Name Change

Hi everyone

Well Christmas is over and the new year just around the corner.  I have been doing a little crafting but not much as I would like to maybe because having no me time just family time.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Santa was good to everyone, I must say he was good to me this year and got more than i probably deserved, I got a new laptop, CD, pj's and an Ebosser.  So I was more than happy.

Now you probably have noticed that I have changed my blog name and have been thinking of doing this for a while. Although it was a catchy name and I liked it, I wanted to put my name in it, so please tell me what you think whether you like the old name - Flossy's paper palace better or the new name.

I am hoping to blog a little more of my crafting makes, adding photos of random things, some of which may not relate to paper crafting.

Right thats enough of me jibbering, and say to all my crafty friends and family is to wish everyone a

Happy New Year and hope 2014 is everything you wished for.

Karen xXx

Christmas Cracker

Hi Everyone

I have been working on this project since Sarah (3dogsand2kids) put up a posting on her blog

http://thehandmadecardblog.com

So here is my version of it

Kraft card stock

patterned paper from Raspberry Road Christmas Collection*

stamp image from kraisercraft

ribbon from stampin up

santa image from Raspberry Road Designs Christmas Accessories Cd*

*these I got free with a magazine I bought.

Thank you for stopping by my blog

#65 Brown Sugar Challenge

Oh my word its Friday again which only means another

Brown Sugar Challenge

Our theme is week is - Autumn

Our sponsors this week are

QKR Stampede

Thank you for dropping by and be sure to stop and check out  

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

and see the cards from the rest of the design teams.

Brown Sugar Challenge #63

Oh my word its Friday again which only means another

Brown Sugar Challenge

Our theme is week is -Anything Goes

What I used

Image is from our sponsors, printed off in black ink and I went round the edge with antique linen distress ink to give is a sepia look and used labels one spellbinders die to cut it out.  The paper is from a 6 x 6 card stock pad black and cream from Canvas Corp, Home Basics is what it says in front of it, I have the same pad in kraft and black as well.  The base is Kraft card stock and I also used little black gems from Creative Expressions.  The bow is made out of the scraps of the card with a little stamp image. (Apologies can't remember the make of the stamps)

Our sponsors this week are

Delicious Doodles

So head on over to our challenge blog HERE to enter your lovely creations and

to look at the rest of the Design Team projects.

Thank you again for looking at my blog. 

Brown Sugar Challenge #61

Oh my word its Friday again which only means another

Brown Sugar Challenge

Our theme is week is - Black and Bling

What I used

The image is a Kenny K Digital Download

Vikki Lee Vicious

Printed on Ultimate graphic white paper and

coloured in with a range of greys and black promarkers. I used

A2 Plain Die from spellbinders and then cut out the deckle

edge from spellbinders as well. In the background I inked

a square embossing folder that I got free from a magazine with

versamark ink pad and run it through my big shot and then embossed

it with silver embossing powder.

I cut the You Rock sentiment from the Cricut Phrases cartridge

and layered it up putting 2mm clear gems to bling it up. I also used 

6mm clear gems in the corners.

Our sponsors this week is

www.kennykdownloads.com

So head on over to our challenge blog HERE to enter your lovely creations and

to look at the rest of the Design Team projects.

Thank you again for looking at my blog. 

My little POSER

Hi everyone

Thought I would put up a photo of one of my layout pages. I found these pictures of my daughter has got taken of herself on a disc and the tittle suits her when about 90% of the photos on it were of her, lol.

What I used

Green, pink and blue card stock from Bazzill basics

Pattern card stock from my stash

Rosette was made out of the Bazzill basics card stock

Blue banner is from Bazzill basics - Just the Edge cardstock strips

Silver card stock from my stash and the also the letters was sprites with

Pink bubblegum - tattered angels glimmer mist

Jade teal, Sew view and Meadow lime - cosmic shimmer misting inks, this was also used to sprites the white card stock.

Thank you for looking around my blog.

Brown Sugar Challenge #59 Transportation

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

It's Friday again which means another new challenge from 

Brown Sugar 

and its been a while since my last DT project for them.

Our theme this week is

Transportation

and our sponsors for this week is

Digi Darlas

The name of this digital image is - Michael's Motorbike.

The base of this card is a grey card stock from my stash and the size is 61/4 x 41/2.  I had a motorbike stamp in my collection which I stamped randomly with verse ark ink and embossed it with clear onto a piece of Kraft card stock.  I went round the edge with a distress ink pad - vintage photo and layered it onto a piece of black card stock from my stash.  I must admit I love Kraft coloured card stock and I also used it for my sentiment. I coloured my image with my promarkers and cut it out with a labels 25 die from spellbinders and I went round the die cut before taking it out of the die with vintage photo make it darker on the outside and lighter towards the middle.  I also used vintage bakers twine in cream and tan colour.

So head on over to our challenge blog HERE to enter your lovely creations and

to look at the rest of the Design Team projects.

Thank you again for looking at my blog. 

Anniversary Card

Hi everyone

Gosh it's been a while, this is to a little surgery I had to go through, but I'm at the other side of it and recovering slowly.  It my mum and dads wedding anniversary tomorrow and I attempted to make them a card for it.

Here it is

I used some free papers I received in a magazine my hubby had bought me to read in the hospital. I used blue, pink and white card from my stash, the white is edge with peeled paint distress ink.  The die cuts are cut with a spellbinders label die, the flowers from wild orchid crafts and creative expressions swirls and pearls.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my blog.

Brown Sugar Challenge #53

Oh my goodness can you believe its Friday already and to crown it off were into another new month, this year if just flying past.

Friday again which means another new challenge from

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

Our theme for this week is 

Friendship

This week I have done another layout of one of my children.  This is Katie with her friend at a 

party, they had just got their faces painted and they were very giddy.  Katie was only 5 here and they were the best of friends and they still are.  The have gone from playgroup to primary to secondary school together so you could say the title is appropriate so far. I used a piece of 12 x 12 

yellow card stock and I cut two strips of pastel green card and punch two strips of pink and placed on top.

I used a digi stamp from our sponsors and enlarge it onto white card and used distress ink to give it some colour.  I put together some flowers and used black gem swirls and some gems to embellish.

Sponsors are

Digi Darla

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog and remember to take a look at the other design team members blogs to see the fabulous creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge #51 - card one

First can I apologise but I can't seem to get links to work on my iPad or if I would tell the truth I don't know how to do it, so please forgive me.

It's hard to believe its Friday again and as Im sitting beside the pool in sunny Salou  as the kids are splashing about and the hubby lying sleeping I am writing up this post for Brown Sugar Challenge #51.

The theme is - Anything Goes

For this card again I used some spotted paper which I received with a magazine which I matted onto pink card.  Then i placed a piece of ribbon over the middle of this and took a piece of blue check paper also free from a magazine matted onto yellow card and placed it to the left side of the card on top of the of first layers.  My image is from the paper nest dolls and is coloured in with promakers, matted onto a piece of pink card from my stash and placed towards the right side of the card.  The sentiment is from lily of the valley and mounted onto a pink scallop circle.

 Our sponsors this week is 

Paper Nest Dolls

Please make sure and hop on over to the rest of the design team blog and look at their beautiful creations.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and please come back to see more of my creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge # 51 - card two

Here is my second card for the Brown Sugar Challenge #51

Again I need to apologise but I can't get the links to work on my iPad or if I'd tell the truth I don't know how, lol so please for forgive me.

Our theme for this challenge is Anything Goes

This card is in the shape of a easel card, s standard a6 size.

I used some free papers I got in a magazine and mounted it onto pink card from

my stash of scraps.

The image is from our sponsors Bugaboo Stamps which I coloured

with promarkers and mounted it onto a pink base, which was cut with a spellbinder die -

A2 card creator - polka dots and used my hot glue gun to attach the flowers. To hold the easel

part upright I used a piece of pink ribbon about one and half inch wide with a piece of ribbon on top

from my ribbon stash.

I stamped a happy birthday sentiment and used one of the narrow spellbinder dies 

from the same set.

Our sponsors for my second card is

Bugaboo Stamps

Thanks for stopping by and please don't forget to stopped by my other design team 

friends blogs to look at their beautiful creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge #49

Oh my were into a new month and a new Brown Sugar Challenge.

This week has been a little challenging for me as I lost my son to 3 days trekking over the Sperrin mountains for his Silver Duke of Ed.  He left on Tuesday and the weather was awful it rained heavy all day and he said it was really hard, but thankfully hes home all in one peace but really tired and sore.  Ok that's enough of me wittering on ...

Our theme for this weeks challenge is 

Beach

My project for this week is another layout.  This photo was taken last year in Florida when we visited Discovery Cove to swim with the dolphins.  The picture was taken in the beach area where you could snorkel in among the fish, there was all sorts all size.  There was the biggest stingray fish I ever saw, I didn't like them much.  Oh I'm wittering on again, right let me tell you what I did before I get sidetracked again.

I used a plain piece of blue card from my stash and a piece of DCWV paper from my stash.I matted the photo onto a piece of blue card the same of the background and then onto a piece of yellow card.  I used some sticker embellishments and finally a digital image from Digi Darla Designs.  My image is Digidarlas Snorkling.

I coloured him in with promarkers and cut around the image, it came along with little bubbles which I used clear dew drops to highlight and cut the little fish out and stuck it to the side.  I thought the image was just right to go with my photo.

Our sponsor this week is from 

Digi Darla Design

Thanks for stopping by my blog and please make sure to pop over to the other design team member blogs and view their creations.

Sushi Dolls Design Team Call

Hi All

Todays card is for Sushi Doll Design Team Call

The image I used is call Slurp Slurp.  

I coloured the image in with promarkers, gone round it with salty ocean distress ink and

matted it onto some green card some my stash.  The background paper is some

DCVW summer collections and believe it or not I have this for long long

time and I have brought it out once or twice and put in back in again not bearing to

cut it.  The stickers were from the same range which I bought from one of the shopping

channels.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and remember to look in on

Sushi's Blog and have a look around.

Brown Sugar Challenge #47

Good morning everyone.

This last fortnight has been a little hectic, my daughter Katie has been in France for a week , my computer decided it had enough of this world and died, going to medical appointments and finally hunting my son and hubby of to Scotland for a couple of days.  So forgive me for my blog entry being a little late.

We have a new challenge over at the Brown Sugar Challenge Blog 
and the theme for this week is

Summer

and instead of doing a card this week I decided to do a layout of my son ready to go for a swim.  He was about four and a half here who is now turning seventeen.

I used a piece of blue 12 x 12 card stock and sponged some green, white, red and yellow paint on top.  The image from our sponsors today was coloured in with promarkers.


Our challenge has been sponsored by

Thank you for stopping by and please call by the the rest of the design team members blog and have a peep at their lovely creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge #45

Welcome to my Blog

Well its Friday again and we have a new challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.  I have two cards this week for the challenge for two different sponsors.

The challenge this week is Fabric or Felt

and here is my card

I used an images from our sponsers

I coloured the image with my promarkers.  I used three different pattern fabrics, but this time I stuck the fabric down with comsic shimmer glue and went round the edge with faux stitching in black. I used creative expressions gilding wax in enchanted gold and run it round the edge of my material.  On the edge of my topper image and bottom corner of my fabric I used stampendous fran-tage shabby pink and aged gold.  I three in pink gems in two opposite corners and stamped an image from lily of the valley round sentiment stamps in archival ink - coffee

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog and remember to take a look at the other design team members blogs to see the fabulous creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge #45

Welcome to my Blog

Well its Friday again and we have a new challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.  I have two cards this week for the challenge for two different sponsors.

The challenge this week is Fabric or Felt

and here is my card

I must admit my sewing isnt the best, but the card look good.

I used an images from our sponsers
Digi Darlas



I coloured the image with my promarkers and then cut the image out again in acetate and put it over the image and threaded a piece of ribbon through it and tied it in a bow.  I used hot pink, lime green and turquoise blue (these are my daughters favourite colours) and sew them with white thread on my sewing machine and attached a little piece of lace to the bottom.  I glued a little scissor charm on the corner, and placed faux silver brads in each corner.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog and remember to take a look at the other design team members blogs to see the fabulous creations.

Brown Sugar Challenge #43

It's Friday again and it time for a new challenge from Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.

With my coursework finished now I have actually made this card with no deadline pressures and it felt good. I have to confess and say that I have enrolled in another course starting in September so I will enjoy the freedom for a few months.

The challenge today is

Father's Day

Here is my card

The size of this card is 5" x 5" and the base colour is black.  I used a cuttlebug embossing
folder on red co-ordinations card stock and sanded it back.  My image (28301 - river walk) is from
Eurekas Digi Stamps and is coloured in with promarkers.  I made the black frame
 with black utee using one of Martha Stewart moulds.  I have to thank Hels Sheridan
for my melt pot to resurface from the back of the cupboard. 

Our Sponsors this week is

Eureka Digi Stamps

Brown Sugar Challenge #41 - Angels and Fairies

Apologies everyone thought this blog post was up and running but I put in the wrong date.

Oh my goodness where has this week gone, I seem to be meeting myself this week, but hey ho.    

Here is my card for this weeks challenge.

The challenge this week is 

Angels and Fairies

On this card I used some paper I had in my stash and I coloured 

the image which is from Digi Darlas - baby angel with my promarkers.  I 

Cut round the little image and mounted it with foam pads to a

matted and layered square of  yellow, white and gold mirror card.

And our sponsor this week is

Digi Darla

And

Paper Nest Dolls

Brown Sugar Challenge #39

Hi Everyone

We have eventually got our bathroom finished after about 3 weeks fitting and unfitting toilets due to them leaking. We have now the expense of a new front door at the present one has cracked with the sun and is leaking water into the hall not so good for a new carpet which thankfully isn't fitted yet.  Right less of me wittering on and more about the challenge.

I have one card for my challenge this week for Brown Sugar Challenge.

Today is the start of a new challenge and the theme is 

"Bunnies"

On this card I used a image from QKR Stampede (link below) and 

coloured it with Promarkers.  The paper is from a paper pack which has

been in my stash for a while its called Papermania For Him and some orange card.

Embellishments were a few orange gems, a button threaded iwth bakers twine with

a little hammer and wrench charms.

Our sponsors this week are

QKR Stampede

I am going to use this card to enter into the

following challenges

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch

I love Promarkers - square card with something round on it

Pennys Challenges - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for dropping by and be sure to stop and check out  

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

and see the cards from the rest of the design teams.

Brown Sugar Challenge #37

I have two cards for my challenges this week for Brown Sugar Challenges

2nd Card

#37 Stepper Card

The digital image is from our sponsors
coloured in with my promarkers

Oz Sassy



The card is about 8" x 6".  I have used papers is from
Wild Rose Studio - Butterfly Garden
I used another one of my crotchet flowers and centre and
some bling from my stash

Thank you for dropping by and be sure to stop and check out 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

and see the cards from the rest of the design team.

Karen

xXx

Brown Sugar #37 Challenge

Hi Everyone

Its been a little hectic for me this fortnight with workmen in the house, kids off and trying to get caught up on coursework I didn't get much time to craft.

Now Easter is over and kids are back to school even my big kid is back to work, so hopefully back to normality or as near as where my household is concerned.  Now down to what playing I was able to get done.

I have two cards for my challenges this week for Brown Sugar Challenges

1st Card

#37 Easel Box Card

This is a little bit  more than just a card, it can be used to put a wee prezzie in as well.  I have made an easel card and attached it onto a little handmade drawer box.

The size of the drawer box is about 6" square

and the card is about 5 3/4" square.

I have used a digital image - Scene It - Easter

 from our sponsor

I have used papers from

Papermania Colossal Paper Pack - Easter Themes which has been 

in my stash for a little while.  Diecuts using spellbinders

and a piece of hessian ribbon, a little crotchet flower and centre both handmade by myself.

Lastly a few blingy gems.

You could use this afterwards to store jewellery, bling or just set it on your craft desk for storage.

Thank you for dropping by and be sure to stop and check out 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

and see the cards from the rest of the design team.

Karen

xXx

Brown Sugar Challenge 35 - Flowers

Hello and Welcome to my first post as being a Design Team Member for Brown Sugar Challenge

Today is the start of a new challenge and the theme is

"Flowers".

Digital Image is from QKR Stampede - Bear

I coloured the image in with my promarkers.

I also used Spellbinders dies, Stampin Up Ribbon,

flowers from Wild Orchard Crafts and

black swirls and pearls from Creative Expressions

Our Sponsors this week is 

Please have a look at the other design team blogs for inspiration on this challenge and be sure to stop at 

Brown Sugar Challenge

and join in on the challenge

Thanks for stopping by

Karen
xXx

News to share

I entered for a Design Team at Brown Sugar Challenge Bog and to my amazement I got picked.  I am a bit nervous as I never done anything like this and I don't want to mess it up.  This is way out of my comfort zone but I am looking forward to the challenge.

So if you have a few minutes run on over and check out their blog and have a go at some of the challenges.

The Ribbon Girls Colour Challenge

Happy Birthday - upbeat style

I thought I would enter this card for the colour challenge on The Ribbon Girl Blog using the colours green and white, run on over to see their blog and online store.

This card I made for my nephew's birthday.  Its made using some distress inks, ribbon, buttons.  I used background stamps from Creative Expressions - newsprint, bubble wrap, urban beats, urban life by Sam Poole and spellbinders labels 25.

Mother's Day

 Brown Sugar Design Team Call 

I thought I would try out for a design team call from brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk, the deadline in the 25th March.  This is a great blog to visit for challenges and ideas.

This is a picture of the card I made for my mum for Mother's Day, she just loved it and believe it or not it is still sitting on the mantle piece.

   

I folded a piece of cream card to the size of 5 ¾ x 7 ¼.  The red card is a piece of core color from coredinations and I embossed it with garden lattice and sanded it down using my sand it tool and I used my distress tool around the edges.   I cut another piece of cream card stock 4 x 61/4 and also die cut from decorative rectangles, stamped it with classic rose from stampendous, coloured it in and attached it to the cream card stock.  I embellished it with a piece of lace, a few paper flowers, adhesive pearls and pearl swirls.  I stamped a sentiment image onto kraft card stock and die cut it with lacey circles.