WAGS N' WHISKERS CHALLENGE #21

Good morning everyone...

I hope you are all having a great week so far. My week has been ridiculously busy trying to get all my DT work done before tomorrow morning. We are taking a road trip this weekend to beautiful Montreal!!! I will tell you all about our little excursion next week... and hopefully I will have some great pic's to share with you too.

It's time for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely Jeanette and she has chosen "Flowers".

This challenge will run for 2 weeks as we will be having some sneak peeks and a NEW RELEASE starting this Wednesday May 5... with a blog hop on Friday. I hope you will have time to stop by as you are going to love this fabulous release!!!!

The adorable image I am using for my card is "Just for You"



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I added some glossy accents to the flower centers. The fronds are punched with my MS punch. I made the wire flower from coloured craft wire and a jig I designed. I also added some flat backed pearls.

Be sure to stop by the Wags N' Whiskers Blog as the Diva's have created some gorgeous cards to inspire you.

Remember... this challenge is running for 2 weeks..... so I hope you will have time to play along with us.

All Crissy Armstrong images are on sale for 25% off and you can purchase them here!!

Have a wonderful day and Thank You so much for stopping by....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #73

Happy Sunday to you all!!

I hope you are all having a great weekend. I took a little trip to the greenhouse today to check out all the beautiful flowers and of course did not come home empty handed!! I just love the amazing colours all in rows...it was an awesome sight!!!

This weeks High Hopes Challenge is brought to us by the lovely "Alex" and she is asking us to make a "Bookmark".

The image I have used is " Bookworm".
It is actually a card with a bookmark inside. I went a little overboard with the colour so you made need to get your sunglasses on for this one...lol!!



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I brayered the background with Kaleidacolor..Melon Melody ink. I used the script CB folder for the embossing and my Ek Success scallop border punch. I cut the hole out and framed it with my nesties. The doodleing is done with my Inkssentials white pen.



The inside is done the same and I added a strip across the middle for the paper clip to hang on. I attached this piece with some brads.








I attached a piece of green cs
to the center of the paperclip
to hold the bookworm image
on and a nestie frame for the
back.
The back has the sentiment
"This book belongs to"
on it but I didn't get a picture
of it...ooops...sorry!!


Be sure to check out the High Hopes Blog to see the fabulous bookmarks the Diva's have created to inspire you!!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and be sure to use a HH's image on your creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

KAREN x


**High Hopes stamps are available at
the Rubber Room online store.
Check out the great sale going on!!!!

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #20

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all having a great week. It has gone by pretty quickly and I'm totally ready for the weekend!!

It's time for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by Bree and she has a fabulous sketch for us to follow. Don't you love it when half the work is done for us!!



The adorable image I am using on my card is "Tiny Dancer".


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used icicle H2O's on her shoes.
I added frosted lace stickles to her dress. The frames were cut with my fancy scissors as well as the center border. I added frosted lace stickles to the edges. The sentiment is stamped with Stazon black onto acetate. I made the little sparkle netting flowers and added flowers made with my MS hydrangea punch to the centers. The papers are from Darcie's.

Be sure to check out the Wags N' Whiskers blog as the Diva's have created some gorgeous cards to inspire you this week.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and don't forget....in order to be eligible for your chance to win you must use a WnW's image on your card.

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

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #43

Good morning everyone....It's time again for the Colour Create Challenge.
It's hard to believe 2 weeks has gone by already!!!

This weeks challenge is brought to you by ME!! I have chosen one my favorite colour schemes......."Black, Burnt Orange and Cream. The optional extra is "Checks"






This weeks challenge is sponsored
by my favorite store too....
"The Rubber Room"



The adorable image I am using for my card is "Honey Tilda" which happens to be my very first Magnolia stamp..... she was so cute I couldn't resist!!



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I painted the jar with Oyster H2o's. I cut Tilda out and layered her onto the jar. I added Gold Ice Stickles to her wings. The cream background was stamped with High Hopes honeycomb background, Perfect medium and clear embossing powder. I used my Swiss dot CB folder for the card front. I used my EK Success scallop punch for the card edges and cream cs. I used my I-top tool for the brads with checkered fabric. The sentiment is from High Hopes.

Be sure to check out the Colour Create Blog to see the amazing creations the DT have created to inspire you.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this challenge. I look forward to seeing what you come up with!!

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

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #72

Hello everyone...

I hope your weekend is going well. We are having a cold snap here in SW Ontario...even a few snow flakes yesterday. Crazy weather but spring will come eventually...I'm sure of it!!!

This weeks High Hopes Challenge is brought to us by "Jeanne" and she has chosen...."Good Enough to Eat". Jeanne would like us to use a food related image on our card.

The adorable image I am using is "Mildred".


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my nesties ovals for the frames and the side borders are done with my MS punch. I added little drops of Adirondack Acrylics for the flower centers. The paper is from Graphic 45.

The Diva's have some amazing creations to share with you so be sure to check out the High Hopes Blog.

You must use a High Hopes image on your card for your chance to qualify for this weeks prize.

Have a wonderful Sunday and Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x

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WAGS N' WHISKERS CHALLENGE #19

Good morning everyone....

It's time for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by "Lacey" and she has chosen..."RIBBON".

The adorable image I am using for my card is "Let's Go Team".


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my nesties ovals for the frames and CB swiss dot folder for the white oval. I made the ribbon flower and the fern is a MS punch. I cut the corners from 1" squares and added some flat backed pearls. The DP is from a DCWV paper pack.

Be sure to check out the Wags N' Whiskers Blog to see the gorgeous creations the Diva's have to share with you.

Don't forget to use a WN'W's image on your card to be eligible for your chance to win this weeks prize.

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

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE # 71

Happy Sunday to you all....I hope your weekend is going well.

This weeks High Hopes Challenge is brought to us by our Guest Diva.... "Debbie" and she is asking us to use 2 High Hopes images on our card and sentiments don't count!!!

I have been waiting for the perfect time to ink up these 2 adorable images.....so here they are....
"Scuba Kitty" and "Birthday Fish".



I embossed the images with black and painted them with Tombows. I used glossy accents on the fish bowl, balloon edges, bubbles and fishes eyes. The frames were cut with my nesties and the borders are done with an Ek Success punch. The corner pieces are also a punch from Ek Success. The DP is from a Basic Grey paper pack. I also added some large clear acrylic dew drops. I added some craft wire to the balloon for the string.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog and check out the fabulous creations the Diva's have for you today.

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week. To be eligible for your chance to win you must use High Hopes images on your card.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

KAREN x


* High Hopes stamps are available at
the Rubber Room online store.

Wags N' Whiskers Challenge #18

Happy Friday everyone

I hope you all are having a great week so far....

It's time for the Wags N' Whiskers Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by our lovely Diva....Sharon and she has chosen...."Scallops".

The fabulous new release "Let's Play" are awesome images that have such great movement to them, so I decided to make a slider card with the adorable image "Scooting By".



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I cut it out and layered it to the slider piece which is made with 2 buttons and foam tape. The DP are from DCWV paper pack...Nana's Kids. This pack has some great border papers in it. I made the background with 2 different pages.



I added some curled craft wire to the slider piece to pull it from side to side. I added the flowers to the wire with hot glue. I cut the scallop pieces from the border paper and layered them.
Moving cards are a lot of fun to make....especially the slider as once you have the sliding piece down pat you can adapt it for any card.

Be sure to stop by the Wags N' Whiskers Blog as the Diva's have some gorgeous creations to share with you.

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

KAREN x

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE #42

Good morning everyone.....

It's time for the Colour Create Challenge!!

We had an amazing turnout for our last challenge and the creations were absolutely fabulous!!! Thanks so much to everyone that played along!!

This weeks challenge is brought to us by Mina and she has chosen......Lilac, Grey and White. Such a beautiful colour scheme. The optional extra is ...."Gingham".


Our fabulous sponsor
this week is
"Michelle's Scrapbooking"








The adorable image I am using on my card is from a fabulous set of "Morehead Stamps"....."Girl".




I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I used my nesties for the frames. I used my MS punch for the borders. I embossed and coloured the small iris's and leaves, cut them out and layered them. I used my Inkssentials gel pen for the small dots on the scallops. I added some flat backed pearls and some stickles. the DP is from "Paper Adventurers".

Be sure to stop by the Colour Create Blog as my lovely teammates have made some gorgeous creations to inspire you.

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

KAREN x

** Morehead stamps and 3D cut-out sheets are available at the Rubber Room online.

And the winner is.......

Hello everyone...

I was one of the lucky Diva's to have blog candy for the Wags N Whiskers Blog Hop....
my winner is....
Maria Therese

Maria, please e-mail Nikki to claim your prize!!! nichola.fairbairn@ googlemail. com

Thanks to all of you who participated....

KAREN x

HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE #70

Happy Easter to all of you....
I hope you are all having a great weekend so far.

It's time for the High Hopes Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to us by the lovely "Jeanette" and she has chosen "Anything but a Card".

I decided to make a Box in a Bag with a bit of a twist. Instead of using card stock I have used acetate as I wanted to see through it.
For the tag I have used the adorable image "Snow Yummy" and "Snowman Soup" sentiment.



I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The tag was made with my nesties. I used my Inkssentials white gel pen for the dots. I embossed the white bling card stock with my snowflake CB folder. I used my MS icicle punch and snowflake border punch for the small snowflakes. The snowflakes are the leftovers from the MS snowflake border punch. I also added some stickles.


On the back of the tag I stamped the sentiment..."Snowman Soup" with Stazon black ink and added more layered snowflakes.
Just a little tip if you are going to give it a try.....The only difference I found from using card stock to acetate is you must use a extra sticky double sided tape.

Be sure to stop by the High Hopes Blog as the Diva's have come up with some amazing creations for this weeks challenge.

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

KAREN x

*all High Hopes stamps are available at The Rubber Room online store.

WAGS N' WHISKERS BLOG HOP

It's time to start hopping!!!!

We are celebrating the Wags N' Whiskers new release...."Let's Play" with an amazing blog hop with lots of prizes!!

If you want to start at the beginning you need to go to the Wags N' Whiskers Blog.

If you have arrived here from Tina's Blog you are going in the right direction.

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the Diva's blogs as there will be 4 random blogs chosen to pick a winner!!




The adorable image I have used on my card is "Slam Dunk".

I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. The frames were cut with my nesties. The papers are from DCWV.

I hope you have fun on the hop......your next stop is "Christa's Blog"

The Blog Hop will stay open all weekend and will close on Monday April 5th at 12pm GMT/&am EST.


Thanks so much for stopping by....

Karen x

Wags N Whiskers Sneak Peeks...Day 2

I hope you enjoyed yesterdays sneak peeks. Today the Diva's and I have some more of the "Let's Play" release to share with you. Tomorrow we will be the "Wags N' Whiskers Blog Hop" and the stamps will be available for purchase!!!

The adorable image I am using today is "Water Babe".


I embossed the image with black and painted it with Tombows. I cut the frames with my nesties. I used a CB folder for the background and my EkSuccess punches for the waves and the corners. The DP is from a DCWV paper pack. I also added the dots with some stickles and some flat backed pearls.
I hope you like it.

Be sure to check out the Diva's links as they have some fabulous creations to share with you today. Don't forget to stop by the Wags N' Whiskers Blog to see how you can win the full release.

Nikki
Chris
Sharon
Michele
Tina
Lacey
Debbie
Christa
Bree
Jeanette

Have a great day..... Thanks for stopping by

KAREN x