Collage Christmas Card ...Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 24!!

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 24!!
Rock Candy Distress Stickles!

Good morning this is my 2nd post for today ....and i have yesterday made this card first for 5 days due to not being able to get onto computer.I must say never done this before and really enjoyed creating the card.The taking of the piccys was the worst due to all the shine.Hopefully ive picked the best out the bunch.

This i have made for the challenges over at:
Compendium of Curiosities Challenge 24!!
Theme is :Rock Candy Distress Stickles!.

Let'a Get Creative:Christmas

Creative Card Crew :Anything Goes

This is a great way to use up all those wee scraps .You know the ones we keep and never seem to go back to.Well now heres a use for them .Why not pop over and join in with this weeks challenge.

Materials used
Cardstock:Stampin Up Whisper White
Design Papers:Memory box,Kaiser Craft,Dovecraft all christmas scraps .
MME:tickets
Rock Candy Distress Stickles
Papermania :Glitteration Borders
Papermania :Slient Night Rub-ons
Poinsetta from: Christmas stash last year


Hope you like my Collage Christmas card it's a new one on me and loved this technique and fab challenge.Sorry for all piccys but hard to get all the sparkle and shine in decent photo.
Well have great day keep warm as -9 here whilst typing this frost is thick.At least the snow has gone.If you happen to pop by please leave amessage would love to know what you think of my collage christmas card,i will be sure to get back to you.
Have great day
love n hugs
Jude
xx

WOYWW......79...Plus Re Draw of Candy As Unclaimed Last Week

Good Morning Woywwers.Hope your all healthier than we are in our household.Got all 3 off with me this week as they all have this Flu Virus thats gone round ,but all have been hit in different ways.Hubby and Eldest daughter are on Anti-bi's,youngest not as yet!

Then theres me have i got the flu bug Nope!Only the biggest Abcess on my boobie of all places,started friday May i just say well one side of me looked like Katie Price..aka Jordon...lol .Gp put me on anti b's firday but by sat night hadnt exploded the pain was trumendous wouldnt wish this on worst ememy.Yesterday had to return to drs as it needed dressing,and OH MY the temp when got in the car was -8..yes -8 So Cufffffiiinnng Frrreeeeeeezzzziiinnnnggg.

Please accept my apologies if i didnt manage to make it round to you last week,

Thankyou so much for all your kind comments last week both re my oil ,Unfortunately the Scum havent been back to return it or take my new lot ! Thankyou also to the peeps who left messages on my Christmas paper bag album post.
Anyways time for todays snoop ,well if youve not got any iotta what im talking about?
Pop over to the Bosses blog ....Ms Julia and see for your self.Busy messy desk this week sorry girls didnt stay very tidy for long.It' those Elfs i think they must come out at night you know?Have you had probs with em!
Anyways on show are some tags ive been making.As most of you are aware the lovely creative Tim Holtz started his 12 days of Tags last week and just get soooo hooked and carried away normally,started off so well.Then this year with my bazooka not being well i am afraid to say i am awee bit behind by 4days.No worries i will catch up and on 12 day will show case the lot...maybe 13,or 14 th day depends when i get caught up.As he awaits for no man.The techniques he's used have been fab so far and must admit learnt a few new ones also.If you like to have alook havent got clue what im on about catch Tim Here .



This is a card for a challenge this morning .Im going to upload after this post so you will be able to see it abit clearer.It is for
Compendium of Curiosities Challenge a collage but you had to use Rock Candy Distress Stickles and smudge a thick caot all over the creation.so you can see the outcome of mine in the post above this one .Once finished this i will upload.
Apart from a wee mess as havent tidied up from my last tag.You can see white dabber and Tims Tissue tape sat there & couple of images drying.So sorry not very excited this week.
UPDATE.......

Now girls last weeks candy was never claimed so have redrawn and the winner is:one min....please contact me at andrewjude45@hotmail.com to claim your prize you have until Friday 6pm(GMT).
Congratulations .........
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Random.org :No 6 Bluebird &Elizabeth.


Have good week will get round you all this week fingers crossed.Be sure to be here next week for WOYWW as i have some Candy for Crimbo just for you !


Love n hugs


Stay Warm


judex

Don't Get Your Tinsle In A Tangel ...Tilda

"Don't Get your Tinsel In A Tangle......Tilda"

Good Morning all Hope your all better than my Household at the moment.Im think of putting a skull and cross bone on the door.....lol.I have 2 with viral flu,eldest daughter has chest infection and raging tonsilititis.Me well good old me has got the most hurrendous Abcess on my Breast that i ever did see throughout my years of nursing.So the sickie household is well and trully sick.Im just hoping i dont catch the rest of the bugs as the infection i have has tracked to under my arm and has set my ME /CFS off.So feeling really sorry for myself.Wouldnt wish a breast abscess on my worst enemy!soo painful.

Anyways thats why ive been Awol,im so behind with my mate Tims 12 days of Christmas tags!

This card i made on friday following the sketch at

Friday sketches what fab sketch it was to work with.I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge:Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show:Holiday Sentiment

Secret Crafter:Christmas

Spoonful of Sugar:Christmas Card

Crafty Pad:Anything goes....they are celebrating there 100th challenge so pop over join in with the blog hop ,challenge and have loads fun!

Cardstock :Stampin Up Whisper White
Design Paperts:Memory Box & Basic Grey
Image :Tilda
Inks:Copics,Memento Black,Sakura Gel Clear,Glamour dust Crystal.
Die Cuts:Sizzix scalloped circle and circle
Ribbons :From Rak's Received fromUSA
Flowers :Prima
Brad:Dovecraft last years Christmas stash
Sentimnet:Made by Computer

Have a great Tuesday hope the snow is starting to clear we have none left now .Just thick fog and heavy frost this morning.
So keep safe and Keep Warm
Love n hugs
Judex

An Award....#For Me!

"Blog Award"

Thanks go to Suz who has kindly given me this award

These are the rules for this award - Im off hunting for blogs to follow and be inspired by so I can fullfill this bit!!
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this -done

2. Share 8 things about yourself -done

3. Pass it on to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered -done

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards .Done

Right, 8 things about me....

1)I have been crafting over 15 years

2)I suffer from ME/CFS and Fibro since 2006

3)I am a senior Nurse Trained in Critical Care and Accident & Emergency

4)I have 1 older sister who lives in Chester

5)I fund Raise for Alzheimers this is such a fab cause and such a cruel disease.As you all my followers know very close to my heart.

6)My craft hobby changes into a buisness called "Dragonfly-crafts-online.com"

7) In 2008 had to close down my crafts Business due to my ME/CfS.Now just a hobby but miss my customers dearly'

8)I Moved from London to Norfolk in 2002.

I pass this award onto the following bloggers:

1)Becca...Beccas Crafty Corner

2)Debby

3)Deb:Say it with Letters

4)Shawne:Paper Art From Studio 313

5)Wendy:Studio 490

6)Scrapmumur

7)Disguised As A Grown Up....Marlene

8)Sarah:Sarah's littyle Creations

Please ladies take this blog award and pass it on

Love n hugs

Christmas Creations

Good Morning hope your all keeping warm and snug in these hurrendous temperatures.Now they say this may continue into the New Year just what you need to here -7 here last night thats when we got home around 8.30pm.Yesterday morning unfortunately had to go out to drs.My the temp then said -4 during the day.....omg.Never mind i came home wrapped up warm heating on and sat and did some creating.

I have finally finished all my custom orders now have to start on my personnel cards.

So today i have 3 cards to show you two i am keeping and one is my Younger Daughters . request.

"Oh Christmas Tree"

This has to be one of my favourite Tildas out of all the Christmas collection this year.

I have coloured her with copics and added /glamour dust crystal to the coat and the edges of the branches.all card is Stampin Up.The design Paper is from Basic Grey "Eskimo Kisses".

I have used this beautiful white ribbon with crimbo trees this was a gift feom a friend in USA.Really lovely cotton rich ribbon with cute trees on.The flowrs are Prima.The Tree brad from last years stash.The green Brad is Kaiser Craft in the flower.
The swirl is from the Marianne design Dies and also used nesties Labels 8.The we pearls are from Kaiser craft also.Sentiment is dovecraft one stamped in memento black ink.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge :F is For Foilage

Raise The Bar :Trees

"Ho Ho Ho...Santa is a Coming"


This card is a custom made well for my youngest daughter.Whihc well tried to get her to have some extras on ie flowers ...you know me flowers are my downfall.But no strict instructions and i know if io had put them on ,id have just had to re do.This is for her best friend .

The design papers is a sheet left over from last year not sure the make.The card is all Stampin Up whisper white.The image is a Crissy Armstrong image "Jolly Santa"i think?.It's coloured with copics and glamour dust again added to santas coat and beard .Which chloe helped do .The lace yes is wonky but daughter also stuck that down...lol.So she has put her stamp on the card sop to speak and the glamour dust all over my craftroom floor...lol.The sentiment she wanted me to use is a Peel off from Papermaina,and then added 4 wee start to the corner of the card.

Hope you like it ,it is of course joint effort,not that ofay with her using my copics just yet..lol
This card we are enteringinto the Christmas Cards all Year Round Monthly challenge.Which i love only wish id found it sooner than October.But hey will be there in January !Now this months challenge for December is:Santa either piccy or the word santa on.To be entered into the prize draw you have to make 5 cards .This i have to say is the last one that completes my collection.

"Friends Are Like Snow Flakes"

My last card to show you this morning is a sentiment card as i have followed the sketch at Charisma Cards.which is sketch and a twist.The twist being verse or sentiment no image,only on the card.

I have used Stampin up whisper white card,design Papers Pepper and friends Christmas.

Ribbon is from Wild Orchard crafts.Brads are all Papermania.The pointsetta is a Marianne design die,with small pearls from Kaiser Craft.

The star and snow flake is Papermania.
The verse it self is stamped with Black memento ink and is from Magnolia.

The piccy too light but i was trying to get close up .

So you could maybe read the verse

Thanks for looking have great weekend ,im sure not many peeps will be going crimbo shopping.

I am still way weay behind and theirs only 21 days Yes 21 until the man in the big red suit arrives.

If i dont get move on he aint visiting us!...lol

Have great weekend keep warm and safe locked up in your craftroom!

love n hugs

Jolly Old St Nick

"Christmas Vintage Tag"

My last creation i have made this lovely vintage tag.

I would like to enter this into the following Challenges:

Squigglefly : NoneTraditional Colours

Simon Says Stamp n Show:Tag
Tuesday Taggers: Jolly Olde St Nick

Christmas Cards: All Year Round:Santa 3

Creative Craft Challenge:Tag It!

Materials

Card Stampin Up

Images:Magnolia Silent Night,Jolly Santa
Inks :Copics,Distressed Inks old Paper,Antique Linen,Brushed Courdory

Lace & Flowers:Wild Orchard Crafts

Rubons:Silent Night papermania.

Tools:Tim Holtz Alterations Die Tag &Bookplates

Pearls :Kaiser Craft

Thanks for taking time out to visit me today .

Please leave a message and i will pop by and sayhi!
Thanks for all the lovely messages left on my 2 posts yesterday realy appreciate it

Thanks

Love n Hugs

12 Days Christmas...Tim Holtz Day 2

Day 2 ....12 Days of ChristmasIt's already day 2 of Tim Holtz 12 Days of Christmas.I must say really enjoyed creating this had to make a couple of alterations .As didnt have the lovely Fir cone stamp or that beautiful charm he had .But heres my tag 2.

Iam entering this tag into the following Challenges:

Artyjen:Tims Tags

Simon Says Stamp & Show:Tag

Materails Used
Cardstock:Stampin Up

Chipboard:From KraftOutlet.com
Images:Script swirl Little Claires,Musical stamp Magnolia Silent Night.

Inks:Distressed Inks :faded Jeans,Broken China,Rusty Hinge,Antique Paper,Fired Brick,PPine Needles,Stampin Up Ruby Red.

Charms :Nearest is from my stash 2 love birds

Mesh Ribbon:Kraftoutlet .com
Berries from stash.

I hope you like my creation of my Day 2 of the 12 days of Christmas

Go take alook if you havent got a clue what im on about on the Tim Holtz website HERE
Have good afternoon keepp warm

love n hugs

Tilda's Celebrating Christmas

Good Morning hope your all keeping warm and safe whilst this snowy minus freezing cold snap is upon us in UK.Ideal time to craft.Thats just what i did yesterday tried to finish some of my personnel crimbo cards.I have acouple to show you all Tilda's celebrating Crimbo!
This First Card i am entering into the following challenges:
Friday Sketches :Sketch.Based my creation on this
OOH La La Creations : Christmas song:Silent Night
Crazy 4 Challenges:Script Paper

Materials
Cardstock:Stampin Up whisper white

Designer Papers:Stock from last year
Images :Tildas

Inks:copics.Memento black,Distress inks Fired Brick & Brushed Corduroy

Sentiment:K & Co Glitter sentiments

Ribbon : From stash.... Sent in a swap
Pearls:Kaiser craft

Flowers :Prima

Please excuse the photos as it was so dark here yesterday with this lovely weather.
Still hope you like my first creation.
My second creation is again Tilda and i adore this image so versitle and can be used for any occassion.

This card i am entering into the following challenges:
Crafty pad:Snowflakes
Bah humbug:Feeling The Blues

Materials

Cardstock:Stampin Up Whisper white

Design Papers:Last years stock

Image Tilda

Inks:Memento Black,Copics ,Turquiose chalk

Sentiment :Whiff Joy

Peel offs silver:Swirls ,stars,and snowflakes from same sheet by Papermania:

Flower hand made from a punch

Merry Christmas Ribbon: Papermania

Gems :Kanban
Stickles and Glamour dust Crystal

Brad :From Craft Stash

Hope you enjoy my creations and again apologise for quality of piccys so dark here yesterday.
Have aq fab Thursday keep warm and safe.

Thankyou all soo much for the beautiful comments on my paperbag album(post below)

Love n hugs judex

WOYWW..78....December Already....Candy Result

Welcome to the First of December!Many in the uk are full of SNOW!Anyways if you want to get away from the snow and take your mind of it why not get a cuppa stay warm.Play along with us nosey bloggers find out more from the boss Julia 's blog here.
Im hoping today can only get better than yestersday.As i went to put heating on as -6 is wee bit parky.Noticed my oil light flashing ,only filled up 3weeks ago.Thought might had power cut,but no worse than that .Some theiving B.............ds (excuse my french)emptied my tank of oil at the bottom of the garden.Even cut through padlock!!!!It does annoy me why should we work so hard for these low lifes to come and pinch the stuff.Police aint bothered one eye owta!
So now had to fork out arather large amount of money to get it refilled.Im still livid now.Sorry for moan over , but had to get off my chest!Im awaiting to hear back from insurance to see if i can claim as nearly £700 pounds had to pay out and just before Crimbo!Not Nice...... .It was cheaper to fill tank than half fill,plus VAT goes up Jan 1st had no choice plus way this weather going will need it!
Anyways enough moaning i hear ya say!
So before we go any further hope your sitting down !!!MY DESK is TIDY compared to past few weeks Hooray i hear you say at last shes seen sense.It got to the stage i couldnt find anything .
Plus i have finished the Paper Bag Album,You all saw peek of front cover last week.If you d love to see the completed album then check it out HERE.Would love to hear your comments so please leave amessage let me know what you think of the album .Just hope the customer is pleased.It is being taken to Switerland on 10thDec....
This weeks desk there are couple completed cards crimbo ones just drying.Couple of images coloured and drying hopefully will be made into cards today as im so behind need to get some in the post abroad the last date to send is getting near.
You can just see to the left of piccy near my cuppa caffee a card not completed as yet .This is a vintage.shabby chic santa.
My Stampin Up order came yesterday you can just see the rolls of beautiful ribbon next to my piled up distress inks.Now aint that tidy.....lol.
There is a desk there!!!!
Now the below piccy is of my wee Bobbie who is 9 months Westie who has never seen snow this was the very first fall and start of many that came.He absolutely went mad running ,rolling in it. So i just had to show you the end result of the roll.
They are pure clumps of snow stuck to his nose! and Feet!
Just before we get onto the candy result .Anyone with children or grandchildren .Fancy sending them a christmas video link from santa.This is a fab site it's FREE too.But oh my it is fab.Enter your childs details nly asks name,colour eyes ,wether been good,bad ,what they want for christmas.Then you add there email and bingo you will see there eyes sparkle trust me .If your not sure send one to yourself ...lol.It is video of santa in his groto sending message to your child....beautiful !So what ya waiting for here's the link PNP.

ENJOY!!!!!!!

Now thanks to all who left comments after MR Linky went AWOL must been the cold .
Anyway the blog candy winner drawn by Random thingy .org
Is.........Drum Roll Please.........
Peggy........
Congratulations ..........hun please email me at :andrewjude45@hotmail.com.Please contact me by Friday 3rd Dec at 19.00hrs to claim your prize or will redraw.
and i can get your prize in the post.
Thanks to all who entered dont worry im back with another fabby candy for all WOYWWERS
next wednesday!
Have fab wednesday sorry if i didnt get round you all wasnt for want trying last week.Blogger just playing up again!Will do my best this week.
Keep warm keep safe and have fab wednesday
Love n hugs

Creative Inspirations Challenge 48....DT Card

Creative Inspirations Challenge 48

"Christmas Gifts"

Desk Caddy

This weeks challenge over at Creative Inspirations is set by our lovely Cor.We have the Snow ,Frost, minus -6 temp here last night.With it

now with less than 27 days till the Man in the Red Coat Arrives .We thought we would give you a helping hand to get all those christmas gifts ready.
Enter this weeks challenge over at Creative Inspirations at the same time.

Plus we have our Monthly Sponsor Fantastic Ribbons & PapercupCakes .So chance to win some lovely goodies.

Now onto my DT Creation .Now i made this after seeing it on a blog last year
Kathleen Innes, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator .Unfortunately i cant fill it as the person it is going does look at my blog.But it will be filled with crafty Goodies and the celephane wrapped round and ribbon at the top.So it does make a fab Present.
I you would like instructions please email me happy to give the pdf instructions and happy to say i have piccy's too.Now if i can make this anyone can...lol
On each 4 sides i have added the Tilda image and coloured with copics and Stickles.
Materials used
2 Sheets Designer Card Stock
Image :Tilda
Inks :Copics
Eyelets
Ribbon
Tools:Scor Pal,Cutter,Ruler ,Pencil ,Cropodile
I am Entering this into the following Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers:Containers

Winter Wonderland:Shaped
Fab n Funky:Go with the Flow
Fun with shapes & More:Everything But a card
Ellephantastic Challenge:Red /Green
Quixotic Inspirations: No Square or Rectangle
Hope you like my creation have fab Sunday keep safe and warm in this Wintery weather.
Dont forget to join in with the challenge ,pop see the other Dt creations for inspiration.
Love n hugs