It's christmastime at Karen's Doodles

Good morning girls
Thankfully we've had no more snow over the weekend but the pavements are likes sheets of glass. We went into town to get some Christmas shopping yesterday and it was treacherous underfoot, grabbed a few bits then decided to go for a pub lunch out of it lol
Thanks to everyone who played along with Karen's Doodles blog hop last week. You'll find a list of the winners over on the challenge blog and we've a nice easy challenge this week too. Make us a Christmas card, anything you like so long as you use one of Karen's images. Have you seen the adorable new Christmas images? Go check out the store.

I've gone for the CAS look this week. I printed the image twice, coloured with copic and then decoupaged the bow and berries. I then added some diamond glaze to the berries so they're all lovely and shiny. The letter are cut with my cricut at 3.5" with and without the shadow function so they too are quite prominent on the card. A few we gems finished it off.
So, there you have it girls, I do hope you'll play along and don't forget to enter your card into our Doodle Diva's gallery here for a chance to win some more images if your card is showcased.

challenges:

The Crafty Pad - anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations - inspirational photo
Gingerloft - bows
The Secret Crafter - Christmas
Alphabet challenge - f is for foilage
Delicious Doodles - use a digi

snow much fun

Good morning girls
I'm so sick of all this bleeding white stuff and yet here I am making another card full of it. They do say it should be kept for the Christmas cards though:) How I wish that's the only time we see it.
Anyway, enough of the moaning. No point is there as we can't fight nature so let me tell you about the theme for our challenge this week on Totally Papercrafts

Christmas Punches
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I've used an image from Karen's Doodles coloured with copics and loads of glitter although that's not showing too well in the pic. I cut the snowflakes with my cricut and added them with some white brads from me stash. I think the papers are Doodlebug, I'd cut into them before I took note of the name. All finished of with a wee ribbon bow.

So a nice simple of for you this week girls, I do hope you'll play along and don't forget to visit my lovely teamies for some more inspiration:)

challenges:

The Paper Variety - tic tac toe/cricut-card-holiday theme
Digital Tuesday - animals at Christmastime
Papertake Weekly - sketch
Cute Card Thursday - the blues

Have a hoot this Christmas and a freebie

Morning girls
We're still being battered with the white stuff and it doesn't look like there's an end in sight either. The only ones who seem to be having a ball is the kids, funny how they can be shivering but loving it!!! Hope your all safe and warm, at least being stuck indoors is as good an excuse as any to get on with some crafting.
So, talking of crafting. This months freebie from Creative Cottage is absolutely fandabiedozie!!!

Not just a wee sheet for you this month girls but this whole set of gorgeousness:)
6 coordinating backing papers, toppers, borders, buttons, corners, greetings and an alphabet!

and here's a little sample I made earlier lol

Isn't this just the cutest little owl, I love his tartan tummy and wings. That's the Scottish in me showing through:) This was so quick and easy to make girls, print, cut, layer and your sorted. The only parts of this card that are not in the kit are the snowflakes which I cut with my cricut
What more could you ask for and best of all it's FREE so head over to Creative Cottage today and grab yourself this little cutie patootie.

As well as this gorgeous freebie there is also a pre Christmas sale. Yes girls get 30% off

Just enter the code santa10 at the checkout.

minimum spend £1.00 required

challenges:

Papertake Weekly - sketch
A Spoon Full of Sugar - recipie
Digital Tuesday - animals at Christmastime