeams and mother of pearl sequins.  Shakers although a little time consuming are really quite fun to make.

Enjoy the week before christmas.

Karen

xo

Bunny Hugs

I made this card for a friend who has just undergone major brain surgery.  Great news is all went well and she is recovering and getting stronger every day.

I used the very cute stamp set from MFT called Somebunny together with the Hugs die (love this die).  I have an orange thing going on with this card.  Orange and white are a lovely combination in my opinion.  The hugs is also cut in foam to pop it up for some dimension.

I am slowly increasing my ink collection using the little ink cubes which are ideal for sentiments.  I always admire sentiments that are colour matched.  Okay I realise this is not orange but Blueberry (I don't have orange yet) but I think its softer with the orange than black.

I followed the MFT Sketch Challenge 310, flipping it sideways for my inspiration.

See you soon

Karen

xo

Counting Down!

I think I may be in denial about Christmas.  It just seems to be sneaking up very very fast.  I know I have loads to do and really need to get going. Hopefully posting this Christmas Ornament may just help. This super cute little image from Kennedy Grace Creations is such a joy to colour and even though he's a christmas critter I think her could be used all year round on projects.  I used a die cut from Frantic Stamper Inc to cut the ornament in very sparkly paper.  Then popped the image up on foam.  Added some silver twine and there you have a super cute and easy ornament to adorn the tree or a special gift tag.  I think these would look lovely against shiny white wrapping paper.

I know it looks huge in the photo but its approximately 2.5 x 2.5 inches in size.

Have a great day!

Karen

xo

Giveaway at Frantic Stampers

Konnichiwa friends

Who wouldn't want this set of dies?? 

Enter the Frantic Stamper giveaway for your chance to win your very own set. Yes its time for a new release and its a great one featuring all things Asian called "Visions of the East". There are so many wonderful dies including this one, which I think is a firm favourite called Japanese Paper Dolls FRA-DIE 10067. There are so many possibilities with this set. Its super cute!!  Pop HERE to see the release video and for details of the giveaway.

Sayonara

Karen

xo

30 day colouring challenge comes to an end

Another fabulous 30 day colouring challenge hosted by Kathy Rac has come to an end.  Amazing as usual and loaded with inspiration.  I didn't get to participate every day but I enjoyed all the creations  posted by Kathy and the talented participants.  Bring on the next one I say!!!  This is my final contribution a little Stacey Yacula stamp partnered with a stamp to say thanks to Kathy and her team of ambassadors and all the lovely people who took the time to visit me here and on Instagram, especially my great friend Birdie.  Crafty people are awesome.

Bye for now

Karen

xo

 

Christmas is coming!!!!

Yikes its nearly December and I am so not ready for christmas.  This year has been so very busy and gone so very fast and yes its true christmas is coming.  In an effort to get that very real thought in my head I made a christmas card.  This little cutie is from Kennedy Grace Creations and is aimed at being a little sneak of things to come.

Now I need to go really think about christmas and start some lists.

See you back soon

Karen

xo