Eat More Cake!

Today is the start of our new Paper Creator challenge and this time around the theme is

Birthday

now that couldn't be easier could it - we would love you to play along with your birthday creation, you don't even have to use Paper Creator products to enter and you could be the random winner of the £10 voucher to spend in store.

I have used the fabulous Sassy Cheryl illustration Avery Celebrates with cake,

The sentiment reads -

Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more...

hmmm, but eat more what ? - 

see that little bit of ribbon hanging down from below the image circle, pull it down to reveal.....

...Cake, of course!

Image - Avery celebrates with cake - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator

Papers - My Birthday Girl Digital Scrap Kit - Just so Scrappy

EK success border punch

Grosgrain and Satin ribbon - Meiflower

 and I used this brilliant tutorial HERE (adapted to fit my design) to make the pull down wording.

Don't forget to enter the Birthday challenge and pop over to the challenge blog to take a look at the fabulous creations from the rest of my teamies.

Thanks for dropping by,

have a lovely weekend,

hugs,

Colette xx

Hoot hoot, give it a kick!

Now I know that title probably has you totally confused, but it's just a little play on the names of the Paper Creator card kits I used for today's cards. I am late posting them, because I've had a very busy day clearing out my craft room - what a job! and how on earth did I accumulate so much stuff? 

My lovely hubby also took me to Ikea this evening to buy some more storage, so hopefully when I've had a big sort out and put everything back it will all have a place to call home and I will be more organised (some hope LOL!!!)

I've had to clear it out because we are having a new boiler fitted and of course it's tucked into a corner of my room, so it has forced me - ahem!- given me the perfect opportunity to clear it out, sort it out, move it around and tidy it up, and it's amazing the amount of things (usually dies in my case, hehe!) you find that you had forgotten you even had.

Anyway enough of all that and on to today's cards

This one is from the Curved Front Aperture card Mega bundle, which contains 10 card kits and is on offer for only £5 at the moment. I just happened to have the Nitwits What a hoot collection that the kit was designed with, so printed out a flower from the kit to add to the top of the card.

This Kick It 6x6 card kit is very easy to put together and ideal for boys of all ages.

I just added some polka dot buttons and ribbon in one of the local team colours and a fab football shirt charm from Meiflower.  

Have a lovely weekend,

hugs,

Colette xx

Ladybug, ladybug

This should have been yesterday's post but I have been soooooo busy, I completely forgot about it, but better late than never as they say.

I have two cards to show you today both using Sassy Cheryl Illustrations from Paper Creator, as both images featured ladybirds and I used the same digital scrap kit for the papers on both too it just seems right to post them together.

Pre-coloured image - Maddy and her Ladybug - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator

Papers - Little Lady Bug-a-Boo kit - Just so Scrappy

Pearls and ribbon - Meiflower

Pre-coloured image - Patience Secret - Sassy Cheryl at Paper Creator

Papers as above

 Go Kreate XXL scalloped Circle

Lifestyle nesting circles (to make black frame which is attached with foam pads)

Martha Stewart Deep Edger punch - Flower Bed

X cut border punch  - scallops

Ribbon, gems and enamelled ladybird charm - Meiflower

Thanks for dropping by,

will be back with more wedding invitations on Tuesday

Hugs,

Colette xx

Men at work!

Here's a couple of cards for boys made using Paper Creator kits. 

I love girly cards with all the sparkle and pretty ribbons and embellishments, but it's just not the same making cards for boys, so these kits are really handy for putting something together that doesn't take too long, looks effective and is perfect for boys.

Here we have one of the kits from the bookmark mega bundle, with matching envelope, Polka dot grosgrain ribbon is from Meiflower

and this one is the Trucker Triple over the edge card, with matching boxelope, gingham button and waxed card are from Meiflower

Today Meg and I are off to see a local amateur dramatic company perform Oliver, my sister-in-law has a small speaking part in it (she's playing a prostitute!) so we are going along to offer our support. It has been on each evening since Wednesday and was sold out most nights and I've heard nothing but good things about it, so am really looking forward to going.

Also I would like to congratulate my nephew Matt on getting a first in his degree (I come from a clever family, don't know what went wrong with me LOL!) I'm not sure exactly what his degree was in, but it's something to do with ophthalmology and he already has a job in a local opticians.

Well done Matt!

Thanks for dropping by today,

hope you have a lovely weekend

hugs,

Colette xx