i'm back ........

No I didn't fall of the planet, no I haven't given up crafting!!!

What have I been doing? well mainly working none stop and I haven't had time to craft. When I come home I'm that tired I just want to sit down and sleep.

So as May is only around the corner I am trying to get myself back into the swing of things and organise the business alot better.

So please bare with me, hopefully I will be back to normal (whatever that is?) soon.

Thanks

Karen

WOJ weekly challenge

Hi everyone, well I hope you are all having a fantastic time in the snow!? No I didn't think it. It's quite depressing as its stayed for so long now.

Anyway, here is my first entry for the WOJ Challenge in 2010. This week it was a colour scheme where you had to use Aqua and Red.

Apologies for poor picture, there is no daylight worth talking about and the lights in here just wouldn't be the best.

I used my new Wee & Christmas tree stamp which I bought in the WOJ sales just before the New Year and coloured the tree in using H20's and Wee with my copics. I've been trying to invest in more copics but at the minute its hard to justify spending £6.99 on one pen, especially when I'm looking for at least 10.

I have used diamond glaze and then glittered some of the circles in the papers just to add a little frost onto the card. Can't get out of the "Christmas" theme yet, but I am working on it!!

This is a close up of Wee and his tree, I think I have the shadows very good in this image, must be getting better.

Ingredients:

Image: Whiff Of Joy, Wee & Christmas Tree

Colours: H20's lemongrass, kiwi & moss agate

Copics & distress inks

Papers: DCWV

Ribbon, glitter, adhesive stones all from stash.

Hope to see you soon, Karen xoxo

Merry Christmas

Well, it has turned Christmas here and I wanted to come onto my blog and wish all you lovely people a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Don't know what the weather is like where you are in the world, but her in Northern Ireland we are definitely having a White Christmas, which is lovely as it has been a few years since we had one.

Well off to bed now as the big man in the Red Suite should be arriving soon, and obviously I want to stay in his good list, so God Bless you all and hope you all have a lovely Christmas.

Karen xoxoxo

I'm Back

Well, eventually got the computer fixed, but to be honest with you it sounds like a temporary repair only - I honestly think it's going to take wings and fly any minute.

Have managed to make some cards, but forgot to take pictures before I posted them (slap's herself on the wrist).

Now I hope that my fellow blogger friends who I have snail mail addresses for receive theirs okay in the post, I have noticed that this time of the year its a case of just shove it in the letter box and make a quick exit.

Anyway got to go to bed now, back to work tomorrow as I've been off all week as my wee man Joe has the chicken spots and for obvious reasons hasn't been at school. He's had a rough week my wee man with hospital appointments, dentist appointments and then the chicken pots (well that's what he's calling it) surely next week, Christmas week, everyone in the home will be well and fine, fingers crossed anyway.

See ya all soon

Karen xoxox

PS Has everyone received their Magnolia Winter Kit's yet? I haven't, phoned them and if I still don't have them by next week I have to ring them again. By the sounds of it they aren't very Wintery anyway - good job I wasn't holding of to make my Christmas cards with them :-(

Not enough time .....

.... I have no time. Sorry for not being about as late, I do have a good reason, well 2 to be precise.

1st - My computer has died again and I'm using my Mum & Dad's computer to post this as they are out Christmas shopping. Please don't tell my Dad as it would take me forever and a day to understand what a blog is, never mind posting onto one.

2nd - This week is manic, I have a hospital appointment for Joe on Monday, GFS Bible studying on Tuesday, Charity golf competition on Wednesday, Mother's Union card making event on Wednesday night, working Thursday and partying on Friday night (well this will take at least 5 hours to get ready for, need a new gown, hair done etc etc)

So please forgive me for not being here, I am in spirit and thought.

When I get my computer back, I promise (fingers crossed) to post pictures of the cards that I've been making. Can't even get doing my favourite weekly challenges as I don't know what they are :-(

Karen

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Evening all, well it just goes to show you what I can get done when the OH is working night shift. 2 cards in 1 day, well that tells you everything.

Over at the Penny Black Friends Saturday challenge blog they have on offer some FANTASTIC candy, also a mysterious blog hop where you need to guess the name of the song. Now to enter the candy and the blog hop you must enter into their challenge which this week was Winter Wonderland.

Well this is my entry, the image was a lovely gift that I received from Jackie when I won some of her candy and as a "thank you" I sent her a card, but I don't know if she has received it yet.

I wanted to create a card with a different colour tone, so I picked purple and blue. On the background paper I used some stencils and used both perfect pearls and embossing powder to highlight the snowflakes.

Here is a close up of the image and isn't it just adorable. I coloured it in using my copics and inked the edges with some colour chalk.

Ingredients

Image: Penny Black

Papers: DCWV Winter Matstack

Nestabilities: Labels Two

Ribbon: Glitter Gloss

Bits & Bobs: Chalk eyes, perfect pearls & embossing powder

Well does it make you start to feel more in the Christmas spirit?? Why not pop over to Penny Black Saturday Challenge and enter the challenge yourself, if your not in you can't win.

Catch up with you soon, Karen xoxo

Just Magnolia challenge

Morning all, this is my entry for this weeks challenge over at the Just Magnolia challenge blog. For this week you had to use "masking" and I masked this little Tilda in front of the fence.

Apologies for this picture, its still dark outside.

Now I don't know if its the bad weather, the late nights or so close to Christmas, but I wanted to make a card that was bright and would make anyone smile. Let's be honest I just want a HUG!! So that was the sentiment that I put on my card.

I only have 2 magnolia's in my collection, but I have ordered their Christmas kit and I can't wait until they arrive, hopefully this week sometime, but until they do I'm sorry for the repetitive images that I will be using.

Doesn't the bright colours brighten your morning? I know they work for me.

Ingredients:

Images: Tilda holding a flower

& fence from Imagination crafts

Colours: Copic sketch & Sakura glaze pens

Papers & embellishments: these were from a TSV of QVC a few years ago,

sorry can't remember the name :-(

Well I hope your morning has been brightened up by my card and that you all get a big HUG from me xoxoxo

Karen