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Hey!

OK, apologies for being a naughty blogger. You just wouldn't believe how much I'm up to my eyeballs in work at the mo! Seriously, I can't believe we're only on week 2 of a 6 week term! Bring on the bank holiday weekend LOL!

So I'm gonna confess that I'm sharing a card today that I made ages ago. I hadn't got around to uploading it seeing as Royal Mail became a Royal Pain in taking ages to deliver it to the intended recipient! I nearly thought it was a gonna but it just took a very long detour around the UK or was sat in a sorting office just waiting for it's time to come...

Card Recipe
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Daily Designs/Daily Designs Sentiment/Polka Dot Basics II
Ink: Versamark/Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate/Aqua Mist/Raspberry Fizz/Kraft
Accessories: Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz Grosgrain Ribbon/Martha Stewart Border Punch/Cuttlebug/Nestabilities/Promarkers

This card was made pre-apron lace punch purchase, so I just layered a dotted scallop border close to the aqua mist cardstock to try and create the same effect. No where near as fab as the apron-lace punch, but it kept me happy until I had that new toy in my possession *grin*

Sorry 'bout the quick post today! I'm hoping your week is going well and I'll hope to catch up with y'all at the weekend. That is, if I've survived this working week LOL!

Catch ya later!
Aimes
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Dad...

Hey!

TGI Friday, Peeps! They always say the first week back is the highest hurdle to jump, and I have to agree! I'm sooooooo ready to chillax (and fingers-crossed that the weather forecast was right and it's gonna be a sunny weekend!)

Along with a spot of chillaxing, it's also my Dad's birthday. Don't tell him, but we've bought him a present that I just know he'll love, and I'm not ashamed to say I'm proud because he's one tough cookie to buy for LOL! I know I wouldn't be too fussed with the entire John Wayne collection on DVD, but he'll love it!

Anyways, as you've guessed, cue another masculine card...


I always find Dad so tough to cater for. For once, I can't rely on my beloved Star Prints for him because they're just not 'him'! I did however dig out the same tree stamp that I used for his card last year but made it look very different by just embossing with Clear EP. That's the thing I love so much about stamps, you can definitely get your penny's worth with 'em!

I'm totally into 'woodgrain' images too at the mo, they're everywhere around Blogland aren't they?! Well I really do want the new Woodgrain PTI set but seeing as I don't own that yet, I tried my hand at rooting out an old embossing folder and dragging a Versamark pad over the raised bits to add definition. It's nowhere near as cool as the stamps, but it'll hold my craving for a while at least ;DCard Recipe
Stamps: Hobby Art Trees
Ink: Versamark
Papers: PTI Dark Chocolate/PTI Scarlet Jewel/Craftwork Cards DP
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nesties/Cuttlebug Embossing Folder/Clear Detail EP/PTI Spring Moss Grosgrain Ribbon/PTI Button/PTI Twine/Transfer Letters

Oooh and the card is totally based on the current sketch over at 2S4Y, as soon as I saw it I just knew I had to play along!

Before I love ya and leave ya, I had a package today that I'm just dying to share with y'all...it came all the way from Canada! Yup, it was some scrummy Blog Candy from my buddy Maureen! Oh it is delicious! It contains some gorgeous papers/stamp set/flowers/ribbons/buttons and a fabulous embossing folder and Martha Stewart punch but d'ya wanna see the thing I got soooooooooo excited about and squealed with delight over....?

Yup! Official mittens from the Winter Olympics! How cool are these babies?! Oh I love them sooooo much that I might just have to wear them through summer LOL!

...and one more thing that I'm super proud of is owning the CARDS mag which featured not one, but TWO of Maureen's stunning cards! I hope she'll remember me when she's super famous!

Thanks so much, Moe! You're a real treasure!

Well I'm off to put my mittens back on - believe it or not, typing is practically impossible with 'em on LOL!

Catch ya later!

Aimes
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Pretty Petals...

Hey!

Happy Monday! It's been back to work for me today, no doubt that within seconds it feltl like I was never away! Though we're minus a few members of staff due to that volcano causing chaos with flights! Another local school was shut today due to lack of staff!

So today is the start of a new challenge on our PTI blog! For the next fortnight we wanna see flowers on your creations. Kinda fitting seeing as the flowers are starting to bloom around here - could Summer actually be on it's way soon...?

Anyways I betcha expecting a card featuring the flower from my treasured Friends 'til the End set aren't ya?! Well I wanted to surprise you a little and had a go at making my own flower...


I've seen a few of these kinda flowers around Blogland. They're pretty easy to make; just die-cut a few flowers out of tissue paper, fold them up and stick them onto a die-cut card flower base. Finish off with a button and twine and voila!

Card Recipe
(All PTI Supplies)
Stamps: Background Basics: Text Style/Turning a New Leaf/Damask Designs (sentiment)
Ink: Smokey Shadow/Spring Moss/Versamark
Cardstock: Lemon Tart/Stamper's Select White
Accessories: Vellum/White Tissue Paper/Lemon Tart Button/Jute Button Twine/Cuttlebug/Nestabilities/Apron Lace Border Punch

FYI I think you could easily skip the folding part and just cut a loada tissue flowers and layer them on top of each other. Maybe ruffle the layers a little for a little texture...

This card is also for the Papertrey Peeps Challenge #5 (hopefully!) it's a little late but I hope it still counts!

And just to totally rock at qualifying for challenges with one card, I hope this qualifies for the current EBTKS challenge which features a sketch from my fab blog buddy, Ann!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a fab week! Even though I may not be able to comment so much with work in full swing, thanks to finally discovering Google Reader you can be rest assured that I'm checking out your posts!

Catch ya later!
Aimes
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