Photo inspiration at The Paper Shelter

Good morning all

It seems like so long since I have been here - and it is!

Four weeks is a long time in blogland and although I had some scheduled posts that I tweeked a bit while I was away on my holiday in Florida and I called in every now and then to comment - I think its now actually five weeks since I last blogged properly - I have so much catching up to do - not just here - everywhere!!

It's my teams week at 

The Paper Shelter

and our theme is a photo inspiration

Take from it whatever you like! - the colours, theme, whatever it says to you

This is what it said to me lol!!

Sunny blue skies, some greens, beige  and purples - a touch of white and orange - and there just has to be a mouse in that thatch somewhere

This cute little digi is called Seas of Plenty and is available HERE

the backing paper I used is also part of the set

I just decided to keep it fairly simple as there really is a lot going on with that image - I just coloured it and fussy cut it out then mounted it on foam squares for a little volume

As always we have a fab prize for you at TPS

This is what I did....

Image and backing paper - Seas of plenty from The Paper Shelter
Coloured with copics
Blue card - Bazzill Basics
Sentiment stamp - from  nautical set by Papermania
Label from MFT
Heart banner - die from La La Land
Ribbon and gems from my stash

I'm hoping to get round to visiting and catching up with you all over the next few days - I wish I could say it's good to be back - but at the minute I'm just stressed to bits trying to catch up with everything that I need to do!!

Hugs
Judith xx

We want to see anything but a card at The Paper Shelter

Good Morning all

I hope you are all bright and breezy today and that this scheduled post has behaved and arrived where it should - when it should!  I'm still off on my holly - bobs in Florida enjoying lots of R& R and lovely sunshine : )

We have  a new challenge starting at 

The Paper Shelter 

we want to see

 Anything But a Card

I though I'd show you a really quick and easy way to make some tags with  the paper packs available at TPS see here - I have made Christmas tags but there are lots of paper sets available in the store that could be used in the same way

I have used the Ultimate Christmas Papers available here
there are 12 in the set in total - great for lots of Christmas projects as well as cards

I simply sized the the paper before I printed it so that it would fit into my tag die (though you could easily just cut tag shapes without a die), cut another tag shape slightly larger out of some Kraft card and  punched a hole through each after I'd lined then up.  I also inked round the edge of the printed tags with distress ink just to give some definition.  Finally I cut some watching ribbons - two for each tag. and threaded it through the hole - I used vintage seam binding though different ribbons would give different effects.  It was really as simple as that.  I think it would also be a great idea to make matching boxes or bags using the same papers sized and printed to fit - I'll definitely do this with these at Christmas and make my bags and boxes to fit the gifts.

As always at TPS there is  great prize on offer

This is what I did....

Tag dies - Dienamics from My Favourite things
Ribbons - vintage seam binding ribbons from crafty ribbons
Distress ink - Tea dye from Tim Holtz
Kraft Card from Crafters Companion
Papers from TPS - The Ultimate Christmas Papers


I hope I've inspired you to make something a little different - I know a lot of people don't like the "C" word mentioned in June - for me I think Christmas crafting all year round is a bonus - a great way for you to be organised this year!

Looking forward to seeing all your crafty creations!

hugs

Judith x

It's out birthday over at MAWTT

Good morning all

It's our 6th birthday over at 

Moving along with the Times 

and we'd love you to come along and celebrate with us

I have a pretty floral card to share with you today that I made with stamps and dies and the matching paper pad from Heartfelt creations  - a birthday present I got this year that I just loved!!
It's a big 8x8 card that really makes a statement IRL with all of those die cut flowers
it's one that I really enjoyed making

Here's what I did....

Dies - Heartfelt creations Botanical  wings, butterfly wings and Botanical Rose
Paper - hearfelt creations - Butterfly medley
Stamps - Heartfelt creations - Botanical Rose and Botanical wings
Coloured with TH DI - spun sugar, milled lavender, mustard seed, bundled sage and shabby shutters
The leaf dies are Anna Griffin
The label is from Hearfelt creations all occasions stamp set

I hope you come and join in with our birthday celebrations

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Aud sentiments - bingo and sentiment (middle row)
As you like it - favourite flower - and why - I love flowers that grow wild - I think there's nothing more lovely than a field of wild flowers - these I think are like briar roses.
In the pink - things with wings
scrap&craft - tag it (make or add a tag)




Hugs
Judith xx

New Scruffy little kitten stamps day 2

Good Morning all

Time for another share of the Scruffy Little Kitten Stamps for the Spectrum Noir TV Design Team
this time coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils
 I love the soft effect that colouring with pencils creates
- again for me just a touch distressed looking

The stamps and  CD launch today as the 4 day deal
on Create and Craft with Fiona Clayton and some fabulous demonstrations

This little cutie is Benjie
(sentiment also included )

These are the Spectrum Noir pencils I used

Skin - 6,7,8,88 and 98
Hair - 88,98,100,102 and 120
Clothes - 23,25,26 and 120
Shadow - 112
Grass - 47,54,58,87

Other materials used

Papers from the Scruffy Little Kittens CD

Crafters companion Kraft Card and Black Card

A simple CAS style card

Be sure to tune in to see the shows for all the fabulous samples made by the Spectrum Noir TV DT

hugs