Showing posts with label Sunshine Sayings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunshine Sayings. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Sending Love & Hugs

Hello, and welcome!
Aren’t the colours of spring so pretty?  Where I live, at this time of year, the daffodils are in full bloom and the grass is just starting to grow, and I’m definitely being inspired by the shades of yellow and fresh green that seem to be everywhere I look! 



Today’s card features those pretty colours.  It should have been an easy project, but somehow or other it didn’t quite go to plan.  If you want to see what happened, here’s the video.



I’m going to miss Lemon Lime Twist, which is one of the retiring In Colours.  I didn’t think I’d use much of it when I first saw it, but it grew on me and I’ve been using it quite a bit recently.  (If it’s one of your favourites – or if you love Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Tranquil Tide or Powder Pink, the other retiring In Colours – don’t forget that they will be leaving us at the end of May - or earlier if they sell out). 

While I’m sad to see them go, I’m also very excited to find out what’s going to replace them.  One of the advantages of being a demonstrator is that you get to know about the new stuff before everyone else - which is fab!

OK, so the sun is shining and I'm off to enjoy some time out of doors.

See you again soon!

Keep Crafting,

Keren



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Saturday, 25 August 2018

InspireINK Blog Hop - Colour challenge



Hello, and welcome!  It's Inspireink Blog Hop day, when this blog links up with others the challenge to bring you lots of inspiration!  This time the theme has been  set by lovely Lisa Emslie, and it's a colour challenge this time.  

Here are the colours Lisa has chosen.
I admit, I was a bit stumped by this one, so when in doubt - turn to Pinterest!

I found this sketch by Pamela Young which I liked, so that's what I decided to use as my inspiration.


I cut 1 inch squares of the three colours  and mounted them on a whisper white base- so simple! I really like the clean and uncluttered card front, not my usual style but I find it quite striking.  This would be a great masculine card, but honestly, you could send it to anyone.


I hope you're enjoying the blog hop.  The next stop is with Tina, so if you'll just kindly click on the "next blog" image below, you'll be whisked away to find out what she's got in store for you!

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Saturday, 4 November 2017

Birthday card for my (grown-up!) baby

Hello and welcome to my blog!

This should have been a straightforward card.  My younger son's birthday is later this month (he's 30 - how is that possible?  I'm only 24! 😆 ) and I wanted to make his card.

It turned into a bit of a learning curve.  To begin with, I forgot that ink takes FOREVER to set on vellum and wiped off the embossing.  I also made a hash of trimming the vellum strip to size.  I thought I'd filmed myself correcting it, but can't find the clip (it may have been a casualty of the great iMac collapse of 2017 - see my previous post for details!)

Anyway, in case you wanted to know, I straightened out my wonky trimming by going old-school - I used a craft knife and ruler.  I was awake enough to remember to use a cutting mat - then decided to trim the edge of the card while I was at it, but after I'd put the cutting mat away...and cut right through my silicone mat.  Sigh. Luckily, I wasn't filming that bit, because I said some very Bad Words.


After all that, if you still want to see the tutorial, here it is...

See you again soon and keep crafting!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

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Saturday, 8 April 2017

Vintage Love

Hello bloggists, and welcome.

I'm a big lover of vintage and distressed.  And I enjoy playing and getting inky.   I really enjoyed putting this card together.

Here's how it went together -
No "helper" this time - but I'm sure she'll be back!  Thank you for all the lovely comments on Youtube - although she's enough of a diva already, she doesn't need to be told how cute she is!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Geometric card

Hello bloggists, and welcome.  Look who's helping me to craft today! 
This is Mysti, which is short for Mystique.  She's our Lilac Persian and she loves to join in crafting.  Usually, if she's around when I'm filming, she sits just off camera and supervises but this time she wanted to help.

This is the card we made -
And here's the tutorial - complete with guest appearance.
She didn't seem too impressed with the card - hope you like it, though!

See you again soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Wedding Card

Hello bloggists,  and welcome.
Sometimes, you just want a card in a hurry. Or you just want to make a quick and easy card. Today, I've made a card for some friends who are getting married.
And, although it was quick and easy to make, I do think that it is quite elegant as well. 


Because it is so simple in design, when I made the tutorial I had time to share some hints and tips for stamping and embossing. 


Here’s the tutorial. 


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I hope the happy couple like it- do you think they will?. 

That's all for now, 


See you again soon, 


Crafty hugs 


Keren

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Love Hearts Tealights box

Hello bloggists, and welcome!
I've been dying to play with the dies that cut the card for this box since I saw it in the catalogue.  I'm a sucker for boxes, and I do like the hexagonal shape.

The colours I've used here are a bit different to my usual choices.  They're inspired by the Love Hearts tea lights I found in the supermarket.

Here they are (along with my cuppa!) while I was planning the project.  Very Love-hearty.   Disappointingly, they aren't scented - but perhaps Love Hearts scented candles would be too much of a good thing.


Here's the tutorial -
What do you think of it?  Despite my reservations about the colour combinations, I think it came out OK!

See you again soon?

Crafty hugs,


Keren

Saturday, 17 December 2016

Simply Sketched 16



 Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! 

We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current Annual, or seasonal, Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues*. 


Simply use the buttons at the bottom of the post to keep hopping.



This time it's Amanda Charlesworth's turn to set the sketch and this is what she came up with -


As soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to use the Botanical Builders edge die.  I've interpreted the sketch rather freely, but I think you can still see a hint of Amanda's sketch design in there -


Whatch'a think?  Can I get away with it?

Anyway, I hope you are ready to proceed in an orderly fashion to the

Or, if you've come in half-way through the picture you might prefer to work your way backwards to the 
Thank you for visiting, and I will be seeing you soon!

Crafty Hugs,

Keren