I'm not saying that you're old...

Good morning, at least we're enjoying some beautiful weather for this Bank Holiday weekend- even if the furthest we can go is in the garden! Another upside is  we won't be getting stuck in any traffic jams either :))

Our challenge at Sweet Stampin' this week has the theme of 'humour' so I took the opportunity to crack open my brand new set of Snarky Cats stamps (Tim Holtz). These stamps and sentiments really appeal to my (not very nice!) sense of humour  :D 

I had some previously made coloured backgrounds from a session playing with Distress Oxides and Brushos, so I fished them out and chose this yellow/orange one, added some stamping and stencilling and distressed the edges. The cat is coloured with copics and fussy cut, the sentiment stamped directly onto the background. I added faux stitching around the edges, twine and an ancient brad. This is for my brother, he's actually younger than me but who cares( his SOH is definitely more not- nice than mine!!!) 

We'd love to see your funny stuff this week, so please do hop over to Sweet Stampin', there's some great inspiration from my teamies and we could all do with something to make us laugh just now.

Thanks for visiting

Have a good day

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Challenge entries
creativefingers #185
audsentiments #250
kraftychicks #506
artydivas #21
showusyourpussycats #54
NBUS #14 The stamps

A pocket tag for baby

Good morning, happy Bank Holiday Weekendfor those of you in the UK- not that I think we'll really notice this one!

This week at Crafty Catz it's Zoras turn to host and choose the optional theme...our sponsor is

 All Dressed Up

- and the theme is 'Baby'.

I chose to make a tag ...I never have enough tags for gifts and often end up just die cutting a tag shape, but as one of my oldest and dearest friends is expecting the arrival of her first granddaughter very soon I thought I'd make a bit more effort! I made a pocket tag with a kraft heart shaped tag for my message inserted into the pocket. The sweet little bear is a sponsor image, A Star is Born. I  coloured with Copics and fussy cut just the bear, adding a tiny bow to the image. 

I had a lovely lazy day yesterday, enjoying the sunshine in the garden-

planning to finish that book today!

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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Challenges entered:
alldressedup #104
pearlysparkles #51

Sit back , relax and enjoy!

Oldie But A  Goodie 

at

Catch the Bug

 Hi, this is a scheduled post as I have every intention of following the title- we've been forecast warm sunshine for today and I'm going to enjoy it by relaxing the in the garden with my book! It's been too cold here to sit outside recently so I'm really looking forward to it! 

Thursdays at Catch the Bug are dedicated to showcasing some of the older images so I made a card featuring the cute Penny Doll Relaxing. she's got the right idea! We should all be making the most of this time and enjoying the break from routine,  probably when  everything gets 'back to normal' we'll all be complaining that we don't have enough time for ourselves! 

Thanks for visiting, hope you have a good day however you spend it.

Chris

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Challenge entries:
cardz4galz #121
CRAFT #555
thepapershelter #426
mmmchallenge #121

A thank you card

Good morning, hope your week is going well.

There is a new challenge starting today over at Fab'n' Funky, the theme this week is 'cute critters' so I thought I'd share this card (one I made MUCH earlier...). The image is from QKR -couldn't find it in the store. I love his expression -he looks really embarrassed!  Coloured with Copics,  stamped sentiment is LOTV.

Thanks for visiting today

Chris

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Challenge entries
dreamvalley #224
challengeupyourlife #123
2craftycrittercrazies #38
qkrstampede. #396

Black and White at Crafty Calendar

Good morning, it's time for our May Challenge at Crafty Calendar, the theme this month is 'Black and White' and our lovely sponsor this month is

 OddballArtCo

I chose an image I already owned and hadn't had the chance to use before, and coloured with Copic Markers in shades of grey (not 50 though!)

Papers from stash, no idea of brand, added a few die die cuts and a sentiment.

As always, my team mates have created some fabulous cards, do hop over to Crafty Calendar  and take a look, we'd love to see what you create following this theme so please join in if you have the time.

Thanks for visiting today

Have a good week.

Chris

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Friends Forever

Hi, just popping back with a reminder that it's

 FREEBIE FRIDAY at Catch the Bug! 

This week's freebie is this delightful image of two girls, perfect for sister or friendship cards. 

Don't forget to grab yours! 

Thanks for stopping by

Chris

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Challenge entries
thepapershelter #425
craftysentiments for a girl
paperminutes. #638
aperfecttimetocraft. #5
creationsinpink #21
aplacetostart ribbon or bow

Sending hugs

 Good morning, another week of Lockdown is behind us, May has arrived  and the world outside my door is is looking beautiful, this week's rain on top of the preceding weeks' warm and sunny weather has made everything so lush and green- the gardens and woodlands nearby are bursting with blooms and blossom, the trees are that beautiful, fresh new- leaf green, it is a wonderful time of year here in the UK.

Today at Crafty Catz we have a real treat for you, not one but two fabulous sponsors both offering lovely digi stamps as prizes, so double the chance of winning! Nick is hosting this week and she's picked the theme of 'sending hugs' -I think we all could do with some of those just now!

   The sponsors are-

StarJamLines

and 

Little Blue Button

Here are the cards I made using images from both of the sponsors.

The first one is using Mother and Baby Bear from StarJamLines.

The second one using Forever Friends from Little Blue Button's Freebie Page. 

As you can see I've used exactly the same layout on both designs, just changing the colours, papers and sentiment stamps.

We hope you choose to play along with us at Crafty Catz this week, remember we are an  'Anything Goes Challenge', the theme is entirely optional.

Thanks for visiting

Chris

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