We wish you a merry christmas!

This is the first card that I had done in ages that has not had to be a DT card and at long last I have managed to do one that fits the challenge at the The Sugar Bowl where they have a great sketch to follow and the other option was to try something different - the difference for me was that I have completely coloured in the image, including the background - never done this before.


The stamp is a Sugar Nellie one from Funky Kits called Festive Friends and the papers are all just scraps that I had left in my box - I think the striped one may be last years My Mind's Eye.

Well it looks like we may be enjoying the calm before the storm here today in the Highlands of Scotland as we have yet more gales and snow forecast. I only hope that it is a bit better by the beginning of next week as we need to get to Edinburgh on Monday evening to catch a flight to Spain first thing on Tuesday morning, and after the disaster that we had on the 17th December last year when we landed up spening a week at Heathrow airport, I can only hope and pray that this year will be a little less stressful!!

Have a great week.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Challenge - Let's Celebrate!

Sorry to be a day late with my post about the new challenge over at Squiggle Stamps - we have had a family bereavement and I am running a bit behind time at the moment.

So as to give everyone plenty of time to enter this challenge as well as having plenty of time to celebrate Chrstmas and the New Year, this challenge will be running until 6th Janary and Tracy has put up an amazing £30 gift voucher to spend in the Squiggles store - you can read all about it Here.


Just for a change, rather than making a card, I have made a little gift bag for his challenge and I have used the cute All Wrapped Up Boy on the tag. The papers are Sugar Plums by Recollections.

I Hope you get some time to pay along wih us and have some fun.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge 104 - Glitter and Bling

We now have out latest challenge up and running at Pixie Dust Studio and this time around our theme is glitter and bling - just perfect for Christmas I think.


I have used the gorgeous Socket the Reindeer on my card here along with some more of these delicious Sugar Plum papers by Recollections. I am not sure how well it shows up in the photo, but the holly paper is all glittered as is just gorgeous. I have also added some little gems to the antlers and also the collar for an extra bit of bling. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Mojo Monday.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Nutcrafters Winter Wonderland Challenge #7

This week's challenge over at Nutcrafters is Winter Wonderland and we would love you to create a card of project with a Winter Theme.

Remember, your card or project must have a Nutcrafters image on it to quality for the prize.

This week's fabulous prize for one lucky winner is a £10 gift voucher to spend in the Nutcrafters shop.


I have used the cute snowman stamp from the set of three Christmas Trio set which is on sale for just £2.98 in the sale at the moment. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I hope that you get some time to play along with us and you can read all about the challenge and see what the rest of the DT have been up to Here.

Karen

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Colour Themed Challenge

We have a new challenge up and running at Pixie Dust Studio Challenge and this time around we have two different colour themes for you to chooses from:

Holiday Cheer


Shabby Chic Holiday


As you can see, I have gone with the Holiday Cheer option. I have tried using different colours on my Christmas Cards, but I have to admit that I really am a traditional red and green girl at Christmas time. Ths image that I have used is the super cute Pixie Claus and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch


I hope that you get some time to play along with us this week and get another of your Christmas cards done!. You can read all about the challenge and take a peek at what the Pixies have come up with this week Here

Squiggle Stamps Sketch Challenge

We have a new challenge up and running today and this time around we have a sketch for you to follow - I do so love sketches. You can read all about the challenge, take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT and see the sketch here.


The image that I have used is actually the centre part of a digi image with three characters on it called Snow much Fun, but in order to fit the sketch I have only used the snowman.

I hope that you get some time to join in the fun with this challenge.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge Thank You Card

Time for a new challenge at Pixie Dust Challenge and this week we are looking for Thank You cards or projects.


I have used another of the fabulous new images that were launched just recently and this one is called Renesemee. The gorgeous glitter papers ate by Heidi Grace and I have been desperate to cut into them - the photo does not do them justice - they are delicious.

Hope you have fun with this challenge.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Breaking Dawn

I have a card to share with you this evening featuring one of the gorgeous new Pixie Dust Studio images from the Breaking Dawn collection. This one featuring Edward and Bella is called Forever and it is available Here.


The papers that I have used are by Craftwork Cards and the Love brad is one that I have had in my stash for ages.

Up until 2 weeks ago I knew nothing about the Twilight movies, but the girls at work persuaded me that I should go to see the new Breaking Dawn movie this week and before that they insisted that I watch the first three movies. So, I spend most of the weekend before last getting up to speed with the first three and now I can't wait to see the new one tomorrow evening. We are going straight to the cinema after work and then heading for a pizza - should be a great evening.

Please check back on Thursday to see another of the images from this collection that I have used for the new Pixie Dust Challenge.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Challenge - Anything But a Card

Well, I can't believe how long it is since I last posted something. Long story, but what with holidays and life getting in the way, I am sorry, but crafting has been way down my list for the last few weeks. I am glad to say, that things are a bit more settled again and boy did I enjoy getting back into the craft room and what better to start off with again than a Christmas project.


We have a new challenge up and running for you today at Squiggle Stamps and this time around we are looking for you to create anything but a card - so plenty of choice there.


I have chosen to go with an altered gift tag, but I am sure that this could also double us as a Christmas Tree ornament. I have used the super cute Penguin presents and have added lots of glitter - a must at Christmas I always think!!.

Please pop on over to the blog Here to read all about the challenge and to take a peek at the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT this week.

I do hope that you get some time to play along with us this time around.

Karen x

Day 2 of 15 days of a Pixie Christmas

Here we are with Day 2 of the 15 days of a Pixie Christmas and today's letter is
"I" is for "I Love Ornaments".


This gorgeous image is now available in the Studio Here. My papers are again from a Nitwitt Collectionsdownload and today's sketch is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I will be back with another letter tomorrow, so please do pop back if you get a moment.

Karen x

P is for Pixie Claus

Kathy at Pixie Dust Studio has a new collection on the go called "Welcome to 15 days of a Pixie Christmas!!!!"
Each day Monday thru Friday a new Christmas image featuring a letter spelling a very special group of words will be released. Once the 15 images have been released they will all spell Pixie Dust Studio.
Find the first stamp in this collection in the STUDIO!!
Today is day one..
P is for Pixie Claus.


The gorgeous papers are from a Nitwit collections download and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Please pop back tomorrow where I will have the next letter release to show you.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Halloween Treat Bag

I have a little Halloween treat bag to share with you today. I have used Mummy from the Dinky Ghoulz range at Squiggle Stamps and teamed her up with scraps left over from last year's halloween projects. I think this little project just about fits with the new fortnightly Squiggle challenge which is all about Autumnal Colours and you can read all about it Here. Did you also know that if you use a Squiggle Stamps rubber stamp or digi image that you will qualify for a double entry which means a double chance of winning a great prize!


There are some fabulous new Autumn Images on their way really soon, so please keep an eye on the Squiggle stamps blog Here as I know you will not be disappointed when you see these.

Have fun

Karen x

1st Challenge on Re-Launched Nutcrafters Blog

The Nutcrafters blog has been relaunched and today we see the 1st Challenge.
The theme for this challenge is Autumn's In The Air. We would love to see a card or project with an autumn theme. Remember you card must have a Nutcrafters image on it to qualify for the prize. To help you along with this there is a freebie digi available on the blog Here


I have chosen to use one of the new Autumn Collection stamps on my card here and this one is called Bouquet for You, the papers are by Nitwit Designs and the sketch is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch.


There is a fabulous prize up for grabs with this challenge and you can read all about it and take a look at the fab cards from the rest of the DT Here

Have fun

Karen x

Belated Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Is it a Boy or Is It a Girl?

As I said in my last post, I have battling with a miserable cold this week and therefore apologise for being so late with my DT post letting you know at the Pixie Dust Challenge this week where the theme is baby cards.

I have used one of the older Pixie Dust images on my little baby boy card this week and this one is called Zeeba the Zebra and he is available Here.


The papers are from a Nitwit Collections download and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Halloween Blog Hop Image winner announcement

Sorry to be so late with this post but I have had a really miserable week battling a really bad cold and by the time that I have got home from work all that I have wanted to do is take to my bed.

I have randomly selected a winner from all the lovely comments that I received on my blog hop card featuring Wizard Boy and I am delighted to announce that the winner is Dora.

Congratulations Dora - if you could email me on karenateemins@msn.com I will get the digi image of the Wizard Boy sent on to you.

Karen x

Nutcrafters Blog Relaunch

Today we have the re-launch of the Nutcrafters Blog and we have lots to share with you today - blog candy winners, new DT members revealed, news of the relaunch of fortnightly challenges and a great little freebie digi for you to use, so please do pop on over to read all about it Here.

We also the release of some gorgeous new Winter images today and the DT have made some gorgeous samples for you to take a peek at. Here is my card using the gorgeous new Snowman who I have teamed up with some lovely Nit Wit collections papers.


I hope to see you again next Wednesday (14th Sept) when the Nutcrafters challenges will begin again.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Halloween Blog Hop

Today is the day of the Squiggle Stamps blog hop to introduce you to the fabulous new Halloween images which will be available Here.

You should have arrived here on my blog from Sal's Blog and if not, please start at the Squiggle Stamps blog so that you can read all about the blog hop and the fabulous prizes that you can win throughout the day.

Here is the card that I have done to showcase one of these fab new stamps. This one is called Wizard Boy and would be perfect for all your Halloween cards for boys (and girls too!!)


To be in with a chance of winning this Wizard Boy digi image, please leave me a comment at the end of the post and we will pick one lucky winner at the end of the hop on Wednesday 7th September. It would also be great if you could grab our blog hop logo and post it on your blog to let others know about the fun.

Your next stop on the blog hop is Deb. If you get lost along the way or may have missed some of the blogs on the hop, please pop onto the Squiggles Blog Here to get the running order so as to make sure that you don't miss out on the chance of winning a prize!

Have fun and thanks for visiting my blog

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Blog Hop this Saturday.

Some exciting news from Squiggle Stamps HQ.....a huge batch of Halloween images just arrived and we will showcase them all next Saturday 3rd September at 12noon GMT in a Blog Hop!
Lots of fun and prizes on offer so be sure to keep an eye open for that! In the meanwhile you can grab our Blog Hop Logo and spread the word!!


Hope to see you on Saturday for some fun.

Karen x

Glam and Glitz Christmas Card

I have a card to share with you today that fits in perfectly with the current "Glam and Glitz" challenge at Squiggle stamps which you can read all about Here. We are looking for lots of glitter and shine and this is just perfect for Christmas cards. I have added lots of stickles to the image, there is glitter on some of the DP and to top it off I have also added a glitter brad in the centre of the flower along with some pretty beaded trim.


The image that have used is Snow Pals which is available Here in rubber and Here in digi format. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at The Sweet Stop.

I do hope that you manage to play along with us with this Squiggle Stamps challenge

Karen x

Candy Jar release at Pixie Dust Studios

We have a new release today at Pixie Dust Studios called Candy Jar which is a mixture of holiday and everyday images which I just know that you will love and these images are now available Here.

Miss Lolli Pop

I used some gorgeous NitWit designs download papers on this one and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Mojo Monday

Sweet Santa

For this Christmas card I have used one of the new First Edition Christmas paper para and the sketch is the one this week at Cupcake Craft Challenges


Have a great weekend. I am off to a Stampin Up party tonight. I have never been to one before and am really looking forward to it.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Tween Teen's Dream

This weeks challenge at Pixie Dust Challenge is " A Tween Teen's Dream!" and we are looking for you to create a project for a teen/tween.


I have followed the fab sketch this week at Sweet Sunday Sketches and the papers are all by Making Memories.

There will be a new release tomorrow at Pixie Dust Studio of the fab new Candy Jar collection and if you pop back tomorrow I will have a couple of cards to show you featuring some of these gorgeous new images.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge - One for the Boys

It's Thursday so it is time for a new challenge at Pixie Dust Challenge and this time our theme is "One for the Boys" and we have the added challenge if you like of add buttons and brads.

I have used one of the new Winter release images on my card this week and this one is called Ski Dude and the papers and trees are all from a NitWit designs download.


I hope you get some time to join in the fun with us this week and you can see what the rest of the Pixies have been up to and read more about this week's challenge Here.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #162 - Birthdays

We have a new challenge for you today at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this time around we are looking for Birthday cards. We are slowing down a bit over the summer holiday time and this challenge will be running until Monday 29th August with a new one starting on 30th August and then back to our weekly slot on Tuesday 6th September.

For my card I have used one of the cute new stamps from Sugar Nellie and I think that she is really cute, a bit bigger stamp than I ahd expected it to be and perhaps a bigger card would have been better but cute nevertheless I think. The sketch is the current one at The Sweet Stop.


I hope that you have fun with this challenge.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Pink and Black challenge

Well here we are, another Monday morning and thanks to the terrible rain that we had here yesterday, another day of chaos on the travel front what with cancelled and late running trains. It appears that this is the norm now whenever we have a bit of rain! Nevermind, I am now at work, don't know what will happen later in the day and whether there will be a train home or not, but no point in worrying about it at the moment.

We have another challenge up and running here at Squiggle stamps and we also have a new release of the gorgeous Goth Kidz images which are now available Here and these are just too cute for words.

I have used the adorable Hippie Goth Girl image on my card here and followed the theme of the New Black and Pink challenge which you can read all about Here. I have also added a piece of lace which is the optional extra on the challenge. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and the papers are all by Nitwit designs.


I do hope that you get some time to join in with the challenge - please just remember that we need to see a Squiggle stamps image somewhere on your card, but there are lots and lots of gorgeous images to chooses from in the shop Here and you still have almost 2 weeks to get your entries in.

Have a great week.

Karen x