Mum's Birthday Card

Thought I would share the card I made today for Mum's Birthday with you!

I was going to make her card with an image of Bo Peep from Sassy Cheryl  (she has recently, in her 70's, started learning to shepherd with her border collie) until she made a throw away comment the other week about one day having a mobility scooter with her dog in the basket! After that I just had to use another image that I spotted on Just Inklined!

The image is called Renie & Scrappy, I think it's hilarious,

 I just hope Mum does too!!!!

I  made an easel card with it! The image was coloured with promarkers. 

The background was chalked.

The papers were from my stash which I have vowed to use up (Lol) before I buy anything else! 

They were from Do Crafts but not sure what they're called!

The little 'unique' ticket stubs were a Freebie from Sentiments 4 you 

I have looked at these many times & wanted to use them, this just seemed 

the ideal project as my Mum is indeed unique!

For the sentiment on the stop I used the same ticket stub but I added a text box & wrote my own greeting! I also added a bit of lace & some funky fibres!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges
2 sisters challenge 10 Anything Goes
Stamp Something October Digi Day Challenge
Stamp Insanity Challenge 32 Think Pink
A Crafty Little Place Challenge 61 Easel Card

ATCs

Hi, thought today I'd share some ATC's with you. Firstly my returns from the October swap over at Cardmaking Downloads Forum. The theme was recycled & I posted what I made earlier.

Now for the amazing returns I received today!

Firstly Dairy Milk by Ali (Recycled easter egg packaging)








Next Flower Pot by Jean (Recycled magazine, newspaper, milk bottle top and packaging as far as I can see! I(s there anything I've missed???)

 Last but not least Recycled by Marian (Recycled Birthday Card & my fav.... recycled ribbon from a jumper!)

Ali is very generous & always makes a RAK for taking part. This is my little beauty, Scarecrow in Autum. I think you'll agree he's  great too!!!










Ali runs a monthly ATC swap over at Ali's ATC Swap Stop. The theme for October is Harvest and/or Halloween.
I decided to opt for Halloween as I had some free Digi stamps from here & there that I was itching to use

Here is the pack!!! I used promarkers to colour the images and some chalks for the backgrounds. It was fun & games when I had to turn the house upside down looking for a promarker that I'd had in my hand one second & it was nowhere to be found the next! It finally turned up in a pencil case I has checked previously!






Boo!!!         
Can't remember where I picked this great image from!
Have just had my memory jogged by my good friend Ali from over at Aqualegias Escape, that it is indeed a Just Inklined image.












Mummy!

I couldn't resist the urge to add some bandages to this one! Think he was from Just Inklined. That has now been confirmed. Thank you Ali!

Purple Wizard

I know this image is called James! He's also from Just Inklined.

Purrfect Spooks

This is one of Spyders digi's if I remember correctly! It's called Trick or Treat !











I have entered these ATCs in the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #7

Blog Award

I have created a blog award which I would like to award to the following
Lynn over at Spyders Corner
Ali at Aqualegias Escape
Lorraine at Lorraines place
Leigh at Charity Crafter
Kris at Madaboutpooh's Blog
No conditions, it's just for fun! Please feel free to pass it on if you so desire!!!

My Blog is Now Carbon Neutral!

Have been doing a bit of Blog Hopping & came across this! Over at Machs Grun they will arrange for a tree to be planted for every blog that registers, neutralising the CO2 emissions!
 A fantastic idea & well worth checking out!
Why not pop over & make your blog carbon neutral too!!!

Halloween Birthday Card

I wanted to share this card with you but before I begin I must apologise for 

the quality of the pics! I am still using my old camera phone as I can't 

get the new screen for my other one yet!

I used a free download by Claire Gregson over at Cardmaking Downloads for this card,

 it includes the backing paper. I decided to make it into an over the edge easel card. 

(Hope I've got that right)

I made a computer generated sentiment which I matted onto the backing paper & then 

a piece of black card which I edged with a lace border punch.

I have entered this card into the

October Competition, Spooky Theme at Cardmaking Downloads
Challenge 32 Use a Freebie at Crafty Cardmakers
Challenge 22 Free for All at Pear Tree Designs

Sunshine on Leith! The Musical

Known as "Sunny Leith", the Proclaimers wrote a song about it! Next thing you know there's a musical written around the Proclaimers music!!!

I have seen this show by the Dundee Rep Theatre group several times before but each time it's different!
A hard hitting true grit story of real life, could be set anywhere but it's set in Leith & makes reference to many of the local landmarks!
If you're not a Leither you might not get them, but it won't detract in any way from this well written  & extremely well acted gem of a show!
There is both laughter & tears as you go through real life situations with each and every one of the true to life characters!
If it comes to a theatre near you go see it!!

Happy 1st Birthday Cardmaking Downloads

Morning all!
I just had to post about the wonderful birthday party (with a difference) I was at last night!
Such a wonderful crowd of people there, great chat, great music, nibbles, cake, drinkies and lots of dancing!
A few celebrity guests put in an appearance too! Can't tell you who but they were handsome!!!
The party was to celebrate the 1st birthday of Sammy Murphys wonderful website Cardmaking Downloads

Click on the pic to take you there!!!

It's been a quick year! I know there have been ups and downs for her along the way but it has been a real success from my point of view! Thanks & congratulations Sammy!!!

As well as the website there is a wonderful forum full of lovely ladies who are always around to cheer you up, celebrate, commiserate or generally just have a natter too!

There is a monthly card making competition which offers generous prizes, in the form of vouchers to spend on the website. Every entry gets a newly designed freebie too so it's a win win situation!

"Ah yes!", I here you say "but what was so different about the party??"

Well the difference was, this party was a "cyber party"! For those of you who have never been to one I can well recommend it! All the fun of a normal party without the clearing up!!! Well, maybe the moderator might want to re read a few posts just to check! lol!!!!!

Well I'm off in search of something for my head!!! lol

Have a great Sunday all and thanks to all who attended the party & helped to make it a great night!!! You know who you are!!!

Finally A Card!

I've been so busy, I've not had a chance to do much in the crafty line lately!

I finally got round to making a card, for my nieces birthday, which I had to post off today!

I apologise for the quality of the pics as I broke the screen on my camera phone 

while I was on holiday and I'm using my old one which is not soo good!

The weather here is really dull too, so that didn't help either!

Anyhoo on to the card!

The image I usesd was a freebie from Cuddly Buddly as far as I can remember!

I coloured it using Promarkers and cut it out with my Nesties, Label 5.

I then matted it onto some cardstock from my stash, which I had cut with my 

Nesties and embossed with Swiss Dots

I used a computer generated sentiment, which I rounded off with a corner punch

 & matted on to the same cardstock as the image.

The backing papers are from a bumper pack that I bought ages ago,

 I think they were from Do Crafts

I added some organza ribbon and a few tea roses which came from Hobby craft.

 I thought thet went well with the colours!

To finish off I added some punched out flourishes. 

Thanks for looking, I hope you like it!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Anything Goes Ribbons
Artful INKables Embossing and Flowers

One Stitch at a Time Use Your Digi Stamps
Ellephantastic #15 Anything goes
Create4fun Use a Digi Stamp
Scrapbook Sisters Flower Power



My 22nd Wedding Anniversary!

I have to post a pic of the card I gave to my DH today for our 22nd Wedding Anniversary!

It was made for me by my dear friend Ali over at Aqualegia's Escape!

I wrote the poem & chose the image but the rest was up to her!

Delighted to say it went down as well with my DH as it did with me!

Thanks again Ali, you are a life saver!

Jacki Gave Me This Award!

Thought I was going over to Jacki's blog for another teaser when she asked me to stop by 

but when I got there I found this waiting for me!

Wooo Hooo, great start to my hols! 

That and the fact that yesterday I recieved my ATCs from 

Ali's ATC Swap Stop

 (I'll post pics when I get back & have a bit more time) 

with a little extra for guessing the subject of the first ATCs to arrive, 

a few bits that I ordered & some blog candy from Denise! 

What a lucky girl I am!

Right I have to tell you 7 different things about myself!

1 I'm off on my hols to Majorca today & I shouldn't really be on here!!! lol

2 Shhh don't tell anyone but I love my job!!!! lol

3 I used to drive a motorbike still could if I wanted too!

4 I love Asian food with a passion!

5 I can Belleydance (got the belly to prove it!!!lol)

6  My favourite colour is Purple

7 Like Jacki I love Adam Ant & Darren Hayes as well as McFly, Queen.... the list is endless!

I would like to pass this award on to

Ali

Tina

Madaboutpooh (Kris)

Carly

Deecymac (Denise)

Lorraine

Nikki

Post it on your blogs with pride ladies I think you are all great in oh so many ways!!

Big hugs

Dawn x