Happy Birthday Geoffrey !!

Spent today at my sister-in-laws for a crafty day with her and friends. Today is also my nephew's birthday who is 27 !!  Geoffrey had just got home from work and we had waiting for him a muffin with a candle in !!

After a quick change he opened his cards , well not mine.......as you know I had made it, but did it go with me , NO !!   

 Geoffrey has Aspergers Syndrome and enjoy's life !!

Happy Birthday Geoffrey !!

Walter and Winnie

Don't know why, but I love owls !! And Walter and Winnie are two very cute owls from Willow Designs. Do pop over and have a look as there are loads of other cute images !!

I had a few images in my stash, so thought I would enter Willow Sketchie Challenge this week using this one. This is the sketch,

And this is my card and I've turned the sketch upside down,

Super cute me thinks !!

Summer Vacation

Sadley thats not me having a summer vacation now or in the new furture, but it is our theme chosen this week at The Crafty Pad by Rachel 

#183 SUMMER VACATION 

We want to see something relating to a" traditional " holiday on your creations. To get some inspitarion then check out what Team B have for you this week and see what fab images from The Crafty Pad Designs  they have used !!

Our fab sponsor is Crafty Individuals with this even more fab prize !!

Now you must want to have a go to win this lovely lot !!

Simple......

I am really chuffed with my CAS card I made last night for my Nephew's Birthday !!

Anyone who knows me,  knows I have alot of trouble with keeping it clean and simple !!

The stamp set I have used is a Woodware set called "Male Relatives" by Francoise Read.  The challenge this week at Woodware is "Black and White with a Pop of Blue" so check it out and why not play along !!

Would also like to enter:

Crafty Sentiments: clean and simple 

Here Comes The Boys: boys toys
365 Cards: CAS
Cute Card Thursday: Clean and simple

For One Week Only !!

Usually at The Crafty Pad we would be releasing some new images, but we thought it would be nice to have a change and give you peeps some bargains instead !!

For one week only you are getting a whopping 30% off  10 different digi images of Debbie's

Just Ted With Flowers

Daisy Chains of Summer Circular Sentiment

Butterflies and Verse Set

Bird In A frame Silhouette

Candy Floss Stand

Dress Form Trio
Lady In Gondola Silhouette

Santa Ho Ho HO

Albert Digging

New Baby Set
 All the Team have some great samples to show you using these fab images, so plaese pop over to The Crafty Pad Blog and check them all out !!

I had a play with Just Ted With Flowers and Daisy Chains of Summer Circular Sentiment and made this cute fold out card !!

I printed off Just Ted several times and umpteen times the flower and leaves  (lost count on them) !! The images were then all coloured in with promarkers. Next fussy cut all the flowers and leaves and placed them as seen on my card. Added white faux stitching round most of the edges to finish off.

Want to see more, then pop over to see what the girls have made with the other fab images over at The Crafty Pad Blog !!

Would like to enter:
Great Impressions: walk on the wild side
Crafty Calendar: teddy bear's parade option extra lots of layers
Sweet 'n' Sassy: beary special

Show Some Metal !!

Well girls and boys you are going to have fun with this one !!

Sunday again and its time for our next weekly challenge at The Crafty Pad.

Our teamie Helen got to choose this week's theme for challenge

#180 "Show Some Metal"

You could be inspired by the Olympics which are in full swing by using the colours of the medals, gold, silver and bronze.  Or any other colours !!  We just want to see some metal on your fab creations be it wire, beads, brads, charms etc !!

Our lovely sponsor this week is

 Crafty Sentiments

 With 3 free digi's

AND

Our very lovely second sponor is

 The Crafty Pad Designs

With 3 single free digi's !!

So it's Team A's turn to get you inspied which icludes me.  The girls have some wonderful projects to show !!

 Now it's amazing what you can do with a few Coke cans.....

  I chose to play with

 "Butterflies with Verse and Borders" and as you can see decided to go for the FULL metal look !!

The flowers have been die cut from the Coke can, embossed and then painted bronze and glittered with bronze stickles. The background is made from strips of the can which I have also embossed and left silver. The butterflies have been printed on card and then painted and glittered in the same bronze colour.

Now you really have to see what the other teamies have been upto so pop over to The Crafty Pad and check them out !!  We also have a new Team member "Tina" who is starting this week, so please say hello as well to her !!

 Would like to enter:

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days: go floral

Clearly Inspired: things with wings

Paper Play: layer it up

Divas by Design: flowers

Inky Impressions: embossing

My Time To Craft: fantasy
Dream Valley Challenges: die cuts and punches
Pile It On: add some metal
That Craft Place: things with wings

Shrink Plastic Fun !!

Anyone who has used shrink plastic knows what fun it is to use !! From watching in horror as it curls up and then unfolds into a mini master piece to chasing it about trying too shrink it in the first place!!

You either love it or hate it !!

I for one love playing with it and jumped at the chance when I found out that Woodwares challenge this week is Shrink Plastic !!

Just cut 2" x 2 1/2" pieces of white shrink plastic to make each banner flag and used Sakura glitter pens to make the patterns with. Punched two large holes at the top of each flag and then shrank.  The owl and sentiment are from the Woodware set called "Wizardry" by Francoise Read.

The team at Woodware have some fab creations to show you using shrink plastic, so please pop over and have a look !!

Would like to enter:
Crafty Ribbons: seeing spots and dots
Scrapbook Sisters: things with wings
 LEJ Designs: mystical, magical or mysterious