Anything Christmas Goes! - at Winter Wonderland

Good morning all

Hope you are well and enjoying some better weather 

its been lovely and bright here this week - spring is in the air!!

We have a new challenge starting at

Winter Wonderland 

and our theme is

Anything Christmas Goes

This is a very special challenge for the Winter Wonderland DT girls

It's our tribute to our lovely DT leader Eileen who sadly and unexpectedly 

passed away last month - such a shock

We'd love you to join in with us as a lovely way of remembering this lovely lady

I have used a lovely Woodware stamp that I bought last year but never used.

I coloured it with my favourite of the moment - Spectrum Noir Colourblend pencils

Sort of grungy style but equally bright 

I also used a very long lost paper pad from K and Co called 'Swell Noel'

I've had it years - so bright and colourful - the little chipboard shapes are from the same range

As a finishing touch I added good old Santa in black silhouette 

cut with an Impression Obsessions die

We have a lovely sponsor this week

Little Claire Designs

Who are offering a fab prize of 3 digi stamps to our winner this week

I do hope you'll join us in our special challenge 

it runs for 2 weeks - so lots of time to make Christmas cards!

Hugs

Judith xx

A Wee Sketchie challenge at Moving Along with the Times

Good morning all

I'm back with another scheduled post - this time its my DT post for

Moving Along With the Times Challenge Blog

This was supposed to be my turn to host this week 

but as I'm away on holiday our lovely leader Hazel is hosting instead - thanks Hazel!

And in the words of our lovely little Scottish lady Hazel 

the theme is 

A Wee Sketchie Challenge

And here's the Wee Sketchie!!

We have sponsors for this weeks challenge and a lovely prize too

- the prize is 3 images of the winners choice.

The DT were lucky enough to get some images to play with 

and I chose the cute - Train Spotting  available here

This image came at the perfect time for me as I was looking for a cute image to make a card for my grandson Jacobs 2nd birthday. on 13th December.  I got him a little train set just a week or two back in the Early Learning Centre - I don't know if he'll get it for his birthday or as a Christmas gift yet but I'm sure he'll be just as cute as this little boy whenever he gets to play with it!

This is what I did...

Image - Train Spotting from Scrappers Delights

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - K and Co hopscotch boy

Die cut letters/number- Sizzix Vintage Market by Tim Holtz

We'd love to see what you can make with this easy peasy wee sketchy - I love sketches it takes all the thinking out of the card  and at the minute I'm a bit thunk out!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Hugs 

Judith xx

I'm up a height! - In the sky for My time to craft this week

Hello again!

Really sorry I haven't been around much this week its been a really busy one.  The themes for this weeks challenges seem to have been set for me!  We had going around in circles on Thursday and now its

In the sky  

Here in Geordieland we use the phrase- "up a height"  meaning stressed out! - that's me! - I'm totaly up a height this week lol!! got more to do than there are hours in the day at the minute.  Having said that I pretty much live my life like that and always have done.  Most people think I'm just totally nuts I think but I hate to be bored and would rather have too much than too little to do - because my philosophy is that you always catch up in the end!

Here's my card for this week,using really cute digi from Liastampz at Whimsystamps

 its called Toy Plane - available here 

This is what I did....

Image - toy plane from Liastampz at Whimsystamps
Coloured with copics
Papers - hopscotch boy from K and co (my favourite "boy" papers)
Card - Bazzill basics
Button punch - Martha Stewart
Letters - cut with Sizzix
Ribbon from my stash
Sentiment - from a Dawn Bibby set

Hope the sun has been shining where you are today - it was lovely to see it today

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafts 4 eternity - wonderful wings
QKR Stampede - for a child
Aud sentiment challenge blog - For a guy
Forever friends- Diecuts and punches
Digital Tuesday - Boys
Papertake weekly - bingo - punches /free /ribbon

Hugs

Judith x

Threes a charm at Digital Delights this week

Good morning all

Today I have a cute card for the challenge over at 

Delightful Challenges 

This weeks challenge is 

Three's a charm

(use 3 of something)

I used 3 ladybirds on this card

Oh I'm so confused! - still not sure what day it is- again! - my working week has been changed around yet again this week and it really makes a huge difference.  I'm definitely a set in my ways girl!  I was making this weeks card right until the deadline - I had a great idea for this card that I decided wouldn't work - mainly because I hadn't looked at the digis properly - there are 4 dogs in this digi set and I was going to use 3 dogs on this card - but when I looked again - it would have been a mega size card or minature dogs  for that to work lol  - then my mojo just went out of the window!! -I eventually got it together sort of - though my husband said it looked like a card meant for a dog to him - so as I don't send my dog cards to often - I'm really not sure about it!!

I think I'll just plead insanity on this one and start again tomorrow!!

On the bright side - I loved colouring him - just so cute and I gave him a ruff shaggy sort of coat that I think turned out well - I used tiny strokes in four shades then shaded again with prismacolor  pencils and white gel pen and I was really pleased with the way the grass turned out too!  

He looked to me as if he was looking at something - so that's why he got the ladybirds.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by

and the fab prize is a $10 voucher to spend in store

This is what I did 

Image - From lonely pups set at digital delights by looby lou

Sentiment - Mans best friend - from digital delights by looby lou

Coloured with copics dog E70, E71, E74, E49 - nos eE04 and E74 grass G63, G61.G11.YG11; sky B000

Prisma pencils, dark umber,dark green, cream. ginger

Paper-  K and Co Hopscotch Boy

Card - bazzill basics

Die cut corners - whimsy stamps

Die cut easel shape - Spellbinders labels 10

die cut lady bird  - elizabeth craft designs

Vintage seam binding - from my stash

Dog stickers- from a set bought at QVC yeeeeears ago

There are some gorgeous cards over on the Delightful challenges blog - lots of delightful inspiration for you!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafting for all seasons - dies and punches
Divas by design - anything goes
Inky Impressions - splash of red
Cute card Thursday - something old -Dog stickers
Crafty Ribbon challenge  - anything goes with ribbon

Hugs

Judith x

Lots of Layers for Inky Impressions this week

Hello again

I do hope you are all safe and well today - the storms in America have certainly made the news here in the UK - sending big hugs to all of you out there on the other side of the pond who are affected by this - and to those waiting to see where this terrible storm hits next, I'm sure it must be a real worry for you all.

I have made another little boy card for this weeks challenge at inky impressions  some of you are probably shouting - oh no not his again!! - but this is my absolute favourite little boy image - I think that its just a perfect image for a boy  - so here he is - mischievous Christopher

I made it for a friends little boy - somehow he just reminds me of him so much.  I had also made a gift bag of similar design a few weeks bag - so the two are going to Leo for his birthday

This is what i did.....

Image - Mishceivious Christopher from Inky Impressions
Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Card - bazzill Basics
Paper - K &Co hopscotch boy
Lettering - cut with sizzix easy peasy font die
Ladybirds - from a set from Michaels
Dragonfly and circles - spellbinders
Card candy - craftwork cards
gems - from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Tammys scrappin corner - anything goes any artist

Sometimes things are not as they seem! - this weeks challenge for Delightful Challenges

Hello blogfriends

Its another Thursday and the last challenge of the month for Delightful Challenges

 - where did October go?  

The challenge this week is 

Stitching - real or faux

I decided to use this cute precoloured digi from Digital Delights called Stocking Noah (coloured) for this challenge just to "give it a go".  Its not something I've used very often before - if ever when I think about it - but I think this idea is Absolutely Fabulous (darling!)

 - now am I Patsy or Edina, I think there's a bit of both of them in me - I'm ashamed to say lol.

Anyway back to the plot - This image was just what I needed this week as I'm still battling away with technical problems with the computer and its been a bit of a busy one at home as well.  It was such a quick easy card to make and the colours have printed just beautifully - Who'd know I hadn't coloured (or stitched!) this card myself.  It could be just the way to go to make cards at the busy time coming up - no I'm not going to say the word - but you know what I mean!  You can still design your own card but put a pre coloured image on - it saves so much time and its not as if its a problem matching papers,  as all the Christmas (there I said it) papers are going to go with Christmas (there I said it again!) images.

If its the choice between not having time to make a card and using a precoloured image - its just a no brainer, and I know some crafters who - shock horror - BUY Christmas cards - the scandal of it lol.

Our sponsor this week over at Delightful Challenges is 

The Cutting Cafe

Who are offering the Absolutely Fabulous (oops I'm off again!)

Prize of 3 sets from their store

This is what I did...

Image - Stocking Noah from Digital Delights
Santas little helper Sentiment - Christmas sentiments set from Digital Delights
Paper - Winter wonderland from my Minds Eye-(Little tag also cut from the pad)
Card shape cut with - Spellbinders grand nestie - scalloped circles
Stickers and stars - K & Co - Hopscotch boy grand adhesions
Ribbon from ebay
Glitter - Martha Stewart Glitter glue
Faux stitching done with white gel pen

I'd get myself over to Digital Delights and nab some of these if I were you - before there's a rush on -  and you can have Christmas sorted in no time lol!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Charisma cards challenge - Dont be square
Nutcrafters challenge - Circles
Stampavie and more - stitches


Hugs

Judith xx

An autumn themed bag for Inky Impresssions

Hello again

I have another gift bag today that I've made for the Inky Impressions challenge toady

Which is 

Anything but a card or Pink themed

I bought a "bakers dozen" pack of these bags at Michaels - so far I've used 3

 - so I'll leave you to do the maths!!

a close up of the image

I'm enjoying making these bags - such a change from cards and you can go bigger on the embellies 

and as we all know bigger is better!

Here's what I did....

Image - Lili playing in the leaves by inky impressions

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Paper - K & Co

Card - bazzill basics

Frame and small leaves - mariannes die

Flower,large leaves and corners - spellbinders dies

Pearls - inky impressions

Ribbon - creative impressions

Lettering - cut with sizzix eazy peaesy die 

Why dont you pop over to the Inky Impressions challenge blog to see what my teamies have made - I'm sure you'll be impressed - such fabulous inspiration.

challenges I'm entering with this card

Critter sketch challenge blog - favourite part of fall ( autumn leaves)
The crazy challenge - handmade flowers

hugs 

Judith xx

We're all going on a summer holiday with Fab'n'Funky challenges

Good morning all

Its time for another new challenge over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges and today the theme has bee chosen by our hostess for the week 

Anne-Marie

And its

We're all going on a summer holiday

(go on sing along - you know you want to!)

I really hope none of you are going on a summer holiday in this weather - unless you're a duck, i've never seen so much rain in my life, I think this week has been the worst so far because the rain just hasn't stopped for 3 days now.  But when this challenge was set we really expected it to be summer weather so my card for this week definitely reflects this - though you might put a different slant on it!!

I saw this cute little girl waiting to go on her summer holidays over at Di's digi downloads (I've got a bit of a love affair going on with these digis at the moment) and here she is....

She's got a bit of a happy look going on there so I think the sun's shining where she is anyway, just sitting on her suitcase waiting to go - camera at the ready - oooh I want to go!!!

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is the fantastic Digi Doodle Shop

Who are offering a fab prize of $10 to spend in their store

So come on what have you got to loose - you need to get going on a sumer holiday 

- its far far better than staying here!!

This is what I did....

Image - Dis digi downloads

Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - K & Co hopscotch

Diecuts - cut on cricut expression, spellbinders circle dies and sizzix label
Key Charm on case - Inky Impressions

Stickers (on case) - K & Co

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Gems from my stash

We'd love to see you over at the sunny land of Fab'n'Funky this week for your summer holiday - its got to be better than staying at home in the rain!

Have a great day - but don't forget your wellies

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Sassy studios designs - use something metal (key charm )
Card Crafters Circle - Summer holiday
Crafty catz weekly - spots
Fun with shapes and more - Summer birthday
Simply create too - Summer vacation
Sentimental Sundays - bingo (twine charm die cut)

Hugs 

Judith x

MAWTT challenge day - anything but a card

Good Morning all

Hope you're all well this fine morning.

I'm still away on holiday but the end is nigh!!  To all of you suffering with the effects of the wonderful British weather (most people from what I can gather) it might make you feel better that it hasn't been so good here in Florida either.  We've been coming to Florida for 17 years now and this is definately the worst weather we've ever had.  Don't get me wrong we've had some gorgeous weather while we've been here and in Florida its normal to get rain almost every day - but its usually a huge downpour all over in half an hour and dry again in 10 minutes.  These last few days its been mostly  grey and miserable with lots of rain - still hot but wet at the same time!

Its also a bit like a hospital here in our house, my hubby Dean's got this cold and cough that he can't get rid of - in fact it's getting worse (to be honest I 'm sick of hearing him cough) and I had to go to the walk in medical centre yesterday becaused I've got an ear infection (they're calling it swimmers ear!).  No good old national health here it cost about £70 for the consultation and another £80 for antibiotic ear drops, on the bright side the by mouth antibiotics I got were free.  But my insurance excess is £150 so thats that!

I think I caught it in time - my ear's more sore and uncomfortable than painful but no swimming or washing of hair for me, oh well worse things have happened.

I managed to get this tag/giftcard holder made for this weeks MAWTT challenge before I left
The challenge is hosted by our talented Lisa Jane who has chosen the theme

Anything but a card

I have to admit the photograph's not the best - it has a little loop on the top so you could hang it up and for some reason I didn't photograph the back of the tag either!  There's a little pocket in the back to put a gift card - hey-ho! thats what happens when you rush to get something done -sorry.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by

Stitchy Bear digital stamps

 
 who are offering a fab prize of $10 to spend in store for this weeks challenge winner

This is what I did...

Tag cut from lemon and layered with pink card

Image - inky impressions roller skating Lili

Coloured with - Promarkers and prismacolor pencils

Fun Stickers and rub ons - K and Co

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Hope you'll all join us over at MAWTT this week - look forward to seeing anything but a card!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Delightful challenges - summer fun
I love promarkers - for a little girl
Rubys Rainbow - tags
Cupcake craft - tag you're it
ooh la la creations - make it girly
Tammys scrappin corner - for the girls

hugs

Judith x

Summer fun at Inky Impressions

Hello from sunny Florida!

Oh its such a lazy life and I'm lovin it! 

Was really busy before I came away and got as many DT cards done as I could and just uploaded them to a post name - trouble is I don't know what I did for half of them!!  This one I know is one of the fab new Inky Impressions stamps called Christopher mowing - he's so cute and I loved making this card.  These papers are so perfect for a garden card  like this one- I won them from my MAWTT DT buddy Lisa in her bog candy draw a while back  - thank you Lisa xx.  I knew they would be perfect for this card, I can see them in my mind as I'm sitting here in 92 degrees by the pool!!! but can't for the life of me think what they're called!!

What I did...

Image - Christopher mowing - Inky Impressions new summer stamps
Papers - from Lisa can't remember what they're called!
Die cuts - spellbinders
Ribbon - carnmeal cottage
Watering can embellie and sentiment sticker - K & Co
Card - Bazzill basics
Gems from my stash

Thats it from me for today - got some lazing in the sun to do!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

That craft place - trees and nature
Here comes the boys - anything goes
One stop craft - for the boys
Lexis creations - for the man/boy in our life
Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Simon says - anything goes

hugs

Judith x

Keep it Real at MAWTT!

Good morning blog friends

Its a new challenge today over at Moving along with the Times challenge Blog

 - my turn to host this week and I've chosen the theme 

Keep it real 

(no fantasy figures)

What does that mean you may well be asking, well it's simply this.  The main focus of your card must be a real living thing - people, animals, plants, trees  - any living breathing thing. Now here's the real controversial part - strictly no fantasy figures - that means no fairies, witches, wizards, teddies or toys. At the risk of upsetting some people I'm coming straight out and saying - fairies are not real!! - there I've said it, we're all entitled to our opinions and for today's challenge that is mine!

Here's my card for this weeks challenge.  I'm sure we've got the photograph of this stamp somewhere in our family album!  This - without a doubt - is my son Matthew, when he was little, with our brown tabby Persian cat,Toby.  He was the most gorgeous floppy bagpus of a cat, as soon as I saw this stamp it was mine and I made him a brown tabby when I coloured him!!

I was really excited this week to get a top 3 at Craft your Days Away challenge and  and a top 5 at Crafty Card Makers challenge for my last weeks DT card for MAWTT in the Nautical challenge- lets hope you like this one just as much!

Now for the really exciting part 

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is the fabulous Wild Orchid Crafts

and they are offering a fantastic prise of a £15 voucher to spend in their store

So come on, this fab prize has to be worth making the biggest of efforts and entering
our challenge this week

our DT girls have produced some REAL beautiful creations to inspire you
so go over to the challenge blog and take a look at their fabulous designs

 Keep it Real Challenge at MAWTT this week

Heres what I did ....

Image - Mos digital pencil

Coloured with - Copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers and chip board words - K & Co - hopscotch (on of my all time favourites!)

Card - Tim Holtz distress craft card

Ink - Tim Holtz brushed corduroy distress ink

Other embellies from my stash

Challenges I am entering with this card

Crafty creations challenge - Male birthday card
Stampavie and more - for a boy
Whimsey Stamps - Anything goes
Reasonable ribbon - masculine /fathers day - must have ribbon

Its challenge day over at Fab'n'Funky challenges

Hi blog Friends

Its another challenge day over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges and this week we have the theme

Use fabric on your card

We are being sponsored by the wonderful Lili of the Valley this week so lets see your Fab'n'Funky creations for this great challenge I've used this lovely Lili of the valley Vtamp that I got for my birthday in March and was until now uninked - disgraceful!  Though because its a new house stamp its not the sort of thing you jump to immediately but I great one to have in your collection.  Wasn't sure what to do about the fabric so decided to go with felt flowers.

the label pocket under the easel

Yes I know its another easel card - think I need help with this addiction, its not getting any better and its being closely followed by big bows!! 

 I was asked to make this card by a friend of a friend on the same colour scheme as a previous card I had made - but there will be no more as I only had two sheets of the card!!

This is what I did

Image - Lili of the valley - moving day
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Card -Craftwork cards
Papers  my Minds Eye -Fiddlesticks
Backing card - Tim holtz distress coredinations
Sentiments font and label - Lili of the Valley
Felt flowers - K & co
Card candy - craftwork cards
Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage
Houses border - cut on my cricut expression
Frame on card  - spellbinders
everything else from my stash

Challenges I am entering with this card

Lilis little fairies - use your favourite tool -Grand calibur
Simon says - anything goes
Digi darlas -challenges -Photo inspiration
Craft your days away - all creatures great and small
Sketchy colours - colour inspiration
digi doodle shop - bingo - ribbon/something new(stamp)/ink
Sarah Hurley Challenge- tags or tickets

Thats me for now,I'll be back later with my DT card for and details of the new Inky Impressions Challenge

hugs
Judith x

Its another challenge day at Fab'n'Funky challenges - today we are celebrating maleness

Hi blog friends

Another week has gone by and here it is Wednesday - where did that week go!

Thank you to everyone who sent their hugs and kind comments yesterday after my sad post about Tilly yesterday - its nice to know that you've given me a little thought in your busy day.

Today's challenge at Fab'n'Funky challenges is celebrating maleness and we are being sponsored by the fab Crimson cloud

I had such problems with this card!  Not the actual card but deciding what to do.  My Mother in law asked me to make a card for her neighbour - who is 90 at the week end so decided to combine this with the challenge.  But what do you make for a 90year old man that you don't know!!  I made some enquiries and found out he likes gardening, going to church,bring and buy sales and is teetotal!  To me that's more challenge than any you're likely to find in blogland!!  So out of that I went with the gardening.

I had to go looking for a digi stamp for this and found this lovely little set at digi boutique.  I bought this one and a female garden version for only £1 each - they're on offer at the mo.  Considering I had no clue as to what this card would be when I started I was pleased at how it turned out - I think my 90 year old gardening, church going,bring and buy teetotal man will like it.  As for the celebrating maleness challenge well I think I win!! -My man being celebrated is 90 years old so has been male for longer than most - that's something to celebrate all right ha ha.

This is what I did ...

Digi stamp - digi boutique - male garden
Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Papers - K and co - I think- (had them so long I'm not sure)
Little pot of flowers and trowel are K and co stickers
Card candy - craftwork cards
Twine - from my garden shed!
Sentiment - is a new Anna Griffin one that I just got in a set from QVC - lovely bunting and greetings stamps - just love them
Card - Bazzill
90 - cut on cricut expression - cindy loo cartridge

See you later with my first Inky Impressions challenge card - yes I know I said that yesterday too - but I never know what day of the week is which for which challenge  - if you know what I mean - I'm amazed I get here at all sometimes!!

I'm entering this card for the following challenges

Fresh brewed - tic tac toe -die cuts twine flowers
Pennys paper-crafty challenges - happy birthday
Celebrate the Occasion - Male birthday - must use circle
Digital Tuesday challenge - Bugs and Blooms
Tuesday throwdown -In the Garden
Here Come the boys - Hobbies

Hugs Judith xx

Its Garden Day at Moving along with the Times!

Hi again

What a busy blog week -well maybe not for some of you prolific bloggers but definitely for me!  This is my fourth and probably final post for this week - unless I conjure up some time from somewhere!

Its our lovely Mau's week to play hostess for our challenge and I know she's been stressing over her very 1st challenge as the main lady! - Don't worry hun I'm sure you've done the biz just beautifully- if not our wonder woman Hazel will have rescued you by now lol.

We have been sponsored this week by 

Stitchy Bear Stamps 

Who are offering a fab prize this week of $10 to spend in store and we DT girls were given some gorgeous digis to play with 

I used this cute little boy called   

"Flowers for Mom"

There are some lovely DT cards over at the

 Moving along with the times blog 

this week so go over and get some inspiration and get gardening!

This is what I did.....

Image - Stitchy Bear - flowers for Mom
Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils
Papers - K & Co Sweet Nectar (large check) and from my stash (small check)
Butterfly punches - Martha Stewart and Woodware
Seam binding ribbon - Sam Pooles creative studios
Flowers - Wild orchid craft
Die cut sign - Cricut expression - paper dolls for everyday cartridge
Inked with - Tim Holtz distress ink - fired brick
everything else - from my stash


I'm entering this card into the following challenges 

Scrap it with a son g - spring fever
The house that stamps built - card for a woman you love (flowers for mom stamp - so for Mom!)
The pixie cottage - for mom - stamp is flowers for mom 
stampavie and more - spring
truly scrumptious - distressing and die cuts (sign is die cut and distressed)
oldie but goodie - on the farm or in the garden - papers, ribbon and punches all old stash
Shopping our stash - starts with a "B" - boy and butterflies

Catch you all later 

Hugs 
Judith x

Lace and Pearls over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Morning all

I haven't been around much these last few days - been really busy trying to catch up with things  (the story of my life!!)but should be able to do some visiting over the next few days.

Today is challenge day at Fab'n'Funky challenges and the new challenge is being sponsored by

 The Digi Doodle Shop 

Our theme for the week chosen by the lovely Pat is

Lace and pearls

Here is my DT card, which I made using one of the lovely images from The Digi Doodle Shop Called Daisy Girl, isn't she just so sweet!

Two other views of the card

As you can see I'm still on my easel card "thing" - each time I see an image my mind says - that would make a nice easel card - don't know if I've got a bit of an easel problem and has it got bad enough that I need help lol....

I've stood the easel right back so you can see the sentiment but really it  looks better when it stands in front of the sentiment on the lace - oh that lace it gave me such problems this week - made my DT card and completely forgot the lace part of the challenge so this is the second, and completely different card I made - note to self - read the challenge when making a  DT card!!

Anyway enough of the chat

This is what I did ......

Image - Daisy girl from the digi doodle shop (they have some fab images)

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Die cut shapes and frames - Spellbinders labels ten

papers - K & Co

Blue textured card  - bazzill basics

Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart

Pearls and lace - from stash

Sentiment - Dawn Bibby -Woodland butterfly

I'm entering this card in the following challenges

The Paper Shelter - wings and things
Creative Belli Blog - Children
http://canyoudigiit.com/blog/ - Secret garden

Crafty sentiments - use a digi
Diecuttindivas  - garden theme
Incywincy - use digis only
Robynsfettish - spring
My Mums Craft Shop - Favourite song or movie - Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle - if you have the time check out this utube video of the song its a real "Daddys little girl song" - as soon as I saw the challenge I remembered I love this song - the video brought a tear to my eye all over again - sniff!!

Thats all from me for today - see you tomorrow for the new MAWTT challenge this week

Hugs

Judith xx

A Cool Cat for my Cool Cat xxx

Good Morning Bloggers

This is an unusual Saturday morning post from me - the crazy cat woman!!  No I haven't taken to sending birthday cards to my cats but when I saw this new digi from Crissy Armstrong  ( I love her stamps)  last week I just knew it was the perfect card for my son Matthews 24th birthday today.  We still have a couple cats today but when our kids were little I used to breed and show British Shorthairs and we had such fun.  The kids loved when we had kittens and we used to travel around the country going to the cat shows, and I fondly remember the Christmas when we had kittens running up the Christmas tree!!  Out of my three kids  I always knew that Matthew loved the cats best. We had a huge magnificent brown tabby Persian cat called Toby who was just a pet but Matthew loved him and to all the kids in the neighbourhood he was known as "Grand Master Toby!"  It makes me smile now to think about it all. I gave up the breeding and showing about eight or nine years ago - I had to make the choice between having kittens and having holidays because looking after the cats was getting a much for my parents and in laws when we went away - so the holidays won!!

Anyway Matthew is sharing his birthday today with the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and his birthday is a titanic event indeed!  I had originally got a Kenny K rocker digi for his card but this one just shouted out to me when I saw it!  My Matthew is a "too cool for school kind of guy" and I know he'll appreciate this card.  I've become addicted to easel cards lately so here's is another one.  It took me hours to make this last night and when I went to bed (way too late) I still wasn't happy with it, its been put together pulled to bits layered and embellished with all kinds before it ended up like this!  After a bit more messing with it this morning I've learned to love it!!  It did at one point have a big yellow sunshine in the corner - now I'm wondering should I put it back......

I'm sitting here writing this and eating my breakfast at the same time.  My daughter just sent me a text with a photo of my grandson wearing some dungarees that I bought for him last week  -with the tag line - he looks a painter and  decorator!!  We  just had such a good laugh - see what you think.

Need any painting done?

He's such a little bruiser- 4 months old yesterday and grown out of all his clothes - he's just moved to 6-9 months size, he's nearly big enough to be a painter and decorator!!

Anyway back to this card

What I did....

Digi Stamp - Cool cat by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps
Coloured with - Copics and prismacolour pencils
Sun Glasses and Glass - Glossied with glossy accents
Scalloped card - Craftwork cards
Paper - K & Co
Foam palm trees - American crafts
Cool cat sentiment - computer produced
Meow - from a set from QVC .... years ago - wondered when I was going to use it!

I've been such a bad blogger these last couple of days I haven't got round to do my comments since Wednesday,  had a manic couple of days and I had to get this card done last night which took WAY to long.  I will catch up over the next couple of evenings.

Have a great weekend everyone, i've got another busy day ahead so must be off!

I'm entering this card for the following challenges

Whimsy Stamps - easel cards are easy!
Crafty Ann's challenge blog - Its a man thing
Crafty Catz weekly challenge - Animals
Frosted Designs - Weather
Stampelsonne - stamp must be the main focus of the card
The playdate cafe - colour challengs - yellow/blue/green/red

Va Va Voom at MAWTT challenge this week!

Hi there

We have a great new challenge over at Moving Along With The Times this week.  Our hostess with the mostest for this week is Shell and she has chosen the theme

Va Va Voom!

 so sexy ladies or men is what we want to see!

Here is my creation for this week

Don't really know what happened to my photograph here -my colouring looks a bit wishy washy and the mustard distres ink looks very yellow - but it doesn't look like that in real life! - Oh well...

This is a big 8"x8" card and I was going for a distressed/vintage sort of look, it took me a couple of attempts to get it right but I loved colouring this image.

Our sponsor this week is the fab Kenny K

and the winner will receive 5 digi images of their choice!

This is what I did

Image  - Kenny K Lady Victoria

Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - K and Co

Music paper - Mariannes designs - songbird

Distress inks - Tim Holtz - Mustard seed and Fired brick

Dark red card - Tim Holtz distress cordinations

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

Black gems - kanban

Stick pins and swirls - Creative expressions

Swirl stamp - Anna Griffin

Lace - from my stash

challenges I am entering with this card

Papertake Weekly Challenge - anything goes

Truly Scrumptious - Use lace on your creation

Whimsy Stamps challenge- use ribbon on your creation

http://sundayswithcrissy.blogspot.co.uk/- your favourite colour combination - red and black

The poodles parlour - Going Dotty

That's me for today

See you tomorrow

Hugs

Judith x