Good morning it's been a while!

I'm so happy to be back posting today, I've had a bit of a hard going summer with a huge health scare that has changed me forever and to be honest I'm more than a little bit relieved to get back to a quiet crafty life!

My lovely Fab'n'Funky challenge is back today with a new challenge

It's the anniversary of the birth of St Francis of Assisi today - patron saint of animals

so our challenge in honour of this is

All Creatures Great and Small

(all living creatures - animals, birds, fish, insects.... no fantasy creatures and please remember teddy bears aren't real living creatures, neither are fairies or dragons - I'm sure you catch my drift!)

I thought I'd better get a move on with my Christmas cards as it's not long now! - but that's a whole other blogpost!! So I have a lovely stag centre stage on my card

This is what I did....

Dies

 Dashing Deer - Crafter's Companion Sara's Scandi collection

 Snowflake corners - Wild Rose studios

 Ovals - Tattered lace

Papers - Crafter's Companion traditional Christmas

Dark red card, pearl and ribbon from stash

Hope you'll join in with us this week

did I say I was so happy to be back 😃

biggst of hugs Judith xxxx

Winter is coming - at Moving along with the Times Challenge this week!

Good morning all

I'm here today to share my DT card for Moving Along With The times Challenge this week.  It's my turn to host over there this week and I chose the theme 

Winter is coming

(Winter themed or fantasy based Game of thrones theme)

I got the idea for the name from Game of Thrones - I watched the TV series and decided to read the books - a real epic task! - I'm really enjoying them - just about at the end of book 2 so I've got pleanty more to keep me busy

Anyway - I was all full of an idea that I would make a fabulous dragon card - and I know there are some fabulous dragon images around - only I didn't find one!! 

So I stuck with the easy option and made a winter themed card instead 

(I'm so disappointed with myself lol)

I used a fab image from Stampart design by Kathryne at Whimsystamps

he's called Owl-ways Winter and is available here 

the sentiment is also included as a bonus set

You may recognise the papers if you visited me yesterday - yes the same one! - I think I must be on a tartan thing just now lol -  But after checking out my Christmas papers I just liked this one best so here it is again!! -not to mention more Wild Rose studios dies that I really do think I'm in love with. 

This is what I did....

Image and Sentiment - Owl-ways Winter from Stampart Design by Kathryne

Coloured with copics

Papers - Dovecraft 12 days of Christmas

Card - Papermania - Krafty Christmas pack

Ribbon -Crafty ribbons

Holly berry - papermania

Berries on holly dies - viva decor red pen

Inking on dies -TH bundled sage DI

Glamour dust for added sparkle!

Dies - spellbinders circle and Scalloped circle

        - Wild Rose Studios Holly flourish and Small frame from Snowflake frame set

We'd love to see you at MAWTT this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Jingle belles - Christmas card with a creature (6/11)
Polka doodles - Christmas fun (31/10)
Aud sentiments - 2 or 3 word sentiment (5/11)
As you like it - Cute or Elegant - for me its cute (most of the time!) - cute is usually easier and cuter!! -thats a good enough reason for me (5/11)

hugs 

Judith x