KJ's Summer Wine Korner

Purple Pansies

2012-01-25T08:41:00.004Z

These beautiful pansies from Just Inklined were coloured with Promarkers.

And I actually remember which colours I used!!!
Flowers: Aubergine, Plum and Mulberry
Leaves: Forest Green, Apple and Meadow Green

The satin mirri card at the back looks black in the photo but is actually the same colour as the pansies!!! I'll be so glad when the days get brighter so I can get a decent photo of my cards!! Oh and the white card was scored at the bottom half with my Hougie board.

See you soon xx

Washing Day

2012-01-22T18:19:00.003Z

This is another digi image from Just Inklined being one of 4 images on a pre-printed A4 sheet and is available here.

Coloured with Promarkers and nothing more to say really as I think the card is fairly self explanatory!!! What I really mean is I can't be bothered to go into great detail on how it was made up!! Lol
Hope you all had a good weekend xx

A good days fishing

2012-01-16T08:38:00.006Z

This "keen" fisherman is from Just Inklined and is just one image of 4 on a pre-printed A4 sheet. The sheets are available here.

Coloured with Promarkers and as usual no idea what colours I used!!
Hope you all had a good weekend xx

Forever Friends Birthday

2012-01-15T10:53:00.003Z

This is a commissioned card for one of the delivery drivers at work.

The teddy and the backing paper are from the fabulous Forever Friends Collectors Edition CD.
Finished off as usual with gems and ribbon.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

Cupcake Crafting

2012-01-14T11:11:00.003Z

For this card I've used another image from one of the fabulous Cupcake Crafting CD's.
This one is from the "Botanicals Collection". I haven't the foggiest idea what the flowers are I just know they're beautiful lol

I used the Go Kreate Frilly No. 2 frame for the back panel and embossed with a folder that I can't remember the name of!!! doh Finished off with a few silver gems and a bow.

Happy weekend everyone xx

And Another!!!

2012-01-09T23:49:00.009Z

Well here I am again .. I think Mr Mojo is back, I don't know for how long, but I'll make the most of him whilst he's here!! lol

My card today is a Just Inklined digi print image available here. Instead of downloading the image you get an A4 pre-printed sheet with 4 different images on.
I used Promarkers: Antique Pink, Pale Pink, Almond, Vanilla and Ivory for the flowers and Forest Green, Apple and Meadow Green for the leaves. The lovely backing paper is from a Marianne Design Eline's Babies Pink paper pad.

See you soon xx

At Last!!!

2012-01-08T11:12:00.004Z

I can't believe I haven't made a card in almost 2 weeks!! Mr Mojo certainly left me on my own over Christmas and the New Year ... perhaps he needed a break too! lol

My card was made using my new Grand Calibur and a Go Kreate Frilly No. 2 frame which I've had for yonks but never got round to using. The gorgeous flower is from the Cupcake Crafting Botanical Bouquet CD. All finished off with Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and a few silver pearls.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and hopefully I'll be back again very soon!! xx

Happy New Year

2012-01-04T08:11:00.004Z

Just a quickie to let you know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but I think my mojo has!! lol
I think with all the cards I had to make before Christmas I got to the stage where I was just card-maked out and needed a break. So I've had my break .. albeit a short one .. and I'm back on it.
I haven't any cards to show you today, but hopefully I'll be back before the end of the week with something .. but don't hold your breath!! lol

While I'm here I'd just like to thank everyone that visits my blog on a regular basis and especially those of you that leave lovely comments .. very much appreciated xx

See you soon xx

Poppies

2011-12-26T12:03:00.003Z

Well I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and Santa brought you everything you wanted!! lol
I got a Grand Calibur and can't wait to use it!!

My card today, coloured with Promarkers, is this gorgeous poppy image from Just Inklined which is available here.

See you soon and enjoy the rest of Christmas xx

Mum and Dad Christmas

2011-12-18T14:37:00.003Z

For this 8" x 8" card for my Mum and Dad I used one of the gorgeous images from the Giordano Christmas Creations CD.

The backing paper is actually glittered but cos of the poor light it's very hard to pick up. Finished it all of as usual with ribbon and gems.

Hope you're all enjoying what's left of the weekend xx

Fizzy Moon Christmas

2011-12-16T22:55:00.004Z

I used the gorgeous Fizzy Moon range for this 8" x 8" card.

I'm almost done now with making Christmas cards .. I think I've only got three more to do and then I can make a start on the 60 Engagement Invitations I have to make for the end of December!!!

Have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing xx

Robin and Holly

2011-12-14T17:33:00.005Z

This Robin and Holly image is just one of the many gorgeous Christmas digi stamps available from Just Inklined.

I coloured him in with Promarkers and the holly backing paper is from the Forever Friends CD. The dots are cuttlebug embossed and a few sparkly red gems finish the card off nicely!

See you soon xx

Pink Forever Friends Christmas

2011-12-13T20:11:00.003Z

I used the fabulous Forever Friends CD for this very, very simple Christmas card.

I had to keep it simple as I printed off around 50 of them to send to friends and neighbours. It made a nice change to work with pink rather than all the red I've been using lately!!! lol

See you soon xx

Father Christmas

2011-12-08T22:15:00.004Z

Isn't he just fabulous!! This is what the real Father Christmas looks like and he's available here from Just Inklined.

He also must be one of the easiest and quickest images to colour in. I used Promarkers and just 5 colours: Burgundy, Poppy, Lipstick Red and Ice Grey 1 and 3. I used some Stickles Stardust on his hat but the pic hasn't picked it up very well.

Although I absolutely love Christmas I'll be glad when I can get back to making normal everyday cards!! lol

See you soon xx

Just Inklined to Hop "Blue Christmas"

2011-12-05T07:00:00.005Z

Hi and welcome to this months Just Inklined blog hop. Our host this month is Jeni and her theme choice is "Blue Christmas".

I coloured up these gorgeous Christmas Bells with Promarkers and they can be found here in the fantastic new Just Inklined shop.

Just to make the hop a little more interesting, there are two hidden spot prizes on two of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs, then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to hop over to Cathy and see what fanatastic creation she has in store for you.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Jeni
Jak
Tammy
Toni
Karen (that's me!!)
Cathy
Heidy
Joyce

Forever Friends Christmas

2011-12-03T18:20:00.005Z

This is just one of six commissioned cards I made for a customer using the fabulous Forever Friends CD.

Over the next few days I'll post the other five. They're all the same layout, just different colours and images. Hope I don't bore you all to tears!! lol

Have a nice weekend whatever you're doing xx

Christmas Door

2011-11-29T22:34:00.003Z

This gorgeous Christmas Door from Just Inklined looks sooo much nicer in real life. These awful, miserable, dark days make my photographs look absolutely atrocious!!! lol

It was coloured with Promarkers and the star backing paper is from the Forever Friends "Cosy Christmas" range.

See you soon xx

Robin on Watering Can

2011-11-25T17:15:00.005Z

This gorgeous robin on a watering can from Just Inklined was so quick and easy to colour in.

The Promarkers I used were:
Watering Can: Ice Grey 1, 3 and 5, Khaki and Pastel Beige
Plant Pots: Burnt Orange, Pumpkin and Gold

The card itself was almost even quicker to make up!! Used my Hougie Board for the embossed background and a nestie for the image. I highlighted the snow with "Snow Writer" and then applied Stickles to the top of that.

Have a nice weekend whatever you're doing xx

Christmas Poinsettia

2011-11-22T20:22:00.002Z

I absolutely love Poinsettias and as soon as I saw this new image from Just Inklined I couldn't wait to get it coloured in.

I've used Promarkers but forgotten (as usual) what colours I used!! A very simple card to make using cuttlebug and punches, and all finished off with ribbon and pearls.

See you soon.

Blog Hop Winner

2011-11-20T23:48:00.003Z

Ooops I nearly forgot to post the winner of the November Just Inklined Blog Hop.

And the winner is ..........

Judi

Congratulations Judi, if you let me have your e-mail addy I'll get the image off to you straight away, and I'd just like to thank everyone who left lovely comments on my blog .. much appreciated xx

Forever Friends Tealight Card

2011-11-17T09:24:00.005Z

A tea-light card using the Forever Friends range. The little bear is a 3D sticker and the flowery backing paper is from the CD.

I really enjoy making them the only problem is they're soooooo time consuming!!! I was asked by someone if I could make them three to give as Christmas presents .. and can you believe I actually said NO!!! (Did you hear that Greta .. I said NO!! lol)

See you soon xx

Lexi is 1

2011-11-11T20:19:00.003Z

Two more commissioned cards using the Country Companions CD.

These are for a little girl who arrived well before her due delivery date a year ago, but thankfully today she's a happy, healthy one year old. Happy Birthday Lexi xx

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2011-11-09T19:46:00.009Z

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Just Inklined to Hop

2011-11-07T07:00:00.000Z

Hi and welcome to this months Just Inklined blog hop. Our host this month is Heidy and her theme choice is "Something to give for Christmas".

My project is a tea light card which I've been wanting to make ever since I saw this fantastic tutorial by Marianne. The gorgeous Christmas Wreath is coloured with Promarkers and can be found in Just Inklined's brand new shop here.

Now just to make this hop a little more interesting, there are two hidden spot prizes on two of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs, then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to pop over to Cathy and see what fantastic creation she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Heidy
Joyce
Jeni
Jak
Tammy
Toni
Karen (that's me!!)
Cathy

Country Companions

2011-11-05T10:03:00.003Z

Another commissioned card this time using the fabulous Country Companions CD.

A very, very simple card to make. A couple of hedgies, some text, a bit of ribbon and that's it!!
Have a nice weekend whatever you're doing and Happy Bonfire Night! xx

Happy Halloween

2011-10-30T17:00:00.000Z

I love this Mummy from Just Inklined.

Easy peasy to colour in ... I used Promarkers Ice Grey 1, 3 and 5.
The fantastic backing paper is from Bearly Mine Designs ... thank you Donna :)

Happy Halloween everybody xx

Tatty Teddy 40th Birthday

2011-10-30T12:50:00.002Z

Here's the second commissioned birthday card, this time using the delightful Tatty Teddy.

Another fabulous CD I can see getting used a lot. It makes life so much simpler when you've got images and backing paper to match all in one place!! lol
Hope you're all enjoying your weekend whatever you're doing xx

Forever Friends Anniversary

2011-10-29T12:43:00.003+01:00

One of the many commissioned cards I have to make before the end of next week!!!
One day I will learn to say NO! lol

I used the fabulous Forever Friends CD which has got the most gorgeous images, papers, embellishments etc. and I can see myself getting a lot of use out of it :)

Have a nice weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with another teddy card xx

Christmas Roses

2011-10-26T17:30:00.004+01:00

These gorgeous Christmas Roses from Just Inklined were coloured with Promarkers and mounted onto a centre step card.

Wasn't sure what colour Christmas Roses are supposed to be so I coloured them in to match my backing paper!!! lol

See you soon xx

Scarecrow

2011-10-19T17:37:00.015+01:00

When I first saw this Scarecrow from Just Inklined I couldn't wait to get him coloured in and made up.

Coloured with Promarkers as usual and the fantastic backing paper is from Bearly Mine Designs. Thank you Donna :)

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:
Making Halloween Cards Challenge
Challenge Up Your Life
The Scrapbooking Queen
Freshly Brewed Challenges
ABC DT Challenge

See you soon xx

Samantha's birthday

2011-10-18T19:16:00.004+01:00

I made this matching card and money wallet for Samantha's birthday last week.

I used elements from the die cut decoupage sheets and also from the CD which is absolutely fabulous. It made such a nice change from colouring in too.

See you soon xx

Swimming for Katie

2011-10-17T07:00:00.003+01:00

From October 10th-12th some of the best stampers joined together to support and encourage our friend and fellow stamper, Katie Renz, who is currently battling inoperable gastric cancer. If you're not familiar with her, Katie's cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here. The idea of "Swimming for Katie" came from her recent post here.

This exclusive stamp used in my sample, designed by Becky Oehlers is available as a clear stamp, as well as a digis or a dig and SVG cut file. 100% of the profits go to Katie's fund to help her and her young family. Her husband Kevin and her three young children need our help and support. In addition to the Keep Swimming Octopus, Marianne Walker and True =D Doodle Designs both also donated digis that are for sale. Direct donations are also being accepted. Information central is HERE. This is a permanent page that will stay active at i {heart} papers with current information as well as the donation button.

Here are all the items for sale.

I hope you will join me in supporting Katie through a purchase or donation. Myself and several other stamping friends are holding a mini blog hop to keep the fundraising in the public eye for as long as possible. The following is a list of everyone who has projects posted today. I hope you will be inspired by them and moved to purchase or donate.

This is a blog hop so be sure to follow it in the correct order. You should have arrived here from Julie and from here you need to hop over to Lori. The start of the hop is here with Mina.

Mina
Alice
Cathy
Debbie
Heidy
Jane
Jeni
Joyce
Julie
Karen (that's me)
Lori
Tammy
Toni

Thank you :)

Pumpkins

2011-10-12T17:17:00.006+01:00

I thought I'd better get my finger out and make a card seeing as I haven't made one in over a week!!! You know when sometimes you just can't be a***d .. well that's what it's been like this past week or so!

I love these pumpkins from Just Inklined and I teamed it up with this gorgeous paper from Bearly Mine Designs. The sentiment is computer generated and the little spider is one of about 1,000 I bought a couple of Halloween's ago.

Coloured with Promarkers and the colours I used are: Burnt Orange, Pumpkin and Amber.

Right I'm off, but hopefully I'll find my mojo and be back again sometime this week .. but don't hold your breath!! lol

Just Inklined to Hop - Colours of Fall

2011-10-03T07:00:00.001+01:00

Hi and welcome to this months Just Inklined Blog Hop. Our host this month is Cathy and her theme choice is "Colours of Fall" e.g. oranges, golds, yellows, browns etc.

For my centre step card I used the fabulous Wedding Bouquet which I coloured with Promarkers.

Now just to make this hop a little more interesting, there are two hidden spot prizes on two of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs, then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to go back to the very beginning of the hop to Cathy.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Cathy
Heidy
Joyce
Jeni
Jak
Tammy
Toni
Karen (that's me!)

Spring is in the air

2011-09-29T17:42:00.003+01:00

All this beautiful weather we've been having made me feel quite "springy" so I thought I'd colour up this gorgeous crocus jug from Just Inklined.

It's coloured with Promarkers and the lovely swirly embossed frame is from Craftwork Cards.

If I don't see you before I'll see you back here on Monday for the monthly Just Inklined Blog Hop xx

Purple "Less is More" Peony

2011-09-23T09:14:00.007+01:00

I found a gorgeous sheet of purple satin mirri board in my stash and coloured this beautiful peony bloom from Just Inklined in the same colour.

Promarkers used:
Aubergine, Plum and Mulberry
Pear Green, Lime Green, Lime Zest and Soft Lime

I'm entering this into the "Less is More" challenge where the theme is Anything Goes and they are having a bit of a challenge themselves as they are trying to get over 1000 entries, so here's my contribution. I'm also entering it into the Allsorts Challenge Blog where the theme is "Clean and Simple".

See you soon xx

Here come the girls!!

2011-09-18T10:05:00.004+01:00

Meet Alice .. one of the new releases from Just Inklined. She's got three other friends Jo, Lucy and Penny who can all be found here.

I coloured her with Promarkers (Turquoise, Duck Egg and Cool Aqua) and the spotty paper I found in my stash.

Hope you're all having a great weekend xx

Wacky Wheelz Winner

2011-09-18T01:43:00.005+01:00

The winner of the Just Inklined Wacky Wheelz Special blog hop is

JUNE NELSON

Congratulations June, if you let me have your e-mail addy, I'll get the Mini digi set off to you asap, and I'd just like to thank everyone for all the lovely comments that were left on my blog :) xx

Snowy Owl

2011-09-17T09:44:00.002+01:00

This stunning snowy owl is from one of the new Christmas decoupage sheets from Just Inklined.

This particular one is from the Christmas Canvas range and can be purchased here.
A very, very simple card to make .. a bit of mirri board and some gems and that's it!!!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing xx

Just Inklined Christmas

2011-09-12T17:40:00.004+01:00

Just Inklined have today launched some beautiful new Foiled and Die Cut Decoupage Sheets on Create and Craft. If you missed today's episode you can catch our very own Jak Heath tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. and then again at 1 p.m. on Channel 671.

For my card I've used only one of the elements from one of the fabulous "Book at Bedtime" sheets. All the sheets can be ordered from here

Letter to Santa

2011-09-10T09:24:00.004+01:00

Well I've made my first Christmas card this year .. only another 60+ to go!!!

I used this lovely image from Just Inklined and coloured it with Promarkers. I used "Snow Writer" for the snow effect .. haven't a clue where I got it from as I had it bought last Christmas and only found it in the back of my cupboard the other day but I've found some here.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend whatever you're doing xx

Just Inklined to Hop "Wacky Wheelz Special"

2011-09-08T07:00:00.018+01:00

Well here we are again with our monthly Just Inklined Blog Hop.
This month we have a "Wacky Wheelz Special" hosted by Jak.

These fantastic new images are available as either a digi stamp for you to colour yourself or as a pre-coloured image, plus you also get the added bonus of matching backing papers, sentiments and embellishments. There are eight different cars to choose from and they can all be purchased here.

I used the fabulous Mini digi pack and "cheated" a bit on this one as I used the pre-coloured image rather than colour in the digi stamp version. Lazy or what .. but what a brilliant image it is!!

To make the hop more fun there are spot prizes along the way on every design team members blog chosen from those that leave a comment on each blog.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to pop over to Cathy and see what fabulous creation she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost, here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!!

Jak
Tammy
Toni
Karen
Cathy
Heidy
Jeni
Joyce

Country Companions

2011-08-30T12:48:00.003+01:00

I'm having a rest from colouring in so made this quick and easy card using the gorgeous Country Companions Decoupage range.

Not a lot to say about this card really, it's self explanatory ... I think!! lol

Hope you all enjoyed your Bank Holiday Weekend despite the horrible weather!! xx

Tu-whit, Tu whoo!!!

2011-08-29T09:21:00.004+01:00

Meet Professor Hoot from Just Inklined. Wasn't sure about the spelling of "tu-whit, tu whoo" so had to look it up on google!! lol

Coloured with Promarkers:

Owl: Walnut, Cinnamon and Satin
Leaves: Pear Green, Lime Green, Lime Zest and Soft Lime

Enjoy your Bank Holiday Monday xx

Gardening Shelf

2011-08-27T11:04:00.007+01:00

Yoohoo!! I'm back!! What do you mean you didn't know I'd been away!! lol

Well it's been two whole weeks since I last posted on here. My mojo just took off and disappeared to who knows where, and came back yesterday like nothing had ever happened!!!

I used the gorgeous Gardening Shelf from Just Inklined and just matted and layered onto pastel green gingham paper.

I hope you all have a great weekend and I'm off to make some more cards before my mojo does one again!! lol xx

Baking shelf

2011-08-13T18:56:00.005+01:00

Baking Shelf from Just Inklined.

Coloured with Promarkers and this time I actually remembered to make a note of the colours I used!!!

Shelf: Cocoa, Caramel and Sandstone
Bowl: Tan and Satin
Soda: Arctic Blue and Powder Blue
Jug: Turquoise, Duck Egg and Cool Aqua
Scales: Ice Grey 5, 3 and 1

Have a nice weekend whatever you're doing xx

Tulips in a jug

2011-08-09T19:38:00.007+01:00

I love tulips and this image from Just Inklined is one of my favourites and so easy to colour.

Coloured as usual with Promarkers and as usual can't remember what colours ... doh!!!
The striking red backing paper is from a Stampin' Up pad and finished off as usual with ribbon and black gems.

See you soon xx

Mini picnic baskets

2011-08-09T08:39:00.004+01:00

I've been itching to make these picnic baskets up ever since I came across a tutorial on YouTube.
They look quite complicated but are so simple to do, in fact so simple I made three of them in one sitting!! lol

In the video she uses much bigger brads on the handles but I didn't have any so had to use the small ones that I had but they work perfectly. The tutorial can be found here.

Have a nice day xx

Card for Diane

2011-08-04T17:25:00.003+01:00

Back to my first love decoupage. I was asked to make a card with teddy bears on and the gorgeous Forever Friends range come up trumps every time.

The backing paper is also from Forever Friends and I just finished it off with a few punched flowers, pearls and ribbon.

See you soon xx

Just Inklined to Hop - Check It Out

2011-08-01T07:00:00.011+01:00

Well here we are again with our monthly Just Inklined Blog Hop.
It's my turn to host this month so you're in the right place to start the hop and my chosen theme is "Check It Out" (checks as in squares!! lol)

I chose this gorgeous Pansy image and coloured it with Promarkers. The gingham check is from the Wild Rose Studio Gorgeous Ginghams paper pack, and the embossed frame is from Craftwork Cards.

To make the hop more fun, there are two hidden spot prizes on two of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs, then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog.

So on to the hop. From here you need to pop over to the fabulous Cathy and see what little beauty she's created and just in case you get lost here's a list of all the girls in the correct order.

Karen (me)
Cathy
Heidy
Joyce
Jak
Tammy
Toni

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoy the hop xx

Do not adjust your colour settings!!

2011-07-30T12:35:00.006+01:00

Yes, this card really is this bright!! lol I wanted a card for a lady gardener I know and thought Daisy Bumblethorpe from Just Inklined was ideal.

The bright green backing paper is from a free paper pad from the Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine. I coloured her with Promarkers and actually remembered to make a list of the colours I used.

Skin: Apricot, Oatmeal and Blush
Hair: Cocoa, Caramel and Sandstone
T-shirt and Wellies: Forest Green, Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest
Dress and Spade: Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Gold and Sunflower

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and I'll be back on Monday hosting the August Just Inklined Blog Hop xx

Purple Peony

2011-07-23T13:16:00.003+01:00

I've seen a lot of these centre step cards on my blog travels lately so thought I'd give one a go. They're very simple to make and I followed this tutorial here by Frances.

The gorgeous Peony is from Just Inklined and coloured with Promarkers. The colours used were: Aubergine, Plum, Mulberry, Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest.

I'm going to Bridlington tomorrow for the day so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rain will keep away.
Have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing xx

Summer Milly

2011-07-21T17:59:00.007+01:00

This is another digi stamp that I've had coloured up for ages and never got round to doing anything with.

She's called "Summer Milly" and she's available from Pink Gem Designs. I can't remember the Promarker colours I used and the spotty paper is from my stash!!

Just waiting for my tea to finish cooking .. real Steak pie, chips, beans and gravy!! Yum yum lol xx

Me to You

2011-07-18T08:32:00.003+01:00

A very quick and easy one this morning. Die-cut decoupage from the Me to You range and the backing paper is from the Henbury Lane pad.

I hope you all managed to enjoy your weekend despite the never ending rain!!

Hand Tied Lilies

2011-07-16T17:48:00.005+01:00

These Hand Tied Lilies are one of the new images from Just Inklined.

I coloured them with Promarkers and used some contrasting coloured card. I wasn't sure about the black at first, but I think it looks quite nice. The sentiment was stamped and the whole thing was finished off with a few pearls.

Hope you're all having a great weekend whatever you're doing xx

Mad Skillz

2011-07-12T18:17:00.003+01:00

It's been an absolute age since I made a card with the fabulous Kenny K images. I've got quite a few coloured up, just not got round to doing anything with them yet!!

This one is called Mad Skillz and she's coloured with Promarkers, but as it's such a long time since I coloured her, I haven't a clue of the colours I used!!

Have an nice evening .. I'm just waiting for my cottage pie to finish cooking .. yum yum!!! xx

21st card for Emily

2011-07-09T10:48:00.004+01:00

I was asked to make a card for a 21st birthday and the only clue I had as to what they wanted on it was .. it had to have pink on it!!!

Well this one's certainly got pink on it. It's a beautiful glittery paper I got from the £1 shop a couple of years ago. I can't remember where the image came from but I do know it is royalty free. I did the wavy border using the romance board and the numbers were cut out with the cuttlebug. I finished off as usual with ribbon and black gems. Hope she likes it!!

Have a great weekend whatever you're doing xx

Knitting Basket

2011-07-07T08:34:00.005+01:00

I remember my Mum's sewing/knitting basket looking like this when I was a little girl. I used to love looking in it and finding all the fancy buttons in the bottom of the basket.

The image from Just Inklined is called "Knitting Basket" and can be found here.
I coloured it with promarkers and actually made a list of the colours I used .. but guess what? .. I lost it!!! lol

See you soon xx

Red, White and Blue

2011-07-04T07:00:00.009+01:00

Hello and welcome to this months Just Inklined Blog Hop. Our host this month is Toni and her theme choice is "Red, White and Blue".

I used the fantastic "Tea Time Set" and coloured it with Promarkers. The rest of the card is made up of just plain coloured card stock, ribbon and a few pearls.

Now just to make this hop a little more interesting, there are two hidden spot prizes on two of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs, then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to pop over to Heidy and see what little beauty she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost, here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Toni
Karen (me)
Heidy
Joyce
Jeni
Jak
Tammy

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoy the hop xx

Baby Line

2011-06-27T19:24:00.006+01:00

This brand new digi image called "Baby Line" from Just Inklined is perfect for the birth of a new baby.

Coloured with Promarkers and lots of matting and layering going on. Can't remember the colours I used but what's new? lol

Hope you all had a good weekend and enjoying this very warm weather!! lol

Purple Magnolia

2011-06-23T17:43:00.006+01:00

I coloured this gorgeous Magnolia image from Just Inklined in purple because I loved the colour, then realised there probably wasn't such a thing as a purple magnolia, but to my relief after doing a google search, there is such a thing!!! lol

I coloured it in with Promarkers and also coloured the ribbon and pearls which started life as white, the corners were done with a Stampin' Up corner punch and the embossed background was done using a score board.

Colours used are:
Flowers: Aubergine, Purple and Orchid
Leaves: Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest

See you soon xx

Happy Fathers Day Dad

2011-06-19T13:45:00.003+01:00

My Dad's Father's Day card for this year.

This is a large 8" x 8" card and I used the gorgeous Forever Friends Retro Collection.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing and Happy Father's Day Dad xxx

CDAC Sketch Challenge

2011-06-17T08:10:00.003+01:00

For all you Just Inkined fans out there, there's a Sketch Challenge over at CDAC with a chance to win three of your favourite digi images. Here's the link with all the details and if you pop over to the Just Inklined blog here, you will find lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

Coloured mine with Promarkers and just used a bit of black and red card and ribbon and that's it!! Easy peasy lemon squeazy!!!

** This challenge has now closed but this fantastic image can be purchased here **

Have a nice day whatever you're doing xx

Colourful Cupcakes

2011-06-12T17:20:00.008+01:00

Cupcakes seem to be the fashion at the moment, even wedding cakes are being made out of them, but unfortunately I don't particularly like them. I love looking at them, but as I haven't got a sweet tooth I don't eat them!!!

I loved colouring them in though and this great image from Just Inklined called "High Tea" can be found here.
The cupcake backing paper is from the DCWV pad "The Sweet Stack", and the border is done using the good old Romance board from the Glitter Girls.

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend xx

Black and Gold

2011-06-09T08:49:00.004+01:00

I love the Forever Friends bears and this little chap is from the "Black and Gold" range.

The little bear is a ready made decoupage topper and the backing paper is from the Black and Gold pad. The dots are actually shiny gold but the photo doesn't pick it up too well.
Finished off with the usual ribbon and pearls and the border was done using a fiskars border punch.

Have a nice day whatever you're doing xx

Book Box Card

2011-06-07T08:22:00.008+01:00

I've seen a few of these book box cards on my blog hopping travels and knew I had to try making one myself. To be quite honest they're so much easier than I thought they'd be and for a first attempt I'm really pleased with it.

There are quite a few tutorials up and down but the one I used and found the easiest was from Bonnie's blog here. Thanks Bonnie x
The backing paper is from Marianne Design Eline's Babies Blue pad. The roses are handmade using a Woodware punch and the leaves are punched with a Leone Em punch.

That's it for now, have a nice day xx

Flower Power

2011-06-06T07:00:00.009+01:00

Hiya and welcome to this month's Just Inklined blog hop. Our host this month is Debbie and her theme choice is "Flower Power".

The gorgeous peony image can be found here and I coloured it in with Promarkers (can't remember colours as usual!!). The delicious sparkly backing paper is from DCWV "The Sweet Stack" and the flowers and leaves are punched.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni and from here you need to pop over to Cathy and see what little beauty she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Debbie
Toni
Karen (me)
Cathy
Heidy
Joyce
Jeni
Jak

Hope you all had a fabby weekend whatever you were doing xx

Purple Rose

2011-05-29T18:22:00.008+01:00

Rather than go with a typical red or yellow rose, I thought I'd be a bit more daring and go with a striking purple one. I love how the colours have turned out and I was lucky enough to have a sheet of Joanna Sheen Satin Mirri Board that exactly matched the Promarker colours.

The image is from Just Inklined and can be purchased here. I cut the image out and mounted it onto a piece of card that I had printed the With Love sentiment on, the black frame was done by hand and the little gems started life white but I coloured them in with the plum coloured Promarker.

The colours I used are:
Roses: Aubergine, Plum and Mulberry
Leaves: Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest

Hope you've had a lovely weekend whatever you've been doing xx

Tiptoe through the tulips

2011-05-24T08:29:00.008+01:00

Another of the new gorgeous digi images from Just Inklined . This one's called Tulip Jug and can be purchased here.

Coloured in with Promarkers and the spotty backing paper is from a Stampin' Up pad that I dug out from the back of a cupboard last week .. as you do!! Finished off with my MS doily punch, punched flowers and the usual ribbon and pearls.

Promarker colours used:
Jug: Cocoa, Caramel and Sandstone
Tulips: Burgundy, Crimson and Lipstick Red
Leaves: Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest

Enjoy your day whatever you're doing xx

Anyone for Golf?

2011-05-23T18:00:00.010+01:00

This is one of the brand new Trinitage designs from La Pashe available to pre-order now.
This one is called "Golfing" would you believe and is available in Set 3 which can be purchased here.

We crafters all know that the male species are the hardest to make cards for, but this is absolutely perfect for the men in your life even if they're not keen golfers.

I'll be adding a few more from the new Trinitage sets over the next few days so keep popping back for more samples of these fantastic sheets.

See you soon xx

Three Drawer Box

2011-05-18T23:53:00.007+01:00

Ever since I saw one of these on the Clearly I Stamp blog I've been dying to have a go but needed a spare couple of hours to give it a try. It was a bit time consuming and I can't say I'm entirely happy with the end result, but I'll definitely be having another go sometime soon. Katie Renz's fantastic tutorial can be found here. Thanks Katie xx

Rather than used a patterned paper I just ran my swiss dots folder through the cuttlebug using plain white paper. The rose is handmade using a new fllower punch I bought last weekend at The Range, and the gorgeous fern punch is a Leone Em one.

See you soon xx

Clematis

2011-05-17T20:57:00.008+01:00

One of the new digi images availabe from Just Inklined which can be found here.

This gorgeous clematis was coloured using Promarkers:
Flowers: Cocktail Pink, Pale Pink and Ivory
Leaves: Forest Green, Apple and Meadow Green

The spotty backing paper is from the Marianne design Eline's Babies pink paper pad and the flower border punch is a Fiskars one that I keep forgetting I have!!! All finished off with a few sparkly gems and of course a ribbon and bow!

See you soon xx

Pansies

2011-05-11T08:33:00.012+01:00

I think pansies have to be up there amongst my favourite flowers, and when I saw this image from Just Inklined (available here) I couldn't wait to get it coloured up.

I could have chosen any colour but decided on the blue as it's my favourite colour. I coloured it in with Promarkers and even remembered what colours I used!!

Flowers: Lemon, Prussian, Bluebell and Blue Pearl
Leaves: Forest Green, Apple and Meadow Green

Have a nice day whatever you're doing xx

My first dome card

2011-05-04T23:46:00.007+01:00

I've been wanting to make one of these dome cards for ages, but never got round to it because I thought they would be difficult to make. I was wrong .. they're so simple and I'll probably have a bigger problem making the box for it than the actual card!! lol

It's my mum's birthday on Friday and every year I have to come up with something different from the year before .. I think I might have pulled it off with this one as she won't have seen one of these before .. so the next big hurdle is the verse .. I have to find a different verse every year too and it has to be one that's guaranteed to make her blub!!

Back to the card .. the flower is from one of the Cupcake Crafting cd's and is actually seven layers deep. The corners are done using my good old fashioned light box and a stencil I've had for centuries!! I put a piece of acetate behind the oval and finished it off with a few pearls.

Happy Birthday for Friday Mum .. love you loads xx

Blog Hop Winner

2011-05-04T17:11:00.005+01:00

First I'd just like to thank everyone for all the wonderful comments I received on the Just Inklined Blog Hop. It really means a lot and is much appreciated, and secondly my blog was one of those that had a hidden spot prize .. the prize being the gorgeous Rose Bloom digi image showcased on my card.

Now onto the bit you've all been waiting for .. the winner (names put in a hat and drawn by my darling daughter Samantha) is .........

Tracy

So if you'd like to get in touch with me Tracy and give me your details I'll send the digi image to you straight away. Congratulations and thanks for the lovely comment xx

Clean and Simple

2011-05-02T07:00:00.008+01:00

Hello and welcome to this month's Just Inklined Blog Hop. Our host this month is Jak and her theme choice is CAS (Clean and Simple). Now for me that was easy because I don't often make "busy" cards so I loved this theme choice.

I used this stunning Rose Bloom image and coloured it in with Promarkers. The rest is self explanatory, some score lines and a few pearls and that's it!! Easy peasy!! lol

Now just to make this hop a little more interesting, there are five hidden spot prizes on five of the design teams blogs. We're not letting you know on whose blogs the prizes can be found, but if you leave a comment on each blog and your name is chosen from one of the winning blogs. then you win the digi image showcased on the card on that particular blog. The winners will be announced on Wednesday.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Meesh and from here you need to pop over to Cathy and see what little beauty she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Jak
Debbie
Toni
Meesh
Karen (me)
Cathy
Heidy
Joyce
Jeni

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoy the hop! xx

Belated Happy Easter!!!

2011-04-28T08:45:00.010+01:00

Ooops ... this card should have been posted last Easter weekend, but after colouring the image in .. I lost it!!! Anyway to cut a long story short, I found it yesterday so here's the finished card .. better late than never they say!! lol

The beautiful cross is from Just Inklined and can be purchased here from La Pashe. I actually wrote the Promarker colours down, but guess what .. I've lost them too!! lol

Enjoy your day whatever you're doing xx

Fizzy Moon Easel Drawer

2011-04-27T09:39:00.004+01:00

This is the second of the five I made, this time using the gorgeous Fizzy Moon range. I'm not sure I like the pyramage as it sometimes gets a bit difficult to see the actual picture because of the height of the layers!!

I'm on with a three drawer box at the moment, I just need to decorate it and then I'll post it on here when it's finished.

Enjoy your day whatever you're doing xx

Forever Friends Easel Drawer

2011-04-26T09:40:00.006+01:00

I sat out in the sun yesterday and made five of these easel drawer cards. This is the first one I decorated using one of the hundreds of Forever Friends toppers I've got and keep forgetting about .. as you do!!

I hope you've all had a lovely Easter. I've still got seven days holiday before I go back to work .. now what shall I do with myself .. mmm well now that the sun seems to have gone back to bed I think I'll decorate the rest of the boxes!! xx

We're Hungry

2011-04-24T12:26:00.007+01:00

These little chicks have just been hatched and are waiting for their breakfast. Maybe Mummy will bring them back some Easter eggs!! lol

The image from Just Inklined can be purchased here.

Happy Easter everyone and enjoy your Bank Holiday weekend xx

Peel off flowers

2011-04-19T20:11:00.005+01:00

Yes I did say "peel off" flowers!! lol Who would have thought peel offs could look so nice.

I stuck them onto pink card and cut round them then layered them on top of each other and mounted them onto a nestie oval. The backing paper is from the Papermania Capsule Boysenberry range. Finished off with a computer generated sentiment and some white pearls.

See you soon xx

Just for You Fizzy Moon

2011-04-14T17:48:00.003+01:00

This is for my cousin Lynda's birthday on Sunday, who was born 8 hours before me on the same day, so her birthday is one I can never forget!!

I've used the delightful Fizzy Moon Celebrations range, i.e. the pyramage topper and the beautiful flowery backing paper, and some matching coloured cardstock.

Have a nice evening, whatever you're doing xx

Purple and Black Iris

2011-04-12T17:33:00.009+01:00

This gorgeous iris is just another of the beautiful spring flowers available from Just Inklined and can be purchased here from La Pashe.

I coloured it in with Promarkers and as per usual forgot to make a note of the colours I used!!!
A very simple card to make with the the ribbon and the pearls the only embellishments.

See you soon xx

Pretty Daffodils

2011-04-09T19:21:00.008+01:00

I think daffodils have to be one of my favourite spring flowers, and this gorgeous image from Just Inklined was a delight to colour. It can be purchased here from La Pashe.

I used some gingham paper from my stash, and the top half of the card was edge punched with the MS Doily punch and then finished with some Hougie Board score lines.

Hope your all enjoying your weekend and this lovely spring weather. See you soon xx

Bring In Spring

2011-04-04T07:00:00.010+01:00

Hello and welcome to this month's Just Inklined Blog Hop. Our host this month is Jeni and her theme choice is "Bring In Spring".

I made a very simple card using this beautiful Hydrangea image available here at La Pashe. I coloured it in with Promarkers and used some matching card for contrast. Finished it off with a few score lines using my Hougie board and some white pearls.

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Meesh and from here you need to pop over to Cathy and see what little beauty she's got in store for you.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order.

Jeni
Jak
Debbie
Toni
Meesh
Karen (me)
Cathy
Heidy
Lydia
Joyce

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend .. I know I did (thanks Samantha xx)
See you soon xx

For my Mum

2011-04-02T13:23:00.004+01:00

My mum's Mother's Day card for this year.

I used the gorgeous Country Companions "For Someone Special" range .. I just love these little hedgehogs.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing and Happy Mother's Day for Sunday Mum xx

Blue is the colour

2011-04-01T08:10:00.007+01:00

Another very quick and easy card to make. I've got tons of these gorgeous flowers made up in different colours .. brilliant tutorial can be found here

I used an embossing folder that I can't remember the name of and the striped paper is from the Papermania Capsule "Blueberry Pie" collection.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing and be sure to pop back here on Monday for the April Just Inklined blog hop xx

Fizzy Moon

2011-03-30T17:35:00.005+01:00

This z-fold card was very quick and easy to make.

I used the gorgeous Fizzy Moon 3D decoupage stickers and backing papers and finished off with embossed flower panel, ribbon and pearls.

Enjoy your evening xx

Hyacinths

2011-03-27T22:26:00.012+01:00

These gorgeous hycaniths are one of the new images from Just Inklined and available here from La Pashe.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and used an SU punch for the corners and Martha Stewarts doily punch for the border. Pearls to finish as usual and the delicious green dp paper is from Bearly Mine Designs.

Promarker colours used are:
Leaves: Olive Green, Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest
Flowers: Violet, Bluebell and Blue Pearl
Pot: Walnut, Cinnamon and Tan

Hope you all had a lovely weekend whatever you were doing xx

Baby Love

2011-03-24T17:18:00.006Z

After a friend of mine had scoured the shops looking for a "Naming Day" card, she couldn't find anything she wanted so asked for my help.

It's a first for me .. I've only done Christening cards before so didn't quite know what to do with it, but opted for this gorgeous baby image from Joanna Sheen's "Baby Love" CD. The backing paper is from my stash and finished it all off as usual with ribbon and pearls. My friend was over the moon with it but I doubt Lexi will be impressed .. she's only 4 months old!!

Corner Poppy

2011-03-22T00:15:00.009Z

This beautiful image from Just Inklined is for a friend who absolutely loves poppies.
The "Corner Poppy" can be purchased here from La Pashe.

It was coloured with Promarkers (no idea what colours!! doh) and the sentiment was computer generated and mounted using my Nestie Labels (don't know which number!! doh) and then finished off with a few black beads. A very easy, peasy card to make but really pleased with the end result.

See you soon xx

Boysenberry Flower

2011-03-18T09:38:00.004Z

This is one of the smallest cards I've ever made.
It's an A4 sheet cut down the middle lengthways and then folded in half again .. it's tiny!!

I used the gorgeous Papermania Capsule Boysenberry range i.e. the backing paper, the ribbon and the bow. The flower was made using co-ordinating card stock (tutorial here Jeni lol) and the leaves and scalloped border are punched. Finished off with a few pearls as usual.

Have a lovely weekend whatever you're doing xx

Flossie Bumblethorpe

2011-03-16T21:22:00.010Z

Here's our Flossie from Just Inklined.
She might be ancient, but she still knows how to colour co-ordinate her clothes and accessories.

I coloured her with Promarkers and the backing paper is from my stash. Finished the whole thing off with some pearls and not a ribbon or bow in sight ... think I need a lie down!! lol
You can get your Flossie here from La Pashe.
See you soon xx

Diamond Wedding

2011-03-08T21:55:00.005Z

A Diamond Wedding Anniversary card for my cousins parents. I used some absolutely stunning tapestry card and embossed the corners with a very old and battered stencil I've had for years and I used my old fashioned light box.

Finished it off with a peel off butterfly, ribbon and bow, and some sparkly gems.
Enjoy the rest of the evening whatever you're doing xx

Just Inklined Blog Hop

2011-03-07T07:00:00.016Z

Where did February go? Can't believe we're onto the March Just Inklined Blog Hop already!!

This month our host is Joyce and the theme is "embossing anywhere, anyhow".

My image is the stunning Wedding Bouquet which I colourd with Promarkers and can be purchased here from La Pashe. For the main embossed panel I used Kassies Brocade folder which I got from Joanna Sheen and the panel down the right hand side is just a few simple lines using my Hougie Board.

Now if you're following the blog in the right order you should have arrived here from Toni's blog, and from here you need to visit Jeni and see what little masterpiece she's come up with.

In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order:

Joyce
Toni
Karen (me)
Jeni
Lydia
Meesh
Debbie
Jak
Cathy

Hope you all had a good weekend whatever you were doing xx

Tea L.C.

2011-03-05T10:35:00.010Z

Here's Bertha with Mycroft the cat from Just Inklined. Great card for a cat lover or a tea lover.
The image is called Tea L. C. and is available here from La Pashe

Coloured with Promarkers but once again didn't make a list of which colours I used!! and the gorgeous backing paper is from the "Love Letters" paper pad by First Edition. It's got a sparkle on it but as per usual the photo doesn't do it justice.

Hope you all have a great weekend whatever you're doing xx

Popcorn

2011-03-02T20:00:00.004Z

Back to my true love decoupage on this one. Popcorn the Bear is so versatile and suitable for any occasion. The image is from the Popcorn the Bear triple CD collection, and like the rest of my CD's, I should use it more often.

Middle of the week already, where does time go?
See you soon xx

Swinging Deana

2011-02-28T08:17:00.006Z

This is one of the images donated by Just Inklined for the Help for Katie cause.

To make it look like Deana was actually swinging I made a tent card using a rectangle nestie and some backing paper from the Woodland Fold paper pack. I used Promarkers to colour her in but once again can't remember which colours I used!!

Hope you've all had a good weekend xx

Bertha Bedtime

2011-02-27T15:37:00.010Z

What a sight!!! No wonder she sleeps in a single bed on her own, could you imagine waking up to this every morning!! lol

Brilliant Bertha Bedtime from Just Inklined and available here from La Pashe.
I used some co-ordinating card stock and the backing paper is from an old Hot off the Press book I found the other day. Can't remember the colour of the Promarkers I used, although I do know Duck Egg and Cool Aqua were in there somewhere!! lol

Hope you're all having a good weekend whatever you're doing xx

Rose Build a Blossom

2011-02-24T19:40:00.011Z

Another beautiful flower from the Build a Blossom range by La Pashe.

Made a lattice card similar to the one I made here, and the inspiration came from this fabulous blog of Valita's here . I just know that once you've logged on her blog, you'll be there for hours just marvelling at the gorgeous creations she makes. Thanks Valita xx

Have a nice evening whatever you're doing xx