Crafts and Me Add a Ribbon

Hi Hi

This week over at Crafts and Me we are looking for Ribbons.... How easy is that???  Anyway for my card this week I've used Princess Izzy who is designed by Hannah Lynn.  She is pretty sweet I think:-)

Anyway I've made her a little small when I printed her, but she is still so cute, I've added a die cut that I made with the Cheery Lynn Sofia's Heart, its a gorgeous die, and the butterfly is part of a Bo Bunny pack that I got to go with the paper - which is also Bo Bunny!!

So here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

So don't forget to add your ribbon creations to the challenge blog!!


Stamp Used: Princess Izzy
Paper: Bo Bunny
Die: Cheery Lynn
Embellishments: Swallow bird charm, gold ribbon, prima letters, stickles, half pearls
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear

Till next time
Karen
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Tilda's Town Challenge #2

Good Morning

It's very early on a Saturday and it means it's time for a brand new challenge over at Tilda's Town Challenges we are so happy about our new challenge, which started last week, so this week being challenge Number 2 we want you to create things with this in mind:

WATER FUN

for my card I used Tilda celebrates Midsummer - she is dancing in the rain! hence where the water theme comes in hahahaha, There is lots of tilda's to pick from for this, and many of which can be found in the newest collection, Summer Memories.  (Which is available at Tilda's Town)

This is actually my first card, for Tilda's Town as we have been split into 2.... anyway I hope you love it as much as what I do!!

So make sure you link up your water fun creations to the Tilda's Town Challenge Blog, and while your there you can grab our cool badge to stick on your blog - we want everyone to know about us - so spread the word!! Also by linking up, you could be this week's random winner of a $15.00 Gift Voucher from Tilda's Town... Very COOL, and if you've done an outstanding and amazing work, you just might end up in our Top 3 - Oooooo what an honour!!!! 

Anyway can't wait to see what you all make, and if you need some inspiration - head on over to the Tilda's Town Challenge blog and check out what gorgeous work the rest of the Design Team have done this week:-)

Stamp Used: Magnolia Sweet Rainbow Collection: Tilda Celebrates Midsummer, Wishing you
Dies: Spellbinder, Magnolia Doo Hickey's
Paper: Bo Bunny
Embellishments: Lace, Metal Corners, Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence, Sewing Machine, Stickles, Seam Binding, String, Bike charm, flowers, Glossy Accents
Colour: Copic

Till next time

Happy Stamping

Karen

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Inspirational Friday at La La Land Crafts

Howdy there

Time for some more inspirational stuff from La La Land Crafts and this week we are inspiring you to use some Butterflies... or All a Flutter! is the actual theme!!

So for my card I've used Lantern Marci.... I think she is so cute, just like those little kimmi dolls that are out and about... anyway I've coloured her with my copic's in a gold colour and then for some decoration on her Dress, I've used a Basic Grey Rub on that I've had tucked away for ages!! I've tried so hard to make her hair look shiny like what Rosie, Debra, Irina and Sandie and anyone else can do but I dunno.... it's not toooo bad I guess for a first effort!!!

So here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

If you need some more inspiration, please go and check out that the rest of the Design Team have made for you HERE - there is some pretty gorgeous work there!!!


And once you have made your card or creation with a butterfly - don't forget to add it to the Customer Gallery - you just might be this months winner!!!

Stamp Used: Lantern Marci 
Die: Marianne D Butterfly
Paper: Bo Bunny 
Embellishments: Flowers, Prima Stickers, Chinese Coin charms, String, Black Stickles, Bo Bunny Button, Sewing Machine, Basic Grey Rub-on
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Gold and Red
Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: C7, C5, 100
Clothes: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, R08, R05, R02
Lanterns: BG57, BG53, BG23


Thanks so much for looking
Hugs
Karen
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Summer Lovin' at Paper Play Challenges

Hi Everyone

It's time to see some Sun over at Paper Play Challenges this week.... Get your "Grease" sound track one and put on:

SUMMER LOVIN'

Now that you have Oliva and John in your heads, hehehehehe I want to tell you what I've used from the newest Summer Memories collection - Unanchored Tilda... I thought she would look rather summery in red and white so that's how I coloured her up - Here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

So please make sure you add your Summer Lovin' themed cards to the Paper Play challenge the prize this week is from Whiff of Joy so that's pretty yummy!! While your there check out what the DT have made... it's gorgeous!!

Stamps: Magnolia Summer Memories - Tilda Unanchor, Have a Sunny Day sentiment and Sunrise in Key West mini, Princes and Princesses Kurbtz Corner
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's
Paper: Mangolia Summer Memories 
Embellishments: Stampin Up Ribbon, Lace, Twine, Anchor Charm, MME Brad, Stickles, Sewing machine
Colour: Copic


Thanks so much for looking
Karen
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Wednesday Showcase at Crafts and Me

Hey Everyone

It's my turn to show case an image at Crafts and Me, and this week I've picked Ocean Rose - she is designed by Hannah Lynn.

I've printed my image onto some copic blending paper and then coloured her with my copic's.  I've also added some Atyou Spica here and there in clear, but you probably can't see it so well in my picture.

Anyway Here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

My paper is by Prima and so is my lace, I've tried to keep the card fairly simple (well for me anyway) just by adding a few flowers a bow and a little pebble of the bird.  I think she has turned out great:-)


Stamp Used: Ocean Rose
Paper: Prima
Embellishments: Flowers, Lace, Pin, K&C Pebble, Blue Ribbon, Dark Room Door word, Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, and Stickles
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear


Thanks so much for looking!!!

I SMASH*ed for the very first time!!!

Happy Monday

Well it's cold and raining here today, so not so nice, I imagine there isn't all that much happening over at the new house either with bricks etc.... but it's really coming along:-)

Anyway I thought I would share my very first SMASH* page... yep I've taken the plunge and tried it out, it is rather a lot like Scrap booking except a little different...

So I have the black book, and I found this page for a top 10 and immediately thought Oooooo my fav places in the world... so yeah... that's what I did.  Although I probably could have done a TOP 20, because I have soooo many favourite places... LOL

Anyway here it is:

I did the hand writing myself, that was fun.  It's been ages since I did any fancy writing!!! I've added some thickers and washi tape and cute bike die cut and some flat flowers, along with a few other bits and bobs.  My Pic's are of me in the Trivoli Park in Copenhagen, and Hawaii :-)


Have you seen the SMASH* aholics group on Face Book, there is a closed group now, so you don't have to bombard all your friends with the comments from the open group LOL anyway there was a 24 hour Smash-a-thon over the weekend (in fact there was 3 because it was so much fun) so if your interested head on over and check it out:-) 


Thanks for looking!!!

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #147

Good Sunday Everyone!!!

Today at Magnolia Down Under we are looking for you to Make your very own embellishments for your cards, from Scratch 

So we are looking for stuff like, yo-yo flowers, rolled paper flowers, crochet flowers,  covered buttons, etc - basically anything you can make!!! 

For my card I've made some fabric yo-yo's from some scrap fabric from my quilting stash hehehe and some really cute rolled flowers using a special die from My Favourite Things.  I have however added in a few things that I didn't make so - that's ok too:-) I've teamed them with cute Waterlily Tilda from the new collection and to step out of my comfort zone just a wee bit more - I've gone and used Purple!!! OMGOSH I never use purple!!!! (well certainly not much anyway)

So here is my card - I hope you love it as much as me:-) 

So we can't wait to see what gorgeous Handmade embellishments you guys are gunna make this week, and if you need a little more inspiration then jump on over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have made you.... it sure to impress!!

Stamp: Water lily Tilda from Summer Memories, and the Sweet Sentiment from Lazy Summer Days

Dies: Spellbinder's My Favourite Things and Magnolia Doo Hickey's

Paper: Magnolia

Embellishments: Lace, Velvet ribbon, Seam Binding, The Twinery Twine, Stickles, Yo-Yo's, and Rolled Flowers, Maya Road Pin, pearl and diamond button, Liquid Pearls and bike charm

Colour: Copic

Thanks for Looking:-)

Karen

Crafts and Me Challenge #84

Hey Everyone

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafts and Me and this week, I'm hosting!! I wanna see you use:

PEARLS and LACE

Toooooo easy!!! For my card I've used super new image by Hannah Lynn called Dahlia, isn't she just so pretty?  There is a bunch of new images in the store right now - so go and check them out, but before you go - her is my Dahlia - I hope you love her just as much as me:-) 

Please add your Pearls and Lace creations to the challenge blog - we can't wait to see what gorgeous work you all come up with this week:-) 


Stamp Used: Dahlia by Hannah Lynn available at Crafts and Me
Paper: Kaiser Craft
Embellishments: Lace, Maya Road Pearl Pin, Flowers, Bird Cage Charm, String, Prima Letter stickers, Ribbon, Seam Binding, Half Pearls
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear and Black


Till next time
Cuddles
Karen

NEWS FLASH.... NEWS FLASH....

Good (very early) Morning Everyone or Afternoon - depending on where you are...

I have been so busting what seems like forever to tell you about my news!! Drum roll please......

 I'm a Design Team Member for

Tilda's Town Challenges!!!! 

WHOOOHOOOOOOOOOO I'm so excited!!! 

Tilda's Town is a fabulous online shop where you can purchase all your Magnolia stamp needs, and they have just decided to start their very own challenge blog - how cool is that!!! 

I'm making history being part of the

 VERY FIRST EVER 

TILDA'S TOWN CHALLENGE DESIGN TEAM MEMBER!!!

(Maria & Pam told us to "puff our sails" and brag about how clever we are so... I hope I did it well!!) LOL

Our challenges kicks off on Friday 18th May or for us here in Australia the 19th!!! 

Now just how gorgeous is my badge??? Pam Sparks our Design Team Boss whipped us all up one (or some got two hehehe) for our very own personalised Design Team Badge!!! I've picked Wizard Tilda for mine... it was a tough choice, I didn't know which one to have!!! 

Behind the scene's we have all been getting to know each other, and having a total blast doing it - I've been waking up to a very very full inbox the past few days!!! I really can't wait to get to know these gorgeous ladies more:-)

Do you want to know who else is on my fabulous team??? Here is the rest of the very talented Tilda's Town Challenges Design Team - I'm so lucky to be having heaps of fun working beside these gorgeous ladies!!!

BECKY

CELINE

DELPHINE 

ELIZABETH

JANNEKE

JULIE P

Me - and your here already!!!

KAT

MAE

NANCIE 

PAM DT Boss Lady

RENE

TERESA

TINA - TINCHY

Oh Boy - now don't forget - Tilda's Town very first challenge will be on Friday the 19th May... We are all so excited, so please remember the date, we really would love to see your work in our very first challenge!!!!

And there are prizes of course!!! - how about a $15 Gift Certificate from Tilda's Town !!! Oh Boy o Boy what an awesome prize!!!  and just so you all know - Tilda's Town Challenges is a weekly challenge!!!! 

So please grab Tilda's Town Challenges Badge from the top of my sidebar - (the code is underneath)  or copy the URL from right here!!! we want to see this badge EVERYWHERE!!!!!

Till next time

Lots of Cuddles

Karen

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La La Land Crafts Hey Girlfriend!!

It's Inspirational Friday over at La La Land Crafts and this week we are checking out the Girlfriend Series of stamps - have you seen them? they are GORGEOUS!!

So for my card I have used Girlfriend Jesalyn.  Here she is I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Don't forget to add your La La Land Crafts creations to the customer Gallery - you just might be this months winner... and I wanted to mention the fantastic news about the new La La Land Crafts Dies.... OMGOSH they are awesome, if you haven't already seen them, go and check them out:-) Irina also has a fabulous UTube video that you can watch below which will show and tell you all the information and the best tips on how to use them too:-)

Stamp Used: Jesalyn from La La Land Crafts
Paper: My Minds Eye and G.C.D Studios
Embellishments: Cheery Lynn Sofia's Heart Doily Die, Whiff of Joy Die and Stamp, Prima Butterfly, Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Pink Ribbon, Half Pearls
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica - Sand.
Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20, E71, R22. Hair: E99, E97, E29, E11. Clothes: E71, E74, E77, E79. Eyes: B91, B34, B26

Thanks so much for looking and watching!!

Hugs

Karen

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Paper Play Time

Hi Everyone!!

This week at Paper Play Challenges we are looking for CHIPBOARD on your cards or creations.  This week I decided to decorate a Canvas for our new house... So here it is, my Chipboard is the birds they are from Prima from the song bird collection

So just about everything on my canvas is from Prima.... yep I'm a Prima junky!!! There's the chippy of course, the flowers, the resin bird houses, the birds nest the bird cage charm, the bliss charm, and the paper is Prima too - from the song bird collection:-) The cute sentiment is a rub on from Kaiser Craft, I have some yummy seam binding from Wild Orchid and the half pearls are just half pearls!! 


I can't wait to see what you all make this week with some awesome Chippy - if you need some ideas just check out what the rest of the Design Team have made.... it will knock your socks off!!


Thanks so much for looking:-)
Karen
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Crafts and Me Showcase

Hi Hi Everyone

It's My turn to do a little bit of show casing this week at Crafts and Me.... and I would like to show you a gorgeous Image by Sara Burrier - Midnight Warrior.  I've coloured her with my copic's and she came out looking a little christmassy actually - I could see her used with some Christmas Papers too.... but I didn't really feel like going with a Christmas Theme so I decided I would use some yummy Bo Bunny papers instead:-) I've added some lace and flowers along with some postage stamp die cuts which I found amongst my stash... I forgot I even had them.... so that was a bit of a bonus find!!

Anyway here is my Midnight Warrior - I hope you love her as much as me:-)

Don't forget to enter into this week challenge - a new one has just started!!! We can't wait to see what you all make:-)

Stamp: Crafts and Me Midnight Warrior
Paper: Bo Bunny
Embellishments: Prima Lace, Flowers, Cheese Cloth, Metal Corners, Stamp Die Cuts, Washi Tape, Cameo, Liquid Pearls
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica


Till next time
Karen
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Magnolia Down Under Challenge #145

Good Morning Magnolia Fans!!!

Today we have another awesome challenge over at Magnolia Down Under, this week we are looking for - MORE THAN 1 FOLD... yep so something a little bit more fancier than the normal:-)

This week I've made, what I'm calling, a Double card.... I really don't know what it's called but I thought a Double card suits it best... but if you do know what it's called - tell me:-) 

I've used sweet Offshore Tilda from the latest and greatest Summer Memories collection (Hasn't Pauline done an amazing job again with the images - love them) I have my little Tilda sitting on a shell also from the collection and I've popped the other shell which is a little bit smaller on there too:-)

So here she is, I hope you love her as much as me:-)

So when you fold out the first part of the card, it shows this - a gorgeous stamp sentiment from Tim Holtz some more flowers and a cute new Ticket Tag by Magnolia:-) My Blue check paper is also from Magnolia:-)

and then when you unfold the next part you can see I haven't really decorated it too much.  I like to do that when I'm actually getting it ready to give to someone, so I can make it a little more personal:-) The sweet yellow/lemon paper is by Bo Bunny and it's one of the new collections out called Country Garden.  It's very nice and I've bought the 6x6 pad of course:-)

Our sponsor this week is the gorgeous Bron from Shop Bron.  Bron has some of the new Summer Memories Collection stamps in store now available for pre-order.... but be quick because the stock is limited:-)

So we can't wait to see what fancy folds you have install for us this time, and if you need some inspiration on what to make, just take a look at what the clever Design Team have made for you this week:-)

Stamps: Magnolia Summer Memories - Offshore Tilda and the Shells along with the Sentiment, Tim Holtz sentiment

Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey Dies - Heart Flower Lace boarder, Lace Tag, Ticket Tag

Paper: Magnolia Mini blue Check, Bo Bunny Country Garden\

Embellishments: Stickles, Flowers, Seam Binding, Anchor Charm, String, The Twinery Twine, Half Pearls, Pebbles Shimmer Chalks, flower trim

Colour: Copic's stamped with Tuxedo Black Momento ink and the blue senitment - Paris Dusk Momento Ink

Thanks for looking

Hugs

Karen

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Crafts and Me July!!!

Hi Everyone!!

It's time for a new challenge at Crafts and Me and this week the Digi team are after your favourite Colour Combination!!! How easy is that?  Too easy really!!

For my card this week I have used "July" by Sara Burrier.  I love this little fairy, she looks so beautiful to me.  I've stamped around the edges with some post mark stamps and a cancelled post mark stamp too... I've had them for ages but it looks like they have come back in "fashion" again!!

So here is July - I hope you love her as much as me:-) 

Don't forget to link your favourite colouring combination to the challenge blog.... we can't wait to see what you all make this week:-)


Stamps: Crafts and Me Digi - July 
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's
Paper: Prima
Embellishments: Flowers, Lace, Bird Cage Charm, Half Pearls, Paper Doily, Kasier Craft Letter Stickers, Stickles, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Colour: Copic's and Atyou Spica


Thanks for looking:-)
Karen
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