Freshly Made Sketches #225

Another great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

For my card I used what I think is my favourite mask of the moment, my Dutch Doobadoo Burlap Mask. I used this along with my Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer and a Twisted Citron Distress Marker. I also used my Memory Box Chloe Stem Die, which I was quite pleased about as it has been sitting unused in my craft cupboard since I bought it ages ago! I actually cut the stem out three times and layered it up to give a bit of depth. The sentiment is from the Fiskars Petals From Scratch set and I cut out the black circle using a die from the Die-namics Blueprints 13 set.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Happy crafting
Karen x

Less is More Week 264

The challenge this week at Less is More is to add texture to your card. As always there is great inspiration from both the design team and those taking part in the challenge.

To add texture to my card I embossed the die cut flower using my Dutch Doobadoo Burlap Mask. I like doing this as it's a good way of getting more use out of your masks.

For my card I used the following
Dutch Doobadoo Burlap Mask
Die-namics Blueprints 3
Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments
Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Soft Pool & Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Hope you have a happy, creative day. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #224

 Another great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches and lots of lovely inspiration too.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

For my card I used the following

Dies : Tim Holtz Scribbles & Splat, Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangles, Die-namics Blueprints 13
Stamps : Clearly Besotted Many Messages, Woodware Doodle A Flower
Inks : Memento in Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy and New Sprout

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Karen x

CAS(E) this Sketch #159

A great sketch and great inspiration this week at CAS(E) this Sketch.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

I embossed the front of my card with the Xcut Quilting embossing folder. For the sentiment I used the Paperbabe Stamps Happy Thoughts set. For the butterflies I used the Clearly Besottted Butterfly Wishes set and matching dies. When I attached the butterflies I used a glue dot in the centre and foam pads on the wings. I cut the black strip using a die from the Avery Elle Dotted Borders Die set. To finish I added small black pearls to the butterflies. The inks I used were both Memento, Rose Bud and Tuxedo Black.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Karen x

Less is More Week 263

The challenge this week at Less is More is a one layer card which includes a stem.

Here is my card.

To make my card I used a Dutch Doobadoo Burlap mask along with my Distress Marker Spritzer and an Abandoned Coral Distress Marker. The image was a Hobbycraft own brand stamp and the sentiment  was from the Fiskars Petals From Scratch set. To finish off the card I added a couple of small black pearls.

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

Freshly Made Sketches #223

Another great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches and lots of great inspiration, as always, from the design team.

Here is the sketch

and here's my card

For my card I used a stamp from the Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge set and the sentiment is from the Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments set. The heart was die cut using a die from the Tim Holtz Scribbles & Splat set and then inlaid into the top panel.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Karen x

Freshly Made Sketches #222

At last I've managed to complete a challenge card and here it is.

I'm actually entering my card in 2 challenges. Firstly the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and secondly the current challenge at Addicted to CAS.

For my card I used Scribbled Flowers by Clearly Besotted and Memento inks in Tuxedo Black, Rose Bud, Angel Pink and Bamboo Leaves.

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