We're having a Baby week at Fab'n'funky challenges

Good morning all

Well I'm back!!

 - bet you didn't even notice I'd been away lol

I've just had a lovely week away in Tenerife

 -it was a lovely treat to get a little sunshine, but for now it's back to reality 

and I'll be round to catch up on my commenting and visiting soon

We have a new challenge for you over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

hosted by our lovely Jan who chose the theme

Baby 

(anything baby!)

I decided to take the opportunity to add another Christmas card to the Christmas pile

using this lovely image from A Day for Daisies

called A Sign I Give - available HERE

there's a fab prize of a $12 gift card up for grabs this week from our sponsor

I went with a fairly simple style for this card 

keeping the focus on the image which I coloured with Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils

the frame is yellow with an aged look created with pebeo gilding wax - it looks a bit random in this photo - but I rather like the effect - much better in real life

This is what I did....

Image - A sign I give from ADFD

Coloured with spectrum noir blendable pencils

Easel card created with creata die

Star die - Memory box

Peace, goodwill and Joy die - Crafter's Companion

Pebeo gilding wax - gold

Hope you'll come and play along with us this week

Hugs Judith xx

Gold, silver and embossing at Winter Wonderland

Good morning all

I'm a bit late this morning - got up a bit late , had to take my dog for his hydro session drop my grandson off (he'd been staying over last night) and its taken me until now to catch up!!

We have a fab new challenge starting over at 

Winter Wonderland

We have a choice of themes

either 

Use an embossed background

or

Show us your gold and silver

being a do it all girl I had to do both!!

I have used dry embossing to create my backgrounds 

and used gold gilding wax for that finishing touch

The fab image on the tag is from one of our sponsors

called Christmas Bulbs from A Day for Daisies available HERE

I just love this image - so versatile - I have more plans for him!!

We have some fab sponsors this week so lots of prizes

offering a prize of an £8 voucher to spend in store


offering a $12 voucher to spend in store


offering a £10 voucher to spend in store

What are you waiting for - come and join in

This is what I did

Image - Christmas bulbs from a day fro daisies

Coloured with Crafters Companion spectrum noir pens

Bulbs are coated in for exrra shine

Sleigh die - mariannes

Stockings dies and stamps and stamps on tag and  button die  - MFT

Embossing folders - textures snow and vintage Christmas text from Crafter's Companion

TH distress inks - black, gathered twigs and festive berries

Snowflake die - not a clue!!

Pearl brad coloured red with a spectrum noir pen 

Black card and neenah desert storm card - Crafter's Companion

I actually loved making this card - unfortunately my mojo has left me since I made it last week - so I'm off to my craft room to hunt for it and make some more christmas cards!!

have a great weekend

hugs

Judith x

Happy birthday Winter Wonderland!

Good morning all

Well I'm back from my travels (yes I know again!) We've had a lovely couple of weeks, first up to beautiful Northumberland to drop off our youngest son on  his activities holiday at Keilder Water, I think Northumberland is the most beautiful county in England (IMHO!!) the gorgeous countryside, rolling hills, vast waters and then the beautiful coastline - it really is spectacular with lots of historical treasures to visit too.  We then drove from there to Edinburgh to spend a couple of days with our older son Matthew and the weather was just gorgeous, while England was languishing in the cold unseasonal weather Scotland was having their turn of temperatures in the 20's.  When we drove home it got colder and colder as we crossed the border - quite bizarre really.  But that was ok we weren't here for long!! After 2 days at home we flew off for a lovely trip to Rome with some good friends - some very good friends! - we discovered quite by chance while talking that it was our 40th friendship anniversary this year!! - We've all been friends since we were at school, oh where has the time gone.... So we had a drink or two in Rome just to celebrate properly.  It's taken me a few days to get back into the swing of things at home but I'm getting there.

but I digress......

The team at 

Winter Wonderland 

is celebrating this week

its our 7th birthday!

and we're having a lovely challenge just for the occasion

Add a ribbon and a bow

I'm using an image for my card from one of our lovely sponsors

this is Christmas Poinsettia  from

A day for daisies 

Can you see the lovely sparkle on my card!

I coloured this lovely image with my Spectrum Noir sparkle pens

- and I even managed to get the sparkle in my photograph too

This is what I did

Image - Christmas Poinsettia from a day for daisies

Coloured with spectrum noir sparkle pens - hearthside, boudoir and olive jade - and clear sparkle around it to pullout the colour slightly around the edges

Embossing folder - Sheena Douglas Christmas greetings embossing folder

Card - to colour onto - Sheena's stamping card,
           embossed TH vintage from Die'sire

           black card from Crafters Companion

Ribbon from my stash 

Jewel - creative expressions

Hope you'll join in with our celebration this week

we have lots of lovely sponsors

who are giving a prize of £10 to spend in store

who are giving a prize of £10 to spend in store

whoa re giving a $12 voucher to spend in store

hope we see you at 

Winter Wonderland Challenge

 this week!

Hugs

Judith xx

Pretty and Girly challenge at Fab'n'Funky challenges

good morning all

All being well you willbe seeing this, my first scheduled post of my holiday - and I will begetting up to a lovely sunny morning in Florida - all being well!!

We have a new challenge at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and the theme is

Pretty and Girly

this very pretty and girly image is called

Pearls in my hair available here

We are sponsored by the lovely 

Samistamps 

who are giving a fab prize of $12 to spend in store

This is what i did

image - Pearls in my hair from a day for daisies
coloured with spectrum noir pens and pencils
colours
pens PP1,2,5,  EB7,8  TN1,2,4,7  IG1
pencils Peach, cherry red, black
Die - Downton abbey classic edge from crafters companion
bow die - (part of ) Downton Abbey bow brouch die
Sentiment - Anna Griffin
Pearl swirl - creative expressions
ribbon from my stash

Hope you'll play along with us this week

Hugs
Judith

Something news going on at Winter Wonderland!

Good morning all

Sorry I'm a bit late with my post today 

- shall I just say we've been having utility problems and leave it at that : / - electricity and water are not easily done without lol.

It's time for a new challenge over at

Winter Wonderland

and the theme for this week is

Something New

I decided to make a new baby card as a friend of mine just had a new baby girl 

I used a cute image from our sponsor this week

called A Gift from the Stars its available HERE

I used my fab Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens together with Spectrum Noir markers to colour this cute image.  I tried my very best to show the sparkle in the photo - and think I succeeded!  It looks totally glittery - but it is much more subtle in real life.  I just sort of directed my craft lamp onto it and that pink certainly shines - the sparkle was also used on the leaves and stars as but think the light just really hit that pink lol.

Our sponsors this week at winter wonderland are

A day for daisies

who are offering a $12 gift card

and

Crafts you love

who are offering a £10 gift voucher

So this is what I did ....

Image - A gift from the stars - from A day for daisies

Coloured with - Spectrum Noir markers and Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens

Colours

       Sparkle pens  - moonlight,soft jade,rose quartz

       Spectrum noir markers -  LG1,LY1,PP1,PP2,BG3,FS5,FS2

Papers - First edition baby girl

Distress ink for sky - TH tumbled glass applied with ink duster from Inkylicious

Sentiment tag - LOTV baby clear stamps set

Embossed heart - cut out from Crafters Companion Love and Romance range In Love 6x6 embossing folder

Tree die - Heartfelt Creations Sugar hollow hangout die

Cut with Centura pearl card and coloured with Spectrum noir sparkle pen soft jade

Square dies - stitched square die Memory Box, Sue Wilson noble square die

Ribbon from my stash

Thank you for visiting today - hope you'll join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

A day for daisies - stitch it up (faux stitching around image)

Crafty catz - girls only 

Really reasonable ribbon - pink with ribbon or trim

The stamping boutique - punches and dies

hugs Judith x