Vintage is in style at MAWTT this week

Good morning all

We have a new challenge for you at

Moving Along With The Times 

  - it seems like ages since I posted a  MAWTT  DT card -firstly because we are down to fortnightly for the holidays and then with only joining in on alternative challenges - its been a whole month!!

The theme this challenge is

 Vintage

I think it's one of those themes you either love or hate!  - I love vintage style - in a toned down sort of way.  I don't like to go overboard with embellies - which people often do with vintage - for me it is more in the papers and colours, a little bit of DI to tone it all down - and of course the style of the image.

I chose to use this cute image from Tidly Inks - and take the opportunity to make another Christmas card, I think vintage style is great for Christmas cards

This lil' cutie is from Tiddly Inks
 and is called  "Wryn Goes Carolling" available here

I'm planning to use her in a few colour combos for my Christmas cards this year and I'll use up those piles of vintage Christmas papers I've accumulated!! - these ones are a MME Lost and Found Christmas special edition - I love them, especially those vintage turquoise colours that I've distressed with Tea Die DI  

This is what I did...

Image -Wryn goes carolling from Tiddly Inks

coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils

Papers - Lost and found christmas (Special edition) MME

Distress ink - Tea die from Tim Holtz

Holly Die - Memory box

Holly Berrys - Viva decor perle pen in red

Poinsettia die - Spellbinders

Pearl - Dovecraft

Wood NOEL sentiment - Papermania
kraft card - MFT

I hope I've inspired you to make a vintage card for our challenge at  MAWTT - you have a whole two weeks to do it - and it would be a really great way to help your Christmas cards on their way if you did that too!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Crafty girls challenge - anything goes
Aud sentiment challenge - your favourite season (Winter/Christmas of course!)
Sassy studios - stack it up (3 or more layers)
Crafty hazelnuts Christmas challenge - Christmas
Doodle pantry- Digi images
Natalie and Amy's - Die cuts and flowers

We're going swirly, girly, pearly at MAWTT this week!

Good morning all

I'm back today with my DT card for this weeks challenge at 

Moving along with the Times

 where our lovely Debs is "the hostess with the mostest" for this week

She has chosen the fab theme

Swirly girly pearly

Here's what I came up with

I was asked by a friend to make a Wedding card for her sister-in-law

and was dying to use this cute image from Tiddly Inks called you and me babe.

Its a very contemporary sort of image and I decide to go quite shabby chic with it

(I still haven't got over my shabby chic week of DT cards a few weeks ago!!)

I love pearly swirly cards and a wedding card is the perfect occasion to go totally OTT

Here's what I did...

Image - you and me babe from Tiddly Inks

Coloured with Copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers from MME - one is lost and found blush and I cant remember the other!!

Swirls from creative impressions

Fabric flower strip - Tim Holtz

Hearts banner - lala land die

Vintage seambinding ribbon - crafty ribbons

sentiment produced in word and cut with dienamics label die

Pearls from kars

Distress Ink - TH tea die

The inside is also decorated to match and there was a lovely shabby style box to match - but I for got to photograph them dir!

there are some very pretty cards over on the MAWTT blog this week - all pearly swirly girly!

hope we see you there

Challenges I'm entering with this card..

Tiddly Inks - anything goes 

Aud sentiments - feminine

creative knockouts - get punchy
Charizma cards - anything goes

Hugs Judith x

A KISS from me to you x

Hi all

I've been busy catching up on some cards these past few days - as well as DT cards (which there really aren't a lot of as everyone is either on holiday or longer challenges it seems!) I also have quite a few birthdays and occasions coming up and thought I'd better get a wiggle on!   

I made this cute card for my Sister in law for her birthday -My favourite flowers and a cute character all in one image!  Its the cute Wryn Blooms from Tiddly Inks and she's available here

I took inspiration for this card from the pretty papers and kept the rest of the card fairly plain - its not exactly a CAS card but I didn't want to go overboard with the embellies - with busy papers like this I think you can have too much of a good thing and I'm more of a KISS girl

 - for those not in the know that's- Keep It Simple Stupid!!! 

This is what I did....

Image - Wryn Blooms from Tiddly Inks

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Papers -The sweetest thing tangerine - from My Minds Eye

- with watching cabouchon stick on beads

Card - Bazzil Basics
Ribbon - From Carnmeal Cottage
Flower border punch - from Martha Stewart
Corner dies - Whimsy Stamps
Sentiment  -from Digital Delights

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Die Cuttin divas - Anything goes
Make it Monday - anything goes
By LORi Designs - Designer papers
Crafts and me - Anything goes
Simon says - anything goes