All creatures great and small at Fab'n'funky Challenges

Good Morning all

Hope you are all bright and breezy this morning - not sure if I am or not but it's a good description of the weather! - it's been more than a bit fresh here on the North East coast - roll on summer!

I've been having an exciting couple of days (that's apart from the sickness bug - yuk!)
My older son left home over a year ago now and I've finally inherited his room as a craftroom.  I moved into the room to craft a while ago because he already had a lovely desk area - but the rest needed to be sorted!!  We moved the bed out at Christmas and swapped it with a sofa bed we had in the spare bedroom and I've now got a lovely craftroom with lots of storage - and a very clever work area built over the sofa bed!  - it's not finished yet still some shelves to put up and lots of sorting and organising to do - but I'm so excited. I do have a very clever husband - photos to follow!!

But I digress....

We have a new challenge starting at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

hosted by our lovely Sharon

who chose the theme

All creatures great and small

I made a very simple card for a man friend's birthday 

using one of the Tim Holtz - Crazy Birds

I just love these - a stamp for all occasions!

This is what I did....

Image - Crazy birds from Tim Holtz

Coloured with Spectrun Noir pens and pencils

Sentiment - Crazy Birds Sentiment stamps

Papers - MME Tangerine

Dies - Memory box stitched squares, MFT fishtail flags

Black mat card - Crafter's Companion

I hope we'll see you playing along with us this week

hugs

Judith xx

We're all loved up at Wags'n Whiskers

Good morning all

OOO - I'm a little behind with my visiting this week - we went away for the weekend last weekend - to celebrate my husbands birthday - and I just haven't caught up yet! i'm planning on calling around in the next couple of days

We've been a little mixed up over at 

Wags'n Whiskers Challenge

and our challenge was a little late this week

never mind we're there now and the theme is 

With Love

I used the cute Ellie and Squeak that I tweeked a little bit by covering Ellie's present with a heart to fit in with the theme - and I gave Squeak a heart too - just for good measure!!

I used the new heart die from Crafters Companion to make a heart easel card

I cut the latticed centres from the hearts to create a frame and a contrast on the two hearts at the top - I quite like how it turned out!

This is what I did...

Image - Ellie and Squeak from Wags'n Whiskers

Coloured with Spectum Noir pens and pencils 

Dies used 

Crafter's Companion Sara Davies signature collection - decorative hearts and I love you 

Memory box hearts (small hearts)

Tiny hearts are the waste from another die I had used (can't remember what!!)

Red and pink card - Crafter's Companion Cored'nations

Heart gem from my stash

Thank you for calling in today -I love to have you visit me

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

Pals Paper Arts - colour inspiration

Little Miss Muffet challenge - anything goes

C.R.A.A.F.T challenge - love/valentine/aniversary
Polkadoodles - love and romance

hugs Judith x

First challenge of the year at Digital Delights

hi all

I'm back to share my DT card for 

Digital Delights

our theme as always is 

Anything Goes

I used the cute Genie Scottie

and Magical Day Sentiments

I rather liked working with the pink and black combo on yesterdays card - so decided to repeat it all again - I think it suits this cute genie - who definitely needs bright jewel colours

He was coloured with my spctrum noir pens and pencils

skin TN1,2,3 FS7

Clothes PP4, BP1,3

This is what I did 

image - Genie Scotty from Digital Delights

sentiment - magical day sentiment - digital delights

Coloured with spectrum noir pens and pencils

Star die - Crafters Companion Die'sire die

Stitched circle die - lawn fawn

Circle and scallopped dies - spellbinders

Papers - DCWV Christmas Stack

star gems from my stash

Matt black card - crafters companion

Matt silver card - papermania christmas stack

Hope you'll play along with us

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Aud sentiments - anything goes

hugs 

Judith x

We're getting organised for Christmas at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

I'm back with my DT card for Fab'n'Funky challenges 

- albeit a little later than I intended - where did yesterday go!!

As its the last week of the month our challenge theme is 

Christmas

I still have a couple of cards that I didn't blog from last Christmas 

this is one I made for my daughter and her husband

One of my favourite stamps from the Nordic Christmas collection at Crafter's Companion

this one is Christmas Cheer

Did you notice my play on the words - deer .. clever huh!!

I coloured him up with spectrum noir pens and pencils - a real dream to colour - I really do love this one!

This is what I did....

Image - Christmas cheer from Crafter's companion
coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens and pencils
Sentiment - produced in word
Papers - LOTV
Ribbon, pearls and wooden 'with love' - from my stash
Holly die - crafters companion
Matt black card - Crafter's Companion

hope you'll join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Christmas at sweet stamping - bows
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - anything goes
A Snowflakes Promise - Winter
Crafty Boots - ribbon or lace




Hugs

Judith x

We want to see winter sports at Fab'n'Funky this week!

Good morning all

we have a new challenge starting at 

The Paper Shelter

The theme this week is

Winter Sport

I used this pretty image called

The Beautiful Skier

available here

She was coloured with my Spectrum Noir markers and pencils  and also a few touches with Spectrum Sparkle pens - just for a wintry look

I'm starting to think I'm more than a bit clumsy (and lucky !) making this card.  Shall I just say it repaired very well lol -  I dropped a black marker on her - and successfullfy removed with the blender pen (phew) I then dropped a huge blob of collall tacky glue in the middle of the card as I was sticking the bow on - fortunately that came off too - what a disaster!!

As always there's a great prize on offer

This is what I did....

Image - the beautiful skier

Coloured with spectrum noir pens and spectrum sparkle pens and Spectrum noir pencils
Pens FS1,3,TN3  PP4,BP1,3  BGR1,2,3,5 BG1
Pencils 26,115,116,120
Sparkle pen - clear

Papers (very old!) DCWV Christmas stack

Black Card

Frostyville wreath die from Memory box

Sentiment from Crafter's Companions Nordic Christmas stamp - Cool Christmas

Tag dies - MFT
Star border die - Memory box

Slight shading round the edges - TH spun sugar DI

Ribbon and sparkle dots from my stash

This could be a great start to your Christmas makes for this year - hope you'll join in with us

I'll be back later with another wintry card - for the Christmas challenge over at Fab'n'Funky

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Double ds - a winter theme 

Creative moments - anything goes - optional winter theme
Rudolph day - Anything Christmas
Inky Impressions - all about the border

see you soon!

Hugs Judith x 

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

Buttons or bows or both at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

Ok - a question for you! - who - like me wakes up with a song in their head every morning - what was it today? - There's no rhyme or reason to the songs that pop in there - today o-bla-dee- o bla- da. - A hit for The Marmalade in the late 60's I think but actually a great Paul McCartney song. There now I've totally spoiled your day lol - try getting that out of your head

  Sometimes the songs change over the day, but they're always there.  For me yesterday was an Eagles day - they often are for me, I play The Eagles a lot as I craft, and I was so sad to hear of the death of Glenn Frey,  The Eagles have always been my favourite band - right back to the early seventies when I started my love affair with music.  My dog Glenn was named after Glenn Frey because we picked him up on the way back from an Eagles concert in Manchester. But its funny - as I started off saying -what my brain picks as the song of the day - with all the massive Eagles songs, and I have lots of favourites, yesterday was the little known early song Whatever happened to Saturday night.  (this is the link to a youtube video) I love the easy country style of the Eagles as well as their big blasting hits.  Ah well - end of an era - but it was a fun, great one.

It's my turn to host over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

so I chose an easy theme for you!

Buttons or Bows or both

I'm sharing a card that I made last year but never got round to blogging

but feel that it's appropriate - just to remind you that.....

Christmas is coming lol - you really should start now so that you're prepared lol

I visited Cathy's blog yesterday and she's in the swing - and so should you!!

Anyway - now that you've been reminded its back to my card I really loved making this one lots of crafting - stamping, colouring, embossing and die cutting

and don't you just love that image  

-it's by Sheena Douglass for Crafter's Companion

from the little bit festive range and the dies and stamps are from the Perfect Partners Festive Fancies range (some of these were in the January sale over there

 - if you're lucky you might just get them at a bargain price!)

 We have a great prize on offer at Fab'n'Funky Challenge this week from our sponsor

the prize is 3 images up to a value of $10

What I did to make this card....

Image - Sheena Douglass a little bit festive window into Christmas 

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens - DR2 TB4 OR2 HB3 TN3,4 DR1,2 IG3,4 FS3 LG2 JG3,4 

Dies - Sheena Douglass perfect partners stamps and dies - Christmas ivy and Merry and bright

Embossing folder - Sheena Douglass -festive

Mounted on Crafters Companion Mat Black and kraft card

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage

Distress ink - TH Tea dye

Hope we see you playing along this week with your buttons or bows or both!

Hugs

Judithx