Buttons and Bows at Fab'n'Funky this week

Good morning all

There's a new challenge starting over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

our theme is 

Buttons and Bows

another really simple card from me this week using a pretty stamp from Leonie Pujol

I stamped this image  and coloured with Spectrum noir pencils.  The  background/shading was created with Tim Holtz distress inks

This is what i did....

Stamp - by Leonie Pujol for Crafters companion

Coloured with Spectrum noir colourblend pencils

Paperd - from an (old - sorry dont know whih one!) LOTV paper pad

Black card - crafters companion

Label  cut with MFT label die

And some buttons and bows!

Hope you can join in with our challenge this week

hugs

Floral cards - everyone's favourite!

Good morning all

It's time for a new challenge at 

Moving along with the Times

Challenge blog

the theme this time is 

June Blooms

I used the new Gemini Stamp and Dies to make this card

Quite a quck and easy card to make with just a few mats and layers 

and the lovely stamp and die make the image easy to work with too

This is what I did....

Image and die - Gemini poppy stamp and die set

Coloured with - Spectrum noir sparkle pens

Backgrounds also created with SN sparkle pens

Stitched circle die - MFT

Black card and gold luxury cardstock from Crafter's Companion

sequins from my stash

hope you'll play along with us this time!

Hugs

Judith xx

Christmas is on the way so Poinsettias are the flower of the day!!

Good morning all

Ok - who's getting ready for Christmas lol!

In the craft world it probably starts inabout July - but if you want to make your own Christmas cards with lots of time to spare for this Christmas - you should start .... last month

At Winter Wonderland Challenge we encourage you to make cards all year round and we have a lovely new challenge starting today.  It's a special rememberence of our lovely Eileen who was our previous DT leader. She sadly passed away very unexpectedly this time last year.  So this challenge is just a little tribute from the team to a lovely lady. 

our theme is 

Anything Christmas Goes

our fabulous sponsors provided the team with some lovely images

and I just had to choose this lovely image

called Poinsettia available HERE

I printed it out 4 times and coloured it up with my Spectrum Noir pens trying to add a bit of realism with touches of red and green.  Then I fussy cut and embossed 3 of them  them using the basic flower shaping mold from Heartfelt Creations to give it dimension.  I really like how it turned out - I particularly like that the image isn't symetrical because it makes it look more realistic, that isn't the norm for me because generally I'm a pretty symetrical girl!

I wasn't 100% sure whether i liked this card totally white - so i cut two frames for it - this is the other version - what do you think? - black or white?
(yes the first one's a better photo lol)

Our sponsor for this challenge is

who are offering a  $10 coupon to spend in their store

This is what I did 

Image - Poinsettia from Imagine That

Printed onto copy paper

Coloured with  - Spectrum Noir pens from Crafter's Companion

Card - Sheena Stamping card and black card from Crafter's Companion

Embossing folder - poinsettia folder by Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions

Die cut (part of) Holly Latice frame also by Sue Wilson for Creative Expresions

Sparkler embellishment from Creative Expressions

Hope you'll join in with us this week at Winter Wonderland

hugs 

Judith x

Babies, Children and Men.....!

Good morning all

I'm still on my Spectrum Noir ColourTint pencil obsession and found another great image that was perfect for the muted tones of these fab pencils.  

There are only 24 pencils in the whole set - but you can colour just about any image with just those 24 - check them out at Crafter's companion HERE

This one if a DT card for the challenge over at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

our theme is 

Babies Children and Men 

(I'm sure they all have something in common!!)

I'm a bit late this week -don't tell the boss!!

I love this type of image for men's cards - a simple card style with a statement image and just a sentiment to fit the occassion and its good to go.  I can never decide whether my favourite style to make is this or Shabby Chic..... might just have to practice a bit more lol

This is what I did....

Image -from  justinklined (great stamps for just about any occassion!)

Printed onto Sheena Stamping card from Crafter's Companion

Coloured with Spectrum Noir Colourtint pencils - from Crafter's Companion

Papers -from the Downton Abbey pad from Crafter's Companion

Kraft Card - Crafter's Companion

Sentiments form LOTV and Appleblossom Stamps

Distress ink - TH Distresses Corduroy

Hope you'll join in with our challenge this week - I can't wait to see what you coe up with!

hugs

Judith xx

More Christmas!

Good morning all

Are you fed up with my Christmas posts yet!!

this is the last one I have (for now)

and it's for the new challenge starting today at 

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog

(I love these Christmas challenges, great for keeping up with Christmas makes)

The theme for this challenge is

All boxed up

and I have these cute little penguins (with boxes!) to share mounted onto one of those fab kinetic cards - I love these they make suprisingly quick and easy cards

the image is Christmas penguins available HERE

It's coloured with my Spectrum noir sparkle pens but I'm afraid you can't see much sparkle in this photo - between the shape of the card, the mirri card and the sparkle this was not aneasy card to photograph at all

The image was provided our sponsor this week

This is what I did....

Image - Christmas Penguins from Sasayaki Glitter

Coloured with Spectrum noir sparkle pens

Card base -Circle Kinetic card base from Crafter's Companion with Let it snow insert

Card - White Sheena stamping card, black card, red mirri from the cute christmas collection all from Crafter's Companion

Hope we see you playing along with us at Winter Wonderland for this challenge - pop over to the blog for some more inspiration from the design team - we have some lovely new teamies playing along for the first time - so be sure to give them a welcome

hugs

Judith xx

One card a week for Christmas - that's the aim!

Hi all

Is it to early to talk about Christmas lol

I can see you rolling your eyes and hear the groans already he he

But for anyone who wants to send handmade  Christmas cards - now is the time to start.

I always have good intentions at the beginning of the year - and mostly I don't do too badly - but I always wish I'd made more when December comes around

So in an attempt to put in even more effort I joined a facebook page where the aim is to make 52 cards in the year.  (We'll not mention the fact that I'm already a week behind lol)

So here's my first card.  I actually made a couple like this one last Christmas.  When I went to Florida last November I took my pencils and coloured a few images as i sat by the pool - this one I coloured  three times.  Two of them got made into cards and this one was 'saved' for this year and has got me off to a start for the year

This cute, pretty image is from Sheena Douglass at Crafter's Companion- it's very easy to colour because it has a lot of shading on the stamp to guide you, the sentiment also came with the stamp.

  I stamped onto Canson watercolour paper (my favourite for watercolours - it has such a fabulous texture)  Then coloured with Spectrum Noir Colourtint watercolour pencils - all except for the red which is a Derwent Inktense pencil (there isn't a bright red in the Colourtints)  I love the Colourtints they're such lovely muted shades.  

This is what I did .....

Image and sentiment - Dashing Deer from Sheena Douglass a little bit festive

Coloured with Spectrum noir colourtint pencils

red pencil - Derwent inktense

Paper - Canson watercolour paperCard and ribbon from my stash

I hope I've inspired you to get going on next years Christmas cards

hugs

Judith x

Hello!

Good morning all

I've been missing from around here for sooo long, first my Florida holiday (complete with hurricaine!)  Then when we got back home things have just been so busy, house things and family and such a lot to do and catch up on that I haven't felt much like blogging at all to be honest.  But I'm hoping I've now got my enthusiasm back and I'll get my blog back in business!!

So many things seemed to have happened in these last few weeks I could write a book not a blog - but I definitely haven't got time to write a book!! - though it's always something I thought I might do - they recon there's a novel inside of each of us, ha ha watch this space .....

Anyway down to blogging  business......

 I have a Christmas card to share today

its for the challenge over at

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

where the theme this week is 

Paper Piecing

The stamp is from Imagination Crafts decoupage stamp range.  I bought a whole set of them a while ago because I loved the traditional styles and thought they were a little bit different to other Christmas styles around- and this was exactly the style of card I had in mind.  Not to difficult to make but with the lovely poinsettia image lending itself to a bit if paper piecing and decoupage.  I think I might make up a few while I'm on a roll. 

We have a fabulous sponsor this week

Crafty Ribbons

offering a great prize for our challenge winner

This is what I did....

 I stamped the image onto white card, then parts of the stamp onto the patterned paper and pieced it back into the stamped image, I then stamped the poinsettia again and decoupaged another layer.- it was really quite easy to do

Image - from imagination crafts decoupage stamp range

papers - First edition - Vintage noel

Dies - Creative expressions Sue Wilson pierced square 

           Tag dies from MFT

Ribbon from my stash

Card = neenah white card from Crafter's Companion

Neuvo drops from tonic (in centre of poinsettia)

Card background coloured with CC Spectrum Noir pens TN1 and 2

We'd love to see your paper piecing at Fab'n'Funky - hope to see you there.  I'll be round to catch up with your blogs very soon.

hugs

Judith x

3D embossing folders - you've just got to have them!

Hi all

Have you seen the fab new 3D embossing folders from Crafter's Companion?

available HERE

They are just fabulous - totally unlike anything else I've ever used

and the lovely stamps are also part of the new release

Just here quickly to share some of my cards 

3D - English Rose Embossing Folder

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and highlighted with pebeo gilding wax

3D Ornate Lace Folder

Centura Pearl Metallics card and pebeo gilding wax

3D Regency Swirls Embossing folder

Black Card and pebeo gilding wax

3D Country Garden Embossing Folder

Corednations card and pebeo gilding wax

it looks fab used with gilding wax (as you can see I loved using it!)  but is also great sanded back or a very elegant white.  

You can create a beautiful card with very little effort - I just love them!

hugs Judith xx

Feeling Groovy!

Hi all

I just love the new Groovin 60's Stamps and Stencils from Sheena Douglass

You may remember my post last week when I made the card for my hubby's birthday with the lovely stencils and realise I forgot to buy the stamps!! - so I cut up the packaging instead to get the images

 Well I've put that right now and here are two more cards I've made - with my newly aquired stamps!!

both coloured in Spectum Noir Colourblend pencils - I love the soft effect of the pencils

the backgrounds are TH distress inks through the stencils

stencils used - Groovy Flower Power available HERE

Tie dye - available HERE

Circles of my mind available HERE

this is the lovely Hattie available HERE

and Groovy available HERE

(don't you just love those little disks!!)

The lovely Debbie Fisher is on Hochanda tonight with the fab Colourblend pencils 

 - I just love them!!

Swirls and Curls for Moving along with the Times

Good morning all

Well look at me! - two days n a row lol - and I'm back again tomorrow (if I ever get to the end of tiny pink flowers!! - cards finished tiny pink flowers aren't lol)  I think I've finally got back into my blogging thing : )

Anyway.....We have a cute swirly and curly challenge for you this week !!

at 

Moving along With The Times

Our theme is 

Swirls and Curls

I made this gift box with card that is covered in swirls

and added some die cut swirls too

This is what I did...

Box made with Crafers Companion A3 luxury cardstock

Swirls Die -by Anna Griffin

Flower and sentiment stamp -tropical nectar 

from Laguna Beach a little bit sketchy collection by Sheena Douglass

coloured with spectrum noir pens

Ribbon and sparkle heart from my stash

Hope you'll join in with our challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Craftrocket - add a bow
Crafty gals challenge -add a heart
Simon says stamp - anything but a card
ATG with create with TLC challenge - Anything goes

hugs

Judith x

Little Girls come out to play with us at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

And Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year 

and have come out the other side to start 2017 with optimism!

I always like the feeling of New Year - New start 

It's silly really because it's just the day after the last one

But somehow it's a chance to start again - a brand new year to fill!

We're happy to be back at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week too

After our end of year break the team are raring to go

we also have a DT call going on so if you would like the chance to join us 

check it out HERE

Our first challenge for the year is 

Little Girls

and I have used our sponsor image 

Little Autumn Girls - available here

Our sponsor this week is 

All Dressed Up 

who are offering a prize of 2 images

Here's what I did

Image - little autumn girls from All Dressed Up

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils

Papers - LOTV - Birdie Lane

Flower die - Lazy Daisy from Saras Country Garden Collection at Crafter's Companion

Happy birthday  die cuts - Just for Men collection at Crafter's Companion

Bow Die - Grand bow from Downton Abbey collection at Crafter's Companion

Label die and pierced label die - MFT

Hope you'll join in with us this week to welcome us back for a whole exciting year of challenges -

And don't forget about the DT call!

Challenges im entering with this card

All dressed up - anything goes 13/1

Hugs

Judith

Put a little sparkle in your life

Good morning all

I can't believe we've arrived at Wednesday again!

the weeks are just flying by

and it's time fro another challenge at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges

This week we have two themes to choose from

Shades of Grey and One other colour

or 

Lots of sparkle

I chose to go with lots of sparkle

1 - because it's always good to have a little sparkle in your life 

2 - it's an opportunity to use my lovely Spectrum Noir sparkle pens!!

this is the beautiful 

Harleqinade - Venetian Mask

available HERE

I decided to keep the colouring very soft, first of all using my Spectrum Noir Colourblend pencils - I love how easy they are to blend, then I used the clear Spectrum noir sparkle pen to highlight areas on her face and the flowers and created some sparkle and I then used another pen in the shade biscuit  to colour all of the droplets, finally i coloured her eyes in the black sparkle pen which looks really dtamatic IRL  -   I really like the whole  effect. I decided to keep it really simple to focus on the image.  Using just a frame in black card made with the Sue Wilson Noble square dies, then added the die cut 'celebrate' across the bottom corner which is also coloured with the black sparkle pen

pencils used - face - cream, vanilla, mulberry,peach, pebble, black

                       Flowers, mulberry,redcurrant,lemongrass, peach, carnation,pistachio, earth, 

                       background shading - mulberry, lemongrass, peach, black, redcurrant

The image was provided by our fab sponsor this week

Aurora Wings

who are also giving a prize of $10 to spend in store to our lucky winner 

- it could be you!!

hope you'll join in and play along this week

hugs 

Judith x

Gold, silver and embossing at Winter Wonderland

Good morning all

I'm a bit late this morning - got up a bit late , had to take my dog for his hydro session drop my grandson off (he'd been staying over last night) and its taken me until now to catch up!!

We have a fab new challenge starting over at 

Winter Wonderland

We have a choice of themes

either 

Use an embossed background

or

Show us your gold and silver

being a do it all girl I had to do both!!

I have used dry embossing to create my backgrounds 

and used gold gilding wax for that finishing touch

The fab image on the tag is from one of our sponsors

called Christmas Bulbs from A Day for Daisies available HERE

I just love this image - so versatile - I have more plans for him!!

We have some fab sponsors this week so lots of prizes

offering a prize of an £8 voucher to spend in store


offering a $12 voucher to spend in store


offering a £10 voucher to spend in store

What are you waiting for - come and join in

This is what I did

Image - Christmas bulbs from a day fro daisies

Coloured with Crafters Companion spectrum noir pens

Bulbs are coated in for exrra shine

Sleigh die - mariannes

Stockings dies and stamps and stamps on tag and  button die  - MFT

Embossing folders - textures snow and vintage Christmas text from Crafter's Companion

TH distress inks - black, gathered twigs and festive berries

Snowflake die - not a clue!!

Pearl brad coloured red with a spectrum noir pen 

Black card and neenah desert storm card - Crafter's Companion

I actually loved making this card - unfortunately my mojo has left me since I made it last week - so I'm off to my craft room to hunt for it and make some more christmas cards!!

have a great weekend

hugs

Judith x

Boo! - there's a monster watching!!

We have a really fun challenge starting at

Moving along with the times

- we want to see

Monsters and /or Aliens

for me this was just the perfect excuse to make a cute kids card with one of the lovely birthday monster Stamps over at the Digistamp Boutique (available here)

Cute birthday cards are always in demand by my grandson Jacob who at 4  is at that age when every other week there's a birthday party!!

I always add the name of the birthday boy or girl and my cards go down a treat!

So the space at the bottom right will have a name on when it gets given

(to a child with a short name in the case of this card!!)

This is what I did ....

Image and sentiment- birthday monsters from the digistamp boutique

Coloured with Crafters companion spectrum noir markers

Paper is from an unnamed pad in my stash!

Button die - MFT blueprints 16

Bunting - whiff of joy banner dies

Letters - spellbinders sapphire alphabet strip

Card - American crafts and asortment of bright scraps

Summer holidays are here - The Paper Shelter says so!!

Good morning all

It's time for another challenge at 

The Paper Shelter

and we have a topical theme this week

Holiday Time!

hands up - who's seen the sun this week!!
(well it's sort of behind the clouds!!)

My card perhaps reflects the sort of summer we've been having off and on

a bit grungy at times with the hope of something better to come

this cute image is called 

Where're we goin' available here

This is probably my favourite style of card to make - though I don't do it very often, it doesn't suit every image and I need to have some inspiration to do it.  This week my inspiration came very firmly from Sheena Douglass when she was demonstrating her new Christmas stamps on TV.  I made the background paper and then the topper with the image on from stamps and TH distress ink and I really loved doing it!  this card isn't so much mixed media as mixed medium.  I used distress inks, Spectrum noir pens and blendable pencils, watercolour pencils and sparkle pens (for the flowers) - I had pens and pencils and inks all over the place by the time I was finished lol

Here's what i did

Image - where're we goin from TPS

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and belendable pencils

Flowers - Sheena Douglass -A little bit sketchy -a new leaf  stamps

- coloured with Spectum aqua pencils and sparkle pen

Background created with TH DI  - faded jeans, spun sugar, abandoned coral and tea dye

Stamps - Be Bunny icons  and LOTV corner stamps

Dies used - Creative expressions noble pierced square dies, Sara's signature swirl die from the country garden collection at Crafters companion,  and Memory box Eiffel tower die

LOTV - tag stamps

Kraft card from Crafter's Companion

Film strip from TH idea- ology 

other embellies from my stash

Hope you'll play along with us this week

As always we have a fab prize on offer

See you there!

hugs Judith x

Use two or more designer papers at Fab'n'Funky Challenges

Good morning all

I've managed to get my crafting and blogging head back on a bit this last week - still haven't quite picked up my my visiting, but it's an improvement - tank you to everyone who has been sticking with me - I really do appreciate it

We have a new challenge kicking off at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

(see how I got that football reference he he)

and our theme this eek chosen by our lovey Alison is

Use two or more designer papers

I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to add to my Christmas card stash - every little helps!!

I used an image from our sponsor called

Peace on Earth - angel kisses collection available HERE

There is so much Christmas crafting going on at the moment - I'm in full Christmas crafting mode and that helps with the motivation I think - because I loooooove Christmas lol

our sponsor this week is the lovely Lacy Sunshine

offering a great prize of 3 images of the winners choice

This is what I did 

Image - Peace on Earth from Lacy Sunshine

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen

colours skin TN1, FS7, 3, PP2,3  hair GB1, TN2.3  clothes/wings BGR1 GB1.6.7 

holly DG2,4 CR8, shade BGR1, 

Papers from Firsy edition - guided Christmas and Vintage noel pads

Kraft card from Crafter's Companion

Poinsettia die  - Sheena Douglass perfect partners

Ivy die - Sheena Douglass perfect partners

Letters cut from die'sire essenials only words dies

distress inks - TH Wild honey, teadye and gathered twigs, shabby shutters

distress glitter - stickles shabby shutters

Hope you can join in with us at Fab'n'Funky this week - we'd love to see all your lovely designer papers

hugs

Judith x

There's a male thing going on at Fab'n'funky challenges this week!

hi all

We have a topical challenge going on at 

Fab'n'Funky Challenges 

our theme is 

For Men and Boys

So with all those Fathers day cards you have been making you must be something you show us so you can join in with our challenge !!

My card was made for my nephew's 21st birthday

using this fab image called 

Octoberfest Otto 

from our fab sponsor Dr Digi's house of stamps 

available HERE

and this is the inside of the card using 

some lovely Anna Griffin male themed stamps

the prize this week from Dr Digi's house of Stamps 

is 2 images of the winners choice.

This is what I did

Image - Octoberfest Otto from Dr Digi's house of stamps

inside images- from Anna griffin male themed stamps

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pens

Papers from MME

Kraft card from Crafters companion

Assorted dies - that I can't remember lol

hope to see you playing along with us this week 

hugs

Judith