New Sketch Challenge Blog

Just thought pop in to say im still here..lol just life has took over this week and boy is it stressful.Still having soo many problems with the school and the bullying the girls havent been in for few days .We have actually pinned the man down and have a meeting on Monday Evening at 6pm and it cant come quick enough .Im so stressed ive not been sleepin properly for days.!I just can't believe kids can be so cruel.

anyway just popped by to say hi and tell you about another challenge blog

I would like to tell you about a new challenge blog called Sketches for youGo take a peek .It is my Dt Pal Tracy's friend who has set up this challenge blog.If you go take apeek before sunday become afollower theres awee bit of candy too!

Have good weekend stay safe

love n hugs

Charming Colourful Challenges

"Charming Colourful Challenges"

Well i have been up since some unearthly hour ,i know it's due to worry and stress over my daughter and everything that is going on.But some good came out of it i managed to do some more crafting and make some more gifts.Plus would you believe sat there at 3am crafting away it suddenly came to me where my camera was ,amazing i spent all day searching ,bingo 3am remembered where it was..lol so im pleased as thought i was defo loosing my marbles!!!

Now onto some Challenges which ive entered the below Calendar in;

This is the Tilda Calendar i have made which is going to another good friend in the US with a wee gift ,do hope she likes it.I have first of all followed the challenge over at;

Copic Colour Challenge

Which is the 3 colours below which i have based my card on!

Pink Elephant Challenge;This Weeks Theme is "Colour me Wonderful "Copics are my Fav

Crafty Cardmakers challenge ;This week is "Alternative Christmas"this colour combo above is for sure an alternative!

Simon Says Challenge Theme this week is "SoCharming"my calendar has 2 on.

Quixotic Challenge;Theme this week is "Be Charming"has 2 Charms on the calendar.

Materials

Card;Gina K Luxury Card Stock

D/Papers ;Stampin up from the Spiced Collection

Image ;Tilda .Magnolia christmas collection 09

Inks;Copics,Stampin up Classic Black InkPad,Sakura Clear Gel Pen,Glamour dust

Flowers ;Prima

Charms ;Dovecraft,and Angel Crafts

Ribbon; from Stash

Pearls ;Kaiser Kraft.

I hope you like my design for this Calendar ,Thanks for taking time to view.

" Tilda Calendar 2010"

Thankyou so much for all the lovely messages of support for my daughter .Iam over whelmed by the wishes ,messages and emails from so many friends some ive never met only chatted and left messages for.

So thankyou from the bottom of my heart i will remeber you all.

Love n hugs

Week 28 C.R.A.F.T. Challenge "DT Card plus other Challenges"

This week over at C.R.A.F.T Challenge ;The theme this week is

"Christmas Birthday

I am also entering this DT card into Spoonful Of Sugar; This week there theme is

"Non Traditional Colours"

Challenge 9 Crafty Cardmakers;is "Alternative Christmas"

Challenge over at Tuesday TaggersTheme is "Chrsitmas Carol"Ichoose

"In A Bleak Mid winter"

Sophisticat Challenge;this weeks challenge Snowflakes & Sparkle.

Materials;

Card;Gina K Luxury Card stock White,Kanban Snow Card

D/Papers;From Crafty stash

Image ;Magnolia

Inks;Copics,Stampin up Classic Black,Sakura glear gel pen,Glamour Dust.

Sentiment;Daisy &Dandelion Collection

Flowers ;Prima

Pearls;Papermania

Snowflake ;K & Co

I hope you like my DT card and incorporated to cover the other challenges.

Thankyou for all the emails and support ,and lovely messages re the situation with my daughter .You are all so kind and thoughtful cheers me up no end to know i have support from so many friends.

Thanks & big hugs

Christmas Gifts

Sorry ive not been around for few days i have made a couple of things but due to problems at home havent been able to put my mind to crafting.

My daughter has/is being bullied at school for sometime and the school just dont seem to want to know .Well didnt until an incident that happened Monday and now they say we have there full support .Which i did believe until things started to go wrong again today and now i have no faith in teachers or the school.My daughter is 12 yrs old apart from being dyslexic shes now being targetted by actually girls and couple boys and a Teacher! .Well it all came to ahead and she has just broken down to see your own daughter /child in such at state at such a young age is so heartbreaking.

To think this has been going on for sometime and well in our eyes could have been well avoided and we have done everything we could have to try and get this sorted.It just breaks my heart ot see her suffering so bad if i wasnt so poorly with my ME/CFS i would take her out and home school her but i know deep down it is not feesable.

Anyway back to my original post

So i have done some altered art tins awhile ago for a dear close friend and im so sorry hun ive just not had the time to get this box posted .I have altered these tins for her to store her

Pro-markers .So i hope you like them and there is actually 4 but my camera died on me so i took battery out to charge ,now i cant find where i put the camera!

My head is not with the rest of my body at the moment which is understandable not only has ny duaghter being ridiculed by pupils but now targeted by a teacher also!!

What is this world coming to i ask ,it hurts me so as it's not for the want of me trying to do everything possible and also my husband as type is now writting another stern letter .

Anyway as soon as i find my camera i will upload the other bits n pieces ive created for gifts.

I will pop back tomorrow to upload my DT card for tomorrows challenge over at the C.R.A.F.T.

blog .Take care ,live for today as you just dont know whats in store tomorrow.

"Altered Tins To Store Pro-markers"

Love n hugs judex

Creative Inspirations Challenge22 plus DT Call,Cup Cake Challenge

Well it's Creative Inspirations Challenge 22 today and this weeks challenge has been set by our lovely Louise,Im sad to say this is Louise's last challenge as she's leaving due to home,work commitments .We shall miss you loads & your lovely creations.We wish her luck for the future.

So what does this mean well we are looking for someone to join our Design Team (DT )So if you feel you fit the bill and would love to join our happy clan then go check out the challenge blog and see what you have to do to be in with a chance .We have some fab surprises coming in 2010.

Now this weeks challenge that Louise has choosen is a wonderful sketch and you will see below my take on this sketch .

Also like to enter this into

Cup Cake Craft Challenge ;This weeks challenge theme is colour combo of "Red & Green"

Creative Inspirations Challenge

Sketch

My DT Card

Materials ;

Card;Gina K Design Luxury white Card

D/Paper;S.E.I Chritmas Collection
Image ;Whiff of Joy Winter Kit
Inks;Copics,ClassicStampin Up Black ink,tatterdAngelGlimmer Mist Pearl.

Lace;Crafty Stash

Flowers ;LakeLand found in bottom of craft box

Tools; Scor-Pal,Big Shot.

Word or should say verse of the week!

Housework won't kill you, but why take the chance?
A house becomes a home when you can write I love you in the dust!
A clean house is the sign of a lazy stamper!
If you can count your rubber stamps, you don't own enough !
so crafting it is for me!

Love n hugs

Weekly Giverway no 4.....With a Crimbo Twist

cWeek 4 Candy

"Paper Artsy Stamp set and Clear Block"

Morning bloggers well hate to say yes very wet Monday here in Norfolk i hear you say whats new think i prefer snow...lol

Well i have some lovely Candy week 5. But of course the winner of week 3 that wee cute stamp from my fav"Sugar Nellie".Random.org no....9

Cathy......Congratulations

You need to email me to claim the prize by wednesday 2nd Dec at 8am.

Before i get on theres couple changes this week to the weekly candy giverway,to be in with a chance you have to do the following .

1.Leave your name with Mr Linky

2.Then Leave acomment on this post tell me 1 craft item i want for xmas if the person gets this right they will also get aprize!

3.you have to do both things to qualify for week 4's candy.

if theres more than 1 correct answer all names will be added to random.org and results will be posted here next week with the winner of the weekly candy 4.

Abit of fun to cheer you up on this miserable monday morning.

So if youd like to win the above prize then you know what you gotta do!

Good Luck

Just Magnolia , Winterwonderland Challenges,and Crafty Cardmakers

Just Magnolia Card Following Martines Sketch

Morning all hope your having agood weekend .Well ive been making another gift set for a wee present .This time the card from the set and the candle i have entered into the below challenges .Im sure at alater date i will include the rest of the set thats when ive finished them .

Can't do today as something called life has gottin in the way...lol

No i am going into Bury with my youngest daughter and other 3 are going to the flicks to see "New Moon "so im going to sit in the craft shop have anatter and coffees in starbuks!Just what the dr ordered i feel .

Well sneak peek and scroll down to see the challenges and their creations i have made for them!

This weeks challenge ove at Just Magnolia is a Sketch this week by the lovely

Martine.thanks hun loved the sketch and will sure be using again thanks!

So i based my card on this sketch .

Materials used

Card;Gina K Designs Luxury white

Design Paper;My Minds Eye Winter wonderland Glittered designs(this paper is Gorge!!)

Image ;Both Magnolia 's xmas 2009 release

Sentiment;Whiff of Joy Fall Kit

inks;Copics ,Glamour Dust,Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Pearl.

Gems;Papermania

Pearls ;Kaiser craft

Flowers are made the same design paper MME Winter Wonderland

Tools ;Scor pal,Stampin up oval scalloped punch & the 5 flowers punch,Mcguils pine punch.

This weeks challenge over at Crafty Card Makers :The theme is "Alternative Christmas"I have used Magnolia stamps but changed colour combo to Blues and white.

This weeks challenge over at WinterWonderlandis to

Stamp/Decorate a candle.I have stamped the magnolia images and the snow ring using the masking method,coloured with copics ,glamour dust and tattered angels glimmer mist pearl.

Gems on snowflakes are from Kaisercrafts.The blue ribbon from Rak and the bags fronGina K Design.

Have agreat Sunday whatever your up to .thanks for all those lovely messages
don't forget 1 more day until candy changes
love n hugs

Lexis Creations and ,Fun with Shapes Challenge

Morning all and do hope you all have a fab weekend!,Must say the weathe rhere at Norfolk is heavy rain i can hear lashing on my windows!loverly...

Well i have entered into a relatively new challenge so i thought i would get my creative hat on and support the girls

Lexi's CreationsChallenge Blog the theme over there this week is Colour combo Silver and Blue.

Fun with Shapes and more;theme this week monochrome blue .snowflakes punched

So i just had to use this wee fab image that i got from a swap in the USA.Not sure which stamping co it is from .I have used following materials

Card;Kanban,Gina K Designs Luxury white

Image;copics ,stampin up classic black,Glamour dust,Sakura Clear gel pen

Sentiment was also from rak from usa

Tools;Scor-pal,Stampin up punch,Woodware punch

Gems; Papermania

I hope you like my card and wish you every success with your new challenge blog Lexi.

Why dont you bloggers and followers of mine go check out and support Lexi and her Dt team in making this challenge blog a success!s also whilst blogging go take alook here you will have fun with shapes & more challenge too!

Have great weekend

hugs

Happy Thanksgiving....C.R.A.F.T Challenge,Several Other Challenges

"Well before i go onto my DT work i would just like to say huge "Happy Thanksgiving"to all my dear friends near and far ,have a wonderful day and enjoy Black Friday!

Now Well this week over at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 27 is to create

"Christmas Gifts"

Also i am entering these projects into these Challenge over at

Creative Card Crew Challenge ;theme this week is

Favourite Things;http://tellensplace.blogspot.com/Is The Tilda Image and the S.E.I.D/Paper.

PollyCraft Monday ;Rias choosen theme is "Wonderful Christmas Time"

Charisma Cardz;Theme this week ANYTHING CHRISTMAS

Paper take Weekly;Theme is Christmas Crackers

Tellen's Place ;Challenge is colour combo Red & Green

Colour CreateRed,Green& White colour combo

Magnolia Down under.Theme this week is Christmas Decoration/card

Well for my Dt projects i wanted to use my wee Christmas image fom Magnolia.Just can't get enough so i have made a gift set contains;

Christmas Card

Christmas Candle

Gift Bag

Calendar 2010

and last but not least

Thankyou card.

Now all you have to do is pop over and see all the other DT creations for this challenge

and maybe even create something to enter!So go check out them here

Materials used

Card;Gina K Designs Luxury Card

D/Paper :S.E.I.Traditional American Designs,Stampin up

Image ;Tilda Magnolia Christmas set 2009

Sentiment;Stampinup!

Inks;Copics,Stampin Up!Classic Black,Sakura Clear Pen,Glamour dust

Ribbons used;Poppicrafts Christmas festive set,

Flowers ;Prima

Calenda ;Anita's

Wooden heart ;RAK Tracy i coloured that with copics and made into a tag

Clear Candle Bags;Gina K Design Shop
Tools ;Scor Pal,Stampin Up! Punch Oval & Scalloped Oval

Gems;Pearls

others;White Tissue Paper

"Tilda Candle"

"Gift Bag"

"Complete Set"

Well thanks for all the lovely messages.hope you like my DT Gift set,dont forg et go see other DT Members Creations. Thanks to all my followers and blogging friends a massive 411!of you .Wow !!!i hope i live up to all your crafty creation expectations ,i know i will try !Well have great day if your Celebrating Thanksgiving and have Blast on Black Friday wish i could be there like last year when i nearly.....but not quite got squished...lol

Before i go please go take alook at this new challenge blog Tellen's Placewhy not follow and join in there fab challenges.It's anew challenge blog ,challenge 2 running until 1st Dec 6pm.

Please say jude sent you!cheers

love n hugs

Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge

Challenge Card for Spoon Full of Sugar

Challenge

This weeks Challenge over at Spoonfull of sugar is;

Colour Combo the main colour Brown and either choose Blue or Pink .

I have choosen as you can see have choosen blue for my second colour.

This is my Card

Materials used;

Card;Stampin up

D/Paper ;Stampin Up

Image; Sugar Nellie Westie
Inks;Copics & Stampin up Classic black

Ribbon from Rak

Flowers ;Prima

Gems;Papermania

Thankyou all for all the kind messages i have received really appreciate it.

Thanks

Tuesday Taggers and Whiff Joy Challenge

This weeks challenge over at Tuesday Taggers is "Festival of Light"so thought it was best i started to have aplay with my lovely image from Whiff of Joy winter kit.

This weeks Challenge over at Whiff of Joy is;To make aChristmas Card Using WOJ image.

Materials used

Card;Stampin up

D/Paper;S.E.I
Image;Whiff joy kit,Sentiment Stampin up!

Inks ;Cosmic shimmer Water Colour Paints,Stampin up classic Black & Cocoa inks

Ribbon ;Bargain pack
Flowers from Prima

Brad from Stash
I hope you like my card and thankyou all for the lovely messages and get well wishes,really appreciate it .This past two days feel much better so i am hoping the reaction to the swine flu jab has at last got out my body!Please excuse piccy as not my normal camera.Batteries died so using daughters which i hate..lol

Have agood day!

It's Monday.....Weekly Candy Giverway Week 4

Good Morning all hope you've had good weekend ,and not suffering from any flooding .There's been so much rain and gales in the UK.My favourite place the Lake District seem to have been suffering from the worst floods my heart goes out to you all .On ahappy note i would love to take this opportunity to wish all my blogging friends near and far a very

"Happy Thanksgiving".

Have a wonderful time !

Now this weeks giverway which is week 4 not long now until the Man in the big red suit comes a calling!!! Ho Ho Ho

You will only have to wait just over a week if you win this lovely Sugar Nellie stamp which is this weeks giverway!

WINNER WEEK 3.....

is.....Random.org ..No 5

Congratulations ............

DRAGONLADY

Please email me at andrewjude45@hotmail.com by thursday 9am to claim your prize!

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge..Calendar,

Christmas gift Calendar 2010

Well i have been busy and this weeks challenge has made me make afew wee prezzies well extra gifts for christmas .

This week the Secret Crafter's challenge is to make a

"Calendar"

That is just what ive done.

Materials used

Card;Gina K Design Luxury card

D/Papers;American Designs,& S.E.I Chrsitmas collection

Images ;Festive Frame From G K Design Shop

Image;Magnolia xmas Tilda

Inks;Stampin Up Classic Black Ink

Flowers by Prima

Pearl Gems from crafty stash.

Calendar by Anita's

This is one of 3 calendars ive made to day so thanks for the challenge got me moving abit to start on ym christmas crafty stash !Hope you like my calendar never done these but so quick and easy ideal extra gift thanks for the challenge

Family Christmas Cards... plus couple challenges

Family Christmas Card 2009

well i have been so busy with doing cards for my alzhiemers i havent done any family or friends cards for us .So yesterday had a great start and got the cuttlebug file out and the big shot went to work.I have now made 20 of these cards and believe me sick of the site of this folder now ,but have made all my close family the same cards.I love this folder and it just looks so elegant and plus it was quick to do when you have have alot of the same design to complete .Which is something i dont normally do more than one design.

I am able to enter these cards into;

Winter Wonderland Challenge;this weeks theme is ;

No christmas stamp or christmas paper.so my embossed card fits this challenge perfectly.

Materials

Card;Gina K Designs Luxury white Card

Gems;Black Papermaina

Bow ;from my ribbon stock

Peel offs;black from my stash

Tools ;cuttlebug folder embossed tree,Big shot

Sentiment ;Dasiy Dandelion collection

Just hope my relies think so to!

Well ive been busy making up for lost time and have made this card for my youngest daughter.She adores Westies collects every little thing that has one on!!

I am also entering this card into some challenges this week.

Simon Says;Animal Antics....Westie

Pile it on Challenge ;Rub Ons which is the swirl

Materials used

Card;Gina K Designs

D/Paper S.E.I.

Image ;Westie sugar Nellie

Sentiment ;Whiff Joy Winter Kit

Inks;Copics ,Stampin up Classic black

Rub ons;Stampin up Christmas Jingle Scrapbook Set.

Flowers;Prima

Pearl Gems;Papermania

Tools;Scorpal,Bigshot,Punches oval &scalloped Stampin up.

I hope you like my card as much as i hope my daughter will,she admired this card when i made it for my alzhiemers funding ,and wanted it then to put on her wall!

Gina K Designs Blog Hop...2 ways with the Festive frame

"Tonight is the start of Gina K Blog Hop wow theres also a chance to win some stamps whey hey i hear you say.Well here's what you have to do .Make a card or two in my case using one of the new releases from Gina K Designs shop Found Here .

I have used the "Festive Frame"set for my cards this set is so versitile and many ways .My next project on along list mind,is to make the photo frame but with a family photo in.Which i have deceided that this will be our cchristmas Card for 2010!Please take alook at some other creations by checking out all enteries in Mr Linky by clicking on the top blog hop link.Go have alook at more creative Inspirational Cards/projects from other entires using various Stamp sets from Gina's shop and see what they have come up with.

My first card is Festive Frame meets Magnolia here i have masked the tilda image so it looks like she's sat on the frame.I have used Gina K Luxury card ,MME D/Papers, coloured with copics.

Festive Frame Meets Magnolia Tilda

This is my second Card of this post Using the "Festive Frame"set but with the sentiment

"A child is born"I have glazed the poinsettas to make them stand out from the frame.

I hope you like my creations using myfavourite set of the new releases ,it is so versitile set.

Now you have till Monday to check out the blog hop and enter the competition so what you waiting for!!!

Festive Frame

Gina K Designs Blog Hop

GIna K Designs Blog Hop

Gina K Design's are having ablog hop and also having a wee give a way to 3 lucky people.You have to create a card using one of Gina K Design new released images check out the shop here.

I have used the Festive Frame and masked the Magnolia image on top.The papers are my minds eye,Prima flowers,Sentiment is also from the festive frame set.The image is coloured with copics ,Stamped with ,black stampin up!classic black.this is the 2nd card ive made 2 different colour combo's used.

Magnolia Masking...Gina K Design's Blog hop

Well i have manage to do a couple of cards after not being able to craft for over aweek .Have to say sat there for half hour with out any mojo.Anyway in the end i have ended up eith a card.

I have had the new image since last week couldnt craft so been itching to use it so here is my card and i have managed to combine 7 wee challenges into one card Whey hey i say!!First of all i have to tell you about Gina K Design blog hop,and a wee competition.You have to make a card using one of the new recent releases which i have and i have used

"Festive Frame"set.You can check out gina's shop here.

I have based my card on the sketch whihc is this fortnights challenge theme over at Creative Crafts.Loved using this sketch girls thanks will surely use again!

Materials

Card;Gina K Designs luxury card stock

D/Paper ;My minds Eye ,S.E.I.

Image ;Gina K Designs Festive Frame

Image;Magnolia

Inks;Stampin up classic Black,Copics,Glamour Dust Gold.

Sentiment;Stampin up!both on front and inside.

Tools;Scor-pal,Stampin Up !Oval Scalloped Punch,

Bow &Flowers from stash,Gems papermania.

I hope you like my card this is actually one ive made for our friends in Texas for thanksgiving so it's going in post today or never get there on time!

Challenges Entered

Gina K Design Bog Hop

Tuesday Taggers;Colour Combo Red,Gold & Green

Paper Blooms;Thankyou

Stamp Something;Thankyou's

La La Craft Challenge;Thankful

Just Magnolia Challenge;Masking

Creative crafts challenge;Sketch

Inside of Card

Winter Wonderland .......Old St Nick!Cute Daisy May Challenge

This week over at Winterwonderland challenge blog the theme is;

St Nicholas.

Plus also entering into this weeks challenge over at

Cute Daisy May's Challenge which this week is

Touchy Touchy

So here's my take on these challenges. Ive used the lovely vintage stamp, out yet again this year.This is one of those stamps that you can bring out every year so!

I have stamped the image with stampin up classic Black

coloured with copics,glitter pens used on the stars and Glamour dust on his beard..

distressed the edges with the great wee tool from Tim Holtz which is fab!

D/Papers are mixture of DCWV and American traditions.

Brads from crafty stock i think they were from papermania.

bow from my crafty stash .I have now made these into a set of 5 all the same so i can sell as a pack at the alzheimers Bazaar.

Hope you like my take on your challenge.I may be back later with my project i started last week before health took aturn for worse ,but happy to say much better today so maybe just ,maybe im over the reaction !and back to my ittle old self!