NOOR DESIGNS UK - ANYTHING GOES

Hi everyone,

Grab a cuppa!  There are lots of links to products used and they are so worth a look!:

Yes two posts in one night!  It is a long time since I have done that.  Please scroll down if you wish to see  my first post.

Well, the Challenge over at Noor Designs Uk    is entitled 'Anything Goes' and as this Easter, just a couple of weeks ago, saw me tginkering around trying some Mixed Media using products from Noor Designs Uk 
it seemed very fitting that I should enter this into the Challenge.

I must say I am indebted to Tracy at Noor Designs UK (Crafteezee Blog) 
for all her valuable advice and help with keeping me on the right track with, not just what products I needed, but also what to do with them.  Thank you Tracy, you are a true star!

This is the Challenge Blog:  http://noordesign-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-anything-goes.html

And this is Tracy's Shop:   http://noordesign-shop.co.uk/

And if you wish to visit Tracy on her Blog, here it is:   http://crafteezee.blogspot.co.uk/

So, onto what transpired at Easter:

I opted to make an altered Notebook/Organiser.  I have used a selection of Dutch Doobadoo products, all found at Tracy's shop at Noor Designs Uk - here
Also several products from the Mixed Media section found here 
I absolutely love the Shabbylicious Starburst sprays here 

What I would do without my Dutch Doobadoo Structure paste I do not know.  It is in a huge pot and I use it such a lot.  I got this some months ago and it is still going strong.  Really good value.  ( http://noordesign-shop.co.uk/ourshop/cat_919675-Pastes-and-Adhesives.html)  And I see the Gesso is in a good sized pot too.  Once I have used what I have in I will definitely be switching to Dutch Doobadoo.

The wording came from the Dutch Doobadoo Paper Art ( here)  I love this! and I have since bought some Softboard Art which I am itching to try!

Oh, I forgot the masks - Gosh I could not have done without those and they are absolutely fabulous!  It does not show very well on the photo but OMGoodness, it really is gorgeous, and there are so many designs to choose from.  I just used the Structure paste over the masks  (Masks found   here)

So, here it is:

As always the rest came from my stash.

I had such fun and weill definitely be doing more.

I would like to enter this into the Challenge at Noor Designs UK - http://noordesign-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/challenge-17-anything-goes.html

Thanks for looking,  I hope you have fun browsing all the lovely products in store.

Judy x 

DREAMY VINTAGE

Hi everyone

Well I think itis time I shared a card for a change.  I love this dreamy Vintage image which I think would be from Cardmaker's Delights.  I was told recently that their site has closed, so I don't know what has gone on there.  I keep meaning to message tracy and check she is ok.

The bunting die is a Joy die purchased from Noor Designs UK, some of the flowers and embellishments are from Live and Love Crafts and the rest are from my stash.

I was really happy with the finished result of this one.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

ANOTHER TOUCH OF VINTAGE

Hi everyone,

I am here with a very quick post this morning to share another card I made using another of these lovely Vintage images which came from Cardmakers Delights.  The last I heard was that the shop had closed, I do hope it is opening again and they were just away on holiday or something like that.

The border die is a JOY die available from Noor Designs UK, as were the flowers (a lovely Christmas present!)  The ribbons came from Live and Love Crafts, as did the lovely pleated trim at the foot of the image.  The pearls were another lovely Christmas present and everything else came from my stash.

There are two challenges I would like to enter this into.  Both are 'Love' themed challenges and as I have used these lovely heart charms and the bark hearts from Live and Love Crafts, along with the dreamy appearance I think this fits the bill perfectly.

Live & Love Crafts Challenge (Love is in the Air)

Noor Designs UK (Love)

As always, thanks for looking today and have a very Happy Sunday!

Judy x

MERRY CHRISTMAS Vintage style

Morning everyone,

Can you believe it is now Chrtistmas Eve! 

Well, I am here to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I loved making this card, and yes you will recognise the lovely Dutch Doobadoo star template again.  This template really has been the star of the show this year for me!  Can I use it for non Christmas cards to you think? Mmmmm, what do you think?  I just love it!

I am fairly sure that the image came from Live and Love Crafts.

Dutch Doobadoo Structure paste from Noor Designs Uk.
Joy die  at top left from Noor Designs UK
Magnolia border die.
flowers, shabby ribbon and cheesecloth from Live and Love Crafts (the papers could be from there too??)

All else from my stash.

Thank you so much for looking, and also for your lovely comments, not just now, but right through the year.  This just leaves me to reiterate my wish to you all for a very Merry Christmas.  Enjoy!

VINTAGE STAR BAG

Morning everyone,

Well, surprise surprise,another bag! lol  I loved making these and will definitely be making more for next year.  This is something that just materialised when i was playing.  And of course it is the lovely Dutch Doobadoo Star template again.

This design was actually so simple but I really like the effect.  The image was from Magic Moonlight (I think), the bagtwas from Hobbycraft and the rest werefrom my stash.

Thanks for looking,

Judy x

WISH UPON A STAR

Morning everyone

This morning I have another card I made a little while ago.  I have used this lovely star template from Dutch Doobadoo (available from Noor Designs UK) so much this Christmas.  I just love it!  The dies are Joy dies and again available from Noor Designs UK, as is the structure paste.  

The image is a Hobby House topper and the image was created by Mo Manning.  Cute eh!

The embellishments came from Live and Love Crafts and from my stash.

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

DUTCH DOOBADOO A4 GIFT BAG

Hi everyone,

Today I have a gift bag to share with you which I made in the early part of the year.  Again I have used the lovely Dutch Doobadoo template from Noor Designs Uk.  The Joy star die should be available at the same shop, but if not in stock it is worth asking Tracy to get it for you.  The image isa Hero Arts stamp and the image has beenc oloured with copics.  The rest is self explanatory really.

One thing though, although it is called an A4 bag, that is not the finished size.  The whole bag template is on a sheet of A4.  So easy to assemble, and I just love it!

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

DUTCH DOOBADOO PARCEL CARD/LOTV

Hi everyone,

Today I have a card to share which I made what seems like ages ago.  I loved making this card, using the lovely Dutch Doobadoo template.  These stencils are great, I just can not stop using them.  I get these from Noor Designs Uk.

I have useda mixture of papers and embellishments from my stash and also from Live and Love Crafts and the image is from LOTV.

I am thinking what a lovely template this would be for Christmas cards!  Especially for including a gift voucher in the pocket.

 

Thanks for looking today,

Judy x

BEARING GIFTS WITH LOTV

Morning everyone

Well, it is the weekend and I guess a lot of us will be out Christmas shopping, so what better card and image to share today than this.

These images are great for a quicker card because there is no colouring.  This is one of the pre-colored images from LOTV.

The papers are from  a Joy pad purchased from Noor Designs UK and again I delved into my stash

I think this would double up as an all occasion card really, it is suitable for birthday or Christmas.

Thanks for looking today and have a great weekend

Judy x

CHRISTMAS ALTERED GIFT BAG

Hi everyone

Here I have a photo of an altered Gift bag I made a little while ago when I was building stock for the Craft Fairs.

The large tree is from a Dutch Doobadoo template from Noor Designs UK.  The hessian tree is from a set of decorations I purchased locally and the papers are from LOTV

This is quite plain but I actually do like it!

Thanks for looking

Judy x

VINTAGE/SHABBY ANGELS

Hi everyone

Brrrr it is cold today!  Thankfully it is not snowing and blowing like it was yesterday though.

This is my second posting today, just scroll down if you wish to see my first post featuring the double easel card.

You will notice that I am really hooked on using the lovely Star stencil by Dutch Doobadoo from http://noordesign-shop.co.uk/  

When I made this duo I was working toward inspiration from three Challenges.  The stars form the base of the card itself and then I made a co-ordinating tag. The lovely angel images are from Live and Love Crafts as are the flowers.  As theChallenge for Liveand LoveCrafts is a Tic Tac Toe and glitter is called for there is lashings of glitter in place of the Dutch Doobadoo Structure  paste which I would normally use.  The Stickles Stardust and Glamour Dust don't show on the photographs but the gold Stickles does thankfully.

Can you see the heart die-cut peeping through at the top of the card?  That one is a Magnolia die.

There are also La La Land banner die-cuts at each side of the card, these have been inked and glittered.  I cannot believe how well these cut, they are a real joy to work with.

The base of the card and the tag are embossed but again it it hard to see on the photos.

I have added cheesecloth, pompom trims and lashing of lace.

AND I loved making these!

I would like to enter these into the following Challenges:

Live and Love Crafts Challenge - Christmas Tic Tac Toe (Heart, glitter and Vintage)

Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrap & ~Craft Challenge - Shabby Chic or Vintage (I did both)

As always thanks for looking

Judy x

FROM MY HEART with Pion and Riddersholm

Hi everyone

I am here to share a photo of a very simple card I made back in March.  I have quite a stack of photos to share so watch this space over the next few weeks.

This was fairly easy as the papers really said it all.  I teamed together papers from Pion and Riddersholm and added embellishments from Live and Love Crafts.

The shape has been taken from a Dutch Doobadoo template from Noor Designs Uk.

As always thanks for looking

Judy x

VINTAGE ANGELS

Hi everyone

Christmas is on its way!  So, as it has been a little quiet on here lately I reckon it is time I shared some of the cards I have been making.  I am starting with this one which was inspired simply by looking through my Vintage images.  This one was from Live and Love Crafts, and it just went from there.  Well, actually it was not quite as easy as that because my Mojo has gone on strike!  Since I was not well it just does not want to play ball, so the cards I have been making have not been plain sailing at all.

Any ideas how I can get inspired?  I have tried all the usual things.  A very good friend of mine has suggested I start colouring again.  Mmmm, what do you think?  I have a lot to learn at colouring and am not a confident colourer.  But maybe this is the way to go.

Anyway onto the card:

I think the papers I used are Maja
Image from Live and Love Crafts
The ships Wheel die I think is a Joy die, and the stars are from a Dutch Doobadoo template.  The top die, again I am not sure but I think this is a Marianne die.

You will see I have used the lovely Dutch Doobadoo paste from Noor Designs UK again and the stars are from Lifve and Love Crafts

I would like to say a big thank you to all my loyal followers, your comments really do help to keep me going, especially when I am waning.  Thank you.

Thanks for looking today

Judy x

KRAFTYHANDS - NEUTRALS - POLKA DOTS

Hi everyone,

It is my turn to post again today on Kraftyhands Blog at http://kraftyhands.blogspot.co.uk/.

I chose to make a personal card for a male this time.  When I saw the 'Neutrals' polka dot papers pack ( http://www.kraftyhandsonline.co.uk/webshop/cat_950054-A6.html) and the lovely  Nautical topper it gave me a good start.   After adding a couple of Joy die-cuts and some things from my stash this really made for a quick card.  Really, I think the key is to find a good layout together with papers and image that co-ordinate and the rest could well be  (dare I say! plain sailing! 

Take a look at  Kraftyhands online shop and I bet you will find lots of different combinations using this layout with their lovely products.

  

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x

DUTCH DOOBADOO SKETCH - 2 cards

Back again,

Yes, this is the third posting today in a row.  Scroll down to see the previous posts if you wish to.

This time I have a card I made for three Challenges.  I have been chipping away at these over the past week doing just a little at a time due to the problem with my painful ribs.

Blogger is being a real pain today for me.  I am having such problems uploading photos to my Blog.

So -  I have used a smashing Sketch from the Dutch Doobadoo Challenge.  I purchased this lovely Star template simply months ago from Noor Designs Uk and have now put it to good use.  What a joy it is to work with!  I will be making more of these cards for sure now.

I opted to make two different typoes of cards using these templates.  One is the star shaped card.  The second one is a square card with a section of the front trimmed adding the star to overlap at the front.  I could not make up my mind which to enter into the Challenges, so I am including them both.

The images and papers together with some of the embellishments are all from Live and Love Crafts and anything else came from my stash.

I would like to enter these cards into the following Challenges:

Dutch Doobadoo SketchChallenge

Noor Designs Uk Shaped Cards Challenge

Bunny Zoe Challenge - Shaped Cards

Again, can I re-iterate, thank you so much for looking and thank you too for all your lovely comments.  I am hoping to be back to commenting soon. 

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - Things with Wings

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge

Sharon is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled 'Things with Wings' and we are sponsored by http://freshbreweddesigns.com/   and http://www.sweetlilac.co.uk/

I had such fun making this pair.  A greeting card and gift bag to match.  The Gift bag is from Hobbycraft which I altered. 

Things with wings?  Well butterflies immediately sprang to mind, then I dithered and was toying with butterflies or fairies.  Butterflies won the day.

The dies are from Noor Designs UK, Tim Holtz  and Cheery Lynn
The papers are Heartfelt Designs

image:  Fresh Brewed Designs
The lovely lace, pearl trim and floral embellishment are from http://jules777cards.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html
The butterfly is a punch.
Anything else from my stash

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day! 

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - #143 - Beach Fun

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy Friday Challeng.  Actually it is not my turn to post but I just fancied playing along.

Gina is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled 'Beach Fun' and we are sponsored by Sherri Baldy 'My Besties'.
What a lovely sponsor this is!  Do pop over to the Challenge Blog at Fussy & Fancy 
for full details.


We were lucky enough to use this lovely image from the Sponsor.  I was inspired into making another easel card andI loved making it.

The dies are from Noor Designs and Marianne Creatables
Flowers are from Live and Love Crafts
Anything else from my stash

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day! 

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - Fancy Folds

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy   

Norma is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled 'Fancy folds ' and we are sponsored by  Sweet Lilac Flowers and Marianne Designs

I fancied doing something a bit different, but still ended up with an Easel card.  If in doubt I tendto turn to Easel Cards.  But I did make this one a littlel different in shape by starting off with a narrow easel but quite tall and then adding the lovely die-cuts (Joy die from Noor Designs UK of course!)  Actually I am quite pleased with the finished result.

The Joy papers are from Noor Designs UK also

Marianne Creatables dies (Borders)
The image is a Hobby House Topper designed by Sylvia Zet.
Embellishments are  from Live and Love Crafts
Anything else from my stash

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day! 

Judy x

FUSSY & FANCY FRIDAY CHALLENGE - Distressed

Hi everyone,

I am delighted to be back with a Design Team card to share which I made for the Challenge at  Fussy and Fancy   I made this one just for fun so I could play along as it is not my turn this week.  

Mary Lou is hosting this Challenge, the  theme is entitled 'Distressed ' and we are sponsored by Aurora Wings

I have tried to achieve the more vibrant look here. Mmmmm I must confess it looks so much better in real life than on the photo.

I reached for my embossing folders here.  I often do this if I can not decide which papers to use, and I love the embossed effect.  

The dies are from Noor Designs UK

image:  http://www.aurorawings.com/
The lovely rosette ribbon is from http://jules777cards.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html
Embellishments are  from Live and Love Crafts

Anything else from my stash

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Fussy and Fancy  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day! 

Judy x

KRAFTYHANDS CHALLENGE - ONE FOR THE DADS

Hi everyone,

I have a DT piece to share today which I have made for the Challenge at Kraftyhands which is themed 'One for the Dads'.

Well, this time I decided to make another Wine Bottle Tag using the lovely Dutch Doobadoo template from Noor Crafts UK.  In addition I made an envelope using my Envelope Punch Board (Love it!) from the lovely 'Seeds of Love' papers from Kraftyhands online shop. 

The dies are Spellbinders and also Joy from Noor Designs Uk.

 

I do hope you have time to pop over and take a look at the very talented Design Team's work on the Kraftyhands  blog.  It is a fabulous Challenge, it would be great if you could join in.

As always, thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Judy x