Our final Karen's Doodles UK challenge!

Well, it's time for the current DT's very last challenge at Karen's Doodles UK, so I'd just like to thank Anne and Joey for keeping everything running smoothly for us for the last few months.  Good luck to all the DT with whatever you're up to next - although I'll still be popping in to see you all :o)  This week our challenge is 'white on white'... not the easiest for me, but I needed a card for a wedding we're going to on Friday so that's what I ended up making.

I've used the 'here comes the bride' image, available here, coloured with promarkers, and I've added glamour dust on the bride's shoes and bodice for a bit of sparkle.  I've used white linen card and embossed it with the cuttlebug swiss dots folder, then just layered everything up and inked all the edges with 'tattered rose' distress ink - this is possibly cheating slightly as it's not totally white is it?!  Added some lace and a computer generated sentiment and that's about it... oh, I did add some viva pearl stuff on the earrings and necklace but I didn't make a very good job of it!

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Totally Gorjuss - congratulations
• Digital Tuesday - dazzle me
• Simon Says - we're all going dotty

Hopefully I'm off to do a bit of blog visiting now, if the kids let me - I'm finding it really hard fitting everything in at the moment, what with having both kids at home winding each other up, catching up from our holiday (I'm STILL wading through all the washing!) and making sample cards for lots of lovely new stamps from Little Claire.  So there might not be too much happening on my blog this week, but should be lots to show you next week.  I think it's about time I did some blog candy too, haven't done any for ages so I'll try and sort that out... maybe I'll do it as a mystery one, what do you think?

Karens Doodles 18th Challenge

Time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we're going 'clean and simple'.  Not a huge stretch for me, but I always think real 'CAS' has to involve lots of white space, something that I just CAN'T do!  I tried, I had the best of intentions, but I caved and this is what I ended up with.

I've used this super cute Peekaboo Boy image, coloured with promarkers - the 'peekaboo' sentiment is computer generated, printed onto the image.  The paper is from the K&Co Small Wonders Boy pad, cardstock from my stash.  Added a Craftwork Cards sentiment, mounted on a nellie snellen die, and some Papermania buttons to finish.  Really simple card, but I quite like it.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Passion For Promarkers - give us a laugh
• Sentimental Sundays - celebrations
• PaperPlay Challenges - card for a child or teenager

Hopefully naughty blogger will be playing nicely today - I think most of us had a problem with comments disappearing yesterday, fingers crossed it's working again today!

Karens Doodles 17th challenge

Time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we have a colour theme - black, white and 1 other colour.  I always seem to end up using pink when I have one of these challenges to do, and I drifted into doing the same again!  Not very original of me, but I think it suits the image.

I've used the lovely Princess Kitty image which is available from Karen's Doodles here, and coloured her with promarkers with some touches of silver gel pen and sakura clear stardust pen.  I'm not all that happy with my colouring on this one - it was too hot in my craft room and I'm not very good in the heat!  Also the photo makes it look like I haven't used any shading on the cat's fur at all, but I have, it's just not showing up.  I'm not sure what the papers are as I've had them for ages, they're possibly Dovecraft, cardstock is coredinations.  I've used my Nellie Snellen flower punch again, with a black Green Tara flower, and added black flat back pearl centres.  Finished off with some card candy dots that I've coloured to match with a promarker.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• A Spoon Full of Sugar - animal crackers
• Pollycraft Monday - pinkalicious
• Sew Many Challenges - anything goes
• KL Stampin & Scrappin - sketch (I changed the centre shape, hope that's ok)

Karens Doodles 16th Challenge

Well I'm running a bit behind today - I changed over to the 'new blogger' (I know, everybody else did this ages ago, but I don't like change!).  I thought it was supposed to make adding photos easier, but I can't seem to get them where I want them and there's no logic to where they end up.  After lots of faffing this morning, I gave up and just used one pic!  Anyway, onto the new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we'd like to see you 'tag it' - it can just be a tag or you could include a tag on your card.

I've used the lovely Rosie Dance image, available here.  I've coloured her with promarkers and given her dress a good coat of glamour dust - I love that stuff :o)  The tag was cut with a sizzix bigz die that my friend lent me, and I think I might buy the die now I've played with it... actually there's no might about it lol.  The paper is from the Forever Friends Pink Parfait pad, ribbon & gems from my stash and the rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts.  There's not much to it really!

I'm also entering my tag for a couple of challenges:

• Crafty Creations - we want to see you shine
• Kaboodle Doodles - dash of purple

Karens Doodles 15th Challenge

It's Wednesday again and time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK - this week we'd like to see your summer creations. Karen has lots of lovely images for summer and there were some new ones released this week, so there are lots to choose from in the shop. Or you could just use summer colours, that's fine too :o)

I've made two similar cards, although the first one is my 'official' card lol - I needed two though (yep, for orders again), so thought I might as well put them both on. I've used one of Karen's fab male images Time To Relax, coloured with promarkers. The papers are all from my favourite pad at the moment, Small Wonders Boy by K&Co, cardstock is coredinations. The sentiment on the first card is a digi one from Pink Petticoat, the second one is computer generated. Finished with some big flat backed pearls on the first card and Papermania buttons on the second one.

I'll add my list of promarker colours later - it's a long list and I need to get this posted lol.

I'm also entering my cards for the following challenges:

• Creative Inspirations - one for the boys
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - enjoying the sunshine
• Quirky Crafts - summer
• Sentimental Sundays - summertime
  

Karens Doodles 14th challenge

We have a lovely sketch for you to follow this week at Karen's Doodles UK - unfortunately I forgot to save a copy of it to my pc before writing this post, but you can see it on the challenge blog! I used the sketch to make my hubby's anniversary card.

I love these little Nutsy images, they such fun and so easy to colour - they're available in Karen's new shop here. I've coloured Nutsy with promarkers, the papers are MME Be Loved, and I can't remember which cardstock I used - could be DCWV or coredinations. The heart was cut with an MS punch and I've handcut a plain one to back it with. The sentiment is from Create With TLC, if I remember right it's one of the freebie ones. Added a button from my stash to finish it off.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Creative Craft - for the man in your life
• Pile It On - quirky
• Crafts & Me - friends & family

Apologies again for not managing to get around all your blogs lately, I'm still wading through my card orders - I'm going to try and visit some of you today though!

Karens Doodles 13th challenge

Oh dear, I'm running very late today! I'm absolutely snowed under with orders at the moment and my brain has turned to mush - apologies also if I've not managed to get around your blogs this week, I'll make up for it when things calm down. Right onto this week's challenge at Karen's Doodles UK - distressing... not my usual style but I do enjoy doing it occasionally. Oh, and before I forget there's a sale on at Karen's Doodles at the moment and she has a brand new fabulous store - go and have a look here.

I've used one of Karen's brilliant new male images, available in the store, coloured with promarkers. Papers are Basic Grey, with green coredinations and some brown cardstock from my stash - I've distressed all the edges with my scissors. The sentiment is from a Popcorn bear set, jute ribbon and button from stash, stars cut with nesties.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Simon Says - father's day/ male
• Stampavie & more - summer
• Everybody Art - summer
• Party Time Tuesday - anything goes birthday (1st challenge)
• Papertake Weekly - summer fun
• Cupcake Craft - summer delights
• Stampin With The Dragon - summer
• Crafty Catz - the boys are back
  
  

Karens Doodles 12th challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week it's all about buttons & bows. This should have been easy, but it was sooo hot when I was making my card I just couldn't think and couldn't create a thing - I ended up nearly in tears trying to make the bloomin' thing, how silly is that?! I can't believe I got myself in such a state over such a simple card! I do quite like it now it's done though, and thankfully it's now cooled down and is actually a bit chilly today - I bet most of you think I'm mad wishing the sun away don't you lol?

I've used this adorable little sailor boy available here, coloured with promarkers. The paper is printed from the new Bearly Mine 'just plaids' download, onto linen card again, with brown coredinations and blue linen card from my stash. Papermania spotty buttons, ribbon from my stash, bow tied with my bow-easy - it still looks messy, I'm rubbish at bows! The sentiment is a Papermania stamp.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Passion For Promarkers - anything goes
• Digital Tuesday - cute people
• Creative Craft - ribbons & bows
• My Partner in Crafting Crime - happy birthday
• Easy Craft Projects - buttons
• Daring Cardmakers - boy zone
• Dare U 2 Digistamp - one for the boys
• Sew Many Challenges - anything goes

Karens Doodles 11th challenge

Time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we're 'making it masculine'. Yes, it's all about those dreaded male cards... although to be honest I'm a bit strange and I like making them! There are some fabulous male images at Karen's Doodles so I hope you'll have a go :o)

I've used one of Karen's fab new male images available here, coloured with promarkers. Now I must admit I HATE my colouring on this card! I was really happy with the layout - I'm always pleased when I come up with one myself and it works, and then I went and ruined it with horrible colouring. Oh well! The papers are a download from Sweet Shoppe Designs (printed onto linen card from the Papermill), with coredinations cardstock. Star cut with nesties, button and ribbon from my stash and Doodlebug letter tiles.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• The Creative Cottage - one for the boys
• Our Creative Corner - masculine birthday (2nd entry - hope that's ok, I couldn't see anything about entering more than once)
  

Karens Doodles 10th challenge

This week's challenge at Karen's Doodles UK is a lovely sketch designed by Elaine. Sketches are always fun to work with aren't they, so I hope we'll see lots of you joining in with us :o)

I've used a cute Herbert Turtle image available here. Actually it comes in a set with candles and things that you can add to your main images, and I've (somehow!) merged the candle image with my cupcake one - I was very impressed with myself because it's the first time I've managed to do it, but as I'm not entirely sure how I did it, I probably won't be able to repeat it lol! I've coloured Herbert with promarkers with a touch of sakura clear stardust pen. The papers are MME, with pink linen cardstock from my stash. Pink jute ribbon from Bunny Zoe's, flat back pearls from stash and the sentiment is a Craftwork Cards one.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Dare You To Digistamp - anything goes
• My Time To Craft - too cute
• KL Stampin N Scrappin - 1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 embellishments
• Totally Gorjuss - pink & green
• C.R.A.F.T. challenge - weddings or birthdays
  

Karens Doodles UK 9th challenge

It's Wednesday (already?!) so it's time for another Karen's Doodles UK challenge, and this week it's an 'anything but a card' challenge. Now I'm very much a cardmaker and I don't normally attempt much else, but I've recently treated myself to the Martha Stewart score board and so I've been hunting around the internet for ideas and templates and I'm going to try and be a bit more adventurous. So this challenge was an ideal start for me really. I'm hoping lots of you join in so I can pinch all your ideas lol :o)

Today I also have 2 different pics of my project - the one above is taken with my old camera, and the one below is with my new camera. What do you think? Anyway, onto my creation! I've made 4 post it note covers and a little gift box that holds them all - I used a template from The Cutting Cafe (I cut the templates out by hand as I don't have a fancy machine for that!). I've used this cute little 'puppy with her bone' image, available here, coloured with promarkers - her bone is ideal for popping little messages on, and I've added 'notes' to mine. The papers are Papermania capsule collection with cardstock from my stash. The flower is also Papermania, pearl and lace from stash and some little pins from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I'm also entering my set for the following challenges:

• A Spoon Full of Sugar - furry friends
• Incy Wincy - anything goes
• Lexi's Creations - animals
• Pile It On - boyish colours
• One Stop Craft - anything but a card
• Cute Card Thursday - make your own
  

Karens Doodles UK - 8th challenge

Wednesday's here again, so it's time for another Karen's Doodles UK challenge, and this week we have an 'animal magic' theme. Nice and easy and there are loads of lovely Karen's Doodles animal images to choose from, so I hope lots of you will join in :o)

I've used the gorgeous 'Special Delivery' image available here, coloured with promarkers. The paper is K&Co, with coredinations cardstock, and I've machine stitched a border - I made a bit of a mess of it to be honest but most of it is covered up with the other bits on my card! I'm really determined to get the hang of the sewing machine, it won't beat me... ok so the machine is winning at the moment but I'll get there in the end! I've added some raffia lace from Bunny Zoes and ribbon from Wild Orchid Crafts (white satin coloured with a promarker). The flowers were also plain white ones that I've shaped and coloured with promarkers, added a sparkly button from my stash and some leaves cut with a Woodware punch. Finished with a little tag stamp and a Papermania button.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Crafty Angels - summer
• Crafty Catz - stitching
• Sketch & Stash - sketch + new/ neglected stash (neglected K&Co papers & leaf punch)
  
  

Karens Doodles UK - 7th challenge

Well somehow it's Wednesday already, not sure where the rest of the week went! So that must mean it's time for a new Karen's Doodles UK challenge. This week our theme is monochrome and for some bizarre reason I've used purple - not a colour I find all that easy to work with usually. Hope you'll find time to join in, there are great prizes to be won :o)

I've used a lovely Rosie the elephant image available from Karen's Doodles, coloured with promarkers. She's such fun to colour, I love her! The papers are all Pink Petticoat downloads, with coredinations cardstock. The fab sentiment says 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and was another of my TLC purchases. The big rose is from Wild Orchid Crafts, other flowers from my stash.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Friday Sketchers - fab sketch
• Caardvarks - monochrome
• Charisma Cardz - monochrome
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - birthday
• Stamp With Fun - animals
• Paper Sundaes - make a card with no people
• My Time To Craft - quick quotes
• Stamp Something - layered

Karens Doodles UK 6th challenge

Time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we'd like to see 'things with wings'. For me it was a great reason to use one of Karen's new spring releases - I love this little boy with a butterfly. Don't miss out on the sale at Karen's Doodles - you get a free image for every 3 that you buy until Friday!

So as I said my image is Butterfly Boy, coloured with promarkers. The papers are MME bloom & grow, cardstock is coredinations. The buttons are from my stash - I hunted around for ages looking for something that would look right in the centre of the big green button but I've ended up leaving it as it is because nothing worked! The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz - fab sketch
• Stampavie & more - butterflies
• Cupcake Craft - childhood memories (not mine, but my boys both love being outside and my eldest was fascinated with the butterfly house at Chester Zoo)
  

Karens Doodles UK 5th challenge

It's time for a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we have a recipe for you - 1 image, 2 papers and 3 embellishments. Now I must admit I generally run a mile when I see a recipe challenge, they're really not my favourite things and usually my cards do not turn out well! So I'm pleasantly surprised with my card, I'm quite happy with it :o)

I've used this cute bear which was actually a freebie from Karen's Doodles, coloured with promarkers. The papers are from a My Mind's Eye pad that was free with a magazine, cardstock is coredinations. I used an inverted corner punch around the image. The flowers are a mix of Green Tara and Papermania, with Craftwork Cards card candy centres, sentiment is also from Craftwork Cards.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Paper Sundaes - lovely sketch
• KL Stampin & Scrappin - as luck would have it, the same recipe that we have for Karen's Doodles!
• Pollycraft - anything goes
• Charisma Cardz - animal magic
• I love promarkers - animals

Well we're off for our little overnight trip soon, so I apologise if I don't get around all your blogs - we might have internet connection in the hotel later but otherwise I'll try to catch up when I get back tomorrow evening. We're off to Chester and will be spending tomorrow at the zoo, although I must admit I'm not feeling very enthusiastic today as my cold has really kicked in and I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself! Must pack the Lemsip :o)

Pink fairy

I've made this one for an order, and really enjoyed making it - it's fun to make really girly pink cards sometimes isn't it?!

The image is one of my favourites (yes, another one!) from Karen's Doodles, coloured with promarkers with glamour dust for some sparkle. The papers are from my local craft shop, not sure of the make, cardstock from my stash. The white ribbon is from Wild Orchid Crafts, bow tied using the bow-easy, and a Papermania button added. The little flat backed heart pearls were bought on ebay, fancy corner is a sizzix die and the sentiment is computer generated. I had a huge panic in the middle of making this because I couldn't find my bow-easy - I'm absolutely useless at bows without it, so I had a frantic half hour turning my craft room upside down. I finally found it down, it had slipped down the back of the drawer where it usually lives - what a relief lol!

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Truly Scrumptious - fab sketch + 'fly away' theme
• Stampin For The Weekend - ribbons & bows
• Stamp Something - pink somethings
• Sir Stampalot - fantasy (1st challenge!)
• Crafty Creations - anything goes

Karens Doodles Easter blog hop!

To celebrate Karen's Doodles more than 1000 Blog Followers, we are having Easter Blog Hops. Yes, I said Hops! There are 4 separate Hops going on....

Netherlands Challenge Blog
Scandinavian Challenge Blog
United Kingdom Challeng Blog
United States Challenge Blog

For each individual hop, visit all the participating members blogs between April 1st and April 3rd and you will find an Easter Egg with a number on it . Collect the numbers and add up the total. Be sure to leave a comment while you are visiting, as each Design Team member will be choosing one person from their comments to win the Karen's Doodles image they have used. There will be 4 Grand Prize winners, one for each Blog Hop, chosen from the visitors who send in the correct total of the eggs for that particular Hop.

The winners will get their choice of 4 Karen's Doodles images.
For this hop, please send your answer to

karensdoodlesuk@hotmail.co.uk

But wait, there is more, anyone visiting all the blogs for all 4 Hops can enter to win a

Super Grand Prize of 4 Karen's Doodles images plus an autographed
Karen's Doodles original piece of art.

Just visit all 4 Country's blog hops, collect the numbers from the eggs and send the grand total to karensdoodleseasterbloghop@gmail.com The Hops will close on Saturday, April 3 at midnight EST. Winners will be announced on each Challenge blog before their weekly challenge.

If you are following the UK blog hop you need to go here to start, then

Anne - DT Leader

Elaine - DT Leader

Amy

Catherine

Joey

Lisa (me!)

Suzette

Tracy

Viv

Yvonne

Here's my card showing the image you could win if you leave me a comment :o)

My image is time for tea - isn't it sweet? I've used a 5 x 7 card, the papers are Cosmo Cricket, with coredinations cardstock. I've used the MS scallop dot punch for the scalloped edge and added some large flat back pearls (a recent ebay purchase), a Green Tara flower and a red rose from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Here is my egg to add to your total for the UK hop

Have fun hopping!

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches - fab sketch
• Papertake Weekly - open challenge
• Pile It On - animal-riffic
• ABC Challenge - R is for red
• Stampavie - friends
  

Karens Doodles UK - 4th challenge

It feels like I haven't blogged for ages! I know it looks like I've not done anything lol, but I've been making DT cards that will go on here over the next couple of days. Today it's a new challenge at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we have a lovely photo inspiration challenge - such pretty colours to work with, I love pink and green. Hope you'll join in with us :o)

I've used one of my favourite Karen's Doodles images (aren't they all?!), this is Nutsy the squirrel carrying his present and he's available in a set of 6 images here. I've coloured him with promarkers with a touch of sakura clear stardust pen on the present's bow. I've used one of the nestie label dies to cut the image out (can't remember which number label this is, sorry!). The papers are Sandylion with plain white cardstock, flowers are Green Tara with a white button centre from my stash. Finished off with a Craftwork Cards sentiment and a couple of Papermania spotty buttons. Excuse the odd angle and slightly blurry photo - I really need a new camera soon!

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Pink Elephant - pastel colours
• Secret Crafter - pink, green & flowers
• Colour Create - pastel colours + easter or spring
• Charisma Cardz - spring
• Totally Papercrafts - pink & green
  

Karens Doodles UK - 3rd challenge

It's sketch time this week at Karens Doodles UK! Hope you'll join in and have a go, it's a fab sketch and you have a great chance of winning a prize as there are 3 winners each week :o)

I've used a super cute Easter image available here, coloured with promarkers. The spotty paper is a download from Printable Heaven, text paper is actually a DCWV card blank that I've cut up, cardstock is Papermania. Flowers are from my stash, with Papermania button centres, the zig zag edge was made with an MS punch and the sentiment is from a Pink Petticoat download.

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• Lexi's Creations - Easter
• Pile It On - furry friends
• Incy Wincy - Easter/ spring
• I love Digi - Easter
• Passion For Promarkers - spring + animals
• Everybody Art - Easter
• Digital Tuesday - spring
  

Karen's Doodles UK 2nd challenge

We're onto our 2nd week at Karen's Doodles UK and this week we'd like to see your Easter creations - Karen has released some gorgeous new Easter images this week, so there are lots to choose from :o) You can see them all here.

I've used the super cute Bunny Girl image, love this one. I've coloured the image with promarkers and used lots of glamour dust on the easter eggs for some sparkle. The papers are a Sweet Shoppe download, cardstock is DCWV. The flowers were cut with Woodware and xcut punches from some bright pink dotty Bo Bunny paper, with little green pearl centres. The bright pink butterfly ribbon was a market stall find and I cut the little green butterflies from a green strip of the same ribbon. My card didn't quite end up how I wanted it, but that seems to be the way lately - I think Mrs Mojo has gone for a bit of a break, hope she's back soon!

I'm also entering my card for the following challenges:

• KL Stampin n Scrappin - fab sketch
• Crafty Creations - spots & dots
• Flutterby Wednesdays - use green and/or shamrocks (+ butterflies, angels or fairies)
• Simon Says - a splash of green
• Creative Card Crew - going dotty
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - easter
• The Pink Elephant - spring
• Totally Gorjuss - something sweet
• Charisma Cardz - butterflies