Christmas with Pickles and Podge

La Pashe have just released their latest decoupage sheets featuring the oh so cute Pickles and Podge. This one is "Bear in a Pink Box" and although the colours aren't traditional I think it makes a gorgeous Christmas card.

It's a large 8" x 8" card and I used my hougie board for the striped embossing.
I'll be back tomorrow with another of these cuties :) xx

 

Just Inklined to Hop

Hi and welcome to this months Just Inklined blog hop. 

The theme is "Something for the Ladies" and is hosted by Tammy. 

I've chosen Charlotte, who looks like she's ready for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot. Coloured with Promarkers as usual and the gorgeous backing paper is from the Lucy Cromwell paper pack. The embossing was done with a folder that I've had forever and can't remember the name of .. doh!!!

 Remember there are two spot prizes along the way chosen from those that leave comments on the blogs. 

 If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Tammy and from here you need to hop over to the lovely Jane. 

 Can I also mention we are holding a DT call until the 30th September, so if you think you'd like to join our team, go to the link here and let us see your mini masterpieces. Good luck!!! 

Now on with the hop and in case you get lost, here it is in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Tammy 

Karen 

Jane

Lori 

Marcea 

Jak

 

Music Maestro please

Needed a very quick card for someone who plays the violin, so this fabulous pre-coloured image from Just Inklined was just perfect. It's available on "The Next Big Thing" CD as are huggins more fabulous pre-coloured piccies for when you want a card in a hurry. 

The gingham paper is from the Boofle paper pack and the musical notes are a Darice embossing folder.

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

 

Hydrangea

This gorgeous Hydrangea from Just Inklined can be found here

 

I coloured it with Promarkers (can't remember the colours) and the lovely backing paper is from the Boofle paper pack. 

It's absolutely teeming down here and I need to go and do my weekly supermarket shop!!! 

Hope you all have a great Bank Holiday weekend xx

 

Garden Robin

This is one of the gorgeous new clear stamps from Just Inklined. This is the Garden Robin and there are three other fabulous designs in this set available from La Pashe.

I coloured it in using Promarkers and used: 

Burnt Umber, Pumpkin, Gold and Sunflower 

Holly, Pine and Apple 

Walnut, Caramel and Sandstone 

I used a 3D glitter glue tube for the snow. 

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

 

Just Inklined to Hop

Hi and welcome to this month's Just Inklined blog hop. 

Our host this month is Jak, and her chosen theme is "3 buttons and 2 papers". 

 I've chosen Abigail for my card and coloured her with Promarkers. The lovely backing papers are from the Papermania "Lucy Cromwell" paper pack.

Remember there are two spot prizes along the way chosen from those that leave comments on the blogs. 

If you're following the hop in the right order you should have arrived here from Tammy and from here you need to hop over to the lovely Jane. 

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

Jak 

Joyce 

Tammy 

Karen 

Jane 

Lori 

Marcea

 

Hyacinths

These gorgeous Hyacinths from Just Inklined were coloured with Promarkers. 

I made a side stepper card for a change and used my Hougie board for the embossed background. Can't for the life of me remember what colour Promarkers I used, but I know that Bluebell was one of the them!!! 

I went to a lovely wedding in Blackpool yesterday and hope you all had a good weekend too whatever you were doing :) xx 

 

Rose & Butterfly Frame Card

I was blog hopping, as you do, and came across this easy tutorial for a frame/shadow box card by Heather. So as I was having a lazy Sunday afternoon, I decided to give it a go!! 

It was a lot easier to do than I thought, the hard part was deciding what to do with it once I'd made it up!! I used the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, a handmade rose and the gorgeous backing paper is from the Papermania "Rose Garden" pad. I've not put a sentiment on yet cos I don't know who I'll be sending it to!! 

Hope you've all had a good weekend whatever you've been doing :) xx

 

Poppy Cluster

Yet another poppy image from Just Inklined.  I went with the traditional red this time and coloured with Promarkers as usual.

It's an 8" x 8" card and the background was embossed using my Hougie Board. The spotty red paper I had in my stash and the colours I used were: 

Poppies: Burgundy, Poppy and Lipstick Red 

Leaves: Forest Green, Apple, Fresh Meadow, Caramel and Sandstone. 

Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend whatever you're doing :) xx

 

Orange Oriental Poppy

I coloured this gorgeous Oriental Poppy from Just Inklined with Promarkers, and instead of going with the usual red, I decided to make it a bit different and go with orange. 

The colours I used were: 

Poppies: Burnt Orange, Pumpkin, Gold and Sunflower 

Leaves: Forest Green, Apple Green and Fresh Meadow 

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend whatever you're doing :) xx

Wedding Keepsake

I went to a wedding on Saturday and made this keepsake for the bride and groom (also made all the wedding stationery but that's a different story!!) lol 

I followed this easy tutorial and used ice gold card for the base of the box and the lovely pale green backing paper is from a K & Company pad that I've had for years!! The roses were handmade using a woodware punch and the leaves are a Leone Em punch.

Have a nice day whatever you're doing :) xx
 

Thank you for being my teacher

This adorable little hedgehog is from the Country Companions CD 

I altered the colour of the backing paper to match the image. Nothing else to say really, self explanatory I think. :) xx 

 

Daisy Patch

This gorgeous daisy patch from Just Inklined was coloured with Promarkers 

The spotty backing paper was originally blue but I changed the colour of it to match the daisies. 

Hope you all had a good weekend. I'm recovering from last night, went to a wedding do and had a glass or two of wine!! xx

 

Just Inklined to Hop

Hi and welcome to this month's Just Inklined blog hop.
Our host this month is Jane, and her chosen theme is "monochromatic" (all one colour) 

I chose this gorgeous corner poppy image and coloured it in with just three Promarkers (Pear Green, Lime Green and Lime Zest). I used my new Cheery Lynn lattice die and scored around the edge of the frame with my Hougie board. 

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 Lori and from here you need to go to Jane at the start of the hop 

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

Jane

 Joyce 

Jak 

Tammy 

Lori 

Karen

 

Baby Girl

A friend of mine has just found out she's expecting a baby girl so I thought this gorgeous Baby Line image from Just Inklined was perfect. 

Coloured as usual with Promarkers (and Flexmarkers) and the gorgeous sparkly pink backing paper is again from the Boofle paper pack. 

Hope you're having a lovely weekend whatever you're doing ... I'm just waiting for the hail stones to die down before I go shopping!!! lol

 

Daffodils in Bottle

I know Spring has sprung and Summer came and went in the blink of an eye, but these gorgeous Daffodils from Just Inklined are beautiful whatever the season.

 Coloured as usual with Promarkers, beautiful sparkly backing paper from the Boofle paper pack and my new gorgeous Cheery Lynn French Lattice die.

Hope you're all having a great weekend and haven't got too wet!! xx

Patchwork Pals

I bought a couple of sheets of these Kanban Patchwork Pals whilst on holiday and only just got round to making a card up. This one is for a little boy I know. 

 

 Very, very simple to make up .. just cream cardstock and my hougie board for the embossed lines. Have a nice day whatever you're doing :) xx

 

New Products from La Pashe

Christmas is coming to La Pashe

First we have "Behind Closed Doors"

and let me introduce the oh so cute "Tinsel Tots"

 You can catch Jak today on Create and Craft and Ideal World 

Wednesday 20th June 10am on Create and Craft Sky 671 | Freeview 36 | Freesat 813 

Wednesday 20th June 2pm on Ideal world Sky 644 | Freeview 22 | Virgin 747 | Freesat 812 

Kitchen Shelves

I've had these shelves from Just Inklined coloured up for ages and lost them!!! Anyway I was having a tidy up yesterday and came across them again so made them up into a card.

I used a Beatrix Potter embossing folder for the top half and the bottom half backing paper is from the "Wellington" paper pack. 

Hope you're all having a good weekend and can I just say Happy Fathers Day to my Dad. Love you lots xx

 

Picnic Basket

This lovely picnic basket is only available on "The Next Big Thing" CD from Just Inklined. 

Coloured as usual with Promarkers (too many to remember!!) and the lovely spotty backing paper is from the Papermania Pastel pack which I bought when I first started making cards years back!!! The embossing is done with the centimetre side of my Hougie Board.

  Enjoy the rest of the weekend whatever you're doing :) xx 

 

Hunkydory Garden Vase

Now believe it or not since I started card making I've never bought a ready made card kit. I always start from scratch as I think it makes the card more "handmade" if you know what I mean!! lol 

Anyway I was on holiday the other week and in a lovely little craft shop I found and I came across this Hunkydory Garden Vase card kit. I thought how pretty they were so bought them, brought them home and made them up. 

 

Aren't they pretty?  They come with envelopes but I made little boxes for them and then took them to the hospice shop in the village where I live.

Hope you're all enjoying this extended Bank Holiday Weekend :) xx

 

Just Inklined to Hop

Hi and welcome to this months 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 "Embossing ... anywhere, anyhow".

For my card I chose this gorgeous rose and coloured it with Promarkers, and I think you can see which bits I've embossed!! lol

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. 

So on to the hop.  From here you need to hop over to Jane and see what fabulous creation she's got in store for us. In case you get lost here's the hop in the correct order. Enjoy!!

Karen
Jane
Jeni
Joyce
Jak
Tammy
Lori