Delightful Challenges Winter Holiday Challenge and new release digis

Yes its me yet again!!

It's new release day over at Digital Delights

 and our Challenge over at Delightful challenges is a fab Christmas themed challenge 

Winter Holiday

I just love making Christmas cards and I have to say that I'm very big on ribbons and bows for Christmas so it gave me the perfect excuse to drag out the ribbon box when  I made this cute little card 

Wreath Raccy

This is what I did....

Image Wreath Raccy from Digital Delights

Sentiment - Caroling Sentiments from Digital Delights

Coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - Papermania A Silent Night

Kraft card - QVC

Coloured card - Bazzill

Border - Frosty border from Memory Box

Ribbon - Carnmeal Cottage
White glitter glue - Martha Stewart

Gems -from my stash

Have a great weekend everyone

Challenges i'm entering with this card

Whimsey Stamps Inspiration - Anything goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - glitter and bling

hugs 

Judith xx

In the Dark Challenge at Moving along with the times

Hi all

Yes I know I'm late!  I got caught up yesterday - would you believe tracing the family tree for my mother!! She's got such a bee in her bonnet about it lately and I finally gave in yesterday and tried to do something about it and that was it - I was there all day and half the night but I did find out all sorts of things - not sure it was the sorts of things my mother wanted me to find - it was a bit like an episode of Who do you think you are!!  I don't suppose its the end of it, I'm now waiting for replies from emails to see where to go next, as if I've got nothing else to do!!  It was really hot in the office at work today and with going to bed so late I would have loved just half an hours sleep to catch up - I wonder if anyone would have noticed he he.

Anyway onto today's card for this weeks challenge at 

MAWTT 

Set by the lovely Lisa 

the theme is

"In the Dark" 

and here's my project for the challenge

Its a gift bag or treat bag using an image from our fabulous sponsor this week 

Bugaboo Digi Stamps

This is what I did....

Image - Bugaboo Wizardry Wizard 6

Coloured with Copics

Paper bag - from Michaels

Card - Bazzill

Paper - K and Co

Embellishments and words all cut with Cricut impressions using Mini Monsters cart

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

Spider  Reflections sticker

Even if I say so myself I really like this when  it was finished - it turned out better than the idea - if you know what I mean

Challenges I'm entering with this project

Decorate to celebrate - Halloween decoration or party goods

Perfect Sentiment Challenge - Halloween with a sentiment on front

Craft us crazy - Halloween anything goes

Stampavie and more - halloween

hugs 

Judith x

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Lets hear it for the boys at Inky impressions challenge blog

Hello again

Just checked and my scheduled post had gone into draft - so didn't - so to speak - doesn't blogger just drive you mad sometimes.  I've no doubt at all that it was something I did but that's not the point is it?

I've been on a real role with my inky boy cards lately - it makes a real change from all the girly girly - and the christmas card thing that I'm on at the moment.  So here's Christopher  again - Mischievous Christopher this time and not a card but a gift bag, just to ring the changes!

This is what I did....

Image - Mischievous Christopher by Inky Impressions
Coloured with - copics and prismacolour pencils
Paper and tag - hopscotch by K and Co
Paper bag -from Michaels
Red card, ribbon and gems from my stash
Card candy - Craftwork cards
Dragonfly die - spellbinders
Ladybirds- Martha Stewart (I just love these - theyre all squishy and fuzzy!!)
"Birthday boy" - cut on sizzix with easy peasy alphabet

Challenges I'm entering with this project

Crafty Sentiments - Happy birthday
Crazy amigos challenge blog - Anything but a card
Pennys papercrafting challenge - die cuts and punches

No patterned papers challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

Good Morning all

How the weeks are flying by - we have suddenly arrived at the first Wednesday in October - how did that happen!

Todays challenge over at Fab'n'Funky is themed

No Patterned papers

I have to admit that I don't find these kind of challenges easy!  I don't have a lot of embossing folders and I don't really like plain.  I'm on a bit of a Christmas thing at the minute (aren't we all when we panic and count the weeks to Christmas - then panic again!) and I have got a few Christmas embossing folders so decided that would work best for me.

 our sponsor this week is Stamp Fairy I used a digi from their winter collection called Molly Winter 2  I used my favourite blue and white colour combo - I just love this combination for Christmas cards

This is what I did...

Image - Molly winter2 from Stamp Fairy
Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Embossed Bazzill card - using sizzix Merry Christmas embossing folder
Snowflake  - die cut with spellbinders snowflake dies
Sentiment and shaped card - craftwork cards
Ribbon white ruffle edged and stick pins - Sam Pooles creative studios
small snowflakes - Martha Stewart
Snowflake border - memory box die - frosty border
silver mirriboard - create and craft
little iridecent embellies - meiflower centres from my crafty heart

I'm entering this card into the following challenges

Created with love challenge - Christmas
Make it Monday - anything goes
Cutie pie challenge - use a digi
The craft place - make your own background

See you later with this weeks DT card for the new inky impressions Challenge

hugs

Judith xx

Digital Delights Halloween colours - orange, green and purple

Good Morning all

I'm back again with my second post of the day - this time for the fabulous Delightful Challenges.
The theme for this weeks challenge is 

Halloween Colours - Orange, Green and Purple

The challenge is being sponsored by Digital Delights this week and the fabulous prize is

I just love the cute animals at Digital Delights and thought this was an ideal challenge to use the Timmy (Tiger) with cupcake image - perfect for an orange challenge, so all I had to do was add the green and purple lol.  As luck would have it the co-ordinating digital delights paper is green.

I also thought this was a great time to try out my new Matha Stewart Ballon punch - just love it!!  I used some silver hollogram paper I got from a local craftshop ans coloured it orange, green and purple to fit with the theme - i think you might be seeing some more balloons from me!!

Here's what I did...

Image - Cupcake Timmy by digital Delights
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Digital paper - Birthday Celebration Paper
Make a wish sentiment - from Birthday Celebration Sentiments
Purple Card - Bazzill Basics
Balloon punch - Martha Stewart
Twine - from my stash
Glitter glue on candle and cake - Martha Stewart

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Simply create -anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters - Happy birthday
The papershelter challenge - anything goes
Crafts and me - favourite colour (green)
Deep ocean challenge - more than 2 colours

Seeing Red at MAWTT!

Good morning campers!

Hope it is a good one for all of you.

There's another new challenge at MAWTT set by this week hostess

the lovely Laurie

The theme is 

Seeing Red

I'm sure you get the message - very simply we want to see Red - and lots of it

Our sponsors this week are the fabulous Crafty Pad

Now to me this challenge just shouted "Christmas" so that's what I did

I used my very very favourite Lili of the Valley stamp - I think I must have used this stamp more than any other one that I own - lots of Christmas cards have been made with this little lady

I have to confess that I always colour her the same way - red coat and a goldy vintagey colour skirt and  blonde hair, but I use different papers and embellies every time - each ones an exclusive lol!  I might have to ring the changes a bit - that gives me a good excuse to use her all over again this year - maybe I can feel some pale blues coming on.....

This is what I did....

Image - lili of the valley - Christmas dance
Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils
Red card - Kanban
Kraft card - QVC
Stripe paper - my minds eye - merry
Die cut corners - spellbinders
Snowflake embellie - Anna Griffin - so old I didn't know i still had it!
Gems and sentiment from my stash
White glitter glue - Martha Stewart

Challenges i am entering

Southern girls challenge - stripes
For fun challenges - stamped images
my mums craftshop - stars
stampavie and more - sparkle
try it on tuesday - lots of layers

Gone Fishin' - My something begining with "F"!

Good morning all

Hope this sunny morning finds you well and yes you read right - it's sunny, after over 48 hours it's finally stopped raining.  I can't believe how much rain we've had this summer and from what our trusty weatherman said last night its not quite over this week.  I wrapped myself up yesterday to walk the dog - its even hard to decide where to walk because the fields are flooded and the beach is covered by about 3 feet of white foamy stuff caused by the rain on the seawater - it looks like its been snowing down there. I did manage a walk but had to turn back early because the little bridge I normally cross over a small stream was under the stream instead of over it!! Goodness knows where we'll walk today as there's been another few inches of rain fallen since then - oh its such good fun ha ha!

Anyway onto today's card.  Its challenge day over at Fab'n'Funky challenges again and todays challenge is set by our lovely Emma - who has just announcd that she's leaving us - so sad to see you go Emma.  For her last challenge she has chosen the theme

Something begining with "F"

We have two fabulous sponsors this week, Our special first prize sponsor is Stampart by Kathryne





 and our Random prize sponsor is the fabulous Di's digi downloads




 - so some great prizes up for grabs with week

I knew exactly which stamp to use for this challenge as soon as I saw it I knew it was perfect and I don't suppose theres many F for fish cards around!!  It's also challenge day at Inky impressions so thought this card would fit great for their Animals challenge today - is a fish an animal? - it is now!!

Its a really cute little stamp from inky Impressions from the last new release and its the cute little Christopher - he really does get up to all sorts of mischief!!  These are my absolute favourite little boy stamps, I just love the expression on his face

I coloured this image with a completely different paper in mind and had some die cuts from my cricut expression all planned but when I went looking for something else I came across this paper I had bought and never used yet and knew it was just perfect. at the same time I also "found" the foam shapes - so much for planning - so I just threw them all together - and there it was my F for Fish card!

This is what I did....

Image - Christopher Fishing fom Inky Impresions

Coloured with copics and prismcolor encils

Papers - Fine and dandy boy from My Minds Eye

Kraft card - QVC

Foam shapes - American crafts summer/ holiday house

Tickets - Tim holtz

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Hooked on crafts - Cards for men

Love to create - Anything goes

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Try it on tuesday - lots of layers

Hope the rain's stopped where you are! - have a great day 

Hugs 

Judith x