Red Heart Challenge!!

Caardvarks have set their next challenge - Red with Hearts.  The DT's cards are just gorgeous. Also over at Splitcoast  they are running their current card sketch challenge SC264. Here is my contribution to these:

Products used:

CS & PP:       We R Memory Makers  - Heart Attack - Lovey Dovey, Stampin up Whisper White

Stamps:         October Afternoon - Love Notes & Paper Chic - Design Set 2

Ribbon :        Stampin Up - Riding Hood Red

Other:            Lyra Aqua colour crayons

Thanks for looking.  

Karen

New Challenge Site!!

I have just found a new Australian challenge site through Sarah's blog.  How exciting, a group of Australia and New Zealand Stampin Up Gals have got together and started up a new challenge site: have a looky here .  Even though they are Stampin Up demonstrators and primarily use stampin up products you can use any products to enter their challenges, very exciting.  Anyway I am off to play on their very first challenge.

Here is my contribution to Just Add Ink's first challenge for 2010 - JAI1:

Products used primarily Stampin Up:

card stock : So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Rose Red and Whisper White

stamps:        Circle Circus, Oval All

Ink:               So Saffron, Rose Red, Choc Chip & Ranger Cerulean Azure

Punches:      Large Oval, Scalloped Oval & Martha Stewart -  Edge Arch Lattice

Pearls:          Kaiser

Other:           Choc Chip ribbon

I have a friend who has just had her birthday but is at the moment on tour in Egypt, so this card will be going her way upon her return.

Thanks for looking, will be back shortly with some creations I have made over our summer holiday break.

Have a great day.

Karen

First card challenge for the year!!

Over at caardvarks they have put up their first challenge for the year.

This worked out really well because I also had to make a birthday card for my sister who has just turned 50 (she adored her card) , so I combined both and here is my take on the above sketch challenge:

                                

Items used:   Bazzill bling, p/p Fancy Pants ~ Little Sprout, Baby's Breath, Cream Card

                        Kaiser numbers

                        Tim Holtz crackle medium Tattered Rose

                        Martha Stewart Punch ~ Lattice Arch

                        Prima Artistry Flowers

                        Pine Cone Ink

                        Pink Organzer ribbon

                         Spellbinder dies

                         Cream Embroidery Thread/Needle

Thanks for looking, have a fabulous day.

Karen

Flying!!

Over at Theme Thursday this week the topic is flying.  Here is my contribution.

I have used credit card technique for the background using jo sonya aqua, folkart metallic antique copper.  Stamp is Michelle Ward Clearly Impressed ~ Bird Sanctuary, wording is from Collections and I have used  Shrinkies, German Scrap and JW's wax in copper.

Thanks for dropping bye and looking, I really appreciate all your comments.  Have a wonderful day.

Karen

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and hope that you all enjoyed your Christmas Celebrations.  We had a lovely day spent with family and extended family, it was nice to catch up and spend time together and the celebrations continued yesterday with more family.  Over the next few days will be catching up with friends and  doing bits and pieces around the house. 

In the meantime I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful comments over the past year and I will be back shortly to share some layouts and cards that I have made over the past few weeks.

Enjoy the celebrations

Karen

Inkspirations Colour Challenge # 16

Makeesha is running her new colour challenge.  What a fabulous colour combination.   I have always wanted to play along but never had enough papers etc.  Well after doing 5 of 6 stamp clubs with Sarah I no longer have that problem lol. I spent a wonderful afternoon with my sister stamping and here is my take for the challenge:

Stamps:                Fifth Avenue Floral, Oval All

Cardstock:          Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie

Ink:                      Taken with Teal, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Ancient Page - Black

Other:                  Ribbon Pumpkin Pie, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Scallop, Glossy Accents.

Thanks for dropping bye, have a wonderful day.

Karen

It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas!!

At Theme Thursday this week it is Christmas Creation time.  Albeit late here is my contribution towards this weeks theme.

For the background I have used Tim Holtz distress inks Peeled Paint and China Blue.  I have then stamped with Black soot and then cover the stamp with Perfect Peals.  I have used Forever Red, Forever Green & Interefence Green, Schwarkosky Crystals and German Scraps.

Thanks for looking

Karen