We have an embossing challenge over at Ready teddy go this month.

Good morning all

This is my first of two posts today - the other coming later is the Whimsy Stamps monthly blog hop - pop back and see it if you want to play along and win a great prize

But Back to the business in hand

This month our challenge at Ready Teddy go is 

Embossing

Here is my card using this cute bear from  my favouriteLOTV
Called James bear in the snow - available here

Now embossing is not my favourite theme - in fact I never use embossing folders!  I struggled a bit as to what to do then decided  that I would adapt the challenge to suit the sort of embossing that I often do and that is embossed dies. I used one of my favourite Marianne dies which  embosses beautifully to give a really nice effect on these holly leaves.  This was a really easy card to make - the little bear colours up so quickly and after that it was just a bit of cutting, sticking and embossing, a quick and easy stamped sentiment - a really quick Christmas card  of the type you could easily batch make with different papers to ring the changes - think I might make a few of these.

This is what I did....

Image LOTV James bear in the snow 

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers LOTV traditional Christmas paper pad 

Sentiment LOTV Christmas labels

Die - Mariannes creatables holly

Ribbon and red pearls fom my stash

Card - Bazzill Basics

Snow - flowersoft

I hope I've inspird you with another option to make a card using embossing - that doesn't have to be an embossing folder or heat embossed design

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty little fairies - anything goes/DT CALL
Card crafters circle - cute cards
Jingle belles - not a creature was stirring
Polka doodles - anything goes Christmas
Crafty hands challenge- anything goes

Hugs

Judith x

It's anything goes at Whimsy stamps challenge this month - sounds like a good excuse to make Christmas cards to me!!

Hello again

(Please scroll down for my post for The Paper Shelter and Fab'n'Funky Challenges Halloween Challenges) 

Well its a busy old day for me - after being pretty absent for the last week or so - to be honest I think I've lost my crafty gene this week - I've struggled so much and there's not much there!  I haven't even done much blogging so I'm really sorry if I haven't visited you lately - it's nothing personal - honest! - I just need a bit of a kick start I think - though I did manage to come up with this weeks cards ok so maybe I'm on my way back on track - I hope so : )

Anyway - on to this months Whimsy Stamps Challenge

its the old favourite

Anything Goes

We had such a great variety at Whimsy Stamps for new releases this month and us DT girls are lucky enough to get to play with all the new releases every month - we had Autumn, Halloween, Christmas lots of cuties and animals - spoilt for choice really, and so many different styles from our lovely designers. I decided to use anything goes as an opportunity to get another Christmas card stashed away and ready to go! - so I chose this really cute snowman from Crissy Armstrong

The image is called Snowman hold my heart and is available here 

I really like the red/kraftcard combo for Christmas cards - I made quite a few last year and think I might have to check on my kraftcard stocks before I get going on this years.  I pulled out all my Christmas "stuff" from last year ( i find it easier just to pack it all away) and found alsorts of dies and embellies I had forgotten I had - including this lovely snowflake border die also from Whimsy stamps - I think this might get a few outings too

This is what I did...

Image -Snowman hold my heart by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Snowflake die - Whimsy stamps

Label die - Dienamics

Paper - Christmas in the country from Dovecraft

Kraftcard - from ebay 

Gems  - Trimcraft Lillibet 

Wooden Noel - Dovecraft - 'tis the season

Wooden snowflake - Kars

I promise to call in to see you all this week xx

Challenges I'm entering with this card...

Inky impressions - traditional Christmas
Scrapbook society - anything goes - with twist Kraft paper
Created with love - anything goes
Lady Annes challenges - anything goes

Hugs

Judith x

Halloween all over the place!!

God morning all

Its a really busy blogging morning for me today!  I have two DT's with the same theme on the same day - hows that for a gift to any DT girl lol!!

and the theme is 

Halloween

The card I made was really for my DT card at The Paper Shelter but as Fab'n'Funky challenges also have the same theme - I thought I'd double up and give it a mention!!

This absolute beauty is 

Gothika - available from The Paper Shelter here

I loved this digi the first time I saw her and have just been waiting for the right challenge to use her 

She's not a new digi by any means - definately an oldie but goodie I'd say!

As always at The Paper Shelter the prize is.....

at Fab'n'Funky challenges the sponsor is Bugaboo stamps 

and they are offering another fab prize

- the winners choicc of 7 digis 

It seems to me like it might be a great idea to make a Halloween card this week!!

Here's what I did..

image - Gothika from TPS

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils

Papers - MME Wicked Merchant Mavaldo (i have loved these papers)

Pins and ribbon - Creative studios by Sam Poole

Trick or treat stamp from a bargin bin at Michaels

- and thats it - simples!!

Hope we see your cards at both these fab challenges this week.  Check back later for yet another DT card - this time for Whimsy Stamps challenge starting today - they are having a fab "Anything goes" challenge!!

By Lori designs - trick or treat
Creative belli blog - Halloween
lil red wagon - Halloween
Scrappers delights - Halloween
Simon says - anything goes
The perfect sentiment - Halloween or fall

Hugs 

Judith x

We're getting distressed at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week - in a nice way!

Good morning all

I was starting to think nobody loved me anymore - after z couple of manic days I haven't had much blogging time  and just foundh post still on draft grrrrr! - so that's why no one visited today! - anyway here it is -  off to the gym now but I'll pop on later to see you all xx.......

We have a brand new challenge at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week - almost as if it was made for me with my vintage/ distress thing going on at the moment

The challenge is 

Distressing

I decided to go with a different effect this time - not something I've done a lot before - but I like to experiment.  I used my TH distress tool to distress all of the edges and curled the corners to give a distressed look.  I decided not to use my distress inks to keep it fresh looking and I think I quite liked this first attempt

I chose this cute little image called Bows 'lil Santas helper from Lacy Sunshine

 Available here  

She's a sort of messy little girl and the distressed look quite suits her!

We are lucky enough to have two fabulous sponsors at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week 

Flonzcraft

prize $20 shop voucher (plus free shipping)

also offering 12% discount in their shop to all challenge entrants 

and

Lacy Sunshine

 

who are offering a prize of 5 Digi Images

This is what I did ...

Image - Bows 'lil Santass helper from Lacy Sunshine

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Glitter - Martha Stewart silver glitter glue

Paper - K & co swell noel

Ribbon - vintage seam binding from crafty ribbons

Sentiment labels - LOTV

Card  cord'inations contemporary Christmas

Wooden embellie star - Kars

Hope we see you over at Fab'n'Funky this week - any distressing will do!

hugs Judith x

Con - grat - u - lations

Morning all

I'm pretty sure that anyone of a certain age in the UK will be able to hear Cliff Richard singing 

Con-grat-u-lations

How could you avoid it! I can't say the word without singing the song in my head!

and over at 

My time to Craft

 this week this is our theme

Anything with Congratulations 

(or something of similar meaning - well done etc)

I decided on a baby girl Congratulations card

The image is a digi called Baby Girl from Lia Stampz at Whimsy Stamps available here

There is also a "boy" version of this - they are both such pretty stamps

I think I got into a bit of a distress thing a week or so back with lots of distress/vinage style

 - now I can't get out of it lol

Here's what I did....

Image - Baby girl from Lia Stampz by Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with Copics and prismacolour pencils

Distress ink TH dusky rose

Paper - MME lost and found - blush

Vintage seam binding - crafty ribbons

scalloped circle - Grand nestability

Label die - Dienamics

Congratulations - Anna Griffin rubber stamp

button  and pearls from my stash

Pearl heart - MCH

Hope you all have a great weekend

 - and all those on half term school hollies next week - hope its a good one!

Hugs 

Judith x

Two colours at The Paper Shelter

Good morning all

oooo - I've had such blogger problems - just about tearing my hair out trying to get this post to post - well its either blogger or my laptop - either way I couldn't do what I wanted - and I'm never happy if I can't get my own way - just ask my DH lol!!

But if you're reading this I finally got there so the tantrum will be over

Its time for a new challenge over at 

The Paper Shelter 

and the theme is

Use only two colours

(includes shades of those colours and not hair or skin)

I have to say this is not my most favourite theme ever - but well we can't like them all.  For some reason my brain just couldn't get it together on this one.  I eventually came up with this card - and even then I can't decide whether I like it or not -  but it has grown on me!  I went to TPS store in search of inspiration and found this image which was a pre- coloured one - in shades of reds/pinks and brown/beige - and took it from there.

The image is called My Little Spoiled and is available here

I can certainly say that this image was the inspiration to make this card as I was clueless until I found it

- no change there then lol.

I decided to go with a sort of shabby chic theme as those colours seemed to fit

As always there are fab prizes up for grabs at The Paper Shelter

Here's what I did...

Image - My little spoiled from The Paper Shelter (precoloured)

Papers - MME - lost and found

Sentiment labels - LOTV

Shaped card - from a ikt I can't remember buying!

Mounting for image - spellbinders labels 10

Butterfly die cut - whimsy stamps

Heart sticks dies and Flower dies  impression obsession at MCH

Pearls and ribbon form my stash

Distress ink - my favourite TH tea dye

Hope we see you at The Paper shelter Challenge blog this week - go on challenge yourself - if i can do it anyone can!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

nutcrafters - lots of layers

pennys papercrafty - anything goes

Stampavie and more - pearls and swirls

paper pretties - use lots of embellishments

hugs Judith xx

Too cute to spook!!

Good morning all

There are some very spooky goings on at Moving along with the Times Challenge blog this week and if you pop on over there to have a look you see....

Our new challenge this week is 

Spooktastic Times 

- or Halloween to me and you lol

I used this reeeally cute digis from Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps available here

Shees called Halloween witchy girls and 

I think she is my favourite little witch for this year - I 've just been dying to use her.

She's just soo pretty and so cute!!

I'm afraid I just couldn't get a good photograph of this one at all - I just finished it off last night and it just was soo wrong in artificial light -in real life the glitter I used is matching the ribbon but in this picture it just looks like the ribbon is the wrong shade with the colouring - oh well :(

This is what I did...

Image - Halloween Witchy girl from Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with Copics and Prismacoor pencils

Paper and aper embellies - MME - Wicked merchant mavaldo

Gems - jollies

Ribbon - recollections from Michaels

distress ink - TH iced spruce.

There are so many fabulous Halloween goodies around now - i hope you feel inspired to join us over at MAWTT this week.

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Hanna and friends- halloween

papercrafting journey - use halloween colours

Sarah Hurley challenge- Halloween

Craft challenge - halloween/fall/autumn

Hugs 

Judith xx