It's Sketch Time at MAWTT

Hi everybody

We have a brilliant sketch from our lovely team-mate Hazel today. 

I am still with Christmas cards - can you ever have enough - I know I should have started them at the beginning of the year and it would be much easier!

For this card I have used Basic Grey Jovial Paper as the background - both sides have been used.  Again mounted on to Bazzill cardstock.  The image is Penny Black, and I have coloured with Copics  I have used distress stickes for the fur around Santa's coat, and over his beard to give some texture.  The holly leave sre a Tim Holz due, flower and satin ribbon from stash.

For this challenger we are sponsored by Crafty Emma's Store, and the winner will receive a pack of My Mind's Eye paper.

I am entering this card for the folliowing challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - bows or buttons
Craft your Passion - Tis the eason
Dream Valley - Sparkle
Fab'n Funky - Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Lots of Sparkle
Patties Creations - Christmas
Pollycraft - Christmas fun
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Sweet Stamping - punches or dies
Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle
Totally Paper Crafts - Christmas

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Ribbons and Bows

Good morning everybody

At  Moving Along With The Times  this week our new challenge is Ribbons and Bows.  For me this is another Christmas Card as I am never going to catch up on what I need.   Do pop along to the challenge blog - there are some fabulous cards there for inspiration.

The image is the lovely Ragged Carollers from Mo's Digital Pencil, coloured in Copics.  I have used papers I bought last year, mounted on to dark red Bazzill, and he two lacy borders in co-ordinating colours are a Martha Stewart deep edger .  The holly leaves are done with a Tim Holtz die and have red dewdrops as berries.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up, and the ribbon from stash.

Our sponsor this week is The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop, with a fabulous pack of ribbons and pins as the prize.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Christmas Crackers
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
OSAAT - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Beautiful bows
Creative Craft Challenge - Free for all
Digital Delights - Red and Green
Aud Sentiments - Any Winter Holiday Sentiment
CRAFT - Unusual Christmas
Dutch Dare - Recipe - - I have used ribbon, image, layers


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

It's Snowing at MAWTT

Hi everybody

Well it certainly isn't snowing here - just a glorious sunny day again.

At  Moving Along with the Times  this week our theme is Let It Snow.  I have gone totally digital for this.

I layered some Raspberry Road papers together, which included this lovely snowy one, added the sentiment, some holly corners, and then printed my images over it.  I then coloured them with Copics, and added Stickles and Glamour Dust to them as well.  Not sure whether I like it or not.  What do you think?

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Samuel Taylor - Christmas Cards
Crafters Companion - Let it Snow
Creatalicious - Christmas and make sure it sparkles
Freshly Brewed - Anything Goes

We are sponsored by Digi My World this week who gave us some fab images to work with,  and they also very kindly will be giving the winner a $10.00 Voucher to spend instore. There are lots of great images to choose from so do have a look and they are very reasonably priced!




I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Food and drink for MAWTT

Hello everybody

Thursday already and time has just flown this week.  We are indulging in a favourite pastime for lots of us - Food and Drink at  Moving Along With The Times.  That conjures up lots of different images.  How fitting that our sponsor has chocolate in their name!

I recently bought a batch of the lovely L:ili of the Valley die cut squares for some quick Christmas cards.  I'm doing a craft fair at the end of this month, and another in December, and I wanted to make sure I had plenty of suitable cards.  So this is one of them.  They are really adaptable, and the colours can be strengthened with Prisma pencils or Copics. The sentiment ios LOTV.  I have also added some stickles to various parts of the card, and the red edge is punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  Lace and gems from Stash.   The paper is the Authentique Christmas Wonder collection. 

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch
Crafting for all Seasons - Texture
The PaperShelter - Christmas Fun
The Paper Variety - Humourous (well I reckon this is - feeding the turkey to the dog)
Aud Sentiments - humourous
Delightful Challenges - Sparkly Christmas 

This week we are sponsored by

They are very generously offering a prize of 1 A5 stamp set of the winner's choice. This is an amazing prize. You must go along to the website, they have some amazing craft items for sale. You can check out the website here.

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

No Girls Allowed!!

No - that is not a title of a song - but the theme at   Moving Along with the Times   this week.  I struggle with cards for men, so this is a good excuse to get one more in my stash of cards.  In fact I'm also struggling with my mojo at the moment.  I came back from Cornwall at the end of September with a chest infection and stinking cold, thought it had gone, and this week it is back with avengance.  Hey ho ......... enough moaning - let's get on with my card for MAWTT.

We were  kindly given some images & a paper pack to play with by our very generous sponsor.   I chose to use one of the papers, which I thought would go well with this motorbike image, which is slightly old-fashioned.  The lettering is from the Tim Holtz Crafty Attic Salvage Stickers.

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear - please pop along to their website to have a look at all the love digi stamps, papers, and lots of other stuff..

I am entering this into the ollowing challenges:

Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes
Sparkle Creations - No colouring
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Going Vintage for MAWTT

Good morning everybody

This week I am having the pleasure of  hosting the  Moving Along with the Times  challenge, and my choice of for the theme is Vintage.  Pleae pop along to the challenge blog - there are some fab cards for inspiration.

The centrepiece of my card is an old photograph, but I have had it for so long I am not sure where it came from.  The papers are Pion Design  - such pretty subtle colours.  I have used a variety of dies - Cheery Lynne, Magnolia and also a punch.  The flowers are WOC, and the lace and pearls from stash.  All the papers have been roughed up around the edges with the Tim Holtz distressing tool and then inked with a distress ink and stickles.  The sentiment is Hero Arts.

This week we are sponsored by Crafty Emma's Store and the winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend on some crafty scrumptiousness.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Monthly Challenge - Lace
By the Cute and Girly - Anything Goes
Crafting Life's Pieces - I followed the sketch
Creatalicious Challenge - Distress your edges
Creations by Gili - Vitnage Wedding
Clear It Out - use old stash - trims - I have had the lace since last year
Crafters Companion - Pink and Green
Di's Digi Designs - Girly
Fab 'n' Funky - Distressed or Torn
Heart Songs - Flowers
KB Cute monday - Anything goes
Let's Ink It Up - Think Pink
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps - Lots of layers
Pollycraft - Girls, Girls, Girls
The Stamping Boutique - Some-one special
Top Tip Tuesday - Layer It
The Squirrel and the Fox - Girly
The Crafty Pad - Monochromatic (sorry I have a touch of green for the leaves!)

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

 Hugs,
Val xx

It's ATC time at MAWTT

Good morning Thursday

What a rush this was - I really got myself in a muddle over the days, and it was only when I was scanning the newspaper late Wednesday that I realised I had to get something done for Moving Along with the Times .......  Well, I am putting it down to the fact that we have had a new mattress for our bedstead, and it is so comfortable I could wallow in it all day!

At MAWTT we would like you to make ATC's this week.  When I got round to it I found it really difficult - sizing up what stamps would go into the 2.5 x 3.5" size, and getting it to look right.  This was my third attempt using different colours for the base and the stamping medium.    Anyway, this is what I have made.

I coloured a piece of card with distress inks in Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade and Crushed Olive.  The image and sentiment are from the Stempelglede Vintage Christmas sheet, and stamped in Versafine Black Oynx.  Interresting how it takes on these brown tones when photographed.  I have added some red/orange gems and a piece of ribbon in the same tones.

This week we are sponsored by  

http://www.everycraftsapound.co.uk/

I am entering this for the following challenges:

ABC Christmas - U is for unused stash - bought last year and never inked!
Flutterby Wednesday - must include an angel, butterfly or fairy and use scraps - my piece of card was a scrap as was the ribbon
Crafty Cardmakers - Anything goes
Make it Monday - Always Anything goes
ATC Challenge - Anything girlie or anything goes
Truly Scrumptious - Distressing

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,
Valxx

I'm back with the Colours of Autumn

Hello everybody

My first DT post for a while.  This is something I really enjoyed making - I love Autumn colours.

At  Moving Along with the Times  the theme this week is Autumn Leaves, but this can be interpretted anyway you choose.

My image is coloured with Copics, and the background is several colours of card layered up, with the brown being embossed with the Tim Holtz Woodgrain, and then leaves cut from the Tattered Leaves die, and over-stamped with Distress Inks the the leaf set of Tim Holtz stamps.

We are sponsored this week by Digi my World who kindly provided the images for us to work with.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Use a Digi
Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration
Fab 'n' Funky - Die Cuts or Punches
For Fun Challenges - Leaves
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Fall
If the Shoe Fits - Fall
Ladybug Craft Inks - No designer paper
Lille Darlings - Fall
OSAAT - Use a Digi
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Pixie Cottage - Fall Fun
Stampavie and More - Autumn
Sweet Stamps - Anything Goes


For those of you who have read my blog recently will know that my Dad passed away last month.  We gave him a really good send off with a service to celebrate his life in our local church, which was packed to overflowing.  After that we went away for a week to Cornwall, and had a lovely time just pottering and relaxing, enjoying the sub with the roof down on the car, eating nice food, particularly at Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant in Padstow.

I would like to say thank you to all my followers for sticking with me over the last  few weeks, and for your lovely cards, emails, messages and comments you have left on my blog.  Thank you.



Hugs,
Val xx

Handmade flowers

A very short post from me today.  At  Moving Along with the Times,  and we want to see handmade flowers.

This week we are sponsored by the fabulous Lili of the Valley,  and the prize is a gift voucher

For my card I have used one of the new Christmas images - Christmas Dance -  from LOTV that I bought a few weeks ago, and this is the first inking.  There are some really love images, and more to come soon.

I have used some new Prima paper for this, and I have to confess I think the whole thing is far too busy and I should have gone for a much less complicated sketch.    It isn't helped by the fact that I photographed this after dark, and the creams in the background paper are now pinky colour!  I have coloured with copics, and added glamour dust to the fur around the jacket.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - I followed the sketch
PartyTime Tuesday - Anything goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything goes
Heart Songs - Favourite colour combo or anything goes
Incy Wincy - Diamonds and Pearls - I have used some pearls
Make It Monday - Always Anything goes
Stamps R Us - Anything goes
The Crazy Challenge - New - I have used a new stamp and papers
Woodware USA - 3-2-1 Challenge - 3 papers, 2 types of embellishment , 1 image



Thank you everybody for sticking with me during my long absences.  My step-mother is still very, very  poorly and is in the hospice attached to the hospital.  Unfortunately my father had a fall and has broken his hip, which because of his age and the fact that he has a chest infection and has contracted MRSA, he cannot be operated on, so  has a long haul with enforced bed rest and his leg in traction.  As you can imagine, this has taken quite a toll on all the family, and we are just taking things day by day.


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Let's go flashback!

Hi everybody

We are having a flashback week at  Moving Along With The Times,  and so we want you to post an old project that you are proud of .. could be one of your first using a particular technique /a project you won a challenge with/ or just a project you really liked .  Please create a new post ( no back linking) to show us your project and tell us why it is special.

I have chosen a piece of multi-media, which made me realise that I loved doing stuff other than cards, and wanted to learn more about this type of 'art'.   So gradually I have been expanding what I do, and I'm loving it.

This piece is a canvas that has been painted - I think probably Kaiser or Eco paint, and then overstamped with a swirl.    The four squares are Ten Seconds Studio metal, and the bird cage is the Tim Holtz die.  I think - but cannot be sure, that the copper  leaves and white flowers are Wendy Vecchi stamps, stamped on to metal and then cut out.  The tiny flowers are all sequins covered in Inka Gold gloop with tiny gems added to the middle.


I hope you enjoyed looking at my Flashback, I hope you will join in with us this week as we have a fab sponsor

 Stampin With Brenda

The prize will be THREE FREE months of The How to WOW Paper Crafting Techniques Club.

 Information can be found here   /http://the-how-to-wow.stampingwithbrenda.com/

Please pop over to the main challenge blog and take a look at the fabulous work of my DT buddies this week - there is some gorgeous work to see

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

It's fantasy time at MAWTT

Hello everybody

I am sorry I have not been around much, but life happens.  My Step-mother is in hospital very ill, and we have had to sort out care arrangments for my father for a few weeks, who is 92 next month.  We have received an enormous amount of help and support from social services, and I cannot thank them enough for this at what has been a really difficult time for Dad..

Anyway on to my card.  At  Moving Along With The Times  the theme is Fantasy - and this can be interpreted any way you want..  We were lucky enough to be given some images from Bugaboo, and I chose Ruby Tidbits - Tequila.  Now Ruby is doing the splits - even if I had had a bottle I don't think I could achieve this - so this is definitely a Fantasy.

I have followed the sketch from Midnight Madness.  The background papers are  K & Co Que Sera papers (well tequila is tropical) and I have picked out the blue for the border across the middle with I have also put through the cuttlebug with a embossing folder, and added a punched border on top with a piece of ribbon.  Ihave coloured the image in copics, and added a bit of Stickles to her boots.  The background has been lightly brushed with distress ink and then stamped over with a stipple stamp.  A toning flower from Prima completes the picture.

For this challenge we are sponsored by

and the lucky winner will receive 7 images to play with.

 I am entering this into the following challenges:

Use It Tuesday - Indian Summer - my hoarded stash is the K & Co paper and flower
AiFactory - Anything Goes
Craft us Crazy - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Punches and Die Cuts
Stamp Something - August Digi Day
Totally Papercrafts - Holidays
Cooking it up with katie - Emboss a summer punch
Crafty Calendar - Hot collours

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Don't be square

At  Moving Along with the Times  this week we are asking you not to be square - so round, oval, oblong, or whatever other shape you fancy - but no squares.

On to my card.  I have chosen the Little Trumpeter silhouette iamge to use.

For this card  I used a Ranger Big and Juicy pad and brushed several colours on to the cardstock.  I aslo added Spiced Marmalade DI.  The image was then printed over this.  The images all around the edge are from Lavinia Stamps.  My background papers are from the K & Co pad Que Sera, which I have had for several years.  The butterfly is a Cherry Lynn die, and the gems are a strip from a Prima pack.  I have dotted Diamond Stickles over the image to give the impression of fairy sprinkles.

This week we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps,

and the winner will get a $10.00 voiucher  to choose from their catalogue.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Ambers Crafts and Stuff - Sparkle and Shine
Cooking it up with Katie - Show me your Old New Favourite technique  (Old is DP, New is butterfly die, technique is the background)
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Divas by Design -Summer
For fun challenge - Anything goes
Freshly Brewed - Hot images or colours
Stampavie and more - Summer
Sparkle Creations - Freestyle
Crafter's Companion - Glitter and Glitz

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

 Hugs,

Brand New at MAWTT

Hi bloggers

Thursday again, so it must be  Moving Along With The Times , and we are looking for something to represent Brand Spanking New.  Now that could be a new baby, new home, and lots of other 'news'!  There is lots of fabulous inspiration over at the challenge blog, so please pop along.

For my card I have chosen to do something for a new baby - I am going to be surrounded by babies soon - three neighbours are going to have new additions to their families, including one set of twins!

My image is from a very old Inkadinkadoo stamp - probably one of the very first I bought.  I love the fluffy detail on him.  I have layered up three pieces of card that have been cut with a lacy border and embellished with some white satin ribbob and a couple of tiny buttons.  The sentiment is computer generated. So all in all, a very simple card.

This week we are sponsored by Crafty Emma's Store, and you can be sure to find lots of delicious goodies there

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Less is More - Recipe
Crazy Challenge - Ribbon
Creative Stamp Friends - Monochrome
Fabulous Friday - Buttons
If the Shoe Fits - Ruby
Fuzzy Wuzzy - Get punchy and include an animal
Inspire me Fridays - Always Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend - Paws

I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs,

Favourite Things at MAWTT

Good morning everybody

It is Thursday again and time for another challenge at  Moving Along with the Times.  This week we want to see some favourite things on your project.  That is going to give everyone lots of scope. 

Our sponsor this week is My Mum's Craft Shop, with a £10 gift voucher to spend in the shop, which has lots of delicious goodies. 

It is very difficult to choose favourite things when it comes to crafting, but these are some of mine - Shabby papers, Prima Flowers, butterflies, seam binding, glitter, punches, lace and the combination of pink and brown.  All these are reflected in my card.

I have used papers from Raspberry Road Designs, and layered them up, using a sketch from an LOTV challenge. My stunning lady was from Magic Moonlight who have some fab free images, and this was was just so right for the look I wanted.  The crinkly seem binding is a new purchase from Sew Sweet.  Butterflies and heart are die cut, and the lace, flowers and pearls are from stash.  I have finished off with stickles to give the whole thing some glimmer.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar - Pink and Brown

Bearly Mine - Anything goes

Clear it out - Wings

Craft Room Challenge - Butterflies

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Your favourite Cupcake Challenge - 110 - Pink and Brown

Creative Craft Challenge - Pretty Blossoms
Digital Tuesday - Spellbound - Use one or tmore dies and something digital (my papers are digi, butterflies are heart are dies)
Scrap Creations - Recipe - at least two DPs, and 2 embellishments
Shopping out Stash -  Out with the Old In with the New (Seambinding, papers, image, dies, border punch - all new)
The Cheerful stamp pad - Favourite Background - one of my is shabby papers
Gingerloft - Make It Sparkle
Crafty Catz - Vintage
Inspire Me Fridays - Always Anything goes
Simon Says - Anything goes


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you. Hugs

Christmas in July at MAWTT

Good morning everybody

Is it Winter again?  I cannot believe it has got so chilly.  Had the hood down on the car yesterday morning, and by the evening I was wrapped up in a thick sweatshirt.

At  Moving Along with the Times  we have Christmas in July.  So I had to find my box of Christmas stamps and papers.I'm ashamed to say I discovered several that had not been inked up before, and the one I have used is one of them.

I have followed a sketch on Christmas Challenges for this card, and decided to go with colours of one tone for a change.  Not something I would normally do.  My image is from Lili of the Valley, and I have coloured with Copics.  The paper is from the Basic Grey Wassail paid, which I have had for some time.  Flowers are from WOV, and lace is from stash.

Our sponsor for this Challenge is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Christmas Challenges - I followed the sketch
Flutterby Wednesday - must have an angel, fairy or butterfly
The House that Stamps Built - Christmas in July
Little Red Wagaon - Christmas in July
Stars & Stamps - Christmas in July
The Paper Variety - Its Christmas Time
Truly Scrumptious - Things with Wings
Bearley Mine - Anything goes
Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas in July (no red)
PaperTake Weekly - Anything goes
Sweet Stamps - Christmas in July
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July
Chritmas Carsd Challenge - Twas the night before Christmas
Christmas Inspirations - Tones of one colour


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you. Hugs

Here comes summer at MAWTT

Well - where does the time go - Thursday morning, and it is time for  Moving Along with the Times, and the theme is Here Comes Summer. 

This week we are sponsored by Beth from Squidgi Digi, and were each given an image to work with.  Naturally I had to choose ice-cream!

For my card I have layered up co-ordinating papers, which I think are Stampin Up' from a long time ago, an have used a burnt red/orange card to go with them.  I have used a digi  little girl in a bathing suit by A Day for Daisies -  I  have coloured this and the ice-cream in Copics.  The ice-cream has had stickles added to give it some shimmer.  The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs by Ann Vento.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Sketch n'n Stash - I followed the sketch
Divas By Design - Dies and Punches
My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New - old is paper, new is icecream and sentiment digi
Paper Pretties - Red, Orange, Yellow, Neutral
Paper Shelter - Anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Summer Fun
Stampavie and more - More than 3 layers
Digital Tuesday - there are flowers on the background paper
Make It Monday - Anything goes
My Partner In Crime Crafting - Let's Hit the Beach
Paper Creations Ink - Beach theme
Stamps R Us - There was a little girl
Some Odd Girl - Bright and Blinding Colours
Sparkles Forum - At the beach
Bearley Mine - Summertime
Southern Girl - Inner Child - memories of seaside holidays


I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you.

Hugs