Have a 'Grave' Fathers Day

Afternoon all - what a day it has been, my little Amelia (well she's not so little any more) took her pre primary ballet exam today :)  So proud of her - I can't believe she has been dancing for three years nearly! So yes today I'm on a complete high!  

Im here to share with you a Fathers Day card with a difference - I was asked to make a 'zombie' themed   Fathers Day card - mmmmm yes the brain started ticking….. after a little bit of discussion I finally came up with the perfect image! 

This is the rather creepy Zombie Painter 3 from Rick St Dennis - I will be honest and say I never thought of using a zombie on Fathers Day but he is pretty cool - after choosing the image and colouring him up with copics the sentiment and papers all fell into place

Copics

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59

YG03, YG09, YG17, YG63, YG67

B32, B34, R35, R37

T3, T5, T7

The papers are from my stash, I know they are from one of the halloween pads I had but I can't remember what set! The die cut is from memory box called 'Graveyard landscape', the words were cut from my cameo :) - I also distressed the edges of the paper using Tim Holtz Tea Dye ink pad. 

Well I hope you like him, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges; 

Alphabet Challenge - i is for image 

Digi Haven - Anything goes

Digi Galore - Male/Fathers Day 

Just Inspirational Challenges - Photo Inspiration (taken the daddy for Fathers Day)

Thanks for stopping by - I would love your opinions on this one :) hope to see you again soon :) 

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Creative Creations Challenges - For you Dad

Morning! Wow this is a miracle for me - two posts within a couple of days! I have been so busy with stuff its crazy! I would love to tell you that things will calm down in a few weeks - but no sooner will all the stress be over it will them be summer holidays! 

Anyway I'm here today with the latest challenge at Creative Creations Challenges - we had a great turn out last week well done to everyone that joined in, remember to pop to the blog to see if you were our lucky winner! 

So onto this weeks challenge - we have a fantastic and very appropriate challenge for you this week - 

For you Dad

Yep were looking for your Fathers Day Creations. We have a wonderful sponsor this week 

Indigo Blu

The team were lucky enough to have some steps from Indigo Blu to work with - I know the team had so much fun with them :) 

I got to work with xxxx as my set - I have to say at first I was somewhat stumped - its been a while since I had the stamps and inks out - but my word did I enjoy getting messy! I even managed to make two cards this week! 

First up I kept it simple, I used the cogs stamps with my TH Walnut Stain ink to stamp the background, using my brush I then distressed the background using Tea Dye.  I stamped the layered pieces in black Memento and distressed them with the tea dye, I layered them onto Kraft and stuck them with silicone.  

The twine is from my stash I also ran that through the Tea Dye to make it blend more, the farm was added using twine to secure it. 

I have to say I LOVE how this card has turned out! I would like to enter the card above into the following challenges; 

Craft Lovin Challenges - Fathers Day 

Crazy 4 Challenges - Fathers Day

Sugar Creek Hollow - Fathers Day 

I was somewhat messy after finishing it and so I decided that I was going to get more messy……. 

For this one I stamped the background up and then scrunched it, once again distressed it using my brush and TH Tea Dye, I did add a few stipples of Walnut Stain in to.  I did the same with the cogs. 

I then stamped the image again but this time only very lightly distressed it.  

Well I hope you like my creations, I had so much fin making them! I would like to enter the second card into the following challenges; 

Bloggers - Masculine

Inspire me Fridays - Anything Goes

Simply Create too - Fathers Day/Masculine 

Thanks for stopping by, if you have a moment I would love to know what you think! I do hope you will pop to the blog and see what the rest of the team have made :) See you again soon 

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My Grafico Fathers Day Challenge

Good morning, how are we all? What fab weather we are having at the moment, I have had a lovely weekend doing bits in the garden and playing with the kids.  Big news this morning from me, well lots of it actually.  We are finally getting the plasterer in today to plaster the girls room and put the stud wall in and hopefully turn the door in the next two days,  Nancy starts Pre-school after half term - she needs it now! 

And the final bit... 

   

It all came about a bit strangely... I noticed that a blogging friend of mine had not blogged for a while and I contacted Tammy at My Grafico, she hadn't heard anything either and so we started to try and 'hunt her down' as such.  It turned out she had been rather poorly and in hospital, I offered to 'stand in her shoes' for a few weeks and Tammy asked me if I could be a permanent DT member, and I accepted! 

So onto the challenge this week! 

Fathers Day!

All the DT have used the fab kit' Tool Time' available over at the store here.  I have to say at first I drew a blank but then it all fell into place. 

This kit is grate for male cards, I can't wait to use it a bit more, I have a few other ideas with it! The wording was added to the blank to do list using my word program, the tools were all cut by hand and stuck on with foam pads. 

I added a tool box on the inside of the card to continue the theme through. Ok so this card was done in a rush, but I have so much inshore for the next challenge! I hope you will join us over at My Grafico for the Fathers Day challenge, Hope to see you soon! 

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Top Tip Tuesday - Spotty Dotty

Good Morning! well I hope this works as I have scheduled it and I'm hopefully having a well deserved lay in! So fingers crossed!!  How are we all today, the weather has been so rubbish, want the hot days back now please! Anyway I'm here to share with you tis weeks challenge over at TTT! Now there is a lovely tutorial over on the TTT blog so please pop over and take a look! 

This weeks sponsors are; 

Simon Says Stamp

Stamp Fairy

We also have some guest designers from Stamp Fairy - You are amazing girls! I just have to get me the toothfairy image now! Anyway... The theme this week is;

Spotty Dotty

Now I had to sit and look and think... for a long while before it all came together for me!
Oh yes the good old cuttlebug folder came out and did some work with my old big shot... it was nice that we had some time together@  

OK yes this stamp is appearing LOADS at the moment, Numpty I am showed hubby the card.... before I added the sentiment and it was meant to be his birthday card! DOH! Oh well, so yes I am getting ahead of myself with my Fathers Day cards! 

This as many of you will know is a Stampin' Up stamp I purchased last year, it hasn't had much use up till now! I can't help but use it, although I have come across another long lost stamp that I have ideas for next week... roll on the kids back at school is all I will say....

Anyway... the sentiment is a LOTV stamp... Just LOVE this set! 

Yes its a new addition but you can never have too many sentiment stamps.. can you now! 

Before I go I would like yo enter this card into the following challenges; 

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Smudge Antics - Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrapping Corner - Anything Goes - Twist Embossing  

Pile It On - S for SPEED! and hubby says you need some speed!

Sentimental Sunday - Silhouette plus sentiment

Thanks for stopping by, remember to pop at the TTT blog and see all the FAB DT and GDT creations over there! 

Hope to see you soon 

Hugs

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