Wags n Whiskers #4 & Motivet Sketch #48

Good morning everyone;
Friday has become a 2 post day for me. I hope I can keep you with me for the extra long post......









The Wags n' Whiskers Challenge this week is brought to us by the lovely Jeanette and she has chosen "Traditional Christmas Colours".

The beautiful image I am using on my card is "Sweet Danni and Bella".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used liquid applique on Bella's hat and stocking and also added some stickles. The borders have been punched with my MS punch and the flowers are also a MS punch. The dp is from Graphic 45. I added a couple of tiny gems to Danni's shoes and some flat backed pearls to the flowers.

Be sure to stop by the Wags n' Whiskers blog to see the gorgeous creations the DT have to share with you. Don't forget to use a WnW image on your card for your chance to win a wonderful prize.














There is a fabulous Sketch Challenge each week at the Motivet Inspirational Blog.
The adorable image I am using for my card is "Angel Girl" from the Motivet traditional line.




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I added some fine glass glitter to the circle frame that was cut out with my nesties. I used regular glitter on her wings. The flowers and fern were punched with my MS punches. The papers are from Basic Grey.

There are some gorgeous cards by the DT on the Motivet blog so be sure to pop by and check it out. Join in the challenge and you will have a chance to win some fabulous stamps.

I hope you will have a chance to play along with the challenges this week.

Thanks so much for stopping by....
Have a great weekend and I'll see you all again on Sunday.

KAREN x

Cookie Exchange

Wednesday already......Happy Hump Day!!
I guess time flies when we're having fun.

I had been wanting to make one of these "Box in a Bag" forever and never got around to it. Well my DD does a cookie exchange with the girls she works with every Christmas and I thought they be a great way to wrap the cookies this year. This year she needed to make 9 dozen cookies and the recipe she chose was "Chocolate Peanut Clusters" a recipe from Eagle Brand Milk. I would love to show you how they turned out but there are none left....oh yes....they were delicious...LOL!! I did manage to get the pic's before she left with them though. I always look forward to taste testing the cookies she brings home with her....a yummy start to the holiday season.



The adorable image and sentiment are from High Hopes, "Gingerbread man and Cookies and Cocoa".

I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows.The sentiment was stamped on the back of each tag with black ep too. I used liquid applique on the icing trim and heat set it. I cut the ovals with my nesties and the dots are added with my pigment ink pen. The paper is from the Paper Company. I used my MS doily lace punch for the bottom border.

I hope you like them.
Thanks so much for stopping by....

Have a great day...
KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #54

Good morning
I hope you are all having a great weekend so far. We are still having wonderful weather here, I'm enjoying every minute of it!!

Well it's time for the High Hopes Challenge and this weeks challenge is brought to us by our talented Guest Diva
Michelle N and she has chosen "Santas".

The adorable Santa I have chosen is "Woodland Santa" and the "Forest Background. I have been waiting for the perfect time to ink these images up...and here it is, Thanks Michelle....great challenge!!



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I cut out Santa and used foam tape to layer him. I ran both images through my Spellbinder with the swiss dot CB folder to make the snow. I used my new Uni-ball pigment ink pen to add the snow on the dots and the doodles around the frame. (I just love this pen....it runs so smooth and adds the perfect amount of ink.) The fur on Santa's hat was done with liquid applique and heat set. The sentiment was stamped onto shrink film, cut and heated to shrink. The circle frame for the sentiment was made with my MM's tag maker. I added a piece of jute for the bow and Polar White flower soft for the snow on the background. This was a really fun card to make, I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog, the Diva's have some fabulous creations to inspire you.


I hope you will have time to play along
with us this week as one random player
will win this adorable "Snowlady Suprise" stamp.



Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fabulous day....

KAREN x



*all High Hopes Stamps are
available at The Rubber Room
and on-line store.

WAGS n'WHISKERS CHALLENGE #3

Happy Friday everyone;

This weeks challenge at Wags n' Whiskers is brought to us by our wonderful Nikki and she has chosen "Buttons Galore". Nikki would like us to use buttons on our cards and if you are anything like me....I do have buttons galore!!

The only rule is you must use a Wags n' Whiskers image on your card to qualify for the prize drawing.



This adorable image is "Ride em Ryan". Such a great image for a boys card.

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The blanket was painted with icicle H2O's. I used my nesties to cut the circles and a CB embossing folder for the cs behind Ryan. I used thin jute for the rope and threaded it through the eyelets. The DP is from K & Company.

Be sure to stop by the Wags n' Whiskers blog, the Design Team has some amazing creations to share with you.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and Thanks so much for stopping by, I truly appreciate all your comments.

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE # 32

Good morning everyone;

It's time for the Colour Create Challenge. This challenge is brought to us by the lovely Mina and she has chosen "Red, Green and White" with the extra option of Christmas.



Here is a little inspiration to get you started.
We have a fabulous sponsor for this
challenge....Simon Says Stamp!!




I decide to go with a project this week after I was totally inspired by my very sweet friend and blogging buddy, Curt. I just loved the Luminaria that he made, so here is my take on it.



I embossed the images with black and I painted Popcorn with H2O's Icicle. The shading on him and all the other images were painted with Tombows. I painted and cut out the poinsettia twice more and layered them. I used the wax paper resist technique on the vellum and brayered over it with white Versa magic ink.



I used border stickers that I coloured red with my Identa pens and the sentiments are also stickers that were coloured black. The top of the Luminaria was punched with my MS border punch. I also added some stickles to the flower centers.

I hope you like it. It really was fun to make so if any of you would like to give it a go, here is the link to the instructions.

Now be sure to stop by the Colour Create Challenge blog as the Design Team have some gorgeous creations to share with you.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day...

KAREN x



all products used are from
"The Rubber Room" and online store.

High Hopes Challenge

Good morning everyone

This week has just flown by...Sunday already, time for the High Hopes Challenge.
The challenge this week is brought to you by...ME!! I have chosen to do a "RECIPE"
3 FLOWERS....2 BRADS.... and A SENTIMENT

The images I have used in my card are" Kissy Frog, Bucket of Sunflowers, Daisy and Country Stand".



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I cut them all out and layered them with foam tape. The background has been embossed with a CB folder and I punched the corners with my EK Success punch. The sentiment was stamped and embossed onto acetate and attached with 2 brads. I have used 3 pots of flowers...so I guess that qualifies for my challenge...lol!! The DP is from Signature suite.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and be sure to drop by the High Hopes blog to see the Diva's fabulous creations.

Have a wonderful Sunday and Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x



*all High Hopes stamps can be
purchased at The Rubber Room
ad on-line store.

WAGS N' WHISKERS CHALLENGE #2

Happy Friday everyone

Well it's time for Wags n' Whiskers Challenge #2. This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Tina and she has chosen "Sitching.....Faux or Real". I just love the look of stitching on cards but I must admit it really is a challenge for me, I just can't seem to get it straight...lol!!

The adorable image I have used on my card is "Zoe and Gemma's Snow Fun"
I had been wanting to try an easel card and I thought this was a perfect image for it.



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I added Diamond Dust to the snow, snowflakes, ribbons and bow. The snowflakes and borders are done with my MS punches. I added liquid applique to the pom poms on their hats and heat set it.
The DP is by Moxxie.
I really like making these easel cards, I'm sure I will be doing a lot more of them.

Be sure to stop by the Wags n' Whiskers blog to see the beautiful creations the DT have made to inspire you. I hope you will have time to play along with us this week.

Have a fabulous weekend
Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x