Winter wishes

Hi everyone welcome to my blog

Here is my project for the 

Brown Sugar Challenge

over on there blog.

Our theme this week is WINTER

Green and white cardstock

Die cut was cut from a free die I received from a magazine I bought.  Coloured in with Spectrum Noir blending pencils.

The poinsettia has been made out of scrap felt with a yellow button in the centre.

Christmas pattern paper out of my stash

Glitter glue.

Our sponsors this week is

Robyn's Fetish

  Store - http://robynsfetish.com/

Blog - http://www.robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

 Prize - 3 digi images of winners choice 

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments,

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

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Karen Xxx

#121 Challenge

                                                      

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

Here is my project for

Brown Sugar 

Our theme this week is - Use 2 or more colours

Here is my card for this theme - I was at a demo day in Paperworks, Dungannon on the 8th November and our fab demostrate was Ruth Hamilton.  She demostrated this card and I asked her if I could use it with my Dt project this week. 

Items used - 

Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils

Red and White cardstock

Blue Stampin up ribbon

Clear Gems

free pattern paper from a magazine

Digi image from our sponsor below

Sponsor - Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

 

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Happy thanksgiving - #119 Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

Here is my project for

Brown Sugar 

Our theme this week is - Thanksgiving

Items used - 

Purple, Orange, Kraft card stock.

Promarkers

Orange card candy

Image from our sponsors

  Store - http://robynsfetish.com

Blog - http://www.robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk

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Karen Xxx

Flight night card

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

Here is my project for

Brown Sugar 

Our theme this week is - Anything Goes

Cardstock from stash - green and orange

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Spellbinders No 1 Labels

Cat and spiders cut from doodlecharms cricut cartridges

Green Flourish - made from air dry clay

Digi image - Night Flight - https://www.zibbet.com/rick1949/night-flight-new-for-2013

Our Sponsor this week is

Rick St Dennis

Shop - www.zibbet.com/rick1949

Blog - http://rickstdennis.blogspot.co.uk

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Ribbons and buttons card

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

It Friday and its time for another challenge from

Brown Sugar.

To be honest this isn't my week for a DT post but because I was so late with last weeks project I thought it would be only fair I done one for this week challenge.  So here it is:-

Ribbon - Stampin Up

Card stock - pink and blue

Pattern Paper from Stock

Die - Spellbinders

Clear Gems

Button

Our sponsor this week is

Lace Sunshine Stamps

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Karen Xxx

Little Pixie

Hi everyone

Its long past Friday, but its a new challenge for 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

Apologies for being so late with my DT post,  I couldn't find my digi image, then I couldn't decide what colour scheme I want and finally deciding what to do with the image.

So here what I have come up with

Our theme this week is Triangles

This week I thought I would do a layout just using the digi image, which you will find in our sponsors website.

The triangles in my project are my flowers are formed in the shape of a triangle and the pearls in the top right hand corner as well

The items I used in this layout are

12 x 12 paper from Trimcraft Santoro Merigirl

Promarker to colour image - Lime Green, Ivory, Blush and Caramel

Fleximarkers - Surf Blue, Soft Mauve,Tea Rose

Flowers - Wild Orchard Crafts

Bling - Creative Expression Pearl Swirls

Ribbon -Grosgrain from Stampin Up - Crushed Olive

Lace from Stash

Glue - Hot Glue and Cosmic Shimmer PVA

Die - Spellbinders - Grand Decorative Ovals

Distress Ink Pads - Shabby Shutters, Victorian Velvet, Milled Lavender

Our sponsors this week is

Scrapper Delights

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Happy Birthday Princess

Good morning everyone and welcome to my blog.

Its starting to get a little colder here and its well seen as I have the pleasure of a sore throat and a bit of a cough. 

Well were at the end of another week and that means we have another wonderful challenge from 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.

Our theme this week is - Anything Goes

My image this week is  BBKakes - Flora Fae and colour

with my promarkers.

White card is used for the base card and for my image and sentiment.

I used blue card stock using stormy sky distress ink around the edge, embossed

with tiny dot from spellbinders.  Stamped and embossed with a christmas reindeer, believe is or not as I started out making this as a christmas card.

the flowers and made from blue and white card stock using the bity blossoms die from spellbinders, the folage is a tattered lace die also cut out of blue and white card.

The bow is made with cream seam binding coloured with the stormy sky distress ink with a wild orchid bling in the middle.

I used little bling gems above and below the sentiment.

Our sponsors this week is 

Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

Store - http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Engagement

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

It's Friday and that means it time for another challenge with

Brown Sugar

Our theme this week is Celebrations.

List of items used

White card stock for base layer

Image is from our sponsors printed onto to Neenah card 

Silver mirror card 

Embossing bord by Sue Wilson

Promarkers to colour image

Iridescent glitter for dress and bow tie

Blue satin ribbon down the left side

white organza ribbon down the side and bow

 (the bow is made with the new bow maker from crafting co)

the bling in the centre of bow is from wild orchid crafts

Clear gems - these are about 5-7mm in size

Tumbled glass distress ink around the edge of both the white base card 

And also the sentiment

Store - http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/

Blog - http://www.lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Prize - 3 Digi images of winners choice

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

Karen Xxx

Live....... Love........ Laugh........

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

It's Friday and that means it time for another challenge with

Brown Sugar

Our theme this week is Anything Goes.

With my card this week it is very clean and simple.  I thought the Digital Image was beautiful enough it just needed a little colour to make it stand out.

Here is a list of supplies used to make the above card

Base card - white size 8" x 4 1/2"

Black card and white card stock for matt and layering.

Embossing board - A4 Sheena Douglas Trailing Ivy

Promarkers - Poppy Red and Leaf Green

Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Our sponser this week is

Bugaboo Stamps

http://www.bugaboostamps.com

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Happy Birthday - #107 Anything Goes

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

It's Friday and that means it time for another challenge with

Brown Sugar

Our theme this week is Anything Goes.

Here is a list of supplies used to make the above card

White base card - size 6 x 5 1/4 

Spellbinder Dies - blooms 3

Tattered Lace - Foliage and Beautiful Blooms

Sizzix Frame Die

Stampin Up scallop circle punch

Faux pearl beads sizes 6 & 4 mm

Pearl flourish from Zva Creative

Versatile ink pad - sepia

Papers were free from a magazine I bought

Glue - Cosmic Shimmer

Promarkers to colour the image in

Image - Travelling Madeline from

MilkCoffee Digi Stamps

milkcoffeestamp.blogspot.com

www.etsy.com/people/milkcoffee

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

#105 Brown Sugar Challenge

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Its hard to believe that we are into a new month already, is it me or does anyone else think this year is flying by.  Well dear I say it, its Friday again and its time now for another challenge for Brown Sugar.

Our theme this week is Colour.

So here is my project -

The size of this card is not quite 6x6.  I am trying to use up what I've got in my stash so I apologise for not knowing the brand of the patterned paper I used and I thought it was the closet to the colour palette we had to used.  The image from our sponsors was coloured in with my promarkers and I attached yellow card candy to highlight the flower centres.  It was mounted onto a decorative circle from Spellbinders and then mounted onto blue card stock from my stash.  The flowers are from wild orchid crafts.

The kraft and blue flourishes are from a Spellbinders D-lites die - Corner Sprigs and the little flower in the bottom right had corner was made with Spellbinders D-lites die - Blooms 2 the centre is a blob of 3d collal glue with glitter over the top.  The birthday wishes stamp is from a freebie collection I received in a magazine stamped onto kraft card and punched out with a stampin up label punch.  The bling swirl is from a set I got out of Works bookshop ages ago and never used.

 Our Sponsors this week is

Robyn's Fetish

  Store - http://robynsfetish.com

Blog - http://www.robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Prize - 3 digi images of winners choice

Entered challenges -           Sister Act Card Challenge

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

#103 - Brown Sugar Challenge - Sand and Sea

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Its Friday and its time for another challenge from 

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

By the time this is uploaded to the site I will probably be sitting in a lovely boring airport waiting to fly home from my holidays in tenerife.  The weather was fantastic and with limited wifi access I have eventually got this post wrote.

Our theme for this weeks challenge is

Sea & Sand

In this weeks card I used an image from our sponsors and coloured in with promarkers.  It was cut out with Spellbinders die and mounted onto blue card.  The pattern paper comes from a selection of DCWV papers I got through QVC embellished with some self adhesive stickers and gems, mounted onto kraft card stock.

Sponsors - Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

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Karen Xxx

Wishing you well - Challenge #101 on Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

Well Its Friday again and wow we're into another new month, I do believe this year is going faster as each new month appears.

This week we have another new challenge on the 

Brown Sugar Blog

Our theme is - Anything Goes

List of crafty stash used to make this project

• Spellbinders dies - Di-lites Blooms and Foliage
• Tattered Lace - Corner foliage die
• Stampin up adhesive pearls
• Promarkers and flexmarkers - chartreuse, terracotta, burnt orange, aniseed, tan and caramel
• Distress Ink pads - stormy shy and mowed lawn
• Creative Expressions Vintage green bakers twine
• Faux round pearls from my stash 8, 6, 4 mm
• Card stock - green, yellow and brown from my stash and cream for my base card.
• Ribbon - creamy yellow in colour again from my stash
• Pattern Paper from a free collection I received in a magazine.

Our sponsors this week are

Robyn's Fetish

Shop - http://robynsfetish.com/

Blog - http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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Karen Xxx

Scrappers Delight DT call

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog.

During last week I have a post pop up on my wall on Facebook regarding a design team call for

Scrapper's Delights Challenge    - Blog
Scrappers Delights            - Shop

Over this last few days I having been working on a card for this DT Call and it I came up with this card, I liked it so much that I used the same layout for my Dt post this week, hope you like it.

Thank you for stopping by and looking at my blog, please

leave a comment and it would be lovely if you would click on the follow button.

Karen Xxx

Hi everyone

Its Friday again and oh my its been a hectic week, with work, getting our pre-schoolers ready for their graduation, and then my laptop crashing.  I have been using my ipad to do work, but I really missed my lappy, now I have it back and I think touch wood I will have no more problems.

Here is my card for

Brown Sugar Challenge  #99

Theme  - Dots and/or Stripes

I used and image from our sponsors and coloured it in with my promarkers.  The papers used were free from a Magazine I purchased and the flowers are from a Spellbinders Di-Lites Blooms 3 and Mini Blooms from Tattered Lace.

Store - http://lacysunshine.weebly.com/

Blog - http://www.lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Prize - 3 Digi images of winners choice

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments,

 be sure to stop and check out the

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

Karen Xxx

Brown Sugar Challenge #97 - Bookmark

Welcome to my blog, please stay and have a little look through my posts.

Its Friday and it means its time for another challenge from

Brown Sugar.

Our theme this week is BOOKMARK

Here is my project for this challenge

The materials I used to make this are

1mm gold wire 

jump rings

beads

shrink plastic digital image from our sponsors

To make the book mark I took a piece of wire and bent it over my fingers to make the hook to go over the edge and with the longer lenght I hammer it to flatten and this will also strengthen the wire.  At the short end of the wire I made a small loop at the end and attached a few jump rings and attached the beads into one of the jump rings.  I printed the image onto shrink plastic and coloured it in with my promarkers and used my heat gun to shrink it down.

I always maintain that if I had any sort of brain in my head I would be dangerous, lol.  If I was to admit my mistakes I had a card (see below) made with this image to start with,  When I was posting it onto the design team blog I realised that it should have been a bookmark I could have kicked myself, lol.  And I also have to admit that  this is my second book mark I have made for this post.  I had another one made and photographed ready to submit when I realised that it wasn't the right image let alone from the right sponsor, so I had to remake it again.

Our sponsor for this weeks project is

Robyns Fetish

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments,

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Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

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

Karen Xxx

25th Anniversary Card

Hi everyone thank you for looking at my blog.

This is a card in which I made for my brother and his wife for their 25th Wedding Anniversary.  The colour scheme is Silver and white with a few pearls and gems.

I cut the sentiment and number with my cricut and I also used some of my spellbinders dies.

The flowers and leaves are also are Spellbinders with faux pearls for the centres and some bling ribbon.

It was well received and my sister-in-law loved it and that was my aim.

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Karen Xxx