Such a charming challenge at The Paper Shelter

Hello again  my second post of the day - this time its for team A at The Paper Shelter

Whoops! - just checked up and my post was still in draft so I'm a little late - it must have been bloggers fault - it couldn't possibly have been me lol

We have a cute challenge at the paper shelter this week

Use a charm on your project

I decided to take an easy option on this one using all the elements in this lovely digi set which includes both the image and the pretty printed  layout of paper.  I printed the paper twice so I could layer up the top paper and then added a big bow and a charm (of course!) and finished it off with a sentiment on a tag and a little butterfly punched in the matching paper - very easy - a few gems and there it was a very quick card - well except for the colouring - but if you wanted to you can even use the precoloured image also included in the set

This set is called Rhythm Everywhere available here

We have a fabulous prize for this weeks winner if you have used a product  from the Paper Shelter 

you win a $30 voucher to spend in store

For anyone who hasn't used Paper Shelter products there's still a great prize of 3 digis of your choice - how great is that!!

This is what I did....

Image and backing paper - Rhythm everywhere saet - from the paper shelter

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

Gems from my stash 

Die cut tag - Dienamics

Charm - Inky Impressions

Butterfly punch - martha stewart

My teamies have made some really pretty cards over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog - it would be "charming" if you could join in with us this week 

Hugs

Judith xx

Use ribbon or lace at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week

Good morning my blogging friends

A warm welcome to my followers this week and big apologies for my absence - its been a chaotic week this one! We now have my daughter,SIL and baby grandson staying with us while they renovate their new house with most work being done by her DAD!- and guess who's been left holding the baby lol! - at the moment there are few spare moments and lots of busy ones - but when they get into their lovely newly renovated house it will be worth all of the work.

Anyway onto today's card

Its a Use ribbon or lace challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Here's my card

using Butterfly Friend from Stampart designs by Kathryne at Whimsystamps available here

and digi paper from Doodle Pantry available here

We have two sponsors at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

 Doodle Pantry



and Stampart by Kathryne

So two lovely prizes up for grabs if you enter this weeks challenge 

I love these teddy bears that Kathy from Stampart Design does - they really are my favourite teddy bears - there are lots of different teddy digis in Kathys shop at Whimsystamps - and everyone of them is so cute.

This is what I did...

Image - Butterfly friends from Stampart designs by Kathryne

Coloured with copics and rismacolr pencils

Sentiment - LOTV tag sentiment

Digi paper - from pitcher and basin set at Doodle Pantry

Lace butterfly - Martha Stewart crafts

Vintage seam binding ribbon and pearls from my stash

Card - bazzill basics

Flowers made with fabulous phlox die from memory box and coloured with copics

swirl - magnolia doohickey swirl die

Hope we see you at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Ready-teddy-go -spring has sprung
Whimsical designs - inspired by a song (Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley)
Creative Belli blog - flowers

hugs

Judith

Colour challenge at Moving Along With the times

Good morning all

Sorry this is late I started to write this before I went out this morning but half way through I got that stupid - its dead Jim message -  Java or something with a silly face to go with it - so had to leave it until I got back as I couldn't get it to load up again grrr...

We have a colour challenge for you at MAWTT this week and a chance for a GDT spot if you would like to join us MAWTT girls on 30th May or 6th June to show us your design skills.

I decided to use this really cute little girl called Eleanors Wishes from a designer I came across only very recently - I can't imagine how I haven't found these gorgeous digis before!!  The artist is called Heather Valentin and the name of her line is 

Lacey Sunshine

Check out her fabulous images here

I just saw that she has some more new digis out this week - I just love thses little cuties!



This is the colour inspiration for this challenge

I really struggled with this challenge - not because its difficult at all - just I couldn't find the papers that I wanted to use! I knew I had a pad of Prima meadowlark with colours just perfect for this card., i had used it just last week - could I find it!  So I end up using a "second best" and left it to photograph this morning - what was the first thing I found lying on my craft table.....Prima meadowlark paper pad - sometimes I worry about my self lol.

This is what I did...

Image - Eleanors Wishs from Lacey Sunshine

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Sentiment - computer produced in word

Papers - K & Co

Die cut stars- Nellie Snellen

Die cut tag - Dienamics

Pearls and vintage seambinding ribbon from my stash

Hope we see you over at MAWTT - my teamies have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration - this is such a pretty colour combo

hugs

Judith x

There's nothing like a good old game of bingo.....

..... and as the old joke goes - this is nothing like a good old game of bingo lol

Good morning all

We are having a fun game of bingo at Delightful Challenges this week - so come on all you bingo ladies - we want to see your two fat ladies, two little ducks - legs eleven!!

Here is our bingo board for the week

and here's my bingo card lol

I used the middle line (tag/ribbon/die cuts)

This is the cute graduation Dan available here 

with the sentiment from the keeping in touch sentiment set available here 

a very topical card for this time of year I think 

- we have our own graduate in our house this year - my youngest son Tom
- all my babies have grown up : (

Our sponsor this week is

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/

Who are offering a fab prize of 3 sets from their store

This is what I did.....

Image - Graduation Dan from Digital delights

Sentiment - Keeping in touch sentiment set

Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Paper - lost and found from MME

Crystal embellies - say it in crystals

ribbon - dark red vintage seam binding 

Die cuts - Scalloped circles - spellbinders

               Bitty blosoms - spellbinders

               tag - dienamics
               swirl - magnolia doohickey swirl

So all you bingo ladies lets see you over at delightful challenges this week 

hugs 

Judith x

oh what a busy day! - card number 3 Whimsey Stamps challenge - Anything goes

What a busy blogging day today! - 3 challenges all in one day - I think its a first!!

(scroll down for my Paper Shelter post and my Fab'n'Funky challenges post)

We have a brand new monthly challenge for you at  Whimsy Stamps Challenge blog today

 - what an easy peasy one!

Anything Goes

I used this super cute bunny rabbit from Stampart designs from Kathryne 

Called Raggedy bunny tulip bouquet  available here

We have some fab prizes again this month for our challenge winners

1st Prize

2nd Prize

3rd prize

- A mystery rubber stamp

how great is that!!

This is what I did ...

Image - Raggedy bunny Tulip bouquet from stampart dsign by Kathryne at whimsy stamps

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Card - Craftwork cards

Sentiment - LOTV

Die cit frame - Spellbinders labels sixteen

Paper- LOTV blossoms and bows

Die cut Fence - whimsy stamps

Bow die- Memory box

Leaves - Martha Stewart leaf punch

Flowers - Martha Stewart 

               (they are all little faceted  gems and very pretty- though it  doesn't photograph well)

Hope to see you in the Whimsy stamps challenge this month

Hugs 

Judith 

xx

Have you got a beady eye to spare!!

(scroll down for my today's post for the Paper Shelter love is in the air challenge) 

Ha ha - all you people with beady eyes - we need you at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week!!

The theme set by our lovely Rachel this week is 

Use beads

On first looking at the challenge theme I'm sure you probably thought (as I did!) - that' s a hard one- a bit of the challenge that one!! But when you actually stop to think about it its really quite easy - there are lots of ways to use beads, on flowers, pins,  just stuck onto your project - make some jewellery with beads! we want you to challenge yourself!

I chose to use pins with glass beads on to decorate my card

I used this gorgeous image called Night Out 2 available here

which was one of the images given to us from our sponsor this week

 - who is the fab Digi Darla Designs

who are offering our winner the choice of 5 digis from their shop

I really loved this image when i saw it - very elegant and it sent me in search of some lovely green and gold papers I've had stashed away fro ages! - I think they're from an Anna Griffin set - though I could be totally wrong!!  I  also decided to colour her just prisma pencils for a change (I used copics for her skin) - I quite like how it turned out - I love that how green turned our which is shaded with 4 shades 

Here's what I did....

Image - Night out 2 from Digi Darla Designs

coloured with copics and prisma pencils colours : celadon green, limepeel,chartreuse 

                                                                                and olive and a small amount of cool grey

Rectangle die -spellbinders timeless rectangle

Flowers - fabulous phlox dies from Memory box

Leaves - Magnolis swirl and leaf set

Pearls - Brown pearls from Kars from Cuddly Buddly

Ribbon  - carnmeal cottage

Eyelash trim (under image) - crafty ribbons 

Papers - Anna Griffin (I think!)

Beaded pins - from my stash

Tag - LOTV tags (my go to sentiments of the moment)

Distressed with - Tim Holtz DI - tea die and shabby shutters

So keep your beady eye open for some fab embellies with beads and lets see them over at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Creative card crew - bling

Inky chicks - shabby chic

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

hugs

Judith 

xx

Love at The Paper Shelter

Good morning all

Hope you've all been enjoying the sunshine this past few days - doesn't it just make you feel so much better -just to go out without a coat makes life so much easier!

We're feeling a bit loved up at The Paper Shelter this week
with our theme being 

Love is in the air!

as always we have a fab prize of your choice of 3 digis from the Paper Shelter shop

and if you use an image from The Paper Shelter the prize is $30 to spend there - how great is that!

Here's my card for this week featuring one of the cute new digis available at the Paper Shelter

The Cutest Date available here

Aren't these two just so cute!

This is what I did....

Image - The Cutest Date from the Paper Shelter
Coloured with - copics and Prismacoor pencils
Papers - K & Co hopscotch boy
card - bazill basics
Sentiment - LOTV tags
Heart banner die (and hearts) - lala land
Corner die cut - Whimsy stamps corner dies
ribbon bow from my stash

We'd love to "feel the love"  at  The Paper Shelter challenge this week - se you there!

Chalenges i'm entering with this card

Liastampz challenge - friends

Hugs

Judith xx