Buttons, lace and blooms!

Hello again crafters,
I've got a birthday card to show you made with my favourite girly stamp!
I used my promarkers to colour my image and paper pieced their dresses to match my backing papers. I added some glossy accent to their wine glasses, some lovely WOC flowers, die cut leaves and some glitter of course! Some matching buttons and a row of pearls along the bottom of the card finished it off. I also added a double row of lace behind the ribbon which gives it a lovely girly feel!
I'd like to enter my card in the Passion for Promarkers challenge which is "bingo" and I've used buttons, lace and blooms.
Thanks for looking,
hugs, Karen xx

Crafty time at last!

Hi crafters,
Happy New Year to you all!
I finally managed to have an afternoon of crafting and decided to have another go at making a pop up box card as I made a right pig's ear of it when we made one at our workshop!
I followed Lisa's brilliant tutorial on her website and guess what? It was so easy I can't wait to make more of them!
I printed out the backing papers and toppers from Lisa's CD 'Boys 2 Men' and inked all the edges before attaching them to the box, I added some glitter and attached some string from the fish to the fishing rod!
Thanks for the fab instructions Lisa!  I'd like to enter my card in the 'That Craft Place' challenge which is 'Anything goes'.
Thanks for looking,
hugs, Karen xx

Christmas creations!

Hi crafters!
Long  time no see!! I'm  sorry I haven't posted  anything for ages, work has been manic and there just aren't  enough hours in the day! I have been busy though with cards and orders for Christmas.
After learning how to put transfers onto candles at our workshop, my neighbour ordered a number  of candles with dragonflies, birds and nature on them and here they are.

I also made one for my mother  in law's birthday  with a matching  card.

I've also made quite  a few Christmas cards this year.  I used a layout that we were given at our workshop but changed it slightly. I embossed  the background and used a Sissix poinsettia  die to make  the flowers. The sentiment is from Lisa's  CD '12 Days of Christmas',

Sorry for the long post but i have a backlog of posts  for my blog 

lol! I promise that I won't go awol again!!

I'd  like to enter my card in the Creative Card Crew Challenge  which is 'Anything Goes'.

Hope  you like  my Christmas creations and I'll be back again soon (I hope! )

Hugs, Karen  xxx

Flowery cupcakes!

Hi crafters,
I managed to do some baking this morning and I was really chuffed with the way they turned out!
So I thought I'd put them on my blog lol. It was my first attempt at these flowers and I just wanted to share them with you!
They tasted pretty good too if I do say so myself hee hee.
I'm hoping to do some more baking this week too as it's half term, and some sewing (after watching sewing bee), some crochet (after my recent crochet workshop) and also some more Christmas cards and candles!!
There just isn't enough crafty time in the day is there!!
Hugs, Karen xx

Selfie!

Hi crafters,
It's nearly the weekend again, yeah!
I've got a girly card to show you which I made for my niece.  The image was perfect for her and it's from Saturated Canary.
I added some die cut and punched flowers to give it a funky feel and I thought they suited the image! I've used kraft card for all my matting and layering.  I added some ribbon,  buttons and some card candy as finishing touches and a bit of glitter here and there of course!!
I'd like to enter my card in the 'Passion for Promarkers' challenge which is 'Let's get krafty'.
Thanks for looking,
Hugs, Karen xx

Four legged friend!

Hi crafters,
Hope you're having a great weekend!
I made this Welsh birthday card for my niece and I've taken inspiration from Dawny P's style of cards which I think are great!
I've used papers and a stamp from LOTV, lots of gorgeous WOC flowers as well as some punched flowers dotted here and there!
I've coloured James the Bear with my promarkers and added glitter and pearls. I finished it with a border cut with my MS punch and added a lovely spotty ribbon and bow!
I'd like to enter my card in this week's Passion for Promarkers challenge which is 'four legged friends'.
Thanks for looking,
Hugs Karen xx

Anniversary Couple

Hi crafters,
The boys are back in school so we've got some sort of routine back, yeah! So I managed to sit down and make a card for my brother and sister-in-law!
I saw this image from Tiddly Inks and thought it would be great for wedding and anniversary cards. I've coloured it with my promarkers, distressed the edges with Antique Linen and found some backing papers to match my colour scheme.
I added some peach coloured lace from my stash, a couple of butterflies and pearls and some WOC flowers, of course!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

     'Anything Goes' at Crafting from the Heart and
     'Anything Goes' at Papertake Weekly

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Hugs,  Karen xxt