Holly and or Ivy for crafty litle Fairies very last challenge : (

Hi all

Well here I am back home back from my lovely nearly three weeks in  Florida and I almost got all my blogging right and scheduled - well except this one!  I actually came back yesterday and should have scheduled this one too - but for some reason I forgot!! - I just realised that I hadn't done my post tonight so here it is!!

I'm very sad to be doing this post as its the very last one for 

Crafty Little Fairies

not just for me but for the whole challenge 

December 2014 challenge is our last challenge : ( 

and our theme is 

Holly and /or Ivy

I'm sure almost everyone will think - Christmas 

but nope - not me - I thought - 90th Birthday card!!

My friend asked me to make a card for an aunt who was 90 last month

and as she likes to have a glass of wine - that should be the theme

Whenever I get asked to make a particular theme of card I always have a look at Justinklined stamps for inspiration  and I have to say they haven't ever let me down.  I thought this digi was just perfect and as it was 'a shelf' I decided that it would work well as an easel card.  The pub blackboard looked a bit bare at the top so I decided to trim it with ivy - and there you have my not Christmas card that fits the theme!  I don't know if you can see from the picture but the image is decoupaged with several layers at the shelf - and that's where I think it's not quite right once it was all finished I realised that I should have shaded the glasses to reflect the blackboard behind but hadn't spotted it until it was all layered up because the glasses were coloured separately and layered on.  I gave them a good coat of glossy accents so they look very 'glass'  - but hey ho I can't meet my own perfection all the time! - I would have redone the glasses but I hadn't saved the size and I knew I'd never get the glasses the right size to be able to substitute them.
There's also a little pocket underneath with a verse on a label with a little pull out ribbon (you can just see it peeking out of the side) - and a lovely box -but neither saw the camera I'm afraid!! - I think I was in total holiday mode at this point and completely forgot!!

This is what I did...

Image -All the Best Chalkboard from Justinklined available here
Colored with copics and prismacolor pencils
Age is just a number sentiment - created in word
Die cuts - Circle and mount for sentiment - spellbinders
                 Ivy - Marianne dies

I hope you'll join in with us for our very last challenge to help us to bow out with a bang!!
hugs

Judith x

I'm no square!

Good morning peeps

It's a new challenge day again over at 

Crafty Little Fairies 

Not another month gone by surely!!

Our challenge theme this month is 

Not a Square

I used a cute LOTV image called love balloon to make this card which was made for  friends of my daughter who just got engaged...well this was the second card I made after the first one was ..... square : /

I gave this cute couple lovely black hair because the happy couple are both from Chinese families - when my hubby saw it he said - why didn't you use a Chinese couple!   - men are very strange (well you probably already know that lol) - what is it about this image that says they're not Chinese -that's what I want to know!!

We have lots of lovely sponsors this month again - check it all out on the challenge blog here

This is what I did......

Love Balloon Image and handwritten sentiment - From Lili of the Valley

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - Mirabelle from Santoro (love these gorgeous textured papers)

Ribbon - vintage seam binding from Crafty Ribbons

Pearls - assorted sizes from my stash

Pearl swirl - Creative expressions

Butterfly die - Tim Holtz on the edge from Sizzix

We're looking forward to seeing those lovely shaped projects this month - check out what the other fairies have made for your inspiration over at the challenge blog.

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Milk coffee challenge - hand coloured image 13/11
Creative moments -celebration 16/11
Papertake weekly - anything goes 11/11
Tuesday Throwdown - shaped cards 11/11
Crafty cardmakers - punches and dies11/11
Ppinkydolls - Anything goes or add some bling 16/11



Hugs

Judith xx

Are you ready for cute and cuddly and a KISS!?

Good morning all

We're back with our new challenge for the month at 

Crafty Little Fairies

and our theme for this challenge is 

Cute and Cuddly

I decided to make the most of this theme and make a Christmas card
with a cute and cuddly James bear from LOTV

I decided to go a little bit on the vintage side with this one

I used the MME lost and found papers as my inspiration and coloured James to match!

Just a few embellies and die cuts to finish and it was quite a quick card to make really.

My go to bear copic colours 

I used my black prismacolour pencil to tone the colours down - I always find this works well when trying for a vintage look - gives that dark worn out look - I wonder if someone's used that on me lately lol!!

Considering I was a bit lacking in inspiration when I started this one I was pleased with how it turned out

 - its what I call a KISS card - when I have no direction go for a KISS!

To enlighten those not in the know - it's the idiots Cas card!!!

Keep It Simple Stupid!!

This is what I did...

Image - James bear from LOTV

Coloured with copics and Prismacolour pencils 

Papers - MME Lost and Found Christmas

Shaped card - Craftwork Cards

sentiment - LOTV

Snowflake die and twine  - MFT
Label die - spellbinders

Buttons (under gems) - docrafts

Gems - from my stash

Distress ink - TH bundled sage

I hope you can join in with the Crafty Little Fairies this month

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafting by design - Vintage/shabby chic
Southern girls - Christmas
Charisma cards - buttons and bows
Delightful challenges - anything goes
Milk coffee challenge - use 2 or more die cuts

Hugs

Judith

Summer fun with the crafty little Fairies - and me!! - and some photos

Hello crafty friends

Well I'm just about up to date with myself and thought I'd post my (late) DT card for 

Crafty little Fairies

 and just come to say a proper hello.

The theme is 

Summer Fun

 I'm sorry I haven't been around much-  you must have wondered where I was, but since I took early retirement  at the end of March my feet have barely touched the ground (well not at home anyway)

After I came back from my holiday in May and did my stint scribing for my son Tom for his uni work, I have then been doing a lot of late helping my cousin with her daughters wedding which culminated in a lovely 4 days in the Lakes District at the end of June for the wedding.  When we came home on the Sunday night my son Tom (who has cerebral palsy) had to be sorted out to go an activity holiday with his support worker to the Calvert Trust in Keilder on the Monday and I had a whole week off that week because my daughter had taken time off so I didn't have Jacob my grandson to look after either - great I thought I'll have some nice crafty time to myself - not so!! - my lovely hubby had booked us a short holiday to Corfu leaving the next morning (didn't he know I had cards to make lol!)  We had a lovely 4 days- just the two of us which we don't very often get he chance to do - got back in the early hours of last Sunday so I totally missed out last week altogether. 

Anyway - back to the card lol. Its a very large 7x10 inch card, you must be groaning and saying - not those Sheen Douglas shell stamps again - but I just love them!! - With lots of summer themed challenges around I'm going to use them to death - so sorry but I'm sure there's more to come

Here's what I did..... 

Sentiment - created in word (taken from a plaque I have in my conservatory)

Stamps - Sheena Douglas seashells
coloured with perfect pearls (another recent  addiction!)

Papers - (very ancient) K and Co no idea what theyre called

Card - Bazzill basics

pearls from my stash

Hessian ribbon - do crafts

palm tree die - MFT dienamics

fishtail flag die also dienamics

Here's a quick catch up of what I've been up to recently - in photos.....

dinner by the pool in Corfu - a great little hotel 

my new conservatory furniture that arrived yesterday - love it!!
we're trying for Florida beach house style
to fit in with this challenge lol

                                                                                             

the wedding outfit
(complete with those shoes - if you saw them a couple of posts back)

the lovely view from our room on lake Derwentwater - a little piece of heaven

Well I think that's about it for now - I'll be round to visit and catch up soon

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Live & Love craft - under the sea (31st July)

Natalie and Amys - Summertime  (31st July)

Crafting musketeers - summertime  (31st July)

Bunny Zoes - layers  (13th July)

Eureka stamps - vacation (13th July)

Incy Wincy - Summertime activities (13th July)

Hugs 

Judith xx

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

Things with wings with the Crafty little Fairies

Hi

Its challenge day for the Crafty Little Fairies again - and I'm late again.

I'm not doing very well this week and I'm blaming it on the sunshine (not the boogie)

I normally have some crafty time on my days off but the weather has been so great and we haven't seen the sun for so long - I just had to go out to say hello 

- and that really is the best excuse I've got!

The challenge today is

Things with wings

one of my favourites - birds, bees, butterflies.....and fairies.

I used a really cute little fairy from Lili of the Valley called

Flower Fairy  she is available here 

We have a fabulous sponsor this week

and this is the prize on offer

Well worth the effort of entering this week I'd say!

This card wasn't what I had intended to make for this challenge at all I have to confess!  I got it into my head that I would use some stamps that I've had for years - probably some of the very first I ever bought and make a tag -  But after turning the whole place upside down - I just can't find them.  They are Christmas Flower Fairy stamps from Crafters Companion -so pretty - I expect lots of you have them too.  The strange thing is I've seen them here in the house recently and also an image that I coloured years ago (that was really bad!) - on the bright side I found dozens of things that haven't seen daylight for a long time including some spellbinders dies that had fallen down the back of a drawer and 3 whole sets of  Elizabeth Bell Whiff of Joy mystery stamps that I signed up for - then never used. I did use a couple out of the 4th set lol- and for any of my MAWTT buddies who are reading - I found my pad of vellum papers - better late than never lol.  There's going to be some serious using of old stash going on around here - watch this space!

Anyway enough of my old stash

Here's what I did....

Image -Flower Fairy from LOTV

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Sentiment - Whiff of joy

Scalloped card - Craftwork Cards

Ribbon and butterfly - from my stash
Glamour dust - for a bit of sparkle!

Hope you can join us this week  see you there!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cute card Thursday - girls girls girls
Charisma cards - birthday girls

Hugs

Judith x

Come shopping with the Crafty little Fairies!

Good Morning all

Hope this Thursday finds you all well and bright and breezy!  The weather is definitely picking up a bit - still a few showers but on the whole we've had nice bright sunny days this week - doesn't it just make you feel so much better.

Todays card is my DT card for

Crafty little Fairies

where its the turn of the Pink Fairies this week

Using Christmas Goodies by Lili of the valley

the theme is a great girly one

(well I think it's girly!)

Shopping

We have a fab sponsor this week

The lovely 

who are offering the prize of 4 digis to the winner

Delicious Doodles have some fab images- pop over and have a look!

I'm running a bit late today - I had to leave my card last night to finish this morning because I just couldn't get my head around it.  Mainly because it was supposed to be an easel card and somehow I forgot what I was doing and stuck it on a square card instead, then I couldn't decide what to do next! - sometimes I'm such an airhead - dizzy blonde springs to mind!!!

Anyway.... this is what I (eventually) did...

Image -  Christmas Goodies from LOTV available here 

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - Woodland Wishes LOTV

Circle die - Mariannes

Flower dies - Spellbinders poinsettia
Leaf punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiments - LOTV christmas tags and Christmas stocking set from MFT
Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage
Enamel faux brads - MME Christmas lost and found

Hope to see you shopping at Crafty little fairies this week - if you need some ideas visit the challenge blog (if you're me you can manage to go shopping very well - ask my DH lol)

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Winter wonderland - most wonderful time of the year
4 krafty girls - anything goes
ABC christmas - use die cuts
Love to create - Anything goes
make it monday - anything goes



hugs
Judith x 

Crafty little fairies Bears challenge - and some exciting news!

Good morning blog friends

Another fortnight has gone by and its time for the pink fairies to do their stuff 

at
 Crafty Little Fairies Challenge
.

  I've been GDT with the fairies for a while now but last weekend Squirrell asked me if I would like to stay on a permanent basis - would I like to stay!!!! - what do you think I said lol.

  So now I'm just soooo happy to be a real pink fairy  

(I think my wings and wand must be in the post).  

The theme for this weeks challenge is 

Teddy Bears

Heres my card(s) for this weeks challenge
what do you think which one!!

I'm carrying on my challenge to myself to go back to using more rubber stamps so I used this cute image from LOTV called My Favourite Friends available HERE

this is one of my most recent LOTV stamps that I bought in one of the sales they had a few weeks back and its the first time I've used it.
 I just love that long floppy bear she's holding - just too cute!

- and to qualify for the prize you must use a digi or stamped image
I wanted this to be fairly CAS - but think I went a bit overboard for CAS! - but the main focus is definitely on the image so I must get some brownie points for that : )

we have two fabulous sponsors this week



and


Great prizes - definitely worth entering!

This is what i did....

Image -My Favourite Friends from LOTV

Coloured with -copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - buttons and bows fom LOTV

Sentiment labels - LOTV

Leaf frond punch - martha stewart

Flower die - MFT

Pearls and lace - from my stash

Now you really need to pop on over to the crafty little fairies challenge blog to see the cute teddy bear cards that my teamies made!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Lili of the Valley - Name that tune - me and my teddy bear (an oldie but goodie!)
Brendas blogaversary draw - favourite item - has to be my copics and prisma pencils for colouring

(big congratulations Brenda - and thanks for a fab candy challenge xxx)
Crafty Ribbons -Ribbons and bows
Milk coffee - girly

Hugs

Judith xx

Lavender and Lace GDT card for Crafty little Fairies

Good morning all

Well where did January go then!! - when Squirrel asked me if I would like to do a GDT spot  as a pink fairy at Crafty Little fairies it was last year - all of a sudden we're one twelfth of the way through the next one  - how did that happen?

I'm really enjoying my little spot with Lilis Little Fairies and making the most of it showing of my gorgeous LOTV stamps - I could keep going for months just with the stamps I've got - and I'm always up for buying more!!

the challenge theme for this week is

Lavender and Lace

I decided to make a floral card for this challenge as it just sounds floral pretty! - and was going to make it a birthday card, but one of my dear friends lost her mother last week so I decided that this was the perfect pretty image for a sympathy card instead

The image I used is the lovely Foxgloves available here

As you can see I kept it fairly simple keeping the image as the main focus of the card, sticking very much to the theme lavender and a touch of lovely lace.   I loved colouring this image - I love florals and don't use them nearly enough - its nice not to colour skin and clothes for a change.  With all those lovely girly stamps over at LOTV I think you could really go to town with a frilly , lacy totally glammed up card for this challenge - but I'm very happy with my fairly simple card, its so much easier  with the other type, I often just don't know where to stop - or sometimes where to start for that matter lol.

Here's what I did

Image -Foxgloves from LOTV

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencil

card - bazzill basics

papers - Meadowlark from Prima

Sentiment - Anna Griffin

Pearls - Martha Stewart

Lace - WOC

Grey seam binding ribbon - crafty ribbons

We'd love to see some pretty card for this weeks challenge

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Fashionable stamping challenge -Tag along (must have tag and stamping)
the crafters cafe - ribbon and or lace
Crafty sentiments - 1 image, 2 papers. 3 embellies
loves rubber stamps - use lace

hugs
Judith x

GDT card for Crafty little fairies In the Kitchen Challenge

Good morning all

I'm back with my second GDT card for Crafty little fairies, this time the theme is 

In the kitchen

this means we want anything kitchen or food themed
- be as creative as you like !

I used this cute little stamp from Lili of the Valley

called Top Chef available HERE

 I'm looking forward to the summer - and our own outdoor kitchen!

When the weather is good we BBQ all the time - just like this cute little bear

Last year was great - we had such a good summer and we even BBQ'd breakfast at weekends!

- oh I do hope we have a good summer again,evenings in the garden, lovely salads, blackberry Pimms.........

I'm still on my rubber stamps thing and quite enjoying the challenge - it doesn't mean I've abandoned my digis -just making sure I use my lovely rubber stamps as well!  I also did a bit of experimentation on this image by colouring the sky - not something I've done so completely before, its far from perfect but I quite like the effect, it adds colour, I think I'll have to practice some more but you've got to start somewhere,
 for a change I think the picture looks better than the real thing,
 I cut it with a  circle die because I couldn't get the edges right - hows that for honesty!!

I also just kept it to foliage on the trellis for a more masculine card rather than using flowers.
If I don't get a wiggle on and make something else my DH will be getting this for his birthday next week
- well he is king of the BBQ so it would  fit!

This is what I did....

Image - Top Chef from LOTV

Coloured with copics

Sentiment tags - LOTV

Papers - Petal Fresh from LOTV and Kitchy Kitchen from Melissa Francis

Dies - circles - spellbinders, Trellis - Memory box, star - Nellie Snellen

Foliage punch - Martha Stewart

Buttons - Dovecraft

Twine and Kraft card - MFT

Gems - from my stash

Have you got a foody card in you!  - Lets see it over at Crafty Little Fairies this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Charisma cards - its a boy thing
Creative knockouts- tag - your it
Cute card Thursday - warm it up
Red rubber inspirationals - make a scene
Aud sentiments - use any sentiment
Stamp'n'doodle - use an animal

hugs

Judith x