Stitch it -real or faux at Whimsy Stamps Challenge

Hi all

It's time for the new challenge at Whimsy Stamps and this months it's team A's turn with the theme

Stitching - real or faux

Here's my DT card - using the cute Ari and Toby 

from Stampart Design by Kathryne available here

This months prizes for the challenge

are…

first winner:

Second winner:

And thirdwinner:

A Mystery Rubber Stamp

So what are you waiting for! - we really want to see your stitched up creations at Whimsy stamps challenge  this month.  There are some adorable creations with the new digis available in this months release, on the challenge blog - I'm sure you'll be inspired if you go over and take a peek

This is what I did...

Image - Ari and Toby from Stampart design by Kathryne at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with -Copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - meadow lark from Prima

Card - bazzzill basics

Dies - circles - spellbindes circle and scalloped circle

          Flowers - diemanics

Saddle stitched ribbon - papermania

Lace - Wild orchid crafts

Sentiment tags - stamped with LOTV sentiment tags

Scalloped card - Craftwork cards

Lilac pearls from - My Crafty heart

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cards and more - lace and pearls
Through the craftroom door-  anything goes
One stitch at a time - anything goes
Bunnyzoes challenge - girly

Hugs 

Judith x

Its Summer sunshine at MAWTT - who am I kidding!!!

Good morning blog friends

Its Thursday yet again - and time for another new challenge at Moving Along with the Times.  This week our lovely Claire is hosting and has chosen the theme summer sunshine.  I presume this is wishful thinking from Claire cos we sure ain't got any!! .... but I'm pretty sure that if enough people join in with the challenge we could have some by the end of the week at MAWTT at least!! 

 I found this challenge a bit challenging!  Couldn't come up with a DT card at all - then I saw this digi on another blog and it was love at first sight!  It is from stamping dragon designs  and called beach scene.

the inside

I have never coloured such a big scene before and I quite enjoyed the challenge but when I finished felt as if something was missing probly because it has no central figure so decided to add some glitter for a bit of extra focus and I was even pleased with that too! There's very little to this card really but it reminds me of holidays and sunshine so that can't be a bad thing.

What I did....

Image - Beach scene from stamping dragon designs
coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Papers - Sun Kiss from Prima
Sentiment -cut with cricut expression
Foam sunshine and palm trees - American crafts
Glitter - selection of Martha Stewart colours
Ribbons - Carnmeal cottage
Gems - from my stash
Sentiment inside - Anna Griffin

Challenges I am entering with this card

canyoudigiit - sunrise and sunset
[pin]spirational challenges - picture inspiration
crafty boots challenges - yellow
The crazy challenge - Summer/beach
Made Especially for you - inspirational colours (yellow/blue/green/brown)
One stitch at a time -Here comes summer

Thats all from me today

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

Cute and Cuddly at Moving along With the Times

Hi again blog friends

Busy week this week - my four in a row.

Its Thursday so that means a new challenge at Moving Along With The Times and this weeks' host is our lovley Debs.  Debs has chosen the fun theme of

Cute and cuddly

The challenge is being sponsored by Dis Digi Downloads, why don't you  hop on over to their store to see all their great digi designs. 

Our DT girls over at MAWTT have been very busy and have made some fab creations this week so come on over to the challenge blog and have a look, you're bound to be inspired.

Here is my card for this week

As soon as I saw this image I knew that this was my cute and cuddly card - cos this little girls cute and the bunnys cuddly!  I also knew I had the perfect paper to go with that checky trim on her dress.  I got these papers free with Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine.  They are from Websters Pages and are a collection of 36 papers in a 6x6 pad, quite the best giveaway I've had from a magazine cos all the papers are fab, I've used them a few times now .  I wanted to give this card a vintage look so I used only black and dark umber pencils for the shading.

This is what I did ....

Digi stamp - Mos digital pencil - Easter Bunny
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Papers - Websters collection combo pack
Flowers - Prima
Pearls - Kaisercraft
Sentiment - Dawn Bibby Woodland Friends
Kraft card and ribbon from my stash

I'm sure everyone's got a cute and cuddly card in them for this week - Easter is the perfect time for cute and cuddly, so lets see what you can do.

Challenges I am entering with this card

Mos challenge - Photo inspiration
Charisma Card Challenges - Easter
Delightful challenges - Easter
Cute card thursday -Easter
Sarah Hurley challenge blog - Easter
Scrapbook sisters  - Easter
Thats all for me today

Hugs

Judith x

It's Easter at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Hi there blog friends

Here I am with my very late post!  I've had a total nightmare with blogger over the last few days - could only get in for about 10 minutes at a time before getting booted out and up loading photos was nigh on impossible - just about did my head in!!  So sorry  that I haven't been visiting these last couple of days but to be honest I just gave up - I'll try and do a catch up x

Anyway back to the real business

Today is challenge day at Fab'n'Funky challenges and the theme is

Make an Easter card

a closer look at the detail

We are being sponsored this week by

I just loved this little girl when I  saw her -a perfect Easter image and I could just see her in a little denim dress and black shiny shoes - so thats what she got.  I decided to bling up her Easter eggs with different coloured glitters and then I couldn't stop! So she got glitter on her dress, in her hair flowers and the bow on her basket, only the bunny escaped but if he'd had a bow round his neck he'd have got it too - funny how glitter does that to you lol!  After all that glitter I thought I'd better hold back on too many embellies

This is what I did ...

Image - Easter Kiko from Mos digital pencil
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Scalloped card - Craftwork cards
Lilac card- Bazzill basics
Papers - Prima Meadow Lark
Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage
Flowers - Wild Orchid crafts sweetheart blooms
Bunny (under ribbon) - cut on cricut expression - Gypsy Wanderings cart
Sentiment - computer produced
Die Cut circles - Spellbinders
Pearls - from my stash

Thats all from me for today - and what a beautiful day it has been x

I'm entering this card for the following challenges

Mo's Challenge blogspot - Bling it on
Inky impressions challenge blog - Flower power
Simon says Stamp Challenge - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge -Circles and Squares
Rubys Rainbow - Easter
Dream valley challenges -Easter
Delightful Challenges  Easter treats


Hugs

Judith xx

Its challenge day at My time to Craft

Hi Blog friends

Today is challenge day at My Time to Craft and the theme for this fortnight is

Make an Easel Card

I'm not big on easel cards and haven't made one for ages but I did enjoy making this card and I might just do it again soon. I think the only thing about easel cards is that not everyone (as in non crafters!) knows what to do with them. 

I made this card for my daughters birthday - her birthday is actually today - Happy birthday Alison.  Not that she'll be reading this because she's gone to Centre Parks in the Lake District for the week with her husband and little baby son, to celebrate her birthday (today) her husbands birthday (also today) and their wedding anniversary (also today) !!! 

I got some new papers through the week and just love them.  As soon as I saw this one - its sunkiss from prima - I knew what I was going to do with this card, isn't it great when that happens - certainly gets the mojo going

a close up of the detail

the base of the card

This is what I did

Papers - Sunkiss by prima
Stamp - Pretty bouquet by Lili of the Valley
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Scalloped card - craftwork cards
Flowers by Prima and Wild Orchid crafts
Charm - a little complementary charm I got in a lovely little bag from My crafty heart  - ah thanks
Sentiment -  with Paintbox poppets from Crafters Companion
Diecut (behind sentiment) spellbinders
Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage
pearls from my stash

So let's see you over at My Time to Craft with your easel cards and go on over and have a look at the other DT girls cards - we really have got some stunning cards this week

Iam enrering this card into the following challenges

Simon says -Lets Play Bingo - flowers/pearls/charms
Sweet stampin challenge - Anything goes
Lollipop crafts challenge - Anything goes
Hooked on craft - more than one fold
Thats me for now

Hugs

Judith x

Spring has sprung - again

Hi blog friends

I'm definately on a pretty card thing at the minute - my daughter wanted a birthday card for her mother in law and this is what she got!  Its another of those Lili of the Valley pretty girlies, they're always so easy to colour (I've asked for some of the new ones for my birthday next week and its a suprise which ones I get so I just can't wait).  I started off making this with the LOTV challenge in mind but didn't get it finished in time! not that it matters, but it did make me think outside the box a bit because it was a peaches and cream challenge. I haven't got those colours in copics so I went back to my promarkers and brought in more colour with my prismacolor pencils, I think it worked in the end.  I decided to go the whole fairy thing and give her a real helping of glitter - dres,s wings, shoes wand - the whole shebang as well as the roses, have to say I'm not usually a glitter girl but I did like what it did for this card, I don't think glitter photographs very well as its making it look sort of dirty - but I promise its not its lovely and glittery.

the inside

I don't always photograph the inside of the cards I make but this is such a sweet message I thought it need an outing!  It was cut very simply from spellbinders labels sixteen to match the front and the sentiment is from a Whiff of Joy text set of nine called Magical Wishes.  The tiny buterflies are a fikars punch I picked up in a local craft shop sale bin for 50p- bargin!

You can see the glitter better in
close up

What I did ......

Stamp - Lili of the Valley - pom pom
papers - first edition - spring feast
Card and MAM stamps - craftwork cards
Dies - spellbinders labels sixteen
Pearls - from my stash
Cream ribbon - carnmeal cottage
Tiny butterfly punch - fiskars
Banner dies- Whiff of joy
Glitter -Martha Stewart - topaz glitter glue
Tag - sizzix
Sentiment and stamping on tag - Dawn Bibby
Sentiment inside card - Whiff of Joy Magical wishes
Flowers - wild orchid and Prima
Coloured with copics, promarkers and prismacolor pencils


I'm entering this card for the following challenges

Allsorts Challenge - Things with wings (152)
The Poodles Parlour - Birthday (74)
Crafters Companion monthly challenge - Spring
Flutterby Wednesday - #193 - Spring Time
CES challenges - Flower frenzy

Well thats me for today

Going to try for another card tomorrow - so might even see you then?

Hugs

Judith x

The Secrets out!!

Hi blog friends

Well I just couldn't wait a second longer to tell my secret!  I'm sooo excited.

 I just got my 1st DT team place with Fab'n'Funky challenges, I only started blogging this year - my new years resolution, even though I've been following craft blgs for ages now, it was just taking the plunge - and it makes the blogging much more fun too.   I've enjoyed it so much I've already met such a lot of lovely people and it gives me a reason to make my cards. 

Being on the Fab -Fab'n'Funky design team means I've got even more excuse to make more cards - with lots of inspiration thrown in. The girls have all been so welcoming and helpful to a newbie like me - special big hugs to Wendy for helping me get my 1st DT card posted when I was having problems - you're a star - if I had an award I'd give it to you x

Congrats to the other newbie DT members Sheila and Judit - I'm sure we'll all muddle along together girls!   I think I know how Meryl Streep felt at the Oscars - this is my Oscar speech - and I'd better shut up before I get boo'd off  lol.

So here it is my 1st ever DT card, as soon as I saw the theme for the week I knew I had the perfect stamp. The theme is leap into action - in honour of leap year and sponsored by Joanna Sheen.   The prize is £10 to spend in store and I'm sure you can all come up with some creative ideas of leaping things, animals, people - anything to celebrate our once-in-four-years day. So hop on over to the challenge blog and do your worst - or should that be best!!

closer view of details

What I did....

Stamp - Leaping into Spring from Whiff of Joy by Elizabeth Bell
Coloured with - Copics and prismacolor pencils
Papers  - Kim & Co
Flowers - Wild orchid craft (pink sweetheart) and green prima
Tag - cut with Sizzix
Sentiment- have a hoppy day - Dawn Bibby - woodland friends stampset
Lace and ribbon from my stash
Kraft card and papers distressed with Tim Holtz tea die distress ink

Hope you like it and good luck with the challenge.

I'm also entering for the following challenges

One stopcraft challenge - colour on kraft (distressed kraft card)
Allsorts challenge blog - anything goes
The pretty little ribbon shop challenge blog - Anything goes
Sweet Sketch Wednesday

sketch for challenge 142

See you soon

Very excited hugs

Judith x

My favourite colour - green

Hi blog friends

I've had a really exciting weekend - but shh its a secret so I'll have to tell you later!!
Started this card last night and got up early this morning to finish it.  My favourite colour is green, I often make pink and green cards but when I saw the challenge on Fab 'n' funky challenges this week was green, blue and white I had to give it a go.  Is not a combination I've used recently - if ever but I think I love it.

close up of the details

What I did...

Stamp image - Lili of the valley - coffee break
Flower stamp (around outer card) and sentiment stamp- Dawn Bibby woodland deer and cup cake
Distress ink (stamping and ink on card - Tim Holtz shabby shutters
Tag - cut with sizzix die
Card - Craftwork cards scalloped card
Papers - K & Co sweet nectar
Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils
Pearls - kaisercraft
Flower - wild orchid inside of prima
Lace and vintage seambinding ribbon  - from my stash

I didn't want to go overboard with the embellishments because the bright colours are enough by themselves withour too much clutter (thats a technical term!).  Think I need to expand my blue and green colour pallet - I can feel another birthday present coming on!

Must go off to do some ironing - I know boring - but going to the cinema tonight to see "the Artist" and if we want to go out dressed in clothes tomorrow its getting to be a must!

I'm entering this card for the folowing challenges

Fab'n'funky challenges - Green blue white
Lilis little fairies - afternoon tea
Little miss muffet challenges - fancy or lace
Crafty sentiments designs - 2 designer/diferent papers
Allsorts challenge challenge blog - Your choice
Sentimental Sundays - Lace and pearls

See you soon

Hugs

Judith x

A card with all my love

Hi again

I made this card today as the last of the valentines!  It is a lili of the valley stamp called "The little things" and just so cute.

I chose the paper and after that the card was made around it really.  The paper actually has a lovely music design on it but by the time I finished embellishing it the whole thing is covered up!

This is what I used

Paper - Songbook by Marianne designs
Heart die cut - Wedding cartridge on Cricut
Ink for edging - Tea dye Tim Holtz
Lacey diecut border - Martha Stewart
Coloured with - Copics and prismacolur pencils
Flowers -Prima with a dark red rose in the centre
Sentiment and heart stamp -  Dawn Bibby woodland rabbits stamp set
Gold pearls - kaisercraft

Hope you like it

I'm entering this card for the following Challenges

Lili's little fairies - Jacques valentine sketch
Card Makin Mamas -Valentine
Dream Valley challenges - Valentine
Delightful Challenges - Love
The Crazy Challenge - Valentines day
Make my Monday - hearts and flowers
Creative craft challenges - Valentines
Hugs

Judith x

Love, hearts and a first kiss!

Hi  again

 I knew straight away today I had to use my  absolute favourite Stampavie stamp - first kiss, I just love this stamp.

 I went looking for some papers in my stash with a heart theme and found these from Dovecraft called Glamour Prints.  I've had them for ages and haven't used them all that much because some of them are very bright - like these ones!  But I decided to rise to the challenge.  I used purple card to tone in from bazzill and toned it down a bit using a pale pink chalk.  The image was coloured with promarkers and prismacolor pencils and the heart and frame were cut with spellbinders die.  The border is a new Martha Stewart punch and the "Love" and swirl were cut with my cricut expression machine from Tie the knot and Cindy Loo cartridges.  The flowers are from Prima and the crystal embelishments bought from ebay.  The best bit of all - the lovely little embellie in the middle of the large flower - recycled from a christmas card I received - thank you M&S!  I was really pleased with this when it was finished having been very unsure about the colours at the start - it just goes to show that you have to just go with it some times. 

Challenges entered with this card
Stampavie and more: Challenge #159 - Hearts  -love stampavie - great stamps - great challenges
Card Makin Mamas - for my new Martha Stewart Punch
Simon Says challenge - my new Martha Stewart Punch
Passion for Promarkers - inspired by a song - "sealed with a kiss"
Papertake weekly challenge - die cute!
Challenge up your life - Bingo (purple, die cuts, sparkle)

Hope you like it

See you soon
Hugs

Judith x