COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #35

...Hello everyone....

I hope your holidays were just wonderful. It's hard to believe it New Years Eve already. We are going to celebrate quietly with some of our friends for dinner. Too old to party hardy anymore...LOL!!

It's time again for the Colour Create Challenge.

This weeks challenge is hosted by the lovely Sharon and she has chosen a fresh and zingy combo...."LEMON and LIME".
Here is a little inspiration to get you going.

The extra option this week is "FLOWERS".
I hope you will have time to play along with us.


The adorable images I have used on my card are "Silly Goose".... image and sentiment.... "Daisy Garden Border" and "Katie's Bouquet" from "High Hopes".
The colours haven't quite come out the way they look in RL...maybe its time for a new camera!!



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows and the white on the flower petals and the goose is H2o's icicle. I cut out some of the flowers and the goose and layered them and also used some of them for the corners. The dp is from Darcies. I also used some stickles on the little yellow flowers. The dots on the background is a stubby stamp..Dots...by Stamps by Judith.

I hope you like it. Be sure to stop by the Colour Create blog as the DT have created some fabulous cards to inspire you too.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you all a very "Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!"

KAREN x


*all products used on my card are from
The Rubber Room and online store.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS.....

MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND A FABULOUS NEW YEAR!!

I AM TAKING VACATION UNTIL DECEMBER 31. SEE YOU ALL AGAIN THEN!!

KAREN xx

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #6

Happy Friday...

It's time again for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge. This weeks challenge is hosted by our lovely Diva Lacey and she has chosen "Dies and Punches". A fun challenge this week leading us into the holiday break. I'm sure you are all very busy with the hustle and bustle of Christmas just 1 week away.

The beautiful image I am using on my card is "With Love".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The mailbox was painted with Gelly Roll metallic silver. I used a MS flower punch and an Ek Success border punch for the borders. I added a few flat backed pearls and I finally remembered to add a charm.

I hope you will have a chance to play along with us this week and be sure to stop by the Wags N Whiskers blog to see the Diva's gorgeous creations.

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

KAREN x

Colour Create Challenge #34

Good morning everyone:
I hope your week is going well and all your Christmas gifts bought, wrapped and you are all prepared........probably not if you are anything like me!!...lol. I am running in circles as we are having our Christmas dinner this Sunday. Work schedules have gotten in the way this year so we are celebrating just a little early. Lots left to do, barely enough time to do my challenge posts so please forgive me if I haven't been by your blogs.

The Colour Create Challenge is hosted by the lovely Dena and she has chosen "Burgandy, Pink and Ivory". The extra option is "Roses". Here is a little inspiration to get you going. Our sponsor this week is....
"Simon Says Stamp"


I am doing something a little different for this challenge, some embroidery and ribbon roses.




This is a pattern that was taught in a class at "The Rubber Room" by an amazing teacher and friend, Marten. He also does the most amazing embroidered framed pictures.

The first step is to attach the pattern to the card stock and pierce all the holes. After the embroidery was done I pierced more holes to make the ribbon roses. The roses are very easy to do. I have a link here if you want to give them a try.

I used a corner embossing punch for the corners and the dp is Basic Grey. The sentiment is a sticker that I coloured with my Identa pens.

I hope you like it....Be sure to stop by the Colour Create blog and see the gorgeous creations the Design Team have come up with to inspire you.

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

KAREN x

Wags N' Whiskers 2nd Release and Blog Hop

Well.... are you ready for the Wags N' Whiskers Blog Hop!!
Today is release day for Wags N' Whiskers 2nd release. There are 8 gorgeous images created by their fabulous artist Crissy Armstrong.

If you have arrived here from Chris's blog you are going in the right direction. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop you need to go to the Wags N' Whiskers blog.

Make sure to leave comments during the Hop because there will be prizes!! Four blogs will be hosting candy...but you won't know which one...so leave a comment on all of them as 4 lucky bloggers will win their choice of 2 stamps from the new release.

The beautiful image I have used on my card is "Thinking of You".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The border and squares are cut with my Fleur de Lis spellbinder dies. The papers are from a Basic Grey paper pack. I also added some flat backed white pearls.

You will be able to purchase the new stamps at 12 pm GMT and 7 am EST today.

The blog hop will remain open all weekend and will close on Monday 12pm GMT/7amEST. The winners will be posted after the Blog Hop closes.

Your next stop on the hop is the Wags n' Whiskers blog and don't forget to comment on your favorite design.

Have a fabulous day...Thanks for stopping by

KAREN x

WAGS N' WHISKERS SNEAK PEEK #2

Good morning....are you ready for another Wags N' Whiskers sneak peek??

The gorgeous new images are drawn by the talented artist Crissy Armstrong. Everyone of them are just the cutest and will be on sale tomorrow Friday Dec. 11th at 12pm GMT/7 am EST here.

Tomorrow is our new release blog hop so be sure to stop by and join in the fun, there are some great prizes too!!

The image I have chosen today for my card is "Ryan's Chocolate Trouble". Isn't he just a typical boy with all that chocolate on his face!!


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my EK Success corner punch for the corner pieces. I added Glossy Accents to the chocolates. I used some copper sisal ribbon and added some flat backed pearls and a heart charm. The papers are from a DCWV paper pack.

I hope you like it...

Be sure to stop by the Diva's links....there are some beautiful creations to be seen!! While your there be sure to make a comment as there is some candy hiding out on some of Diva's blogs.

Jeanette
Lacey
Inge
Jacqui
Chris
Sharon
Nikki

Thanks so much for stopping by....
Have a fabulous day and I'll see you all again tomorrow for "The Hop"!!

KAREN x

WAGS N' WHISKERS SNEAK PEEKS

Good morning everyone.....
I am so excited to show you a sneak peek of the "New Release" from Wags N Whiskers stamps. The new images by the amazingly talented Crissy Armstrong are just gorgeous and I'm sure you will agree after you see them!! The images will be for sale on Friday as well as a Blog Hop with some fabulous prizes to be won.

For my sneak peek I have chosen "Bubble Fun".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used siam white H2o's for her stockings. I added some Stickles to her collar and cuffs. The bubbles were coated with Glossy Accents. I used my scallop scissors for the white, embossed it with a CB folder and sponged some Versa fine rose ink on it. The flowers were punched with my MS hydrangea punch and I added some flat back pearls for the centers. I sewed without thread around the edges of the card, it was so much faster than piercing it by hand, besides I would never ever have gotten the holes in a straight line...lol!! The paper is from DCWV paper pack.

I hope you like it....

Be sure to check out the Wags N Whiskers blog for all the information for Friday's Blog Hop, which I am sure you will not want to miss!!

There may be some hidden candy too so be sure to leave a comment as you check out the beautiful creations the Diva's have designed.

Nikki
Lacey
Sharon
Jacqui
Inge

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you all again tomorrow for sneak peek #2.

Have a fabulous day....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENG #56

Good morning everyone...

Well it's Sunday and time for the High Hopes Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by sweet Amy L and she has chosen...."A Tall Card" The image I am using this week is "Dapper Dan" and "Snowin and Blowin" sentiment.

We are expecting a snowin' and blowin' snowstorm in the next day or two here in my neck of the woods....so my card fits in with that challenge too!! lol!!




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used a pigment ink gel pen for the doodles. The frame was made with my nesties, the icicles were done with my MS icicle border punch and I made the snowfkakes with my MS and EK Success punches. The paper is from Graphic 45.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes blog and check out the awesome creations the Diva's have come up with to inspire you this week.

I hope you will have time to play along with us and be sure to use a High Hopes image on your card to be entered in for a chance to win a fabulous HH's stamp.

This is our last challenge before Christmas.......we will be up and running again in the 2010!!

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

Karen x




*all High Hopes stamps are available at The Rubber Room an online store.

Wags N' Whiskers and Motivet Challenges

Happy Friday....
It's my double post day, I'll try to keep them short and sweet!!

This week at the Wags N Whiskers Challenge #5 the theme is "Distressing". I don't do too much distressing on my cards, but I gave it my best shot!!

The fabulous image I am using this week is "Super Ryan".


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. Ryan's cape is painted with icicle H2O's. I used my nesties for the stars and the frame. The white cs was embossed with a CB embossing folder and I distressed it with Versa Magic...Wheat. The DP is from a DCWV paper stack.

You must use a Wags N' Whiskers image on your card to be eligible for your chance to win this weeks fab prize.

Be sure to stop by the WnW's blog as the Diva's have some gorgeous creations to share with you.
I hope you will have time to play along with us this week, I look forward to seeing what you come up with!!













This weeks challenge over at the Motivet Blog is a fabulous sketch.


There are 12 new images in the Motivet release and everyone of them is just "the cutest". If you haven't seen them yet, get yourself over to the Motivet Shop and take a look.

The adorable image I am using this week is "Birthday Morris" from the new release.




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used a Gelly Roll metallic silver pen on the icing dots. The frame was made with my nesties and the bg is embossed with a CB folder. I stamped the sentiment onto shrink film with Stazon black and heated it to shrink it. The border is a MS punch.

Be sure to stop by Motivet blog as the DT have some fabulous cards to inspire you.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!!

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #33

Good morning everyone
I hope you are all having a great week. It's time for the Colour Create Challenge. This weeks challenge is hosted by the lovely Deanne and she has chosen "Lavender/Purple, Aqua, Black and White".
Here is a little inspiration to get you started.



This weeks challenge is sponsored by "Michelle's Scrapbooking".


The image I have chosen for my card this week is "She Who Wishes", "Icon Border" and the sentiment "Merry and Wild" all by the amazingly talented artist....Suzy Toronto. I absolutely love her work!!



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I also added some stickles. The frame was cut with my nesties and I embossed all the white pieces with a CB snowflake embossing folder. The white dots are done with my pigment ink pen. I added a few pearls too.



Don't ya just love the sentiment?? Just perfect for this Wacky Women...eh!!

Be sure to stop by the Colour Create Challenge Blog as my teamies have some gorgeous creations to share with you!!

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

KAREN x



*all products are from The Rubber Room
and on-line store.

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE

Well....are you ready for another High Hopes Challenge? The weekend is just flying by, it's hard to believe it's Sunday already!!

This weeks challenge is brought to us by our lovely Diva Jeanette and she has designed a fabulous sketch for us. I just love it when half the work is done for me...lol!! Thanks, Jeanette, I will definitely be using this sketch again!

The beautiful image I have used on my card this week is "Lion and Lamb".




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used liquid applique on the lamb and heated it to puff it up. I used my neaties for the frame and Retro flower punch and MS hydrangea punch for the flowers. The DP are from Graphic 45. I added some copper stickles to the lion's mane and some frosted lace stickles to the lamb.

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

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and be sure to use a High Hopes image on your card for your chance to win.

Thanks so much for stopping by.....
Have a wonderful day!!

KAREN x




*High Hopes stamps are
available at The Rubber Room
an on-line store.

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

Suzy Toronto..... Birthday Girl

Hello everyone;
I hope you are having a great week.
I have finally gotten around to making a card with my new Suzy Toronto stamps. I just love her images, as you can really colour them up and you know me, the more colour the better!!..lol!!

I made a couple of cards with my Bookatrix template and decided it was time to use it for a less serious and more of a fun card. It's great that it folds in half like a card, but you do have to make a box to put it in.



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I stamped and embossed the candle and the hat twice, cut them out and layered them.
I also added some stickles. Not too much to it, other than the painting and making up the book, it went together quite quick.

I hope you like it.
Have a great day and Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x



*all products are from
The Rubber Room and on-line store.

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE # 52

Good morning everyone.
I hope you are having a great weekend so far. We are having some great weather here in SW Ontario and it is supposed to last for the rest of the week. Everyday without snow is just fine with me!!

Today's High Hopes Challenge is brought to us by the lovely Lacey and she has designed a fabulous sketch for us to follow.

The images I am using for my card are "Remembrance Tree" and Miltons' "Fall Harvest".



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows.I masked Milton and stamped the tree over him. I added a few more grass tufts and stamped and embossed more apples, cut the apples out and glued them to the tree. I used my EK Success border punches and the flowers were also made with punches. The DP is from Scrapworks and Darcie's. I also added some flat backed black pearls.


I hope you will be able to play along with us this week and be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog, the Diva's have created some awesome cards to inspire you!!

Have a wonderful day...
Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x


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