Share The Good News!!!

Happy Sunday all!!!

This post is scheduled so I hope Mr Blogger doesn't let me down!!
Drat you Mr Blogger, I asked you to do it this morning not tonight!!!!!

It's Sunday & it's all change over at
The Crafty Pad Designs Challenge Blog!!!

Yes we have a new Challenge for you but we also have our new DT on board.

We're now divided into Team A & Team B

I've been promoted (YAY!!) to Second In Command with
Leesa at the helm, quite rightly so as she is The Navy Wife! lol

This Week,
The Challenge,  #160 is - Share The Good News
 we'd like you to use News Print/ Book Print on your project

So, as leader of Team A!
 I'd like to present to you my card!

The minute I saw this image, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!

The image I have used is Mother's Day Bouquet.

The sentiment comes with the image if I'm not mistaken!

This little card is for my Mother In Law, the lovely Joyce,  

from Hubby & I!

I'm not allowed to call her Mum but I can get away with it for Mother's Day.

She loves to potter in the garden & is very practical. 

She isn't a frilly person at all.

I'm hoping she'll love this card as much as I loved making it for her!!!

(I've not even started on my own Mum's Yet!)

I used a 5x5" base card in white linen card stock.

I added a matt of  Green card stock then an embossed DP which I got 

in my local craft shop.

It's called Crafty Jacques & is in Leith Mills 

just over the road from work!

It's small & doesn't carry an awful lot of stock but I'm hoping 

it will expand as time goes on!

I love popping over at lunchtime & picking up some bits & pieces!

I also made a couple of little photo corners.

The image was coloured with Promarkers & I added a matt of the green card.

The print I have used is book print. It's a page from an old book.

I scrunched it up, rubbed it with some distress ink then coated it 

a couple of times with PVA glue to give it a bit of a sheen.

This was then adhered to a square frame which I attached over 

the image at an angle. I used pinflair glue to give some dimension.

The buttons & ribbon were from my stash!

The sentiment was cut with a nestie & then coloured with 

distress ink whilst still in the dies

I decorated the inside of the card to match.

I hope you like my little card!

Now make sure you pop on over to the challenge blog & check out all the

 new DT members wonderful samples!

I'm sure you'll be inspired!

Ooopsy almost forgot to mention our fabby sponsor!!!

The lovely Lorraine will provide one lucky winner with a £10 voucher

to spend in her fabby online store!

Don't forget we also have our new month long challenge

Anything Goes-With A Crafty Pad Image

You can enter as often as you like & you have the chance to win

5 Crafty Pad Design Images

I'd like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Crafter's Companion Spring

Creative Craft World Spring

Cupcake Craftroom Spring Bouquet

C.R.A.F.T. Mother's Day

Crafty Ribbons Celebrate Your Mom

Pixie Dust Studio Buttons

House That Stamps Built Pastels

Scrapbook Sisters Spring Flowers

Sisterhood Of Crafters Use A Digi

The Perfect Sentiment Die Cut

Passion For Promarkers Use Pastels

Crafty Bloggers Network Springtime

Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central Say It With Flowers

Vintage/Shabby Chic & Not For A Dude!!!

Good Evening All,

I have a ladies card to share with you today!

I made it a little while ago, but I couldn't post it at the time as the 

recipient hadn't received it yet!

It was made for someone associated with a 

Theatre Group Costume Department

Hence the Shabby Chic Theme!

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The image I've used is one of the Dress Form Trio images from 

Deborah Moore at The Crafty Pad Designs.

It's so versatile & suitable for many occasions!

The sentiment was created in my graphics program.

The base card was a brown 5x5 square card blank.

I added a matt of Cored'inations card which I tore around the edges

& rubbed with some Distress ink in Antique Linen.

Next I added a page from a very old book of 

"The Works Of Shakespeare" 

(I checked it's not valuable before I started to tear out the pages!)

This page is from The Taming Of The Shrew!

It was also subjected to the distress ink treatment after 

being crumpled then flattened out again!

I added a little piece of lace edging which was also distressed with ink.

The flower is one of a big package I received from Lee aka Crafty Loops

a while back! Her flowers are absolutely fantastic!

You'll see them popping up on my projects from time to time!

Just under the flower is a little metal measuring tape charm

I also added a pair of scissors with a tiny safety pin & a couple 

of buttons just to finish the card off!

I hope you like my card! 

I was really chuffed that the person I made it for was delighted!

Since you've stopped by, don't forget to enter my candy draw here

As ever, I'd like to enter a few challenges:

Celebrate The Occasion Thinking Of You

Sassy Cheryls No Embossing

Stamp-N-Doodle Lace & Flowers

Crafty Bloggers Network Shabby Chic

Creative Monday's Anything Goes

House Of Gilli Pearls Swirls Lace

My Grafico Flowers

The Cutie Pie Challenge Flowers

The Pink Elephant Print It

One Stitch At A Time Use A Digi Or No Image

Pile It On  Sending Happiness

Stampacular Sunday Challenge Charm Me

Drunken Stampers Texture

Sweet Stampin Challenge 3 In a row ( Both diagonals Lace, Buttons Charms & Pearls Buttons Flowers)

Totally Gorjuss Lace

Gaylou's Inimitability Girly Girl Lace & Pearls

Poodles Parlour Mother's Day/Female Card

Stamp Man Texture

4 Crafty Chicks Double Down, Use 2 of something (Charms & Buttons)

Crafty Purple Frog Flower Power