Fishy congrats...

Hey,

So before my vacay I heard that my Godson Ben (who was here in July) passed his exams with flying colours!

YAY!!

I wanted to make him a card but ran out of time before I left for Tampa. So I made this card when I got back last weekend.

As I always play along with The Daily Marker colouring challenges, I generally have fun things coloured and ready to convert into cards.

I had stamped all the fun ugly fishes from my all time fave Avery Elle set 'That Bites' onto watercolour paper and coloured them using distress inks and a paintbrush. The smaller fishes are by Simon Says Stamp.

I added sparkly alpha stickers (purchased in a RIDICULOUS craft haul in Tampa).

I love how weird it is, totally perfect for a card from me to Ben.

Here is a photo of Ben, Charity and I at the top of The Empire State Building (Charity works in the building and got us free passes..whoop).

Cx

Playdate Part3 - Bingo challenge...

Hi,

This is the final part of the playdate that I can show (the other card is a MAWTT DT make).

I saw the SJ Crafts May Bingo Challenge on Julia's blog and decided it would be a fun thing for JT and I to do on a playdate -

The rules are straightforward - you just pick a row. I went along the bottom - Mixed Alphas, Torn Paper and bow or knot. JT showed hers yesterday.

I like how my card turned out - torn paper is not a thing I am normally fond of, but it works here.

I used American Crafts papers and the Alphas are from Target and come in a big pack for $1 and I buy them whenever I see them, as they come in handy..I cut down a D and a K to get 2 'L's' in the right patterns. The ribbon is also by American Crafts and I thought a knot worked best here. I added a bit of bling to anchor everything!

 A fun playdate make - I like the bingo idea, I might make a few more of these, just for the fun of it.

Cx