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!

It's Finally Time For The Scavenger Crawl & I have Candy! Come & Join in The Fun!

Hi everyone! It's finally here! It's time for the 

First Annual Dudeville Holla Scavenger Crawl

to celebrate Dude Time Doodles 1st Birthday!
We the Dudettes & our Special Guests have been having Fun Fun Fun!
If you came over here from Lynn's blog then your on the right track!
The Crawl is circular so it has no beginning & no end!
I do urge you to leave some love on each of the Dudettes & our Guests blogs
along the way as  there is candy galore to be won!

Here's my card

I'll tell you more about it later in this post if you're interested in how I made it!

How Does It Work?

Just in case you haven't been to the Dude Time Doodles Blog yet,
the Crawl will work like a Blog Hop and a Scavenger Hunt.  

Each of the Dudettes and our Special Guests will have one item from the Scavenger Hunt on their blog.  

What can you win I hear you say????
Well, as I mentioned, there is one helluva candy trail out there & one lucky winner who finds all the items on the Crawl will win a $20 gift certificate for the Dude Time Doodles Store

 Here's the list of blogs just incase you get a bit lost

                                         Dude Time Doodles – featuring Marlene’s card 

Anne 

Michelle 

Lynn 

                              Dawn -That's little old me!

Ruth
Special guest – Theresa

Cleota 

NanaConnie 

Special guest – Shelly

Sammibug 

Chrissy 
Special Guest - Hetty 

Linda 

Tammy 

Ginny 

Dude Time Doodles 

The list of items you need to find will be posted on the DTD challenge blog. 

All you need to do, is go thru the crawl searching for the items 
& making a note of where you found them. 
Best to write them down so you can come & go on the hop as you please, 
you do have a week or so to complete it!.
When you find all the items, return to the Dude Time Doodles Blog to find 
the instructions on what to do next!

One Lucky Winner will be picked from the correct entries and announced on the 

DTD Challenge Blog on the 6th September
Now, still here??? To carry on with the hop/crawl
you need to move on to Ruth's Blog

As I will be fast asleep when this post goes live, 

(I need all the beauty sleep I can get at my age! lol!)

I have linked to the participating blogs. 

When I arise from my slumbers, I will link directly to the Scavenger Crawl Posts.

Now, read on to find out more about my card & my candy!

I used the fabulous Merle Molar image from 

Bonibleaux Designs to adorn my Tee Pee Card!

I coloured him with Promarkers, cut him out with a nestie 

& added some Glossy Accents to his glasses!

The Funny Circle Sentiment is from TLC Creations & was printed onto 

Safmat from Letraset before being stuck onto plain cardstock & cut out with a 

Scalloped Circle Nestie. I also printed a Good Luck In Your New Job Sentiment Ticket 

(Created especially for me by Debbie at The Crafty Pad Designs)

onto the Safmat & stuck it onto the image!

For those of you who are not aware,

 I work as a Dental Nurse & my very own  Merle Molar AKA, 

the Dentist I was working with, has decided to leave town 

& move on to a training post on the other side of Scotland!

That's the reason for the road map DP 

(it's actually a page from an AA road map!

Don't tell my OH he may not understand! lol)

The Unique sentiment tickets are from Sentiments 4 You

& were also printed onto Safmat before being stuck onto the card!

There is also another Good Luck In Your New Job sentiment ticket.

 In my minds eye, these represented the 

old luggage labels you used to see on peoples suitcases!

I made a rosette also from the road map pages &

added another Good Luck In Your New Job ticket.

The card is held together with Bakers Twine!

Phew!

Now for my Candy!

I will be offering one lucky commenter a set of these!

Just what you need for your dude cards,

& a girl can never have too many Promarkers!

If I get lot's of comments, I might even add another little something!

Before I list the challenges I'd like to enter my card in,

I have some more fantastic news for you from Dudeville Holla!

From the 1st September, for a whole month, 

all the Halloween Images in the DTD store will be going on sale!

 You'll get a fabulous 50% off! So, make sure you get stocked up!!!

Now the Challenges I'd like to enter this card into are as follows:

Jen's Digi Stamps Non Standard Folds Cards

Passion for Promarkers No Patterned Papers (used map instead)

Top Tip Tuesday Masculine Card

Cards For Men Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Snarky, Sarcastic & Funny Sentiments

KB Cute Monday Use Twine

Make It Monday Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations No Backing Paper (I've used a map, hope that's okay!)

Paper Playtime Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp & Show Some Travel

Lollipop Crafts Make It Masculine

Sparkles Forum For The Boys

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge Use at least one, Flags Tickets Tags (lot's of tickets)

Digi's With Attitude! Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour Anything Goes

It's Almost Here!

Don't forget whatever you do!!!

Here's the post from the Dude Time Doodles Challenge Blog!!!

See Below!

Dudeville Holla Scavenger Crawl

Don't forget to mark your calendars for this Wednesday, August 24th.

Stop by for a visit and participate in the

First Annual

Dudeville Holla

Scavenger Crawl

There will be many prizes and fun to be had by all.

Thank you! 

Dude Time Doodles 

and 

 Bonibleaux Designs

Shake It Up, It's Sunday

Hey all,

Lets get shaky this Sunny Sunday!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Crafty Pad 

& this week we want you to make a shaker card!
Here's mine

The image I have used is Rocking Horse from The Crafty Pad Designs

Such a cute image don't you agree?
The layout is from my mind eye!

I coloured up the image with Promarkers & cut out with a scalloped circle nestie.
I used two design papers from my stash! These are digital papers from
Cardmaking Downloads,
sorry I don't have the links for them at this time but if I find them soon I'll add them in!

To make my shaker section I cut a frame out of my design paper using 

the same size scalloped circle nestie with a smaller one inside.

I also cut out a scalloped circle of acetate. 

I stuck the acetate to the frame & then added foam spots all the way around.

Next I added the little heart confetti to the frame then stuck the image

 face down onto the frame.

I find it helps to run a glue stick over the foam dots as this gives you a little bit of 

leeway to get everything in just the right place!

The sentiment circle is also from The Crafty Pad Designs

I cut it out with an inverted scalloped circle & coloured it with Promarkers 

then matted onto a scalloped circle of DP

I added 3 buttons to the tabs at the top, just to finish off my card.

I also added a little teddy charm tied in a ribbon bow.

Sorry I didn't get a close up pic of that!

Our Sponsor this week in the lovely 

Joanna Sheen 

who is offering a £10 Voucher for her fab online store!

This card was made with the following challenges in mind:

Kenny K's Crafty Girlz Add Layers

Allsorts You've been Framed

Designed 2 Delight Anything Goes

Ellephantastic Add some layers

Send A Smile For Kids  Use a Punch Or Die Cut

Sweet Stampin Babies & or Little Ones

Craftmad Fairies Digi Days Must Use a Digi - Buttons

Crafty Ann's Scallops or Fancy Borders

Digi Doodles Shop's Best Recipe 1 Ribbon 2 DP's 3 Buttons

Crafts and Me Blue Or Blue Greens

DT Call!

Good Morning all!

Just thought I'd share this news with you this morning!

Debbie, the lovely Boss over at 

The Crafty Pad Designs is having a DT call at the moment!

If you fancy having a go, check out the post here!

Good luck!

A Date For Your Diaries

Here's the date! 

21st-27th September 2011

What's the occasion???

Check out Feline Playful for more details but I can tell you that the lovely

Feline Playful ladies are really excited about this one!