Die cuts and / or punches challenge at Fab'n'Funky

Hi all

OOO! - I'm late again - can't beleive what I did! - I had my card all ready and left the glitter to dry on the snowflke before sticking it on (my favourite chunky glitter jewels) - when I went to stick it on i must have cut my finger on the sharp glitter and ended up with smears of blood all over my image - how can that happen!!  I had to reprint and recolour the image  - how annoying lol.

It's challenge day again at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

and our theme is 

Die Cuts and/or  Punches

The DT were lucky enough to all get an image to work with from our lovely sponsor

I chose this cute image 

Beary Happy Winter Bear - available here

I've used this image a couple of times now - i just love him :  )

I coloured this cute bear with my Spectrum Noir markers and pencils
Colours
fur and ears BG 1,2,3,4,5  FS6
scarf BR9 TB2,3  BT4
pencils 95,117,119

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous 

Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet

who will give our lucky winner 3 images up to $10 value

This is what i did

Image - Beary happy winter bear from SBDO

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and pencils

Papers - Nordic Christmas from Dovecraft (an old one from a year or two ago)

Kraft card and Centura pearl cardbase - both Crafters Companion

Sentiment and snowflake stamps Anna Griffin Christmas Envelope Sentiment set

Snowflake die - Whimsystamps

Pierced rectangle dies - Noble rectangles from Creative Expressions

Circle pinch - Dovecraft

circle die - Spellbinders

Glitter - cosmic shimmer glitter jewels

Pearls and ric rac from my stash

Hope you'll come and visit us this week and play along at Fab'n'funky Challenges

Challenges I'm entering with this card...

Polkadoodles - glitter and bling 6/11
simply create too - baby it's cold outside 6/11
sweet stampin challenge - punchesand dies 6/11
Sparkle n sprinkle - anything goes with glitter

hugs

Judith x

Anything Goes at Winter Wonderland

Good Morning all

Don't these Fridays come round fast!  - it's challenge day again at

Winter Wonderland 

Surely you must all be in Christmas card mode by now!!

And - just to help you along we have the easiest of Challenges

Anything Goes

I still haven't quite got into "proper" crafting mode after my fall - I'm still aching and sooo tired!

so I'm taking full advantage of a few cards that I made but have never blogged

This one is a sample I made for Crafter's Companion TV launch of the 

Nordic Christmas Stamps

called Santa's helper - available here

both the image and the sentiment are in the set

It was coloured with Spectrum noir Pens and mounted onto red card on a scalloped shaped card

 - and that was pretty much it! - a very easy card

We are sponsored this week by 

MR Designs who are offering a prize of 20 Euros to the winner

I do hope you''' join in with our challenge this week - can't wait to see what you create!

Here's what I did...

Image - Santa's helper from Crafter's Companion

Coloured with spectrum noir Pens - DR1,3,5  TN2,3,5  LG2,6,8  GB6

Red card - Core'dinations brights - Crafters Companion

Heart Die - Crafters Companion

Challenges i'm entering with this card

Artbymiran - anything goes 14/11
crafting with friends - anything goes 6/11
graph it marker challenge - christmas colours 6/11
simply papercraft - Anything goes 6/11

Hugs judith xx

We have a Halloween challenge at The Paper Shelter this week

Good morning all

I'm back today with my creation made for 

The Paper Shelter Challenge

We have a new challenge starting today 

with the very topical theme of 

Halloween

I still haven't got myself back up and crafting properly after my fall - luckily I had a couple of projects in hand and I did motivate myself to colour one image last weekend (big deal!)- but to be honest I'm still very achy and just so exhausted.  By the time evening comes when I would normally sit down and do some crafting - I just sit down and go to sleep instead!!!.   I really have so much that I should be doing and I'm starting to panic EEK - Christmas is coming!!

Anyway less of my moaning on 

I have a treat bag to share that I made for my grandson when he call round on Halloween night

I used the precoloured version of the image

Halloween night - available here

I printed it several times and layerd up some of the elements -though it doesn't show to well here.

I added a set of Halloween embellies for Jollies that I picked up in a sale basket at Michaels last year, a ribbon and die cut a BOO! - just for good measure - a quick and east make!

As always we have a fabulous prize on offer at TPS

for the winner of our challenge

I hope you'll come and join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this project...

Rubies Rainbow - birds of a feather (9/11)

lil red wagon - halloween creatures/characters (4/11)

Die cutting divas - Halloween with a die cut (2/11)

Fan tastic tuesday - anything goes with a hallowen twist (3/11)

Hugs

Judith xx

Jingle Bells at Winter Wonderland

Good Morning all

Well I've finally managed to make a card - nothing to complicated but at least I'm crafting again!

I had the staples removed from my head yesterday but I'm more achey then ever  in my arms and chest after driving just a short distance the last couple of days - I thought I was better than I was : / - so it's back to the resting at home for a few more days I think - something I don't take kindly to - I really just want to get back up and back to normal .... moan moan

Anyway less moaning it's challenge day at 

Winter Wonderland

and our theme is 

Jingle Bells

 I'made a quick and easy last minute card with some of the digi's we got from our lovely sponsor

Digistamp Boutique

This is from the jingle bells set available here  

  Our lovely sponsor this week is

Digi stamp Boutique

who are offering a lovely prize of a £10 voucher to out lucky winner

This is what i did....

Image - Jingle all the way from digistamp Boutique
Coloured with Spectrum noir pens from Crafters Companion
Reds - CR1,10,11
Browns TN4,6,7,9
Greens CG1,3 DG3
Gold - GB3,5,7

Black card from Crafters Companion
red card from my stash
Gold and white glitter glues - Martha Stewart

Challenges I'm entering with this card...

A snowflakes promise - Anything goes (christmas ) 2/11
Doodlepantry - digital image (25/10)

Anything goes at the Digital Delights Challenge

Good morning all

It's challenge time at Digital Delights and as usual our theme for the month is

Anything goes

I chose to use the cute Lil' Billy - one of my favourites!

and also the Wild West Sentiments set

I took my colour inspiration from my papers which is a really old set from My Minds Eye called So Sophie - there aren't many pages left in the pad now  : (  - gorgeous purples, mustards and greens - I really like the colour scheme with the cute little cowboy - it made a nice change from the reds and blues that I usually choose for these little cowboy images.

The lucky winner of our challenge will win a 

if a Digital Delights image is used 

or 

if you use another image.  

There is also the chance of a GDT spot if you are chosen as one of our top 3

So hurry on down for your chance to win!

Fortunately I had made this card in advance - just as well because I've been out of action for a week now!  I slipped and fell while I was walking my dog last week - forwards onto my chest - then I passed out as I stood up and fell backwards hitting my head.  Fortunately nothing was broken but I have staples in my head and so many aches and pains its unreal - I just want to get up tomorrow and not be aching .... anyway back to my card

This is what i did....

Image - Lil Billy from Digital Delights

Sentiment - Wild West Sentiment set from Digital Delights

Coloured with spectrum noir pens from Crafters companion

Papers - So Sophie from My minds Eye

Dies - Ovals from tattered lace, Stitched circle - lawn fawn, Fish  tail flag stax from MFT, corners MFT

Jute ribbon - paper mania (I love this stuff!!)

Card Base - Kraft card from Crafters Companion

Card - Tim Holtz Cord'nations

Hope we see you at our challenge this month!

hugs Judith xx

Challenges I'm entering with this card....

Whoopsi daisy - hand coloured image (1/11)

We would like to see ribbon at Winterwonderland this week

Good morning all

It's time for another challenge over at 

Winter Wonderland

we would like to see ribbon on your project
so this weeks theme is

Christmas with a Ribbon

The team were lucky enough to be given a choice of image by our sponsor this week

I chose this cute gingerbread man available HERE

our lovely sponsor this week is 

Pink Gem Design

who will be giving a prize of 2 digis to our lucky winner

I'm still continuing to practice with my Spectrum Noir Aqua pens from Crafters Companion and thought that the slight texture of the watercolour card together with the watercolour shaded effect might work quite well with the gingerbread man, It's a different technique to colouring with alchol pens, much quicker and several ways to do it, I think I did ok - practice is the key here - I'll keep trying, he's not just an all over flat colour and that's what I wanted to  acheive.  I also glittered all the white with glamour dust fine glitter - it looks lovely and sparkly in real life - but I don't think I've quite got it in the photogragh

This is what I did......

Image - Gingerbreadman from Pink Gem Designs
Sentiment from Crafters Companion Nordic Christmas CD
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Aqua pens
Colours - chestnut, crimson, evergreen and bud green
Card - crafters companion waterclour card
Cardbase - crafters companion Kraft card
Papers - Krafty Christmas from Dovecraft
Glitter - glamourdust
Buttons and ribbon from my stash
Square stitched die - Memory box
Circle dies - spellbinders
Distress ink - Tim Holtz Tea Dye

We have a lovely new DT member at Winter Wonderland this week!
 Welcome to Alison Barlow,
 it would be lovely if you popped over to her blog and gave her a welcome
- better still you could even join her here at Winter Wonderland as we also have a DT CALL!!  Its the perfect time for you to join a Christmas DT I'd say - lots of Cards to make for Christmas and you would have the added bonus of a Christmas DT to inspire you!!

Full details of our DT Call can be found on the Winter Wonderland blog HERE

Come and join us - we're a very Christmassy DT :)

We're looking for men at the Paper Shelter!!

Good morning all

It's challenge time again at

The Paper Shelter

and our theme is a masculine one

For the Man in Your Life

I decided to use this cute Autumn themed image 

called Autumn Joy - available here

I've been practicing with my Spectrum Noir Aquamarkers

and I'm loving the soft watercolour effect 

 it's so easy too - though lots of room for more practice!!

as always we have a fabulous prize on offer at TPS

This is what I did ...

image - Autumn Joy from the Paper shelter
Coloured with Spectrum Noir Aquamarkers
colours - skin peach
hair - chestnut, desert
Clothes - slate, tan, moss
dog - tan
Leaves and grass - leaf green, marigold, moss, tan
background - aquamarine, leaf green
Papers and sentiment - Vintage rose garden from couture creations
Leaves and acorn stamps and dies - from Sheena Douglas perfect Partners
Ribbon from my stash
Card - Bazzill basics
Card base made with crafters companion Kraft card
Distress ink - frayed burlap

hope we'll see you playing at TPS this week

hugs Judith xx