Monday, 26 April 2010

Whiff of Joy challenge love birds.

Hello. My card today is for Whiff of joy challenge no:76.
We had a Template to follow find out more on
http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/
I used some free backing papers I got from a craft mag which I went over with silver stickles.
The blue embossed paper is from Kanban,
I used marianne creatables for the frame I love these die cuts and have just ordered a ribbion flower one which I cant wait to arrive so I can have a play. They look so pretty.
Whiff of joy stamp winter birds is the main image along with frabric roses and tulips again I added silver stickles to the roses.
I have afew birthdays in may and june in my larger family that I'm sure this card will be used for soon.
Have a blessed day and thank you for looking at my blog
Karen

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Card for cathy.


Good afternoon to you all,
My card for today is going to a lady called cathy, who was in a very nasty car crash, She is a christian  Kindergarten teacher, stamping sisters in christ asked for a cards to be sent  to her for encougement to her and her family. you can find out mor here,  http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/
I.m also entering  it for their challenge which is based around the scripture Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of God stands forever.
We had to make a card that includes flowers.
I was so inspirered by one of the D.T cards that I came up with this. Grace they're not my own flowers!!
Now to the card,
cuttlebug roses embossing folder,
Mather stewart border punch,
Marrianne  die cut frame,
Prima flowers, gems and brica brack from stash.
Scripture for cathy. Jeremiah 30 : 17 But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds declares the Lord.
Thank you for looking.
God bless
Karen

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Happy 1st birthday Just magnolia!!

Its Just Magnolia's first birthday.
http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/ They have a cool blog hop with some fab candy go check it out!!!!
I made this card for the challenge. You had a template to follow.
I used my minds eye spring papers, lace,  paper flowers  and shinny leaves from stash,.
Nestie lables 13 and Tilda stamp.
Not sure the photo shows lace very well as  its around the middle square.
I coloured Tilda with promarkers mint green, coral and  Antique pink I throught they went with the colours on the papers really well..
Happy birthda just magnolia hope you like the card I've made you.
Karen

Friday, 16 April 2010

All peachy!!


Hi there I  love this image from wiff of joy  a very fruitywillow. I had a chance to use my new peach coloured paper flowers from prima.
The papers are from my minds eye bloom and grow pack.
Lemon lace ribbon lemon paper flowers gems and gold leaves finish the card.
  I'm going to enter this for 2 challenges,
http://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Challenge 108 Touchy feely had to make a card with texture that made you want to touch it. with the ribbion and flowers I hope you want to feel like you'd like to reach out for the card.
The other challenge is,
http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/
You had to make a card in the colours Green and Yellow plus one other colour I went with peach.
I hope you like my atempt at these challenges.
God bless
Karen
lemon

Thursday, 15 April 2010

Stamping sisters in christ challenge.

This is the card I've made for this weeks  stamping sisters in christ challenge. http://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenges
The theme was prayer.
I used a medalion stamp by creative expressions, embossed and glittered it in layers.
The backing paper's from papermainia rose garden pack.
nesties lables 13 Ribbion and flowers finish the card off.
Hope you like it.
Karen

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Linda's monthly challenge at cuddly buddly.

This card I made for Linda's card challenge over athttp://cuddlybuddly.com/
We had a template to follow. I used various papers as I had so many scrape piece's  so used them.
The imige is a digi stamp from Cuddy buddly.
Butterfly is a M.S punch with tiny pearls in center to finish it off.
I'm also going to enter this card inhttp://www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Cute card Thursday challenge
as the theme is mono maina to make a card using just one colour.
Thank you for looking
Karen

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

Anniversary And congrats card.


This card is for a dear friend of mines daughter, she has her 1st wedding anniversary next month and I have also just found out she is expecting her first baby in september.
I am entering this card in two challenges.
The first ishttp://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Penny blacks saterday challenge where  you had to use a check backing paper for the card.
the other ishttp://stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com/ Stamping sisters in christ where you had to make a card around the word love.
The scripture was John 3.16 For God so loved the world he gave his only son.
For the card I used penny black stamp coloured with promarkers.
Nesties lables 13.
The backing paper is from papermania Blueberry hill and tag is from papermainia rose garden die cut tags.
Flowers and brads are also papermainia except paper  roses they are from a market stall hee.
Inside the card I have put scripture from 1 corinthians 13 4-8. My friends daughter had this as a reading at her wedding.
Love is patient, Love is kind, Love bears all things, belives all things, endures all things Love never fails.
I hope you like my card.
many thanks.

Sunday, 4 April 2010

Magnolia monthly challege


This card is for the magnolia monthly challenge April 2010.
the theme was a 3 fold card so I chose a zig zag style card.
I covered with vellum pattened with small purple flowers.
I used a mic 3d border sticker for the edges and sat Tilda onto the bottem layer. I coloured Tilda with promarkers and added a bit of glitter for some bling!.
I put a sentiment die cut at the top, some embosded butterfly stickers for the middle and various flowers and pearls. A foam heart and some frabric butterfly finish  the bottom layer.
Hope you like what I've come up with.
Karen

Saturday, 3 April 2010

The first Sir stampalot challenge!!!


The first sir stampalot challenge has now been set and WOW!! what a prize...
you just must check it out.
The theme is fantasy, Alittle out of my comfort zone here but hope you like what I came up with.
I stamped background  with glue pad then glittered.
The two background papers first one is DCWV. and friskers rose border punch.
The other is glossy card I marbled with glimmer mists then stamped on with stazon( when dry)
Finished off with some gems and sheer ribbon and a dragonfly brad.
I've just got my fingers crossed now.
Many thanks
Karen

Friday, 2 April 2010

Butterflys n bees.


I made this card for the Penny Black saturday challenge, so just in time....
The papers are from K&Co.
Penny balck stamp I coloured with marvy  because of the deep colours wanted a strong colour on the image.
I cut the butterfly from another sheet of paper to 3d  the buttefly on the paper.
        Flowers from Prima, Liquid pearls and Sizzix Architectural Accent  finishes the card.
Hope you like it.
Karen