CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND CHALLENGE - FAIRIES/SPARKLE

Hi everyone

Today sees the half way mark for the Challenge at CCAYR, which is entitled 'Fairies/Sparkle'  
I decided to try a slightly different variation to a square card and am really quite happy with how it turned out.

Mo Manning image
Tree image from Stitchy Bear Stamps
Cheery Lynn Die-cuts
Items from stash
Machine Stitching

Do pop over to the Challenge Blog at CCAYR,  and take a look at the talented Design Team's  lovely creations.  I do hope you can join in with this lovely Challenge. 

Thank you so much for looking,

Judy x

ONE STITCH AT A TIME CHALLENGE - #133 - BUTTERFLIES OR BUTTONS

Hi everyone

Here we are again with a DT post for One Stitch at a Time.  The theme this week is a real easy one, simply use a butterfly or buttons.

 

I was lucky enough to work with this gorgeous image from Stitchy Bears created by Kaz Krafts called 'Beary Happy Bloom'.   The image is available from  Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps . 

Martha Sterwart Border punch

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Papermania papers
Machine Stitched
7 x 5 inch scalloped card blank

Everything else from stash 

Do pop over and take part in this lovely Challenge, full details can be found at One Stitch at a Time and there is lots of lovely DT inspiration too with a good variety of different styles of work.

As always, thanks for looking, 

Judy x

FAIRIES AND FANTASY

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all coping with this Wintery weather we have here in the UK and have not been hit by the floods.  My heart really goes out to those who are experiencing these problems.  This is to be my last posting before the weekend.  It is my nephew's Wedding tomorrow and then follows an incredibly busy weekend.  I have a DT card scheduled to go live on Sunday, and I hope to  be back next week in full swing.

A cheery hello to my new followers.  Welcome!  I hope you like what you see. And again, a huge thank you to all my lovely followers for such lovely comments.  I ready every one and really appreciate these.  

I have a card to share today which I was asked to make for a really lovely lady.  I am always like a cat on hot bricks when I do cards for other people.  Thankfully she loves it, I had a lovely thank you from her.

Die-cuts:  Cheery Lyn
Martha Stewart Punch
Image:  'Angie' digi image from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.
I have coloured her with Copics and Promarkers 
Machine Stitching
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Cheesecloth and charm from EBay
Everything else from stash

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Songbird Challenges - Something That flies (fairy)
Flutter By Wednesday Challenge - Open
Fab n Funky Challenge - Starts with F (Flowers and Fairy)
Divas by Design Challenge - Fairies and Fantasy 
Crafting for all seasons Challenge - Things with Wings 

Thanks for looking and have a lovely weekend.

Judy x
 

ONE STITCH AT A TIME - #129 -

Hi everyone

Here we are again with a DT post for One Stitch at a Time.  The theme this week is a real easy one.
 

I was lucky enough to work with this gorgeous image from Stitchy Bears created by Floppy Latte.   I decided to make a card for a Golden Wedding as it will tie in with a commision.  The image is available from  Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps . 

Die-cuts:  Cheery Lyn

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Forever Friends papers
Machine Stitched
Sentiment done on Microsoft Word

Everything else from stash 

Do pop over and take part in this lovely Challenge, full details can be found at One Stitch at a Time and there is lots of lovely DT inspiration too with a good variety of different styles of work.

There is the Collab which is free with a $12 spend in store.  See   One Stitch at a Time
for full details:

 

I would like to enter the following Challenges:
ABC challenge - Wishes 
My Mums Craft Shop Challenge - All the threes 
Divas by Design Challenge - Celebrate 

As always, thanks for looking, 

Judy x

ONE STITCH AT A TIME CHALLENGE #125 - WHITE + 1 (and skin and hair)

Hi again,

Back again with my second card today. 

Here we are again with a DT post for One Stitch at a Time.  The theme this week is entitled 'White+1' ( and skin and hair).  What a lovely theme to work to!

The Sponsor for this challenge is

With a £10 gift voucher

Of course my other color is pink!  I was lucky enough to work with this gorgeous image from Stitchy Bears called 'New Jeans'.   She is available from  Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps . 

Die-cuts: Magnolia and Memory Box

Cheesecloth from Ebay

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Everything else from stash

Do pop over and take part in this lovely Challenge, full details can be found at One Stitch at a Time and there is lots of lovely DT inspiration too with a good variety of different styles of work.

 I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Love to Create Challenge - Add a Tag 
Charisma Cardz Challenges - Pink +1 (I used White) 
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Monochrome 

As always, thanks for looking, 

Judy x

BUTTERFLY KISS

Hi everyone,

I wonder how your weekend is going so far?  It has been a cold day here and I think it could well be raining now outside.  Good weather for crafting though!

Tonight I have a card to share which I have made using a Digi from Stitchy Bears.  As many of you will know I much refer rubber or clear stamps to Digis, but this one really is the exception.  A real pleasure to work with from start to finish.  What a lovely name she has too - 'Butterfly Kiss'  I have coloured her with mainly Promarkers and copics.

Die-cuts:  Spellbinders Nestabilities
Prima Flowers plus from Wild Orchid Crafts
Lace, ribbon and pearls purchased locally
Pearls and doily from EBay

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge - Butterflies and Flowers

Divas by Design Challenge - Anything Goes

I love Promarkers challenge - Use a Digi

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking tonight

Judy x

ONE STITCH AT A TIME DT CHALLENGE #106

Hi folks,

Here we are again with a DT post for One Stitch at a Time.  The theme is an easy one it is simply Anything Goes.

Our sponsors this week are:  

with a £10 Gift token  To win this token entrants must use a Sttichy Bear's image.

and for those who wish to enter a non Stitchy Bear image that is fine, these entries will be entered into a draw to win a $3 voucher to spend at Stitchy Bear Stores.

I was lucky enough to work with this gorgeous image from Gingerloft which is available from  Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps 

Isn't this image lovely!  I have coloured it with Copics and Promarkers.  It is called 'Frosty's Snowglobe' and yes I have made a start to Christmas !  There are lots of images to choose from at Stitchy Bears, it really is an Aladin's Cave covering just about every occasion imaginable.  There are lots of girly images too and if you cannot spot them let me know and I will point you in the right direction.  Likewise if you need anything specific maybe together we can come up with an image that might suit.  What I don't know I can find out.   It is such fun browsing this store, and remember they are easily re-sized!  Listen at me! She who did not like digis at one time! lol  they are so easy on the pocket too.

I used the lovely On the Edge die from Tim Holtz for the snowflakes a mixture of die-cuts, poinsettias from Ebay, cheesecloth and lots of sparkle..

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Purpls Frog Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Get Digital
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - BINGO (glitter, lace, die-cuts)
Sweet Stamping Challenge - AnythingGoes
Stampiong for the Weekend Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and do pop over and take part in the challenge and take a look at the lovely creations my DT colleagues have made.

Judy x

GDT FOR ONE STITCH AT A TIME - 'SQUARE'

Morning everyone, 

I am delighted to be invited to be Guest Designer today at the  OSAAT Challenge
where the theme is entitled 'square'.

WOW what a treat to be able to use this lovely Digi stamp called 'Snowman Wreath' manufactured by Hope Jacare Doodles, it was a joy to work with and can be purchased here

I have coloured the image with copics and promarkers and added stickles for the sparkle.  In addition I have used Marianne creatables papers'  The Cuttlebug Snowflakes die-cuts, cheesecloth and poinsettias were all from EBay.

I have of course got a square card, with a square topper placed central, this actually forms a small four inch card which opens to reveal an embossed circle.  Not easy to explain so I will try and include some photos.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Joanna sheen Challenge - Christmas Wishes

Crafty Catz Challenge - Colours of Christmas and Sparkle

Bling it On Challenge - Christmas
Christmas Cards All the year Round - Anything Goes

Don't forget to pop over to One Stitch at a Time to take a look at the Design Teams amazing creations and enter the Challenge too.

Thanks for looking, 

Judy x

EMBOSSING AND A SKETCH

Hi again, 

One more from me then I am calling it a day!

This is a card which I made for my niece's birthday which is on Christmas Eve.  I worked to a lovely Sketch for the 'Everybody Art' Challenge using Milton & Co Christmas papers, but they do not look Christmassy, apart from being red.  The image is a Stitchy Bears digi image, and it is gorgeous!  So lovely to colour!  I thought I might struggle with the red.  It looks lovely glittered up too with the Stickles.  What would we do without our Stickles lol

The frame has been made with the Punch Around the Page Martha Stewart punch.  You will see the embossed circle (Nestabilities) peeping through by the doily too, Swiss dots is the embossing folder I used.  The flourish is a Magnolia die-cut, the leaves are made using the Martha Stewart 'branch' punch and the flowers are Prima craftables which I tinged with copics and glittered.

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:

OSAAT Challenge - Embossing 

Everybody Art Challenge - Sketch  

Inky Impressions Challenge - Anaything Goes 

Thanks again for looking,

Judy x