We're having a bit of a giggle over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Hello again

I'm back with my second post of the day - this time my DT card for 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

we decided to give you all a bit of fun with this weeks challenge

and our hostess with the mostest for the week is the lovely Shirley who has chosen the theme

Laughter is the best medicine!

we would love to see your cards and projects that can give us a bit of a giggle

anything at all that will brighten our day as we come to visit you!!

I decided to take the opportunity to make a Christmas card with this cute little image called

French Hen available here

It's from the bugaboo twelve days of Christmas set - something i think I might be revisiting soon

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous

Definitely the place to visit for lots of cute and funny digis

This was such a quick and easy card to make 

(once I'd decided on the design which me being me took about a week!!)

I think its a great image (and set) for quick and easy christmas cards

 - something we could all do with

Here's what I did....

Image - French Hen from bugaboo stamps

Coloured with copics

Papers - Woodland wishes from LOTV

Gold card - Centura pearl old gold from crafters companion (a nice dull muted gold)

Holly and pearls from my stash

Die cut from greeting - fishtail flag from MFT

Sentiment - made in word

We would really love to visit you this week to see some fun on your blogs - see you soon!

Hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

Good morning all

Hope you're all enjoying some sunshine between those thunderstorms - it's certainly lovely to see the sun again - for more than one day at a time!  We had a lovely day here on Sunday and never went any further than the garden- - BBQ  and 4 generation boules on the lawn! - That was my grandson, my daughter, me and my mother and MIL.  We had such a lovely afternoon and it was lovely that from 2 years old to 85 years old everyone enjoyed it - while the men had a few beers and planned their world cup!!

Anyway - I digress on to this weeks challenge at 

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge

This weeks theme is 

Anything Goes

Which to me was an excuse to carry on with my messy crafting that I've so enjoyed lately! - lots of distressing with my inks and new toy - guilding wax

Isn't she just gorgeous! - here name is Martha and she's available here

This image was kindly supplied by our sponsor this week

This is what I did...

Image - Martha from Pink Gem designs

Coloured with copics

DI - Tim Holtz, Walnut stain, Antique linnen and Dusky rose

Guilding wax -lilac by creative expressions

Papers and pleated ribbon - Madame Payraud from Dovecraft

Charm and pearls - from ebay

Twine - MFT

Hesiona bow - Michaels

Photo frame (tucked behind) and texture created with - LOTV background bits - old romance

Butterfly digis - from vintage springtime pack Nicecrane designs

Shaped card - craftwork cards

So you have absolutely no excuse not to play along this week! - because we'd just love to see ... Anything!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Digi Chooseday - use 2 papers
Tip top tuesday - shaped cards
Inky chicks - no square or rectangle cards

hugs

Judith x

Spots and stripes at Crafty Little Fairies

Hi blog friends

Ooo I'm late again! - I'm so sorry - I seem to spend my whole time catching up these days!

I'm back again today with my DT card for 

Crafty Little Fairies

and our theme for this challenge 

is

Spots and Stripes

I decided to share a card that I was asked to make for a man who is 90.

As always I asked if he had any hobbies or interests or anything that could personalise the card and as often happens with older men was told no - he doesn't have hobbies, doesn't drink or drive or do very much at all - so just a "man" card!

I decided to make a nautical themed card because we live on the coast here in the north east of England and most people have some sort of a connection with the sea and it's a summery sort of theme - and summers on its way!  Its a big 8 x 8 inch card and I really enjoyed making it.  It came together so easily.

The stamped image is from a small nautical set from kanban which also included the compass corner that I also used.  There are some other small stamps with the set as well - very useful.

The shell stamps are from Sheena Douglass, I had been looking for a while to buy some of her stamps and treat myself when they were on a really good offer on Create and Craft a few weeks ago - I bought  3 sets and I'm really looking forward to creating some cards with them over the next few weeks.  I stamped onto watercolour card and used my TH watercolour pens for a softer look and toned the shells to match 

Here's what I did....

Image - kanban nautical set

Shell stamps - Sheena Douglass

Coloured with TH watercolour distress pens

Sentiment - MFT birthday quotes

Die cut numbers - Vintage Market by TH at Sizzix 

Charm - from ebay

Bows - Papermania

Pleated ribbon - Madame Payraud from Papermania

Hessian ribbon - Michaels

Twine - MFT

Label - cut with MFT stitched tag

Papers - K and Co
Gold Gilding wax - crafty individuals

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Aud Sentiments - use a sentiment for a guy
Sassy studios - summer themed
Milk coffee challenge - father/special male
Addicted to stamps - Holiday
Stamping Royalty - Masculine
City crafter - Nautical

I do hope you'll join in with our challenge this month - I'm sure you'll have lots of spots and stripes to show us

hugs

Judith xx

There's a bears and mice thing going on over at Penny's Paper Challenge this week

Hi again

I'm playing a bit of post catch up this week after my busy weekend away and this is my DT card 

for Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge

our theme this week is

Bears and Mice

and the DT girls have had such fun with this cute theme

Here is my card using 

Henry Mushroom Bear - available here

(I see it's on sale just now - so go on and bag yourself a bargain!!)

Crafty sentiments is one of our fab sponsors this week and I have to confess a new one for me - I have never use their images before.  But I so enjoyed colouring this cute little bear scene - a really easy one to colour.  I also decided to have another try at colouring sky with copics and was quite pleased with how it turned out.  The card is just overall colourful but was quite easy to do.

We have 3 sponsors this week in total - so lots of lovely prizes up for grabs 

Crafty Sentiments

Who are offering 3 digis of the winners choice

Di's Digi Designs

Who are offering a $12 voucher

Meljens Designs

who are offering a prize of 4 non coloured digi images

This is what I did....

Image - Henry  on a Mushroom from Crafty Sentiments

Colured with Copics

Papers - I think they are Raspberry Road - they came free with a magazine so I'm not sure

Leaf punch - Martha Stewart

Flower punch  Woodware

Pearls from my stash 

Sentiment - LOTV

Sentiment mount - from a marianne's set

Distress ink TH antique linen

Craft card - crafters companion

Challenges I'm entering this week

Crafty sentiments - anything goes
through the craftroom door - anything goes
Paper pretties - square
Hobbybook challenge - must have at least 3 flowers

I do hope you can join in with us this week

Hugs 

Judith xx

Flower power at The Paper Challenge

Good morning blog friends

Well there's another week gone flying by and it's June!  I've had a lovely week with lots going on again. It was my last official day at work before my early retirement day (though my last day weeks several weeks ago, because I had leave to take)  I called into the office just to visit and mark the occasion and say my goodbyes - and decided I definitely don't miss the place!! We had a (mostly) lovely week weather wise and spent lots of time in the garden tidying up and BBqing - I love weeks like that.  Then we left for a few days in Scotland which ended with a night out at the new Hydro in Glasgow to see the Eagles.  They were fabulous - what a great night we had.- then we had a wander around the shops in Glasgow, we're off to a wedding at the end of the month and I was hoping to find an outfit to wear - no joy I'm afraid  i suppose it would help if I knew what I wanted!!

Well onto this weeks challenge at 

The Paper Shelter

and this weeks theme is 

Flower Power

This wasn't the image I had intended to use when I first saw the challenge but I decided to use this cute lifeguard instead at the last minute so I could say look who's.... so here she is - looking through those binoculars of hers! I decided to  make  my favourite easel shape - its a while since I made one.

She's called - Lifeguard on Duty 2 available here

as always theres a fab prize on offer at The Paper Shelter 

we'd love to see your flowery projects this week 

This is what I did...

Image - Lifeguard on duty 2 from The Paper Shelter

Coloured with Copics

Distress inks - worn lipstick and dusty pink

Papers -MME sunshine

Die cut sunflower - MFT

Die cut circle and swirl - Mariannes

Sentiments - produced in word

Pearls - from my stash

Challenges I will enter with this card

Digistamps for joy - girly

See you later my lovely friends!

hugs 

Judith x

Do you need image therapy?! if so pop over to MAWTT this week

Good morning all

We have a new challenge today for you over at

Moving Along With The Times 

Our lovely Carole is our hostess this week

and has chosen the theme

No image
(so you see - no image therapy required ha ha)

I've been struggling for time these last couple of weeks so decided to make an easy peasy card with some papers and stickers I bought last year - exactly for the purpose of quick Christmas Cards 

.... except I didn't use them - now I'm sure none of you ever buy things that don't get used lol.

I've got a whole set of these toppers with Christmas words and they do make really quick cards -well it would have been quick except it took me half an hour to choose which papers to use, I have to admit that for me there's no such thing as a quick card - you have no idea how much I faf about (technical term!)
I'll have to get that Christmas card counter updated too -I think I'm into double figures now - that's an achievement in itself 

Here's what I did...

Papers - Yuletide Greetings by Anna Griffin

Topper - from the Christmas Garland Embellishment set by Anna Griffin

Ribbon - Gold satin from carnmeal cottage

Card - Bazzill Basics

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Party time Tuesday - Anything Goes
The Cheerful stamp pad - use a sentiment
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Completely Christmas - Anything Goes
Simon says - Anything Goes

Back to school with Penny's Papercrafty Challenge

Good morning all

Well its a whole week since I posted - and a really busy topsy turvy one at that!  Those of you who visit me often will know that I scribe for my son Tom for his Uni work because he has cerebral palsy and is unable to write up his work for himself.  He is at Newcastle Uni now doing a Masters degree and last week was essay deadline week - well being a real student obviously he had to work up to the wire so last week we had a whole lot of work going on - two 2am finishes and a few tantrums and tiaras on the way (that was me!!)  anyway the work's all done and submitted so we're on break for the summer - well he is anyway - I've got a whole lot of catching up on other things to do, and a bit of sleep to catch up on too - I'm so not cut out for the student life lol!!

Anyway onto this weeks challenge which is 

BACK TO SCHOOL

using the fab Learning is Fun

 from the Paper Shelter available here

 As you might have guessed our sponsor this week is the wonderful

The Paper Shelter

 who are offering a prize of 3 digis of the winners choice and also 

Digital Delights

This is what I did

Image - learning is fun from the Paper Shelter

Coloured with spectrum noir Skin, copics and spectrum noir pencils

Paper - from the vintage teacher digi set from The Paper Shelter

Sentiment - produced in word

Distress inks - TH linnen and walnut stain

Ribbon - vintage seambinding from the ribbon girl

pins and sequin star/flowers from my stash

label die - MFT

Hope we see you over at Penny's this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

A random fan - Anything goes
Fantastic Tuesday - Anything goes
Inky Chicks - Use a metal embellishment (pins)
Chocolate coffee and cards - use a tag
Vintage stamping/flonzcraft - ribbons and bows

Hugs

Judith x