WAGS n' WHISKERS are now shipping......

Good morning everyone;

Wags N Whiskers stamps are now shipping so if you have stamps on pre-order they are on their way to you and if you have been waiting to order them....well... they are now in stock. The Wags n' Whiskers weekly challenges will be starting next Friday, November 6th, I hope to see you there.

The adorable image I used for my card today is "Furry Friends".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The embossing was done with a CB folder and the the frames are cut with my nesties. The bottom border was punched with my MS punch. I aso added some stickles.

There are some fabulous cards on the Wags n' Whiskers blog, so be sure to get on over and take a look.

Have a fabulous day and Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE # 50

Good morning everyone;
Can you believe it's Sunday again....already!!

Well it's time again for the High Hopes Challenge and the challenge this week is brought to us by the lovely Danielle and she has chosen "All About Kids".

The adorable image I have chosen is "Danni Dress Up".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. I used my MS punch for the border, my CB swiss dot folder for the embossing and my nesties ovals for the frame. I used Polar white flower soft her boa. I also added some flat backed pearls.

I hope you like it.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes blog to see what the Diva's have created to inspire you.

Have a great day and Thanks so much for stopping by....

KAREN x



*all High Hopes stamps are
available at The Rubber Room
and on-line store.

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #49

Good morning everyone,
I hope you are all having a great weekend. It's time for the High Hopes Challenge and this weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Nikki and she has chosen "Non Traditional Christmas Colours"....so no red and green!!

The adorable image I have used for my card is "Dapper Dan" and the sentiment is "Snowman Greeting".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. The snowflakes were made with my MS punch and I added some diamond dust. The blue dot paper is from Graphic 45 and the white crystal paper is from the Paper Co....I think! The sentiment was stamped with Stazon black onto shrink film and heated and shrunk.
I hope you like it.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes blog and check out the fabulous creations the Diva's have created to inspire you.

Thanks so much for stopping by.....

KAREN x


*all High Hopes stamps
are available at The Rubber Room
and on-line store.

Motivet DT cards.....

Good morning everyone,
I hope you are all having a great week. I have a couple of my Motivet cards to share with you today. These fabulous images are from the Motivet traditional line and there is a new release of 8 gorgeous images in the shop now. Be sure to visit the Motivet blog for you chance to win the new release and get a move on as you only have until tomorrow.

This image is "Boy building a snowman".




This image is "Girl in snow"



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I used CB folders for the embossing and my MS snowflake punch for the snowflakes. The border punches are from EK Success. The DP's are from Graphic 45 and Moxxie. I also used some stickles.

I hope you like them...Thanks so much for stopping by...
Have a great day...
KAREN x



*all products were purchased at
The Rubber Room and on-line store.

AND THE WINNER IS.........

Thank so much for all the wonderful comments you all left for the Wags n Whiskers Blog Hop.

The winner of "Angels Whispers" stamp is.....
PAT.....The Rubbermaid
Congratulations Pat.....just contact me with your address to claim your prize.

Have a great day....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #48

Good morning everyone...
I hope you are all having a great weekend.
It's time for the High Hopes Challenge and this weeks challenge is "RECYCLE".
So you can use up your scraps.. old buttons ...embellishments from other projects...decorating a container...whatever you like. I'm sure there are some amazing ideas out there....I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

Here in Canada we are celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow...so I decided to make these cute boxes, a little something extra for the dinner table. I am using the pattern from my sweet blogging friend Curt, who revised the pattern to fit with the nestabilities labels. So I guess you could say I am recycling the pattern...lol!! The fabulous thing about these boxes is that they hold 2 individually wrapped Reece's peanut butter cups. WTG Curt!! The boxes on Curt's blog are made for Halloween and they are a must see!!

The images I am using are "Tom's Plea", "Sm. Turkey", "Oak Corners" and the "Gobble Gobble" sentiment..



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. For my recylcing I used the oak corners and acorns cut from the oak border which I took from another card, some papers scraps and a button. I used raffia for the bow and a different CB folder for each box. The DP is from Darcie's, the netting is from Magenta and I also added some stickles.
I still have a few to make tomorrow and hope to post them some time next week.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and don't forget to stop by the High Hopes blog to see what the other Diva's have created to inspire you.

Have a fabulous day and a Happy Thanksgiving...
Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

WAGS n WHISKERS BLOG HOP

Good morning everyone.....
Finally, what we have all been waiting for.....the Wags n' Whiskers blog hop and release. Today the Diva's and special friends will be sharing more gorgeous images and you will have a chance to win the image used on each card on the Diva's blogs and when you get back to the Wags n' Whiskers blog you will be entered to win the "Grand Prize"....the whole release!! How fun is this!!

If you want to start at the beginning of the hop, you will need to go to the Wags'n Whiskers blog.

The image I am using today is "Angel Whispers" drawn by Crissy Armstrong for Wags n' Whiskers rubber stamps. This is the gorgeous image you have a chance to win today on my blog.



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. I did the butterflies a second time and cut them out and layered them. I painted the wings with glue and added white micro glitter. The circle frames are cut with my nesties and the borders are punched with my MS doily lace punch. The flowers and fern are punched with my MS punches.

I hope you like it....have fun on the blog hop today and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win. I will be announcing the winner of my candy on Monday.

Now on your way, your next stop is NIKKI....

Have a wonderful day and Thanks so much for stoppping by....

Karen x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #29

Good morning everyone;

It's time again for the Colour Create Challenge...can you believe 2 weeks have passed already!! The colours this week are awesome...brought to us by the lovely Janiel and they are "Red, Yellow, Black and White" and the extra option is "Checkers and Flowers.

Here is a little inspiration to get you started.....



The sponsor this week is "Sketching Stamper Digi Shop"

I have been itching to play around with my Popcorn Bear stamps and thought this would be a great time to colour one up. The only problem was Popcorn is usually brown...well guess what...today he is a black bear...lol!! I was doing lots of humming and hawing as I was colouring him, but when I was finished I thought he turned out rather cute. What do you think??



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. I cut a frame from cardboard and covered it with the checkered paper. The corner embellies are stickers and I coloured them with my black Identa-pen. I cut out and layered the little duck to the frame. The borders are punched with my MS and EK Success punches and I added some black flat backed pearls. The sentiment is stamped with Stazon onto white shrink film, cut with my fancy scissors and shrunk. I made the bow with my fab Bow Easy.
I hope you like it.

I hope you will all have a chance to play along with us.....
Have a fabulous day...and Thanks for stopping by.

KAREN x

WAGS n WHISKERS SNEAK PEEKS....Day 2

Hello again....
It's not too often you get posts from me 2 days in a row...EH!!

Well this is such a special week....I just have to show you another gorgeous image from Wags n' Whiskers rubber stamps.

There will be a blog hop and release tomorrow at midnight EST/5:00 GMT
When you stop at each Diva's blog be sure to comment as we will all have some blog candy to give out along the way. When you get back to the Wags n' Whiskers blog and leave a comment.... you will have a chance to win the Grand Prize!!!

The gorgeous image I am using today is "A Good Book" drawn by their talented artist...Crissy Armstrong.



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights.I used my MS punch for the borders and my MS flower punch for the small flowers and my EK Success retro flower punch for the large flowers. The leaves are from my McGill punch. The words dp is from DCWV and the flower dp is from Pink Paislee.

I hope you like it....

Be sure to check out the other Diva's blogs to see there awesome creations...

Nikki...
Lacey...
Jacqui...
Inge...
Danielle...
Niki...
Jeanette...
Tina...
Mina...
Debbie
Denise

You will also be able to pre-order these fabulous stamps tomorrow at 7:00 EST/ NOON GMT.

Have a great day...and Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

WAGS n' WHISKERS SNEAK PEEKS......

Good morning everyone....

Such an exciting day....it's time to show you some sneak peeks of Wags n' Whiskers gorgeous new line of rubber stamps!! Not only are they gorgeous, they are a joy to bring to life!! Crissy Armstrong has outdone herself creating these absolutely amazing images!!

The image I am sharing with you today is "Budding Artists" designed by Crissy Armstrong for Wags n" Whiskers.




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. Her stockings are painted with siam white H2o's. I used my metallic gelly roll pen for the buckles and paper clip and my white Inkssentials pen for the highlights. The frames are cut both the same size and the white is trimmed at the embossed edge. The papers are from a DCWV paper stack and I used my MS and EK Success border punches for the bottom borders. The flowers and fern were also punched. The flower center beads are flat backed pearls.

I hope you like it....Be sure to stop by the other Diva's blogs to see more beautiful creations made with Wags n' Whiskers rubber stamps.

Nikki...
Lacey...
Jacqui...
Inge...
Danielle...
Niki...
Jeanette...
Tina...
Mina...
Debbie
Denise

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow as there will be more sneak peeks leading up to the blog hop and pre-order release on Oct 9th. We will have some fabulous candy to give away too!!

Have a wonderful day....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #47...and some exciting news

Good morning everyone;
I hope you are all having a great weekend. I had a rotten cold all week and have missed so much blogging time, but I hope to catch up today. I don't normally catch colds but I must have walked into a sneeze somewhere and the bug caught me!!

The High Hopes Challenge this week is brought to us by our adorable Diva Amy and she has chosen "Lotsa Layers"

The image I am using is "Let the Snow Begin". I just love this image, one of my all time favorites and trust me when I say, I have soooo many favorites....lol!!



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I stamped part of the image again and painted and cut out the little snowmen and layered them. I painted dries clear glue around the edges of the card, snow areas and the icicles and added fine diamond dust. I added stickles to the ribbon. The snowflakes are punched with my MS and EK Success punches and I added the diamond dust and layered them. The designer paper is from Darcie's.
I hope you like it.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes blog and check out all the amazing creations by the other Diva's. There are some fabulous stamps up for grabs and all you have to do is play along and add your creation to Mr. Linky. Hope to see you there!!

*all High Hopes stamps are available
at The Rubber Room and on-line store.
Special orders available upon request.





EXCITING NEWS


It has been so exciting out there in blogland the last few days with the announcement of.......WAGS n" WHISKERS RUBBER STAMPS.

Nikki Fairbairn and Lacey Stephens have joined forces to create this fabulous rubber stamp company and their artist is the amazingly talented Crissy Armstrong. You are absolutely going to love the images that Crissy has created!! These ladies are going to rock the stamp world and I am so honored to be one of their design team Diva's.

If you haven't been by to see the Wags n' Whiskers blog yet....get a move on as there is a Guest Diva Contest going on and also for helping spread the word the complete release is up for grabs!!
Two more Diva's will be announced each day and the sneak peaks will start Oct. 7th with the blog hop and release Oct. 9th. Ton's more prizes to be awarded too!!


Have a fabulous day and Thanks for stopping by....

KAREN x