Happy cards at Moving along with the times!

Good Morning all

(Well it's morning where I am!)  I'm on my hollies in Florida and this is the one and only card I managed to make before we came away.   With all the good intentions in the world it just didn't happen as things just got so busy with so much to do before I left that my crafting had to take a back seat - after much stressing about it in the end I had to let it go because after all crafting's fun and life is life and sometimes fun just has to wait!!

Anyway.... its my turn to host this week at MAWTT  and I chose the theme 

Make a card with the word "Happy" on it

As you can see I've got a "Happy Mothers Day" card to share - I decided it fit the challenge perfectly and so I kept it especially for this challenge - even though Mothers Day is long gone (in the UK - maybe I'll catch some US challenges because its in May here!!)

I used a lovely LOTV stamp called foxgloves available here - one that I haven't had for very long but it is one of my favourites - I just love the way the flowers fall on this card and its so lovely to colour.  I made it for my own mother - very clean and simple and I really liked how it turned out

This is what I did ....

Stamp - Foxgloves by LOTV
Paper - LOTV Antibellum pad
Sentiment - Stamping all day
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons
Card and pearls from my stash

I'll be trying to fit in some visiting to you all soon - so get the kettle on

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Addicted to stamps - happy
Add a little dazzle - mothers day of anything goes
Crafting with dragon flies - mothers day / for a special lady
Creative moments - girly
Whimsy Inspiration - anything goes




Crafty hugs

Judith xx

Use your favourite colour combo at Pennys Papercrafty Challenge

Good morning all

(I'll be back later this morning with my DT card for the Paper Shelter)

Its time for another challenge at

 Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges

This week we have an easy peasy challenge for you 

Use your favourite Colour combo

I used a Pink/Kraft combo

The image is called Butterfly and Bluebonnet from Eureka Stamps available here
I just love this pretty image - I thought it was Lupins but Eureka call it Blue Bonnet.  Maybe its just the same thing different continent! - I'm sure some botanical person will be able to put me right.
The picture looks brighter than it actually is - I photographed it with a flash photo and I think its picked up the white areas and brightened them!

I'm feeling a need to get a bit distressed and inky lately so really enjoyed making this card- this was my direction when I very first started making cards and I've meandered into allsorts of other places on the way  - I've just sent for some lovely vintagey (is that a word!) stamps - so watch this space for the return of vintage!!
I sent this card to a lovely blogging buddy of mine for her birthday and I know she has it now so its safe to show!

We have two great sponsors this week 

Eureka Stamps 

and

 Stampart Design by Kathryne

(sorry I have't got the sponsor banners for you I'm still having problems uploading and i forgot to add them when I did the upload of the card on my (long suffering!) sons Mac)

This is what I did

Image - Butterfly and bluebonnet from Eureka stamps

Coloured with copics and Prismacolor pencils

Distress inks - TH shaby shutters and dusky pink

Papers - Antebellum from LOTV

Labels and postcard stamp al from LOTV

Kraft card - from MFT

Twine - MFT

Pearls - Kars

Ribbon - Carnmeal cottage

Circle and scalloped circle - spellbinders die

Hope we see you at Pennys Challenge this week

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Scrappers delights - mothers day/special lady
Aurora wings - anything goes



Hugs
Judith x

Away with the faries at The Paper Shelter

Good morning all

I hope the sunshine has arrived where you are and has put you in a good old crafty mood.  We have a brand new challenge at

 The Paper Shelter

 and its a really fun theme - with no doubt as to what we want to see

Its 

Away with the Fairies!

so fairies it is then!!

I've used the cute Faery Emma - I love her she's just so pretty

available at TPS shop here

As always there is a great prize on offer at The Paper Shelter

We also have a 

DT Call 

going on until 20th March - we'd love to have you join us!

check it out over at TPS blog for futher details

Here's what I did ....

Image Faery Emma  from TPS

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

Kraft card - MFT

Paper - Antebellum from LOTV (my favourite of the moment!)

Scalloped oval dies - spellbinders

Border punch and leaf punch - Martha Stewart

Flowers - WOC

Ribbon - from my stash

Tab - MFT

Sentiment -WOJ

Challenges I'm entering with this card

The crafters cafe - flowers
Hobbybookdesigner - Girly
Digi chooseday - all about the girls

Catch the bug - Stella says sketch      

Whimsy Stamps February new release blog hop

Good Morning all

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

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

Marika Collins Collection

Stamp Art Design

Lia Stampz

Crissy’s Digis

Miss Rach Digital Collection

Ashlan Valor Tangles

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 Charlene

 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 Saturday 7^th Feb at 12 Noon EST, when the lucky winners will be announced right here.

I chose to use this really cute image by Crissy Armstrong

called Cupid on a cloud it's available here

I decided straight off that he would fit perfectly into this frame and chose my papers before colouring him up.  I started off with a whole bunch of embellies - hearts, flowers, butterflies, glamourdust as well as those you can see, but - as seems to be my habit lately - most of them didn't make it on to the card.

This is what I did....

Image - Cupid on a cloud by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy stamps

Coloured with copics and prismacolor pencils

card shape cut with Spellbinders labels 

Papers - Antebellum from LOTV

Sentiment tag and stamp and small heart - Dienamics

leaf and bird diecut - Marianne designs

Love dut with TH vintage market dies

vintage seam binding for double bow - crafty ribbons

Gem on ribbon - prima SIIC

Distress ink - TH dusky pink

lace from my stash

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

Valou

Audrey

Morgyn

Suzi

Andrea

Kelly

Judith

Ruza

Michelle

Lisa

Jackie

Charlene

the next stop for you should be Ruza -hope you enjoy the hop - and good luck!

Challenges I'm entering with this card

Aud sentiments - sharing the love
Catch the bug - anything goes
Dis digi design challenge - Valentine/love
My Sheri Crafts -Valentines
sweet stampin challenge - valentines




hugs
Judith x