I feel charming - oh so charming

It's alarming how charming I feel.....!

Good morning all

Well depending how old you are or how many musicals you have watched - you'll be singing your head off now and I have just planted your song for the day firmly in there.

For those who don't know the song is I feel pretty from West Side Story - just to put you out of your misery - I'd hate to keep you wondering lol

And the reason I feel so charming is because that's our challenge theme at 

The Paper Shelter Challenge 

Charming

The card here isn't the card I started to make!! - I had another one of those days yesterday ( on top of still catching up after my hollies)  I spent the day in hospital with my son Tom who was having some dental work done as a day patient under general anesthetic - on the bright side I got lots of knitting done for my new granddaughter Eva as I wiled away the hours, on the minus side I was wrecked when we eventually got home and just couldn't be bothered to finish my colouring that I had started the day before.  - but that's where good old precoloured images from TPS come in very handy.  I had printed this one off ages ago just to have on standby as a quick card
- and this was just the occasion to use it!

This pretty girly complete with background paper is Melody

 - available Here

I simply printed the image twice and cut the image and star out and decoupaged for a 3d effect.  I had added "just a note to say" in word before I printed it and after that I simply inked the edges with TH DI in Tea dye added the die cut musical notes from a MFT die - cut in black card and I had that cute little guitar charm that I tied with a piece of twine.  The inside has the matching paper ready to stamp a sentiment - nearly all images from TPS come with all these elements along with the lined image that you can colour.  Check them all out here if you've never seen them before - I often use them for a quick make.

As always we have a fab prize at our challenge

Well I must be off - today's not much better than yesterday - it's dog operation day today, our dog Glenn has to have a big operation because he has a ruptured cruciate ligament, I don't have to spend the day with him but its a journey to the specialist orthopedic vet and back .... and the worry : (

Hope you have a lovely day whatever you're doing

hugs

Judith xx

Don't you just love a snowman lol

Hi again

We'll I'm sort of getting there - late again but on the right day!!

We have a new challenge at 

Winter Wonderland

our theme is 

Snowmen

it's my turn to host and I chose the theme because Snowmen are my favourite Christmas card theme!

This is Snowman Couple from Crafty Sentiments Designs

Available Here

We have two lovely sponsors for this challenge

who are giving a prize of 3 digi images

and 

With a prize of £10 to spend in store

This is what I did...

Image Snowman Couple from Crafty Sentiments designs

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens BT1,3  CR1,7,9  CG2,4  BGR1

and Spectrum noir clear sparkle pen

Papers - MME Winterwonderland

Easel card made with Die'sire card base die -Rosie

Snowflake dies - Crafter's Companion Die'sire dies

Sentiment - Die'sire only words Christmas Edgeables 

Card, sparklers and sparkle paper from my stash

If you start now making a Christmas card a week from now until Christmas you'll be well on your way to being organised - that's why I love being on Winter Wonderland DT! - I get to work with great teamies and organise my Christmas too - win win

Hope to see your snowman card thi week!

Hugs

Judith xx

A new baby, child's card at Fab','Funky Challenges - and please send help lol!!

Hi all

Well I'm home from my hollies in Florida at last - no crafting for almost four weeks and home to four weeks of post and answer phone messages - oh my - please send help!! 

 I can't believe how much stuff accumulates while you're away - and the longer you're away the more there is, I've spent all my time catching up with it all for the last few days along with catching up on life and most importantly meeting my new grand daughter - who was also born while we were away!!

Life at home certainly doesn't stop that's for sure

So here she is 

Miss Eva Elizabeth Todd she arrived 10 days early at 6lb 4oz - so tiny!!

I've only just got my crafting act back together tonight - hence my late DT card!!

So here it is my card for Fab'n'Funky Challenges
where our theme this week is

For a Child

chosen and hosted for us by our lovely Helen

Our sponsor this week is the wonderful Bugaboo digi stamps
who are providinga fab prize of 7 digis for the winner



I chose this image because it is so simple and cute - and because it reminds me of my grandson Jacob
who is 4 years old and wears totally cool glasses!

this is Kids pocket topper - glasses boy from Bugaboo digi stamps

I love when a simple card comes together and this one was so easy!!
I decided to take the easy route on the colouring too and used my Spectrum Noir aquablend pencils - you might call it a cop out!! - I call it a great use of my time and I just love these pencils and the watercolour effect

This is what i did

Image - Kids pocket topper from Bugaboo digi stamps

Coloured with Spectrum noir aquablend pencils - coral, apricot, ruby, black umber. sorrell, beeswax

Papers - MME meadow lark

Coloured card - Core'dnations

banner - Diesire from Crafters companion

Letters - Tim Holtz for sizzix - vintage market

Sentiment created in word

Hope you'll join in with us at Fab'n'Funky this week

hugs

Judith x