Happy New year! MerryChristmas!

Good morning all

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year!

We had a break over on the Fab'n'Funky Challenges blog until last week and I had intended to start off the year with our new challenge , unfortunately my blog year didn't get off to a very good start as our internet went down last week with what BT termed -' a major fault', we were down until Friday so  I just decided to write off the week and start back this week with our  new challenge set by our lovely Monika

She has chosen the theme 

Angels

it seemed to me to be a great opportunity to get off to a flying start with this year's Christmas cards - so here we go with Christmas card number one for 2020!!!

I made the task fairly simple by using an image from one of the Hunky Dory little books, there are 4 of each image in the book and I've already used one of these images before, its so pretty and delicate - as well as being very cute - a perfect little angel

This is what I did.....

Image - from Hunky Dory little book

Silver mirri card and blue card from Crafter's Companion

Poinsettia die - Memory box

Merry Christmas die - Crafter's Companion

Paper - an old LOTV paper pad

Gems and ribbon from my stash

I hope you'll come over and join in with our chalenge this week!

Hapy new Year and merry Christmas 

hugs

Judith xx

Penny Black and more challenge GDT spot - Die cuts

Good morning all

I was really delighted to have my card chosen in the challenge over at 

Penny Black and more

to be GDT in this months challenge

The theme is

Use die cuts

(remember you must use a penny black stamp)

here's what I came up with

using this lovely floral from Penny Black

it's called Botanical Notes (40-276)

I just love the floral stamps at Penny Black - and this one is especially gorgeous!

This is another lovely big 8x8 inch cards - I love working with this size

Here's what I did....

Stamp - Botanical notes from Penny Black

Coloured with copics and Spectrum Noir pencils

Papers - LOTV Bear essentials

Card - MFT

Sentiment stamp - Heartfelt creations

Corner dies - both from memory box and quite old now - Macarena corner and Bow flourish

Labels - MFT - labels and stitched labels dies

Pearls and butterfly from my stash

Gold shimmer gilding wax on and around image

Thank you to the DT at Penny Black and more for choosing me - I really enjoyed making this card

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Penny black Saturday challenge - trees or nature (M)
Addicted to stamps - Flowers
Fashionable stamping - things with wings
Stamping sensations - Flower power(M)
Great impressions - celebrate spring (M)

Hugs

Judith xx

Anything goes at Pennys Papercrafty Challenge

Hello again

I'm back with my second post of the day - this time its for 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

and our theme this week is 

Anything Goes

I used this cute image from Sassy Studios -one of our sponsors this week 

called Sassy Elizabeth Laura Bennett she is available here

I thought she needed a fairly simple pretty and demure design  to compliment her fairly simple, pretty, demure looks!

I got this paper free with a magazine ages ago - they are Websters Papers and on the front it says a combo of Western Romance and All About Me - they are very pretty pale coloured papers and I thought they were perfect for Miss Elizabeth Laura

Our sponsors this week are offering some fab prizes - pop over to the blog for more information and to see the fab and fun creations that my teamies have come up with this week

This is what I did....

Image - Elizabeth Laura Bennett from Sassy Studios

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - from Websters Pages

Sentiment label - LOTV

Dies uses - MFT labels and stitched labels and Memory box Fabulous phlox and Honeysuckle Vine  

Ribbon and gem from my stash

hope we see you over at Pennys this week - after all - Anything Goes!

Challenges I'm entering with this card
Little red wagon - Happy Birthday

hugs Judith

Spring has sprung at The Paper Shelter - goodbye DWP and Las Vegas (and Florida) here I come!!!

Good morning all

I'm here again with post number two of the day.  This time for 

The Paper Shelter

we have a lovely theme for you this week 

Spring Delights

  (click here for my post for Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge)

I used this cute little image called the Florist available HERE
the set comes with background papers, jpeg and png images
and the pre coloured image that I used here. 

As always we have a fab prize for the winner at The Paper Shelter

And an update from my night out at Newcastle Boulevard drag queen show out on Saturday

The stars of the show...

Betty "legs" Diamond

This photo of Boulevard Show Bar is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Miss Rory - the compare with the acid tongue!

This photo of Boulevard Show Bar is courtesy of TripAdvisor

It's not the first time I've been - but its such a good night out - we ached with laughing!

It was my daughter Alison's 30th birthday - and she was dressed to kill as well in her sparkly dress and Jimmy Choos - she gave the drag queens a run for their money - Miss Rory was very impressed lol!!

 Alison in celebration - I've arrived! - mode

Me and Alison

Anyway back to my card!!

Here's what I did....

Image - the florist - from The Paper Shelter (precoloured image)

Die cut flowers and leaves - fabulous phlox from Memory Box

Papers - spring drop from First Edition

Vintage seambinding ribbon - Crafty ribbons

Metal butterfly - trimcraft Lilli bet

Pearls (coloured green with copic pen - from my stash

Distress ink - TH dusky rose

Hope to see you playing along at TPS this week

I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for crafty Little Fairies - then I'm off to London for a couple of days, back at the weekend and then in to work on monday for my last day - as I'm taking early retirement from the Department of work and Pensions after 38 years!! - after that off on my jollies on Wednesday night - Las Vegas and Florida here I come - life's not dull at the moment!!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

My Besties challenge - for Mum
Stampavie and more - girly
Hobby book designer challenge -spring

Hugs

Judith x

Whimsy Stamps October blog hop

Welcome to the October digital release blog hop!!!!

(I can't believe I have two blog hops on my blog on the same day!!

if you're looking for the Ready-Teddy- Go hop - please scroll down) 

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

Marika Collins Collection

Moon Cookie Gallery

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Scrappers Delights paper crafts

Crissy’s Digis 

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 Michelle Oatman'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 Tuesday8th October at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

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

Marjolein Dekker Dejagerr

Judith Gowdy

Jackie Randolph

Charlene Brown

Jackie Smith

Judith Hall

Kelly Mannix

Lisa West

Michelle Oatman

You should have arrived here from Jackie's blog and the next stop is Kelly

I chose this lovely Christmas digi from liastampz called Christmas Shopping

Though i think this could be coloured differently to make a lovely birthday card digo too - even better value!!

I made the image the whole focus of the card and used just a few embellies and some pretty Christmas papers - easy peasy!!

This is what I did ....

Image - Christmas shopping from liastampz at Whimsystamps

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils

papers and sentiment stamps - LOTV

Die cut bow swirl - Memory box

Poinsettia - WOC

Red gems - from my stash

Metal corner - jollies

Hope we see you hopping along this week! - I love all of your hoppy visits

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Through the craftroom door  - anything goes
Creative craft challenges - anything goes
Craftin desert divas - Anything with a sentiment

hugs 

Judith x

My first challenge at The Paper Shelter and its Easter

Good morning all

Is there a touch of spring in the air yet do you think!  Its not that long to Easter now so there should be  I'm sure!  My card today is my first card for The Paper Shelter DT and our theme for this week is 

Easter

There are so many cute little images at The Paper Shelter I just didn't know which one to choose but this really is the prettiest little Easter Bunny and as soon as I saw her she was mine!!  Her name is 

'The Most Adorable Easter Bunny'  and she's available here

I loved colouring her those eyes and little cheeks - its true -she really is adorable!

This is what I did....

Image - the most adorable Easter Bunny - from the Paper Shelter

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers spring drop - first edition

Sentiments -Welcome springdigi  from Stampart by Kathryne at Whimsy stamps

                  Happy Easter stamp from stampingallday

Card - Bazzill basics

Die cuts  Honeysuckle bouquet - memory box

Pearls from my stash

There are some delightfully cute cards over at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog this week   - come on over and join in 

Challenges I'm entering with this card

House of gilli - anything goes with pastels

Digi makeover challenge -Easter / spring

Lexis creations - Easter

Stamp and create - fur or feathers

Crafty sentiments - hello spring

Deep ocean - cute and cuddly

Ribbon carousel - spring

hugs 

Judith xx

Are you ready for The Birds and The Bees!

Good morning all

This is my second post for today with the challenge over at Moving along with the times this week.

I'm having a busy old hostess week this week as its also my turn to host this challenge

The theme is 

The Birds and the Bees!

That is any nature (birds, insects, animals or plants)

or 

A New Baby card

Here is my card for the challenge

The image is just so pretty 

Its one of the new release digis at Whimsy Stamps

by Stampart Design by Kathryne

its called Tulip Umbrella - available here

I love all kinds of colour combo - but I have to say my very favourite is pink and green and my favourite dies of the moment are those "Fabulous Phlox" from Memory Box.  I wanted these flowers to match the card exactly so I cut them all out of white card and coloured them with copics to match the colour of the flowers in the image.  This is my Mothers day card for my Mam - she likes to have flowers on cards - for some reason she has the idea that all of these images with children on - are for children!!

Anyway - this is what I did....

Image - Tulip Umbrella from Stampart Design by Kathryne

Sentiment - produced in word

Flowers and leaves - fabulous phlox by memory box

Papers - song bird from first edition

Card - Bazzill basics

Pearls from my stash

Pearl flowers - MCH
Butterfly - Whimsy stamps butterfly die
frame cut with spellbinders labels ten die

There are some really pretty cards on the MAWTT Challenge blog - go on over and have a look, you'll just love them!

challenges I'm entering with this card

Four crafty chicks -Die for dies
Craft challenge - spring /easter
Forever friends - lots of flowers
In the pink - floral/mothers day
Sincerely yours - mothers day
Crafty sentiments - pretty in pink
City crafter challenge - shades of pink
Fashionistas challenge - make it pink
Oldie but goody challenge - feeling floral (my favourite spellbinders labels 10 die- one of my oldest dies )

Hugs 

Judith  xx

Power to your flowers!

Good morning all

We have a great new challenge at Fab'n' Funky Challenges this week  set by our lovely Wendy who set the challenge theme for the week

Flower Power

I'm sure you can all come up with a card with flowers somewhere for this challenge 

I made this card for the daughter of a dear friend who just got engaged

and a close up of the details

(don't you just love that butterfly - Its from Prima and I got it from My Crafty Heart (one of my favourite shops!) when I saw they had them on sale - I already had the papers so had to have butterflies to match - as I was treating myself to the new dies - also used on this card

 - well its my birthday soon!!!)

We have two great sponsors this week

Flonzcraft

Who are offering  a $20 voucher + free shipping

AND

StampArt Design by Kathryne

Who is offering a fabulous prize of 5 digis to the first prize winner 

This is what I did.......

Image - The Charleston from LOTV

Coloured with copics and prismacolour pencils

Sentiments - also from LOTV - vintage sentiments - occasions and sentiment tags

Flowers - MB fabulous Phlox die and honeyblossom bunch 

Leaves MB Delicate fern

Papers amd butterfly - Prima Rondelle
Card - Bazzill basics

Sentiment mount  spellbinders  fancy tags 3

Gems and pearls - kaisercraft

Challenges I'm entering with this card 

Crafty sentiments - fancy folds or non square
Bunny Zoes - flowers and pearls
The paper shelter - celebrations
Dies to die for - Flower power
The perfect sentiment - floral fantasia
Crafting by designs- anything goes
Through the craftroomdoor - anything goes
Inky Impressions - favourite colour combo - pink and black

Hope we see your flower power cards at Fab'n'Funky this week

hugs

Judith x

Colour my world

Hi all

You're probably wondering what's going on - here I am my 5th day in a row!!

 When I first started blogging I had an ambition to post a card at least 4 times a week and although I haven't always hit that target - I feel as if I have come pretty close. 

 I get a great feeling of satisfaction each time I post a card 

- it's like - ok job done!

I have a really cute little girl today from Digital Delights, Wendy (aka Louby Lou) asked for some samples to be made with this cute set of stamps and I really couldn't resist

The set is called colour my world and is available here

I decide to make an easel card so I could fit all the elements of the set on the card - the sentiment, Chelsea the little girl and the pencils and paints.  I decided just to go for total colour overload here - after all this image was an invitation and how often do you get the chance!  It is  also available already coloured (here) and there are some cute sentiments too

Heres what I did.....

Image and sentiment - colour my world set from Digital delights by Louby Lou

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers - K and co

Die cuts - swirls - Riviera corner from Memory box (cut into pieces)

              Hearts and stars - Whimsy stamps tag set

              bows  cut from the top of precious heart dies from Memory box

Glitter - (on hearts) stickles 

Gems and blue card from my stash 

Card shape cut with spellbinders grand nesties scallop dies and circle dies

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Corrosive challenge - rainbow bright
Inspire me Fridays - anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Sweet'n'Sassy digis - 321 (3 hearts, 2 images,1 sentiment)
Crafting by designs - heart - but not valentine card
Digi Makeover challenge - anything goes
Incy Wincy - pop it up

hugs 

Judith 

Are you ready for a romantic moment?!

Good morning all

I'm back today with a new inspiration card for Whimsy stamps.  This one is from the gorgeous Fairy dust images and is called Romantic Moment available here

Isn't it just a gorgeous fairy image - I just loved it the minute I saw it and was dying to colour it up. I was originally going to colour it in pale pastel colours and went looking for papers to do that but when I saw this paper i decided to go with the pale green and red colour scheme and I really like how it turned out.  I went a bit overboard with the stickles - well you can with a fairy - and although the sparkle of the glitter on the wings is reflecting the light so that you cant see the wings too well - they are coloured in a graduated blue,green,pink and lilac design.

This is what I did.....

Image - Romantic Moment from Fairy dust Images at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with - copics and prismacolor pencils

Paper -MME - lost and found blush

Sentiment LOTV grungy everyday messages

Distress ink - Faded corduroy

Stickles - Diamond

Dies -Memory box - Debutante frame and Honeyblossom frame from Oyster stamps - I cut some extra branches to fill the bottom of the frame as well.  also ivy tendrill die - all cut with pearl card

Gems,heart and flower embellies - Gems -Kaiser craft and Meiflower flowers and heart from MCH

Ribbon - carnmeal cottage 

Charm - Inky Impressions

Challenges I'm entering with this card

A gem of  a challenge - dies and punches 

Allsorts - things with wings 

Crafty calendar - love and Marriage

Alphabet challenge - anything with wings

Dream valley challenges - ribbon and bling

Quirky crafts challenge - supernatural love story 

That craft place - valentine

Addicted to  stamps - bingo - digi/red/heart

  

Only for girls over at Moving along with the Times challenge blog this week!!

Good morning all

I'm here with my second post today and this time its For MAWTT and the theme is 

Only girls allowed

We have been sponsored this week by the fabulous Kenny K

 who gave us some fab digis to play with.  They are offering a fab prize of 3 digis for the winner.

  I chose this cute little lady called "Happy hour" available here

- just great for all kinds of cards

This is what I did ....

Image - Happy hour from kenny k
Coloured with Copics
Sentiment from Kanban
Papers - So sophie from MME
Dies - Fancy scroll from memory box
         Flowers heart  and photo corners Dienamics
Gems - say it in crystals
Pearls - kaisercraft
Kraft card distressed with tea die DI
Glass - glossed with glossy accents

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Make it Monday -Anything goes
Incy wincy - love is in the air
Stamp'n'doodle - love/valentines
Simon says stamp challenge  - have a heart
Inky Impressions - love
Kenny ks krafty krew - hearts and flowers
Copic markers Europe -anything goes
digidesignchallengeblog - love or valentines

New release day at Digital Delights - Think Spring

Happy Thursday!

Well here we are in February - where did January go? - but where ever it went it means another new release at Digital Delights and a new challenge this week with the great theme of 

Pastel Colours

(think spring)

I really would love to SEE spring but looking out of my window its still cold and icy out there!

There are some gorgeous new digis in this months release - just so cute!

I have used this Delightful little girl called

Flower Power Daisy - available here
Spring sentiments set - available here
Spring fling digi paper set - available here

I decided to give the pink a rest for the pastel colours and went for blue and lemon instead 

- with a touch of green just for good measure

We have a great sponsor this week

who are offering a choice of stamps in a great prize worth over $30 - how great is that!

This is what I did.....

Image - Flower Power daisy - from Digital delights available here

Sentiment  spring sentiment set from Digital Delights available here

Papers - Spring fling digi papers from Digital Delights available here
The flowers were all cut out fom the paper

Dies - Macrena corner from Memory box

          Circles from Spellbinders

          Tag - from Dienamics tag set

          Vine, bird and bird house -Mariane dies

Stickles - diamond Stickles
Blue pearl card - from my stash

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty sentiments - Anything goes
Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes
Make it monday - anything goes

hugs

Judith x

Christmas Crackers challenge day at MAWTT

Good morning all

And a Ho Ho Ho to you all this morning!

We've got a new challenge over at Moving Along With The Times and the theme is 

Christmas Crackers!

What we want to see is funny Christmas Cards

Lets make it a real happy Christmas with lots of fun on our blogs - instead of all the moaning I've seen lately (myself included!) about being too busy, being stressed,not getting things done.... you know what I mean.  So heres my attempt to raise a smile in blogland! 

I didn't go for the out and out funny card, just thought to myself - use a snowman and find a silly sentiment - 

so here it is!

This cute little snowman is Snowday from Stampart by Kathrye over at Whimsy stamps.  I love how simple this image is - it made me smile just to look at him - a real childlike appeal and as for cold twigs - warm heart, I don't know about you but my twigs are freezing these days lol.

We are sponsored this week by 

Sir Stampalot

Who have provided this great prize for us to give to this weeks lucky winner

Here's what I did.....

Image - Snowday from Stampart by Kathryne at Whimsy Stamps

Coloured with Copics

glitter glue from Martha Stewart in hematite and silver

Papers - My minds eye - Christmas

Gems - Kanban

Die cuts - Frostyville wreath by memory box, corner die by whimsy stamps and snowflakes and flag dies by   dienamics

Sentiment - produced in word

So go on over to the MAWTT challenge blog and let the girls give you some Christmas cheer with their cute funny cards - hope you all have a smiley day!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Sweet stampin Challenge - Christmas
Crafts and me - no blue
Stampavie and more - christmas
Crafty sentiments -snowflakes
Incy Wincy challenge - snowflakes

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

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

Its Cow Girl Lili for Inky impressions challenge day

Hello again

I'm back with my second post of the day with my Cow Girl Lili DT card 

for the challenge over at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog 

and todays challenge is

Use Lace or trim

This weeks  challenge is being sponsored by 3 Bugs in a Rug!

Here is a bit about their fabulous company:

Kristine and Rick Turner founded Three Bugs in a Rug 5 years ago. After starting an online scrapbook store, Kristine decided to create her own designs. After the overwhelming response to her designs, we closed the online store to concentrate on creating fun pattern paper and coordinating embellishments. We hope you enjoy working with her designs as much as she enjoys creating them.

They are giving a great prize this week

 - so why don't you play along - it could be you!!

This little girl is one of my favourites from Inky Impressions I just love her little cowhide skirt, her knock knees and her boots!  I'm not having a very good week when it comes to liking cards this week - I think we all have these weeks when we just can't please ourselves!  I had an idea in my head when I started this but the card doesn't match it- i don't not like it its just it doesn't look like I had in mind....!

This is what I did....

Image - Inky Impresions - Cowgirl Lili
Coloured with - Copics and Prismacolor pencils
Papers and Cowgirl sentiment - Raspberry Road - cowgirl (something!) collection
Lace and card from my Stash
Ticket - Tim Holtz
Die cut borders -Memory box jasmine frame (cut in half)
Brown pearls - Kaiser craft
Circles cut with spellbinders
heart stamp on background - Dawn Bibby

Challenges I am entering with this tag

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Tags or tickets
Truly scrumptious - Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps -anything goes
Thats all from me today

see you tomorrow with my MAWTT DT card - its my week to host the challenge!

Hugs Judith xx