Snowflakes at Paper Play Challenges this week!

Hi Everyone!!

While some of you are starting to feel the effects of snowflakes falling from the sky - here in Australia we are far from it, it has been getting a little warm around here the past week or so!!  We are apparently in for a long HOT Summer, so we wont be seeing any real snowflakes for a Lonnnnng time!!

For my card this week, I have used some of the new Magnolia A Christmas Story stamps.  I have only recently received them, while some of you have already got your Navitiy ones... WHAT!!  I've coloured up Jingle Jangle Tilda and popped her in front of the Old Swedish Church.  I tried to make my card a bit of a snowy scene!! So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

So please come along and show us your Snowflakes at Paper Play, we are all looking forward to seeing your gorgeous creations!!

Stamps: Magnolia - A Christmas Story - Jingle Jangle Tilda, Old Swedish Church
Dies: Tim Holtz, Memory Box, Spellbinders
Paper: Magnolia
Embellishments: Ribbon, Bell, String, Flowers, Cheese Cloth, Half Pearls, Pearl Diamonte, Snowflake Charm, Paint, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Lace, Distress Inks
Colour: Copic

Thanks for looking

Karen

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Butterflies & Bee's

Hi there

It's time for a new Paper Play challenge, and this week's gorgeous theme is Butterflies and Bee's... or I guess things with wings? LOL

For my card I have dug out an oldie Maggie - way back from the Chasing Butterflies collection, she is one of the very first magnolia Stamps I bought, so I thought it would be good to ink her up again:-)  So here she is!!

I have tried to so some feathering colouring but it didn't really work so great, but oh well... she still looks pretty good to me:-) Actually I was surprised at how my card turned out, I was again, so unsure about it, and it almost ended up in the bin:-(

I seem to have lost my motivation to get my cards done, it seems like they are taking FOREVER and ending up looking rather crap... or not how they were meant to be.  *Sigh* I guess we all get like that at time don't we.  I don't know how to pull my self up out of my "hole" right now, but I do know it wont be long and i will be back crafting away like there's no tomorrow!! 

So thanks for looking and taking the time to read.... 

Stamp: Magnolia - Chasing Butterflies Tilda as Butterfly
Paper: Prima
Embellishments: Paper Doily, Lace, Charm, Flower, Metal Corners, Perfect Pearls Mist, Liquid Pearls, Gelly Roll Pen, Collections Element words, Tim Holtz Papillon Stamp set, Paint
Colour: Copic

Simply Cute at Paper Play

Hi there Everyone!!!

This week at Paper Play we are sponsored by Simply Cute - how cool is that?  Anyway for my card i have used Tilda with Pencils - I think she is simply cute!!!  

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

Hope you can come along and play with us this week, we can't wait to see your cute images!!! 

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda with Pencils and Sweet Wonderful Sentiment
Dies: Spellbinders, MFT and Magnolia Doo Hickeys
Paper: My Minds Eye
Embellishments: Seam Binding, Flowers, Lace, Prima mini Stamp, Tim Holtz Distress ink Pens, Copic Multiliner, Half Pearls, Molotow White Marker
Colour: Copic

Thanks for Looking
Karen
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Kookaburra sits in the old Gum Tree at Paper Play this week!

Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree

Merry Merry, King of the bush is he...

Laugh, Kookaburra Laugh

How Gay your life must be!!

Can you guess which Australian Magnolia I have used??? You'll never guess... LOL

This week at Paper Play the theme is Flowers and Lace, now how simple is this challenge - every thing I make has lace and flowers of some sort on it!!

So In case you haven't guessed - I've used Tilda with her Kookaburra for my card this week!! I actually coloured her ages ago - at Debbie's - the colouring is not so HOT as this was the first image after about 2 weeks of not colouring... and I must say if I don't keep colouring my little bit of ability disappears pretty darn quick!! But she ended up looking cute - so here she is, hope you love her as much as me!!

So what did you think of my Aussie Song???  I remember singing this all the time when I was little - especially on the farm where we had lots and lots of Kookie's.... but then they all disappeared (I don't think it was my singing) anyway many years later another pair came and soon we had more and more - I love Kookaburra's they are definitely my favourite and I'm so glad to say that we had them at our new house too - with all the bush just out the back door I'm sure there is a few of my other favourites - like Galah's.... and Cockatoo's!! 

Anyway I hope you can come along and play with us this week, I'm sure there will be LOTS and LOTS of entries - which means HEAPS of inspiration for Me!!!

Stamps: Magnolia Australian Collection - Tilda with her Kookaburra
Paper: Prima
Embellishments: Lace, Flowers, Ribbon, Half Pearls, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Cosmo Cricket Sticker
Colour: Copic

Upcycling or Recycling at Paper Play this week!!

Hello again!!

This week at Paper Play we are being a little "Green" and recycling and up cycling old things to make new and beautiful things:-)

I've done some recycling - a brown paper bag which I cut with a MFT die, some old buttons, some bar codes off some packaging!!!  I'm rather pleased with how it all turned out, and I really thought this  little Saturated Canary image would be perfect to go with - so here it is I hope you love it as much as me:-)

So there you go!!  Go and find some quirky and interesting things and stick them on a card.... can't wait to see what you all come up with:-)

Stamp: Saturated Canary
Paper: Bo Bunny
Embellishments: Stamps, Buttons, String, Twine, Nib, Bar codes, Postage Stamps, Stickers, brown paper bag
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica

Cuddles
Karen
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Lots and Lots of Layers at Paper Play...

Hello - how are we all??

I'm pretty good actually - except for a bit of a sore back that just doesn't wanna seem to go away... grrr... but as always it will get better..

This week at Paper Play Challenges we are after lots and lots and lots of Layers in your cards... I've used 2 bits of paper and layered them on top of each other and then used some wide lace as another layer... My sweet stamp is Tilda with Peanut.... so here she is: 

I've also used some magnolia doo hickey's as in the cat, the cloud and the heart leaves... I thought the cat would be cute with the little mouse.... hehehehehhe


So we can't wait to see what you all make this week, and if you would like some more inspiration then check out what the rest of the DT have for you!!

Stamp: Magnolia Turning Leaves - Tilda and Peanut
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Spellbinder
Paper: Kaiser Craft
Embellishments: Lace, Flowers, mushroom charm, seam binding, buttons, stickles, half pearl
Colour: Copic!!

Happy Stamping!!

Karen

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Christmas in July!!!

Jingle Bells, Jingles Bells, Jingle all the Way....

Well it's a little way off yet, but this week at Paper Play we are celebrating...

Christmas in July!!

So time to get out your Chrissy papers, and embellishments and make some Christmas cards!!  My card this week is actually part of a set that I made for a magazine... it has been turned down.... but that could change... so if you don't see the pic below then it's been accepted!! (not likely though) 

I haven't used an image for this, I used a cute wooden reindeer which is made by Kaiser Craft... it looks so pretty - so here is my Christmas card in July!!

I've stamped the merry Christmas and embossed it with some black embossing powder.... my papers are by Melissa Frances and I've used some Fancy Pants die cuts.  Then all I've done is add a gold ribbon and some flowers, and also a yummy little fancy stick pin from Prima.... 


If your wanted to get ahead in your Christmas cards this year - then come and play along with us this week, and if your looking for some inspiration, then look no further than our challenge blog!!

Till next time

Happy Stamping

Karen

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Happy Birthday.....

Hi Everyone!!

This week at Paper Play we have an easy theme for you to play along with it's:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Now we all need a bunch of those type of cards throughout the year don't we!!  For my card I have used some magnolia stamps from the lastest collection.  They are so cute.... I've also used a Cheery Lynn die that I got at the Brisbane show recently.  I've sprayed it with some Glimmer Mist (also that I got in Brisbane!!) It looks so pretty in real life:-)

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

Don't forget to add your cards to this week's challenge link up - you just might be this week's winner and of course as always - we can't wait to see what you all make:-)


I would like to enter my card into:


Deep Ocean Challenge - Sea of Love
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe - Girls Girls Girls


Stamps: Magnolia - Summer Memories - Pearl Tilda, Oyster with Pearl. Chasing Butterflies - Happy Birthday
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's and Cheery Lynn Doily
Paper: Magnolia
Embellishments: Lace, String, Shell Charm, Half Pearls, Buttons, Flowers, Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents, Glimmer Mist, Sewing Machine
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear - Also Jellyroll - stardust

Till next time

Hugs

Karen

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Paper Play Time - Use a Die

Hi Hi Everyone!!

It's time for a new Paper Play theme and this week it's a really super duper easy one.... Use a Die but the challenge might actually be which Die you choose... hahahahha

So for my card, I've coloured up a sweet Saturated Canary, I can't remember what she is called though, I did try to find her name in the new Saturated Canary shop, but she wasn't there? Anyway She is looking so cute sitting, and I really wanted the image to be the main focus of this card, so I have not used much else apart from my dies:-)

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

I cut my die's out with Black Card, because it's really striking and really showcases them off don't you think?  My cute little butterfly is brand new Die from the La La Land Crafts - yes they do dies now too!! How cool!!  The other one is a Magnolia Doo Hickey... I've added some pearls to it:-)


So can't wait to see which dies you choose for your creations this week, I'm sure there will be some super awesome ones that I haven't seen before!! Happy creating everyone:-)


Image: Digi from Saturated Canary
Dies: Magnolia New Swirly Corner, La La Land Crafts Butterfly
Paper: Prima
Embellishments: Prima Lace, Prima Stickers, Half Pearls, Stickles and Sewing Machine
Colour: Copics and Atyou Spica pens

Krafty Basics at Paper Play

Hi Everyone

Today I have a super basic card for you, and it's made from Kraft.... This week's theme at Paper Play is Back to Kraft Basics... so that's why it's basic!!

It actually reminds me of an old lady card... so I guess it would be appropriate for that LOL

Anyway here it is, hope you like it... 

Paper: Kraft
Embellishments: Sizzix embossing Folder, Prima Letter Stickers, SU Ribbon, Half pearls, Rhinestones, Paint, K&Company seed embellishment

Thanks for looking
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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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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Paper Play Monochrome

Hi Everyone!!

There's a brand new challenge over at Paper Play and this week we are all challenging you to go Monochrome with a Ribbon 

I've kept my card rather CAS (Clean and Simple) by only using White Card stock, some white ribbon, a blingy buckle, pearls and Glitter.

Here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-)

I hope you will come along and play this week, I can't wait to see your gorgeous Creations:-)


Paper: White Card Stock
Embellishments: Embossing Folder, Marianne D Butterfly Die, Stickles, Glitter, Half Pearls, Ribbon, Blingy Ribbon Buckle


Thanks for looking:-)
Cuddles
Karen
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Paper Play Things with Wings

Hi Everyone!!

It's time for a new Paper Play Challenge and this week's theme is Things with Wings!!! I've used Wizard Tilda on my card - yeah I know she isn't very wingy is she??? But how's about the cute Dragon's on the paper (they have wings) my Butterfly boarder edge thingy = more wings, and then there is a Bird Charm and a Dragonfly... I think I got it covered LOL!!!

I'm pleased with how this one turned out, looks rather cute actually, despite me making a total mockery of poor Tilda's hairdo.... Oh well.... I hope you still love it as much as me:-) 

So make sure you add your wingy cards to Paper Play this week, there is an awesome prize (as if it would be bad???) I can't wait what inspirational work you have install for me:-)


I would like to enter my card into Just Magnolia this week, they have the Anything Goes Special Monthly Challenge on right now:-) 


Stamps: Magnolia Princes and Princesses - Wizard Tilda, Lazy Summer Days - Sweet Wonderful You
Paper: Magnolia - Princes and Princesses and Sweet Crazy Love?
Dies: Magnolia Doo Hickey's Spellbinders and Tim Holtz
Embellishments: Prima Lace, Rose Trim, Flowers, Maya Road Pin with Pearl, Bird Charm, Seam Binding, Twine, Metal Corner, Stickles, Cheese Cloth
Colour: Copic's and Atyou Spica in Clear


Till Next Time
Cheerio

It's an Easter Hunt at Paper Play

Howdy Folks

Well I can tell you a little secret, I'm flying off to Melbourne in the morning for a little bit of Shopping, and also I'm getting to meet a new friend Suzanne Kohler, who is a fellow teamie on La La Land Design Team!!! Ooooo So Exciting!!!! I'm heading over to the Paperific Paper Show at the Show Grounds on Saturday!!! I cannot wait to meet up with a few of my friends, and also for some yummy make and takes and what ever else I happen to find!! I'm spending the whole day at the show on Saturday - so if you happen to know me - and see me floating about - be sure to come and say Hi!!!! 

But that's not why I am here, I'm meant to be banging on about my new beaut card I made for you all!! It's featuring a bit of an oldie Magnolia Stamp... but how can I resist Hello Tilda for an Easter Card???? Oh by the way - the Theme this week at Paper Play is Easter!!! WHOOHOOOO I love Easter theme stuff:-) So here is my card, I hope you love it as much as me:-) 

So what do you think?? I'm rather pleased with how this one turned out... I guess maybe it has something to do with the absolute delish paper from Pion.... or maybe its the scrummy Memory Box Die??? or the super cute Bunny Charm??? I dunno I love it ALL!!!

Stamps: Hello Tilda and Sentiment from an Easter Collection
Dies: Spellbinders, Magnolia Doo Hickey's Memory Box
Paper: Pion from Sweden (Yum Yum)
Embellishments: WOC flowers, WOC Seam Binding, WOC Metal Corner, WOJ Twine, Lace and Lace from Websters, Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Glimmer Mist in Pearl, Stickles and Half Pearls
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica in Clear


Thanks so much for looking
Till next time
Karen
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Paper Play BINGO

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Hi Everyone!!

Today we have a brand new challenge for you at Paper Play Challenges... It's a cool BINGO card!!!! There is some interesting things on it, so jump on over to the challenge blog to check it out!!!

For my card this week, I have used Bath Tilda and the Tilda's Tub!!! Aren't they gorgeous?? I love them, it reminds me of how I will have my very own tubby soon in our new house!!  The Items I used from the Bingo Card are: Charms, Flowers and Chipboard... so here is my card, I hope you all love it as much as me:-)

So please make sure you come along and play - we can't wait to see what you all create this week:-)


Stamps: Magnolia Princes and Princesses - Bath Tilda and Tilda's Tub.  Lazy Summer Dayz - Sentiment
Paper: Magnolia - Princes and Princesses collection
Embellishments: Charm, Flowers, Chipboard bird, paint, black gem, ribbon, cheese cloth, Glossy accents, stickles
Colour: Copic

Some-Thing Old, Some-Thing New

Howdy Folks

This week at Paper Play Challenges we are looking for Something Old, Something New.... 

And now I'm thinking of the rest of the poem, something borrowed and something blue.... and come to realise that Hey!!!! I could have made a Wedding Card for this one.... But anyway back to what I was saying... Something Old and Something New... so in my case I've used a New Stamp and some really old Basic Grey Papers that I bought when I was in London... Yep they are about 4 years old... how sad that it was that long ago.... anyway the pad is 6x6 and at the time I thought it was pretty cool and so unique size and product wise seeing a whole collection of paper in one pad LOL .... (the pad is called blush btw) how the times have changed... they are everywhere now and don't we all love it:-) 

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

So Like always can't wait to see what you girlies all make this week, what will be your old and your new.... I had so many ideas floating about!!


Stamp: Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love - Lovely Pop Tilda
Paper: Basic Grey Blush 6x6
Embellishments: Pom Pom Trim, Daisy Lace, Twine, Maya Road Mini Spool, Bike Charm, Glossy Accents, Flowers, Ribbon, MFT Spiral Boarder Die and Cloud Die, Buttons and String. The Stickers are from Prima:-)
Colour: Copic and Atyou Spica Clear


Till next time
Karen
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Paper Play Critters

Hi Everyone, this week at Paper Play challenges we are looking for Critters.... how cute!!  Apparently, this is the definition of a Critter 

1. A Critter is a living animal 
2. usually a domestic animal - horse - mule - cow.... 
3. A person ???? Mmmm that one is kinda interesting isn't it?

In Thailand, although I can't be 100% for sure, because I haven't been there, but .... Elephants are kinda Domesticated... aren't they??? They use Elephants for all sorts of things there:-)   Anyway that's my excuse for using an Elephant as a Critter.... it's just a very large critter!!! Here is my card I hope you love it as much as me!!

My image is from Magnolia - Tilda and Edwin's Pet Animal.... cute huh?  I don't have any of these animal ones but I do love this Elephant.  My Balloon is from the Your so Special Collection and it's one that I have chopped out after stamping the Balloon (the stamp is actually a bunch of balloons that you use for a background) Anyway then I threaded up some yummy The Twinery Twine and sewed it on to the paper so that it looks like the Elephant is holding the string!! That bit turned out really great I think!! The Paper is from My Minds Eye and the Black with the dots is some really cool Washi tape I got from Ebay:-)  Thanks for looking and as always we can't wait to see what you make this week:-)

Hugs

Paper Play is getting into Shape

Card shapes that is.... not fitness... LOL

This week at Paper Play challenges we are looking for Shaped cards - no square's or rectangles allowed!!  I've cut out an oval on my cricut and the a slightly smaller one for the patterned paper.  I also made a backing oval as well - so it's a card... not one that stand's up very well, as you can see from my lop sided pic..... even though it's on a stand... it's still lop sided!! Oh well - turn your head slightly to the left and then it won't be will it!!! LOL

I've coloured up a Saturated Canary image - so cute and yep it is actually from Krista's Etsy Shop. Krista only sells Saturated Canary's via her Esty Shop.  There are a few people out their ripping of Krista's idea's and copying them.... So not on....

Anyway enough about that... here is my card - hope you love it as much as me!!!

My Cute papers are from My Minds Eye, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I made the kite myself using my MFT die.... so cute!!!  I've had my machine serviced so it's going great now... so I used it on my card... hehehehe... 

Thanks for looking and I look forward to seeing your shapely cards.... we are being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp too this week... how cool!!!

Till then

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Ribbons, Ribbons and More Ribbons....

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Hi Hi everyone!! Well it's time for another Paper Play Challenge and this week's cool theme is:

Ribbon's Every Which Way!!

In other words we want Ribbons to be the main focal point of your card!! For my card I made a ribbon tab kinda background, I guess you would call it!! My card is another simple one, but extra cute I think!! So here it is, I hope you love it as much as me:-) 

My sentiment stamps are from Amy R and the cute girl is from Tickled Pink Stamps:-)

I hope you will come along and play this week, I can't wait to see what you do with your Ribbons!! Our Awesome Sponsor is: The Ribbon Girl !!!! 

Till next time

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