Gerry In Gingham in a Die Cut Challenge!

Sorry I'm sooo late with this post, but I have been very busy. It's my Mum and Dad's 60th wedding Anniversary this Thursday and I've been sorting things out so I could put a little piece in the local paper about them. Well, you know how I rattle on, so was a bit surprised when they rung and said they needed more! I'd written a whole page!
"Yes, we know," said Roz the reporter, "but...we need their name!!"
Mum and Dad just wouldn't do! (Oops!)

Also something else is going on, which I'm very excited about, but I'm not going to tell you about that yet!
And I won Die Cut Dreams Acetate Challenge the other week and was given the choice of two challenges to join them as a guest designer. Well, I had to choose the first challenge, which has gone out today. It was to use anything you wish, any colour you wish as long as your creation has Gingham on it somewhere. So I've chosen one of my own digi's Gelly the Giraffe, although I might call this one Gerry The Giraffe, as he's a little different from the freebie that was available a few weeks back. I changed him especially for the challenge. I've used green and yellow gingham, a freebie download available on my sign bar.
I've paper pieced the giraffes, 3D-ed the left one and also flipped him to make a mirror image. (I've used a pastel yellow ProMarker to darken the spots) I've also taken a few pictures to show you how I did it.
I first printed out four giraffe's on yellow gingham but after thinking about it, I realised I needed two of them printed out on green gingham too.
I fixed the green gingham Gerry onto a white panel and then after turning the yellow image face down onto the palm of my hand, circled my finger round until the paper curved a little, then fixed it over the green Gerry using Pinflare silicon glue. I've used Woodware and Martha Stewart Lace and fern punches. The rest was from my stash.
Since I've taken these pictures I've added some Stickles glitter to the flowers, which you can see on the first card (betcha didn't notice!)

Now the font is a freebie, (Of course) you've probably got it as it's used widely in commercial cards and other places too. It's called Curlz Mt and you can down load it from HERE and also Here or just Google the name.
I'm hoping to add this card to a few challenges. I had a few in mind but as usual, have forgotten where! Note to self, right them down!!

Now, you have loads of inspiration over on
Die Cut Dreams and a link to freebies ginghams here, so there's no excuse not to join in the challenge!!

New Followers!! Hi and ((((big wave))) welcome to Michele's Scrappy World who's on The B team over on OSAAT and fellow DT member. And Hi to Liza, who I'm guessing I 'know' from the Madabout Cards Forum, (Only I might be wrong!) Liza hasn't started her blog yet!! That's it from me, thank you for stopping by.

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Challenges
Robyns fetish challenge -fancy-folds.
RosieDees - All creatures great and small
Challenge up your life- celebrations (birthday)
One stop craft Challenge- patterns (gingham)
Ooh-la-la-creations challenges- Birthday
Cinspirations - Animals

My Time to Craft - Checks

Anything Challenge - Punches

Charismacardz - Something with a tail

Digi Doodle Shops Best - punches or die cuts
Prairie fairy designs -Make it 3D

Dutchdare - Anything Goes

StampinB's - Birthday
Creative Inspirations-Anything goes
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes