Last Challenge at Karen's Doodles UK - White on White

Good Morning Peeps,

Sadly this is the last time I will be saying....... It's time for another Karen's Doodles UK Challenge.  Today is the last one for the current team.  I have enjoyed my time at Karen's Doodles working with all these fun images and design team members and I sincerely thank Ann and Joey for all their hardwork keeping the blog going and keeping all us girls in check.  I would also like to thank Sandy, who behind the scenes provided us all with the fabulous images that we chose.

Now, this week's challenge is white on white, are you mad Karen's Doodles, I don't do white on white, lol.  I found this task particularly hard but then again, you could say I chickened out as white to me meant Christmas and I have been wanting to make one of these gift candles for ages so straight away thought this could be white on white..... what do ya think?

I have chosen "First Taste of Snow" available from Karen's Shop HERE.  I printed her onto tissue paper and and coloured her using copics.  I then placed her on the candle and used my heat gun.  You have to keep it moving to ensure you don't melt the wax.   I added lots of Diamond stickles so she is very sparkly and also dotted them around so we have sparkly snow.

The circle on the top was embossed using one of the cuttlebug folders and came out fab as I used white satin card.  The poinsetta on the top is a Marianne Design Die and cuts beautifully.  I used foam pads to 3D it and added a little pearl to the centre and lots and lots of Diamond stickles, so this is a really glistening Christmas Candle and a fab gift.  I also used a Martha Stewart Border punch and addes lace from my stash and white ribbon for the bow tied with my Boweasy.

Please pop over to see all my fabulous teamies and don't forget to enter the challenge.

I have entered this candle into the following challenges:-

Create 4 Fun - Flowers (poinsetta)
Cupcake Craft - Pastel Christmas
Charisma Cardz - Anything but Square
Delightful Sketches - Simple
Karen's Doodles Netherlands - White on White
Karen's Doodles USA - White on White
Nutty Nutshells - Anything but a card
Digital Tuesday - Dazzle Me
ABC Challenge - P for Presents (this candle) + Lace


Thanks for stopping by.

It's Happy Birthday Time at Craftalicious

Good morning Peeps,

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy it's Friday and it couldn't have come soon enough this week. We are soooooo busy at work that I am working lunches and doing extra hours and am totally exhausted! Didn't help that it took me 7 hours to clean my Daughter's room whilst she was away for a week, you just wouldn't believe how messy and untidy she is, in fact there isn't a word invented yet to describe it!

Today over at Craftalicious the theme has been chosen by the lovely Carly and she has chosen "Happy Birthday". As usual it can be anything you like, a card, scrapbook page or gift. We are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles who is offering 3 images of your choice as the prize and Karen has some brilliant and fun images so if you haven't given them a go, please hop over to check them out.

For my card I have chosen, "Time For Tea", isn't it an adorable image, just love it!

Materials Used:-

Image - Time For Tea from Karen's Doodles

Copic Markers

Websters Papers

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Martha Stewart Branch Punch

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Mini Bugs - Quickutz

Sentiment - Craftwork Cards

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Pixie Dust - Forest Green, Cranberry and Ivory

Pennys Challenges - 7 of something (flowers)

Papertake weekly - In the Garden

Incy Wincy - Distress it

Bunny Zoe - Summer Days

SSDS - Make a Scene

Stamp Something - Use something Digital (image)

Frosted Designs - Border Punches

Tamiko - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, your comments are sooooooo appreciated.

It's Make A Shaped Card At Karen's Doodles

Post No. 2 Peeps,

Over at Karen's Doodles this week the challenge is to make a shaped card and I thought what better than to make another Christmas Card to get ahead of the game again, lol.  I chose to use one of the WS Designs templates and added a nestie in the middle just to make it different and those of you who know me, will know that I like to be different.

I have chosen good old Bigsby Swinging Lights, I just love Bigsby.  You can get him from HERE.  Please pop over and check out the other Doodle Princesses creations HERE and remember to enter you must use a Karen's Dooles image.

I have entered this cracking card into the following challenges:-

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas in July

Creative Card Crew - Die Cuts

Black, White + One Other at Karen's Doodles

Happy Wednesday Peeps,

Hope everyone in the UK has been enjoying the gorgeous weather we have had lately.

It's Wednesday and time for another challenge at Karen's Doodles and this week's theme is to create a card/project using Black, White and One Other Colour. Remember to use a Karen's Doodles image, available HERE, to enter and be sure to visit the design team's awesome inspirational creations.  That was a mouthful wasn't it, I must have swallowed the dictionary, lol.  I have chosen a Christmas image, thought I would try and get ahead of the game and every little helps, as they say.

And yes, it's stitching you can see.  I pulled out the sewing machine and away I went. And strangely enough the following day my son came home from school, I was in the front garden planting some summer flowers at the time, (just setting the scene), and he said, "Mum, have you still got that sewing machine out".  I said "yes", "why".  He said look at this and turned around so that I could see a 12" hole and all of his bottom showing!    Somehow he had managed to split his trousers from the crutch up to the waist band!  So off I went again.  Not like me at all, let's hope it holds for 3 more weeks!!!  Anyway, onto my card:-

Ingredients:-

Image coloured with copics

Magnolia Paper

Snowflake Vellum (small panel, not shown very well in the photo)

All matting is Bazill c/s

Martha Stewart Border Punch

Nesties for the scalloped Square

Sentiment from Craftwork Cards

Ribbon, Pearls (altered with copics to match colour scheme) from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Die Cut Dreams Christmas Challenges - A for Artic

Sweet Stop - Sketch

Alice in Wonderland - Twinkle Twinkle

Papertake Weekly - Stitching

My Time to Craft - Zig Zags (stitching on bottom panel)

Hey Sunshine

Good morning Peeps,

It's Wednesday and you know what that means, yep, it's time to play at Karen's Doodles and this week it's a joint challenge with the theme of "In the Summertime". I decided to focus on the "Sun" as you will see from my card below and anyone who has a teenager will be familiar with the image I have chosen from Karen's new Teenage Doodles. Pop over and have a look, you will really be able to relate to them, lol! Click HERE to go shopping.

I have coloured the image using copic markers. I used string beads but cut them into the required lengths and coloured them with a copic marker to match my card. The flower looks blue in the photo but I can assure you its turquoise.  The template for the sun was from The Cutting Cafe, I printed it and layered it onto turquoise cardstock and cut around it to mat the sunshine.  I then added a bow, using my bow easy and there we go, simple!

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Pollycraft - Inspired By a Song - You are my Sunshine

A spoonful of Sugar - Sunshine Card

Quirky Crafts - Summer

Stampin For the Weekend - Summer

Cute Card Thursday - Anything But a Square Card

Paper Play - Home (my card is with my daughter in mind chilling the back garden of our home)

Sketch Time at Karen's Doodles

Me again Peeps,

Sketch time at Karen's Doodles and here it is:-

This is just a short post as I am running out of time, I had a whole list of things to get done and there just aren't enough hours in the day!

Don't forget to pop by and visit the rest of the design team and were looking forward to seeing your interpretation of the sketch.  Here's mine, warning, you may need to put your sunglasses on, it's a little bright, lol.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Pollycraft - Ribbon/Bling

Stamp Something - Digital Stamp

All Sorts - Strawberries & Cream colour inspiration

Our Creative Corner - Summer

Paper Sundaes - Summer Fun

Stampin Sisters - Animals

BBQ Apron - Karen's Doodles and Craft Sale on Ebay

Good morning Peeps,

Unusual for me to post over the weekend, but I had to whip up a card for my Brother-in-law's birthday today, and this fab image is one of Karen's new doodles, he is just fab, don't you think?

I made the apron card with a pocket but wanted to add this super image, so I cut the image out using my nesties and popped it on the front of  the pocket. I had to print it a little smaller than I would of liked, which made the colouring/shading a little difficult, but I love the overall card..

I also wanted to let you know that I have had a craft sort out and listed many items on Ebay so if anyone is interested in having a look, here's the link.  Alot of the dies listed are Discontinued, I do have more to list, so please keep checking back, it's taking me a while.

The utentisils were cut using silver mirri card and quickutz dies.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Rainbow Lady - Has to have a face on it

Dare U 2 Digistamp - Red/White/Blue

Simon Says Stamp - Male Card

Cupcake Craft - Summer Delights

The Pink Elephant - Bright Colours

Everybody Art - Summer

Papertake Weekly - Summer

Oh I say, I do love to Tango!

Morning Peeps,

Let's hope the sun shines today in the UK. Yesterday was a horrible drizzly day but according to the forercast the rest of the week is supposed to nice and sunny. Would be nice for me as I am off work this week but then saying that were meant to be painting the hall, stairs and landing. Not good if it is a hot one, but then again, everyone needs to take a break, don't they, lol.

Well today is Wednesday and time for another challenge over at Karen's Doodles UK Challenge blog. This week's theme is....... "Distressing". Not everyone's favourite but personally I love it!

I chose Tango and if you haven't already heard Karen has opened a new online store, instant downloads and all the images are easy to view, and Karen has just added a brilliant range of images with Men in mind, ideal for Father's Day. So if you haven't already had a peak, hop on over especially as there is a SALE on of 20% off.  Click HERE.

Now, onto today's card. I chose the image, "Tango". Thought this would be lovely as an anniversary card for Hubby. Not that he knows that yet and I have made it in good time as it isn't our anniversary until 19th July, so well done me!

The design papers are all basic grey, I distressed the edges and added walnut stain and of course my gorgeous star dust stickles.  I have added lace and doily from my stash and again the doily has been distressed with walnut ink and stickles. The flowers have had a makeover as well, lol.  I inked the edges, added some puff paint, glitter the works!  The leaves are quickutz and again they went through my little production line of distressing.  I added a stamp in each of the corners and that little embellishment key.  The key is one of my favourites.  It's airdry clay available from Crafts and Me.  You simply pop it in the mould, leave on the window sill and that's it.  I wanted to keep it white, with a little sparkle, but you could paint, ink, colour, whatever you would like to it. 

The image is coloured using copic markers.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Basic Grey - Sketch (used basic grey papers)

Daring Cardmakers - Happy Anniversary

Kaboodledoodles - 3 papers, 2 embellishments (flowers/key), 1 image

Buttons and Bows at Karen's Doodles

Post No. 2 of the day Peeps,

I know you already know it's Wednesday but 2nd post of the day is "Karen's Doodles".  Today's theme is "Buttons and Bows".  I used one of Karen's new doodles, "Tea with Grandma".  Isn't it cute.  I really fancied giving this one the distress/vintage feel, as you can see below.

I used Websters papers which really suits the distressed look.  The buttons, bow and flowers are all from my stash.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Create for Fun - Vintage

Trimmies Craft - Birthday or Celebrations

Incy Wincy - Buttons

Creative Craft - Ribbons & Bows

Creative Inspirations - Distressed

Digital Tuesday - Cute People

The Townscrapper - Flowers and Lace

Stampin Sisters in Christ - Distressing

Rosie Loves To Dance

Me again Peeps,

2nd posting of the day. It's Wednesday and time for another Karen's Doodles challenge and this week it's a sketch. You have two weeks and you must remember to use a Karen's Doodles image, available HERE. So, plenty of time peeps to get those creative juices flowing and where better to start than the design team. Please hop over to take a look and be inspired to create.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

My time to craft - Too cute

City Crafter - Pink

Delightful Sketches - Punches

Dare u to Digistamp - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Pink & Green

 

On Your Holy Communion

Morning Peeps,

Well we're half way through the week, yayyyyyyyy! This is my first post of the day but be sure to check back as I have 3 in total today, I've been a busy girl!

Right, today's card is my design team card for Cooking It Up With Katie. And this fortnight's recipe is; Charming, Male and use only 3 colours. I think I have achieved that.

I have used a Karen's Doodles image, available right HERE. They are all so cute. Were coming into the season of Holy Communions so thouht I would use this image to make my male card and I also think he's charming!

I have entered this card into the following challenge:-

The Sweet Stop - Sketch

Dare you to Digistamp - Anything Goes

Stamping for the weekend - Card for a male

Cupcake Craft - Buttons

Creative Craft - Blue & Brown

Anything But A Card - Karen's Doodles

Good morning Peeps,

Well, what a lovely thought, half way through the week already and I have a feeling it's going to go really fast. Hubby is on nights and so I seem to be chaperoning my son to his Reffing games last night, football training tomorrow and another reffing game on Thursday, so not much time for me at all, just a chauffeur!

Well today my luvies at Karen's Doodles the challenge is "Anything But A Card", and I urge you to pop over to the UK Challenge Blog as the Design Team have come up with some corkers to get your creative juices flowing.

Now my Anything but a card is a bag of cookies, no longer filled with cookies, I hasten to add. My son made short work of those, lol!

I chose Bigsby with Christmas Cookies from Karen's Doodles and coloured this image with copics, isn't he just so cute.  The cookie bag was cut with my Cricut using an SVG file.  I used my nesties to cut out the circle and layered this with acetate.  I then cut out a scalloped frame, again using my nesties and positioned over the acetate to frame it.  I then enjoyed decorating it.

I have entered this cookie bag into the following challenge:-

One stop craft challenge - Anything But A Card

Two Tweeting Birds

Morning again Peeps,

It's Wednesday and time for another Karen's Doodles UK Challenge and this week the theme is Animal Magic.

As usual Karen is giving away the following prizes, so be sure to hop on over and join in the fun.

1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles
2nd Place - 2 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles
3rd Place - 1 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles

I can't tell you how much I loved using this image. It has so many uses, new home, birthday, spring is in the air, lovebirds, etc. etc. Be sure to check out the other members of the DT, they have all done an awesome job.

Materials Used:-

Karen's Doodles "Home Tweet Home" Image

Doily sprayed with glimmer mist

Nellies Die Cuts

Marianne Designs swirls

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Stickles and Pearl Glimmer mist on the flowers

Feather/Lace/Ribbon/Brad from stash

Whiff of Joy Sentiment Stamp

Image coloured with copics

I think thats it, lol!

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Cutie Stampers - Sketch

Dare 2 to Digistamp - Use digi flower or floral papers

Daring Cardmakers - Die Cuts

Pixie Dust - Tag It

A spoonful of Sugar - 3D something, (tag)

Our Creative Corner - Flowers

Congratulations - You Passed

Morning Peeps,

It's challenge time again at Karen's Doodle's UK and this week's theme is MONOCHROMATIC. Now, this theme has always scared me and I have, until now that is, managed to avoid it. But being on the Design Team I have had to attempt this challenge. I chose one of Karen's new doodles, isn't he adorable and great for graduation cards, passing exams etc.

I have coloured the Graduation Doggy in using copics and layered him onto a die cut from Marianne Designs.  I have also used the Marianne Designs flower  die cut, the middle one with the wholes cut out, these dies are just fabulous.  The large punched middle section is a Martha Stewart Trelis punch, another favourite of mine.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Stamp with Fun - Animals
Charisma Cardz - Monochromatic
Digital Tuesday - April Flowers
Paper Sundaes - No people
Sweet Shop Sketches - Sketch

Nutsy Fun at Karen's Doodles

Morning Peeps,

Time for another challenge at Karen's Doodles and I just love this little fella, Nutsy.  This week's challenge is a Recipe:- 3 Embellishments, 2 Papers and 1 Image.  Please hop over to see all the design team girl's cards, they really are an inspiration.

Materials Used:-

Image (Nutsy Fun) from Karen's Doodles

Bo Bunny Design Papeers

Martha Stewart Frond and Branch Punch

Special Friend Ticket - Digi from Allisa's Paper Town

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Lace and ribbon from Stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Moving Along With The Times - Sketch

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

The Craft Garden - Pastels

Charisma Cardz - Animal Magic

Colour Create - Pastels

Blog Hop Day at Karen's Doodles

Morning Peeps and a very special morning it is,

To celebrate Karen's Doodles more than 1000 Blog Followers, we are having Easter Blog Hops. Yes, I said Hops! There are 4 separate Hops going on from today until April 3rd:-

Netherlands Challenge Blog
Scandinavian Challenge Blog
United Kingdom Challeng Blog
United States Challenge Blog

Now if you have arrived from Suzette's blog, then your on the right path.  For each individual hop, visit all the participating members blogs and you will find an Easter Egg with a number on it . Collect the numbers and add up the total.  Be sure to leave a comment while you are visiting, as EACH Design Team member will be choosing one person from their comments to win the Karen's Doodles image they have used.  There will be 4 Grand Prize winners, one for each blog Hop, chosen from the visitors who send in the correct total of the eggs for that particular Hop.

The winners will get their choice of 4 Karen's Doodles images.

For this hop, please send your answer to

karensdoodlesuk@hotmail.co.uk

But wait, there is more, anyone visiting all the blogs for all 4 Hops can enter to win a Super Grand Prize of 4 Karen's Doodles images plus an autographed Karen's Doodles original piece of art.  Just visit all 4 Country's blog hops, collect the numbers from the eggs and send the grand total to karensdoodleseasterbloghop@gmail.com . The Hops will close on Saturday, April 3 at midnight EST.  Winners will be announced on each Challenge blog before their weekly challenge.

You need to start at the UK Challenge Blog and hop to all the Design Team Members,  and remember to leave a comment as EACH Design Team Member will be choosing a winner and the Winner of my Blog will be receiving the image that I have used, "The Wedding Dance".  If you are a follower then you will have two chances of winning on my blog.  So here's the order in case you get lost -

Karen's Doodles UK Challenge Blog
Anne - DT Leader
Elaine - DT Leader
Amy
Catherine
Joey
Lisa
Sheila
Suzette
Tracy (that's me)
Viv
Yvonne

I have entered this card into the following challenges:=

Our Creative Corner - Fab Sketch
Frosted Designs - Vellum wedding words (LH side)

Once you have left your comment here then next on the list is Viv

Have Fun.

A Fairy Happy Birthday

Morning Peeps,

It's Wednesday morning and time for another Karen's Doodles UK Challenge! Yep, and this week's challenge is "photo inspiration".  Remember you must enter using a Karen's Doodle, which are available from here. There are 3 prizes, 1st 3 digi stamps of your choice, 2nd 2 digistamps and 3rd 1 digistamp.

I have chosen the Fairy Princess, I think she's a little darling:-

I have coloured her using copic markers and added some sparkle using star dust stickles and sakura clear glitter gel pen for her wings and skirt. Computer sentiment with an swaroski crystal, (don't think that's spelt right),  in the centre and one in the centre of the wand for added sparkle!

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Colour Create - Pastels

Cute Card Thursday - Dimension

Secret Crafters - Pink, Green & Flowers

The Pixie Cottage - Circles
Creative Cottage - Sparkle