Another year older...............

Not me I hasten to add - I'm not having extra birthdays in fact I really don't want any more.

We have a thing in our house about bears (obviously) penguins and elephants and each year I find a new one for hubby's birthday.

This is the Papercreator penguin quick card front  which has both an 8x8 option used above and 6x6 which I made up below without the buttons. The sentiments on the top one are by Blomde Moments

Just a wee Scotty post

I so love my Silhouette - this was such a quick card although I had a few problems as I forgot the stick and spray on my cutting mat so the card kept running about. Just added a button and a sentiment 

Late again for Papercreator

I was full of good intentions to be on time this month unfortunately my laptop decided to die again so I couldn't get anything uploaded and hubby wasn't in a fit state to fix it! - anyway enough of my bleating.

It's a new challenge over at Papercreator at the moment with a theme of die cuts and punches. I've used the kick it kit for my card what I really like is you don't have to use the whole kit for each card so for this one I just used one layer from the decoupage sheet (rest to be used on card for next week - squeak!) which I cut out with my largest circle nestie (wobbly circle cutting) the stars are a Sizzix framelits die and the border is Nellie Snellen I think. Circle card base cut with Silhouette cameo (still bestest birthday present ever!)

Do you think he saw us???

This cute little guy is once again part of the topper Mega Bundle Kit and other than a Lili of the valley sentiment and 2 bits of card candy everything else is included.

Strangely enough I've got several more of these printed off so expect to see a few more shortly...................

How much is that doggy?

and the answer would be not a lot as he's another topper in the Papercreator mega bundle along with the matching backing paper paper from the kit I've added an offcut of My Minds Eye Bohemia paper that I had sitting about.

If you'd prefer a different dog - try one of THESE

Purple Owl Purple Owl...............

I've used another topper from the Papercreator Mega Bundle kit today - this cute purple owl. There are loads in the kit and each one comes with an A4 sheet of toppers plus a matching backing paper. I've just added a sentiment and some gems and the jobs a good un!

School's on Countdown

 Image: TEDDYBO_109

Paper: My Minds Eye

 Image: TEDDYBEA_125

Sentiment: Lili of the Valley

Image: TEDDYBO_108

Paper: Papercreator & My Minds Eye

Sentiment: Blonde Moments

We're on the last few days of school here at the moment although I don't think my tall child has had a proper lesson for well over a week. She spent Tuesday at an athletics meeting, Wednesday was "enrichment day" and today she's at the Hunger  Humber Games playing Dodgeball!

I am wondering where the last year has gone and how I'm going to survive the next 6 weeks without being destitute at the end of it *grin*

Fairytale Friday

 Image: TEDDYBEA_003 blue

Paper: Craftwork Cards

Frame: Silhouette Cameo

I've been really busy just recently but had this idea for some frames. They stand up on their own and are about 4.5 inches high and 5.75 wide

It's Father's Day

Happy Father's Day everyone. This is the card that I made tall child for her step-dad. Wouldn't dare say that it reminds me of him at all lol!....

Image: Digistamp Boutique
Paper: Funky Fairys and Papercreator (bunting and stars)
Bunting: Personal Impressions Stamp Set, Letters Stamps Away
Card Base: Silhouette Cameo - love being able to make shaped cards

Teddy Bo Father's Day

 Image: TEDDYBOBEA_126

Paper: My Minds Eye

Sentiment: Woodware and Clevercut Stamps

It's Father's Day in the UK on Sunday and I had a commission for 2 cards for her daughter's godfathers for the day. They are both the same layout but the different paper seems to make a big difference to how they look

Catch up May birthday cards

 Marvin the Monkey from Pollycraft

 Not sure about this one - Designed to Delight maybe? Ticket by Whimsy

 Lili of the Valley and Cuddly Buddly Sentiment

Pollycraft and Blonde Moments sentiment

I've been a rubbish blogger so far this month and I have a lot of birthdays so lots of cards have left Padster towers - anyhoo here they all are.

And I have a new stamp for the back of my cards from Nicky at Stamping All Day there's a huge choice of verses and they're really reasonable - I ordered this one and had it in a couple of days.

Friday yet again

Image: Original TEDDYBO

Paper: Craftwork Cards

Bunting: Personal Impressions Stamp set

Letters: Stamps Away

I was tidying up last week before our rellies arrived for the weekend and found this very very old Bo printed out and a pack of Craftwork Cards papers that I had forgoten all about so using some card offcuts and my new bunting stamps I made them into a card

It must Bea Friday

A really quick card today the image is a pre-coloured one from Teddy Bo (TEDDYBEA_003) and the flower layer was cut from First Edition's paper with my Silhouette which I also used to cut the blue layer and the card blank.

Teddy Bo in a Wobble

 Image: TEDDYBO_248

Paper: DCWV

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

Really quick and easy card today - green card blank one image and an offcut of paper for one of those stinky boys cards that we all love so much

Roly Poly Penguin for Fairytale Friday

Image: FAIRYD_PERCY_005

Paper: Craftwork Cards

Sentiment: Cuddly Buddly

Cardbase & Mats: Silhouette Cameo

We're using our older images at Teddy Bo at the moment as lets face it there are LOADS to play with. These penguin ones are particularly good as there's 6 in the set and the sale is still on

Happy Easter Sunday

I thought sheep were quite appropriate for today as it's Easter Sunday - I suppose chocolate sheep might be even better! One simple card using a now retired digi from Sassy Cheryl and Back to Basics paper.

Stinky Boys Again

Tall child is not very girly - therefore tall child has more male friends so I get lots of requests for stinky boy cards.

For this reason I love Dustin Pike - this was a freebie a while back - 20 mins tops from start to finish **grins**

Challenges:
OSAAT
Challenges for everybody
Send a smile for Kids

Flowery Fussy and Fancy Fairytale Friday

Image: TEDDYBEA_259

Papers: Wild Rose Studio

Doily: Silhouette Cameo

Sentiment: Craftwork Cards

I don't normally combine my DT cards but thought this was just so perfect for the new Spring Theme Challenge over at Fussy and Fancy Friday which is the same theme as the 

 Teddy Bo challenge.As Bea is looking very cute and springy watering her tulips.

Sometimes it's Safer

To buy your own mothers day present although tall child did also buy me the new Bon Jovi album too **grins** before you faint I didn't pay full price for the stamps although they are Hero Arts so well worth it.

This is the card I made with them - the gingham paper is from Teddy Bo

Challenges:
celebrate the occasion
crafty sentiments
Top tip tuesday
Bunny Zoes
Ooh La la
Stamp & Create

There's a Bee on Your Nose

I just love this image by Sassy Cheryl of my first bear love although I will admit to preferring Eeyore if the chips were down and it's almost 16 years since I went to play pooh sticks at the actual real life bridge

I had also printed the image out a bit smaller so made a matching post it note holder