Inky "Summer Fun" blog hop

Good morning all


I'm sorry about the weird font and formatting on this post - don't know what bloggers doing but this is the best I can do with it -I've messed on for ages - you should have seen it before!!


Anyway...

Today being the 15th of the month means its time for  the Inky Impressions Design Team Blog Hop! this month our fabulous Inkettes have been making creations for the the theme

 'Summer Fun'! 

we are all sharing some Inky Impressions creations that are perfect for the summer!  Also, be sure to comment along the way, you never know where a prize may be hiding!

Here is the Blog Hop Order:
Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog
Carrie
Dawn 
Domi
Jackie
Joni
Judith - thats me!
Kerry
Lesa
Mary J 
Tonya
Inky Impressions Challenge Blog

You should have arrived here from Joni's blog if so you're doing fine and in the right place -your next stop is Kerry.  The prize this month is an Ink Impressioncharacter or animal stamp of your choice and a sampling if gorgeous inky charms. To be eligible for a prize youmust leave a comment by 20th July.

I couldn't think of better little lady than Beachbound Lili to use for a summerfun creation.  I had bought some gorgeous My Minds eye papers at Michaels when I was in Florida with a real vintage colour theme - I hadn't seen them before and thought Lili would make a perfect little 60's babe to use with them. Be sure to check out our newest stamps from our May release, they are ALL about summer!

She's looking a bit pale in this photograph - she's really got a much better tan than this - cos she's been on holiday anywhere but here!!  I thought it would make a perfect retirement card for a dear friend of mine who retires in a couple of weeks and plans a lovely 

cruise holiday - and lots of other holidays! -after her retirement.

Here's what I did....

Stamp - inky Impressions - beach bound Lili

Coloured with copics, a touch of prismacolor pencils and white gel pen

Dies - all spellbinders

Flowers - wild orchid crafts

Charm - Inky impressions butterfly

Pearls - inky impressions flat back pearls

Sentiment - lili of the Valley

Papers - MME Sophie

Lace - Michaels reflections

Ribbon from my stash

Hope to see you at the hop! 

I'm entering the following challenges with this card

The craft place - anything goes

Scrappers delight challenge - summer fun

Lets ink it up - all girl

Digidesign challenge - pile on the flowers

Alphabet challenge - L for lace

simply create too - Summer/vacation

digi doodle shop best  - summertime

hugs 

Judith x

The great outdoors - new challenge at Inky Impressions

Hello again

I'm back with my second DT card of the day for the new challenge over at Inky Impressions and the theme is 

The great outdoors

I've chosen this cute little lady from Inky Impressions for my card for this week - she's called Gardening Lili - I could do with a visit from her in my garden any time - so many weeds - so little time! - It was difficult to photograph with being an easel card - but the bottom of the easel is a aqua  blue and gold which tones with the top paper.

This is what I did...

Stamp - Gardening Lili from Inky Impressions

Coloured with - Copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - Sun kiss by prima

Die cut flowers and branches - memory box honeysuckle vine and cherry blossom flowers

fence punch - Martha Steward

Distress inks - Tim Hotz spiced marmalade and tea dye

Garden die cut - cricut expression freshly picked card

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Butterfly punch - Fiskars

Tag - sizzix die

Gems - from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cute card Thursday  -gardeners world
Digidesign challenge - pile on the flowers
Penny black and more - summer blooms

Have a great day

Hugs 

Judith x

We're all going on a summer holiday with Fab'n'Funky challenges

Good morning all

Its time for another new challenge over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges and today the theme has bee chosen by our hostess for the week 

Anne-Marie

And its

We're all going on a summer holiday

(go on sing along - you know you want to!)

I really hope none of you are going on a summer holiday in this weather - unless you're a duck, i've never seen so much rain in my life, I think this week has been the worst so far because the rain just hasn't stopped for 3 days now.  But when this challenge was set we really expected it to be summer weather so my card for this week definitely reflects this - though you might put a different slant on it!!

I saw this cute little girl waiting to go on her summer holidays over at Di's digi downloads (I've got a bit of a love affair going on with these digis at the moment) and here she is....

She's got a bit of a happy look going on there so I think the sun's shining where she is anyway, just sitting on her suitcase waiting to go - camera at the ready - oooh I want to go!!!

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is the fantastic Digi Doodle Shop

Who are offering a fab prize of $10 to spend in their store

So come on what have you got to loose - you need to get going on a sumer holiday 

- its far far better than staying here!!

This is what I did....

Image - Dis digi downloads

Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - K & Co hopscotch

Diecuts - cut on cricut expression, spellbinders circle dies and sizzix label
Key Charm on case - Inky Impressions

Stickers (on case) - K & Co

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley

Gems from my stash

We'd love to see you over at the sunny land of Fab'n'Funky this week for your summer holiday - its got to be better than staying at home in the rain!

Have a great day - but don't forget your wellies

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Sassy studios designs - use something metal (key charm )
Card Crafters Circle - Summer holiday
Crafty catz weekly - spots
Fun with shapes and more - Summer birthday
Simply create too - Summer vacation
Sentimental Sundays - bingo (twine charm die cut)

Hugs 

Judith x

Make it sentimental at moving Along with the Times

Hello again blog friends

Its Thursday so that means another brand new challenge at MAWTT.   Yesterday was the end of our birthday challenge,  we had so many fabulous entries and the prize winners have all been drawn if you entered our challenge have a look at the blog - you could be one of the lucky ones!

Our hostess this week is the lovely Debs and she has chosen the theme

Make it Sentimental

to put it simply - make the sentiment the main focus of your card

(no images please!)

There seems to have been an influx of Christmas cards this last week or two - or is it just  the blogs I visit lol.  I'm definitely not an early Christmas card person but  if you can't beat 'em join 'em!!

I had bought this stamp last year from Clarity stamps but never got around to using it - it seemed like a good opportunity to use it and perhaps jump on the bandwagon for Christmas designs.

This is what I did

Stamp - Let it snow by Clarity Stamps

Inked with - memento light blue

Blue and white card and gems from my stash

Ribbon - carnmeal cottage

Large snowflakes - Spellbinders build a snowflake dies

Small snowflakes - Martha Stewart punch

Gems in sticks - salvaged from a wedding favour I was given

I'm entering these challenges with this card

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Totally stampalicious - Bows and Ribbons

The squirrell and the fox - Christmas in July

52 Christmas card throw down - Anything goes

Secret crafter - Saturday Challenge -Christmas 

Ladybird crafts Ink - Christmas in July 

Hope you have a great day

Hugs 

Judith x

Its fireworks and bling at Inky Impressions challenge blog today

Hello again

I'm back with my second post of the day.  It's supposed to be my Inky Impressions post but there's no Inky Impressions card from me today!! I started off full of good intentions that I would post this week (its not my week but I really liked the challenge and wanted to do it).

Inky impressions are being sponsored by Kenny K this week  and that was another good reason to join in!  I saw this Kenny K special 4th of July digi and knew it was perfect for my nephews 21st birthday card, that was a few weeks ago so I decided to keep it for this challenge.  I made the box to match and tied it up with red white and blue twine and I had put a little money pouch underneath the easel to give him money for his birthday.  When I gave him the box at his party (he was keeping all of his presents to open when he got home)  - he was really puzzled as to what was in the box - bet he didn't expect a sassy little girl!!

I really pushed the boat out with this one and got the 4th of July papers from Raspberry Road as well (at least I think that's what it was- it was weeks ago and I can only half remember - they're definitely Raspberry road!!)

I had a great idea for my Inky card too - but it never got any further than that - my Grandson Jacob was christened at the weekend and we had a party for 60 people afterwards in our house and I'm afraid my inky card got lost in the preparations!  Here is Jacob his with his Mammy and Daddy - my daughter Alison and son in law Steven. As you can see Jacobs a bit of a bruiser and he's really long- he's only 6 months old but is now into 12-18 months size clothes - he's got legs like tree trunks -his Mammy had legs like those when she was a baby - thankfully they slimmed down when she got bigger!!)

Anyway - back to the card

This is what I did...

Digi - Kenny K 4th of July
Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils
Papers - raspberry road - 4th July (I think!)
Sentiment (I'm not a troublemaker)- Whimsy stamps
Happy birthday circular sentiment - Lili of the valley
21 - cut on sizzix die - Tim Holtz vintage market
Key charm - Ink Impressions
bling etc from my stash
box made with ultimate pro from crafters companion

I'm entering this card into the following challenges

Kenny k's crafty crew -Patriotic -red white and blue for GB
Celebrate the occasion - 4th July
Incy Wincy - use only the colours of your country (red white and blue) GB
The cutie pie challenge - one for the boys
Tammy's scrappin corner - Celebrations/4th July
Divas by design - Red white and blue

Thats all from me for today


hugs Judith x

Stars and Stripes Challenge at Fab 'n'Funky Challenges

Good Morning blog friends

Hope this morning finds you all well. 

Its challenge day again over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges.  We had sooo many entries to last weeks challenge - well over 200 - I needed some new fingers by the time I'd finished commenting on all the fabulous entries - there were some absolutely gorgeous girly cards out there in blog land!

This week its my turn to host the challenge and I've chosen the theme 

Stars and Stripes

Happy 4th July to all my American friends out there

Its not a red white and blue challenge - just any old stars and/or stripes on your card

I made my card using one of our sponsor images 

Lil' Pinkette Coraline from Tickled Pink Stamps 

I made her "Tickled Pink" in honour of the stamps!

We have two fabulous sponsors this week for the challenge as well as Tickled Pink Stamps who are offering 2 digis of the winners choice we also have the gorgeous Papershelter who are giving a $20 voucher to spend in store - what fab prizes!

Here's what I did...

Digi image - Lil'Pinkette coraline from Tickled Pink Stamps

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Stary card - from kanban

Sentiment - Dawn biby Cupcake set

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Bling! - from my stash

I'm entering this card into the following challenges

Sassy Cheryls - Anything goes

Bunny Zoes - Girls girls girls

The crafty bloggers network - Anything goes

Charizma Cardz - Anything Goes

Digidoodle shops best - purple and Pink

Have a great day

Is it Shells fault that its raining cats and dogs at MTTC - and everywhere?!

Good morning all

Well I hope it is where you are its a lovely warm day here.

Today is challenge day at My time to Craft and for some reason best known to herself Shell chose the theme - Its raining cats and dogs!  Now this challenge was set weeks ago - did she have a premonition or just wish it on us!  Either way its definitely true of last week -here in the frozen north,  we nearly drowned we had so much rain!  Thunder, lightening, water running down the roads like a river, trains off, roads closed - I still can't believe how much chaos it caused and by the weekend it was just as if it never happened. Since then we've has a few showers but on the whole it's been ok and really quite warm - weird weather, I think this must be summer!

Anyway on this this weeks challenge, I was looking for a digi for this challenge and had won some from Di's digidownloads on Digidownloads challenge.  While I was claiming my prize I asked Di if she had any "rainy" digis and sure enough she came up with the goods! - a few days later this cute little digi appeared in her shop - so thanks Di - you're a star and this is just the sort of thing I had in mind - I love Di's digis with all the cute little characters!

I made this card as a thankyou for my friend Christine.  It was our grandson's christening on Sunday and we had the party afterwards at our house -60 people to feed  a tall order and it took me nearly all the week before to tidy the house! It was a lovely day, we really enjoyed it.  Anyway Christine just did sooo much to help on the day - she was a real star, along with her husband Steven who has a butchers business -he baked us lots of delicious pies and quiches - our very bestest friends - thank you x

This is what I did

Image - Molly mouse and Puddles from Di's Digi downloads
Coloured with - copics prismacolour pencils
Puddles and eyes highlighted with glossy accents
Punched flowers - retro flower punch by EK success
Paper - Sunkiss by prima
Ribbon  carnmeal cotage
gems from my stash
sentiment - Craftwork cards

Challenges I'm entering

Digidesign challenge blog - summertime
Joanna Sheen challenge - Summer daze
Crafty cardmakers - make your own flowers
Crafty sentiments - here comes summer
LEJ designs - Fabulous flowers
Papertake weekly challenge - Anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - bingo - ribbon /2 background papers / bling