Missy & Alfies' new little babies

Hi everyone. Its been such a long time since I posted on here but I have been doing training for a new job and my little girl Missy has just had puppies. Just had to show you some pictures. I will be putting some of my cards up that I have made over the last few months very soon. I must also catch up on all your lovely projects too. Alfie, the dad is a Lhasa Apso and Missy, the mum is a cross Westie/Yorkie. Wonder what they will look like.  Take care. Karen xx

1 week old

few hours old

1 week old

Baby Book Cards

Hi all. Here are a couple of book cards I have recently made, one for my granddaughter who was one in May and the other for a new granddaughter who was born a couple of weeks ago. I now have 5 grandchildren and the girls are overtaking the boys lol. I took inspiration from Maddy at Izzwizz Creations who does some fantastic cards and projects and also looking on You tube.

• image from The Clipart Fairy
• papers from Raspberry Road Designs free in magazine. Absolutely gorgeous collection
• lace and flowers from stash
• inked edges using worn lipstick distress ink

• papers from Raspberry Road Designs free from magazine
• three pink roses sewn together and lace put behind and then added pearls and lace to make the flower
• worn lipstick distress ink around edges
• charm made using beads from stash
• image again from The Clipart Fairy

Thank you for looking. Karen x

Shabby Chic

Hi everyone. Its been such a long time that I have posted on here but I have been looking at all your lovely blogs. I need to set aside some time and upload some cards I have made recently and to leave some comments on your blogs ladies. I get so hooked on YT videos. Anyway here is a card I made for my son's girlfriend. I love the shabby chic style and she actually has a quilt cover that I made the squares from. Lol.

• music note paper My Minds Eye Lost and found
• cut up squares using photo pattern
• seam binding, pearl strands from stash
• tea dyed lace made into flower
• distressed around paper edges and then distressed with vintage photo

Thank you for looking

Dress form card

Here is a card I made for my daughter's 15th birthday and a couple of crafty presents I made for her which she loved. I used a photograph of a beautiful dress form that someone had created, but I did ask her first if I could use it for my card and she said I could. I have added her link below so please take a look at her lovely blog.

I made an 8x8 card using a copy of the diecuts Lee from CraftyLoops sent me of the tim holtz die and stamped one, laced another and covered with mme papers on the last one. I also used some pearl trimming around the card and on the dress forms. I so love the photo in the background. This came from Andrea's blog Everyday Beauty. I was googling some images of dress forms and this came up, so I emailed her to see if I could use it and she agreed, so thank you very much Andrea.

I also made an altered note book and a box which I used  one of CraftyLoops gorgeous flowers. I can hardly bear to part with them. but at least using them on projects they will stay in the house lol. Please click on the links for further pictures.  Thank you for looking.

Altered notebook link on Youtube

Altered box link on Youtube

More handmade flowers

I made some more flowers, this time making them into headbands for my lovely granddaughters.

Thank you for looking. Karen x

Happy Birthday and Mother's Day

A couple of cards to show. I am loving doing my other projects at the moment, but I cannot show the little altered box I made as it is for my daughter's birthday and I don't want her to see it on here until after her birthday.

• Using free Webster papers from magazine
• Spellbinders Rose Creations die and coloured with promarkers
• Rosette trim, glitter, pearls and daisy brads from stash

• Downloaded papers from Crafters Companion
• Distress inks - vintage photo
• flower from a made up rose that I took apart and just used some of the petals
• seed beeds for flower centre
• glossy accents on buckle

Thank you for popping by. Karen xx

Altered Mirror

Well I finally had a go at this mirror that I nearly threw away as some of the wicker had broken away.

AFTER

 

 

BEFORE

 I painted the wicker frame with a couple of coats of white acrylic paint and I made the flowers with different materials and ribbon, some using the Tim Holtz tattered floral dies. I also added two white foam roses and some pale blue ones that I removed from an old hair clip. Added some beads and a marabu feather and a butterfly that I got from The Works.  My daughter wants to change her room colour to Turquoise so I made this in mind. I seem to be obsessed with making flowers at the moment.

Thank you for looking and have a lovely weekend. Karen xx

Fabric Flowers

 

Hello , Ive been busy making flowers this weekend. There are so many tutorials on youtube and such pretty flowers being made, I thought I would have a go. I have made some using Tim Holtz alterations tattered florals die, some using the running stitch sewing method and one using petals like CraftyLoops petaloops method which I love, but not as good as Lees. Im getting there slowly. I have just purchased a glue gun and I dont know how I managed without one. It was only cheap so I think I need to invest in a better one that has a fine nozle, but it does the job at the moment, with a few burnt fingers I might add. lol. I have also bought some of those cheap boxes to do up and I have an old mirror I want to repair. The mirror is ok but the outside is made of wicker and some of it has broken quite badly, so I thought I could add some of my flowers and trinkets to it. Ill see how it goes. Hope you like my flowers. I had a go at dying some of the lace turquoise using acrylic paint and water, but I think they have come out too dark. I may need to invest in some inks. Oh no, more goodies needed. Please take a look at the links that have inspired me.

• Craftyloops blog
• Jennings644 - youtube channel
• SaCrafters- youtube channel - cannot seem to copy her link, but if you go on youtube and put in her name it should show you some of her videos.

Using lace, ribbon and materials I already had, but need to top up on my lace. Thanks for popping by. x

Birds & Buterflies

Hi all, just a couple of  birthday cards today.

Butterfly card

• Papers from magazine
• Martha Stewart punch
• Marianne butterfly die
• Beads from stash
• Promarkers and glitter

Bird card

• Papers from magazine inked with distress ink - vintage photo

Thank you for looking xx

Romantique papers

I made this card with the lovely Romantique papers from Prima. They are gorgeous one of my favourites.

• Romantique papers
• Spellbinders fancy tags coloured with distress inks spun sugar
• cameo from magazine and covered with anitas clear gloss
• lace from stash and coloured with distress inks antique linen 
• pearls from stash 

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend. x

My favourite Birdcage

Hi everyone. I cannot believe I have another card for you to see. I have used the beautiful birdcage die that CraftyLoops sent me. I loved doing this card especially adding all the beads. It did take me a while as I had to make up the droplets that hang off the cage with wire. I need to learn how to do this properly, but its not bad for my first attempt. My only problem is that I cannot bear to part with it. Hope you like it.

• Prima paper - pixie glen
• Tim Holtz birdcage and bird diecut from the lovely Craftyloops that I inked up with
• Antique linen distress ink and then glittered
• Butterflies stamped onto prima paper with versafine archival vintage sepia ink
• Bird die inked with broken china distress ink and then glittered
• Bead charm made using jump rings and beads from an old bracelet
• Droplet beads made up using wire and beads from stash

Dragonfly card

Hi everyone. Firstly I want to say a very BIG thank you to Craftyloops for the lovely candy I won. There is so much there I cant wait to use, but Im still admiring it all on my table as I just cant bear to part with any of it just yet. There were flowers, stickpins, diecuts, laces, more stickpins to make up yourself which Im looking forward to doing and lots of lovely embellishments too. I am so into the stickpins at the moment. I have been collecting my old bracelets and necklaces to dismantle and use. The card below was made quickly as I always leave things until the last minute but I do like dragonflys.

•  Papers from Making cards magazine and dragonfly
• Doilies from Poppyscabin and I cut one to make the lace along the bottom
• String pearls from stash
• Liquid pearls around the doily

Layered double looped card

I know its a little late but Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. This card was made for my son's girlfriend using my new Martha Stewart punch around the page. I was in Taunton after the New Year taking my son home and I just could not resist going into this lovely little craft shop called Craftasmic in the High Street.  I got my inspiration from the lovely Andrea. Her blog is EwenStyle please take a look as her creations are just beautiful.

• Of course using my Tim Holtz Tattered florals die
• Diamond button from Fabric Land and string pearls from stash
• Pink patterned paper from making cards magazine behind each layer
• Martha Stewart punch double loops measured out in different sizes and stuck down with 3d foam pads

Happy 50th to a very Dear Friend

I made this card for my friend's 50th. Her family did her a surprise party which I went to and had a great time. Ive known her since I was 11 and we went to school together, so yes you've guessed it, its my 50th in a few weeks time too. (Boo hoo) The older you get the time just seems to go so much quicker. Now on to my card.

side view

box for card

• Embossed front piece of card and cut out an aperture and then arched it to fit so that butterfly sat in the middle
• Acetate butterfly using one of the glitter girls butterfly stamp and then glittered behind
• Fiskars lace punch for edging 
• Three rolled flowers using patterned paper and then a pearl glued in centre
• Papermania adhesive shimmer dots
• Box made with centura card and spellbinders fancy tags and ribbon and button from stash

Thank you for popping by. x

The Shabby Tea Room

What a day I had yesterday. Firstly I dropped by beads in my flower bead container all over the floor, but my lovely daughter helped me pick them up and then she sorted them all out for me into the separate compartments. Isn't she lovely. xx  Then I went to use my car after not using it for 4 days, saving petrol and it was dead. Silly me, so now my son is coming over to help me. Always comes in threes, I wonder whats next!! Onto my card. This card is for The Shabby Tea Room challenge - week #84 - Pumpkin Garden. I could not wait to do this one as I have the perfect papers from My Minds Eye to use. I have had these papers for a while now, but to scared to use them as they are so delicious. A big thank you goes to Lee from Craftyloops as I followed her tutorial on the daisy flower. I love how the middle bit turned out.

• Papers from My Minds Eye
• Spellbinders fancy tags 2
• Tim Holtz tattered florals die
• corners embossed and sanded down
• diamonds from stash
• lace doilies from Poppyscabin
• promarkers used on tag - orange, honeycomb and pastel yellow

My Little Princess

A pretty princess card for a pretty princess, my granddaughter who will be 2 on Sunday. I have had these princess papers for years. I actually bought them from QVC when my youngest daughter was little and was mad on Ariel and all the princesses. She is now 14. I nearly gave the papers away, glad I didn't now with all the grandchildren that keep appearing LOL. Doesn't time fly.

The other card I have made is for my son's girlfriend who will be 21 on Tuesday. They live in Taunton as she goes to Uni there and we will be spending a few days there next week. Can't wait. She is studying Fine Art so I had to make this beautiful flower as she is always painting gorgeous flowers. Naughty me, yes I have gone and bought the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die as Lee from A wee bit of CraftyLoops told me I NEED them LOL. You were right Lee I really do. They are so fab, I just love them, after seeing all your lovely creations. So many things you can make and also I love the fact that you can use materials, so I am going to make some pretty flowers for headbands that all the little ones wear. Hope you like the card and thanks for popping by. xx

• Digi design printed onto square card from CD
• Tattered Florals die used to make flower using black mesh and white mesh from stash and black and white flowery paper and greyish paper alternated for rest of flower
• metal flower button
• glittered 21 using wordart on computer.

Flowers

Found these beautiful digi image toppers on one of my cds and made my friends' birthday cards with. I would love to take the credit for the beautiful layout but all I did was to add more of the flower and butterflys and of course glitter and bling. On the second card I used my Spellbinders Rose Creation die to make the large blue flower and added a diamondy button in the middle. I love the way you can make so many different types of roses or flowers with this die and I must get the Tim Holtz tattered die as I see so many clever bloggers using this in different ways.

Side view of the flower, but a bit blurry as my batteries died in my camera. Thanks for looking and I would like to enter the first card into The Shabby Tea Room challenge - week #83 Fall Flowers

Vintage Dress Stand

Hello everyone. Hope you like my card for today. I am so into the shabby vintage style at the moment and just had to use my new stamps from My Minds Eye. I must stop buying and start using what I have, but there is just so many pretty papers and stamps I want and everyone in blogland are doing such nice designs that I just have to get more and more. HELP....... 

• Papers from My Minds Eye - Lost and Found - Portebello Road
• cream card which I embossed
• distress ink - antique linen
• lace and pearls from stash
• printed digi frame
• Stamp - My Minds Eye - Lost and Found - blush - princess stamp set which was stamped using versafine ink pad - vintage sepia.
• X-cut - butterfly die

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - Week #80  Vintage White
Pink Ink Sketch Challenges - Sketch #6 Kylie's sketch

Apple of my eye

Oooo Ive been buying again. I have bought some lovely seam binding from The Ribbon Girl and some beautiful lace doilies from Poppys Cabin (links below) so I thought I had better make a card with my new stash. I nearly forgot, guess what, YES I have actually WON a sassy stamp from entering the Sweet Sassy Saturday at the sugarnellie blogspot. Its the Luv a latte sassy, which hopefully you will see her on a card very soon.

• Papers from Pink Petticoat - Vintage Rose
• Lace doiley from Poppys Cabin
• Seam binding from The Ribbon Girl
• Ticket from the Graphics Fairy
• Pearls and jewel from stash
• Handmade rosette
• Promarkers and flexmarkers used on sassy image - Apple of my eye from Funky kits - caramel, sandstone, buttercup, coral, sunkissed pink, blush, light fawn, antique pink, cocktail pink, oatmeal, tan, leaf green, soft green, tulip yellow, antique white, aquamarine, honeydew.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Sugar Bowl Challenge - Challenge 67 Erica's Sketch
Thank you for looking xx

Dream Catcher

Just a quick card for my daughter's friend's birthday. She collects dream catchers so I made this quick card to incorporate one inside. Happy crafting. xx

• digital papers from cd. I would have loved to have done it all by stamps, but it was a rushed job so cheated with the paper already printed. 
• Label on front of card digitally made on computer.

Thank you for looking. xx