HOWDY DO!

Hello again peeps. I hope you've all had a good week. The weather's taken a bit of a turn hasn't it? I feel so sorry for all the flood victims again.

Anyway, this week is challenge #136 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS and our theme is for a male. Easy peasy eh? Just make a card (or summat else) for a bloke or a little boy. Our sponsor this week, for the last time ever, is DIGI DOODLE SHOP. Judy is closing down in a weeks time and I wish her and her mum all the best for the future. I used Bodytot Cowboy for my card this week and my papers are from the Fancy Pants 'Country Boutique' pad.

The leaves are a Cheery Lynn die, I did my own sentiment and the ribbon and mesh are from my stash.
After I'd coloured his shirt, I really didn't like it much but didn't want to do another image and it took me some time to figure out what I could do. Anyway, I got my blender pen out with a skinny nib on and just drew some straight lines to give him a checked shirt. I think it's worked quite well. What do you think?

Entering into:
HOOKED ON CRAFTS #24 - Cards for Men.
PAPER SHELTER #83 - Anything goes.
SIMON SAYS STAMP - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGE - Anything goes.
DEEP OCEAN #35 - More than 2 colours.
PARTY TIME TUESDAYS #87 - Anything goes.
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR #37 - Anything goes.
DIGI MAKEOVER #55 - Anything goes.
MAKE IT MONDAY #108 - Anything goes.

IT'S JUST THE JOB...

Coooeeeee! everybody. I hope you've had a good week. I can't believe it's Wednesday again already. Is it just me or does time really pass quicker when you get older? Oh well, not a lot we can do about it is there? lol.

This week over at I ♥ PROMARKERS the challenge is all about Occupations. We're sponsored by Nitwit Collections and all the DT used Nitwit papers. I chose to use papers from the 'Live and Learn' collection and my image is from the fabulous Kenny K. The sentiment is one of my own, the fence is a Cheery Lynn die, the ribbon has been in my stash for over a year and I just used 3 eyelets to finish it off.


While I'm here, I must show you this pic of my grandson. I'm actually doing a scrapbook layout at the moment of him asleep on the stairs the other week, and last night, my daughter posted this of him yet again, pmsl. He quietly sneaks out of his bedroom and ends up here! Bless him.



Entering card into:
CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGES - Anything goes.
OLDIE BUT A GOODIE - Use ribbon.
PASSION FOR PROMARKERS #167 - CAS.
SASSY CHERYL'S #133 - Die Cuts.
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR #36 - Anything goes. WINNER
CARDS FOR MEN #19 - Going digital (image and papers).
HOOKED ON CRAFTS #24 - Cards for men.
MAKE IT MONDAY #107 - Anything goes.
TAMMY'S SCRAPIN CORNER #28 - Anything goes.
SQUIRREL AND THE FOX #26 - Anything goes.
TUESDAY ALCHEMY #32 - Colour challenge. TOP PICK

WHAT'S COOKING?

Another week has flown by and it's time for another challenge at
I ♥ PROMARKERS. This week, challenge #134 is all about cooking and our sponsor is again the fabulous JOANNA SHEEN with a £10 spend as our prize.


I used this fabulous BBQ digistamp from Just Inklined (love their digi's)and I think this guy's such a fun image. I've had him for ages but never had the chance to use him. My papers are from one of my new pads (yes, ONE of them..I'm addicted to 6 x 6 pads), Teresa Collins' 'Sweet Afternoon'. The sentiment is one of my own and I used the Cheery Lynn gate and corner dies.

Anyway, that's it for now. I'm hoping to be able to get more scrapping done and I've been playing with my Robo too. I cut some gorgeous things yesterday, so have to find something to use them on now.

Entering into:
LADYBUG CRAFTS #1 - Anything goes.
ONE STOP CRAFT #198 - No floral embellishments.
BEARLY MINE #52 - Anything goes.
CREATIVE CRAFT CHALLENGES - All about the boys.
SWEET STAMPS #82 - For the guys.
HOOKED ON CRAFTS #24 - Cards for men.
MAKE IT MONDAY #106 - Anything goes.
CREATIVE INSPIRATION PAINT - Birthday.
DREAM VALLEY #40 - Something old (image) Something new (papers).
THE SQUIRREL AND THE FOX #26 - Anything goes.

DOWN THE BEACH.

It's been a while since I did any scrapping, but as I've made any cards I needed to make, I thought I'd do a couple of layouts of my grandchildren from my trip to Cyprus back in May. My papers are all Echo Park. Mia's layout used 'Paradise Beach' and Aidan's is 'Splash'. I know they don't particularly look like holiday layouts lol, but I'll get round to those too sometime, I'm sure.

There's no journalling on Mia's layout, which is rare for me, but I don't think it really needed any.


I totally love these pics of Aidan, and this layout definitely called for journalling which is:


Looking at you staring out to sea, these photos make me think that you look like you have the weight of the world on your little shoulders. Where do you go to Aidan? Where do you go in your dreams? Do you travel to distant lands with mystical creatures or is your little brain still not big enough to take you anywhere other than where you are now? How much do you know about what’s out there? Just because you can’t talk yet, it doesn’t mean you don’t know things. Do you dream of pictures you’ve seen, or dogs you’ve played with or your mummy and daddy or your Grandma? Who do you see in your sleep Aidan? There is so much in the world and you know so little. But, you will discover and learn all manner of things as you grow up. Your learning won’t stop when you’re a man either Aidan, life is one big learning curve and there is always something new to discover. Most importantly Aidan, I hope you learn to love. Love your family and your friends. Love nature and animals. Love books. Love life, Aidan………1st May 2012 - Cyprus.

Entering into:
GEM OF A CHALLENGE #54 - It's a Boy Thing.
ONE STOP CRAFT #198 - No Floral Embellishments.
JELLYPARK - All about the Children.
JACKSONS DIGITAL EXPRESSIONS #21 - Anything but a card.
BEARLY MINE #51 - Anything but a card.
INSPIRE ME FRIDAY'S #75 - Anything goes.
PAPERCRAFTING JOURNEY - Anything goes.
MY MUM'S CRAFTSHOP #73 - Anything goes.

HANG OUT THE BUNTING...

for challenge #133 over at I ♥ PROMARKERS, which is, as you've probably already guessed, to use bunting. It seems to be a really popular thing on cards at the moment. Our fabulous sponsor this week is LILI OF THE VALLEY and the prize is a £10 voucher to spend in store.


I chose to use this cute image and colour it with mostly the Spring Promarker pack, as the colours just fitted perfectly the papers I'd chosen. They're from the absolutely gorgeous Prima 'Sun Kiss' collection, I just love the little bees. The frame is a Lea'bilities die, the butterfly is Cheery Lynn and the border is a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is one of my own and I just added a few pearls to finish it off.

Entering into:
CELEBRATE THE OCCASION #78 - Include a Bee.
DEEP OCEAN #33 - Things with wings.
PAPELITOS #10 - Anything goes.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY - Anything goes.
THROUGH THE CRAFTROOM DOOR #34 - Anything goes.
TUESDAY ALCHEMY #30 - Anything goes.
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS #74 - Winged things.
TAMMY'S SCRAPIN CORNER #26 - Anything with wings.
MAKE IT MONDAY #105 - Anything goes.
LADYBUG CRAFTS #1 - Anything goes.