My Last DT card with ICS

Well, this is a sad post for me because after 8 months this is mu last post as a DT member with ICS. I have been there since the blog started and Dawn asked me to stay on after my initial 4 month stint, but now is the time for new people to take over the and I am so happy for them, but I will miss Dawn and her Tuesday sketches. I will however now be able to take part in the challenge weekly and will certainly be keeping an eye on the fabulous inspiration that we all take from these sketches.



We were sponsored by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff this week and Lindsay is offering 10 of her fabulous digi stamps to the lucky winner this week and all the DT got to pick one of these to work with this week, you can read all about this Here. The DP I have used is by Paper Artsy and the sentiment from Pink Petticoat.



I hope you enjoy this sketch this week and don't forget to pop back later in the week when I will be posting my DT Blog Candy from Squiggle Stamps

I will finish off here by wishing Dawn and the DT over at ICS all the very best for the future - I will miss you.

Karen x

Inspirational Card Sketches #35

I have only just realised that I never got round to finishing my post yesterday with my card for ICS and I really am pleased with this card which features a couple of the fabulous images from Mo Manning. The DP is from a Forever Friends pad and the sentiments from ElzyBells.


We got back from Orkney late on Sunday night after being there for the weekend for the Wedding reception following on from the Wedding in New York last month. We had a fabulous time in Kirkwall and of course ate and drank far too much. That now completes all our galavanting until we head back over to Spain for Christmas, so I should now have some time for some serious crafting and getting started on my Christmas cards. It will also mean that I will have some time to get around the blogs to catch up on what everyone has been up to.

Have fun with Dawn's sketch which you can check out Here along with seeing what the DT have come up with using the sketch.

Have a great week.

Karen x

Autumn Daisy does A Spoon Full of Sugar Fall into Autumn with ICS sketch #34

Well, here I am back to reality and back to work again after my lovely holiday in the sun. The time has passed so quickly since we got home on Sunday night and I have had to combine 2 challenges this week in order to get my DT work done. The challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar this week is to make a Fall/Autumn project and I have used the fab sketch from Dawn over at ICS this week.



This cute Autumn Daisy with toadstools is one of the new batch of stamps which are now available at Squiggle Stamps These are really worth checking out and there is also a Witch, a lovely Daisy with a snowflake and a couple of Oscar cuties which will be perfect for little boy cards.



I have coloured Daisy in with a combination of Copics and Promarkers, the DP is by Cosmo Cricket and the flower by Prima.

I am looking forward to having a bit of time this week to get around some blogs to see what you have all been up to and get myself back into crafting mode.

Have a great week.

Karen x

ICS Sketch #33

Greeting this Tuesday morning from sunny Spain - still here on holiday and enjoying every minute of it. Time again for a sketch from Dawn over at ICS - you will need to check out the blog Here to see the sketch and also read all about this weeks prize as I am having to schedule this post prior to the post on the ICS blog.


This week I have used another of the fabulous new release stamps from Squiggle Stamps and what a little cutie she is. The DP is by doodlebug and the flower cut with my new retro punches.

Please drop by Squiggle Stamps to see the beautiful stamps that Tracy has and also a preview of the new adorable Christmas ones which will be released real soon.

I will be back blogging properly next week and look forward to seeing what you have all been up to.

Karen x

Have a great day.

Karen x

ICS #32

Sorry, I could not get to the internet yesterday afternoon, so I am a day late in posting my card for this weeks ICS challenge. We have another fab sketch from Dawn to follow and I have used another of the adorable Midsummer stamps from Nutshells (Link over on the right).

DP is by Making Memories - Spring Fling. Please check out the blog Here to read all about this week's challenge and also to read all about Dawn's DT call.



Have a great day

Karen x

ICS #31

Here is Dawn's sketch for this weeks challenge at ICS .
Remember you can rotate, flip, stretch, cut down or anything your heart desires. Just be sure that we can see part or all the sketch within your projects. Embellish as you see fit and to your liking.


I have made one of these tiny cards this week again using Love Notes from Stampin Up. I love these and especially with these little characters. The only stamping that I have done this week is the sentiments where I borrowed the new Smirk Stamp sets from my friend. All the backing papers and the images are cut from the Smirk DP set. I used my copics to colour in the faces as I did not like them when they were left white. Ribbon is from my stash and I have used stickles glitter glue for a bit of sparkle.

Front

I have used more of the paper and images on the inside


I have finised off the back with a bit more of the paper and a cut out image.



I have sponsored the challenge this week so you can check out the prize on the ICS blog Here and I am willing to send the prize anywhere in the world so I hope that you get a chance to play along with us this week.

Karen x

Inspirational Card Sketches - #30

It's Tuesday afternoon and time for another of Dawn's fab sketches at ICS. This certainly was a great one to follow and could be used with just about every image.
The challenge this week is sponsored by Paper Popsicles and the DT were all given a couple of these cute images to work with.

To read all about the prize on offer from Paper Popsicles and see what the DT have done with the images check out the ICS blog Here


As I mentioned earlier the image on this card is by Paper Popsicles, the DP is from the Flower Patch pad by Making Memories and the flowers are by prima.


Happy crafting and I look forward to seeing your creations using this week's sketch by Dawn.

Karen x

ICS Sketch# 27

Here is Dawn's new sketch for this week at ICS and as usual it is a great one.


Onto our lovely sponsor for this week is DIGIMENTS. Michelle from Digiments is offering...
(2) $20 gift certificates to Digiments.
So that means we'll have two lovely winners to chose from. How exciting! So pop on over to the ICS blog to read all about these great prizes and also check out the beautiful cards from the rest of the DT this week.
I have used one of the Gorjuss set 2 girls for my card this week and I can't believe that this is the first time that I have used this one - how cute is she? The DP is by K&Co and the sentiment from this week's sponsor Digiments.


I hope you get a chance to join in with the challenge this week and I look forward to visitng your blogs to see what you are up to.

Karen x

ICS Sketch #26 & Cute Card Thursday Xmas in July

Tuesday again already and time for another sketch from Dawn at Inspirational Card Sketches and another fab one to follow.
This week our sponsor Bunny Zoe's Crafts owner Nikki is giving away a fabulous prize to one lucky winner using ICSketches #26, a set of 7 Christmas Charms and Ollyfant Winter Skates Clear Stamp Set. What a nice prize to receive and you only have to create some kind of project using the sketch below. So lets see what you can do with it.


The challenge at Cute Card Thursday this week is Xmas in July so I have taken this opportunity to get another of my Christmas cards done and for this one I have used Snow Anya from the 2nd set from the Greeting Farm, the papers are by Craft House, glitter card by Doodlebug and the brad and ribbon from my stash.


Have a great crafting week and I look forward to seeing your creations with this great sketch.

Karen x

ICS #25

Here is Dawn's fab sketch at ICS this week.
This week Squigglefly is sponsoring the challenge and they have a prize of 3 images of the winners choice to offer one lucky person. Please do take a look at what my fellow DT's have made here and I hope you can join us this week.


I have used another of the fabulous Nutshells stamps from Nutcrafters and this one is called Summer Mac. I could so do with that cocktail at the moment!
The DP is by daisy bucket and the swirl is from quickutz. Sorry no inside to this card yet - another one to add to the pile to be finished off!!



Well the sun has come out here again and it is another lovely day - hope the sun is shining wherever you are.

Have a great week

Karen x

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Hearts with ICS Sketch #24

I have combined 2 challenges with this card. I have used Dawn's sketch from ICS and this week's challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar is to have hearts somewhere on your card. Well worth checking out both these challenges this week to see some beautiful cards from the DTs and also to read about the prizes on offer.

I have used one of these really cute fairies from CC Designs which has been sitting waiting to be inked up for ages. The papers are by Papermania - I have used these lots of time and they really are all my favourite colours combined in one great little collection. Flowers are also by papermania and the sentiments are from Claire Curds Signature Range. The little cat on the inside is one half of a Sugar Nellie Duda Daze stamp

For the first time in ages I have managed to get the inside of this card done and have carried the same paper range through from the outside. The little fairland stamp was one that came free with a magazine some time ago - craft stamper I think.

Have a great week and happy crafting.

Karen x

Inspirational Card Sketches #23

Tuesday is here again so it is time for another fab sketch from Dawn at ICS.

Our amazing sponsor this week is Squiggle Stamps! Tracy has
sponsored us with this amazing prize package which you can check out Here

Meet Fishing Wallie the Walnut. Wallie is one of the new collection of boy stamps by Nutshells by Nutcrafters which is due to be launched on Monday 6th July. To celebrate the launch of these new stamps there will also be a "boys only" challenge on the Nutshells blog, so well worth checking it out on Monday.
I have used DP from Dovecraft and the sentiment is by CC Designs.

Sorry, no inside of this card as I have been at a Hen Party all weekend and am playing catch-up yet again.
I look forward to visiting your blogs to see your take on this wonderful sketch.
Have a great week.
Karen x

Inspirational Card Sketches #22

Here we are, Tuesday again and another fab sketch from Dawn to follow over at ICS. I really enjoyed this one and I think this is the first card that I have ever made with a window in it.
We have a fabulous prize on offer the week from Lily-Boo Boutique and you can read all about this Here.


For my card this week I have used an image from one of the Lily-Boo Boutique collections and I just love these girls. I have also used one on the inside of the card (sorry, forgot to take a photo of the inside, will try to update this post later). These yummy papers are by Doodlebug and the flowers are from a pack that I bought in the US probably about 2 years ago, but I have never had papers to match them until now. The round sentimment showing through the window is a free one that came along with the latest Docrafts magazine and I love it.

Have a great week at I look forward to seeing what you do with this fabulous sketch this week.
Karen x

ICS Sketch #21

Here's Dawn's sketch for ICS this week. Remember you can rotate, flip or anything your heart desire with the sketch. Let you creativity flow and check out the blog for some inspration from the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT this week.

This week I have used this these cute little stamps from a brand new stamp company called Squiggle Stamps , they have just released their first range, but keep an eye on this little company as they have some great stamps in the pipeline. The first collection are available on the website now. The papers are by papermania and these lovely flowers from a bunch that I bought at Hobbycraft.

I have used the same papers in the inside and added another of these cute images.
Have a great week and I look forward to seeing what you do with Dawn's sketch this week.
Karen x

Inspirational Card Sketches #20

Sorry to be so late in posting my card for this week's challenge at ICS. I have been away with work for the past 2 days and thought I would be home long before now, but I have just got in the door and need to write up some notes from the last couple of days before heading off to bed! Here is this week's fabulous sketch from Dawn. This is a great sketch and I will certainly be using it again. Please check out the blog Here to read all about this week's challenge and to see what the rest of the wonderful DT have created this week.

For my card this week I have used a couple of download images that this week's sponsor - Whimsy Doodles gave to all the DT to use. I just love this little turtle - soo cute. Sorry, can't remember who the DPs are by - I will check this out later and update the post. Downloaded sentiments came along with the images and flowers are by papermania.

Inside of card

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

Inspirational Card Sketches - #19 and my first ScrapMagasinet Challenge card

It is Tuesday again and time for another great sketch over at ICS. Go check ou the blog to see what the other DT members have created this week with this new sketch from Dawn and to see the wonderful prize that is up for grabs this week.

I have used this wonderful stamp from ScrapMagasinet this week. I have been looking at these stamps for ages but the only place that you could get them until recently was from Norway and I just never got round to trying to make sense of the blog as it is not in English (I am just too lazy!!). However my good friend Nikki has started selling these stamps on her ETSY shop, along with some other great crafting goodies so I was finally able to get my hands on some of these fab stamps. The papers that I have used are by Stampin Up and I have also used some more of these great little adhesive glitterdots by papermania which I adore.

Have a great week and I am looking forward to seeing your creations with tis week's sketch.
Karen x