Sassy Cheryl's Thinking of You Challenge

Wow two posts in one day! This one is for Sassy Cheryl's Thinking of You challenge. This card is also for a dear friend that I don't get to see enough of!!! Every Christmas we say on our cards let's get together for lunch! Well here is June...so the inside of the card says "Shall we do lunch?".

The card itself is of course one of Sassy Cheryl's digital stamps http://sassycherylsstamps.com/ and I used the Torn Frame as well as the Whisped Frame.

Thanks again for stopping by and have a great weekend...I hear there is a new newsletter on Technique Junkies (where both my techs came from) so I'm off to check it out. DH works tomorrow bonus stamp day!!!

Blessings,

Judy

Bloggers Challenge 162

Here is my card for the Bloggers Challenge 162. The challenge this week was to use Black and White with one other color. First when I think of black and white I think silhouette therefore my image is a silhouette. This was a freebie but I'm not sure what company it was part of a set of four images, heads of women. Then I think red...

Everything on this card is digital. The background paper is by Bugaboo and also was a freebie. http://buggaboodigitalstamps.com/ (she's having a 50% off all stamps and today is the last day). Missing You computer generated.

Easy card once I got everything together.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Blessings,

Judy

Gingersnap Challenge GC64 Red, Yellow, Orange

Good Afternoon...another hot muggy day here in RI...So I might as well stay cool and play in my craft room. Too hot to do housework and told DH that and he just rolled his eyes...so what if we have air!!!

Well here is one for Gingersnap Creations...and I'll tell you I had so much fun making this. All it started with was a Hot Air Balloon and colors red, yellow, orange. I transformed it into this masterpiece!!! LOL I'm going to enter it in two the GC 64 red, yellow, and orange, and the GC 61 heat seeing as it has a sun....okay so I'm stretching it but it sure is hot here because of the sun!!!

Digital Stamp is by Birds Cards and was a freebie. The papers came from (striped) a package of Halloween paper (cover long gone) same with the background but I'm sure that they were purchased at Joann"s

That's it for now!!! Have to go clean the kitchen so I can cook supper!

Blessings,

Judy

Monday Lunchtime Challenge 132

Okay let's see if I can do better this week. I had everyone confused including myself last week. I had the two challenges listed on this group mixed up...not once but at least two times.

This week I printed out the challenges and hung them above my crafting desk!!! This challenge is on Techno Stamper. I love this sketch and I hope you all like the card I came up with. To see original sketch go to http://technostamper.blogspot.com/.

This card uses a Technique Junkie technique for the first layer. The second layer and image layer uses a free digital stamp. I wish I could remember by what company but when I first started collecting digitals I didn't realize the companies don't always list there names on them. I had accumulated quite a few. If anyone recognizes it please let me know and I will add it...I really want to give the artist credit.

The image was colored with watercolor crayons on watercolor paper. Flowers are a punch by All night media.

Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful week.

Blessings,

Judy

Get Well Card

Today's card is going to cover two Challenges Techno Stamper's Lunchtime Sketch, TSSC131. http://technostamper.blogspot.com/and Sassy Cheryl's Cut Out Challenge, Challenge 21. http://sassycheryls.blogspot.com/ It might also pass for TJ out of the box!!

This took a long time to make but was worth it in the end. The image is from Sassy Cheryl's images and it is called Healing Hands. Now all I need is for someone to be sick!! NOT!! The layout using Penny Lane papers same as yesterday...can you tell I like it? These are two of my favorite color combinations. Also it was on sale and I bought a ton of it! Well maybe 10 pcs 12 x 12 all they had left.

Coloring as usual is Copic Markers and the punch is by Martha Stewart.

Hope you all like it.

If you visited my blog lately somehow the word identification got turned on (probably with the upgrade) and hopefully it is turned off now. If it is still on for any reason please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by again I am really blessed to have so many friends stop by so please leave a little love so I know you were here!!!

Blessings,

Judy

word for the day: God is great and greatly to be praised!!!

Today's Challenge

Today's challenge is a new one for me. I've been going to do this one for a long time but never seemed to time it right.

This one is a sketch challenge and it is brought to us by Techno Stamper (Mary Jo), this is my first time to play here. If you wish to see the original sketch you can find it here. http://technostamper.blogspot.com/ .

The stamp is a digital from Digital Two for Tuesday and here is where you can find these digitals. http://digitaltuesday.blogspot.com/ they offer great freebies.

Background papers are by Deena's Penny Lane. Used TJ Whisped Frame (one of my favorites) on both image and flowered background. Technique Junkies can be found here. http://techniquejunkies.com/ . I also used Inkssnetials Glossy Accents by Ranger. It really shows up in the scan and is quite cool giving the card a little dimensions.

Well guess that's it have a great Tuesday and a blessed week!!!

Judy

Squigglefly Challenge 58

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the mood for challenges this week. This one is for Squigglefly Blooms Challenge #58. On TJ they had a tech called Whimsy Background where you highlighted, with white gel pen, around the image. This is a take off of that. The flowers were way too dull so the gel pen gave them some pick up!!!

The gladiola stamp is part of a set of flowers on Squigglefly, they have a beautiful daisy in the set too!!

Background technique is called Faux Handmade Paper it is really pretty IRL, it has a metallic gold shine to it.

That's it for tonight watch for tomorrow for another challenge. I am hoping to do one each day. So far I've done three and tomorrow's post will have my third card and what challenge it is. So join me again tomorrow!!

Blessings,
Judy

Gingersnap Challenge GC62 Markers

Hi Everyone,

Here is a cute image by Sylvie Ashton that I used for color with Markers, a challenge on Gingersnap Creations. This was a fun one to color. For the Flower I cut out a flower from the background then attached it to some card stock and curled the edges. The small flowers are made with the faux felt Technique from TJ Junkies. The Whisped frame is another Technique from TJ Junkies. I used pearls from Memory Box down the right side and on the small flowers I used Gold Pearls from Liquid Pearls. For the large flower used a small gold flower from my stash.

For the coloring I used Copic Markers. Background paper is from Hot of the Press, Paper Pizazz- Retro.

Thanks once again for stopping by and I really appreciate all the love you all have left on my previous card!!!

Blessings,

Judy

This weeks Challenge 19

Hi

Everyone,

This was made for another challenge for Sassy Cheryls. This weeks Challenge 19. I had to do a 4th of July card and I had started it when I saw this weeks challenge. It is a layout. What a cool layout too!! Check out Sassy Cheryls blog to see all the great artwork and of course check out her store http://sassycheryls.com/ .

This of course is another of Sassy Cheryl's digis. It is called Patriots Remembered. This is also for a swap for July with a dear friend and I have one more to make for another friend...I also got Cheryl's I Pledge Allegiance and I will post that one here when it is done. I want to do the same layout I think... ADD SECOND CARD 7/7/20

This one also was colored with Copic Markers...Love those markers...would love to own them all but the cost is out of reach...so I have learned to blend the colors I have.

Once again thanks for stopping by. Hope you all have a great and blessed week!!

Judy

Another Challenge

Good Morning,

Well this challenge is for Sassy Cheryl's and it is the very first I have done for her. She has the neatest stamps and I have a few...Although I never have done a challenge I have used her digital stamps several times. She is having a sale right now 20% off...I have to go shopping myself after I post this!!! This stamp is called Dance Partners..the saying I generated from the computer. I thought the saying was perfect...I did this as a card but now I'm thinking of framing it and using it in my craft room as a reminder!

The challenge was to use blue, peach and beige...beige came out a little darker but it goes so well with the peach because it has a pinkish tone. Colored with Copics and the punch I used is a Martha Stewart punch.

That's my story for today!!! Hope all you wonderful stampers have a great weekend and a stamping one!!!

Another Squigglefly Challenge #57

Hi all my wonderful Friends! This is another Squigglefly challenge and I couldn't resist because the image was supplied! What a cool image it is too.

I started out with some papers that I downloaded and they are all from the same color pallet. These papers were free and Coreen Silke designed them. So I just sort of tried different papers.

The technique for this I got from Technique Junkies and it is called Paper Piecing. On the bottom I used the pinking shears to make the papers look a little like grass!! The top (striped is layered) I used the Fiskars rope punch which I picked up at Joann's for 60% off!! Such a deal.

It really is much prettier IRL as it is not so muted as the scanner made it. I really must let my son fix my computer as it is not running 100% but the thought of being without it for a few days is terrifying me!! LOL

Thanks again for stopping by hope you will enjoy this card I really had fun making it this, I know because I have papers all over the place cuttings all over the floor, when it's messy like this I know I had fun!!!!

Blessings,

Judy

Squigglefly Challenge # 54

Hi All,

For Squigglefly challenge # 54 adding yellow. The background yellow is the same as the saying scanners have a mind of there own!! LOL


I fell in love with this image the minute I saw it!!! Brought back memories of my grandparents summer home in West port! I spent some of my summer vacation down there with my Grandmother and there were such good memories of Horsneck Beach. Well enough down memory lane....

Great image for the first day of Summer!!! Hope you all enjoy...Cant really tell but the image is raised up as is the top shell. The Gazebo by the Sea is a Squigglefly image and the shells are by Lindsay Stamp Stuff. Coloring Copic markers and say computer generated.

Thanks once again for visiting hope to post later this week again.

Blessings,
Judy

Quick post

Hi this is a Card I did for Gingersnap Creation it feels like forever since I did one for there. This is for the Fairies G59 Random Redhead Challenge.

The background was made using a tutorial from TJer's called Whimsy. Stamp is Bugaboo Digital saying was taken from a web site. It says sock but sort of looks like rock.

Hope you enjoy this one and thanks for stopping by!

Blessings

Judy

MAI Again

Here are some cards that I did this past week I have a few others but they will have to wait until next week because they are off to some very special people.

May was a tough month for me.. A lot of personal stuff I need to come to grips with. I am so thankful that I am a Christian because I know everything works out for the best...then my mojo went on vacation...have my wonderful granddaughter here 5 times a week home schooling. She was way behind when I took over and she will now be done I think by the end of June...maybe even before!! I have loved every minute with her but it sure does cut into my craft time. Math at a 7th grade level sure isn't like balancing my check book!!! LOL I'm getting a crash course myself.

Anyway hope you like my latest creations...all have been done with digital stamps (except the flower that is SU.) The young girl is a Firecracker Designs by Pamela, next is a beautiful scene done in water color crayons and that is by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, the tile which made a beautiful bandanna technique, is unknown, flower I mentioned, and the last one is the most beautiful woman by Sylvie Ashton!!! All are Technique Junkie techniques.

Well thank for putting up with my lengthy post, wanted to let you all know whats been up and say

it sure is good to be back!!!

Blessings to all!!!

Judy

Good Morning

This is such a beautiful technique. Washed Watercolors. The green and yellow, though you can't really see it ,was spread on using iridescent medium. It gave it a really shimmery look.

The technique is quite simple using watercolor paper and watercolor paints. Take your watercolor paper spritz it with water, then with a paintbrush add watercolor paints....spritz again and lift paper so that the colors will run. Reminds me a little of water color roll but comes out more vibrant. This is a technique from Technique Junkies as you know one of my favorite web sites.

All flowers are from Squigglefly Digital Stamps and are part of their flower set...I love flowers so of course I had to have it! The Butterfly is from Firecracker Designs by Pamela...and is also part of a set called Let Your Soul Fly. This was part of the main image so I used Photoshop 7 to capture it.

Wishing you all a happy weekend...may God bless you each and everyday!

Hugs,

Judy

Flowers for my Friends

Good Saturday Morning,
I thought this card was appropriate for this week except I got up this morning and it is freezing again. No Rain today though. The past week was absolutely like Spring again and I have been busy running around and enjoying it. I have to apologize to Belinda for not posting this on Monday...I have had some health issues and completely forgot to post. All is well in Judyland and I am blessed with so many friends and family. I especially want to thank my sons John and Jeff and my husband Milt for their never ending patience with me. For my friends this basket of flowers are for you and Happy Spring all. God is so good. This bunny is so cute with his huge eyes, you can almost see the smile on his face. This is from Belinda's Digital set Hop into Spring. You can get to her web site by clicking on the title. This was colored with copic markers and though the flowers look blue they are a pretty shade of purple.

Thanks for stopping by and as always I appreciate you all so much God has blessed me abundantly with many wonderful people in my life.

Firecracker Designs by Pamela

Here is a card I did using one of Firecracker Designs by Pamela new digital images. I also used FCD's layout. The butterflies on the side are taken from the digital design using Photoshop 7. The background is another Watercolor roll Technique found in the Technique Junkies Newsletter. Papers are from my stash.

Have a great weekend everyone and I will be working on some cards this weekend. Again Happy Easter to all my Christian friends and Happy Passover to all my Jewish friends. May God bless each and everyone of you!

Click on title to go the FCD web site.

Judy

Prayers Needed

Hi everyone,

This is just another written post. The past few weeks have been a roller coaster ride for me. Some personal things have kept me preoccupied and the outcome doesn't look as bright as I had hoped. But God has a reason for everything in our lives and I know no matter what the outcome His will ...will be done.

My reason for this is I have not paid enough attention to thing here in Rhode Island. Yesterday we had major flooding. After several days of rain and then having another 9 inches dumped on us in one day...many of the rivers just couldn't contain all the water. Many people lost there homes. Flooding up to the second floors. Malls were totally submerged as were a lot of the little mom and pop stores. Warwick mall (one of our larger ones) the whole first floors were under water. Cars in the parking lot were completely under water. Roads everywhere had to be closed and one community alone lost four bridges. Waste water treatment plants were under water and pumping was failing which is a health concern. Some roads are still closed as of today.

I'm asking all my Christian sisters and brothers to please say a prayer for Rhode Island and it residents. We have many people out of work here and this I'm sure is just one more blow to them.

Thanks for the prayers. I always know I can count on you all.

Start looking for some more cards next week...Technique Junkie just came out with a new newsletter with many techniques and my creativity is just waiting for me to release it...so creativity here I come..

Dedicated to an Old Friend

This is dedicated to some one very very special from days long ago. We reconnected recently and it was both fun and painful. Memories are not always what we want them to be. But they are a part of us they help us grow. So my friend from so long ago
I wrote this from the heart and I know I'm not a poet by any means but this what I hope our future holds.

You were once more than just a friend we had special

feelings we thought would never end.

But somehow we grew apart and the years just flew.

We discovered each other for a while we laughed

we cried and we smiled.

We knew things old would never be for the special friends

we were you and me.

But out of this discovery I hope you can see

the new friends that we can be

out of the old and into the new and all those years

that just flew

we'll bond a new friendship

you and me.

Thanks for everything my special friend.

Thanks to my stamping friends for bearing with me through this post sometimes special things happen to all of us and they make us grow this was a week of healing and growth for me and maybe this silly attempt at a poem will touch some of you out there as well.

Hugs,

Judy

Rumble Rumble Rumble and no It's not a thunderstorm!!!

Digi Rumble at In the Cottage Studio

click on title to go to the Cottage!!

Hi Everyone today I just want to let you about this rumble. This is the post that Etha did for the first challenge. We, the design team and Belinda would love to have you play along so hop on over to see what the design team came up with and enter your 15 min digi card!!!

Welcome to our first Digi Rumble!! Thanks for your patience while we were reorganizing here and firing up the computers to play :)We would love for you to join us with our new Rumble Challenge. Each month one of the DT members will give you a challenge to participate in, the common thread will be that you should use a digi stamp/image in your creation. Belinda choose some fun prizes for you to win!!Our first challenge is to make a quick Birthday Card using some digi image. Your card should be finished in under 15 minutes once you have your idea all figured out. It is always great to have a few of these done in your stash, birthdays can creep up on us with surprising speed :)Our prize for this Rumble is the fun Sweet Peach Summer Set of images. They are all arranged in a way that you can clip out whatever image you would like to use.