Summer Party Time.

Summer Party Time, it's a play on words....who's clever enough to work it out? 'Summer', a link to those lovely freebie paper's and 'Party Time', the name of the Penny Black Rubber stamp. I made this card for a challenge, over on Honeypot Crafts. Phil is having a Penny Black Challenge with a chance to win some yummy blog candy! Actually I made the Summer Shaker for the challenge originally, but then realised, it needed to be a stamped image and not a Stickeroo...then I forgot to add ribbons and fibre, so took the top photo about three minutes ago with added fibre! (gotta have your added fiber) First I covered the card, then added the 'grass', (sort of hand drawn and then cut out) then made the frame around the card and 'stitched' it with a white Sarura GellyRoll pen, so I'm hoping that'll be enough 'layering.' I stamped the hedgies onto the backing paper so I'd get all the whiskers, hairy bits and the strings to their balloons, then stamped onto some card, first coloured them with water colour pencils, but went over that with Whisper Pens, as it didn't look bright enough. Those 'Summer' papers are really bright. I cut the Hedgies out and decoupaged them over the stamped image...The flowers and leaves were punched out with Woodware punches. Added a bit of Sticklers Glitter. The Party Time wording is a clear stamp in the Bubbles and Squeak Collection. I've just realised I haven't used Squeak yet...aw poor Squeak! The lower pictures of the card are the ones I took this afternoon, without the ribbon and fibre, slightly different colours as these were taken outside in natural light...I was trying to be all clever and put Spyder's Corner along the bottom. I even cut the back ground out so you couldn't see my cooking utensils or my untidy living room! or in this case my wild and over grown flower border. Weird that the pictures look bigger, even though I cropped them. I think it looks a bit too busy. I wanted it to look as though they were running through a flower garden and I had it in my head to do, so, I couldn't argue with myself! (I sometimes think the 'voices' are taking over...)
Before I go, I'd like to say "Hi!" Welcome and a big (((wave))) to FairyMadJo. Jo has a lovely blog so please pop over and say hi and leave lots of lovely comments...I think you just might find some fairies over there!

A Quirky Challenge

I've just joined another forum, (oh no~ let's hide!) Quirky Crafts and provided I can remember where it is and the password...(since my laptop's come off sick leave, I've lost a lot of my passwords...)I'm thinking I might enter this Tilda in to one of their first challenges. I followed their sketch, which was really easy...(it didn't walk very fast) and used those K and Co papers I used further down the blog, K-Ology. They're growing on me...(no, not like bindweed, more in a papery sort of way) I love that mauve, and the green has mauve threadled ~oh alright, threaded ~ through it, but that doesn't show up in the photo. I put the lighter mauve through the the BigShot and embossed Happy Birthday all over it, using the Cuttlebug folder, punched out the flowers, with a Woodware punch and coloured Tilda with my (dad's ~ shhh! I've still got them) ProMarkers, then did that thing with the insert I did before, ran it through the scanner so I can re-use it, but this time missed out the Loony Lyn.
Internet was playing up again today, the lady in India suggested we 'turn the computer on...' so I'm late posting this, it's already tomorrow!

Oh before I shoot off to bed, a quick hello to two new followers! Yay! ((Wave)) Ellie who has some lovely blogs for you all to go-look-see and Gez who I found after doing a bit of blog hopping, really lovely Tilda card and yummy stuff to check out. Right ! That's me done! Good Night...sleep tight...I never did get what that meant.... z z z z z z z

A Flower with A View

This was just the quickest card I could come up with. I suddenly realised I'd have to race the postman to the postbox, and sure enough as I pulled out of my drive, he whizzed passed me like a speeding bullet, but I had an advantage! He had to make one last stop at another postbox, before he hit the Post Office. He swerved left and I chased on to the right, but I got stuck behind a slow old codger, who couldn't see over the steering wheel, in fact I think he's dog was driving! As I got to the main road, there was the postman whizzing by. I'm sure he waved and smiled. Damit! I quickly raced off after him but as I arrived at the Post Office he'd already pulled his post bag from the back of the van and had parcels from the Post Office clutched in his arms! (Note: Postman always move faster than the speed of light when it's nearly tea time!) Two of my letters where ok, I knew they would go ordinary first class, but the third??? A bit lumpy with that shaker topper attached. "I've just got to check it's not too fat" I called to the Postie (I refuse to call it a LARGE letter, when it's so tiny, but a fat one, well, okay.
"Oh...." said the Postie, "it's ok, I haven't emptied the postbox yet."
Luckily the Post Office was empty! But as usual, the Mrs 'Happy' Lady (not) was 'doing' something. (shuffling papers and pretending to write)
"I'll be with you in a minute" she said, not looking up. Her friend in the other cubicle was hidden behind a huge parcel. They then begun to 'talk' about the day in general. I looked out of the shop window and saw the postman heading towards the post box! Key in hand! Oh no!!
Mrs 'Happy', then looks up, and says, "Oh what a shame, I think you've missed the postman..."
Grrr.
"Oh," says me coolly. "He said he'd wait. " I lied,
"Oh, did he? Oh well, that'll be another 22p please (It already had a first class stamp on it) I stick the stamps on and bolt for the door, just as Mr Postie pulls the letters from the post box! Phew! I'd done it! I'd beaten the Postie. "Glad I caught you, I really wanted it to go tonight,"
But then..."Seeing it's a holiday weekend, " began the Postie, "probably won't get to where it's going til early next week..." Bother.