Summer is here at the Paper Shelter!

Good morning all

Hope it's still bright and sunny in your little corner of the world - we're still having lovely warm days and I've been able to walk about 5 miles a day with the dog (with a coffee stop!) almost every day.

I also got my lovely new car yesterday - I just love it - but I've pulled a muscle in my wrist pulling the hand brake on!! it's a different shape to the one in my last car - my DH says I'm not safe to be let out - maybe I should just stay in and craft instead : )

I'm here with my first post of the day to tell you about our challenge this week at

The Paper Shelter

Our theme this week is 

Summer

I chose to use this cute little sailor girl - one of the newer digis 

called Pretty little Sailor - available here

I decided to keep this card very CAS - this pretty little girl deserves centre stage!

Just coloured with my Spectrum Noir pens and Pencils and mounted on some neutral card and paper 

As always we have a fab prize at TPS for our winner

 

Here's what I did.....

Image - Pretty Little Sailor from TPS
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils
Colours used  Skin - FS3,5 TN2 CR5 - pencil 59
                       Dress and shoes - TB1,3,5 Pencil 120
                       Hair - TN2,4,6 pencil 91
                       Hat Pencil 120
                       Wheel TN2,3,4 pencil 91
                       Shadow - pencil 112
Card - Kraft Card from Crafters Companion
Paper - Father knows best from LOTV
Sentiment - LOTV
Stitched Die - from MFT blueprints 14

I'll be back later with my DT card for Fab'n'Funky Challenges - we have a fun song themed challenge going on there this week

Challenges i'm entering with this card

Without words - brown and blue
Crafting when we can - summer fun

hugs

Judith x

There's a boy thing going on at The Paper Shelter this week

Good morning all

Hope you are all well and happy-
 I've been having a wonderful little time to myself over the last week!

I started off last Wednesday with a lovely trip to the theatre to see Wicked - I took my Mam along for  coffee and cake  (except I forgot my purse so she had to pay :  / ) - then we went to the afternoon matinee - it was just a fabulous show, I really loved it.  The only downside was that the girl who was playing the lead roll took in 45 minutes into the show and they had to stop the show for 30 minutes to get the understudy on - I assume that's how long it must take to paint someone green and get ready to take over the role!!

We then went off to Sorrento on the Amalfi coast in Italy for a looong weekend.  We went with our bestest friends and had just a wonderful time! -relaxing, eating out for drinks and sight seeing.  Pompeii was amazing - I was just totally in awe of  how advanced they were in this wonderful place while we were still living in mud huts! And the Isle of Capri was just so beautiful, it was such a lovely treat and a shame it was all over so soon.  Now I need to catch up on  my blogging and crafting - busy busy busy!!

But onto this weeks challenge at

The Paper Shelter

Our theme this week is

For the boys

this is my card made with the cute
Graduated with Great Honour available HERE
I used the pre-coloured version for a quick and easy card

I made this card for my son Matthew to give him when he came home at Easter
He got his results for his Masters degree earlier in the year
he is now an MSc in Business and Marketing and started a new job just yesterday.
So it's a double celebration  card for his new start!

As always there is a fabulous prize on offer at TPS



I do hope you'll join in with us this week

We also have a masculine challenge going on at

 Fab'n'Funky Challenges

 this week too sponsored by the lovely Doodlepantry. - So if you have a card to fit in at TPS challenge - pay us a visit and enter at Fab'n'Funky too - I think that's a two for one in my book!

This is what I did...

Image - Graduated with Great Honour from TPS (precoloured)

Papers - Father knows best from LOTV

Kraft Card - Crafters Companion

Sentiment stamp from LOTV

Scalloped edge die and circles dies both spellbinders

Congratulations  die - Tattered Lace

Ribbon and pearl from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Try it on Tuesday - new beginnings 

Creative corner - cute critters

Di's digi designs challenge - add an animal

Fantastic Tuesday - add some pearls

I'll be around to catch up on my visiting soon - after I've caught up with the holiday washing!!

Hugs 

Judith xx

What's on your TV!

hi all

Click HERE to enter my 'happy candy' draw

So sorry I'm a bit late with my post today - I've had a busy time these last couple of days that as kept me away from my blog (and most other things!)  My regular visitors will know that my youngest son Tom has Cerebral Palsy which causes him to have severe physical disabilities - but he's also very bright and is now in the second year of his masters degree.  I regularly support him in his studies by acting as a reader and scribe.  He's been working on his dissertation proposal this week so it's been a busy old week work-wise - and not over yet! 

None the less I've eventually escaped

to share my card for this weeks challenge at

Moving Along With The Times

Our theme is 

Square Eyes

(your favourite TV programme)

I have to say I'm a bit selective with my TV viewing

but I do like a good old murder mystery!

I like programmes like Broadchurch and Silent Witness

but also the good old Agatha Christie one like 

Miss Marple and Poirot

I think this card is more Miss Marple than Silent Witness!!

It reminded me of when first started work and used to travel there on the bus - I used to read Agatha Christie books to pass the time - I must have read dozens of them and they were really good!

I haven't read an Agatha Christie book for years now - happy days!!

I made this card with another of those fab Sheena Douglas stamp sets - they're such good quality and stamp beautifully every time.  I think this card is more masculine than feminine - but could be used for either as it has a definite vintage look - its a large 8 inch card  and looks quite good IRL.

I did think abourt adding some flowers but decided to leave it as it was to keep it simple!

This is what i did..

Stamp - Mystery Author from Sheena Douglas a little bit sketchy range

Sentiments - top of card Sheena Douglas 'I say' from a little bit sketchy range

                     bottom of card - produced in word

Ribbon - Crafty ribbons

Lace - Creative expressions

Papers - LOTV father knows best

Charm - from my stash

Pins - from my stash
Dies - Flag tail MFT
Perfect pearls and TH distress inks Tea dye, vintage linen

We'd love to see you at MAWTT to show us your favourite TV programme

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Incy wincy challenges - use punches or dies
open minded crafting - no pink no red

Hugs

Judith x

Sorry I haven't been around much .....and It's Christmas!.....at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good Morning all

I'm so sorry that I haven't been around too much these past couple of weeks 

We've had such a bad time, 

My lovely daughter Alison was 3 months pregnant and a scan showed that the baby had died so they have had a really awful week with everything that that has meant, and I have been looking after my grandson for much of the time while they have been dealing with it all.

To add to that we had two funerals to go to one on Friday and the other Monday, each the parent of very good, very old friends, people we have known much of our lives.  So all in all a very sad time for us all.

I've been doing a bit of crafting when I've had the time - it has helped just to be quietly doing something, but blogging has been non existent.  I feel as if I haven't visited properly for weeks.  it seems to have been one thing after another happening lately - I'm sure things can only get better!

Anyway I'm hoping to get back to crafting and blogging and visiting you all again over the next few days and I'm making a start today with my DT card for 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

The theme this week is

Christmas 

(with an optional twist of tags bags and boxes)

I decided to make a big 8 x 8 inch card with this lovely image called The Nativity available here  from 

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

I distressed it slightly with white distress paint from TH and I quite like how it turned out.  

This is what I did...

Image - The Nativity from lil diva stamps at Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolour pencils

Papers - LOTV - Father knows best

Sentiments - MFT

Wood dove embellies ( distressed with white paint - Kars

Dies used - stitched square - frrom MFT elements 16, holly and berries - Sizzix, Memorybox frostville wreath

Glitter - Glamourdust

Head on over to Fab'n'Funky to see what my teamies have made this week - you're sure to be impressed, and call in to me later today - I have my DT card for Penny's Paper Crafty challenges to share with you 

Hugs

Judith x