Karen's cards

A New Pixie Dust Challenge and a New Release

2012-01-12T14:26:00.003Z

We have an exciting day for you at Pixie Dust Studio where we have the release of the gorgeous Lovestruck collection and also the new Pixie Dust Challege where the theme is hearts, so we are looking for hearts somewhere on your project - either in the image, on the DP or in your embellishments, so a nice easy one to get all those valentine cards started.

The image that I have used on my card here is called Heart Garden and you can get her in the shop Here now. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch Saturday.

Here are the rest of the gorgeous collection for you to have a look at

Have fun

Karen x

We wish you a merry christmas!

2011-12-12T08:38:00.005Z

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!

2011-12-11T21:46:00.005Z

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

2011-12-09T09:27:00.002Z

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

2011-12-07T17:00:00.000Z

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

2011-12-02T08:00:00.001Z

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

2011-11-29T10:00:00.000Z

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

2011-11-24T18:00:00.000Z

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

2011-11-22T19:00:00.000Z

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

2011-11-12T17:30:00.000Z

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

2011-09-27T14:51:00.004+01:00

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

2011-09-26T14:47:00.003+01:00

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

2011-09-19T19:10:00.001+01:00

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

2011-09-14T19:31:00.003+01:00

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?

2011-09-10T12:02:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-10T11:50:00.002+01:00

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

2011-09-07T14:10:00.002+01:00

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

2011-09-03T12:00:00.003+01:00

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.

2011-09-01T09:32:00.002+01:00

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

2011-08-24T21:12:00.002+01:00

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

2011-08-19T08:47:00.005+01:00

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

2011-08-18T20:09:00.003+01:00

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

2011-08-11T10:00:00.000+01:00

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

2011-08-09T10:10:00.000+01:00

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

2011-08-08T10:00:00.000+01:00

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

Another Christmas Card for a couple of challenges

2011-08-07T11:00:00.003+01:00

We had a new release at Pixie Dust Studio this week and here is another card that I have made with these cute images. This one is called Pixie JingleBells and you can purchase here Here.
It is so good to be started on Christmas cards already and this year I AM going to make sure that I am not rushing at the last minute in the way that I always do!!! - we'll see!!

The papers that I have used are all from a NitWit designs download and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch and Stash and I am also entering this card at Papertake Weekly where the theme is anything goes.

It is a really miserable rainy day here today, so looks like I will get a good crafting afternoon.

See you next week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge and Release Day

2011-08-04T09:12:00.004+01:00

We have a busy day at Pixie Dust Studios today as we have a new release and also a new challenge up and running today.

Our new release which is now available in the shop Here now is the Winter collection. A gorgeous release of Winter and Christmas inspired images to get you started early with all those Christmas cards.

We also have this week's challenge up and running and this week it is a real easy one as the theme is "anything goes" the only stipulation is that you must use a Pixie Dust image somewhere on your card or project. If you don't have any please do pop on over to the shop Here where you can feast your eyes on a huge range of gorgeous digi images which you can purchase and download straight to your computer.

I have chosen to use the super cute Socket the Reindeer from the new collection on my card for the challenge this week. The papers are all from a Nitwit designs download and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Have fun.

Karen x

Little Mermaid

2011-07-25T10:16:00.002+01:00

I have a card today to share with you featuring one of the new Lilliput collection digi stamps at Squiggle Stamps which are available in the Shop now. This one is called Mermaid and I have teamed her up with some under the sea papers and lots of stickles to give her tail a realy shimmery look. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at Sweet Sunday Sketches.

We also have a new challenge up and running at Squiggle stamps and you can read all about it Here. Our challenges are now fortnightly and this one has a Christmas theme to it - never too early to get started!

Have a great week.

Karen x

I so love baby cards

2011-07-24T10:16:00.004+01:00

Here are another couple of baby cards that I have made and this time around I have used another 2 of the gorgeous new images from the Oh Baby collection which is now available in the shop Here. The papers are all from Pink Gem downloads.

I followed a sketch from one of the challenges this week for this first card - but I have no idea which one so if anyone recognises it please leave me a comment so that I can give the challenge a mention in this post. I am also entering this card at Papertake Weekly where the theme is "Getting Cute".

Well I am now off to do some weeding in the garden - oh joy!

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio new release and new Pixies

2011-07-22T08:47:00.006+01:00

It's release day at Pixie Dust Studio and the new Oh Baby collection is now available in the Shop

We also have some NEW Pixies joining the DT today and I would like to give a huge welcome to ...
Jessica, Jingle, Kelly,and Mary.

And a wonderful welcome back to... Suzi!

Here is my card using "Dear Baby Deer" from the new collection. I have teamed this super cute image with some Nitwit Designs downloaded papers and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at MoJo Monday.

I will be back tomorrow to share another couple of cards featuring images from this fab new collection.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #84 - A new sketch

2011-07-21T12:43:00.003+01:00

We have a new challenge up and running today at Pixie Dust Studio challenge and this time we have something a bit different - a sketch for you to follow created by our Pixie Queen Kathy, I hope that you will enjoy playing with it.

I have a sneek peek to show you today featuring one of the new images from the Oh Baby collection that will be released tomorrow at Pixie Dust Studio tomorrow - I just know that you are going to love this release and I will be back tomrrow to share another card featuring another of the images from this release.

The papers that I have used here are all from digi download collection as are the cute little building blocks.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar

2011-06-21T12:00:00.000+01:00

Hi I am currently sitting at Liverpool airport awaiting a flight to Limoges in France so that I can visit my sister who moved there 2 weeks ago. We have been on holiday at our place in Spain since Friday and believe it or not this was the quickest way to get to where I need to be in France - Alicante to Liverpool and then Liverpool to Limoges!!

We have a new challenge today at A Spoon Full of Sugar and it was my turn to pick the theme and I have gone with ribbon and bows, so we would like to see some ribbon and at least one bow on your card.

I have chosen to use ond of my tresured Hanglar stamps teamed eith some gorgeous papers from craftwork cards.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #79 - Don't forget school

2011-06-16T11:50:00.002+01:00

Our new challenge this week at Pixie Dust Studio is Don't forget school and we are looking for school related tags or bookmarks.

As you can see, I have gone with the bookmark option and this great Pocket of Love image was just perfect. The papers are all from a Nitwit designs download.

You can read all about this week's challenge and take a look at the brilliant projects from the rest of the DT Here.

Well I won't be around for a couple of weeks as we are heading off this afternoon for a couple of weeks in the sun in Spain (well actually Spain and France in my case, as I am travelling to France for a few days next week so see my sister and brother in law's new home there. They only moved just over a week ago and I can't wait to see their new place.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 156 Splish Splash

2011-06-14T19:16:00.003+01:00

I can't believe that it is Tuesday evening already and this is the first chance that I have had all day to get my post for this week's A Spoon Full of Sugar uploaded. I am heading off on holiday on Thursday and I am up to my eyes at work with things that need to be done before I head off. I guess that I will enjoy the break even more when I get away!!

On to the challenge this week and the theme this time around is Splish, Splash so we are looking for water, pools, beaches or baths!. You can read all about the challenge this week and also about this week's prize Here

I have chosen to use one of the new release images from Pixie Dust Studio from the Splash collection and this one is called Swimming Dolly.
The sketch that I have followed is the current one at The Pixie Cottage"

I hope that you have fun with this one and it perhaps brings the sun out for a bit.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - #78 "Let's Cool Down"

2011-06-10T15:00:00.000+01:00

Here is my card for the new challenge this week at Pixie Dust Studio Challenge. Sorry that I am late with getting this post up, but I have been away with work for a couple of days and could not get any internet access while away in order to get this done.

Our theme this week is Lets Cool Down and we are looking for Christmas or Winter themed cards. I have used the gorgeous
Popsicle's Pad from the newly released Playpen Pets collection and he is just perfect for a wintery card. The papers are all from a NitWits designs download.

The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Tuesday Morning Sketches

I hope that you have some fun with this challenge.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #155 - Here Comes Summer

2011-06-07T19:21:00.004+01:00

Oh, I am running so late today. Busy, Busy, Busy at work and I am now packing for a couple of days away at work meetings, so this will be very brief.

We have a new challenge for you today at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this time around we are looking for summery colours papers etc. You can read all about the challenge and take a look at the gorgeous cards from the DT this week Here.

I have used a digi image from Whimsy Stamps on my card today - I think she is just gorgeous all dressed up in her sparkly swimsuit and the papers are all from a NitWit designs download. The sketch is the current one at Sweet Stop Sketches.

Well must dash, but hope that you have some fun with the challenge this week.

Karen x

New Home card

2011-06-06T09:15:00.001+01:00

I have a couple of people that know who are about to move house real soon, so I have taken the opportunity to get one of the cards done. For this one I have used the gorgeous Bird House from the Orange Bird Studios collection at Squiggle Stamps which is available Here in rubber and also Here in digi format.

I have teamed the image with some gorgous glittery First Edition papers and a couple of flowers by prima. I have used the image for a New House card, but it would work just as well for a birthday or thank you card - in fact probably just about any occasion would work. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch Saturday.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Release - Playpen Pets Collection

2011-06-03T10:00:00.000+01:00

Today is release day for the fab new collection from Pixie Dust Studio - Playpen pets and I just know that you are going to love these ones. They are now available to buy Here.

I have used the super cute Muddy Buddy on my card here and teamed him up with some gorgeous digi papers from NitWit Designs.

The sketch that I have followed for this card is the one this week at Sweet Sunday Sketch.

Have a lovely weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #77 - Homemade Sweet Homemade

2011-06-02T18:00:00.001+01:00

Sorry to be so late in the day with this post - but better late than never I suppose. We have a new challenge up and running today at Pixie Dust Challenge and this week we are looking for you to make all the embellishments that you use by hand. You can read all about the challenge this week and take a little peek at the gorgeous projects from the DT Here.

I have chosen to use one of the new images from the Playpen Pets Collection that will be released by Pixie Dust Studios tomorrow and I will be back again tomorrow to let you see the whole collection along with another card featuring one of these gorgeous new images. I have used NitWit papers on this card and I have cut out the various embellishments such as the clouds, fences and flowers. I am also entering this card at Cute Card Thursday where they are looking for you to embellish your main image. I have used glossy accents, glitter and a white pen to make dots on the canopy, so I hope that this meets the criteria.

We have had the most gorgeous weather here today and looks like it will be the same tomorrow, so I do hope that the sun is also shining for you where ever you are.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #154 Flower Power

2011-05-31T10:52:00.004+01:00

We have a great new challenge for you today at A Spoon Full of Sugar where this time around we are looking for you to use something floral on your work.
We are sponsored this week by Whimsie Doodles and you can read all about this week's prize and also a great discount offer for A Spoon Full of Sugar fans Here.

I have chosen to use a cute digi image from Wee Stamps on my card this week. The papers are all from the Promise collection at NitWit designs and I have followed the sketch this week at Cute Card Thursday.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge - #76 - "Tooty-Fruity"

2011-05-26T20:14:00.002+01:00

We have another new challenge for you today at Pixie Dust Studio and we are looking for you to add some fruit to your card/project.

I have used June Pixie on my card along with some digi papers and the sketch is the current one at Sketch Saturday

I hope that you manage to join us this week with the challenge and have some fun with it.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 153 - Things with Wings

2011-05-24T09:00:00.003+01:00

Our challenge to you this week at a Spoon Full of Sugar is things with wings, so either an image with wings on it, paper with something with wings or embelishments with wings on. You can check the challenge out and take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the rest of the DT Here.

I have been deperate to ink up these gorgeous new Hanglar stamps that I managed to buy and as she has no wings I have gone with the option of using some paper with a dragonfly on it. The papers are all just bits and pieces that I had left over so sorry can't tell you who they are by. Flowers are by prima and sentiment by Craftwork cards.

I am also entering this card at Flutterby Wednesdays where they have an open challenge this week.

Karen x

The circus is coming to town

2011-05-23T13:30:00.002+01:00

Monday morning again and my time to share a Squiggle Stamps card with you. I have a fun colourful one featuring Oscar the Clown to show you and just for a change I have gone for a shaped card which I have cut the base for with a nestability. I had made this card using the sketch at Card Patterns but I have just relealised that I have missed the deadline.

We also have a DT call going on at Squiggle Stamps, so if you fancy have a supply of great Squiggle stamps to work with and some time to promote these stamps and digi stamps though the blog here and also your own blog you can read all about it Here.

I am entering this card in a couple of challenges this week.

Truly Scrupmtious where the theme is Anything Goes.

C.R.A.F.T. challenge where they are looking for Birthday cards.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Circus Collection release day at Pixie Dust Studio

2011-05-20T09:32:00.004+01:00

We have the release of the fabulous new Pixie Circus collection at Pixie Dust Studios today and all the gorgeous images pictured below are now available in the Shop now.

The image that I have chosen to use on my release day card today is Circus Princess and I think that she is just gorgeous standing there to welcome everyone to the circus. I so enjoyed working with these bright bold colours - a real change for me as I usually am happy using pastel colours. The papers that I have used are from a Nitwit collections download called Big Top.

Please pop on by the Pixie Dust blog to see some more of these gorgeous images and also you will find the links to the rest of the DT blog over on the right of my blog.

The sketch that I have followed for this card is the current one at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio sneek peek

2011-05-19T14:40:00.006+01:00

The brand new Pixie Circus collection will e released tomorrow at Pixie Dust Studio and today I have a sneek peek to show you featuring Peanut the Elephant. Isn't he just the cutest elephant you have ever seen.

I will be back tomorrow with another card to show you from this fab new release and also to show you the whole collection.

I have follwed the sketch this week at Sketch Saturday with this card. The papers and embelishments are all from NitWit designs.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #152 - Anything Goes

2011-05-17T15:39:00.004+01:00

I am a bit late with posting my card today for the new challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar. As I mentioned yesterday in my post, I had a big exam to sit today as part of my Business Management course and I have not long got back home after the exam. I am hoping that I have managed to do enough to pass it so that I don't have to do the re-sit (don't want to put myself through that again!!).

You can read all about the challenge this week, the prize on offer and take a look at the gorgeous creations from the rest of the DT this week Here.

The image is Li'l Red by Pixie Dust Studios and the papers are by Nitwit designs. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at MoJo Monday

I hope that you have some fun with the challenge this week.

Karen x

Sweet Stop Sketch challege and playing with digi papers

2011-05-16T14:09:00.002+01:00

I have a card to share with you today that I made at the weekend. I have had by head in books studying for a big exam that I have tomorrow as part of my Business Management course so taking a little time out over the weekend was a well needed break from the studies.

I have been using digi papers on my cards for some time now, but usually I just print them off and then cut them to size to use on my cards, but at the weekend I had a bit of fun creating a whole layout on the computer and even in this case incorporating the image before printing the whole thing off as just one layer to add to a card base. It was fun and I am sure that with a bit more practice the results could be really good. All I had to do with it when it was printed off was colour in the cute Daisy with flowers image with some copics and hey presto it was ready to attach to the backing card.

The sketch that I have followed for the card is the current one at The Sweet Stop Sketches challenge. and the papers are from a Nitwit Designs download

Well I guess that I had better get back to ther studying - wish me good luck for tomorrow and I will be back with you again soon.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #74 - Make it Shiny

2011-05-13T19:39:00.002+01:00

Not exactly sure what has been going with blogger over the past day or so, but here at last is my card for the new challenge at Pixie Dust Studio Challenge where this time around we are looking for you to add some silver and or something metallic to your cards.

I have used the ever so cute Walter and his pup from the newly released Splash collection on my card here. The papers are by Nitwit Designs and in order to fit in with the challenge I have used some mirror card and also added a small charm to the front of the card.

The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch Saturday - was cutting that one a bit fine I think!

Please do pop on over to the Pixie Dust challenge blog Here to read all about the challege this week and take a little peek at the gorgeous cards from the rest of the DT this week.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Twin Boys Arrival

2011-05-11T11:53:00.003+01:00

My friend Lydia gave birth to gorgeous twin boys on Friday last week and I went to visit them in hospital yesterday. They are just gorgeous and I could so have taken then home with me (perhaps she only needs one!!). They are nt identical but are very alike.

I made this little card to welcome them into the world, but in the excitement of going to see them, forgot to pop it in the gift bag that I also took, so I will get it in the post to them today.

The image is a digital iamge from Wee Stamps which I have flipped over and then printed the two off together. The sketch that I have followed was a recent one at Truly Scrumptious

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 151 - Sketch by Natalie

2011-05-10T08:21:00.004+01:00

Well I am now back from my holiday in Spain and back at work again. It was great to get a little time last night to get a card made - first one for well over two weeks!!

We have a great sketch for you to follow this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar by our own Natalie. You can see the sketch and read all about this week's prize Here.

I have used one of the fabulous newly released images from the Splash Collection at Pixie Dust Studio and this little cutie is called Swimming Dolly. The papers are all from a Nitwit Designs download and the little flowers are by prima.

Due to being away on holiday I also missed getting a card ready for the latest challenge at Pixie Dust Challenge where the theme is Under the Sea and we were asked to use the colour blue on the card. You still have a couple of days to enter this week's challenge and I will be back on Thurdsay with another great little image from this collection for my card for this week's new challenge.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #71 - Spring Forward/Easter

2011-04-22T09:00:00.001+01:00

Oh my gosh, I have just realised that I forgot to post my Pixie Dust challenge card yesterday. It was my first day back at college after the Spring Break and I completely forgot.

Well this week's challenge is "Spring Forward" so we are looking for lovely pastel Spring like colours which are perhaps just perfect for those last minute Easter cards.

I have used "Some Bunny Loves You" from the In the Meadow collection and the papers are by Nitwit designs. The sketch is the current one at Allsorts Challenge.

This will be my last post for a couple of weeks as we are heading off to out little place in Spain first thing tomorrow morning. I would like to say that I am looking forward to some sunshine, but it would appear that there is rain forcast for the next few days and for one the forcast in the UK looks better than Spain -just our luck!!

Have a great Easter.

Karen x

Easter Egg decorating

2011-04-20T10:02:00.005+01:00

I have something a bit different to share with you today and what fun this was.

We are having an Easter Egg decorating competition at work tomorrow. Everyone's names were put into a hat and whichever name you picked out you have to decorate an egg to represent them in some way. I picked out Alithea. Alithea is the lady who organises the Christmas Party and she is known throughout the office as the Christmas Fairy (she is also known as the Kitchen Elf and Mrs Fix-it as she is brilliant with the photocopier!!). So I suppose this was really an easy one to pick as making a fairy was perhaps a lot easier than trying to depict the Boss!!

It really does not look anything like Alithea as she has brown short hair, but the only stipulation was to represent the person - so that is what I have done.

I got the gorgeous googly eyes with the eyelashes in a 99p pack from The Works and the hair was some that I had in a box that was leftover from when I used to paint ceramics many moons ago. A bit of netting, some pipe cleaners, a couple of fairy themed brads and there you go!

Great fun and should be a real giggle tomorrow when all the eggs turn up - unfortunately I will not be in the office as it is my day at College, but hopefully someone will take lots of pictures.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #148 - Let's Celebrate

2011-04-19T09:18:00.000+01:00

We have a new challenge for you today at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this time it is a real easy one - let's celebrate - so Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings etc.

We are sponsored this week by Whimsy Stamps and as usual Denise has been very generous in offering a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner.

I have used one of my most favourite Sugar Nellie stamps on my card for today Daisy, I had forgotten just how gorgeous she is and I really must use her more often. The celebration that I have chosen is Birthday, the from says Thinking of You and in the inside of the card I have stamped "On Your Birthday". The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I hope that you have fun with this challenge.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps - Birdie Bunting

2011-04-18T09:32:00.001+01:00

Well it is another gorgeous day here today and looks let it is set to be good all week - how great is that!

I have a couple of cards to share with you today using the gorgeous new Birdie Bunting stamp from Squiggle stamps.(It is also available as a digi image). The first one is just perfect for this lovely weather as is has a real summery feel to it.

The second one I have done to celebrate the upcoming Royal Wedding and could be used as an invitation to nay celebration that you may be planning, street party etc.

I have left these cards fairly simple as I really wanted the image to stand out and I don't think that it really needs anything further.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - #70 - Say it out loud

2011-04-14T12:00:00.000+01:00

We have another challenge for you today at Pixie Dust Challenge and this time we are looking for you to have a sentiment on your card somewhere.

I have used Princess Coffee from the new Egg Hunt collection, the sentiment is from the same collectione pretty coloured papers from a Nitwit designs download. The little flowers were also cut out from the same download and I have added little gem stones to the centres. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch n Stash and I am also entering this card at Papertake Weekly where they are looking for dimension on your cards. I have cut the coffee cup out and used foam squares to mount it onto the card and I have also decoupaged the princess onto the coffee cup to get the desired dimension on the card.

Please do pop on over to the Pixie Dust Challenge blog here to read all about this week's challenge and to also take a peek at the gorgeous creations from the DT this week.

Have fun.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 147 all creatures great and small

2011-04-12T09:00:00.000+01:00

Time for another challenge at A Spoon full of Sugar and this time around the theme is "all creatures great and small" so we are looking for animals or pets on your cards this week. We are sponsored this week by Bunny Zoes Crafts and Nikki is generously offering a £10 gift certificate to one lucky winner. You can read all about this weeks challenge and take a little peek at the gorgeous samples from the DT this week Here.

I have chosen to use this cute little bear image that I won in the Pixie Cottage Challenge a couple of weeks ago and teamed it with some gorgeous glittery papers, a few prima flowers and a sentiment by Craftwork cards. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at the Pixie Cottage

Have a great week.

Karen x

Something a little oriental!

2011-04-11T14:59:00.001+01:00

Hi, Karen here with my Monday slot and I hope that you all managed to enjoy some lovely weather over the weekend.

I finally managed to get a bit of time at the weekend to have a play with the gorgeous new images from Orange Bird Studios which are available here and this gorgeous little one is called Japanese Dolly.

The papers that I have used were a freeble pad that came with a magazine some time ago and are by My Minds Eye and I think that they have a real oriental look to them and I think that the colours suit this image perfectly. The sketch that I have followed for this card is the current one at Sunday Sketch and Stamp.

Please also remember that our new Monthly challenge is now up and running and you can read all about it here - there is a £30 voucher up for grabs and as they say - you have to be in it to win it!

Have a great week.

Karen x

One little baby...

2011-04-09T13:00:00.001+01:00

I won two stamps in one of the Pixie Cottage challenges a couple of weeks ago and they arrived last week.

Today I have had a bit of time just to have a play around for fun (rather than DT work) and inked up the Baby stamp. I think this is a really cute image and could be used for either a girl or boy. The papers that I have used are a new download from Nitwit Designs. Sentiment is by Stampin Up from a set.

The sketch that I have followed for this card is the one this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches

We are having a beautiful day here today and my daughter and her fiance have just arrived for the weekend so I think that we are now off out to have some lunch.

Have a lovely weekend.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Give Away

2011-04-08T06:00:00.000+01:00

To celebrate the launch of the 5 fabulous new images from Orange Bird Studio Tracy at Squiggle Stamps has one of each Digi-Stamp to give-away :)

Just leave her a comment on the Squiggle Stamps blog Here and winners will be picked this weekend (Sunday evening) .....spread the word!!

Sooooo....which one do you love the most????

Good luck.

Karen

P.S. some or these new images would be perfect to use in the new Squiggle Stamps monthly challenge which is looking for a cake on your cards (using a Squiggles Stamps image) and you can read all about it Here. There is a £30 voucher to spend in the online store up for grabs - what a great prize!!

Pixie Dust Challenge #69 - Lace it up and new release in the Pixie Dust Studio

2011-04-07T08:56:00.004+01:00

We have a new challenge for you today at Pixie Dust Challenges and this time around we are looking for lace somewhere on your card or project.
You can read all about the challenge Here.

I have chosen to use the brand new My Little Lambs image from the new Egg Hunt collection at Pixie Dust Studio which is available now. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at Sketch Saturday and the papers are from a NitWits download. The Easter Bonnet sentiment is one what came with a Shirley's Two Girls image last year.

Here is a picture of all the new images in the Egg Hunt collection - just perfect for all those Easter projects.

Have fun.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Sneek Peek

2011-04-06T09:16:00.006+01:00

I have a little project to share with you today as a sneek peek of the fab new collection of Easter related images that Pixie Dust Studio will be releasing tomorrow in the Egg Hunt collection.

I have used the cute image of Wink in a bed of flowers and rather than making a card I have made a bag-topper for this little bag of Easter goodies. The papers that I have used are from a Nitwits download and the flower is from a bunch of daffodils that I bought last week to use on all my Easter projects.

This little project fits in well with a few challeges:

papertake weekly where the theme is anything goes.
Craft your passion where the theme is also anything goes.
Stamp Something where they are looking for you to use a digi.
Digital Tuesday where the theme is Easter Parade.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - challenge #146 - tons of texture

2011-04-05T09:43:00.002+01:00

Tuesday morning and time for another challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this time around we are looking for texture on your cards - at least two different types of texture.

I have a colleague at work who has just been in hospital for an operation on her foot and I have made this card for us all to sign and send on to her to try to cheer her up a bit while she is at home for the next 6 weeks not being able to put any pressure on her foot. The image is from the Paper Shelter and I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but the textures that I have used are glittered papers, glossy accents on the eyes and nose and the papers of the flowers, metal centre in the flowers and I have also added a bit of stickles to the brads in the centre of the flowers.

You can check out the challenge here and also take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT.

The sketch that I have followed is the current one at The Pixie Cottage and I am also entering this card at Allsorts challenge where the theme is blooming blossoms and at The paper shelter challenge where they are looking for "inspired by" - I am inspired by many people, but this card in particular is inspired by Bev who loves to use layers, flowers and charms and metal embelishments on her cards.

Have fun.

Karen x

Monsters, Monsters everywhere

2011-04-04T10:08:00.000+01:00

Well, where did that weekend go? I have a great week, but boy did it fly past and here we are Monday morning again. Hope all mums in the UK has a good mothers day yesterday. I met up with my daughter in Aberdeen for lunch yesterday and had a fab time.

I have a card and a little gift card to share with you today featuring the Monster Mash trio. I can't believe that this is the first time that I have used these as they are just fab and an absolute dream to colour.

As you can see on the card here I have used all three of the images and coloured them with a mixture of promarkers and copic markers and I have added some googly eyes to them jsut for an added bit of fun and a little bit of stickles for a bit of glam. The little sentiment is also by Squiggle stamps.

I loved this little monster so much that I have done a little gift card to go along with the card.#

Have a great week.

Karen x

Fairy Lights from Nutcrafters

2011-04-01T10:00:00.000+01:00

Well it is Friday at last - what a long week it seems to have been. We are really busy at work at the moment and I had two exams to sit at college yesterday, so I was absolutely exhausted by the time that I got home last night. I am now looking forward to a nice lazy weekend with a bit of time for crafting I hope.

Nutcrafters and this one is called Fairy Lights. Cute or what? The princess charm that I have used on this card is also from Nutcrafters and they have a huge range of new charms that are now available at great prices Here.

The sketch that I have follwed for this card is the current one at Sketch N Stash. Papers from Nitwit designs download.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #68 - Fluttering Wings

2011-03-31T07:00:00.003+01:00

Our challenge to you this week at Pixie Dust Challenge is - "Fluttering Wings" - create a card/project featuring butterflies, pixies, bugs, etc. Anything with wings!

I have probably pushed the boundaries a bit with this card - but my excuse is that I have decided that these are little birds that are sitting on this guardsman's bearskin and shoes and they must have wings!!

This cute image is Tweet Guardsman from the brand new British Invasion release and isn't he just perfect for getting in the mood for celebrating the upcoming Royal Wedding here in the UK.

The papers that I have used are by doodlebug and the Union Jack was a free digi download. The ribbon was the last little bit that I had left of my gorgeous Kath Kidson stash - must get some more of that as it is just the most wonderful ribbon.

I have followed the sketch this week at Sketch Saturday

I do hope that you get some time to join us this week in the challenge - you can real all about it and see the gorgeous cards from the DT this week Here.

Have fun

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio - British Invasion release day

2011-03-30T09:00:00.002+01:00

It's all about the dress!

We have the release of the fabulous "British Invasion" release at Pixi Dust Studio today and this collection is in honour of the up coming Royal Wedding in the UK next month - I know that I can't wait to see what Kate (or Catherine as now is known) will wear. We will be in Spain on holiday at the time of the wedding, but I know that there are plans for a street party on the street where we have our apartment so that should be real fun (As long as I get enough time to watch the TV coverage of the wedding!!)

I have chosen to use the Royal Wedding image on my card here, but I have just cut the bride out to use on the card as I have made the card to give to a the daughter of one of our friends on the morning of her big day (I have also made a card for the two of them!). The papers are from a NitWit collections download and I have cut the little flowers with a Martha Stewart punch.

The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at Cute Card Thursday and I am also entering this card at Allsorts challenge where they are looking for cards for a special lady.

Here is a picture of all the images in this fab new collection - all just perfect to fit in with the Royal celebration and everything British.

I will be back tomorrow for the Pixie Dust challenge and another card using a image from this collection.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #145 - Easter

2011-03-29T09:00:00.003+01:00

At A Spoon Full of Sugar this week we are looking for Easter Creations -cards, gifts, Easter centrepieces etc. and we are sponsored this week by Bunny Zoe Crafts with a fabulous £10 gift voucher as the prize to one lucky winner.

I have used one of the gorgeous Teddy Bo Easter images on this card and I have used some Easter download papers from NitWits. The sketch that I have used for this one is the fabulous one this week at Friday Sketchers. I really loved using this sketch and will definately use this one again. I am also entering this card at Teddy Bo Challenge where they are looking for buttons and bows on your cards and lastley at Craft Your Passion where they are looking for a bear on your cards.

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

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio - British Invasion Sneek Peek

2011-03-28T13:40:00.000+01:00

I have a card to share with you today as a sneek peek of the new release from Pixie Dust Studios on Wednesday 30th March and this little footballer is called Soccer Star.

This release fits in really well with the forthcoming celebrations of the Royal Wedding in April and I just know that you will love the images that Kathy has created.

The papers that I have used are left overs from a really old pack from trimcraft I think and I have followed the current sketch at The Pixie Cottage

Please check out the Pixie Dust blog Here and also the rest of the Pixie Dust DT to see some more gorgeous cards made with images from this fab release.

I will be back on Wednesday to show you the whole collection along with another card made with one of the iamges.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #67 - Let's go to the movies

2011-03-24T08:06:00.005Z

Our challenge this week at Pixie Dust Challenge this week is "let's go to the movies" and you can read all about it Here as well as taking a peek at the gorgeous cards and projects from the DT this week.

I have chosen the film Cinderella and I have used the gorgeous Cinderella image from the Pixie Parade collection and teamed her up with some lovely Princess papers from Imaginsce and a couple of Princess inspired brads that I had in my stash. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at MoJo Monday I am also entering this card at Colour Create Challenge this week where the theme is pastels.

I hope that you find some time to play along with us this week.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 144 - Ribbon, Pearls/Rhinestones and Flowers

2011-03-22T09:24:00.005Z

We have a new challenge today for you at A Spoon Full of Sugar and this one is right up my street as I just love flowers, ribbon and pearls.

We are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps who are offering 5 digi stamps to one lucky winner.

I have used another of my gorgeous Wee Stamps on this card and I have added some tiny pearls to the centres of the flowers. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Friday Sketchers. I am also entering this card at papertake weekly this week where they are looking for "it's a mum thing" or girly cards.

You can read all about the challenge and take a peek at the gorgeous cards this week from the DT Here

Karen x

Thinking of You

2011-03-21T11:47:00.002Z

I have a card to share with you today which features the Love Birds stamp from the Orange Bird Studio range. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch Saturday

These colours are not colours that I usually work with, but I am really pleased with the finished card and may now even be a fan of blue and green together.

I have put a "thinking of you" sentiment on this card as then it could be used for almost any occasion, but I think that this card would be especially good for Weddings, Anniversaries etc. Such a great little sentiment I think.

Have a great week and please remember that you still have just over one week to enter our Spring themed challenge at Squiggle Stamps which you can read all about Here.

Have a great week.

Karen x

It's a Boy!

2011-03-18T12:25:00.003Z

I have a card to share with you today which features another of the gorgeous new stamps from Nutcrafters and this cute little Giraffe is one of the stamps from the Safari Trio which is available Here. As you can see, I have used it to make a new baby card but these stamps would also be perfect for little boy Birthday cards.

The papers and sentiment that I have used are downloads from Pink Gem Designs and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at MoJo Monday.
Like my card yesterday, this card also fits with another couple of challenges this week.
Paper Sundaes where they are looking for you to "Keep it Simple" and
DYSU where they are looking for you to add a bow to your card.

Have a lovely weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge # 66 - Go Green

2011-03-17T07:30:00.002Z

Its time for a new challenge today at Pixie Dust Studio Challenges and this time around to celebrate St Patrick's day we are looking for Green themed cards and projects.

I have used the gorgeous March Pixie on my card as she looks just like a little Irish Dancer to me. The papers that I have used are by NitWit collections and the flowers are by prima. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Friday Sketchers.

It would appear that many other challenges are also using the St Paddy's Day theme this week and I am therefore also entering this card in the following challenges:-

Cute Card Thursday where the theme is music and dance - this little Pixie is an Irish Dancer.

Allsorts Challenge where the theme is "luck o' the Irish

Pixie Cottage where they are looking for green on your cards

Fab'n'Funky where the theme is all things green

I hope you have fun with our challenge this week and please do pop on over to the challenge blog here to take a look at the gorgeous cards from the DT this week.

Karen x

So Cute!!

2011-03-16T09:34:00.004Z

I have a card to share with you today featuring one of the fabulous new stamps that have been released at Nutcrafters and this one is called Bunny and Me. The papers and lettering are a download from a Sweet Shoppe Designs and I have used a Martha Stewart punch for the flowers.

I have followed the sketch this week at Sweet Stop challenge and I am also entering this card at Papertake Weekly where they are looking for three's on your card - so I have used ribbon, a charm and little pearls on my punched flowers.

I will be back tomorrow with my card for this weeks challenge at Pixie Dust Studios.

Karen x

Follow the Red Cape Blog Hop Winner

2011-03-15T13:46:00.002Z

Sorry to be a day late in getting this announcement out, but we now have a winner of the Pixie Dust Studio blog hop at the end of last week.

The winner of "The Red Cape" Collection is...

Jess M of My Scrap Diary

Congratulations Jess, please contact Kathy {pixieduststudio@cox.net} to claim your prize!!!

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #143 - Sketch by Sonja

2011-03-15T08:00:00.001Z

Well it it Tuesday morning already - where does the time go? and time for another challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar.

We have a fabulous sketch for the super talented Sonja this week for you to follow and to top that off we are sponsored this week my our own Nikki and Bunny Zoes Crafts with a generous £10 voucher. You can check it all out Here and take a peek at the gorgeous creations from the DT with this sketch.

I have used one of the new CC designs images on my card here and teamed her with some more NitWit papers - can you tell that these are my favourite at the moment and I have also just noticed that all the cards that I have done recently are these scalloped ones - just love them too!! I am definately back in cute mode at the moment. The flowers are by prima and the sentiment from a Hero Arts set. I have used a combination of copic and promarker pens to colour this image.

I am also entering this card at Cute Card Thursday where they are looking for birthday cards.

I hope you have as much fun with this sketch as I did.

Karen x

Sweet Moments with Daisy

2011-03-14T11:01:00.001Z

I have a "sweet" card share with you today featuring the adorable Cupcake Chef Daisy who you can get Here in rubber and Here in digi format.

The papers that I have used are by Nitwit designs and I have punched the flowers. The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at Sketch Saturday.

I think that the colours on this card are quite Spring like so they fit well with our Monthly challenge that is now underway - but the good news if that you still have a couple off weeks to entry in to be in with the chance of winning a fab voucher to spend in the Squiggle stamps store - you can read all about the challenge Here and the only real rule is that we need to see either a Squiggle Stamps rubber or digi image somewhere on your card or project and for it to fit with our Spring Theme.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studios - Red Cape blog hop

2011-03-11T13:55:00.004Z

We have a gorgeous new release for you today at Pixie Dust Studios which is inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and to add to the excitement we also have a blog hop to celebrate this release which you can read all about below.

Join us for the Follow the Red Cape Blog Hop and visit the pixies on the way to see the fab creations that they have made with these gorgeous new images.

Hop Rules: You must leave a comment on each blog
Prize: One random winner will win the entire new release

Hoping order is...........

Pixie Dust Challenge Blog
Karen (You are here)
Tasha
Jami - March GDT
Margie - DTC
Joyce - Challenge Coordinator
Gudrun
Erin
Taylor
Cat
Shelly
Melissa
Cyndi
Kathy - Owner/Illustrator

The hop will end on Sunday, March 13th at Noon CST!!!
The winner will be announced on Monday, March 14th, here and on Kathy's blog.

I have used "The Cape" image on my card here - isn't she just adorable? and the papers are all from Stampin Up that I have had for ages and never really had a suitable excuse to use.The sketch that I have followed is the one this week at The Pixie Cottage.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #65 - Thank You for Being You

2011-03-10T08:00:00.004Z

This week at Pixie Dust Challenge we want to see "Thank You for being You!" - Create a card or project thanking your closest friend for just being there.

I have used the adorable March Pixie on my card today and teamed her up with some gorgeous pretty coloured papers from Nitwit Collections. The flowers are by prima and the sketch that I have followed id the current one at The Sweet Stop

Please also do not forget to join us tomorow for our bloghop and the new release of the Red Cape collection.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 142 - Anything with a Vintage/Shabby theme

2011-03-08T09:53:00.004Z

The new challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar is now up and running and we are looking this week for cards with a vintage/shabby theme to them.

I am not very good at shabby, but fortunately I got these gorgeous Vintage papers free with a magazine last week, so I hope that this fits the bill. The image is from Wee stamps and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Friday Sketchers.

You can read all about the challenge and take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT this week here.

Karen x

Easter Card for Squiggle Stamps March Challenge

2011-03-07T08:00:00.002Z

Well I may be a bit ahead of myself, but I thought that the new Spring challenge at Squiggle stamps was just the perfect excuse to get those Easter cards started. I know that Easter is really late this year, but I have no idea where the time goes and before I know it I will be dashing around at the last minute, as usual! to get all my cards finished and off in the post. You can read all about the March challenge Here and also about the fab £30 voucher that is up for grabs!!

I have used the Hoppy Easter digi stamp on my card here and teamed her with some gorgeous Easter papers from NitWit designs.

This adorable digi stamp is the stamp of the month at the moment at Squiggle stamps and you can get her Here for only £1 at the moment. The sketch that I have followed for this card is the current one at TRhe Pixie Cottage.

I have decorated the inside with some more of these gorgeous papers from NitWit and the cute little bunny with the Easter message also came with this paper pack download.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #64 - Seeing Polka Dots

2011-03-03T08:26:00.003Z

We have a new challenge up and running for you at Pixie Dust Challenge and this time around we are looking to see polka dots somewhere on your card or project.

I have used Moonbeam the Unicorn from the brand new collection on my card here along with some gorgeous Pink Petticoat papers that came free with a card magazine. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Friday Sketchers

Karen x

Moonbeams Release at Pixie Dust Studio

2011-03-02T07:00:00.000Z

Just wanted to let you know that the gorgeous new Moonbeams collection is now available at Pixie Dust Studio and I am sure that you will just love these new images.

Here is a card that I have made using the adorable "Princess of the Bunnies" and she is perfect for Spring themed cards. I have used some Papermania spring papers here and have also used more spring like colours on her dress and cape.

Please pop on over to the Pixie Dust Studio blog to take a look at some other creations from the rest of the DT

Karen x

2011-03-01T11:30:00.002Z

We have a great new challenge this week for you at A Spoon Full of Sugar which was chosen by Ingrid and she is looking for tags so either a tag or a card that includes a tag - as long as there is a tag there somewhere we will be happy.

We have Bunny Zoes Crafts sponsoring us this week again - thank you Nikki and you can read all about the prize and also take a peek at the gorgeous creations from the DT this week Here .

I have gone with the option of making a tag this week and I have used a couple of cute stamps from CC Designs along with these gorgeous Imaginsce papers and a few prima flowers.

I have carried the same theme through on the back of the tag here.

I hope you have fun with this one.

Karen x

Sneek Peek of new Moonbeams collection at Pixie Dust Studio

2011-02-28T10:06:00.003Z

I have a card to share with you today featuring one of the new images from the Moonbeams Collection that will be released at Pixie Dust Studio tomorrow.

I have coloured the image with a combination of copic and promarker pens and the papers are from a digi download at Pink Gem.

I will be back tomorrow with another fab image from this gorgeous collection.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar challenge #140 - Birthday Wishes

2011-02-22T09:17:00.003Z

Another Tuesday and therefore time for another challenge from A Spoon Full of Sugar and this time around this is one that should suit everybody as we are looking this week for "Birthday Wishes". We have a great sponsor this week - Whimsy Stamps who are offering a $15 gift card so please go check it all out and have a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT Here.

I had another commissioned 50th Birthday card to make this week for one of the girls at work to give to her sister and have used another couple of the fab images from Bugaboo stamps and teamed them with some gorgous papers from TPC Studio.the little 50th Birthday sentiment is by TLC creations and the sketch that I have followed here is the current one at Friday Sketchers

Have fun.

Karen x

Celebrate with Daisy

2011-02-21T09:52:00.001Z

I have a card to share with you today featuring the gorgeous Daisy with Flowers from the Oscar and Daisy range.

I have had the great priviledge of being involved with Tracy and Squiggle stamps right from the very start and this image is one of the very first images that was made into rubber and was such an exciting time for everyone. She still is one of my favourite stamps and can be used for almost any occasion.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #62 - Don't Be Square

2011-02-17T10:00:00.000Z

We have another great challenge today for you at Pixie Dust Challenge Blog and this time around we are looking for anything but square cards.

Probably 99% of the cards that I make are square so this was a real fun challenge for me and a chance to make a rectangle one for a change.

I have used the brilliant new Princess and the Frog image that was just launched a couple of days ago and I have used papers from an imaginsce pad again. The little Enchanted Kingdom ticket was a freebie with a magazine last year and I have punched out some little flowers and added some gems to them.

The sketch that I have followed is the current one at MoJo Monday.

Have fun,

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio - Have a Ball release

2011-02-16T08:00:00.001Z

I was having major problems with my internet service yesterday so I never managed to get this post to show on the day of the release of the amazing new "Have a Ball" release at Pixie Dust Studio.

This gorgeous Pixie that I have to share with you today is called "when will my prince come" and I have teamed her with some gorgeous Imaginisce papers, a princess charm and some little doodlebug flowers. I know that I have followed a sketch with this card, but cannot for the life of me remember which one it is - so if anyone recognises it please leave me a comment so that I can give credit to it.

As we all know the Cinderella story has a happy ending, so I have used the gorgeous Cinderella image on the inside of the card.

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 140 - Anything but a card

2011-02-15T09:00:00.000Z

It is my turn to pick the challenge this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar and I have set the challenge of "anything but a card" so it could be a box, bag, Tag, bookmark, decorate a frame, book or a post-it pad, hanging picture....

Please go check out the blog here to see all the truly gorgeous creations from the DT this week and also to read all about the fab prize on offer from Nikki at Bunny Zoes Crafts.

I have gone with the option of altering a box to go along with a card that I made last week for yet another new baby - a little girl this time.

These papers and image are downloads from Pink Gem Designs. These are just gorgeous and so versatile.

The little round sentiment on the card is also from the same download.

I have cut the flowers with a Martha Stewart punch that I picked up on sale when I was in the US at Christmas time.

The sketch that I have followed for this card and box is the current one at The Pixie Cottage.

I hope you have as much fun with this challenge as I did.

Squiggle Stamps Good Luck Card

2011-02-14T13:05:00.003Z

I have a thank you card to share with you that I made over the weekend for a coleague who is leaving work later this week. I have used the gorgeous Squiggle Stamps Flower Field image from the Orange Bird Studio range which is available in rubber here and in digi format Here.

I do love to make cute cards, but there are some occasion as with this Good Luck card that need a slightly more grown-up image and these Orange Bird Studio images are just perfect for these cards. The sketch that I have used for inspiration for the card is the current one at Inspirational Card Sketches

Have a great week.

Karen x

A Little bit of Decoupage

2011-02-11T09:19:00.003Z

I had a bit of fun last night with something a bit different - a little bit of decoupage. I have been asked to do so many baby cards in the past few weeks, and I got another order earlier this week for yet another one for a new baby boy. I have been a bit pushed for time this week so decided that I needed to try to do something that would be a bit quicker and just happened to notice that the wonderful Janet over at Pink Gem Designs now does her own range of printable digi papers and as baby boy ones are something that I just do not have these were just perfect. While on Janet's website I also discovered that she does printable decoupage baby images - so what could be more pefect.

I especially love working with digi papers as you can size them on the computer just ready to cut and put directly onto the card and also as you size them the images on the papers become just the perfect size for the card.

I have followed the sketch that is currently running at the Pink Gem Challenge Blog.

I think you may see some more of these from me in the near future - I also bought the baby girl decoupage images and it would be great to have a couple of these sitting in my card box for future orders.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge #61 - Be My Valentine

2011-02-10T08:10:00.002Z

The new theme for this weeks challenge is"Be My Valentine". Create a Valentine or Heart card/Project using Pink/Red.

I have used the brand new February Pixie on my card and teamed her with these gorgeous valentine papers, the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Truly Scrumptious.

Please pop on over to the Pixie Challenge blog Here to read all about the challenge this week and to take a little peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT week this week

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 139 - Let's See Some Love

2011-02-08T09:18:00.003Z

Our Challenge this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar is chosen by the lovely Michelle and she would like to see some Love
it can be Anything that shows off some love, wedding couple, hearts, valentines - Just show some LOVE.

I have chosen to make a Valentine's card and have used this super cute digi image from The paper Shelter and teamed it with some gorgeous papers from a new pad from Trimcraft. The sentiments are from a set of £1.99 clear stamps that I picked up a couple of weeks ago at my local papercrafts store. I have followed the current sketch at Sketch Saturday.
I am also entering this card at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge where the theme is "Hearts gone Wild and Papertake Weekly "Have a Heart".

I hope you get some time to join us with the challenge this week and you can read all about this week's prize Here.

Karen x

Valentine teddy

2011-02-07T09:20:00.003Z

I have another one of my little teddy cards to share with you today.

The hearts paper on this one started life as Tesco wrapping paper and this was the last little bits left of it - must check them out this year to see if they have anything worth buying to put in my box!

When our grandaughter reached the age of around 4 we started sending her a Valentine card each year and it has now become a ritual that she expects every year and this year it appears that her twin brothers are to get their first ones (they are now 4 years old). The really fun bit about sending these is that my husband always writes the little poem to go inside - this is the only time of the year that he ever does anything like this and it always makes me chuckle - I only hope that he realises that he has 3 different ones to write this year.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #60 - Say it with roses

2011-02-03T12:00:00.001Z

We have a new challenge for you today at Pixie Dust Challenges called "Say it with Roses" where we are asking you to use roses or red flowers on your card/project. The perfect challenge to get you in the Valentine mood

I have used a combination of papers here from different Forever Friends one of which has lots of little roses on it. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch and Stash challenge

Please do pop on over to the challenge blog Here to give a big warm welcome to our new Pixies who has just joined the DT this week and also to take a peek at what the rest of the DT have come up with this week.

Karen x

Teddies Everywhere!

2011-02-02T09:00:00.001Z

I have a couple of cards to share with you today that I finished off last night that are again different from my usual stamped cards. Before I got into rubber and digital stamping I loved using die cuts and punched shaped to create cards and these are very typical of what I used to make and I must admit that I still really like these.

The papers that I have used areall scraps that I had in my box and I have punched the teddies with a combination of circle and oval punches. The little accessories like the cake, present and hat were all from a pack of diecuts. The lettering is all done with quickutx dies.

I am entering these cards in the current challenge at Papertake Weekly where the theme is anything goes with the added option of adding flowers.

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Photo Inspiration

2011-02-01T09:00:00.000Z

Our Challenge this week at A Spoon Full of Sugar has been chosen by Nikki and this week she has a photo(below) for inspiration. I If the colours are a little bright you are welcome to choose paler options as long as your creation has red, pink and orange!

I have used the gorgeous Birdhouse from Squiggle stamps on my card here and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Friday Sketchers.

We are sponsored this week by our own Nikki and Bunny Zoes Crafts so please check out the blog Here to read all about the fabolous prize and also to take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT this week.

Karen x

Cupids Corner release at Pixie Dust Studio

2011-01-31T10:00:00.000Z

We have a new release for you today at Pixie Dust Studio called Cupids Corner, which is just perfect for all those Valentines Day projects.

Here a couple of cards that I have made using the new images - they are just too cute.

I have followed the current sketch at Cute Card Thursday for this first card.

If you have a moment, please pop on over to the Pixie Dust blog to see what the other Pixies have created with these fab new images.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Another Baby Card

2011-01-30T12:00:00.003Z

Here is the baby girl card that I have made using the same image from Digital Delights that I used on a little boy one that I made earlier in the week.

The little bow comes from an accessories set to go with the babies that is also from Digital Delights. I have used up some scrap papers from my scraps box so they are from a few different sets and I have copied the layout from a baby card that I made some time ago to save some time here. The flowers have all be cut using punches.

I am entering this card at Stamptacular Sunday Challenge where they are looking for "Whateva" this week.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. I am busy today getting at my DT cards for the week done so that perhaps for the first time in ages I may even get a bit ahead!!

Karen x