A Mice Birthday!

I've made another birthday easel card for Les (step dad in-law) I made one for him last week but decided...well, Hubby decided, it wasn't very 'Leslie-ish,' what with the snoozing hedgehog, hammock and banners... so I've made a snoozing mouse card instead! (Everyone knows mices are more manly than prickly ol' hedgehogs, because us women just stand on chairs and scream when we see one, but give hedgehogs cat food and beer coz they're cute...maybe not the beer, visions of sloshed hedgies have suddenly come into my mind!)
The colours on this card are a bit more 'manly' too, (greenish and washed out gingham red) rather than twee, red and blue. But what do you make for a guy, and one who's been around for 80 years? Something a bit more grungy or steam-punkish, with clocks and keys and loads of oily looking ink? Yeah...something gadgety, but I haven't anything remotely like that and let's face it, guys don't do cards, do they... unless of course they're called Tim or Paul or Dustin, or Neil or Ollie or Steve or Eric or ...ummm thingy from DoCrafts... anyway!! (It'll come to me in a minute!) ah, Phill...that's the one.

I'm hoping this card will fit into the House Mouse challenge and one or two others.

I've added Buttons, two from John's Aunty Brenda's button box, with added beads ... bows ~a bit of ribbon and a tiny....oh!!! where's my bow gone!!! (In the garden, where I took the flippin' picture I bet!!!....will add that again later...) and bling... umm...well, I've added quite a lot of layers!
(**Back from the garden, it took me ages to find that bow! Half way between the dahlias and the dandelions!! No, I'm not changing all the darn pictures...just the bottom few and between you, me and the gate post, I might take it off again! I mean!?! Are bows manly?!? Yep! Bows go with arrows! anyway...I bet no one notices!)

Papers are Picnic in The Park, from a freebie pack that came with Simply Cards Magazine months ago. First time I've used them, they were still in their packet! (I forget I had them!) **Update! I have used them once before a few months ago here. I might send a pic to Simply Cards too! I've also done some faux stitching with a white gel pen. I've also inked around all the edges with green ink. (£1.50 for two inks, green and blue, and three tiny bug stamps from Tesco's, for the kiddies of course, darn the kiddies, why can't grown-ups have them!)
The stamped House Mouse image was coloured with Promakers, (the one I mentioned losing earlier, I found it! inside a book!! Now, how did it get there?!? and what was the chances of me finding it this side of Christmas!?)
No 3D-ing this time as this image came from Sue and I've only got one left!! and...
The sentiment was done on the computer. The 80 was done in WordArt so I could have it coloured in a shaded green with a black outline.

The font is a freebie, it's called JI Skookumchuck (oh yes it is!) and you can download it HERE
I've used my Martha Stewart cobweb punch (more manly than the lacy one!) I've wired some green glass beads to the buttons, (I usually use a needle and cotton to do this but this time used wire because the beads were too small to threadle onto the needle and wire is sooo much more manly than cotton!) I've added quite a few little brads in green and orange, plus little green gems and tiny waste dots from some really old gold peel-offs... (never throw anything away!) and that's it I guess!!
It all lies flat of course to fit into the normal sized envelope. Ohoo I'm suddenly talking (inside my head) with a Welsh accent, that'll teach me to watch too much Torchwood!! That's it for now, thanks for stopping by!! Catch you again very soon! **Update!! Have won some House Mouse Stamps!!!

Challenges
House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge-buttons, bows & Bling
(plus 100th challenge blog hop)
Passion For ProMarkers-animal crackers
Creative card crew -Animal antics
Diecut dreams-animal antics (four legged!)
Ilovepromarkers-anything goes
Clear it out challenge-anything goes
Papers, (used once before) tiny brads, ribbon, Aunty Brenda's buttons off one of her dresses probably!)
Party time tuesdays.-anything goes(add badge and be a follower)
(at the moment by side bar won't save anything so I'm adding their badge here for now)

Just Another Wednesday...What's on yours?

Just think!! (ouch!) This will be the last Wednesday in nearly 25 years that I have to fly off to 'work', because next week I'll be here, sitting at my desk, doing desky things! I've circled the calender, Friday's my last day, I might not go, **sigh** so maybe next week I'll be able to get around to see you all! (there's a thought!)

Last week started off great with seeing Harry Potter in 3D, if you look closely you'll see my 3D glasses. (Keepsake!...and ready for when I go again!) The 'pine' painted box is still there untouched, and those loos rolls are there somewhere as the little tag book I was going to make using them, sort of didn't get made (yet) ~ there is a card I'm in the middle of doing, but everything suddenly slid towards the floor and I've lost the little House Mouse image I was colouring...it's vanished!! (the mices have meandered off!)
I can't show you the rest of the room, because quite honestly, it's a mess...worse than it is normally. So, if you've not been scared off and would still like to see more crafty places, tidy, full of lovely goodies and yummy craftiness, just pop over to the Stamping Ground and join in...but be warned...it's very addictive! Even my hubby sez, half past four on a Tuesday afternoon, "So? What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?" (I could smack him!!) He's really hoping I'll tidy up...
New Follower! Hi and a big {{wave}} to Kay who's a Crafty Spider! Pop over and say hi!!

This weeks freebie is here

Wednesday Freebie....Now Closed

Sorry!! You missed this one
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...is a post....! well, lots of them! I thought I'd do something different. When it goes into the store it'll have a clear background too. This one comes as it is, complete with mushrooms and a spider. (or two) Hope you find it useful! Please don't share my digi's, send people here to download them... Please leave a comment if you can and don't forget, I always love to see what you make!

This Month Spyder Has Spyed...

Nearly the end of July already!! And I've 'spyed' a few lovely cards using my digi's! If you see your card here, nip over to my digi store, chose a digi, email me, and I'll email it back to you as a freebie thank you!!

Paperdreams by Karin

Kimberly has flipped the seahorse the other way.

I love the colours.

Jenny AkA Dragonllew
has made this little Posy Bear look so cute!

IntruderLady Kitty has used My Garden. All the images come on one sheet but they were originality draw larger so if you have a graphics programme you can easily separate all the pictures and make them as small or as large a you can!

The Outside and...
the inside! Meanwhile....

Karen from Feline Creative made Chilly Snowman look cosy!!


Is this card yours? Let me know if it is!
Robbie in his Rocket looks fabulous!!

New Followers!! Hi and a {{big wave}} to Ashlynns Gramma who pops in form Dustin's Blog sometimes! and can be found....oh no link...ah here you are, over on Gramma's Cards & Stuff! And out the back and in the dark, Marie Otake. (No link) Thanks for stopping by!

Dustin's Animal Mad!

Here's my latest card using a Dustin Pike Digi image, which I'm sure I won some time back in a challenge and have never used! (naughty me!)

I've sort of used, (my image was a little too big to fit, or my card was too small so my second backing paper is a bit longer!) ~ the sketch over on Sweet Stop sketch, Although I've put my eyelash-wool-ribbon under the image, and added buttons and a party squiggle as extras.

I actually printed out the Ark four times and used three of them so I could 3D it by just cutting off different layers and fixing them together with silicone glue.

The rainbow papers are freebies called Splish Splash from way back in March 2009 from Paper Crafts Inspirations Magazine (you get Wellington boots, sentiments,'paper' ribbons and umbrella's etc too)

I wanted clouds and rainbows (get it? rain ark...rainbow???!...I'm not just a pretty face...honest, I'm not!) and I knew I had these papers somewhere on my computer. (Poor thing, if it were a suitcase it would be huge, bulging out at the seams and weigh well over a ton!!)
The paler blue spotty papers I linked the other day (Crafts-On-The-Net) from the 'Simply Home Made Magazine'
I've also used a Woodware scalloped punch, an Xcut scalloped border punch and Nestabilities.
The sentiment I did on the computer. I did it wonky on purpose!

The font is a freebie, it's called You Are What You Eat (yes, it is!) and you can download that here!

New Followers! Hi and a big {{wave}} to Sam and Jeanette and out the back and in the dark, rainbow23, all without blog links, at the moment! That's it for now. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges
Pikes Play Ground- Animals Rule!
Diecutdreams-animal antics four legged animal
The Sweet Stop Sketches-sketch
Craftycalendarchallenge-under the sea
Ceschallenges-humour funny
One stop craft challenge-recipe-Lace/ribbon, 2 papers, 3 buttons
word play weekend-wild animals
Fresh brewed designs-get wild
Creative craft challenges-lets 3d it
Craft us crazy-anything goes

How to Clean Your House.....

HOW TO CLEAN THE HOUSE IN 2011

1. Open a new file in your PC..

2. Name it 'Housework.'

3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN.

4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN.

5. Your PC will ask you, 'Are you sure you want to delete Housework permanently?'

6. Calmly answer, 'Yes' and press mouse button firmly...

7. Feel better?

Works for me!

Happy 80th Birthday, Les...I mean, Happy 96th Monica!

Yay!! Harry Potter in 3D was Fan-Tas-tic!! All the bits they missed out, were either missed out all together or came around in the end and sort of fitted in okay, Great battle, lots of action and special FX. Mind you, look at that dummy's arm on the body Hagrid is carrying near the end... (supposed to be a dead Harry) I wanna go again!!

See The Best Clips Here!!

Anyway, back in the real world!!!

John's 'step' dad is 80 (we think) this week, so I've done a card just in case! I've missed off putting the numbers on until I know for sure. Nothing worse than people thinking you're 80 when you're really only 79! Mind you, Les doesn't look anywhere near that age. (mean younger of course not older!) Okay, I can hear you say, that's not a very 'manly' card, more like one I would have given to my dad, as he always did like the idea of a hammock. I might swap it for a different one... after all... I do have all those football cards going spare, which I made last week!

Penny Black stamped image, coloured with ProMarkers, and 3D-ed. The Papers are freebies. I have already linked them, but if you missed that you'll find the blue spots HERE and the Kites called Summer Fete Issue 88 there (You may have to login as they are Magazine sites) And the font? Yes, that's a freebie too, it has little hearts for full stops and dots, I used a fine tipped pen to colour red. It's called HeartBreaker and you can download it HERE

I made this card with the Penny Black Challenge in mind... and a few others involving animals! Hope I'm not too late!
New Followers Hi and a {{{big wave}}} to Picnic...from Picnic's Pages. which is all 'pants' at the moment! (That's underpants to our American friends, not trousers...) Lilavati no link here but give me a gold star for finding Llilavatiscrapuje and Riti Banka Podder no link either, but I found you at (give me another gold star!) alilpieceofheaven17. Thank you for following Spyder's Corner!
***Update I did swap it...Monica had this card in the end for her 96th Birthday and Les had this card***

Challenges

Penny Black- Bunting
Cardmadfairy's Digital Days- Include an Animal
Justsomelines-easel card.
Fabnfunky-animal magic
Wags 'n Whiskers-Birthday
Scrapalicioususa-Anything Summer
Ynschallenges-3-2-1-three embellishments-type or quantity (brads, ribbons, peel off dots)
two patterned papers, one image. WINNER!!
Creativecraftchallenges -let's 3D it
Craft us crazy-anything goes

Random Winner at....

Wow! Its A Wizardry Wednesday

Wizardry Wednesday? Well it is for me! Yay! Off to see Harry Potter as soon as I get home from work this afternoon, so!! This is what's on my work desk this Wednesday. My doodlings for this weeks freebie. If you scroll down..no... all the way down to the next post..you'll find Wizardry Whiskers.

Also on my bench are some loo rolls...(yes...there are rather a lot of those!) a Harry Potter disc... (I hasten to add, it's not a real disc, I asked Hubby to print a Harry Potter cover onto a disc so I could turn it into a wall hanging or something, it already has holes in it.) ...a box with draws I might paint. (last painted in the 70's with 'pine' paint!) In front of it is a spotty bit of blue paper, part of a 5 pack freebie from Crafts-on-the-net HERE) just click the mag!...you might have to login though) ...cup of cold tea, bits of jigsaw left over from my Sunday card... Apart for all that, it's reasonably tidy (for me!)

So, I'm not here, this is on timer (hoping the morning will whizzzzz by so I can go and see Harry Potter in 3D!! anyone would think I'm about 6!!)
Now, if you want to join in, just wave your wand, jump on your broom stick or just disapparate over to Professor Julia's Stamping Ground, add your link to the port key and join in!
New Followers!! {{{Hi and a Big wave}}} to Mina and Kristie both with fabulous blogs!! Go and have a snifters!!
Bye for now!!

Wednesday Freebie...scroll down or click here

phew...*breathe*