Be Mine Doug

Who could resist Doug? Such a handsome devil, although he might not be the brightest light shining in the harbour given his proximity to a mine!

You can find Be Mine Doug HERE, alternatively you can find his brighter twin Deep Sea Doug HERE without a mine. The amazing Mine Backing Papers can be found HERE, just make sure you use them the right way up (I learned that one the hard way!). 

Have a good weekend

Ruth x

Tyson & Topsy

Who says cats and dogs can't be best friends, Tyson and Topsy have been together since kitten and puppyhood and despite her size Topsy is clearly the boss. Much like between my cats and my Mum and Dad's dog Max. Frodo will put his head in Max's mouth (Max just gives it a thorough wash) but if Max goes near Frodo's latest box of choice then there will be fur flying!

You can find Tyson and Topsy HERE and lots of other wonderful stamps HERE. Hope you all have a good weekend.

Ruth x

It All Started With Tax Evasion....

Everybody loves a good love story and this darling couple, Morris and Mildred take the cake!

30 year old Mildred was swept off her feet by 92 year old Morris and their friendship bloomed into love after their first "smooch." So I thought it fitting to place them center stage on a SMOOCH shaped card from The Cutting Cafe.  The lips come with the set too!

Now, back to the story...

You see Mildred was engaged to to Morris' younger brother Stanley and one week before their enchanted wedding, Stanley was arrested for tax evasion and went to jail, directly to jail and couldn't even pass go.

The townsfolk were mortified as Stanley was always such a fine upstanding citizen and he had just recently purchased a monopoly of  abandoned shops on Boardwalk with the intention to remodel and bring in a strip mall.  No one was more horrified than poor Mildred.

But time passed and her friendship with Stanley's older brother, much older, flourished into a romance of trust, love and diligently filing taxes every year.  

The two were wed on Stanley's release date from jail and spent the next 2 weeks in Fiji for their honeymoon.

Stanley on the other hand, accessed his Swiss bank account and bought a small island and was never seen or heard from again....

Thank you AGAIN, goes out to Dr. Digi's House Of Stamps for creating the most creative and humorous digital images that really leave the possibilities endless....

Stop on by his store and see the latest releases and grab this little cute couple Morris and Mildred for yourselves.

Hugs n' Happy Filing Your Tax Returns,

Lisa xx

You Turn Me On...

I'm sort of moving a bit fast forward on the holidays here, but thought a change of pace from making Christmas cards would be nice, so we're visiting another favorite holiday of mine, Valentine's Day.  For those of us who enjoy making cards for our main squeezes, but find it difficult to make it 'masculine', I'm hoping this offers you some worthy inspiration.  It's a bit grungy with a hint of flirty fun.

This card would not have been possible were it not for the cool little section over at Dr. Digi's House of Stamps, titled Bits n' Bobs.  Dr. Digi himself has offered up a collection of singular 'prop' images to use however your creativity sees fit.  The image I selected is none other than the Lamp, which I have paper pieced the lampshades.

To see how frustration aided in the making of this card and catch a peek at the matching gift box, hop on over to my blog, You Made Me Ink! and check it out. But first....stop in and say hi to Dr. Digi and peruse the amazing images available to you!

Hugs n' Happy Stamping,

Lisa xx