Die cuts and punches challenge at Inky Impressions

Happy Wednesday

I hope the sun is still shining where you are - what a difference a week makes!  Yesterday was another fab day, when I walked the dog along the coastal path today and looked down to the beach it could have been any beach in Spain - though I suspect the sea was freezing!  - hundreds of kids, tents and sandcastles galore- oh the sunshine always makes me happy and I love to be out and about in it!

Today's card is my DT card for Inky Impressions challenge and the theme is

Die cuts and punches

I decided to go all out and die cut everything!- layers, flowers,leaves,tag and even a shaped card  but disaster of disasters my Grand Calibur  decided to fall to bits half way through! - I could have cried.  I heard something inside drop into the bottom and the handle jammed, I'm going to have to work out if I can open it up and put it back together.  Luckily I have a sizzix as well but it means messing about with shims to use the spellbinders - none-the-less - for the love of an Inky DT card I persevered and got it all done.

This is what I did.....


Image - Cowgirl Lili from Inky Impressions
Coloured with - copics and Prismacolor pencils 
Distressing  Tim Holtz tea die distress ink
Shaped Card - Craftwork Cards
Papers - Raspberry road - free with a craft magazine
all dies (except tag) - Spellbinders
Tag - sizzix die
Boot charm - Inky Impressions
Buttons and bow- from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card
Anything goes challenge  - lets not be square
Craft room challenge - buttons and bows
Papertake weekly challenge - make your own
Sassy Cheryls - Polka dots everywhere
Love to create challenge - spots and dots


Have a great day everyone.

Hugs

Judith x

The challenge is no stamped images at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week

Good morning blog friends

Today being Wednesday - unlike yesterday that was Tuesday (as Sue kindly pointed out for me!!) we have a new challenge at Fab'n'Funky set by this weeks hostess
our lovely 
Ginny
  quite a tricky one I think for a lot of us who are used to stamped cards
 - but one to get your creativity going

No Stamped Images!!

It's not something I do often but I have got a few cards in my back catalogue that I've never shown and decided to use two of them today, some occasions lend themselves to die cutting and I made these cards as a pair for the birth of a friends Grandson - one for the grandparents and the other for baby Sam and his parents

I suppose these types of card are easy to make - what takes the time is deciding on the layout!  Unfortunately because I made them a while ago I can't remember most of what went into them - though all the die cutting is on the Cricut expression machine.  

There's a few stickers and gems and thats about it!

We are sponsored by the fabulous Joanna Sheen

 

and the prize is £10 to spend in store - definitely worth getting creative for.

I'm entering these cards into the following challenges

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Love to create - spots and dots

Crafty Boots - babies

Samuel Taylors Crafts - Use die cuts

Thanks for stopping by

hugs 

Judith x

Inky impressions Sassy lili

Hi all

I made this card for a tutorial on shading with pencils over on the

Inky impressions inspirational blog

Sassy Lili

Have a look over there if you want to see what I did

Image - Sassy Lili from Inky impressions
Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils
Paper - MME meadowlark
Flowers - woodware daisy punch
Gems and ribbon from my stash
Dies (border and ovals) - spellbinders
Sentiment - Anna Griffin stamp
Charm - Inky Impressions

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Digi doodle shops best - anything goes
Oldie but goodie - flower power
Cupcake craftroom - lots of layers
Penny black and more - summer blooms
digidesigns challenge blogspot -Pile on the flowers

Thanks for stopping by to see me!

Hugs Judith xx

Pink, Pearl and Pretty celebration challenge at MAWTT

Hi there

Its a busy blog week this one and its not over yet!

This weeks challenge over at Moving along with the times is

Pink, Pearl and Pretty celebration

Believe it or not I was a bit stuck for what to do for this one - couldn't get my head into pink and pretty gear at all, I've been having a few mojo problems of late and this one was top of the heap! ....Until I saw this fab new digi called Jules that Krista Smith was giving away on her blog this week (isn't it just so pretty) and she just screamed at me - PINK, PRETTY PEARLS lol.

I just decided to keep it simple and used just the one big flower as an accent together with the leaves (a die I've had for ages and would you believe never used before!) - just love this little girly and she's pink from head to toe!

This is what I did....

Image - Jules from saturated Canary

Coloured with Copics and prismacolor pencils

Paper and card and stick on stars(on her bow)- from my very old stash

Flower and leaves - spellbinders dies

Pearls - my crafty heart

Bow - ebay 

Heart stamp in background - from a Dawn Bibby set

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Digidoodle shops best - anything goes

Paper Shelter - Anything goes

Oldie but goodie -Flower power

Papertake weekly -All things girly

See you later with a Inky impressions post

hugs 

Judith x

Make your own flowers at fab'n'funky Challenges

Hello my blogfriends

and a special hello to my new followers - lovely of you to join me!

Todays challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challengesset by our flower crazy Wendy! is

Make your own flowers

and this week weare being sponsored by the fabulous Doodle Pantry

I've finally given in and jumped on the Christmas bandwagon! - so heres another one off the list but still an awful long way to go I know I'll still be finishing off those final Christmas Eve deliveries this year - same as usual.

I used  dark green card for the base of this one for a change - got to go with those Christmas colours and of course its a round easel card but I thought it fitted this image perfectly. It looks a bit wonky in this picture but its quite straight - unlike my photography skills!

Here's what I did....

Image and We wish you a Merry Christmas circular sentiment - Doodle pantry winter song birdies
Coloured with -copics and prismacolor pencils
Paper - Anna Griffin - from yeeears ago
Die cut circles and poinsettia die- spellbinders
Small circular sentiment - Lili of the Valley
Gems and paper bow with bell - from my stash
Glitter - Martha Stewart glitter glue
Glitter paper (flowers) - Create and Craft

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Die cutting divas - Christmas in july
Tip Top Tuesday - All about circles
Hooked on craft - Christmas in july
Stampavie and more- Christmas in summer

Make it wet challenge at My Time to Craft

Hi there blog friends

It's another challenge day at MTTC and the theme is 

Make it Wet

for this challenge you can make anything you like with a water theme

I didn't do very well with this one - don't know how but I got my challenges all mixed up and I was totally on the wrong week, so when I went to post my card I had the wrong challenge and had to quickly get this card sorted, luckily it was mostly coloured, I just hadn't done any shading and I knew in my mind what I was doing with it - if you saw the way I faf on (is that a word lol) putting a card together and this was an almighty faffy card - just couldn't get the embellies right so went bed and finished it of this morning, I think most of my cards are made like that, I have to walk away before they go in the bin and they always come together second time round, anyway onto the card

This is what I did ....

Digi stamp - Digidoodle shop - a drink of water
Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils
Papers - MME So Sopie - graceful
Dies - spellbinders
Flowers - Wild orchid
Leaves - Martha Stewart punch
Ribbon -carnmeal cottage
Sentiment - lili of the valley

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Digi doodle shop best -Summertime
Poodles parlour - use a digi
Joanna Sheen - going round in circles
Bild malarna - Summer
Cupcake craftroom - lots of layers
Craft a scene - in the garden
The squirrel and the fox - kids or babies
Little miss muffet - Circles

Hope you all have a great day - the sums shining here today which is always a bonus!

See tomorrow with another Fab'n'Funky challenge

Hugs

Judith x

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