Pixie Dust Studio Release day and new challenge

Well, today is the release day for the adorable new 7 collection at Pixie Dust Studio and these adorable little characters are available Here now. You may already have worked out that they are based on the seven dwarfs.


We also have a new challenge for you today over at Pixie Dust Studio Challenge where we are looking for a number or numbers on your card.

I have used "Happy" from the new collection for my card for the new challenge today and combined him with some paper with numbers on it. I thought this would be an ideal card for a little boy's birthday.

Here are the images of all the little characters in this new collection which I just know that you will adore as much as I do.


Have fun

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio - "7" collection sneek peek

I have a sneek peek to share with today from the new collection at Pixie Dust Studio which will be released on Thursday.


This little cutie is called Bashful and he is just one of "7" adorable little characters that you will see in full on Thursday. If you can't wait until Thursday, check out the rest of the Pixies over on the right hand side of my blog and you will perhaps see some more of them.


Please check back with me on Thursday to see them all and also read all about this week's Pixie Dust Challenge.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge 119 - Favourite things

It's Thursday and time for another challenge at Pixie Dust Studio and this time we have a challenge that I am sure you will love. We are looking for you to use at least 3 of your favourite things on your card or project. You can read all about the challenge Here and also take a peek at the gorgeous cards from the DT this week.


I have used the bride from the Royal Wedding image which you can get here and teamed her with some lovely pastel K&Co papers. The favourite things that I have used are pastel colours, glitter, ribbon, flowers and gemstones. The sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sketch Saturday.

I hope that you get some time to join in with us this week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Sketch Challenge and Bunny Tales Release

Today I have two things to share with you - the release of the Bunny Tales collection which is available in the shop Here today, and also our challenge for this week at Pixie Dust Challenge where we have a fab sketch for you to follow this week.

I have used "Bunny Walter" from the new collection on my card this week and the gorgeous Easter inspired papers are from a Nitwit Designs collection of digi papers, the flowers are by prima and the sentiment from Craftwork Cards.


Here are all the new images from the new release today.

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

Have fun.

Karen x

Bunny Tales Sneek Peek

I have a little sneak peek to share with you today from the Bunny Tales collection which is due to be released at Pixie Dust Studio tomorrow. These images are all just perfect for easter and I have featured "Miss Easter" on my card here and have teamed her with some cute papers from Nitwit Designs.


As well as the new release tomorrow we will also have a new challenge for you, so please do pop on by here tomorrow for another card featuring another image from this fab new collection as well as details on the challenge for the week.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Challenge - Birthday Bash

I must apologise for this post being 2 days late, but I have had internet problems all weekend and have had no connection at all. But, this morning, all appears to be well again and I am able to get this post up about the new challenge at Squigggle stamps. This time around the theme is Birthday Bash - so we are looking for all theses birthday cards - either for a male or a female.

I have chosen to use one of the older Squiggle stamps here and this card would be just perfect for any little boy I think. The image is from the Monster Mash collection which you can get here, the papers are from a Nitwits collection and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Tuesday Morning Sketches.



Please pop on over to the blog Here to read all about this week's challenge - there may even be a freebie available for you to use! and there is also some exciting news about a new collection of images which I know you will just love.

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

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio challenge 117 - Show us your Irish

We have a new challenge up and running for you today at Pixie Dust Studio challenges and this time around our theme is "Show us your Irish" - Just in time for St Patrick's Day and we are looking for anything that makes you think "Irish"....colors, images, embellishments, sentiments, patterned paper....there is no wrong way!



On my card I have used Lucky Pixie from the new Breeze collection which you can find Here, the papers are by Nitwitt Designs and the sketch that I have followed is the current one at Sweet Sunday Sketch.

You can check out the challenge and have a peek at the gorgeous cards this week from the rest of the Pixies Here.

Karen x

Release Day for Breeze Collection and a new challenge

Today is the release day for the gorgeous new Breeze collection at Pixie Dust Studios and these images are available in the shop Here now. They are just perfect for getting thoses spring cards done now that the weather is getting a bit better and there is a bit more light during the day at last!


I have also taken the opportunity to use one of these new images - Woof Spring Training on my card for the new challenge this week at Pixie Dust Challenge where the theme is Button, Buttons.


I hope you enjoy this new release and perhaps get a little time to join in the challenge fun with us this week.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Sneek Peek

It's nearly time for another great release of images at Pixie Dust Studio and I have a sneek peek of card to share with you today.


This gorgeous image is called Catch a Smile and she is just super cute. The whole release will be available on Thursday, but if you can't wait until then to see some more of these images please visit the Pixie store Here.

I will be back on Thursday with another great image from this collection and this week'c challenge at Pixie Dust Challenges.

Have fun

Karen x

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - CASE an old card

We have a really fun challenge for you this week at Pixie Dust Challenges and this week we are looking for you to CASE either an old card of your own or a card belonging to someone else. All that we ask is that youn show us both the cards and if the old one is not your own, can you please link it to the original owner.

The card that I have chosen to CASE is one of my own Pixie Dust cards and the original one if the pastel one. I have chosen to go with completely different colours for the new one but have used the same image. I usually use pastel colours, but I am really happy with the results from the near monochrome version.


The image that I have used is Forever from the twighlight collection and the papers are by Papermania.



Please pop on over to the blog Here to read all about the challenge this week and take a peek at what the other pixies have been up to.

I hope you have time to join with us and have fun with this great challenge.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps challenge - White Space

We have a new challenge for you today at Squiggle Stamps and this time around we are looking for some "White Space" on your cards. So clean and simple are the words - and this can be a lot more tricky than it sounds! So difficult to resist putting just another piece of ribbon or little gem stone here and there!!


We would love to see a Squiggle Stamps image on your card so if you pop on over to the blog Here you will see that for a limited time only Tracy is offering a free image to get you on your way.

I hope that you get time to join in the fun with our new challenge and enjoy the challenge of keeping it clean and simple.

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

A New Pixie Dust Challenge and a New Release

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!

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


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

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

Have a great week.

Karen x

Squiggle Stamps Challenge - Let's Celebrate!

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

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


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

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

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge 104 - Glitter and Bling

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


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

Have a great weekend.

Karen x

Nutcrafters Winter Wonderland Challenge #7

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

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

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


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

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

Karen

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge - Colour Themed Challenge

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

Holiday Cheer


Shabby Chic Holiday


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


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

Squiggle Stamps Sketch Challenge

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


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

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

Karen x

Pixie Dust Challenge Thank You Card

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


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

Hope you have fun with this challenge.

Karen x

Pixie Dust Breaking Dawn

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


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

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

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

Karen x