Combined Challenge - Friday Sketchers and Stamp Something

Well this is my last weekend to get all the Christmas preparation finished and all the cards in the post on Monday before we head off on Tuesday. So I have taken the opportunity this morning to combine a couple of challenges. I have used the fab sketch this week at Friday sketchers and Stamp Something are looking for a Winter Wonderland card. This cute little image is a digi that I bought some time ago and is by Heather Ellis from her pure innocence range and is just too cute. The papers are by Crafts House and the snowflakes cut with my purchases of the season - my Martha Stewart snowflake punches.


We are just heading into town now so that I can pick up some more wrapping paper and perhaps have a nice lunch!!

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

1st Card this Year and no stamping on it!

Well I have returned from my extended Holiday to Dubai and Spain and I am so happy to be back at work again!! (I don't think so). I have been so busy at work and catching up with things at home that I can't understand when I had the time to craft before I went away.

While I was away Claire that worked for me when I was at Barclays and her partner John had a baby boy - Aaron. He was born on New Year's Eve so he was a bit early as he was not due until last weekend. They are both doing well and I can't wait to see him. I sat down last night to make a card for them but really do not have any suitable stamps for baby boys - plenty for little girls but no boys. It was only when I was checking out some of the challenge sites that I found that Stamp Something had a challenge to make a card without using amy stamps. I had bought a few sheets of images to cut out from Panduro ages ago and have never got round to using them so I managed to make a card with some of these bits and pieces along with some wording cut on the cricut. I am really pleased with the finished card and it certainly made a change from stamping.

I had decorated the back and also the inside of the card, but unfortnuately the pic of the inside has not come out very well and I have already sent te card off. Here is the front and the back.



Today is the first real chance that I have had to catch up with my blog and the world of bloggers and I have received some lovely awards while I have been away. To the ladies concerned I just wanted to let you know that I have not deliberatly ignored you it is just that I had not realised until yesterday that you had all been so kind as to send these to me.

I will try to post a message with these awards later this afternoon or evening along with some other exciting news.

It's great to be back to my blogging world - just need the craft time now.

Stamp Something Challenge

The challenge this week is to use pink, green and blue. I used this sketch of Katharina's a couple of days ago and it it such a great one that I have used it here again. The stamp is another fantastic Elisabeth Bell one from Funky Kits and the papers are Deja Views Little Ones, flowers by Prima.
I think I need to look out the other couple of stamps that I have that belong to this collection as I am loving them with my pro markers.

Thanks for looking

Karen x

Friday Sketchers Challenge & Stamp Something Challenge

Friday Sketchers challenge is a sketch by the talented Kimmie from Canada and Stamp Something Challenge this week is something that says thank you.

I have used a High Hopes Image that I got from my daughter Stephanie - thanks Steph and some free download papers and flowers from Fred She Said.

Thanks for looking.

Karen x

Stamp Something Challenge

This weeks challenge -" For the challenge this week we want to see what you can do with 3 layers, 3 colors, and 3 embellishments. We're calling it a "Triple Play" challenge. You can interpret this challenge however you choose, go with just 3 of each or at least 3 of each!"

I have used this challenge to make a card for my daughter Stephanie's graduation which is tomorrow. My three colours are pink, black and green and the three embellishements are ribbon, flowers and gems. There are also three layers on the card.

I would also like to thank Sue Lesley who kindly did an image swap with me after I saw that she had used this stamp to make a card for her daughter Jill's graduation. There was no way that I was going to be able to get this stamp in time to make the card and Sue kindly came to my rescue.

Karen x

Stamp Something Challenge

This week's challenge on The Stamp Something blog is anything to say Thank You.
I picked this stamp up yesterday when visiting Papercrafts in Elgin. They also run Funky Kits where all the Sugar Nellie stamps are created. I managed to 'adopt' this one and 2 of the new ones designed by their new designer Elizabeth Bell. I have not yet had time to get them mounted but will hopefully have a play with them next week.

Karen
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