Todays card is a design team make for the fabulous team over at the Crafting Musketeers Challenge blog. The theme for this month is 'It's a mans world'. The sponsars for this month are the wonderful team over at JGD.I picked this image because so many men that I know have small dogs such as this and I know that they would love such an image on their birthday cards. The image is from the Joanna Sheen cd..The Nostalgia Collection..featuring the artwork of Kevin Walsh. There are many wonderful images on this double cd and so many are suitable for the men in your life. It features classic cars, planes, sporting events and many many images of times gone by. The second cd is a christmas one and there are fabulous traditional scenes that you can use year after year.On this card, I've mounted the backing paper and the main image onto some dark blue card and created a small border with the same. I was lucky enough to find some dog related charms in my stash which I thought would be perfect to decorate the card. I also attached a little dog house charm to a bow.
It's been a busy day today with people coming and going. It's also a fine day today, which means that some of the cats have gone outside. Jeffrey was thinking of going out until he spotted Hobo. They obviously thought that they were going to have a manly fight but I laid down the law. So now they are sat in the window..one inside, one outside, growling at each other through the glass. It doesn't help though, when they both start yowling and my headache arrives..lol.
I'm off downstairs in a while to make dinner. I have decided that I'm going to make a beef stew and dumplings for dinner. So this afternoon will find me chopping vegetables, listening to music. I'm hoping that there will end up enough for a couple of days. I'm hoping to have the stew with mashed potatoes tonight and then with roast potatoes tomorrow. I've got a lot of work to do, so if dinner is sorted for a couple of days, then I will be happy.
Well the coffee is calling and so are the carrots..lol. I hope that you will find the time to pop over to the Crafting Musketeers Challenge Blog and join in the fun. It is always a great source of inspiration...there are some very talented people on the team. So until tomorrow..take care and happy crafting.
Todays card is a design team make for the wonderful company of Decoupage Delights. This image is from their Fancy Floral cdrom. This is a very vintage design but I loved the way that the flowers cascade from the framed view. The fact that they are decoupaged also adds to the perspective. On the disc this is a bigger card that I have cut down to the size that I wanted. I placed a ribbon across the back of the first layer. Then I added the bow. There are just so many beautiful images on this cd..it's so worth a look.Also there are so many ways in which you can use the decoupage in all of your other designs...it's an endless resource.
The wind seems to have calmed down..thank goodness. At this moment the weather is calm, but it does make you wonder just how long it can last.In fact it's all very calm here altogether...all the cats and Reg are asleep..it's a truly wonderful thing when it happens..lol. Jeffrey is asleep on the wing of my chair. He did have a moment earlier when Hobo decided to visit. He is convinced that he can fight him through the glass in the window. He is so loud with his yowling..he makes my ears ring.
I can't believe that it's nearly Easter...where does the time go. I can remember many happy easter moments with Henry. We used to have a large fluffy chicken which we always put on the Easter table. Henry was convinced that this was an easter chicken and was there to make sure you were well behaved, else the Easter Bunny wouldn't come..lol.He always drew me pictures of the easter bunny and put it on a card and even as he got older he would make sure that I had an Easter egg and card. He was a very thoughtful person and made all these occasions special for me. I can remember making little chocolate nests and hot cross buns. There was always a special meal..usually a joint of lamb and Henry would always want mint sauce..I always preferred mint jelly but he didn't like it. Many, many happy memories of times past. This Easter will be very different..but then every special occasion in the year has been the same since I lost Henry. But I must count my blessings for all the good times.
Well the coffee is calling and then it will be time to do some colouring, ready for use on some planned projects. I must remember to tell myself that I will be having some more art therapy..lol. So until tomorrow..take care and happy crafting.
