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

Its a no DP challenge at Fab'n'Funky

Hello again

I'm back again today because we have a new challenge over at

fab'n'funky challenges an it's

No Designer Papers

We're being sponsored this week by Joanna Sheen who is offering a prize of a voucher to spend in store

I had a card to make for the son of our best friends who's 25  - so needed a masculine card with a modern twist so decided that this Kenny K image fit the bill

The inside

I decided to keep it very plain and manly! He's definately not a flowers and bows kind of guy.  so simply used a ribbed kraft card that I distresed with inks as the base and kept everything else to a minimum so that the focus of the card is the image. I glossed his specs, guitar and jewellery with glossy accents - I think you can just see it in the photograph.  I enjoyed colouring this fun image, he's definitely got a personality and I'd like to think I captured it!

This is what I did .....


Image Digi by Kenny K
Coloured with - Copics and prismacolor pencils
glossy accents
Distress ink - Brushed corduroy by Tim Holtz
Die cut happy birthday - cut on Cricut expression - gypsy wanderings
Die cut Party like a rock star  - cut on cricut imagine - indie art cartridge
Screw brads - creative expressions


Challenges I'm entering with this card


Clear it out challenge - Kareoke - what else but "its only rock and roll" by the rolling stones (hes definately got Mick Jagger lips lol)
Ladybug crafts ink -Birthdays
Party time tuesday - anything + Kraft
Crafty boots challenge - no girls allowed!
Crafty Anns challenge -its a man thing
The stamp man challenge blog - distressed or shabby chic
Whimsy Stamps challenge - Distressing


See you again tomorow for my last DT card of the week


Hugs


Judith xx

Gardening Gems at My Time to Craft

Hello again!

It's my busy week for challenges this week and the second for today

Today's challenge at My Time to Craft is

Gardening gems

Heres my DT card for the challenge

I love this little girl and I have to confess she reminds me of myself when I was little, my hair was just like that.  My husband said the same thing when he looked at the card , probably because we had the old photos out quite recently, so he was reminded.  I have to confess that this card was a happy accident.  I made it for another challenge that I thought was ribbons and pearls but it turned out to be lace and pearls so it didn't fit!  I could have pulled that gorgeous ribbon off and replaced it with lace but I just couldn't bring myself to do it because it wouldn't have looked half as nice and  I knew it would fit in with another challenge sometime - and this is it!

This is a lovely challenge - a chance to get out all your flowers and pretty papers and garden related stash and make a lovely spring themed  card perfect for our sunny spring days - that we're not getting, but at least you can make a card and pretend lol !!

Heres what I did....

Image - digi from Digi Doodle Shop  "field of flowers"
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolour Pencils
Card - Coredinations Kore Kraft by Tim Holtz - distressed by sanding the edges
Organza Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage
Tag - cut on Sizzix
Flower and leaves - Spellbinders - build a rose
Pearl brad  - Whiff of Joy
Paper - My Minds Eye  - Fiddlesticks

Challenges I am entering with this card

B'n'W challenge blog -spring is in the air
The shabby tea room - Ribbon and flowers
Truly madly crafty challenge - make your own flowers
Card makin mammas - make a girly card
Prairie Fairy fridays  - anything with flowers
Sweet'n' Sassy challenges - make it old

Well  that's all from me for today

See you tomorrow with another challenge

Hugs

Judith xx

Animal antics at Creative Craft challenge

Hi blog friends

Its another challenge over at Creative craft Challenges today and the theme is 

Animal Antics!

Which basically means - put an animal on your card!!!

We have some great sponsors for this challenge, Bugaboo and Robyns fetish are both offering prizes as well as Joanna Sheen, so why don't you have a crafty play and lets see what Animal Antics you can get up to.

Heres my DT card that has been made with one of the fab images supplied to the DT by the sponsors. This one is from Bugaboo

 I loved this little image as soon as I saw it and it said to me "I'm a bee!"  I coloured it all up and glitterd his wings - very bee like I thought and found a sentiment to match.  When my husband was giving his obligatory comment - like all good crafty husbands do - he said yes its very good but isn't it supposed to be a butterfly!!  Well now that you mention it he's probably right but you've just got to go with your instincts - and mine are obviously way off lol.

a close up of the glitter details

I did a bit of recycling with this card  the raffia came on a lovely bunch of flowers that I bought that I knew would be perfect for a card.  And the flowers - although they're from wild orchid have had their middles pulled out! and replaced with a lovely black gem to finish off the look

Heres what I did

Image - digi from bugaboo (since found thats he's butterfly bear!!)
Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Scalloped card - craftwork cards
Sentiment - is a digi - can't remember who's but I'll update if I find it
Flowers -wild orchid crafts
Paper - prima sun kiss
Everything else is from my stash

Why don't you stop by to see what the design team has done with their images - you'll find some real inspiration from my talented teamies!

i'm entering this card in the following challenges

Ooh la la creations - bright and bold
Made especially for you - recycled  (raffia tied around card)
2 sisters challenge blog - use a digi
crazy 4 challenges - use black cardstock on your project
Di's digi design -lets meet your animal friends
Twisted Tuesday Challenge - Child inspired with a funny sentiment

Hope you all have a bee-utiful day

Hugs Judith xx

exciting news !!

Good morning all

Just a very quick post 

(I'm not supposed to be here at all but just had to share!!)

I have some exciting news to share

I have been invited to join the design team of

Inky impressions

I am just so excited and can't wait to get started!!

Thank you so much to the fabulously talented Nicky (Inky's Mamma) and our DT leader Jackie for choosing me 

I'll catch you all later

Excited hugs

Judith xx

Its Christmas!!!!

Merry Christmas everybody!

Well we're all freezing , we've had snow and hailstones so I think its right  ....it must be Christmas!!   So come on over and join us at  Moving Along with the Times.

Its never to early to make a start on the Christmas Cards so thats what we would like to see from everyone for this weeks challenge.

We are sponsored by Bugaboo who kindly gave us some of their images to play with.



The Prize is a whopping 7 Images from their store (WOW Thats $21 Dollars worth!!!)

Here is my Christmas creation!

This is a gift box / easel card combined (yes yet another easel card!)  I made some of these last Christmas.  It has a little drawer where you can put a small gift such as jewellery or some sweets or chocolates.  you could use the same idea for  allsorts of other occasions. 

the tag under the easel

It makes an ordinary card just a little bit special and so easy to make - just a box with an easel on top and a tag in a pocket at the back of the easel fold.   I'll try to get a tutorial together some time.

I really think it will do you all good to rattle out a Christmas card for our challenge this week here's some good reasons why!

• Its one less to do at Christmas
• It'll give you some good cheer
• Its cold enough to pretend its Christmas
• You're bound to have loads of Christmas stash - get it used so you can buy more later in the year!!

Go on over to the MAWTT  blog for lots of inspiration from our DT and check out those bugaboo digis

This is what I did ....

(sorry not much detail here as it came out of my Christmas stash box in the drawer under the bed!!)

Image - Digi from Bugaboo digis

Punched borders - EK Success
buttons - Papermania

All other materials - from my Christmas stash

I've entered this card to the following challenges

Crimbo crackers- Festive Food (hope this hot chocolate/marshmallow drink counts!)
Paperplay Challenges - Animal Antics

Crafting for all seasons - anything but a card
Little red wagon - Pockets
Paper makeup cards - Pocket card

Have a great day and enjoy your Christmas crafting!

Hugs 

Judith xx

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