Elvis has entered the building!

Goodness, there must be something wrong with me, 2 posts in one week shock horror :-D!

I've been a bit of a busy gal the past couple of weeks, with mother's day last sunday and my bro's birthday tomorrow.

i have had 5 cards to make for my brother and boy oh boy was it tough finding inspiration... anyhoo more on that tomorrow, i'll post pics of bro's other cards after he's opened them tomorrow.

Well not only did i have those cards to make but i also got a commission from my sis in law asking for an Elvis themed card for her friend and the result is below, i'm actually quite pleased with how it turned out, although i did think it looked a bit masculine so i added some heart pins... what do you think? with or without?


Materials used - black card stock, DCWV paper, ryman's card, wood ware tiny phrases greeting, memento ink and black pearls - i googled the elvis image, printed it off and neatened it up with a black promarker

thanks for looking :-)

Daddy Card

One down 4 to go :-S! I have to make 5 cards for my brother's borthday this coming Sunday, well i have managed one so far, this is from my niece to her daddy and i really enjoyed making it! the Digi is D.I.Y Chester from Pollycraft and I've coloured it in using my promarkers, the cardstock is core'dinations, the paper is my mind's eye, i have used a quickutz die for the happy birthday greeting and Tim Holtz 'typeset' alphabet die for daddy. i am entering this card into the Passion for Promarkers challenge 141 - Animals.

Craft Stash for Sale

Hi All,

Just a quick post, I'm selling a few bits and bobs on Ebay if you fancy a look, mostly wood mounted stamps but a few other bits and bobs

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/wellhelloookitty/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1

thanks for looking

Karen

Long Time no Craft!

Well Well Well! It's been a long long time since my last post, oops so much for last year's new year's resolution!

I seemed to have been without my Mojo for most of last year, I didn't entirely but i mainly just made cards and presents for family and friends. Anyhoooooo i thought it was about time to get back on the wagon and post something and where better to start than with a Challenge!

So I made this card for a colleague at work who is about to go on maternity leave (oops should have cut the OH out oh well - that's Sam btw)...


Ok so these are the ingredients:

Saturated Canary Image - Ice Cream and Pickles (coloured with promarkers)
Ribbon - blue - rescued from a box of chocs, red - ikea
Martha stewart branch punch and green card
green craft wire
red stickles glitter glue
red and white pearls
red and blue Wild Orchid Crafsts flowers
nesties and x-cut label dies
corded card from papermill (blue and red card coloured with promarkers)

i am entering this card into the Passion for Promarkers challenge 134 - New Beginnings

thanks for looking, happy crafting :-D

Craft Fair

Good Morning!

i thought it was about time i posted something, i have loads of pics of cards that i've done recently but i just haven't loaded them on to the computer yet, hopefully the forthcoming long weekend will give me the opportunity!

So for now it's just a short post about the craft fair i did on Saturday, the pic below isn't great as i had to take it with my phone because in my fluster i forgot my proper camera.



i'd been invited for a meal to Northcote Manor (in Lancashire - run by Nigel Haworth who some of you may have seen on the Great British Menu - i love that programme) but couldn't go because i'd already booked and paid for a table at the craft fair, well... i spent the first couple of hours wishing i'd gone for the meal instead, our table seemed to get completely bypassed i was so disheartened! luckily the table only cost £10 (originally £12 but a friend gave me £2 for a small section) so i thought it wouldn't be too bad if i didn't make any money. Luckily though it seemed to pick up a little after lunch and by the end of the day i had made £17, it doesn't sound like much but i was chuffed that i'd made the money back for the table and the extra £7 was a bonus, but even better than that i then tripled my takings (to £21) because my OH's brother and girlfriend were visiting on their way back from the Lakes and she bought £14 worth of cards!!!!

Goodness, so much for the short post!!!!

Happy crafting
Karen xxx

Some older cards

i have been meaning to put these up for ages, some calendars i made for friends who didn't actually receive them til February (ooops)...





a commissioned mother's day card...


and my first card made with these delicious Stampin' Up stamps...


thanks for looking!

Challenges

Well i've decided to take the plunge and enter some challenges. I'm starting off with one card and entering it into 2 challenges.

the first challenge is 'The Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar Challenge' and the theme is Favourite colour combination and obviously mine is pink and green, i think the colours work so well together and i think that the particular colours i have used are fresh and very 'Spring'.

The second Challenge is 'Passion for Promarkers' and the theme for this is 'In the Garden' so i've used one of my favourite Magnolia images - Tilda and Ladybug - i've used flowery papers, punched butterflies, paper roses and a rose charm.



for this card i have used:
Paper - My Mind's Eye, Card - Core'dinations, Ribbon - from stash, Butterflies - Martha stewart Bborder punch, image - Magnolia, flowers - papermania, charm - ebay and the image was coloured with promarkers.

thanks for looking xx