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Tuesday 29 August 2017

Stampin up Workshop

Date for the diary 19th September.7pm-9pm
I am planing my 1st Stampin up workshop, it  will be small and very friendly only 5 places available. Great Lumley Durham We will be using the beautiful
Definitely Dahlia Clear-Mount Background Stamp the workshop will cost £18.00 I will provide everything you need to make these for 4 cards as well as coffee and cake you will go home with the 4 cards and the beautiful
Definitely Dahlia Clear-Mount Background Stamp worth £13.99.
Book your space now.






Tuesday 22 August 2017

Its been a long time but I am back

Its been over 3years since my last post but i am back.
Lots of thinks have change i am now a grandma to my beautiful granddaughter Tabitha, my eldest daughter and son-law have move back to the Uk after 7 years living in Hong Kong which i am very please about. My youngest daughter is buy a new home with her boyfriend.
I have just  join Stampin up independent demonstrator which i am enjoying,and looking forward to sharing my cards and projects with all of you.
So here goes my 1st Stampin up card for you hope you like it all the stamps and inks can be found on my Stampin up website www.karenvarley.stampinup.net 


Supplies  Used

Stampin up stamp sets

  Definitely Dahlia
Sorry for everything 

Stampin up Ink pads

Tangerine  Tango
Pumpkin Pie
Daffodil Delight
Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin up

 white embossing powder

I have entered this card in the following challenges

cards und more one layer
crafty sentiments. Anything goes
try it on tuesday In my garden
crazy challenge. Inking is fun

Karen x







Tuesday 8 April 2014

Happy Easter

Morning all new month new challenge over at the crafty bloggers network this month we would love to see your 

Die Cuts or and Embossing

so break out those cutting dies and embossing folders and show us what you got
The winner will receive 2 digital images of their choice from Rick's store


Supplies:
Image by Rick St Dennis 
Promakers
Embossing folder small spots
Happer Easter cut with scanNcut
Ribbon & paper from stash


Saturday 5 April 2014

Card for my Niece

Hi everyone sorry I have been missing for so long just don't no where the time has gone I have been away to see friends in Spain and London with Kirsty.
But I am back home with no more excuses.
We have a new challenge for you over at Just Some Lines this time we would love to see your Easter / Spring Cards or projects.Here is mine its for my Niece's 3 birthday.Its a bit different from me as it was made with my new toy I am loving my ScanNcut.





Supplies
Digi stamp from Just some lines
Card made with ScanNcut
Papers from Fancy Pants
Happy birthday stamp Hero arts
Gems

I have entered this card in the following challenges

alphabet challenge blog. Die cuts
crafty cats weekly challenge spring
get inky challenge. spring / easter
feeling crafty challenge anything for a child
art impressions stamps getting girly
creative knockouts for a child


Saturday 22 February 2014

50th birthday card for a very good friend

Through you might like to see the card i made for my friend 50th birthday.Her favourite colour is purple and she is of to Las Vegas for a holiday after the party tonight  so this is where I got the idea for this card.
I am sitting in my hotel room relaxing while the boys are off decorating the venue for tonight not to sure what they have been doing will have to wait until to night but i have a feeling it will be lots of balloons and baby photos.



Love and heart week 4

I everyone I am in London for a couple days for a very good friend 50th Birthday so this will be a very quick post.
We are on week 4 of our Love and hearts challenge over at Just some lines but you still have time to enter.


Supplies
Digi stamp from just some lines
Promarkers
Bow die from sue wilson just love them was very bad and got all 3 of them
Paper from my stash box
Gems 



Friday 14 February 2014

New year Blog candy give away.


Thank you everyone for taking part the winner is Katelyn.

New Year New Blog look and a candy give away as my way off saying thank you to you all for the kind comments you left me last year.

To be it with a chance of winning 

1 Add the candy to your side bar and link back to my blog

2 Be a follower or become a follower

3 Leave me a comment 

This post has been pined so will stay at the top of my blog until 14th February









Tuesday 11 February 2014

Love and hearts

Its week to of our challenge over at Just Some Lines this time I have gone for a supper cute elephant with a shaped card cut with a sizzix card die. 



Supplies

Sizzix card die
Elephant digi from Just Some Lines
Docrafts papers
Cheery Lynn corner die
Gems
Rose from Wild orchid crafts




Monday 3 February 2014

Gone fishing



Morning all Crafty Bloggers Network is back after our Christmas and New Year Brake with a new challenge for you we want to see your male theme cards our sponsor this time round is Just Some lines.

Supplies

Fish digi image from Just Some Lines
Worm clip art
Promarkers



Sunday 2 February 2014

I am so in love with you



New month new challenge over at just some lines this month it all about love and  hearts we have a fab freebie this month just pop over to our blog to pick her up here.
For my first card this month I have used a great new digi stamp called Iam so in love with you.




Supplies
Cheery Lyn heart die
Just some lines digi stamp
Promarkers
Wild orchid crafts flowers
Sentiment made in craft artist.

I have entered this card in the following challenges.




Monday 27 January 2014

Sugar friends



Short post from me today this is the second card a friend asked me to make the brief  was a thank you card for her best friend pink and girly so this is what i came up with I just love this Just some Lines.




Supplies
Digi stamp sugar friends from Just some lines
Promarkers
Spellbinder dies
Paper from my stash
Ribbon
Charm
Flowers from wild orchid crafts
Card candy
Pale blue Ink

I have entered this card in the following challenges.
sarahhurley365. Thank you
great impressions stamps. Use something new ( new digi )
crafty hands Tag it




Saturday 25 January 2014

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Morning all hope everyone has had a good week.Can't believe it Saturday again it has come round so quick.but it has so that means it week 4 for  Just some Lines  favourite colour combo this week i have gone with cream and peach.
I made this card for a friend to give her mum.


Supplies
Digi stamp from Just some lines
Promarkers
Spellbinders dies
Senitment from craft artist
Paper free from a magazine
Flowers from wild orchid crafts
Glitter & Liquid pearls.

Have entered this card in the following challenges.
cut it up challenges. in the woods 
emerald faeries. things with wings
adybugcrafts. give thanks
natalie and amy. one for the Girl
sarahhurley365. Thank you 


Monday 20 January 2014

Cutie pies Feeling Blue.


Cutie Pies are back from our winter back with a great new challenge for the New year with 2 fab sponsor Just some lines and My mums craft shop. We are looking for your Blue cards.
I went with this sweet little image from Just some lines.






Supplies

Digi Stamp Just some lines
Promarkers
Spellbinders
Embossing folders
Sentiment Hero Arts
Border punch
Blue ink
Gems

I have entered this card in the following challenges.
kaboodledoodles. Uses blue
Whoopis daisy tic tac toe (digi,embossing & sentiment )
pan pastel anything goes



Sunday 19 January 2014

Sugar Friends

Hope you are all having a great weekend its a grey and wet weekend here in Durham so might get to play in my craft room this afternoon.
We are on week 3 of our challenge over at just some lines colour combo this week I have gone for Green & Yellow I have used a super new digi from Just some lines you can find it  Here its call sugar friend.hope you like it as much i enjoyed using it.



Supplies
Digi stamp JSL sugar friends
Spellbinders dies
Promarkers
papers from my oddment box
Sentiment hero art clear stamp
Ribbon & gems

I have entered this card in the following challenges

a day for daisies. uses yellow
fairytale-challenge blog. Use a bow
polka doodle. Anything goes girly
stamp in for the weekend. happy birthday

Monday 13 January 2014

Just some lines colour combo week 2

Sorry i am late again with this post never very good with post over the weekend.Spent yesterday at a craft fair in Washington in the north of England not the one in the US. brought a couple of new die will be having a play with them this week so watch this space.
Todays card is a super little image from Just some lines call A little gift.
We are on week 2 of our colour combo challenge you can enter HERE
I have gone for Blue & Pink this time.




 Supplies 

Digi stamp from just some line
promarkers
Blue and White cards stock
Sentiment made in craft artist.

I have entered this card in the following challenges.



Thursday 9 January 2014

A touch of spring


Today I have a card to show you that I made at wednesday craft club it was the first one of the year it was so go to get the group back together it seams ages since we all caught up for some crafting and coffee and chat.we all had the same image up it all way amazes me how different they all look.









Supplies
Digi not sure where its from
Promarkers
Spellbinders Dies
LOTV Sentiment stamp
Ribbon
Embossing folder

I have entered this card in the following challenges.


Saturday 4 January 2014

Just some lines favourite colour combo

Happy new year to you all hope you all had a good Christmas we had a lovely time in Skye have add a couple of pics at the bottom of this post.


We have a great new challenge for you over at Just some lines this month we would love to see you favourite colour combo I have gone for red and blue.



I have entered this card in the following challenges

cmc anything goes
crafty calendar lets celebrate
keep it simple anything goes




Cottage in Skye


Son-in-laws 30th birthday party New years eve.


Monday 9 December 2013

Just some lines christmas or winter and blowing s christmas baubles

We have a new challenge over at just some lines  this month we would love to see you christmas or winter cards.I have used a supper cute penguin tree digi stamp.


Kirsty and I went to Sunderland glass centre yesterday to have a go at glass blowing a christmas baubles it was fun can't wait until wednesday to get my bauble back and on the tree.