Who stole that week!!

Good morning all

Well we're back to the rain again here - its absolutely tipping down here this morning and as I write this post I can't hear myself think because the rain is hitting the roof of our conservatory so loudly - you can hear it through the whole house!

I've got here by luck rather than good management this week - just when I was congratulating myself on my organisation skills lol.  I'm on the countdown to my hollies next week when I will be away for 4 weeks and I'm busy getting my DT cards sorted out and posts posted.  I usually do my DT comments in 2 visits  - one a couple of days into the start of the challenge and the other last thing so that I can catch any last minute entries.  I called into MAWTT last night to do my last minutes and shock horror!! - it wasn't a team A week - the good thing was I had no comments to do - the shock horror was I had a card to make for today EEEK!!   Now I'm not pointing the finger here but someone has definitely stolen a week somewhere - you know who you are and I'll be round to have a quiet word with you later!!!

Sooo.... onto the business in hand - challenge day at Moving Along With The Times.  This is going to be the last challenge for a while - we're having the whole summer off - people are busy, mojos need to be recharged and Hazel our big boss lady decided that it was a good idea just to break for the summer and come back when we've al got over the sun stroke and jet lag!!!

We're using a fun easy- peasy sketch for our challenge this week - I'm getting to love sketch challenges - it gives my brain a bit of a break when it comes to the idea thing and we can all do with that from time to time.

I decided to make a fathers day card for my son to give to his Dad, we're going to be away for fathers day so thought I'd give it a bit of a hoiday theme - then I remembered Reg Butterthwaite - isn't he just fab!! - I downloaded him a while ago from Justinklined - they have some fabulously funny men digis if you're looking for anything for fathers day - take a peek here

and here's the easy peasy sketch

you've got plenty of space for any embellies you want to use - i just kept mine fairly plain - it being a man thing!!

Here's what I did.....

Image - Reg Butterthwaite from just Inklined 

Papers were bought at TK Max for £1.99 -by Crate paper? never hear of this designer but they're a sort of travel theme called Story Teller
sentiment - part of the film strip stamp set from whimsy stamps

Bunting Die- from Whimsy stamps

Stars die - marrianne dies

Silver mirri - fom very old stash when we all mounted everything on mirri!

Letters punched with a punch bought from QVC a verrrry long time ago!

We'd love to see you at MAWTT for our last challenge before summer - I think that's what summers waiting for - when MAWTT takes a break - Summer begins - don't quote me on that one lol!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

A gem of a challenge -bring on the sunshine
Delightful challenges - for dad
Creative craft challenge - for the fellas
Lacy sunshine challenge - anything goes
Fitztown challenge - anything goes
Digi Darla - fathers day
Simon says challenge -anything goes

Hugs Judith xx

It's a girl thing over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

OOOO! I'm getting little bit exited - only one week to my holidays, done lots of holiday shopping, finished work yesterday and don't go back until July, and after all my busy weeks - I finally got my mojo back from wherever it was hiding! I've been doing lots of blogging and visiting in the past week and getting loads of inspiration -  Things are looking up!

I made this cute little easel card (yes I'm back on the easel thing!) for our challenge at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week using a little girl called Allie from Stampartdesigns by Kathryne

Allie and Angel is available here 

I enjoyed colouring this image it has lots of little details but is so beautifully drawn that it's very easy to colour

We have two fab sponsors with really great prizes over at Fab'nFunky Challenges this week

Here's what I did...

Image - Allie and Angel from Stampart design by Kathryne

Sentiment - bonus that comes with the image

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - srping drop from first edition

blue card - bazzill basics

Card shape cut with spellbinders grand nestie scalloped circle die 

sentiment cut and mounted on spellbinders labels four die

Flowers made with 3 punches - EK sucesss retro flower punch,

                                              woodware daisy punch 

                                              and papermania mini flower punch,

 Leaves are a Martha Stewart punch

Butterflies - papermania mini butterfly punch

pearls from my stash

A very quick and easy card to make -but the easel shape makes it look so much more 

Pop on over to Fab'n'Funky - there are some very pretty girly cards for your inspiration and we'd love to see the girly cards you make this week

Challenges i'm entering with this card 

Flutterby Wednesdays - Punches and dies

Papercraft star - handmade flowers

Simon says stamp - anything goes

Die cuttin divas - create a shape card

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Fitztown challenge - anything goes

Lady annes challenge - easel card

Make it monday - anything goes

Crafting with dragonflies - girly

Hugs 

Judith

What a difference the sunshine makes!

Good morning all

I hope the sun is shining where you are - it certainly is here - from first thing it was bright and beautiful and I propped open the conservatory doors and let it in!

I've got a wedding card to share with you this morning and a little bit of news.

  

I made this card  as a commission for someone who wanted the couples initials on the card.  I've really struggled both creatively and with time management lately but i so enjoyed making this card - it gave me a real kick start.  I used my favourite wedding stamp from LOTV  called Mr & Mrs available here, I think its so pretty and its an easy image to colour.  I really went overboard with this card -flowery paper, fancy shape, lots of flowers,a bit of bling, punches and a bow, then out came my cricut create machine that I haven't used for ages to make the initials.  I enjoyed making this, I'm not actually that big on paper flowers - I prefer to make my own flower - I think they can look a bit fussy and I'm not a fussy frilly person generally.  But wedding cards deserve to be fussy I think so I piled them on lol 

......and my little bit of news..... I decided to stand down from my DT post at Delightful Challenges.  I've been there for a whole year now but after struggling through with so little time lately, and because I have a four week holiday coming up, I just decided to stand down rather than give myself the stress of  having to make cards for all those weeks when I'm away  - a weekly design team is a big commitment and I don't do things unless I can do them properly so I know I made the right decision for me and for Wendy's team. I've so enjoyed my time working with the cute images at Digital Delights - its a lovely friendly team that I know I'll miss.

But for now its onward and upward - I feel like I've found myself some time and its quite a while since I posted a card that's not a DT card and I've enjoyed that.

This is what I did.....

Image- Lili of the Valley Mr & Mrs

Coloured with copics

Papers - Prima Meadow Lark

Flowers - WOC

Die cut circles - Spelbinders

Leaf punch - Martha Stewart

Gem embellie - prima SIIC

Bow - from my stash

Letter plaque cut with Cricut Gypsy Wanderings cart

Hope you're all enjoying some god weather this bank holiday Monday - have a great day

Challenges I'm entering with this card

That craft place - Dies and Punches

Lacey sunshine - anything goes with hand coloured image
Hobby cutz challenge - Roses/flowers
Great impressions - celebrations
Crafting when we can - anything goes

Hugs 

Judith x

A little bit sketchy at My Time to Craft

good morning all

I hope today is going to be warmer than yesterday - brr it was bloomin' freezing this can't be May!!

We have a fun challenge this week at My Time to Craft

its a sketch to follow

I like sketches - it takes the hard work out of deciding the layout away before you even start 

I decided to use one of my older LOTV stamps called Party girl  -available here
I haven't used LOTV for ages and they used to be my favourites

As you can see I've gone very distressed - I love this style and haven't made a really distressed card in ages either, so I had real fun with this one with my inks and distressing tool and some glitter for good measure!

and here's the sketch, I stuck pretty close to it no reversing or anything like that and I used things I haven't used in a while - having a complete change gave me a bit of enthusiasm back - that to be honest I haven't had lately, sometimes you need to get out of a repetitive rut to help yourself. - here's hoping it works cos I need all the help I can get!

 

I had myself a little shopping spree in TK Max on Thursday while I was out and about! I don't go in very often I think you need time in that shop just to browse - and I did pleanty of that!  They had some fab craft goodies on sale - lots of gorgeous packs of 20 reels of American crafts ribbons, some lovely papers and packs of embellies - real bargains.  That's where the ribbon and buttefrly came from on my card. As well as the crafty things I bought the cat a new bed, a pair of fab sunglasses and some flip flops for my hollies,some designer PJ shorts for my son and some new oven baking sheets - as you see I wandered the whole store!!  TK Max is a store you have to be in the mood for I think - it was definitely worth a visit for me lol.

Anyway back to the card

Heres what I did.....

Image - lilli of the valley

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - the gorgeous MME lost and found blush - one of my faves

Distress in - TH brushed corduroy

Ribbon and butterflu TK Max!

Brads- dovecraft

Die cut circles - spellbinders

Die cut corner - Dienamics

Glitter - diamond stickles

There are so many different cards on the blog over at MTTC - go on over and have a look - you're bound to find some inspiration

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Card makin mamas -Rubber Stamps 

Lilis little fairies - spots and stripes (spots on the box and stripes on the ribbon - hope this counts!)

Crafty ribbons - anything goes

Hugs 

Judith x

We're celebrating friendship at Delightful Challenges

Good morning all

I love this cute little challenge we have at delightful challenges this week.  The minute I saw the theme 

Celebrating Friendship 

- I knew it had to be all about a dog!

The image i have used is one of the new release images called 

Walking the dog available here

Isn't this just the cutest little dog! - I just love this image

All little boys need a dog!!

on that note I have a lovely photograph to share of my grandson Jacob 

with his best friend - my dog Glenn - he just loves to snuggle in to him on the floor

Glenn was the first word he said -it's a real love affair!!

This is what I did....

Image - walking the dog from digital delights

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - I think they're K & co - a very old pack!

Ribbon - vintage seam binding from crafty ribbons

Gems from my stash ( coloured with blue copics)

Bestfriend and dogs stickers came from QVC in a pack yeeeears ago!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty ribbons - Anything goes
Divas by design - friendship


hugs
Judith x

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

We're a little bit sentimental at My Time to Craft - we like it that way!

Hope you're all bright and breezy and bushy tailed this Saturday morning

Its sort of an ok day here in the north east of England - no rain, no wind (which has been the worst thing lately), no snow or ice! not mch in the way of sunshine either.  I'm taking a bit of me time to do this post then its onward and upward scribing for my son Toms final essays on his degree course.  

Its been a three year labour of love - I have actually loved doing it, but now with the dissertation handed in last week and the presentation ready to go - its the final two essays - and they're almost finished' he had his last lectures yesterday - its always sad when your kids finish their degree course - his older brother and sister both felt the same, so sad to leave the friends they've made and knowing they'll never see some of them again as they go back to their homes all over the country - or world, but exciting to face the future,  

This weekend could see the end of Toms work and I get my free time back  ....... until he starts his masters degree in September lol.  Because of his physical disabilities (he has cerebral palsy) he's very limited as to what he can do in a job sort of way, there's enough able bodied people who can't get their choice of work without having the added disadvantages he has, but he's planning on a career as an academic and I think I'll have a second career as a scribe - I'm sure I'll get a good acknowledgement in his first published book!! 

So... on with the day and the challenge at My time to Craft is 

Sentimental 

(sentiment as the main focus)

I haven't had a lot of spare time for crafting this week so took the opportunity to make this an example of a quick and easy card.  A pretty sort of flowery card with a big ink bow - easy peasy!! 

I hunted through my old crafty stash as I knew I had a scrapbook kit I'd bought  about 5 or 6 years ago when I made a special scrapbook for my MIL's 80th birthday.  It took me forever to make, she had a huge family of 7 brothers and sisters and 7 step brothers and sisters and dozens of nieces and nephews - as well as the 8 grandchildren she has.  There was a photograph of everyone of them in the scrapbook - a real family album and she loves to look through it.  She is the only one left of all her siblings now - she lost her last brother just after Christmas last year.  

This scrapbook kit was a K & Co one with literally hundreds of tags and sentiments of all shapes and sizes so I knew I'd find a sentiment tag that I could use, after that it was a case of a few punched flowers and butterflies - it probably took me longer to find the tag than to make the card lol

This is what I did...

Shaped card - craftwork cards

Papers - Birdsong from first edition

Ribbon - from my stash

Leaves-from the fabulous phlox die from memory box

Flowers -large flower punch EK success

               Small flower punch - Woodware daisy punch

Butterflies - large butterfly - Martha stewart punch

                 - small butterfly - Woodware

Gems from my stash 

I hope to get round to visit you all again soon - between doing my comments and DT cards I haven't had a lot of blogging time left over - looking forward to a big catch up

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Creative corner - flowers or mothers day
card crafters circle - floral
Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

see you soon

Hugs 

Judith xx

There's a man thing going on over at Moving along with the times...

.... and I nearly missed it!  I got my weeks mixed up totally  and thought this card was due next week - I'm  sure someone stole a week from me lol

Anyway here's my card for the challenge over at MAWTT this week

And our lovely Carol  is hosting her first challenge for us

One for the guys!

I thought this was a good opportunity to make a fathers day card

I came across this image a while ago at just inklined

and bought it knowing it would come in handy

its called 

Its a mans world

I just think its so funny - suitable for lots of men!!!

A lot of people don't like male themed cards but to be honest I don't mind them at all I  think the secret is to keep it fairly plain and simple (a bit like the man its going to lol)

So that's what I did with this card - made the most of the image and even kept the colours fairly neutral and I don't think you can go wrong!

We are lucky enough to be sponsored by the fabulous   

Jo Channon and Lets Create.

The Prize is e a Die (Spellbinders Floral Border) from Jo's Store

This is what I did....

Image - its a mans world from just inklined

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - MME dolled up

Card - Bazzill basics

Banner and corner dies - both from whimsy stamps

Letter cut with a letter punch from QVC (years ago)

We'd love you to visit MAWTT this week to see the team A DT girls fab card - and bring along a card for a guy!

challenges I'm entering with this card

Paper crafting journey - anything goes

Crafty cats - inspired by a song - its a mans world

delicious doodles - something for the boys

sister act card challenge - anything goes

hugs 

Judith x

New release day at Delightful challenges - and its a pretty one!

Good morning all

How did it get to be Thursday again? The weeks are just flying by - come to think of it how did it get to be May!!  But being a new month it means these new release days are coming along and today its  a great one from Digital Delights - this months new digis are just sooooo cute - you really need to have a look at them all

Our challenge today at Delightful Challenges is 

Add  ribbon

and we also have a fab sponsor and a great prize too -

Your Prize!!!

$15 store gift card

Here's my card using the very cute Flowerpower basket of daisies available here
  sentiment - have a fabulous day- is from the keeping in touch sentiment set available  here

I was originally going to do the usual pretty flower colours thing!  But as I was looking through my papers I saw this dark brown and beige coloured one and I knew I had some lush dark brown ribbon so this is how it turned out! I was pleased with the result - just because it's different to the pinks and yellows I was first thinking about - and to be honest the mo-jo's a bit slow at the minute.  Sometimes you've got to look for inspiration if it doesn't come to find you first!!

Here's what I did...

Image - flower power basket of daisies

Coloured with - copics and prismacolour pencil (warm grey and light umber)

Sentiment - (have a fabulous day) from the keeping in touch set at Digital Delights
Papers - MME - sunshine

Circle dies- Spellbinders

Butterfly die - Whimsy stamps

Flower die - Memory box - honeysuckle sprig

Corner die - Whimsy stamps corner die set

bird and bird box - Marianne die

Ribbon- silky crush  from Sam Pooles creative studios
Brown pearls -Kars from Cuddly Buddly

Hope we see your creations at Delightful challenges this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Stampavies and more - use lots of die cuts
stamping for all seasons - monochromatic
Nutcrafters - bingo - ribbon /pearls/die cuts
As you like it - favourite die cuts (whimsey butterfly and any flower dies!)
Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
DRS designs - butterflies
Sassy studios - all about hats

Hugs

Judith xx

May blog hop at Whimsy Stamps - with fab prizes along the way!

Welcome to the May digital release blog hop at Whimsy Stamps

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Dana's Digi's

Scrappers Delights paper crafts

Fairydust

Crissy’s Digis

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project

  To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store

Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is

Judith Hall Blog - thats me!!

 This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the

 Whimsy Stamps Store

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Wednesday 8th May at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

Heres my card for the hop

Its the cute Natalie and Zoie from Moon cookie Gallery at Whimsy Stamps
Available here

I just love the simplicity of this image - so cute! 

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way

Debbie Dunn

Lisa West 

Kim Taylor 

Sarah McLaughlin

Tammy Ortiz 

Kelly Mannix

Charlene Brown 

Judith Hall 

Here's what I did to make this card

Image - Natalie and Zoie from Moon cookie Gallery at Whimsy Stamps
Coloured with copics
Papers - My Minds Eye Dolled up
Swirl diecut -Magnolia doohickey Swirl die
Flowers - Dienamics
Pearls  - small Mellissa Francis - large Reflections from Michaels

Looking forward to  seeing your grand prize winning visits! - and please visit my teamies for all the gorgeous new creations from this months release - and who knows where the mystery prizes are!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Critter Sketch challenge - flowers
Cutie pie challenge - lots of layers
Bearly mine -  anything goes
Die cutting divas - anything goes
Everybody art - pearls
freshly brewed - lots of flowers


Hugs 

Judith xx