Hello again

Its challenge time again at 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

 and it is also my last week as part of the lovely DT.  I've got such a lot going on just now that I've decided to stand down from the team.  I've so enjoyed my time with Penny's and I'd like to thank Julie for having me on the team and also for being such a great boss lady over there!!

But onto the job in hand 

Today's challenge is one of those easy peasy ones

Anything Goes

We all got to work with one of the sponsor images for this week

 and I chose a real little cutie to make a card for a new baby,

it's from Stitchy  Bear's Digi Outlet called 

Droppin In -  available here

our fab sponsors this week are

and 

There are some fab prizes - check it out at the challenge blog

This is what I did....

Image - Droppin in from Stitchy Bears Digi outlet

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolour pencils

Papers and sentiment - LOTV 

Dies - Sue Wilson Delicate Daisies

          Magnolia Swirl and leaf

          Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle

          Scalloped border spelbinders (hidden under the image. flowers and ribbon!)

Pink card - bazzill basics

Vintage  seam binding ribbon - Crafty Ribbons

Dewdrops from my stash

I hope we'll see you at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge this week

challenges I'm entering with this card 

Crafty creations - brads buttons or bows (12/11)

simon says - anything goes (5/11)

divas by design - anything goes (5/11)

bunny zoes - animals (9/11)

hugs

Judith xx

Pennys Paper crafty challenge - Polka dots and pearls

Hello again

Here I am with card number two for today - this time for 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 

Our theme this week is 

Polka dots and pearls

I had chosen this very pretty image from

Sassy Studio Designs

she is called Rapunzel Sasy - available here

Coloured her up with copics  in a  spellbinders die cut frame - then pretty much couldn't decide what to do with her!  I had some lovely linen effect cards left over from some invitations I had made  and as she is such a pretty little girl I decided that she didn't need much at all.  She has pearls in her hair and my polka dots are on the little organza ribbon, the sentiment is from the lovely new set of Anna Griffin birthday sentiments that I got from QVC last week  - so that's it -done!!

Hope you'll pop over to Penny's this week - there are some lovely cards and we have some lovely new teamies too

Hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

Hello again

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

Pennys Paper Crafty Challenges

and the theme is an easy peasy 

Anything Goes

and yes - another Christmas card from me!!

It's another 8 x 8 inch card - I've been enjoying these lately - I really like that they're so big when they're finished!!

I had to photograph this in poor light ( I was a bit last minute finishing my card) so the colours are a bit subdued - it looks a bit brownish - but its really green!!

This is the cute Sammi Boo Carolling from Lacy Sunshine available here

we are sponsored this week by 

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Who are giving a fab prize of 3 digis to this weeks winner.

This is what I did....

Image - Sammi Boo Caroling from Lacy Sunshine 

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - LOTV

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Sparkly embellie - Creative Expressions

Joy Die - by Sue Wilson  from Creative Expressions

Large die (with image) - Spellbinders

Glitter - glamour dust

pearls from my stash

I hope we see you over at Penny's this week - after all anything goes!!

hugs 

Judith xx

We've got spots at Pennys Paper crafty challenge this week!

Hi all

Well here I am again for my last post of the day!  - with my spotty dotty card for 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

Why don't you join in with us 

spots are catching lol

What we need to see are 

Polka Dots

I got this cute image to use this week
called Lets Play from Crafty Sentiments 

We have two fab sponsors this week

who are offering a prize of 3 digis from their store

and

who are offering a prize of  5 digis from their store

This is what I did .....

Image - from Crafty Sentiments

Coloured with Copics

Papers and sentiment - LOTV 

Ribbon - Crafty ribbons

Dies - MFT blueprints 16

Hope we see you playing along this week 

hugs

Judith xx

Use three papers at Pennys Paper Crafty challenge this week

Good morning all

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

Pennys Paper Crafty challenge

the theme this week is 

use at least 3 patterned papers

I decided to make yet another Christmas card for the stash

using Winter Cardinal from Sparkle n Sprinkle

available here 

I had only ever seen photographs of the cardinal birds until last year when I was delighted to see some of these lovely birds nesting in the tree right at the edge of the lake that our garden overlooks in our holiday home in Florida.  They really were a sight to behold, the flashes of red caught my eye at first as the little birds darted in and out of the tree in the mornings - here in England we have our native robin as our Christmas bird - but I have to say I really was quite taken with these stunningly coloured red birds.  I think it was just the males with the bright red feathers - the females being more browny beige with red markings but very pretty little birds just the same.

We have three great sponsors at Penny's this week





and



and

who are both offering their fab digi stamps as prizes - so well worth playing along with us

This is what I did....

Image - Winter Cardinal from Sparkle n Sprinkle

Coloured with - copics

Papers - MME Vintage Christmas

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Dies - all Mariannes

distress ins - TH tea die and bundled sage

Sentiment stamp- from Hotfudge studio holiday stamp set

other embellies from my stash

Hope we see you over at Pennys this week!

hugs 

Judith x

The last post!

Hello - yet again!!

Here I am with my final card of the day (a little late because I left it in draft by mistake!!)

This card is for the challenge over at 

Pennys Papercrafty Challenge

Sorry for the rubbish picture - I took the photo then as I moved it to take a better one I stuck my finger in the stickles on the scarf and smudged red right down the front of the snowman grrr! 

He's currently in the snowman repair shop so this is the only photo I have for now

Our theme this week is 

Spots and Stripes

The cute image is Snow mail from Stampart Design by Kathryne 

available here

Here's what I did ....

Image - snowmail from stampart design by Kathryne

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

papers MME vintage christmas

Snowflake die - Whimsy stamps snowflake label

Card cut with spellbinders grand nesties

Button greetings - Anna Griffin

Hope we see you at Pennys this week  - pop over and see what my teamies have created for your inspiration

hugs

Judith xx

We're embossing at Penys papercrafty challenge this week

Hello again

Just like buses my post! - nothing for ages then along come two lol

(see below for my fab'n'funky DT post)

This week at 

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge 

our theme is 

Embossing 

I went with dry embossing and used a lovely hessian design embossing folder on this autumn style card and the image is a lovely autumn scene  called Autumn Wagon from Stampart design by Kathryne available here

We have two fab sponsors this week

and

Here's what I did....

Image - autumn waqgon from stampart desin by Kathryne

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Embossing folder - hessian from crafters companion embossalicious range

Bird box die - la la land

ivy die - Marianne designs

corner die - whimsy stamps

flower - 

ribbon from my stash

sentiment - LOTV

Paper - MME

Bronze guilding wax 

TH distress stickles in teadye

Hope you'll play along with us this week - and call in at penns to see the lovely crations my teamies have made this week 

Hugs

judith x

Christmas, Children or Critters at Pennys Papercrafty challenges

Morning all

Well by now I should be waiting to board my flight to Florida at Manchester airport - beyond excited I should think!!

 So it's another quick post from me  this time for 

Penny's Papercrafty Challenge

This week the challenge is

Christmas, Children or Critters

Lots to think about for that one!!

I used one of our sponsor images and think I covered all the bases 

- a Christmas card for a child - with critters lol

this cute image is Mousey ornament from Robins Fettish - don't you just love those mices to pieces!!

What I did .....

Image - Mouesy ornament from  Robins Fettish
coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils
papers - LOTV
Die - MFT leafy swirl (cut into 2)
sentiment button -Anna Griffin
Ribbon - from my stash
sentiment tag - MFT - sentiment produced in word

pop over to the challenge blog to see full details of the prizes on offer this week and also all the cute cards my teamies came up with this week

hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Pennys Papercrafty Challenge

Hello again

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

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

and our theme this week is 

Anything Goes

I used this cute image from Sassy Studios -one of our sponsors this week 

called Sassy Elizabeth Laura Bennett she is available here

I thought she needed a fairly simple pretty and demure design  to compliment her fairly simple, pretty, demure looks!

I got this paper free with a magazine ages ago - they are Websters Papers and on the front it says a combo of Western Romance and All About Me - they are very pretty pale coloured papers and I thought they were perfect for Miss Elizabeth Laura

Our sponsors this week are offering some fab prizes - pop over to the blog for more information and to see the fab and fun creations that my teamies have come up with this week

This is what I did....

Image - Elizabeth Laura Bennett from Sassy Studios

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - from Websters Pages

Sentiment label - LOTV

Dies uses - MFT labels and stitched labels and Memory box Fabulous phlox and Honeysuckle Vine  

Ribbon and gem from my stash

hope we see you over at Pennys this week - after all - Anything Goes!

Challenges I'm entering with this card
Little red wagon - Happy Birthday

hugs Judith

Anything Goes at Penny's Papercrafty Challenge

Good morning all

Well another week has passed and I'm back again - where do these weeks go!

I've had another busy week doing goodness knows what! - my son Tom went to the commonwealth games in Glasgow and we had a couple of lovely days away (then another day out yesterday!)  in Northumberland, a visit to Eden Camp in North Yorkshire where we also took my Mother - she enjoyed reliving her WWII days - its a really interesting day out and the sun shone all day - so relaxing (and busy) and yet again - not much time for crafting - in spite of  my card theme this week - for me sun and craft don't mix well for me just now!!

We have a fab new challenge for you again at

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

and our theme is  the easy peasy

Anything goes

(so no excuse not to enter!!)

This little cutie is called Marie - she is from Stampart design by Katherine

Who is one of our lovely sponsors this week

Marie is available in Kathy's Shop at Whimsy Stamps HERE

It's back to my favourite easel cards  I always love to make these
and I loved colouring this image - that fish is gorgeous!!

We have three lovely sponsors this week 

so great prizes to be won - check out the challenge blog for details

Here's what I did....

Image - Marie - from Stampart design by Kathryne

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - nautical from Papermania

Round easel card cut with spellbinders grand nesties round and scalloped

Sentiment - LOTV everyday grungy messages

Seaside embellies from Jolies at Michaels

Swirl - Tilda swirl

"Sun" cut with Easy Peasy Sizzix Dies by Tim Hotz

Hope we see you at Penny's this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Divas by Design - under the sea
Handmade harbour - Summer fun
The crafters cafe - lots of layers
Crafting for all seasons - Feature a creature

Hugs

Judith xx

And we're still going with Anything goes at Pennys this week

Hi all

Well, after my blogging marathon last week when I posted 3 times in one day I've been absent for a whole week!  I haven't been a very good blogger lately mainly because I've just been enjoying the lovely weather we've had these past couple of months, hot sunny days out and about and sitting in the garden in the evenings with a little lemonade (!) - and the downside not sleeping well because of the heat  has meant I've been so tired in the evenings which is when I usually do most of my crafting.I hope you are all having a good summer, it's just lovely to have good weather for weeks on end instead of the usual British rain day, miss a day, little bit of sun.....and here in the north of England we seem to have escaped the storms and winds that the south of the country has had.  

Anyway I'm here with my DT card for Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

and we have another week of

Anything Goes

The image is Bahama Woodstar from Sprinkle and Sparkle

available here

I loved this pretty image when I saw it, its so different from what is around in the digi market - but it caused me no end of trouble, this card was on my desk for 3 days because I just couldn't bring myself to like what I had made!! - that was after trying all sorts of combinations of paper and embellies and sentiments. Sometimes its just so hard to please yourself (and sorry to Julie our long suffering DT boss lady that I was so last minute but I was really trying to like it!!)  part of the problem was the flowers , I couldn't find the dies I wanted to use and it went downhill from there really.

This is what i did

Image - bahama woodstar from sprinkle and sparkle

coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

papers - LOTV 

Flourish die - Cheery lynn

Flower punches -  Martha Stewart and Woodware

Gems - from my stash

Dark green card - Bazzill basics

Sentiment - Sheena Douglas 

TH DI - tea dye and 

Hope we see you playing along at Pennys this week

Hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Penny's Papercrafty challenges

Good morning all

Here I am back with my second DT card of the day - one more to go!!

This time it's for the new challenge  at

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

 this week

and the theme is

Anything Goes
(can't get any easier than that!)

A bit of a change for me - no colouring - just a sentiment and die cuts

the sentiment is from Stitchybear designs available here

this sentiment must have been made for me - Walt Disney rules in our house lol

we have two great sponsors for this weeks challenge 

and some great prizes on offer

and 

Pop on over to

 Pennys Papercrafty Challenge

 to see what my teamies came up with 

there are so fabulous designs there this week

This is what I did ....

Sentiment -Laughter is timeless... Stitchy Bear designs

card - Bazzill basics

Papers - Timeless Victorian from LOTV

Dies - from MFT - fabulous phlox and leafy swirl

Butterflies - punches from Martha Stewart (large) and Dovecraft (small)

Gems - from my stash

I'll be back with my DT card for Fab'n'Funky Challenges later this evening - see you then!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

That craft place - anything goes
Path of positivity challenge - dreams (3rd aug)
Paper makeup stamps - Die cuts/punches (28th July)
try it on tuesday - things with wings (5th aug)
Tuesday throwdown - handmade flowers (28th July)

Hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Penny's papercraft challenge

Good morning all

I'm back with my second card of the day
This time for the new challenge at Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

and our theme for the week is

Anything Goes

I used this cute little bear for our challenge this week - don't you just love him!

He's by QKR Stampede called bathing bear is is available here

I always have a soft spot for bears and this one is no exception! - I tried to get the effect of a picture hanging on a wood panelled wall - do you think it worked?  I enjoyed colouring him a and gave him a bit of a rosy glow from his nice hot bath and added glitter to his bubbles just for fun

We have a two lovely sponsors this week

and 

pop across to Penny's Papercrafty challenge blog for full details of the fab prizes

This is what I did.....

Image - Bathing bear from QKR Stampede

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - MME dolled up

Sentiment - produced in word

Label die and twine - MFT

Pearls and brad - from my stash

Glitter - stickles

We'd love to see you play along at Penny's this week

hugs 

Judith xx

Anything goes at Penny's Paper Challenge

Good morning all

It's time for a new challenge at 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge

and this week its 

Anything Goes

I decided to use the opportunity to make a childs birthday card

using this cute image called Wilkes the Pirate and parrot Whiskey
from Lacy Sunshine 

available here

Our sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine digis
  

who are giving a prize of  3 digis of the winners choice
 to this weeks challenge winner

Embossing at Penny's Papercrafty Challenge this week

Morning all

It's that day of the week again - when I grace this page with two DT cards in one day!

Here is the first (I'll be back with my Fab'n'Funky Challenges Christmas card later)

This one is for our Embossing Challenge over at 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

I'm using one of our sponsor images 

this is Goldie Sassy

from Sassy Design Studios available here

Isn't she just so pretty! - a real party girl.  

This card was really easy to make - I used an embossing folder to make the background after first inking it with  Perfect Medium, I then highlighted  the embossed areas by dusting over with perfect pearls in pink and green- I was really pleased with the effect - it looks very pretty IRL.

We have two fab sponsors this week

Sassy Studio Designs

and 

Stampart Design by Kathryne

Here's what I did

Image - Goldie Sassy from Sassy design studios

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolour pencils

Embossing folder - Anna Griffin floral

Swiss dot card - pre-embossed - from a kit from craftwork cards 

                        (and dusted with perfect medium/Perfect pearls)

 Dies - spellbinders oval and Parisian border

Sentiment - Anna Griffin

Vintage seambinding and eyelash ribbons - crafty ribbons

Pearls and pearl and crystal embellie - ebay

Thank you for visiting today - hope to see you again later for my Christmas celebration!

hugs Judith xx