CAS(E) this Sketch #97

Another great sketch for this week's challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch and one I'm sure I'll use a few more times.

Here is the sketch

and here is the card I came up with

The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp, the paper and card are oddments from my crafty stash and I've embellished the card with a couple off enamel dots.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #159

Just about in time for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch

and here is the card I came up with

The background stamp is PaperArtsy, the sentiment stamp and the snowflake die I used were both magazine freebies.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Karen x

Less is More : Week 194 : Little Creatures

For this week's challenge at Less is More I decided to use 'Flutter-By Butterflies' by Pink Petticoat. I played with my chosen image in Word to re-size and position it. I then paper-pieced the butterfly using a scrap of paper, probably also Pink Petticoat. Finally I added some pearls along the body.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Karen x

Two in One

This week's challenge at Less is More is a one layer card which includes 2 of something and the current challenge at the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge blog is for a one layer card with a fall or autumnal theme. I think the card I've made is suitable for both challenges.

I've used my freebie Craft Stamper leaf stamp again, as well as a PaperArtsy background stamp and a Hobbycraft sentiment stamp. The inks I've used are distress inks in spiced marmalade, rusty hinge and wild honey and Archival Ink in coffee.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #157

Another great sketch for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch

and here is the card I came up with

The patterned paper is from the Papermania 'Spots & Stripes > Jewels' set and I cut it out using a die from the Die-namics Blueprints 10 set. For the snowflake I used my magazine freebie die again. The sentiment is from the Pink Petticoat ' Nordic Joy' set.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Karen x

Less is More - Week 192 Colour Challenge - Autumn's Bounty

At first I wasn't too sure what to do for this week's challenge at Less is More.
Then I found an old Craft Stamper freebie leaf stamp in my cupboard and decided to use that.

Here is the card I came up with

I stamped the leaf using Distress Ink in tea die, spiced marmalade and wild honey.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #156

The sketch for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches is one I can see myself using a few times.

Here is the sketch

and here is the card I came up with

The image and sentiment are part of the Digi Stamp Boutique 'Sweet Birdie' set.

The papers and flower are 'Garden Party' by Dovecraft and I bought both from the Buttons for Brains shop.

I am also entering my card for the October customer competition on the Digi Stamp Boutique blog.

CAS(E) this Sketch #95

Another great sketch for this week's challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

For the large snowflake I used my magazine freebie die and for the smaller snowflakes I used my dies from Papercrafts Ltd. The paper is from the docrafts Papermania 'Midi Spots - Festive'. The sentiment is computer generated.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Karen x

Less is More - 191

The Recipe for this week's challenge on the Less is More blog is 'Mostly Words'.

Here's the card I came up with

The sentiment is from a PaperArtsy set I've had ages and I stamped it using Memento 'Nautical Blue'.

I embossed the front of the card using the Crafts-Too 'Twinkle' embossing folder.

Thank you for visiting my blog. 

Karen x