Joys of the Season cart

Heres some cards I have been making this week with my new cricut cart Joys of the Season.I used DCWV le creme pad,beautiful clours and some are glittered and some are pearlised.The stamps are from Daisy and Dandelion set I got off of QVC love the fonts and the circle one fits perfect in the wreath.The deer one is on vellum that I got in a goodie bag ages ago but never knew what to do with it before.Also used the good old trusted cuttlebug...dots...swirls...and a snowflake folder.OK off to make more cards and hopefully get them posted again soon.Sorry havent posted for so long but just lost my crafting bug for a couple of months but its back again I think.

Hope you like Karen x x x x

Link in last post doesnt work!!! Try this one

Argghhh the link didnt work to Envys blog ok let me try again http://going-buggy.blogspot.com hope this one works ok Good luck everyone
Karen x x x x

Envys great blog candy

Look at this great blog candy on Envys s great blog Going Buggy.This top picture is for US crafters and the bottom picture is for UK and European crafters.Pop over to Envys great blog and leave a comment and if you have a blog leave a link on there as well.Heres the link to Going Buggy

Win a Gypsy!!!!!

WOW WOW WOW thats all I can say !!!!
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All you have to do is become a follower to their blog,add their blinkie to your own blog,Im also adding this post to my blog as well and then just leave a comment on their blog with where to find your blog and where you have put their blinkie.Could it be any easier!!!!So hurry it ends tonight !!!!Hurry hurry
Karen x x x x x

My first attemt at Scrapbooking

OK here goes,this my first attempt at scrapbooking,its of our first family holiday abroad.It is so nice doing all the work to the pages and know I am keeping it and not selling it or giving it away(I sound selfish lol).I used quite a few different cartidges including my new one Lifes a beach,PDDU,George,Accent Essentials and some more.Please let me know what you think and any tips and ideas will be greatly appreciated as I have plenty more photos to add to the album.

(sorry some off the piccys are blurred didnt notice until I had downloaded them)

Hope you like Karen x x x x

More Jingle Jangle CD

Heres a few more cards I made with Polka Doodles Jingle Jangles CD.Isn't she cute and I blinged her up with some glitter glue.

Hope you like Karen x x x x

Fairy Doodles stamps

I love these little characters,so cute.Im trying to vary the christmas cards this year so thought I would experiment with these stamps.I used copics to colour them and lots of silver board for matting and layering.

Hope you like Karen x x x x

Jingle Jangle CD rom

Heres a few cards I have made with polka doodles Cd Jingle Jangles.I combined them with a challenge on Cricut MB to use snowflakes.

I love the colours on this CD the ice blues are so pretty.I used Accent Essentials for the snow flake shapes.

Hope you like Karen x x x x

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Stamp swap images from Cricut MB

Heres some of the images I received in a stamp swap on Cricut.com.I love the magnolia stamps that little girl is just the cutest.I coloured them using my copic pens (love love love these pens).I can remember when Andrew Brownsword first bought out these forever friends teddies,I was working in a card shop Clintons and everything came with these teddies on.My mum even bought me two framed piccies of them for my 21st birthday.Wow that was a while ago lol.

Karen x x x x

Nitwit cards

Heres a couple of cards I made using nitwitcollections.com sets.I used the jungle set and summer breeze set.I doodle some stitching on them and a tiny bit of glitter that doesnt show.Hope you like.

Karen x x x x

Lily boos-boutique images

I just love working with these images from http://lily-boosboutique.blogspot.com ,lucky me Im on her design team so its a good excuse to use them even more.The teddies is from collection 2 Cute male teddies,I coloured him using copic pens and embellish it using peel offs on some patterned paper.

The flowery one is from collection 13 Gardening Ovals.I again coloured the image using copic pens and the background paper is form DCWV Pocket full of Poises and Floral images stacks.I embellished this card using a stampin up floral punch and drew on them with sakura stardust pens OOOoooo glittery pens lol.Hope you like.

Karen x x x x

Polka Doodle challenge No6

Heres my card for Polka doodle challenge No6.I used a image from Young girl set at Lily-boos boutique which I coloured with copic pens.I used paper from DCWV pocket of poises and Butterflies and blossom for the ribbon panel.I embossed some mirri board with divine swirls and stamped some little flowers around to brighten it up a bit.Hope you like .

Karen x x x x

July birthdays

Heres a couple of cards I made this week for the hundreds(well it seems like it )of birthdays family and friends have in July.The top one is for my daughter Paige who will be 14 on july 4th.I used a image I received from a stamp swap we did on cricut.com(sorry cant remember who sent me it put them all in a tin)I love these magnolia stamps arent they adorable.I coloured it using copics and the background was DCWV butterflies and blossom stack.I punched the frame using a punch I got from Readicut and 3d a butterfly peel off.Hope she likes it.

The second one is for my son Robsons best friend,I used a lily boos-boutiqueimage from the boys toys set and coloured it with copics.I used Crafters companion mens collection stamps for the background.Hope you like.

Karen x x x x

Cricut MB Challenge

Heres my card for the Cricut challenge,I used one of the swap images but I cant remember who sent it I put them all in a tin together.I used http://kaymillerdesigns.com Organic set ( not nitwit summer breeze set like I said on the Cricut MB) I have made it for my daughters 14th birthday on July 4th from her Nan hope she likes it.
Karen x x x x

Polka Doodle challenge No5

Heres my card for http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com challenge no5.I used one of http://lily-boosboutique.blogspot.com sketches from their Tree set.This is using my new copic pens which I totally love and a flower punch and a little flower stamp,the paper is just a freebie off a magazine.The sentiment I hand wrote and layered on some mirri board and scalloped using my scissors.I embossed the other mirri board with swiss dots.Hope you like
Karen x x x

Fathers Day Cards

Heres my Dads Fathers day card and my kids fathers day card for their Dad.I used the boys toys set of drawings from http://lily-boosboutique.blogspot.com
My dad loves fishing so hope he will love his card,I also used Crafters Companion mens set of stamps for the fish and number 1 dad sentiment.

Tonys card is the footballer as he loves his Tottenham so much.I also used more stamps from Crafters Companion mens stamp set for the football and boots stamp.

This is the first time I used my new copic pens as well so quite pleased with the end result.(only the footballer)Hope you like.

Karen x x x

Envys blog candy

WOW look at all this blog candy.Envys is giving this away,what great goodies.Just click on this link Going Buggy and add a comment and then add a link on your blog site.Good Luck everyone.
Karen x x x

Polka Doodle challenge week 4

Heres my card for Polka Doodle challenge.The challenge was to use this shaped card and a freebie paper(the dotty paper) and a digi image or stamped image.I used Lily-boos boutique image and then drew the house bits and pieces myself.Hope you like.
Karen x x x

Inspirational Card Sketches challenge

Heres my card for ICSketches challenge,there was a sketch to follow and if you wanted a cute turtle download from Whimsie Doodles.Its a new digi download blog.I used DCWV Pocket of poises again and some bits from Nitwit collections fqb jungle set.Hope you like.
Karen x x x

Joy fold cards.

Heres acouple of Joy fold cards I made today the instructions are on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ but they are really easy to make by eye which I did with the flowery one.I used the jungle fqb set from http://www.nitwitcollections.com/ and for the flowery one I used a Penny black stamp and DCWV Pocket of poises again,I love that stack.

Sams love freebie/Cricut mb challenge

Heres what I made with sams freebie from http://lily-boosboutique.blogspot.com/ I know its not the new one but it didnt fit on the diamond right.Also the challenge on Cricut message board this week was to make a card using the diamond fold.I used DCWV pocket full of poises stack and some mirri board.Hope you like.
Karen x x x

Hullabazoo

Heres a couple more cards I made today using www.nitwitcollection.com Hullabazoo fqb set.These are for two of my nephews birthdays next month,one will be 3 and the other 4 think they will love these especially as one is called Leo so he will get the lion one.Hope you like.

Karen

Sister 70th Birthday

Heres a card I made today for a neighbours sister.I used the Summer breeze fqb set from www.nitwitcollections.com .I used Wild card for happy birthday and sister and a couple of peel offs for the 70.Inside I used crafters companion floral collection CD to make a insert.(also did lots of doodling everywhere)

Polka Doodle challenge week 3 (take 2)

Ok second try,first one didnt have a flower on it I didnt read the rules propally ooppss.This is my entry to http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com week 3 challenge.I used Nitwitcollections.com Jungle fun fqb set.I punched some flowers in the different papers and used bright brads for the centre of the flowers.Hope you like.
Karen x x x

Polka Doodle Week 3 challenge

Heres my entry for week 3 of the Polka doodle challenge.I used a fbq set Jungle from Nitwit collections.com.Isnt that tiger just the cutiest.

This was using the Zoo fbq set from Nitwit collections.com.In each set you get background papers,ribbons,buttons,the main characters,frames,tags and lots lots more.Hope you like

Karen x x x