Spring is in the air

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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