Thankyou June

Well yesterday i met my good friend June in Darlington Town for a cuppa and natter and went to craft shop too.It was lovely to see her again and we are hoping to meet up again before i return home to Norfolk in a weeks time.We had lovely time a good giggle and of course yes crafty chat ,then went to a pub for quick soft drink and ended up crafting on the table!!!! how bad are we......lol
Thankyou June for my wee present it is lovely she has made me a lovely braclet love the colours thanks hun as didnt open till i got home.Im going to pop over now to her blog to see if she has uploaded her we gift from me......i will upload piccy when i get home.
I have made so many good friends through trimmie and blogs that i just want to say big thankyou to you all for the lovely friendship.
I would like to thank Gemma for the lovely blog award ahe has kindly given me i will forward on when i return .Glorious day here today so we are going to Barny (Barnard Castle)this am for look around so have agood one !
hugs judex

C.R.A.F.T challenge,Goodbye to Maxine &Saskia

This weeks challenge over at C.R.A.F.T blog is a receipe i made this card before going on holiday .
Have decorated the inside of the card and envelope using DCWV blossom papers.Card is from Papermill,flowers from Prima,buttons from stash ,image was rak & coloured with copics and the ribbon was from crafts u love.Pop on over and join in this weeks challenge.
We are so sorry to see Maxine and Saskia leave the Design team after being with us from the start but thank them and wish them well in all they do.
I would like to say Congratulations to those who have made the dt ,after a hard decision and some very talented enteries we have choosen our team.So i would like to wish you all congratulations and look forward to working with you all.
Inside Card & Envelope

Simon Says Challenge blog and website candy

Simon Says challenge blog and site having some blog candy.Chatter From CHA Orlando Summer 2009 & $100 in new products Giveaway!
I have used Simon says stamps for several years after joining ebay ,they are quick and very efficient and if you can't get what you want after trailling UK sites be sure to check simons web site out .Now i just go there ive bought the latest prima flowers before theyve even got to uk.
The service is second to none and shipping is swift ,well the products are fantastic.
So if you want to be in with a chance to win some new released goodies pop over to blog and enter you have till 14th august to be in with a chance.

Blog Candy & hello from sunny Darlo

Just popped in to say hi and quick reminder to let you know my candy is still running either click on link herehttp://crafts-international.blogspot.com/2009/07/holiday-blog-candy.html or on RT handside piccy.open to all closes on 8th Sept.
Well after the hurrendous start to our wee trip up north safely say things have improved even the weather!Yesterday we ,(me & girls)spent the day being pampered at the hair salon so relaxing didnt realise how long my hair had got....after having 5 ins off im pleased with out come.
Friday im hopefully meeting up with my good friend June so watch out Darlo craft shops !!!Then various other trips planned one being York as promised to girls.
Do miss my craft stuff but hey making up for it in shopping....lol
Keep well and keep crafting ,do miss challenges but hey have so much new stuff to play with & enter on my return.
love n hugs judex

Thankyou Susie for the Lovely awards

I now pass these awards on to other friends and in no particular order please accept both these from me to you. It may be that you already have them, but it's the thought that counts.
With the circle of friends award there are rules and they are as follows
1. make reference to award and publish it on your blog
2. Share 5 things you like to do
3. Share with 10 blogs
4. Inform each blog

I will pass these on i just wanted to say abig thankyou to Susie for thinking of me .Thanks hun love n hugs judexx

Hello from the north

Well what astart to our holiday we left early friday morning 5.30am.Got onto a1 heading up north to york as i was taking girls for w/end as theyve never been .But and a big BUT we never made it !As were going along A1 the battery light came on,so we got off next exit and drove through village heading for melton.The next thing every light on dash board came on we just made alayby and that was it!car wouldnt start it had died.So rang Bmw by now watching the sunset rise in a feild in Epingham not a clue where we were ,here's were the fun started. The insurance we have with BMW was invalid for road side as we found out on the phone,because we had taken car for service else where & not BMW. As you can image we were furious as not told any of this at time of taking it out last October when we bought car.We had no other choice but to phone and join the AA. As they new we were stranded couldnt go anywhere we joined AA cost us £192.68pby debit card on the spot.......... they arent daft are they.
Well we had to wait for an hour for him to get out ,he came nice guy towed us to Leicester never been there dont think wanna go back either.towed us to garage as they had the part well turned out the wrong part as our Alternater had gone!We spent 2 hours whilst the guy tried his best to get the right one eventually failed .So we had to ring AA back they said they would tow us to Darlington.I then had to cancel hotel for weekend at York so girls not happy bunnies.The only good thing the hotel didnt charge us so we didnt loose are money which was good thing.
After sitting around for a further 2hrs 30mins tow truck arrived ,could believe this only went 20mins down road and he had to have 45 min break so had to stop sit around for 45mins then on our way.We then had to stop at ferrybridge as this AA guy couldnt take us any further as with the new tracking he would have done over his hours.So again unloaded car off truck sat at ferry bridge for further 3 hours until tow truck came we eventually got to the garage in Darlington where we met my dad at 20.50hrs. After along old eventful day spent waitng around most of it.
Now the car is in gargae and cant do anything until monday when Andy is surpose to be driving back to norfolk as hes at work Tuesday .
So that was are exciting start to weekend, but this am i am ringing Bmw having ago at them as cant find anywhere in policy that says you have to get service and mot at bmw garage for insurance to be valid.
So we never got to Yorkbut have promised girls will take them for day from here.As you can image all that waiting around ,standing ect did nothing for my fibro or ME/cfs and saturday spent in bed so tired and unable to move due to aches and pains
Fingers crossed holiday improves no more hicups!!!lol
judex

Last Challenge Before Going Away....BLOG CANDY

This is my last challenge card or post until i get back off my hols on 17th August i have so much still to do and leave very early friday morning.

I will miss entering and crafting always do when im away.Yesterday i got a new laptop oh so cutie it is i will post some piccys on my return it's toshiba !!I was desperate for new one and well hubby treated me sooooo exciting like child in sweet shop.Now i just have to look forward to coming home transfering all my soft ware and data oh what a joy that will be!...lol.

Yesterday found out my wee biscuit tin i altered is in the final of challenge 30 over on the Trimmie forum(known as dragonflycrafts) so im excited first ever time ive been in final...whey hey...

Thanks to all who have voted for me and thanks to everybody who does whilst im away .

Onto the challenges

So ive made 1 card that fits 3 challenges.So hope you like them.Be good and keep safe see you in few weeks.

Please dont forget BLOG CANDYclick on top rt hand piccy to enter!!!

One Card Three challenges;

Pile it On Challenge 8;Water colour

Simon Says Challenge ;Distressing

Whiff Of Joy Challenge ; Floral

The image is coloured with metalic water colours

Copics used on face of the image

Flowers and leaves from Prima

Floral Papers from an Rak i received

Distressed using 3 shades of blue chalk

Gems from Papermania

Sentiment is from Daisy &Dandelion collection

Ribbons &Bows from Stash

Chalks

Be good ,keep safe be back soon hugs judexxx

New Blog/Website and candy

Well i must tell you about my friend's new blog come website where she designs her own collage sheets ,and fantastic they are too.These are all digi downloads and can be bought from her blog.
http://dezinaworld.blogspot.com/ This lady June is a very talented lady and has inspiration,creativity just flowwing from her finger tips ,she has many amazing projects both on her own blog and as a member of trimmie where i first met her.The designs can be used for many projects such as Cards ,ATC'S,Scrapbooking ,Altered Art.So please pop over click on link above leave a wee note and start to follow this amazing blog ,Oh nearly forgot she has amazing blog candy where your prize is to choose the digi collage sheets you would like!!!
Good luck June and i wish you every success ,you so deserve it hun,after such a stressful year you deserve some good luck!

hugs judex

Just one sheet of many of the designs available

Creatalicious Challenges New Blog & Scrummy Candy

New challenge blog is just going to start on august the 15th ,this is a monthly challenge and at the moment they have some fab candy which you can see here and in my candy jar.so pop a long have a look enter the candy and go back on 15th to enter there very first monthly challenge.I will be there when i get back from my hols on 17th.Wish them the best of luck with there blog and hopefully many challenges to come.Heres the link and you can also click above to take you there http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/
hugs judex

Creative Inspirations Challenge 14,Spactacular Sunday Challenge

inside the card

One card 2 challenges first over at http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ this weeks theme is to decorate your card inside out .So im entering my DT card for this weeks challenge also.

This weeks challenge over at my sister blog "Creative Inpirations" has been set by the lovely talented Cheryl and this Fortnight's theme is "BLING".
Now we all like a bit of sparkle and shine wether it be diamonds or pearls or gems or glitter .so you can go as mad or as little as you wont .but your entry must have some bling on!You can make any creative project being,altered art,scrapbook layout ,atc or even card the worlds your oyster as they say.So to see all the Design Teams Creations even mine click on the link above .
this challenge blog is run every fortnight on a Monday,so you have plenty of time to enter and you can incorporate it with any other challenge we dont mind.As long as our theme is included.
One thing i do stress please leave direct link to your work,just saves the Dt memebers alot of work.
So go check it out and remember have fun!
hugs judex

Blog Candy and Challenge Win

I would just like to say a big thankyou to Debbie the scrummy blog candy arrived today and i just can't wait to play.Thankyou so much!some wonderful stamps ......
I also found out yesterday i had won $40 worth of stamps from this wee shop "Peachy Keen" how cute are these stamps .Randomly picked at Copic Colour challenge for last weeks challenge.So i have ordered some stamps so watch this space then you'll see how cute they are.

Please note my BLOG CANDY is still running until SEPT 8th please click on piccy on rt side bar.Good luck!

hugs judex

C.R.A.F.T Challenge 10 DT Card

This weeks challenge over at C.R.A.F.T is a colour Combo which is ;

"LIME GREEN & PINK"

This is my DT card please pop over and see the other creations the DT members have created.These colours i love together feel so summery ,but then i am partial to the lime green colour at the moment.

The items i used Where

Card & Papers used DCWV,&Basic Grey,& Blossom Collection

Image is coloured in copics,

Butterfly Embellishments are Papermania from a rak.

Flowers Prima,

Brads also from Papermania

Sentiment &ribbon fron craft stash.

Go click on link above and take peek at the creations and maybe even have ago.

thanks for looking hugs judex

One Card Few Challenges

One Card Few Challenges.

This card has been made for my Mum's birthday in August so we can take it next week when we go up north.As most of you kno mum is in a home ith late stages of Alzehimers ,and it's so hard to buy things for her but i alays like to make her colourful cards this is for her.

These are the challenges this card is for;

Simon Say's Challenge;This week is Sketch which i have based my card on.

Copic colour Challenge;This week colour combo of 3 colours Coral,Pea Green,& chrome Orange

Pile it On;Colour Orange

The card is a 8x8 white card

Backing Papers used are,DCWV floral glitter,Wild Asparagus 8x8,Bloom & Grow 6x6.

Ribbon is Anita's,Flowers &Gems are from Prima

Small Green Gems from Papermaina.

Sentiments are from an RAK.

I hope you like my card which is based on the sketch from Dany P from Simon say's challenge blog loved the sketch.

Thanks for looking

This is how the Inside of card looks.

One Card 2 Challenges

One card 2 challenges

This week over at Creative Card Crew the challenge is ;

"POLKADOTS"

This week over at a spoonful of sugar the challenge is ;

"SWIRLS"

I have used

DCWV Textured card

Papermania Backing papers from Deck the Hall's Collection.

Ribbon fromAmerican crafts

Flowers ans gem sirls from Prima

Sentiment from Daisy & Dandelion christmas collection.

Tag is sizzxi large scalloped die,present,

Teddy die cut is from my crafty stash

Tim destressed inks,

DCWV backing papers on tag

Ribbon from bargain back

Gems from Papermania

sentiment is apeel off.

Hope you like my card and the take on both of these challenges

DCD challenge ,& Winter Wonderland Challenges

One card 2 challenges this weeks challenges are

1.Die Cut Dreams challenge is colour combo

"Black and White"

2.Winter Wonderland..Christmas card ith Santa

This is my take on these challenges; Theme i have used my loveable santa stamp,black ribbon , i have added glamour dust to beard & hat.

Santa's face i have used copics.

Sentiment is from my craft stash.

Hope you like my take on this challenge,i choose this design as sometimes simple cards are elegant,usually i tend to distress the cards using this stamp in previous years thought this would be different.

2 Challenges 1 Card

I am enjoying doing christmas cards after all the birthday cards ive made over the past four weeks it makes a change .So here's the challenges

This card is for 2 challenges this week both "Christmas in July"

1.Cup cake craft challenges

2.Three cloversDesigns

I have used the lovely new papers from Papermania "Deck The Halls"collection.

the image is stamped and coloured with copics,and also used glamour dust crystal for design on clothes and boots.

Die cut frame from craft stcok.

Gems from Papermania

Ribbon from crafty stash

Holly leaves from Prima collection.

I hope you like my entery into your challenges.

Inside of the card.

Inky Impressions 2nd Design Team Call

Inky Impression stamps they are just soooo adorable .

You may remember a few weeks ago telling you about Nicole's website i had come across and just had to order these wee stamps.Well they have a DT call challenge this weekand you have to make a card using colour combo.See piccy above for the colours.

Go take alook for your self at these fantastic stamps Inky impressions and have a wee buy.You wont be disappointed.They are so adorable and the quality is superb! They are extra deep etched red rubber, full of detail and come pre-cut with EZ Mount. The package comes with a hang hole and laminated insert ( which is in full color) that your stamp clings to for easy storage.They are so amazing cute characters and very versitile !you will long for more....The website you get them from is link below or click on above .

http://www.inkyimpressionsrubberstamps.com/

Nicole's blog is also worth a peek and come join the challenges too

The colours i have used for the Inky Impressions image are copics;

E00,R00,V91,,BG05,B93.B95,Yg63,G94,BG96,E35,E43,E57,E77.

The papers are from "Bo- Bunny Abbey Road Set "A Gift of Love"

Flowers and Gem Swirls are from Prima

The flowers inside the card are decoupaged from the left over backing paper same set.

Hope you like my card.I have also added another card to show you how versitile these stamps are can't wait for Nicole to bring out more.

Hope you like the card i am entering for this challenge.

Inside the Card .

My Scrummy Holiday blog Candy

Holiday Candy

Holiday blog Candy will run throughout the summer holidays until the schools return on 7th September.By this time all the mum's will get their crafty me time back ,also be looking ahead to prepare for christmas .so this candy should help you along the way.
To be in with a chance to win this is what you have to do;

1:Please put a link on your blog advertising my blog candy.

2:You have to be a follwer to join in if you are thats fine if you want to join feel free.

3:Please come back and leave alink on this post saying you have added link to your blog re the candy.

4:Please tell me in the message what crafty item do you so want for christmas.

Thats all you have to do to win this candy which is made up of the following New crafty christmas items
A4 Paper pack Daisy & Dandelion Christmas Collection "A Winter's Tale"30 sheets paper.
2 Packs Daisy & Dandelion Christmas collection Stickers
1 Pack K & Co Christmas Cheers glittered Medallions
1 Pack Papermania Christmas shimmer chalks
1 Pack Mellisa Frances Vintage Tag
1 Book of Artsy Collage Nostalgic Christmas 384 papers by HOTP
1 pack K &C0 Christmas Cheer Rhinestone Rub Ons
1 Pack Set of 6 Glitter Pens Christmas colours
1 SheetStickeroos by Penny Black "Stick Kids Christmas"
1 Pack anita's Acid Free Dimensions Stickers "Christmas Characters"
1 Pack Papermabioa Shimmers Snowflakes from the Jess Edwards Chrsitmas collection Home for the Holidays
1 Pack Queen & Co Felt Fusion "White Star"
1 PackQueen & Co Basic Brads Green 50 pics
1 Pack Dovecraft designer buttons"Let It Snow"
1 Pack of colour ful sentiments and verses.
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So what you waiting for you've got to be in it to win it!!!! the more entries i get the more goodies i will add.
Good luck Judexx

Recycled biscuit tin

There's a challenge over at trimmie which is recycle ,reuse,so i have had this tin for ages meaning to alter it for use with my crafty stuff either to keep Embellishments in .So really this challenge did me a favour and i managed to get it covered f,inished and in use !!!only been sat here since christmas last year.
This is what the Tin looked like before Being altered

Whiff of Joy Fall kit Candy

Here's achance to win some candy from Katharina blog .On offer until July 26th is your chance to win the New Release of "The Fall Kit" or if you dont fancy your chances get along to the whiff of joy website click piccy above and pre order but hurry dont delay you maybe dissappointed.