Won't you come dancing with us!

Good morning all

We have a fun new challenge starting at

Moving along with the Times 

Our lovely Hazel has chosen the theme 

Come Dancing

I had this pretty card already made up that I thought fit the theme perfectly

it's a stamp and sentiment from the Cinderella Collection

 by Christine Howard at Crafter's Companion

this one is the Christmas Fairy,  She is coloured with spectrum noir pens.

The card is made completely with elements from the Cinderella CD

The papers and bow were printed off and I created an easel card with shaped cards from craftwork cards with the addition of a spellbinders die cut on the base and some punched butterflies and a pearl it was quite a quick and easy card.

Hope we'll see you playing along in our fun challenge

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty girls - anything goes 14/04
crafting for all seasons - punches and dies 12/04
crafty creations - for a girl
creative moments - twist of a song - tiny dancer by Elton John 12/04

Hugs

Judith x

It's that Chistmas thing again at fab'n'Funky Challenges

Hi all

I hope you've all recovered from all those chocolate eggs!!

We had a lovely if not busy Easter weekend with birthdays galore then a lovely (if not cold!) day out yesterday at Alnwick garden.  What with all these birthday cards to make I haven't had a lot of time to get down to my DT work so I pulled out a Christmas card I had in reserve for such occasions lol.

This is a cute card made with one of the LOTV art pads that we will all miss

featuring the cute James Bear

It's a large 8x8 inch card using (also sadly missed) LOTV Christmas paper pad!

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous KennyK stamps

who are offering a fabulous prize of  digi stamps

This is what I did

Image - James bear from a now discontinued LOTV artpad

papers - LOTV

Holly sprig die - Wild rose

Jewel embellie - Creative expressions

Sentiment - Anna Griffin Christmas seals

Card, Ribbon and gems from my stash

Hope we see you at Fab'n'Funky this week with your Christmas creations 

Hugs

Judith x

Good morning all

Well I think spring is finally in the air and the days are a little warmer

and we even have Sunshine!!

And today we have a new challenge starting at

The Paper Shelter

 our theme is a very seasonal one

Easter

I used this lovely image that I've have for ages but never used 

I think it has a very vintage feel to it and I tried to reflect that in my card

the image is called My Sweet Mommy and is available HERE

I coloured the image to get a very soft feel with Spectrum Noir blendable pencils

as always we have a fabulous prize at TPS

This is what I did....

7x7 inch card

Image - My Sweet Mommy from The Paper Shelter

Coloured with Spectrum Noir blendable pencils

Colours - vintage blue, maroon, raspberry,saddle brown,sorbet,antique rose,nectarine,pink blush,jade,pistachio,canary,lemon

Papers - First Edition spring feast (including all the plain colours)

Embossing folder - Die'sire embossalicious vintage floral, Floral wonder

Dies - Sara Davies signature collection floral delights - leafy flourish and pretty petals

Pearls  and sentiment stamp from my stash 

Teal card - Core'dnations TH distress card 

hope you'll come and share your Easter cards with us this week - I've seen some lovely ones about this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Deep ocean challenge -favourite colour combo - I love pink yellow and blue 04/04
digi choosday - flower frenzy - 12/04
inky chics - happy easter 01/04
whimsy inspires challenge - spring or easter colours 16/04

hugs

judith x

Downton Abbey Inspiration

Hi all

Have you seen the new Downton Abbey dies from Crafter's Companion

I just love them.  I don't have the new ones (yet!!) but felt very inspired to make a birthday card for my son-in-law using the original dies.  It's really not very often that I make a card without colouring an image (I find it easier to colour than die cut!) - but these dies are just so lovely.

This is an 8x8 inch card so quite large and I've been quite adventurous (for me!!) 

I thought I would have a go with the gold gilding wax on kraft card - just to see what happened and I just love the effect.  It looks very opulent - will definitely do that again.  I also found an old broken bracelet that I had put in my craft box - just in case, and one of the chains was perfect to finish off the tags (ribbon, twine and hessian ribbon just wasn't doing it for me)  I'm off now to make my daughter's birthday card.  They very conveniently (or maybe not!) have both their birthdays and wedding anniversary on the same day - and its Easter Sunday this year - so mega card requirement!!

This is what I did....

Card made with 8x8 card, black card green Core'dnations card (distressed with my sanding block) and Kraft cardstock from Crafter's Companion

Downton Abbey dies from Crafter's Companion - Gilt Frame

                                                                                 Motor Vehicle

                                                                                 Downton Abbey icons

Background die - Anna Griffin

Happy birthday die - Spellbinders

Pierced square dies - Sue Wilson Noble dies

Labels - Sizzix tags scallop combo #2

Embossing Folder - embossalicious regency swirls 8x8 from Crafter's Companion

Gilding wax - Pebeo - Empire gold and Renaissance gold

Black Distress ink - Tim Holtz 

Hope i have inspired you to put down your pens and get your dies out!!


Simonsays stamp - sorry adde to your challenge in error - please ignor!!

hugs
Judith xx

Sadly - it's the last ever challenge at Wags'n Whiskers

Hi all

I'm here to share my last ever card for

Wags'n'Whiskers Challenge

Sadly the blog is closing after this challenge

 but to go out with a smile we have a lovely challenge for you

the theme is 

Wings

I used the cute Fairy Angelica 

I love the fairies at Wags'n Whiskers

 - just the right amount of cute but also girly and pretty

I coloured her up using my Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils and sparkle pens

I also used my (now very favourite!) new Pretty Petals flowers and leafy flourish dies from the floral delight range that accidentally fell into my basket when I went shopping at Crafter's Companion last week, I've liked them for a while but in real life they are gorgeous - the embossing makes the most beautifully shaped flowers

There's lots of sparkle on this card (just as a fairy should be!) using the Sparkle pens and also the green glitter card that I came across in my stash no idea where I got it and I definitely won't be buying it again - a nightmare to work with but looks very pretty!! 

This is what I did....

Image - Fairy Angelica from Wags'n Whiskers

Coloured with Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils

colours - peach, apricot, pineapple, bamboo, clay, honeysuckle,

Spectrum noir Sparkle pens 

colours Clear, soft jade, 

Card - Shenna's stamping card

Papers - First Edition Spring Feast

Dies - Sara Davies signature collection Floral Delight - Leafy Flourish and Pretty Petals

Frame made with Sue Wilson pierced square noble dies from Creative Expressions

The card is a 7x7 inch square

It would be lovely if you could join us for our last challenge

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Dis digis - lots of layers 26/03

My time to craft  - flowers 26/03

lets colour linky party - coloured images 26/03

Fussy and fancy - things with wings 26/03

hugs

Judith x

P p p pick up a penguin (well I had to say it!)

Good morning all

Whoops! Sorry I'm late - I scheduled my post for today but forgot to set the time so it was set for 10:20 tonight!  I wondered where it had gone ( no where obviously!!)

It's challenge day again over at 

Winter Wonderland

and our theme thie week is 

Penguins

I used a cute digi from Digistamp Boutique for this card

Made in my favorite easel style using a lovely new edge die from sara Davies new signature collection - that I'm completely in love with!

I decided to stick to mainly black and white in honour of the little guy - with just a touch of green and orange, and now I can give myself another big tick for another Christmas card made

 that's two this week - how good am I lol!!

This is what I did....

Image - Penguin from Digistamp boutique

Coloured with Spectrum Noir sparkle pens (Black and clear) 

and Spectrum Noir blendable pencils

Embossing folder - Crafter's Companion elements folder (Snow)

Dies - Sara Davies signature die - together forever indulgence

           Die'sire  Classics only words Seasons greetings 

           Memory box frosty border

           lawn fawn stitched cicle

           MFT label die and stitched label die

sparkle embellie on bows - creative expressions

gems - clear coloured orange with spectrum noir OR3 pen

let it snow sentiment - Crafter's companion Noric Christmas stamp set

Black card from Crafter's Companion 

White card - Sheena Douglass stamping card

Black soot TH distress ink

ribbon from my stash

Hope you can find a penguin to pick up in your stash to join in with us this week

Challenges Im entering with this card

AYLI - favourite embossing and why - dry embossing because its easy to get a great effect!

Hugs 

Judith x

Spots and stripes at fab'n'funky challenges

Good morning all

We have a new challenge starting at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

and our lovely Pat has chosen the theme for us 

Spots and Stripes

We have been given some lovely images to work with by our sponsor this week

Here is 

Little Mug Bear available HERE

Our lovely sponsor is 

Gerda Steiner Designs

This is what I did

Image - Little Mug bear by Gerda Steiner

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and pencils
pens - EB1, BG1,2  FS3.  CR4,7,9
pencils, Rockpool, Coconut, Marroon

Sentiment - from LOTV

Dies - Circles - crafters companion essentials

           Mittens and snowflakes - Mariannes 

           Pierced square dies - SueWilsonnoble dies

Papers - Vintage Christmas from MME

Card - Kraft card from Crafters Companion

Distress ink - TH tea dye and Brushed Corduroy

Brad and pearls from my stash

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

hugs

Judith x

DT Call at Winter Wonderland

Hi all

Just a quick post to let you know we are having a 

DT call

at Winter Wonderland.

If you would like to join our very friendly team,
you have until Wednesday 16th March.

Click on the link HERE for details of how to enter

I love making Christmas cards all year round

it makes a huge difference when December comes around

This could be you - if you come and join us!!

Hugs

Judith x

There's a Spring fun challenge at Wags'n Whiskers Challenge blog

Hi all

Today I'm sharing my DT for

Wags'n Whiskers Challenge

 I used this cute little stamp called 

For You available here
Coloured with spectrum Noir Watercolour Pencils for a very soft look

This is what I did

Image - for you from Wags'nWhiskers Stamps
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils (sorry I've lost the colours list)
Papers - First edition spring Drop
Card - American crafts
Label die - MFT
Flower Dies - Sue Wilson - delicate daisies open and complete
Pearls from my stash

Hope you'll join in with our challenge

Hugs
Judith x

Well it's confirmed- I'm away with the fairies!!

Good morning all

Well what a busy week I've had so far - my feet haven't touched the floor!

and I've really just made this challenge by the skin of my teeth

We have a great new challenge over at 

The Paper Shelter

the theme is 

Away with the Fairies

there are so many pretty fairies available at TPS

I chose to use the pretty

Fairy Emma - available here

I made the gorgeous fairy the main focus of the card just adding a couple die cuts 

As always we have a great prize on offer at TPS

I coloured her with my Spectrum Noir pens a touch of Spectrum noir colour blend pencils and used Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens to add what every fairy needs - Sparkle!

Here's what i did

Image - Fairy Emma from TPS

Coloured with spectrum noir Pens and spectrum Sparkle pens and colour blend pencil

colours -SN pens FS1,7,TN1,2, BP 1, TB3, PP1,4,6, CT1,GB1, CT1,4, LY1,2

SN Colourblend pencil - cherry red

SN Sparkle pens - gold and clear

Sentiment LOTV

Papers - LOTV birdie lane

Dies all die'sire from crafters companion, coloured with TH DI - Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters

Gems from my stash

You really do need a rosy Outlook!

Hi again

Well I'm sure everyone's having some sort of bad weather here in the UK 

apparently there's a lot of snow in the North West  - here in the North east the rain is tipping down

so what we all need is a Rosy Outlook!!

That's the name of this fabulous Stamp and Die set from 

Sheena Douglass' Perfect Partners

I made this card and box using the stamp and die and coloured them with the fabulous new pens that have been launched on Hochanda (channel 39 on freeview) this morning

they are the vintage hues and the colours are fabulous.  I saw my card and box on the TV - right at the front - the feeling never changes - a great boost to my day!!

Here's what I did....

Spectrum noir sparkle pens in Hearthside, and Sage

Perfect Partners Rosy Outlook stamp and die

Sentiment on card from Sheena Douglass's A little bit sketchy silhouette grasses

Sentiment on box was free with Crafter's Companion magazine

Embellie from my stash (ebay)

Core'd'nations card from CC

Black card from CC

Box made with Crafter's Companion ultimate pro

There are lots of shows on Hochanda this weekend with lots of lovely new launches with SAra, Leanne, Sheena and Debbie Shore - be sure to check it out!

hugs

Judith x

This one's a challenge!!

Good Morning all

It's time to start getting those Christmas cards on the go

Yes really!!

We are starting off our Christmas challenges again at 

Winter Wonderland

and our theme is

Add Lace

and for me that is a challenge! - I don't really like lace : ( 

in fact in truth I don't really like this card - but I think the lace got in the way of my mojo lol 

- I'd even go as far to say I liked it better before the lace!!

but such is the life of a DT girl - a challenge it is and we can't like them all

We are sponsored this week by the fab

Crafty Sentiments

who are offering a prize of  3 digis for the winner

Here is my card made with a precoloured topper from LOTV

This is what I did....

Image - precoloured from LOTV artpad (what a shame that these are discontinued)

Card and paper is from my stash - paper could be Docrafts!?

Merry Christmas - Britannia Dies

Layers cut with Sue Wilson Noble dies from Creative Expression

Large Holly die - Sizzix thinlet
tag die - MFT
Small holly - cut from a memory box holly garland die

Holly berries, ribbon and lace and pearls are from my stash

So come on! - give yourself a helping hand and start on your Christmas cards! - one a week will be so pleased you did when December comes - perhaps you like a lace a lot better than I do - do me a favour and give me some inspiration in our challenge!!

hugs 

Judith x

there's a purple 'thing' going on at MAWTT!

Good morning all

It's another one of those Thursdays when I have a DT card to post for 

Moving Along With The Times

where do the weeks go!

This time we want to see 

Purple

not a colour I use a lot - not for any particular reason - I think I must forget about it now,

 And yet (as any good Donny Osmond fan knows!!) it was Donny's colour and I had a lovely purple bedroom in honour of that when I was a young teenager -it's funny how things come back to you.  I remember being allowed to plaster my walls with pop posters,( the Osmonds, The Jackson five, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, David Essex, The New Seekers. the O'Jays ..... what a collection, all because the man that my Mam got in to wallpaper put the pattern of the paper on upside down!! - happy days - how I'd love that happy carefree place now, my lovely purple room with my posters and music - and my dog Kim, Radio Luxemburg and the Fab 208 magazine - oh I'm really off on a memory trip here - and cream eggs! - why do cream eggs pop into my mind, I haven't had one for years - and all this because of purple : )

This week I have made 3 purple thede cards  one posted yesterday and  one today and I haveanother  following tomorrow - a bit like buses lol

I've had this pretty stamp from LOTV for a little while and never used it, I bought it because I love tulips - so for today's card purple tulips seemed the perfect thing to do! - and I'm still on the watercolour pencils thing! - I just love them, so quick and easy to use

This is what I did....

Image - Tulips from LOTV
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils and Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
Pencil colours - Iris, hyacinth, wild orchid, cypress, sorrell, beeswax, asphalt,
Sparkle colours - inspired violet, olive Jade, aquamarine, clear
Papers - Kimono from Crafter's Companion
Card - Cor'dnations from Crafters Companion
Frame die - Spellbinders
Square cut with sue Wilson noble die
Ribbon and gems from my stash

Hope you'll play along with us this week

Hugs
Judith x

We're celebrating LoVe at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

Hi all

Sorry I'm a bit late with my post today we've got a few things going on with very poorly people in our family at the moment and it's been a bad couple of days - but better late than never

I'm here to share my DT card for 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

our theme this week chosen and hosted by our lovely Jan is

LOVE

I decided to make this into a Mothers Day card project - I'm a bit loved out with the recent Valentines makes so thought it would make a good compromise - and it still fits the theme with the papers I've chosen

This card was made using the image from a paper pack from TPS

Called Two shades of Romance available HERE

The papers are as the name suggests - only two shades - but I printed it in two sizes onto Crafter's Companion Watercolour card and coloured the lovely vintage floral design with my Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils, and I have to say I was rather pleased with the result! - it was very easy to do as the images are so well drawn with shading anyway.

The DT were lucky enough to be able to work with images from our lovely sponsor this week

The Paper Shelter

Why not check out the blog at Fab'n'Funky and see all the great makes the girls have come up with for your inspiration this week

This is what I did

Image - from Two shades of romance paper set (8 papers in the set)

Coloured with Spectrum Noir Watercolour pencils Colours used : 

 - Petunia, Persimmon, Papaya, Oregano, Rose, Pineapple, Hyacinth, Ebony
Sparkle added with Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen

Butterfly - Sheena Douglass perfect partners die and stamp

Heart Die - from Sara Davies Love  signature collection

Letters cut with Sizzix TH Vintage Market strip die 

Black card

Watercolour card 

Core'dinations TH Colours card in Dusty concorde

Embossalicious Embossing folder from Crafters Companion - Vintage floral wonder

Ribbons from my stash