Sunday 15 January 2012

Long Time No Blog!

Well hello everyone!!

It's been just over a month since I last blogged!  Time just ran away with me over the festive period and the first week of the new year has been spent recovering from a chest infection.....

But I'm back and I'm blogging again! Yay!

It was Jamie's mum's birthday yesterday, and even though they are a "no card" family, I still made her one.....



Quite a simple card - white card base stamped with a flower stamp using black memento ink - I think it is an Anita's stamp, computer printed sentiment cut out with a nestie and coloured using pearly chalks.  And three flowers stamped and cut out with pearl centres for embellishment :)

I really am on a roll again now, and think having a gentle push from Lizy is helping too ;)

Here is my next card, which is my first Christmas card of 2012!  I know, I know, but like many other people, at least I'll be prepared for this Christmas :)



A very simple card, mainly made for the Less is More challenge, which is a one layer card using a theme of birds...a penguin is a bird, isn't it?  Never sure if it's a bird or a mammal! I have used a Little Claire's stamp, stamped directly onto my card blank using black memento ink again.  I have coloured the image using Sakura Stardust pens for the glittery look.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Less is More - One Layer Card - Birds
Sweet Stampin' -All That Glitters
and
ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and hope you like my cards!

See you all soon x

16 comments:

  1. Both beautiful cards and good to see you back and alot have been poorly just getting over a bad cold lasts for ages doesnt it. Good liz is making you work too. Hugs Sue xx

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  2. I love your LIM card Kim and a penguin is decidedly a bird!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  3. Hi Kim, Two lovely cards!! Gorgeous polar bear and penguin, it's good to see them being friendly:0) Love the sparkly scarf, Gay xxx

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  4. Hi Kim, thanks for stopping by my blog. I have to come clean and tell you I didn't make the card base. It was a prefolded pack of stepper cards by Papermania. Give it a go - really easy!!
    I just had a nosey at your blog and your cards are fab, keep up the good work with the Christmas cards.

    Liz x

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  5. love the CAS look...very sweet.

    Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week.

    Fi
    x

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  6. What a super design, FAB card Kim
    Love it
    Many thanks
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  7. Great simple card.

    Thanks for joining in at Sweet Stampin' this week.

    Susan x

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  8. Both gorgeous hun....Loving the LIM one! :)
    xx

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  9. So nice. Thank you for playing along with the ABC Christmas challenge.

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  10. Awww these are gorgeous, both of them... love the first one, so elegant and the Christmas one is really cute, love it. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week and good luck. Hugs Dora xx

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  11. Lovely cute card and a really post friendly one too! Thanks for Enter our Challenge at ABC Christmas challenge this time, see you soon! hugs Samantha :0)

    PS you can enter as many times as you like we have no limit!!!

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  12. A lovely card and great use of Sakura pens. Thank you for playing at Sweet Stampin' this week. Tracey x

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  13. I LOVE this! I always like humour on cards and this is fab

    Kathyk

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  14. Great image, the little heart says it all.

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  15. What a fab lim card, love the penguin and polar bear together.
    Beautiful card for Mum too!

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  16. A penguin's a bird you muppet :p It lays eggs! Hehe, love ya! x

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