I'm A Lumberjack & I'm Okay

Good Morning all! 

Wednesday already & it's time for the first

 New Release Blog Hop at Dude Time Doodles of 2012

If you've come here via the lovely & very talented CG's blog, 

then you're on the right track.

If not, no worries, it's a circle hop so, you can start the hop from here

& just keep going till you go full circle!

Don't forget to leave some love for each DT member along the way as 

one of us is the mystery host/hostess & you may win a prize!

I managed to snag this handsome chap to create with!

This is Axel Lumberjack & he's a hard-working chap with a heart of gold!

He & the other new Dudesville residents will be available 

in the store as of today!

Look what he's done for his lady!!!

Lol! The background is actually a photo of a sculpture by 

Alistair Heseltine

(Click on the link to go to his website!)

So the next stop on the hop is the  uber talented Ruth

If you want to head off, don't forget to leave a comment to 

be in the draw for the mystery host/hostess prize!

Don't forget if you get a little lost you can pop back to 

Dude Time Doodles & pick up the trail there!

If you want to know a little more about my card read on!

I coloured Axel up with my trusty Promarkers then cut him out

The base card is an A6 Landscape.

I printed the background photo onto glossy photo paper 

 then matted it on to some white card.

The sentiment was made on the computer using Lumberjackfred font

which you can download for free here!

I cut it out with a nestie & inked with distress ink while it was still in the die!

The inside of the card has a paper insert, sorry I forgot to get a photo.

 It simply says "Be My Valentine"

I've also added a little uncoloured image of Axel just for fun!

I hope you like my card!

If you've made it to here, don't forget to leave a comment

 to be in with a chance of winning an image before hopping on to ......!

Hope you have fun on the hop & good luck!

Don't forget your next stop is Ruth

Just to let you know I will be on my snore shelf catching a few zzzzz's

when this post goes live so I will have to update the DT blog links 

when I awake from my slumbers.

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

Anything Goes Challenge To The One I Love

Craft Room Challenge Valentines

Paper & Such Non Traditional Colours 

Cards For Men Boys & Their Toys

Crafty Boots Something Inspired By A Song Title (I'm a Lumberjack & I'm Okay)

Cupcake Craft Challenges All You Need Is Love

Paper Creations Ink Love /Romance

Paper Playtime Valentines Day Project

Simon Says Stamp & Show ...A Song Title

There She Goes Love Is In The Air

Robyn's Fetish Love

Drunken Stampers Love

Poodles Parlour Love/Valentine

Simply Create Too Love Is In The Air

Wags N Whiskers Love/Valentine

Craft Us Crazy Love/Valentine

Digi Doodles Shops Best Blues & Browns

For Your Inspiration Photo Inspiration

It's A Guessing Game!

Hi all, just had to share with you!

Our lovely boss Debbie over at The Crafty Pad is having a bit of a mid week competition!

It's a bit of a guessing game but there are a couple of clues to help you out!

Make sure you stop by as there is a prize for the winner!

Don't forget to enter the

Let's See Something For The Boys Challenge too!

Happy Crafting!

Enter The Dragon

Hi folks,

I have a little Chinese New Year card to share with you today!

I had to make a couple of these, but as they were for totally unrelated parties, 

I was able to use the same design for both! 

 A great time saver!

I trawled the internet looking for a suitable image to use but I just

couldn't find anything I liked.

Then I remembered Dilbert Dragon from The Crafty Pad Designs!

He's a cute little dragon is he not!!!

I didn't intend to go cute but there you have it!

I couldn't stop singing "Puff The Magic Dragon" as I was making these!

I made the sentiment up in my graphics programme

then added Dilbert to the centre.

The base card was cut using a Grand Scalloped Circle Nestie which I 

then scored & folded in half!

I cut a smaller scalloped circle of gold mirror card with a regular nestie.

I cut Dilbert out using an Inverted Scallop nestie & inked the edges.

The image was coloured with Promarkers & I added a touch of Glamour Dust

to Dilberts wings &  horns!

I added a couple of Oriental Peel off's which are supposed to represent water,

also a feature of this Chinese New Year I am informed.

The numbers were die cut but I can't remember the name of the alphabet!

Thanks for stopping by! 

 I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Crafty Bloggers Network Distressing
Crafty Boots Challenge Inspired By A Song Title (Puff The Magic Dragon)
Scrappers Delights Anything Goes
Sew many Cards Circles
Simon Says Stamp & Show Song Title
Dream Valley Challenges Animals
One Stitch At A Time Round & Round
Outlawz Challenge CAS- Something New (New Year)
Sentimental Sundays Die Cuts
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Punches/Die Cuts
The Squirrell & The Fox Critters
Crafty Calendar New News
Raise The Bar Ring In The New Year- Circles
Stamp Man Use Red
CCEE Stampers JFF Chinese New Year
Moving Along With The Times Things With Wings
Rainbow Lady's The Year Of The Dragon
Joanna Sheen Challenge Celebration

I'm On Strike!

Good Morning all!

How's the weekend going??? 

I can't believe how hectic this year has been so far!

Still it's good to be busy, right???!!

So, how about getting busy with this weeks challenge over at 

The Crafty Pad!

The theme for this weeks Challenge #154 is 
Let's See Something For The Boys!

Here's my little card.

I only have one photo for you today but I think that shows all

you need to see!

The image the DT were given to work with this week is

Bowling It's A Strike

This image is available at The Crafty Pad Designs

either coloured or uncoloured the choice is yours

for the princely sum of just 59p 

Wowsers!!!

It's a great little image to work with & I went off on a little search

to find just the right papers to team it up with!

I actually found a Digital Scrapbooking Kit

from Miss Mint @ Peppermint Creative

It was a perfect match as far as I am concerned!

I used the papers & elements from the kit to make a card front

using my graphics programme. (A first for me!)

I printed this out A6 size (twice) & added a bit of decoupage for some dimension.

 I then printed, coloured & cut out the ten pin image.

 I attached to the card with foam dots for more dimesion.

The only embellishments I added were some silver Card Candi.

I hope you like it!

Hope on over to The Crafty Pad to check out the other DT projects!

It's always a surprise to see what different result are achieved with the same image!

I hope you can find the time to play along this week in our

Let's See Something For The Boys Challenge!

Ooopsy, I almost forgot to mention our wonderful sponsor

Joanna is offering a prize of £10 to spend in her online store!

Now, I'd like to enter this little card in the following challenges:

Pan Pastel Use Two Of Something (Two Arrows & Two papers)

Stampacular Sunday Seeing Spots

All Sorts Challenge Blog Needles & Pins (Hoping my Bowling Pins count)

Inspire Me Friday's Link up party

Stampin With The Dragon Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Use Numbers (Ten Pins)

Crafty Purple Frog Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up Patterned Papers

Pixie Dust Studio We're Going Dotty

Shelly's Images Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop Favourite Colour Combo

Whimsical Wednesday's Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Room Anything Goes

Celebrate The Occasion Any Occasion Use Polka Dots

Sassy Cheryl's Bright & Cheery

Cards For Men Boys & Their Toys

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs Bold & Bright

Scrappers Delights Anything Goes