Ribbon Carousel challenge, a simple Birthday card for me today using Stampin Up rubber stamps and Vintage Seam Binding ribbon
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Something totally different for me, minimalistic, Clean and Simple.
At this time of year I always panic over what to do for my Daughters Birthday card, each year I struggle, buying one is impossible as they are all far to girlie, i need a card that would do for either boy of girl, nothing flowery, no shoes, flowers, handbags or cutie.
This year I had something in mind but new I was going to have to design it myself. I needed a cutting file for the silhouette. So I sat down at the computer and started to design my own.
The sneakers/ Plimsolls are in three layers, the sole the main front with tongue and the side fastening laced up with twine.
It wasn’t easy to make but I love it now that it is completed.
If you like it, leave me a comment and I might be persuaded to give the template both as a silhouette cutting file and a hand cutting file.
I was thrilled to bits yesterday, I was feeling good, up at 06:10 and out on my bike by 06:45, Chris has the patience of a saint with me, keeping at my pace when he could easily double lap my speed, we set out and it was a battle against the elements, the gusty wind battered us in the open but it was good to be out and about.
We headed into Sunderland and stopped at McDonalds for a coffee to recharge my batteries before heading out from the shelter of a built up area. I felt good so we headed further away from home, we even found some cycle paths that we didn’t know was there, the cycle paths in Sunderland are much better than in Seaham, they are a much easier ride, tarmac rather than shingles, our council has much to learn on this front.
I’ve had one or two scary moments on the shingle paths as my bike had quite skinny tyres which are much better on road, Chris swapped the tyre for a continental tyre, I little thicker but still a hybrid tyre so that I wouldn’t skid on them damn shingles. It does mean however that I have to work a little harder, hey ho!
So I got home very satisfied with myself, I did a 20 mile ride with the wind in my face, totally shattered but also totally fulfilled.
I was so looking forward to getting back out there today, up bright and early again, I was aching from yesterdays journey but I thought I could ride that off, how wrong was I? We headed off again in a blustery wind but I felt quite weak, I soon realised it was just too much for me so after around 4.5 miles I decided it was time to head back home, I told Chris to keep going as I didn’t want to spoil his ride and that I would head back home, of course he would hear none of it and he headed back home with me.
I was feeling quite deflated but again Chris boosted me up telling me that I should still be feeling very proud of myself from yesterdays ride. So I'm sitting now with a cup of tea made for me by my wonderful Man.
I knew that I had to scrapbook the images of the guys in dress uniform actually the term is undress uniform, not sure why but I do know they are oh so smart.
My man, Chris, he will soon have lost 4 stone in weight and he looks amazing for it don’t you think?
Then there's Craig our nephew. I had to take lots of photo’s as my mother in Law would like one for the album
and another page of the two of them together.
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I simply love these two guys, Chris and our Nephew Craig.
Today was a tough day when we said goodbye to Ian, Chris’s Brother and Craig's Dad. he would have been so proud of his family today.
Men work hard, play hard and many of them sleep hard too ha ha!
The Good Life by Just Inklined says it all. My man could sleep on a washing line if he had to, each night I make a cup of tea and two minutes after placing it down by his side he’s asleep, that cuppa is like a magic potion.
I even got out the Pan Pastels to do a bit of background blending on this one. Coloured with Copic markers and chalk pencils and I added the string for that rustic gardening theme.
love this one for those hard to do men's cards.
No! I hear you cry, surely it can’t be. three whole days of sunshine can’t be our lot this year.
No, End of Summer is a sweet day dreamy image from Mo’s Digital Pencil and I’m hoping this is only the beginning of ours.
I coloured this little darling with Copic markers and chalk pencils, I love her rolling eyes.
I teamed the image with Graphic 45 papers, ribbon and pearls
It’s the first Monday in the month so that can only mean one thing, Blog Hop day for Just Inklined.
I’ve used Cheers Chalkboard for my image easy peasy card for Fathers Day
Coloured with Copic markers then cut out and added to the card with foam pads
Teamed with K & Co papers and a picot edged ribbon, a button and twine.
The order of the hop is as follows remember to leave comments on all of the blogs as we always have spot prizes from the comments left.
Dawn, Tammy, Tangii, Lori, Joyce, Gaynor, Jak (ME)
