Post it!

Just thought I'd post this other DT card I made for the new Quirky Challenge, 'Going Postal' I showed you a Quirky peek on Sunday, but didn't have time to blog about it then or even yesterday as I've made good use of the 'free' time (as if!!) I had over the Bank Holiday by doing some more doodling.
April 1st I revealed one of my first digi's, a little bear topper and I've been scribbling ever since! (if not before)

It's not as easy as you may think! And to answer some of your questions... yes, I'm definitely making my own shop, well, over the last few months hubby has been having a go. (Although, his use of colour in Photo Shop could do with some improvement!) He's very keen to add virtually anything I've ever drawn, including, some 'potato men' I did when I was two, a few cartoons and a shopping list! (It's ok, I've deleted that!) So, in the next few days, or even tomorrow, if it doesn't rain, snow or the computer blow up, if you should spot this logo on my side bar, you'll know what it's for. It would be lovely if you would pop over and say "Hi!" have a good laugh, moan, giggle or even share any ideas for improvement! Of course, if it were a 'real' shop we'd have Champagne and strawberries!! But maybe I'll doodle a freebie!!

Now!! Back to the card. I'm very pleased with it's out come. I found the papers while looking for others I still haven't found. (I must tidy up!)
Everything you see is from one sheet 12x12 scrap-booking paper. The flowers I made myself from Woodware punched out circles. Roughed them up a bit (oooh I'm soooo mean!!) then rubbed some ink over them. Added a few little 'envelopes' (also Woodware punches) and used a Martha Stewart Punch for the fern leaves, it's sooo my favourite leaf punch, just wish it would cut through thicker card too. I've added gems and 3D-ed the butterfly.
One of my followers appears to be missing (aw) PaddingtonPoo where are you! Never mind! We have a new one! The lovely Donna from Lil Diva Stamps!! (((wAvE)))
I've used a few of Donna's lovely images since I've been on the Stitchy Bear Design team and before ...
Here's a couple. The Nativity, seen Here and The Signs of Spring, posted HERE
Pop over to Donna's lovely blog and/or hunt out the link to the Stitchy Bear Digi shore, where you'll find, not only some FREEBIES for you to hunt out, but there's also 50% off anything you buy for the whole of MAY!! (yay!)
It's What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday tomorrow!! So 'see' you then! Off to hunt out some Challenges and then draw that freebie! Thank you for stopping by!!

Challenges
Incy Wincy Designs-anything goes
Charismacardz -girly card with flowers
Everybody-art-challenge #89 - pastel colours
Paper Play Challenges-pretty pastels
Stamp with Sarah Kay- distressing
(flowers/butterfly/sentiment)

Sylvia's Card

See! I'm here, bet you thought I'd be out the back and up to my elbows in glue, paper and card. Actually, you're quite right, five minutes ago, I suddenly realised I'd blocked myself in my craft room as I'd had everything out trying to find something and then forgot what it was...Frog the cat thought it was great fun as she could get right at the back of the shelves and play with the scraps of paper that had fallen down. Meanwhile of course, Hubby John (bless him, BIG hug) had cooked dinner and was now on his computer trying to book flights to Seattle. He's been trying for a couple of days now, but our card kept getting blocked. He tried all our cards, and everyone was blocked. Turned out after a phone call this morning from the bank that it's an automatic thing that happens if suddenly your credit card asks to spend more money that it ever has before, which in a way is reassuring but on the other hand very annoying, as the price of the air tickets kept going up by the minute as places were being snatched up!! In the end we did get our tickets, (after a nice man at the bank explained) so Seattle here we come!! Well...a few more weeks yet!
Right! Why am I here?? Oh yes. This is Sylvia's Card I sent off this morning with her goodies. made with Pink Petticoat papers, little inside pocket to hold stamped images. Clever ol' me did a bit of paper piecing. I printed the image twice, one on to heart paper and then cut out the ice cream bit and 3D-ed it. Pink Petticoat have a 'how to' HERE. Then added some micro fine glitter, with a 2 in 1 glue pen. (which isn't bad, but I think I liked the Quickie glue pen best) It's called a 2 in 1 glue pen because, according to the tiny writing on the side and I quote... "When wet use as ordinary glue. After applying allowing to dry-the same surface can be used as a sticker (reusable)" oho, have to try that! The little gems are from Anita's gemstone Wheel. (Mine was cheaper, she whispers) The card itself is Bazzil Card, Limeade I think. Is there a right way and a wrong way to fold it? I think there must be, because even though I used my Crafters Campanion thingamajig to crease the fold, little tiny fibers sort of broke away on the fold, which doesn't normally happen with Bazzil Card, cos it's good stuff, usually!
Ah, I know what you're thinking, stop yakking and tell us about the font!! Ok!! Yes it's a freebie~you might already have it, but if not it's called ... hang on ... I wrote it down somewhere... Ah! AncestorySF. You can download it for free, just Google t AncestorySF free fonts and choose where you'd like to down load it from!
I used WordArt again, so that I had an outline and could use two colours, but it writes very nicely in ordinary 'Word'. I used three Woodware punches for the flower and the leaves (stamped out using the same green Bazzil card) and ProMakers Pens for the blue and the green but my new Pink Copic pen for the pink bits. I phoned Emma (daughter) seeing she was driving past the Craft shop on Sunday Morning, to pick me up some skin tone Copic pens... Skin tone to Emma is orange...(she eats far too many carrots!!) but luckily she changed her mind and got me pink. I'm still in two minds about the Promaker/Copic Pens. Which do you like best? I want to like Promakers as I used to buy loads of Letraset stuff when I did my cartoons years ago, but they're really hard to get and the Copic Pens are just sitting there (all the colours!!) in the craft shop, which is about a 30mile round trip for me...
Challenge!! Yes, (sometime in the future I'm going to find this... and then pop back here and tell you about it, just so y'know, once these posts are written they aren't necessarily finished!! ) There's a challenge ( or will be, depending when you're reading this!) over on Cute Daisy May Challenge to make a Thank you card! So of course I've picked this one! Pop over and join in!
Right! that's it, I think!! But first , let's welcome two new Followers!! Hi first to Mrs Ann who's out the back in the dark with no picture and no link. But, could you be Anne Marie, who has popped over and said Hi and has put my Blog Candy onto her side bar, I wonder? (No...says the voice in my head., there's no E on the Ann) Anyway, thank you for that Anne Marie!! Let me know if that's you, if not, tell us where you are Mrs Ann and then I can put a link in and come and visit (don't worry, just your blog- not for coffee or biscuits!)
And as if by Magic!!!! I have a link from Anne Marie, So, we'll say Hi anyway, cos we're nice!! So, still looking for Mrs Ann... (I love a mystery!)
Then we have Theresa in MS ((wave))) who has some lovely pictures on her blog, one being a very large Stick Insect and a very small baby frog. (aw) I can remember having loads of baby frogs leaping about our small garden...couldn't mow the lawn for weeks!
Back tomorrow with a Squeak! Bye till then...thank you for stopping by!