Evening All!

Sorry, I don't have a card for you today but I just had to stop by to say t"hanks for joining us" to all my new followers! I seem to have quite a few new friends! Yay!!!

I have tried to stop by everyone's blog & leave a little love! 

Some of you take a bit of detective work & if I haven''t found your blog yet, 

give me a shout &I'll pop on over as soonas I can!

TTFN

Climbers Rock & Hop!!!

Hi all, it's time for the New Release blog hop at Dude Time Doodles!

Are you ready, steady, go!!!

If you got here from Lynn's blog you're on the right track!

If you happened here first, not to worry, it is as usual a circle hop 

& there is no true beginning & of course no end!

So without further ado, let me introduce you to 

Cleeve Climber!

He's an all out hard core rock climbing dude who thinks nothing of rocking up 

& climbing to the highest peak! 

With his back pack & bedroll on his back, he's prepared for anything.

Perhaps even Everest or K2,!

If you're anxious to continue on the hop, your next port of call is Ruth.

If you want to read more about my card read on!

I'll add the order of the hop later, just in case anyone gets a bit lost!

Of course, I just had to make a rocker card. 

I decided to keep it quite simple.

I cut a circle from some card stock, distressed the edge with some 

scissors & folded in half.

I coloured the image with Promarkers & cut out with an oval nestie!

I then matted that onto a scalloped oval of the same card stock as the base card.

I added a smaller circle of design paper from my stash! 

On reflection I would have done this differently & 

cut the paper in half but hey ho, it's too late now baby!

I added a little coiled up rope made with twine & a little shovel charm

I created the circle sentiment in my graphics programme, 

cut out with a nestie & coloured with Promarkers

That's really is all there was to it!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of the hop!

The order is as follows

Anne

Michelle

Lynn

Dawn-That's Me!

Ruth

Cleota

NanaConnie

Sammibug

Linda

Tammy

Ginny 

Dude Time Doodles 

Now as always, this post will go live when I'm on my snore shelf 

trying to catch a few zzzzzz's

I promise to link up to the Blog Hop posts before & after mine as soon as I awake!

If I have time I'll link in all the Blog Hop Posts before I go to work! 

If not, you'll have to make do with the list linked to just the blogs until I get home!

Do make sure you leave a little love & a comment on each of the blogs

 as I have a feeling there will be 

"a mystery hostess"

 out there with a little prize for someone!!

If you haven't done the 1st Annual Birthday Scavenger Crawl yet, 

be sure to check it out here at Dude Time Doodles & here on my blog, 

I have a little candy to give away!

You still have time to collect all the items & enter for the prizes & candy's on offer!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

Anything Goes Challenge Inspired by TV/Film  The Movie K2

Cards Und More Anything But a Square

Creative Card Crew Anything Goes

Creative Craft Challenges Use at least one charm

Partytime Tuesdays Anything Goes

Passion For Promarkers Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown Punny Sentiment

Happileigh Scrappin Birthday

Lia Stampz Birthday 

Make It Monday Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge Blog Boys & Their Toys

Challenge Up Your Life Something For A Man

Crazy 4 Challenges Male Themed Card

One Stop Craft Anything But a Square

Sugar Creek Hollow Vintage Shabby Chic or Primitive-Make It Masculine

Cuddly Buddly Say Something Nice

Stamp Man Travel

Wags N Whiskers Outdoor Fun

Do You Stack Up Boy Or Man

PS I must also remind you that the Halloween images are  all on 50% sale at Dude Time Doodles Store from tomorrow 1st September!

Pink & Girlie Pussycat

This card was a commission from lady at work!

She wanted a 30th Birthday card for her Daughter in Law who likes pink & cats!

Not much to go on but here's what I came up with!

I made an A5 easel card, using elements from a  Craftystash download.

The design paper was part of the download & the pink paper was from my stash.

I cut out the pyramage, then layered it up using pinflair glue

I punched out lots of little leaves using my Woodware punch 

then added them along with some buttons & little pale pink roses.

I added a cat charm which I threaded onto the stem of the rose. 

This allows it to move.

I created a circle sentiment in my graphics programme .

I cut this out with an inverted scallop circle nestie.

It was then stuck onto a scalloped circle of the pink paper.

Next I cut the stop from some white card,

using a Marianne Design Creatables Die

I stuck the sentiment on to this, then I stuck it to the card using foam tape.

I have to say I was quite please with the result.

Sorry the pics aren't the best but the weather is atrocious at the moment.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges

The Glitter Fairies Challenge Pretty In Pink

Birthday Sundaes Photo Inspiration

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Easel Card

Forever Friends 3D 

House Of Gilli Easel Card with Flowers 

Kaboodle Doodles Easel Cards

Pile It on Challenges Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 

Sparkles Forum Punch It

One Stop Crafts Anything But A Square

Paper Creators Easel Cards

Card Makin' Mamas Pink

Show & Tell Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges Must use Digital Paper 

Paper crafting Journey Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenges Die Cuts/Punches

Sisterhood of Crafters Flowers

Truly Scrumptious Mostly Pink

A Spoonful of Sugar Birthday 

Love On A Distressing Sunday!

It's Sunday again! 

How time flies when you're having fun!

Hardly seems like any time since I was sitting on the sofa on 

Friday evening looking forward to the rest of the weekend! 

We had a great day yesterday, out & about seeing more of the
Edinburgh Festival & Fringe see my previous post for a couple of pics if you're interested!

This week at The Crafty Pad, we have a new challenge!

Challenge #136 is Distressing/Tearing!

Here's my card!

We're sponsored this week by the wonderful Crafty Emma's store

They are offering a fab prize of a £10 voucher 

(I must stress this does not include P&P)

I used the Ted's In Love image from The Crafty pad Designs.

I printed it onto Core'dinations  cards & tore roughly around the heart 

outline, I then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress inks.

My base card was made from brown card stock. 

The papers are from my stash, sorry I can't remember who they're by.

I added a heart shaped paper doily which I scrunched up then inked with the sameTim Holtz Distress inks

I also added some little self adhesive pearls to lady ted to highlight her necklace!

I added some roses from Sweetpea Polly's Crafty Things, Punched butterflies (Martha Stewart punch) & ornate corners( sizzlits die), all of which recieved the distress ink treatment.

I also added some pearls to the butterflies

I added a computer generated sentiment in '1942 Report' Font which you can download free here.

That was then inked with the distress inks too!

I decorated the inside of the card to match!

I do hope you like it!

It's already winging it's way to the happy couple!

I made this card with the following challenges in mind

Sparkles Forum Challenges Punch it

Bird Is The Word Love

Our Daily Bread Designs- Use a Doily

Cuddly Buddly Say Something Nice

Just Add Ink Something From Stash

Paper Shelter Challenge Diecuts/Punches

Color Throwdown Color challenge

Flutterby Wednesdays Must include a butterfly or fairy Open

I Brake For Challenges Shabby Chic 

Papertake Weekly Dies to Die For must use diecuts

Hooked on Crafts Wings

Heart Song Inspirations Shabby Chic &/or Use Pearls

Karens Doodles Diecuts/Punches

Sunday Morning,

Morning all!

Hope everyone is well on this lovely Sunday morning!

I thought I'd share a couple of pics from yesterday's Busking On The Beach on Portobello Promenade, 

it turned out to be a lovely day despite starting off with torrential rain!

First I must remind you about the 

Dude Time Doodles First Annual Birthday Scavenger Crawl!

 You can see my card & my candy in this post on my blog then carry on from there!

There is candy galore along the way & if you complete the scavenger crawl & find all the items you go in the draw to win an awesome $20 voucher for the Dude Time Doodles Store!

Now to the beach!

I really wish I had taken more pics along the way but I'll share a couple of the ones I did take!

There were buskers of all ages, musicians of all descriptions, martial arts, jugglers singers & even an exercise class got in on the act!

Martial Arts Drummers

Young Drummers

Tightrope walkers

Most of the buskers were collecting for charities which is wonderful.

Mark it in your diary for next year!