Cute cards for children

Good afternoon!

Firstly i'd just like to say thank you for your messages and good wishes for my birthday yesterday - i had a lovely day 

But Wow I'm late today! with my DT card for 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

 - just managed to post my card on the challenge blog this morning then I had to rush out to go to the garage with hubby because he was taking his car in  for a diagnostic and needed a lift home from the specialist garage about half an hour away (yes it's serious and now has a death sentence!!)  From there I went for my daily swim, popped into town to pick up a few odds and ends, came back, walked the dog about 5 miles, back home tea prepped and I've finally got time to blog!! - I'm worn out thinking about it : )

We have a cute card challenge today! 

-something I haven't made in a while

 - a cute card for a child

I'm still keeping up with my crafting for a purpose challenge to myself and only making things for a purpose - this one fits because my grandson Jacob is in the 5 year olds constant round of birthday parties - sometimes two a week!!- so this will go in the box for him to use.

A fairly simple card but great to showcase this cute little image

she's called 

Ballerina Bobby and is available from 

Digital Delights by Louby Loo HERE

Our lovely sponsor this week is

who are offering this fab prize

Hope you can play along with us with your cute projects for children or showing children - anything child related really!!

This is what I did...

Image - Ballerina Bobby from digital Delights

Coloured with Spectrum noir illustrator pens,

pen colours - TN1, FS6, FS2, FS7, PP1, PP4, GY1,2 & 3

Colourblend pencils - cinamon and mulberry

and a lilac spectrum sparkle pen

Die cut oval - Crafters companion Downton Abbey oval dies

Bow - Sue Wilson bow die

Silver card - Centura pearl platinum

Pink card from my stash

Papers - Dovecraft - very old collection!!

The pearls are a bargain picked up in Pound World last week - £1 a sheet for huge amounts and great quality too!! - I do love a bargain

I'll be round to visit you soon!

hugs

Judith xx

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

Inspiration post on colouring with Spectrum noir pens and pencils

Hi all

I'm here to share my inspiration post that I've created for the Digital Delights blog today and I'm showcasing a cute male image called

Tooltime Donald

 - great for all sorts of male occasions

check him out in the DD store HERE

Here is my finished card - but if you follow on below you'll see how the use of different medium can change the appearance of an image/project 

Most of my cards are fairly simple in style, preferring to concentrate on the image - though I have been known to go mad with embellies occasionally - it's not my normal style

I coloured this image with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils.  Starting off by laying down basic colours

as follows

skin - FS1,3,4,7

shirt - BT1,2,3

Boots and tool handles - TN5

Tools BG1,2

Dungarees, hat,glasses - TN1,2,4

I then added spectrum noir pencil in just one shade (116) ready to blend with blending fluid and blending stumps - you can see the lines around the edges here ready to blend towards the centre of the image

I then blended the pencil and added and blended in other pencil colours to the image to add more shade and depth, I also used pencil strokes to give him a salt'n'pepper hair colour!

pencil colours 120(black) for overall shading, 

shirt - 52, 62, 120

cheeks - 26

dungarees,hat and tools 94,109,115,116

boots - 120

This more or less finishes the colouring of the image and gives a fairly clean look, however I wanted a more distressed look so added further shading from the outside edges of the card with Tim Holtz distress in in the shade distressed corduroy using an ink duster brush for a light coverage, this has the effect of toning down the whole image taking away the stark whiteness and also highlighting the stitched effect die.  I also created shade around the image with pencils 116 and 62.  This is not the usual appearance created with cuter images such as Digital Delights, but I wanted to show that cute does not mean you can't create a vintage type/distressed look as well 

and so back full circle to the beginning!

 I mounted the image onto Crafter's Companion Kraft card and black card and used a couple of papers from MME for background.  'DAD' was cut twice and offset to create a highlight with the alphabet die from the spellbinders sapphire die cutting machine - just love my new baby - so useful and very portable for crafting away from my craft room - infact lots of dies that you use when creating embellies on a project will fit - I'm so glad I got it.

I enjoyed creating this project 

- I hope you like my take on it and that I have given you a different 'take' on cute!!

hugs

Judith

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Cutie pie challenge - Kraft and cute 1/2

New release at Digital Delights - we're in the mood for love!!

Good morning all

It's time for another showcase of the new release this month over at 

Digital Delights

and to remind you to take a look over at our challenge this month

where we are having a DT call 

- if you would like to join our team why not check it out HERE

I have used this cute little guy - Wanted Mickey Monkey available here

together with the Sweet on You sentiment set - available here

I used a Sizzix stepper card set to create the card - it includes lots of dies to cut embellies too

I kept it fairly simple but you could really go to town on these steps!

This is what I did.....

Image - Wanted Mickey Monkey

Sentiment - Sweet on you

Coloured with - spectrum noir pens and pencils

Papers - My minds eye lost and found heirloom

Dies - including the card shape - sizzix hearts step up

Black card - Crafter's Companion

Why not call ibto the blog and see all the other fabulous projects designed by my teamies

Challenges I'm entering with this card

DRS designs - heart to heart 21/01
Little Miss Muffett - anything goes 27/01
Cute card thursday - a bit of fun  20/01
ccee stampers - hats 24/01

Hugs

Judith x

Anything Goes challenge at Digital Delights - 26th November

Hi all

I'm here with my mid challenge reminder post for the challenge at

Digital Delights 

and thought I'd take the opportunity to make another Christmas card

I used the cute Molly Moose image available here

and a sentiment from the Christmas Wishes set 

This is what I did....

Image - Molly Moose from Digital Delights
Christmas wishes sentiment set from Digital Delights
Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and pencils
Papers - Dovecraft nordic
Kraft Card - Digital Delights
Snowflake corner dies-  memory box
glitter glue  on snowflakes

There's still time to join in our challenge this month - hope to see you there! - now popoverand see the fabulous creations that my teamies have made for your inspiration!

hugs

Judith x

New Release at Digital Delights

Hi all

There is another fabulous new release over at 

Digital Delights 

lots of cute Christmas and winter themed cuties 

and little houses and village buildings

Here is a gift bag with tags that I made with 2 of the images

The main image is  Candy house - available HERE

and the tag is Skating Rocky Raccoon - available HERE

I coloured the images with my Spectrum Noir pens and added a lot of glamour dust to the house  to give it lots of sparkle .  I then made corners out of a Marianne decorative star strip and added an extra gift tag - just for good measure!

Hope you'll join in our challenge at Digital Delights this month - as always the theme is 

Anything  Goes

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)

Another christmas card from me - Digital Delights Anything Goes challenge

Hi all

So sorry that I'm arriving late with my card for

 this months Challenge

at 

Digital Delights

I've had very intermittent internet service over the last couple of weeks and haven't been able to post much at all - thank goodness for my phone that I could at least keep up with email!

but at least I can still share one of the really cute Christmas Images

on our new release at 

Digital Delights

This is the cute 

Gift Giving Cedric available here

and 

Magical winter wishes sentiment set available here

I decided to go non traditional with the colours

matching up with the lovely papers from My Minds Eye

and my favourite Easel card shape - what could be better!!

With the focus on the image I simply used the papers and 

the fairly simple Christmas tree die from Marianne - Simple

Coloured up with Spectrum noir pens and pencils 

-it was a pretty easy make really

and now here is my very own Christmas elf!

My Grandson Jacob in his Christmas elf sweater 

all ready to meet Mickey Mouse!!

We're off to Florida in a few weeks and we're all booked up to go to Mickeys Christmas party night at The Magic Kingdom 

so this is Jacob trying his sweater out for size!!

cute or what!!

I'll be back again tomorrow with another DT card - this time for the challenge at

The Paper Shelter

see you then 

hugs Judith xx

Our cute and creepy Halloween new release at Digital Delights

Hi all

I'm here to share one of the cute new release digis from

 Digital Delights

I've use the cute

Kandi Kids Devil

available here

together with the sentiment

from the ghoulish sentiment set available here

Don't you just love him!

Do you like my cute pumpkin?! - I made it with a Sheena Douglas Christmas bauble stamp and die - topped and tailed it to makeit pumpkin shaped!

We still have a challenge going on at

Delightful challenges

an easy peasy Anything goes - we'd love to see you there!

This is what I did...

Image - Kandi kids Devil - from Digital delights

Sentiment - Ghoulish sentiments from Digital delights

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens

 - OR1,2  IG1,3,4,6  FS3,7  TN3

and Sprectrum Noirpencils 22 and 120

Papers and tickets - MME Marvelous Mavela

Pumpkin made with sheena Douglas - festive baubles stamp and die and cut pumpkin like!

Ribbon - michaels

hugs 

Judith xx

Spider Stevie at Digital Delights

Good morning all

Well what an exciting week I've had - and all in the name of craft!

Just got back yesterday from 2 days of fabulous crafting and team building with my lovely Crafters Companion team buddies and a wonderful party night to celebrate Crafters Companion's 10th birthday

It was lovely to meet everyone who had come from far and wide - can't quite remember when Tuesday and Wednesday were quite so much fun! - but it's back to earth with a bump now

- all good things come to an end : )

Anyway back to today!

Its the start of our new challenge at

Digital Delights

with the theme

Anything goes

I have a cute card to share that I've made for my Digital Delights DT card

using the cute Spider Stevie available here

When I decided to make use this image I had in mind a fab spider web stamp to make a background paper - but it appears to have vanished without a trace from my stamp drawer! - not to be put off I decided to use a hessian effect embossing folder that I inked up with  black ink before I embossed it - not quite a spider web but I quite like the effect with the red card - it actually looks better IRL.as the black ink adds great definition 

Here's what I did.... 

Image Spider Stevie from Digital Delights

Coloured with spectrum noir pens and  just one spectrum noir pencil to add depth and shadow

Pen colours clothes -DR1,2,4  TB3,4,5   Skin - FS3,7,TN3

Spectrum noir pencil - no 119

Embossing folder - Crafters compnion vintage hessian A4 folder

Circles and scallopped circles - Spellbiders

Die cut letters and number - Tim Holtz Vintage market dies (sizzix)

Spider - from Michaels

Digital delights

Good morning all

I'm a bit late with my post with my new release image this month at

Digital Delights

I just got back from my holibobs and had forgotten to schedule this post

- I've just been far to busy enjoying myself lol

Anyway better late than never

this cute image is 

Sailor Samantha 

available here

and the sentiment is from the heatwave sentiments set

available here

Here's what I did...

Image - Sailor Samantha from digital delights
Coloured with spectrum noir pens
Sentiment - Heatwave sentiment set from digital delights
Papers are a ver old set with no cover - sorry!
Flower dies - Crafters companion
Anchor die and fishtail flag die- MFT
Blue and yellow card - C'ordinations from Crafters Companion

There are so many cute summer images in this months new release - you need to hop on over to the Digital Delights store to take a look

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Ocean deep challenge - Maritime
Papertake weekly - to die for (use dies)
Shopping our stash - layer it up
The cutie pie challenge - girly


hugs

Judith x

Delightful challenges are back again!

Good Morning all

I'm delighted to be here today with our first new Challenge at 

Delightful Challenges

We will be here on the 3rd Thursday of every month with a new challenge

and the theme will be

Anything Goes

I chose to use this gorgeous image called Flowering watering can

available here
ant the lovely day sentiment
available here

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils

Pen Colours - OR1,2, TN1, IG1,3,9 CG1,3,4 BT1

Pencil colours 117,120

A lovely summery image and so much fun to colour

This is what I did...

Image - Flowering watering can from Digital Delights

Sentiment Lovely day from Digital Delights

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils
Pen Colours - OR1,2, TN1, IG1,3,9 CG1,3,4 BT1
Pencil Polours 117,120

Papers Rondelle by Prima

Black card - Crafters companion

Sunflower dies - My favourite things

Stitched square die - Memory box Stitched squares

Pinked enge rectange - MFT Blueprints 19

Daisy punch - woodware

Black ribbon - from my stash

We'd love to see you at our challenge this month

hugs

Judith xx

My First card back at Digital Delights

Hello Again

I'm so happy to be here with my DT card for Digital Delights 

The lovely Wendy aka Looby Loo offered me a place on the DT and after a break of two years I was delighted to return to Digital Delights to do it all again - I love working with these cute images -they are always beautifully drawn and so easy to colour

There are two teams now each posting on alternative weeks with fabulous inspiration for you.  I have joined team 2 posting on the even weeks of the month

This is one of the cute images from the july new release 

Fairy Flower Power Daisy

So cute and pretty - she went straight off to my grandsons nursery nurse as a thank you card  as he was leaving the sunshine class to become a rainbow at the end of term!!

This is what I did

Image - Digital Delights Fairy Flower Power Daisy

Sentiment - Digital delights Just for you flower sentiment

Image coloured with spectrum noir pens and pencils

colours -    Skin - FS3,5 TN2 CR5 - pencil 59

                  clothes and shoes - CT1,2,3 CR5
                   Hair - TN2,4,6 
                   Wings CR3,5 FS3 
                   Flowers FS5, CR3,5

Papers - Spring drop from first edition

Card -Bazzill Basics and Cored'nations 

Flower Dies and stamps - Heartfelt creations delightful daisy - coloured with spectrum noir

Glitter - Glimmer dust

Square Die - Dienamics stitched outside rounded square

Hope you'll pop over to give all of our new team a welcome this week

hugs

Judith xx

Back to school with Penny's Papercrafty Challenge

Good morning all

Well its a whole week since I posted - and a really busy topsy turvy one at that!  Those of you who visit me often will know that I scribe for my son Tom for his Uni work because he has cerebral palsy and is unable to write up his work for himself.  He is at Newcastle Uni now doing a Masters degree and last week was essay deadline week - well being a real student obviously he had to work up to the wire so last week we had a whole lot of work going on - two 2am finishes and a few tantrums and tiaras on the way (that was me!!)  anyway the work's all done and submitted so we're on break for the summer - well he is anyway - I've got a whole lot of catching up on other things to do, and a bit of sleep to catch up on too - I'm so not cut out for the student life lol!!

Anyway onto this weeks challenge which is 

BACK TO SCHOOL

using the fab Learning is Fun

 from the Paper Shelter available here

 As you might have guessed our sponsor this week is the wonderful

The Paper Shelter

 who are offering a prize of 3 digis of the winners choice and also 

Digital Delights

This is what I did

Image - learning is fun from the Paper Shelter

Coloured with spectrum noir Skin, copics and spectrum noir pencils

Paper - from the vintage teacher digi set from The Paper Shelter

Sentiment - produced in word

Distress inks - TH linnen and walnut stain

Ribbon - vintage seambinding from the ribbon girl

pins and sequin star/flowers from my stash

label die - MFT

Hope we see you over at Penny's this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

A random fan - Anything goes
Fantastic Tuesday - Anything goes
Inky Chicks - Use a metal embellishment (pins)
Chocolate coffee and cards - use a tag
Vintage stamping/flonzcraft - ribbons and bows

Hugs

Judith x

We're celebrating friendship at Delightful Challenges

Good morning all

I love this cute little challenge we have at delightful challenges this week.  The minute I saw the theme 

Celebrating Friendship 

- I knew it had to be all about a dog!

The image i have used is one of the new release images called 

Walking the dog available here

Isn't this just the cutest little dog! - I just love this image

All little boys need a dog!!

on that note I have a lovely photograph to share of my grandson Jacob 

with his best friend - my dog Glenn - he just loves to snuggle in to him on the floor

Glenn was the first word he said -it's a real love affair!!

This is what I did....

Image - walking the dog from digital delights

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - I think they're K & co - a very old pack!

Ribbon - vintage seam binding from crafty ribbons

Gems from my stash ( coloured with blue copics)

Bestfriend and dogs stickers came from QVC in a pack yeeeears ago!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty ribbons - Anything goes
Divas by design - friendship


hugs
Judith x

There's nothing like a good old game of bingo.....

..... and as the old joke goes - this is nothing like a good old game of bingo lol

Good morning all

We are having a fun game of bingo at Delightful Challenges this week - so come on all you bingo ladies - we want to see your two fat ladies, two little ducks - legs eleven!!

Here is our bingo board for the week

and here's my bingo card lol

I used the middle line (tag/ribbon/die cuts)

This is the cute graduation Dan available here 

with the sentiment from the keeping in touch sentiment set available here 

a very topical card for this time of year I think 

- we have our own graduate in our house this year - my youngest son Tom
- all my babies have grown up : (

Our sponsor this week is

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/

Who are offering a fab prize of 3 sets from their store

This is what I did.....

Image - Graduation Dan from Digital delights

Sentiment - Keeping in touch sentiment set

Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Paper - lost and found from MME

Crystal embellies - say it in crystals

ribbon - dark red vintage seam binding 

Die cuts - Scalloped circles - spellbinders

               Bitty blosoms - spellbinders

               tag - dienamics
               swirl - magnolia doohickey swirl

So all you bingo ladies lets see you over at delightful challenges this week 

hugs 

Judith x

New release day at Delightful challenges - and its a pretty one!

Good morning all

How did it get to be Thursday again? The weeks are just flying by - come to think of it how did it get to be May!!  But being a new month it means these new release days are coming along and today its  a great one from Digital Delights - this months new digis are just sooooo cute - you really need to have a look at them all

Our challenge today at Delightful Challenges is 

Add  ribbon

and we also have a fab sponsor and a great prize too -

Your Prize!!!

$15 store gift card

Here's my card using the very cute Flowerpower basket of daisies available here
  sentiment - have a fabulous day- is from the keeping in touch sentiment set available  here

I was originally going to do the usual pretty flower colours thing!  But as I was looking through my papers I saw this dark brown and beige coloured one and I knew I had some lush dark brown ribbon so this is how it turned out! I was pleased with the result - just because it's different to the pinks and yellows I was first thinking about - and to be honest the mo-jo's a bit slow at the minute.  Sometimes you've got to look for inspiration if it doesn't come to find you first!!

Here's what I did...

Image - flower power basket of daisies

Coloured with - copics and prismacolour pencil (warm grey and light umber)

Sentiment - (have a fabulous day) from the keeping in touch set at Digital Delights
Papers - MME - sunshine

Circle dies- Spellbinders

Butterfly die - Whimsy stamps

Flower die - Memory box - honeysuckle sprig

Corner die - Whimsy stamps corner die set

bird and bird box - Marianne die

Ribbon- silky crush  from Sam Pooles creative studios
Brown pearls -Kars from Cuddly Buddly

Hope we see your creations at Delightful challenges this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Stampavies and more - use lots of die cuts
stamping for all seasons - monochromatic
Nutcrafters - bingo - ribbon /pearls/die cuts
As you like it - favourite die cuts (whimsey butterfly and any flower dies!)
Crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
DRS designs - butterflies
Sassy studios - all about hats

Hugs

Judith xx