Wrap up - at the Paper Shelter Challenge

Good Morning all

I think our challenge at 

The Paper Shelter 

this week is very good advice!!

Wrap up

As Shirley our lovely team leader on team A at TPS DT informed the team (for the benefit of the non British girls who may not understand the term)  -that can be either lovely warm clothes (and don't we all need those at the moment!) or perhaps a wrapped present, the one she missed out (he he) is it also means shut up!! - as in 'will you wrap up' - I get so confused sometimes as to what is a local term and what anyone else not from my little corner of the world will understand , but I'm sure it's in the same vein as  'it's a wrap' when it comes to film making.  

On that note it reminds me of my children learning this lesson when they were at university.  They both lived away from home and found that the people they mixed with didn't speak the same language sometimes - even though they all spoke English.  Alison totally perplexed her housemates by telling them that she would "get wrong" when what she meant was she would get told off, Many a child in the north of England will "get wrong off their Mam"!! it started a whole new university education for all of them as they started to learn the funny little expressions each of them said according to the part of the country where they all came from - not to mention the odd foreign student!   Though I think the Geordie expressions were most popular (Georgie is a term for people like me who live in the north east and more precisely around the Newcastle area, for anyone who doesn't get that one!).  Everyone always thinks they can do a Geordie accent - few can!!!  Matthew caused no end of confusion when he used the term "me Mam" - in this part of the country what you might say instead of "my Mother"!!  He was at uni for months before one of his friends asked him who this Memam was that he kept ringing!! - I'm sure I've told you this before, but it still makes me smile, he'd living and working in Edinburgh now where he's getting a whole new education - I think the Scottish use even funnier words that the Geordies - well he keeps us amused anyway lol

   

Anyway I digress....I decided to take the opportunity to make a Christmas card for this challenge, I made a nice early start last year and it definitely made things so much easier when Christmas came around, so I intend to do it again this year.

I used this lovely snowman stamp -he's  one of my favourites at TPS

So simple and great to colour with his cute hat and scarf

called "Snowman" he's available here

As always we have a fabulous prize on offer for our winner

 at The Paper Shelter Challenge this week

Here's what I did....

Image - Snowman from TPS
Coloured with copics
Easel frame card made with Spellbinders labels ten die
Papers - Docraft Scandinavian Christmas
Tree die - Mariannes
Christmas lettering - part of Memory Box grand Merry Christmas die
Hessian bow - from Michaels
Epoxy tree sticker - Anna Griffin
Ribbon from my stash
Distress ink - TH Tea dye

I hope we see you over at The Paper Shelter challenge this week - as for this blog post - its a wrap!!

(This is my first post of today - I'll be back soon with my DT post for Fab'n'Funky Challenges)

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Buckwells Crafty Challenge - anything goes

ABC Christmas challenge - B for bows bunting or baking

Here's some good advice...pack light!

Hello lovely blog friends

A special hello to all my new friends over at The Paper Shelter who have called on me these last few days - thank you for the warm welcome!

Today is challenge day again at Fab'n'Funky challenges where our lovely Sue is hostess for the week

Sue has chosen the theme of 

Pastel Colours

An easy one I think - there are so many Easter cards and Mothers day cards floating around blogland at the minute I'm sure you can find  a lovely pastel one to enter into our challenge this week.

This card was a bit of a revelation to be honest, apart from deciding that I was going to make it as a birthday card for my lovely daughter I didn't have a clue what I was going to do with it!

It sort of evolved lol - I did the very dangerous thing of colouring it before choosing my papers and then when I started to put it together I sort of didn't know when to stop - its very well embellished with all kinds of stuff from my stash  - its even got a whole sheet of pearl swirls on it - I hope she appreciates it - its the craft world equivalent of giving someone your last Rolo - and then some!!

Pack light from Saturated Canary

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous Saturated Canary

 and the DT were lucky enough to each get a gorgeous image to play with.  I chose that pretty little girl with her suitcases -ready to go off on her summer hollies I think.  Very appropriate for Alison - she's coming to Florida with us on holiday this year and she really can't wait!!  Her whole little family (that's her husband Steven and baby Jacob) are all coming along and because they didn't get a holiday in the sun last year (because Jacob was too tiny), the excitements like they've never been on holiday at all - ever!!

I had a bit of a departure from my usual colouring and shading technique where I use mainly grey or black to shade my image when I've finished colouring  -it gives a bit of a toned down vintage look to the colours.  With this image I think I wanted to keep it a bit brighter - but shock horror - the point had fallen off my grey pencil and i cant find my pencil sharpener.  I decided to shade in colours of the same tones as I had use - I rather liked the effect - might have to try it again!! Don't know whats wrong with my photos these days - think I might have to make some changes! -the colours don't look very true on this photo - the flower is the same green paper as on the card - but it looks a different shade to me and that gorgeous butterfly looks too dark and not so gorgeous .... hmm!

Heres what I did....

Image - packlight from Saturated Canary

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils

Papers - K and co and Spring drop from

Card = Bazzill basics

Pearl swirl - creative expressions

Flower - made with spellbinders rolled flower die

Birds - momory box resting birds die

Corners - Whimsy craft corner dies

Ribbon - vintage seam binding (scrunched!)

Butterfly - prima

Tags - LOTV

Pearl heart - was a little extra from Teresa at MCH with my order

There are some gorgeous cards from my teamies over at fab'n'Funky this week if you go on over to see them   tell them I sent you lol

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Celebrate the occasion - girls birthday (must use pink)

Clearitout challenge - happy birthday with 2 or more ribbons

Creative card crew - birthday 

Digital tuesdays - birthdays (must be digital)

LEJ designs - for  a lovely lady

Through the craftroom door - anything goes

Hugs 

Judith x

It's men only at MTTC today

Good morning all

Well it certainly is a good morning here in the frozen north!  The sun is shining and theres even a touch of spring in the air - don't suppose it'll last but its nice to have some decent weather for a change.  

Its also challenge day at MTTC  - so another reason to be cheerful!

This week challenge is 

Men only

(only cards for men)

I decided to use this cute image called Birthday Ted from Dis Digi downloads -I bought it before Christmas intending to use it for a little boys birthday card but somehow it didn't get used.  Its one of those versatile stamps that I think you could use for a birthday card for almost anyone so I decided to use it to make a 30th Birthday card for my son in law.  His birthdays at the end of March, I need to be prepared for this day as not only is it his birthday but also my daughters birthday and their wedding anniversary all on the same day - not a day for last minute cards lol

Anyway here's the card I made for him

 I decided to take it into the conservatory to photograph as it was such a bright sunny day - its on my glass dining table so there's lots of light - just in case you're trying to work out what on earth you can see in this picture - its a glass table and chairs under it!!

This is what I did...

Image - birthday Ted from Dis digi downloads

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Card - bazzill basics 

Papers - kitschy kitchen from Melissa Frances (aqua) and everyday essentials from paper mania(beige)

Card cut with spellbinders grand nestis circles and scallops

Star dies - Mariannes

Numbers - Sizzix tim holtz wanted alphabet

Sentiment  - LOTV

I know lots of people don't like making cards for men - so this could be just the challenge for you - get challengeing yourself - that why its called a challenge lol

Challenges i'm entering with this card

Card making mammas - birthday
a gem of a challenge - die cuts and punches
Charizma cards - Anything goes
Milk Coffee challenge - Make it cute
Craft room challenge - handmade embellies
Stampavie and more - lots of layers

Have a great weekend everyone

Hugs 

Judith x

Do you feel frilly this morning - or are you more of a scallop!

Good morning all

Well I'm totally mixed up this week - I'm definitely a bit frilly!! - I swapped my days at work round to fit in with some training days and now that its got to Thursday when I should be at work - I'm not sure what day it is any more.  But as I have a DT card for Delightful challenges - I finally decided it must be Thursday after all.

Our theme at
Delightful Challenges

 for this weeks challenge is

Frilly  
(Scallops and Lace)

I used the pretty digistamp Daisy Flower available here
and the sentiment is fom the spring sentiments set available here

 and following from yesterdays card I'll let you see whats inside too

Frills and scallops to match!

We are sponsored this week by

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

This is what I did....

Image - daisy flower from Digital Delights

Sentiment - from Spring Sentiment set at Digital Delights

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils
Copic colours -Leaves -YG61,YG63,G21, Flower R81,R83,R85 Y23,Y35,Y38
Prisma pencils (for shading) - Tuscan Red, Olive Green,Light umber

Papers - 5th Avenue by Mellissa Francis

Butterfly punches - Martha Stewart and woodware (small)

Scalloped circles - Spellbinders

Lace, ribbon and dew drops from my stash

There are some gorgeous frills and scallops over at delightful Challenges - hope we see yours too!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Inky impressions - use Ribbon or twine
Pennys papercrafty - favourite colour combo (pink and green)
Ladybirds crafts ink - pink and one other colour
Tuesday throwdown - anything goes

What have you got inside!

Good morning all

Well there's a question and one we'd like to see the answer to
at Fab'n Funky challenges this week 

our challenge this week is 

What's inside?

(decorate inside your card)

I do always decorate inside of my cards to match the outside - though I don't often show the inside on my blog.  But here I am showing my inside off today!!

Just as well its not my real insides - I dread to think what it looks like in there yuk!

We are sponsored this week by the fab

Stampfairy

 

who are offering a fab prize of $10 to spend in their shop

We were lucky enough to get some cute images to play with 

I chose this cute little girl called

Mimi Stars 4 - available here

The layout of this card came about by accident really - I was making a scalloped edge to go down the side edge with a ribbon but when I put the scallop together I thought it sort of looked like a pelmet and as this little girl looks like she's on the stage I decided to mount it on 3d foam along the top of the card and leave it at that!  I decorate the inside to match using the same layout.  I've also been getting a bit attached to my stickles of late so gave them a bit of an outing on this card too!

This is what I did...

Image - Mimi Stars 4 from stamp fairy

Coloured with copics

Paper Lili of the Valley - petal fresh

Card - Bazzill basics

Stickles - diamond stickles

Dies - Scallop edges - spellbinders 

          corners - Whimsy stamps- corner die set

           tags and stars - dienamics notched tag set

Ribbon - carnmeal cottage

Gems - from my stash

We would really love to see what in your insides over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week

challenges I'm entering with this card

Tuesday throwdown - anything goes
Make it monday - anything goes
The pretty little ribbon shop - anything goes
Tammys scrappin corner - handmade embellishments


Hugs

Judith x

Valentines or Hearts challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

Well we're really on a roll with the Valentines now! - its hard to find a challenge without a heart so we jumped on the bandwagon at Fab'n'Funky challenges!

This week our theme Chosen by the very talented 

Pat K

is 

Valentines of Hearts

I decided to be a bit controversial

(no change there then!)

and make a new baby card - with hearts on it

There's only so many Valentines a girl can make - I just felt I needed the change lol

 

I used a cute image from one of our sponsors this week 

Lili of the Valley

who are offering a  fab prize of a £10 voucher to spend in their store

We are also sponsored by the fabulous 

Stampart Design by Kathryne

This is what I did......

Image - Baby with Teddy from LOTV 

Sentiment -  vintage sentiments (occasions) from Lili of the valley

Tags -sentiment tags  from Lili of the valley

Coloured with copics

Paper - New Arrival from Forever Friends

leaf punch - Martha Stewart

Circles and Border die cuts - spellbinders

Flowers - Wild orchid craft

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

Glitter - stickles diamond shimmer

Charm, twine and pins - from my stash

The DT girls at Fab'n'Funky Challenges have made so fabulous cards this week you really should go over and take a peek

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty sentiments - anything goes
Lej designs - Anything goes
Papertake weekly - Anything goes
Sweet stamps - think pink
Tuesday throwdown - hearts and twine
House of gilli - anything goes with pink and bling
Pretty little ribbon - Anything goes

Hugs 

Judith x

Whimsy Stamps January blog hop - Happy New Year!

Happy new Year!!

Oh I feel like I've been away for ages, I packed all my crafty stuff away for the holidays and have paid only the occasional visit to blogland - I've really enjoyed our quiet family Christmas and New Year and I'm slowly getting my pens and papers and all the other paraphernalia out to make a brand new start for 2013, and this is my very first inspiration card this year for the Whimsy Stamps blog hop 

So here we go - Welcome to the January 2013 digital release blog hop!!!!

We have lots of new images to share with you today created by

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery Crissy's Digi's

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Dana's Digi's

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project

To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store Don't forget to leave comments along the way as there will be 2 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each win a Whimsy digital image of their choice. The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Laura’s Blog

This winner will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from the Whimsy Stamps Store

The hop will run for 1 week and end on Wednesday 9th January at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced.

Below is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way 

Tammy Ortiz 
 Anne Cullen
  Charlene Brown
  Debbie Dunn
  Judith Hall
  Kelly Mannix
  Kim Taylor
  Lisa West
  Sarah McLaughlin
  Laura Palmer 

So after me you need to visit Kelly 

For my Card I have used the gorgeous

 Danii 

by 

Marika Collins

you can get her here

and 

One of  new Smile Sentiments 

by

 Rainbow Echo Designs

available here

a close up of the sentiment

This is what I did....

Image - Danni by Marika Collins  at Whimsy Stamps
Sentiment - new smile sentiments by Rainbow echo designs at Whimsy Stamps
Papers are MME
Frame - cut with spellbinders labels 10
Flowers - cut with Dienamics flower and leaf trio
Leaves - spellbinders foliage die
Glitter - Martha Stewart silver glitter glue
Pearls and buttons from my stash
Heart stamp in background is from a dawn bibby set but I've lost the label with the name!

So get hopping to Kellys blog and see if you can win your first prize for 2013.

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Simply create -anything goes
Lady Annes challenges - must use a stamp
The paper shelter - anything goes
Inky Impressions - anything goes


Hugs Judith xx

Double Delights challenge that's stitched me up with a sketch at MAWTT!!!!

Good Morning all

Well I tried to be as creative as I could with the title for todays post, I'm hoping you've got the message.

 I'm  doing a bit of a cheat today!

I have two challenges today one which is a sketch challenge for Delightful Challenges and the other which is a "stitched up" challenge for MAWTT.  I've had a real rush on this week and saw that with no effort at all I could combine my DT cards for the two challenges and it fits them both perfectly- so why not I thought to myself!! - naughty I know but  how many times would it ever happen that I could do it.

Here's my card made with this cute new release digi from Digital Delights called 

Ornament Poppet - he's just new in at the Digital Delights store today.

The Challenge for MAWTT this week has been set by our Head Honcho Hazel  

and she has decided we are getting

 Stitched Up

 more like stitched together lol

Our sponsor this week is Cupcake cards and crafts

Meanwhile .......over at Delightful Challenges we have a Sketch challenge

Sketch for Delightful Challenges Challenge

Sponsored by

Joanna Sheen

with a prize of Prize £10 voucher to spend in store

I expect you're exhausted reading all this - I'm exhausted writing it  so here's what I did....

Image -Ornament poppet from digital delights
Coloured with - Copics and prismacolor pencils
Sentiment - Naughty or nice Sentiment set from Digital delights
Papers - Winter wonderland from my minds eye
Ribbon from my stash
Buttons - Jollies
Dies all spellbinders

Hope you will join in with our challenges this week - hey! do what I did and you can play along at both - its a really good sketch to follow and the stitching finishes it off perfectly.

Hugs

Judith xx

Lots of Layers for Inky Impressions this week

Hello again

I do hope you are all safe and well today - the storms in America have certainly made the news here in the UK - sending big hugs to all of you out there on the other side of the pond who are affected by this - and to those waiting to see where this terrible storm hits next, I'm sure it must be a real worry for you all.

I have made another little boy card for this weeks challenge at inky impressions  some of you are probably shouting - oh no not his again!! - but this is my absolute favourite little boy image - I think that its just a perfect image for a boy  - so here he is - mischievous Christopher

I made it for a friends little boy - somehow he just reminds me of him so much.  I had also made a gift bag of similar design a few weeks bag - so the two are going to Leo for his birthday

This is what i did.....

Image - Mishceivious Christopher from Inky Impressions
Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils
Card - bazzill Basics
Paper - K &Co hopscotch boy
Lettering - cut with sizzix easy peasy font die
Ladybirds - from a set from Michaels
Dragonfly and circles - spellbinders
Card candy - craftwork cards
gems - from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Tammys scrappin corner - anything goes any artist

Sometimes things are not as they seem! - this weeks challenge for Delightful Challenges

Hello blogfriends

Its another Thursday and the last challenge of the month for Delightful Challenges

 - where did October go?  

The challenge this week is 

Stitching - real or faux

I decided to use this cute precoloured digi from Digital Delights called Stocking Noah (coloured) for this challenge just to "give it a go".  Its not something I've used very often before - if ever when I think about it - but I think this idea is Absolutely Fabulous (darling!)

 - now am I Patsy or Edina, I think there's a bit of both of them in me - I'm ashamed to say lol.

Anyway back to the plot - This image was just what I needed this week as I'm still battling away with technical problems with the computer and its been a bit of a busy one at home as well.  It was such a quick easy card to make and the colours have printed just beautifully - Who'd know I hadn't coloured (or stitched!) this card myself.  It could be just the way to go to make cards at the busy time coming up - no I'm not going to say the word - but you know what I mean!  You can still design your own card but put a pre coloured image on - it saves so much time and its not as if its a problem matching papers,  as all the Christmas (there I said it) papers are going to go with Christmas (there I said it again!) images.

If its the choice between not having time to make a card and using a precoloured image - its just a no brainer, and I know some crafters who - shock horror - BUY Christmas cards - the scandal of it lol.

Our sponsor this week over at Delightful Challenges is 

The Cutting Cafe

Who are offering the Absolutely Fabulous (oops I'm off again!)

Prize of 3 sets from their store

This is what I did...

Image - Stocking Noah from Digital Delights
Santas little helper Sentiment - Christmas sentiments set from Digital Delights
Paper - Winter wonderland from my Minds Eye-(Little tag also cut from the pad)
Card shape cut with - Spellbinders grand nestie - scalloped circles
Stickers and stars - K & Co - Hopscotch boy grand adhesions
Ribbon from ebay
Glitter - Martha Stewart Glitter glue
Faux stitching done with white gel pen

I'd get myself over to Digital Delights and nab some of these if I were you - before there's a rush on -  and you can have Christmas sorted in no time lol!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Charisma cards challenge - Dont be square
Nutcrafters challenge - Circles
Stampavie and more - stitches


Hugs

Judith xx

Too cute to spook - thats us girls at MAWTT!!

Good morning all

Its almost Halloween - the scariest night of the year!  But over at Moving Along With the Times challenge blog our Debs has decided that we should not be scary at all!!  So to match with all of us gorgeous MAWTT DT girlies - we are after all the cutest DT this side of Halloween!! - the theme is

Too cute to spook!!

We would love to see your cute Halloween projects - but nothing too scary

Our sponsor this week is

Dis Digi downloads

Who are offering one lucky winner 3 images from their great store

So here's my - not so scary Halloween card

And this is what I did....

Image - Nicky the sweet witch  from Inky Impressions (I just love that cat!!)

Coloured with Copics

Papers -my minds eye

Card

Bazzill basics

Dies -All spellbinders

Purple glitter glue (which is on just about everything!) - Martha Stewart

Spider - Imaginations

Pins - my crafty heart

Black pearls - Kaisercraft

Wicked die cut - Cricut expression - mini monsters cart

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Stampinroyalty - halloween

The paper shelter - halloween

Creative belliblog - hallween

Check back later for my second DT card today for Digital Delights

hugs 

Judith x

Fab'n'Funky challenges - it's a bit of an animal!!

Hi all

Happy Wednesday!! I  hope its been a better day where you are, we've had drizzly rain and fog all day it just makes you feel so miserable :(   A bit of retail therapy came sort of accidently! I've had myself a  day shopping today, from what was supposed to be a quick trip to the shops to take some slippers back that were the wrong size.  We ended up staying out for lunch and afternoon coffee and I got so many bargains and shh Christmas shopping, it totally stopped what should have been my crafty day but I got some fab skinny jeans in Gap for £9.99 and a dress, cardigan and top  in the M&S outlet shop for  less than £40 - pretty good I think and really cheered me up!  When I got home my husband had hijacked the laptop for the night so I couldn't get on to do my (already late!) post and I dared not complain because it's usually me who monopolises it  - think he needs his own if this is going to happen lol.

Anyway back to this weeks challenge over at

Fab'n'Funky Challenges.

 We are lucky enough to have two sponsors this week over at Fab'n'Funky Digi Darla Designs (who gave us DT girls some fab images to play with)

and Crimson Cloud

so we have not one but two fab prizes up for grabs this week

Our theme this week is 

Animals

A really easy one  -we just want to see an animal on your card

Here's my card using Country Mailbox from Digi Darla Designs 

I thought this was such a pretty stamp and a bit of a change from people!!  -well people just wouldn't be allowed in an Animals challenge would they lol.  I'm afraid this phot's not the best - a bit blurry in places - but you get the idea!!

Here's what I did...

Image - Country mailbox from Digi darla Designs
Coloured with Copics and Prismacolour pencils and slight touch of white gel pen
Papers - my minds Eye - Dolled up
Card Bazzil basics
Dies - Circles, leaves and flowers - spellbinders (love those fab bitty blossom dies also
          Bow swirl from memory box (cut twice and layered)
Tag -  Craftwork cards
Distress ink - Tim holtz evergreen bough
Pearls and bow from my stash

See you again tomorrow

hugs

Judith x

An autumn themed bag for Inky Impresssions

Hello again

I have another gift bag today that I've made for the Inky Impressions challenge toady

Which is 

Anything but a card or Pink themed

I bought a "bakers dozen" pack of these bags at Michaels - so far I've used 3

 - so I'll leave you to do the maths!!

a close up of the image

I'm enjoying making these bags - such a change from cards and you can go bigger on the embellies 

and as we all know bigger is better!

Here's what I did....

Image - Lili playing in the leaves by inky impressions

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Paper - K & Co

Card - bazzill basics

Frame and small leaves - mariannes die

Flower,large leaves and corners - spellbinders dies

Pearls - inky impressions

Ribbon - creative impressions

Lettering - cut with sizzix eazy peaesy die 

Why dont you pop over to the Inky Impressions challenge blog to see what my teamies have made - I'm sure you'll be impressed - such fabulous inspiration.

challenges I'm entering with this card

Critter sketch challenge blog - favourite part of fall ( autumn leaves)
The crazy challenge - handmade flowers

hugs 

Judith xx

Tag it! at MAWTT

Hello again

Here I am at last - sorry to my teamies for rolling in late this week I thought I had myself all organised but had a few last minute things came up last night and although I had my project for this week done it just wasn't photographed or posted on time - a bit ironic really because i was a day early with my Delightful Challenges post - me thinks I need to sort myself out, I'm not really having a problem with the DT work - its the days of the week - they sneak up!!

Anyway over at MAWTT this week we have a fab little challenge 

set by our lovely teamie Pami

The theme is 

TAG IT!

We had a bit of discussion on the DT blog about what was and wasn't allowed and it was decided that as long as your project has a tag that you've made then it fits the challenge.  so not just Tags but cards that have tags are also OK.

Our fab sponsors this week are 

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

The DT girls got some lovely digis to play with and here's what I did with mine

I decided to make a gift box to go with the tag as often if I make a tag just on its own it gets sort of put to one side and lost - now I have a ready made gift box - so I'll have to go out Christmas shopping and buy gifts to fit my boxes instead of the other way round lol.

Heres what I did ....

• I made the box with white pearl card for the base and striped card from a large DCWV pad I've had for years.  I used my Crafters Companion ultimate pro to make the box and lid - it really is so easy to do - you just follow the grid lines and the base and lid fit each other perfectly
• The tag is cut with spellbinders labels eleven - I used the Kraft card to mount the white tag as the stripe card has a vintage shaded look to it - you can see it on the RH corner.  I then inked the two tags with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink and threaded it into Red organza ribbon
• The cute snowman image is coloured with copics  to match the colours of the box lid
• I decorated the box with the same ribbon - its just attached to the box lid in a cross and attached neatly inside the lid. 
• Finally I made a snowflake with a spellbinders snowflake die set and blue glittered paper and a WOJ pearl brad.  Then I made a small snowflake and pearl to finish off the tag

why don't you have a look over at MAWTT challenge blog at what the other girls have made - i have to say I was so impressed by the different tags they all came up with - I'm sure you will be so inspired that you'll all rush off full of ideas to enter our challenge - at least that's the plan!

Challenges I'm entering with this tag - Christmas is just around the corner (closes 1st dec)
Simon says stamp - dies ans punches
Cdee - designs challenge
Pennys paper-crafty challenge - anything but a card

Hope you all have a great weekend 

Hugs 

Judith xx

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

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