Happy Birthday Tom

We're running out of idea's for things for Tom to do on his birthday. We've sent him to a racing track one year, that was fun, so he could zoom round and round with other like-mined people at a ninety miles an hour! Even John had ago!! (although he didn't drive, an 'expert' took him round!! Doing 120mph around a race track is completely different to going down the M1...not that I've actually done that...and not that any one has, cos of course it's against the law, so there) When he came back John muttered something about wearing the wrong coloured trousers!

Last year we send Tom canoing.
This year we couldn't think, then John had an idea and I made the card... (last night, talk about last minute!!) and knowing that he'd be here first thing this morning as Emma (our daughter ) needed her brakes changing on her Mini, and seeing it's John's day off, that's what he's doing now. There he is...sitting on a mat in the drive! Unfortunately the back brakes are so tightly fixed in, even with the right tool, John couldn't get them off

Here's the card. Can you guess where we were going to send him??? Yes... For an Archery, lessen. I guess the green tights gave it away.
But no, a new surprise plan is being thought up as I type, as an old injury,(which he actually did years ago doing just that. (Playing Robin Hood no doubt) means he can't take up the challenge.

So, we'll have to come up with a new one!! Which is just as well, as I missed a word off the front of the card and it's given me a chance to change that .
Meanwhile, luckily plan B is still in place... a cook book and a meal out tonight! Tom does like his food!! And plan C??? We've just got to check we can get the tickets, but he's gonna love this, but can't tell you here, because he might read this!!

I used Dustin Pike's 'Squirrel' with he's nuts, which was already coloured. The little paper brads were from Shelly and K.T. Thank you!! The wording was done on my computer. The font is called Scooby Doo.
The little 'speech bubble' was also done on the computer and can be found by clicking the drawing button.

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Tom's Card

Well, here it is,Tom's Card. Couldn't put it on til now, because, one I hadn't finished it and two we couldn't get connected to the Internet. (Aaagh!! Hair turning grey...hands shaking uncontrollably, eyes fixed in a glazed stare!) Although, according to the animated voice message, all was well with Orange. When John finally 'talked' to someone (In India) and asked how the weather was there, he was told, it would be put right by this morning.. no it wasn't...(althought the weather hasn't been too bad) but after nearly ten hours without Internet connection my (still very sick) laptop suddenly sings 'Connecting to Internet server' (It sounded sooo happy!)

Anyway, John spent his time today trying to find out what's wrong with my laptop and I've been finishing off Tom's card.
During the week I got John to take two cards to work with him so he could cut those slots in them. (He has this binding machine at work. It's like a gi-normous bind-it all, only better, but not so pretty.)
I used birthday wrapping paper to cover the front. What processed me to do that I have no idea...As you can see, I've tried my best to cover it up! There's even a Penny Black Stickeroo frog hidden under there! It just goes to prove, any mistake can be fixed!
I had it in my head that I wanted to do some kind of 'story' but once I arranged and coloured in all the Dustin Pike's cartoons that I wanted to use, none of the backing papers I had were bright enough. So, I decided to draw my own back-grounds. (Which is why there's a colour difference around the drawings as they were drawn and coloured in, cut out, and then stuck on to my backgrounds. You can see it on the kite, but I think I've hidden it quite well on all the other's.
The two Monkey's on the front of the card are mine (drawings that is, I don't actually have monkeys living with me...well...not real ones anyway!)
Last year we cashed in our Tesco vouchers for tokens so Tom could be a racing driver for a day and this year we thought he'd like to have a go at...ah wait a minute... not gonna tell you ..yet...
The front of the card starts off with...'Hope you like your pressie'. ..then goes on to say. "Driving through Mud?? No!... An assault course??... Nope.!..Nothing to do with Flying...or catching anything..(maybe a cold)...but we can promise you...you'll get wet! '
All the drawings, the dragon, bee, jeep, monkey are freebies from Dustin Pike but all the backgrounds are mine.
I like the monkey best. He's really the one who started the whole idea off. I just added a few more vines. I used mostly Whisper pens as I have more colours but also ProMarker pens, which were a lot better. The white lines were made with a Sakura GellyRoll pen. I then threadled ( I know that's not a word, but that's what I say!) I then threadled some sticky ribbon through the slots to hold it all together, not too many, as it's for a guy!
Pictures of Tom drowning will probably be posted at a later date!!(Only kidding Tom!)

Now then...Looking into my crystal ball, I can see that I'm going to enter this card into a Challenge over on The Pink Elephant Challenge blog some time in JULY...(clever huh?!) It'll be all about using animals on your cards and guess what!! Dustin Pike will be sponsoring it! Which means, lovely downloads for the lucky winner!!! So, when July comes around you will all be ready with your made cards!! (I love Blogging...)