Paper Bag Card

Today I would like to share with you all a card that I made for a dear friend and work collegue.  The inspiration for the card came from the current issue of Magnolia Ink No 3 and a fabulous tutorial by Camilla.  I had to alter the measurements as the only paper bag I could find was slightly larger 30cm x 16cm.  After folding the bag in half I attached my layers of cream cardstock and patterned paper to the front back and inside before adding the finishing touches. For the pattern paper I chose Websters  "Spring Market Collection" which I had in my own stash and have been waiting to use.

     Front of Card

 I used  "Flower Pot Tilda" and "Barbed Wire Fence" and coloured them with copics and all the edges have been distressed and inked.

  Inside of Card

When you fold the bag in half and stick all the layers on I love how there is a small pocket created on the inside perfect for the addition of little tags or messages.  As the card was to be signed by other work collegues to create an area to sign I inserted two pieces of cream cardstock to which I added the heart tag Doohickey "So Wrapped" with pearls and ribbon to create a pull out tab.

Overall I am very happy how the card turned out.  I have also found a little challenge to enter into:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge - Distress Challenge

Simply Magnolia - Garden Blooms

Recipe:

Paper - Cream Cardstock, Websters Spring Market Collection

Magnolia Doohickey - So Wrapped

Spellbinders - Fancy Tags 3

Stamps - Magnolia Flower Pot Tilda, Barbed Wire Fence, Sentiment - Stampin up

Flowers - Kaiser and own stash

Pearls - Kaiser

Lace and Ribbon from own stash

Thanks for dropping in, have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Karen



Bella on a Swing

Today is the 5th June which means it is the start of a new challenge month at Bizzy Becs and my very first post as a new member of their DT, woohoo.

The challenge this month is to create something that is bright, cheerful and colourful, using a bowl of skittles as inspiration.

So there is no shabby chic, no inking etc it's all about colour.

Here is my contribution for this months challenge.

The image I used is available from Bizzy Becs and is from the "once upon a time" collection and is called Bella on a Swing. She has been coloured with Copics and I have used Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped Ovals, all can purchased here. The paper, flowers and ribbon are from my own stash.


So drop into the blog here
and checkout the fabulous cards by the rest of the team. There is an awesome prize up for grabs this month, so get those entries in.

Thanks for dropping bye, have a wonderful day.

Karen

Some Exciting News

Just had to share some very exciting news.   I have been invited to join Bizzy Becs Design Team - a very talented group of ladies.    The May challenge 'Vintage' is still open with 2 days to go so if you haven't entered yet there is still time to play along.

My first card will be posted very soon, so would love to see you play along too!

Thanks for visiting hope your day has been wonderful.

Karen

Perth Craft and Quilt Show

Had a lovely day on Friday when and friend and I went to the Perth Craft and Quilt Fair which is held annually at the Perth Convention Centre. Very pleased to see that there were a few new retailers this year for the paper crafter. Came home with the purse a little lighter and a few more supplies than had planned but it was a fabulous day.

This was a workshop with Scrapmatts using their round printers tray. Their chipboard embellishments are amazing and just had to add some to my stash.

Another person that I very much enjoyed meeting in person and sitting in on her talks was Jane Davenport The Artomologist. She draws and paints the most amazing whimsical creatures. Her workshops are most definitely on my to do list, some time in the not so distant future. In the meantime myself and a few friends will be getting together next weekend which is a long weekend here in Perth to do some Jane inspired drawings in our journals.

Thanks for dropping by, hope your day has been good.

Bye for now

Karen

Donna Downey visits

Wow! We have been so lucky, this week as Donna Downey came to Perth for two days of workshops hosted by Made with Memories, Rockingham. On Wednesday I was fortunate enough to do Donna's Inspiration Journal workshop. What a treat got to see her Inspiration Wednesday Journal in real life so,so nice. We got to play with lots of different media - pan pastels, golden paint mmmm my favourite, gelatos and some Indian ink all in a handmade journal. Had an absolute blast and we hope that Donna can come back again next year.

Here is a little look at a few pages from the day.

These pages we put down colour using different techniques and one of them over gesso so we could see the difference between the two pages.

Love this one too did a gel medium transfer of text onto a canvas heart and then added it to the page with a bit of colour then drizzled the page with a contrasting colour, so fun.

The journal will be a work in progress and look forward to using the many techniques shown during the class. Of course it has also highlighted that I just have to now have some Pan Pastels they are so nice to work with, oh well little steps.

Thanks so much for dropping by, hope your day is wonderful.

Until next time
Karen

The Octopode Factory Wizard of Oz Blog Candy

Oh my goodness how gorgeous are these!  Lily from The Octopode Factory is having a give away on her blog check it out here or from the link my side bar.  Wouldn't you just love to win these, I sure know I would.  The winner is drawn on Easter Sunday 8th April 2012 so hurry, hurry, hurry. 

Have a wonderful day, I will be back soon to post some new creations.

Karen

Shades of White

The Copic group that I belong to is currently running a A-Z challenge where we choose an image and match it to a letter of the alphabet. This fortnight it is the letter H and I have chosen a relatively new digi from The Octopode Factory called Rosalina and Valentine My Heart Has Wings. I have also found a little challenge to enter her into. This month Bizzi Becs challenge for February is All White except image and must have heart/s.

Coloured with Copics - N04,06,08 W03,05 R27, 35,46
Spellbinder die - labels 20
Memory Box die - twiggy tree
Martha Stewart trellis punch
Kaiser white rose, Green Tara flowers
White ribbon
Liquid Pearls - White Opal
White Gel Pen

Thank you for dropping by have yourself a wonderful day.

Karen