Just in case you were wondering, I'm having a day off……… I’m test driving some new specs and thought it would be better to test drive them without the close work than strain my eyes straight off.
I have some designer specs, this is a first for me, she’s a new gal on the specs block called Karen Millan.
I’ve mastered the focus and reverse, still keep looking in my mirrors until I get used to the drive but on the whole they are feeling good.
I know, I know, I bought one but I just couldn’t do it, so I set to straight after dinner and got cracking making a card for Chris’s Mam & Dad, I may keep the other for his Dads Birthday or Fathers Day.
A bit of a filigree feel to this one.
Soft, dreamy and clean, I used a heart corner punch (corner adorner) really old punch, my ScorPal for the embossing, love the ScorPal, Moroccan spellbinders die on the Grande Calibur, Memory Box Heart die, some ribbons and pearl pins.
I also used my Stampin Up heart punch and a bit of matting and layering.
Being an avid card maker it is few and far between that I buy a shop card. Most people expect a hand made card and it always feels as if I’m cheating if I do buy one.
Last year while we were in Kendal (my favourite place on earth) I was window shopping, not many places you can do that these days as most of the shops have metal shutters. Anyway I spotted some very, very interesting cards and went back the next day to take a closer look at them.
being from a fishing village ourselves I knew I had to make a purchase and actually, shamefully I bought three cards. They are all swinging cards that pop out 3d but lay flat in an envelope, ingenious the way they have been made.
The fishing Village.
I took a couple of photo’s from different angles so you can see how clever it is.
This one is destined for my Mother and Father–in-laws Anniversary, they lift in the same village as us so will totally appreciate it.
The company that make these are called Santoro. Not cheap but very different.
I,m thinking that you are going to love this range, I can't wait until I can show you some sneak peeks.
Jak x
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I’m showing a quick card today, made with my early Birthday Present from my Mam.
I used Painter Meg by Mo’s Digital Pencil and coloured her with Copic markers.
I used the Grande Calibur and the Morrocan Accents by Spellbinders 
I used the border die and snipped it along the straight edge so that I could angle it to fame the image.
The Blog hop this Month for Just Inklined is sure to get you creating something special, our theme this month is Get Well or Spring Feever and our host is the lovely Tammy and that is where our Blog hop Starts.
You should have landed on my blog from Joyce if not hop back to the beginning so you don’t miss anything.
I decided on Get Well or should that be Hope you’re Feline Better
I choose Mycroft for my image and he would definitely cheer anyone up. what even better is that he is only £1 to buy.
I used the DCWV backing papers the Pet Stack coloured the image with copic and prisma’s
I’m the dogs tail, last on the hop, if you haven't seen all of the wonderful cards pop back to Tammy
Don't forget we are having a DT Call, there is still a couple of days to enter see here
We have a couple of spot prizes for commenters so remember to leave a comment on each of the girls blogs.
As some of you know my ever suffering husband Chris, started model making for his train layout, well the tables have turned as now he is the one shouting “in a minute” when something needs doing or if dinner is ready and we have to wait until he’s at a part he can leave to one side while he is having dinner or the likes.
Anyway he is busying himself making a Gantry Crane and my word there is some work going into it, I’m thinking I may have to graffiti my name on the side of it as I helped with some of the cutting out on this one.
pop over to his blog and take a look at some of his work, show it to your husbands I’m sure they'll be impressed. Wynyard Lane Models
The picture above shows the bogey part of the Crane.
This little guy reminds me of my gorgeous Grandson Jack, he pulls his face just like this when getting his photo took.
Sassy Cheryl’s have some fabulous digi’s and this one Noah and Patches is just one of many
I know there’s a a saying that Blue and Green should never be seen unless another is in between so I reckon I can get away with this one, Ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel image coloured with Copic Markers and Prisma pencils. In case you are wondering what the sentiment is, I played around with a song from my childhood “Me and my Teddy Bear, have no worries have no cares, me and my Teddy Bea just play and play all day.”
