Magazine Giveaway

I have an article in this month's Papercraft Essentials and one of my cards has made it onto the front cover. Woohoo! So to celebrate I am giving away this edition of the magazine (which includes a Forever Friends CD-ROM) and a small crafty bundle. To be in with a chance of winning simply leave a comment on this post. The giveaway will close on Thursday 9th August.

 

Photo Scavenger Hunt - part 4

No. 9 - A Fountain

I am so enjoying taking part in this scavenger hunt. It gets us out and about to have a proper nosey at things that are on our doorstep. I have passed near this fountain hundreds of times on my way to Glasgow city centre but am ashamed to say have never stopped to look. It is outside The Peoples Palace, a small museum, and I bet you would never guess what they have in their collection -  Billy Connelly's big banana boots!

Today there is a link-up party for all the folk taking part in the hunt so I'm off for a nosey at how everyone is getting on. It's not too late to get your camera out and join in. All the details are here.

Go Team GB!

Hi bloggers, is everyone enjoying the Olympics? I know I am. Getting all caught up in sport that I have absolutely no interest in! Canoes are really exciting - who new?

So today's card is my little nod to our brilliant team GB. I used TeddyBo and Bea stamps that were freebies with a mag a while back. I coloured with distress markers and the papers are Portobello Road.

Remember you have until Sunday evening to enter this weeks TeddyBo Challenge. All the details are here.
 

Birthday Wishes

Every bit of me aches, even the bits I didn't know I had! New carpet in the bedroom, hall and the crafty room. Yes, you heard right - the crafty room. Moving a king size bed and two sets of drawers was nothing compared to clearing the crafty room, I am saying no more. You all know exactly what I mean!

So a nice easy one today that fits two challenges....

Delightful...birthdays

Creative Inspirations...in the garden

Off now to have a very, very long soak in the bath.

 

Photo Scavenger Hunt - part 3

No.1 - a pier.

Another one ticked off the list, oh I do love ticking things off lists! So this is the pier at Helensburgh. A little town about 45 minutes from my home. The water you see is the Firth of Clyde and the town's claim to fame is John Logie Baird, the inventor of television, was born here.

As you can see it was a blustery day but we still managed a walk along the 'front'. Then, in good Scottish tradition, had fish suppers for tea. And a single sausage for the hound!

Fancy joining in? All the info about the scavenger hunt is here.

 

Life's a beach!

How comfy does Alf look in his deckchair enjoying his lolly! Alf is new in over at The DigiStamp Boutique. There is also an Alf playing darts, useful for those sometimes hard to do men cards! I coloured with copics and the papers are Echo Park 'paradise beach'. Made the little windmill from a square of the patterned paper - quite pleased with myself!

I am entering Alf into two challenges...

Cupcake.... the great outdoors

Delightful....dog days of summer

 

A little inkiness!

Still experimenting and playing with the 'arty inky' sort of creation. And here is the outcome of yesterday's playtime. It's quite a big canvas - 10 inches square, so a lot of space to cover. I therefore threw everything at it - papers, paint, ink, stencils, stamps, washi tape and even a doily.

OK then, short and sweet tonight. The Olympics have taken hold!

 

make a wish

It's Friday and so that means I get to share this week's TeddyBo card. I have used my TeddyBea rubber stamp. Yep, these teddies are not just digi images! I coloured with distress markers and the papers are 'sweet day' by Echo Park. I also used my new letter dies, loving them! The new TB challenge is up and running - masculine and must include buttons and string. You can read all about it here.

OK then, it's fairly bright here today so we are off to the coast with the hound. Want to try and bag a photo of a pier for the scavenger hunt!

 

Roarrrrrr

Earlier on tonight's news I saw the little preview of the Olympic opening ceremony  - I think it's gonna be good! Dragons are cool don't you think? This cutie is new in over at Cuddly Buddly. He's called 'pot bellied dippy dragon'. I'm so glad hubby is not reading over my shoulder tonight - there would definately be a comment made! I coloured with copics and the papers are 'archaic' from Basic Grey.

  
I am entering this weeks Simon Says Challenge...anything goes.
 

Photo Scavenger Hunt - part 2

A couple more finds ticked off the 
2012 Summer Photography Scavenger  Hunt!

No.8 - A person dressed as an angel or a statue of an angel.

This angel was spotted from Glasgow Green when we were out a walk with the hound. A short walk over the river Clyde suspension bridge took us near enough for a pic'. It's on top of an old Church that is now a community centre.

No. 7 - A person playing a musical instrument.

This was snapped in Glasgow city centre. OK, there are pipers galore but this guy was really funny. When he spotted my camera he changed the words of his song to 'my Mammy told me I was photogenic'!
 

Surfs Up!

Woohoo, there are new images available over in The DigiStamp Boutique. Rosie and Dan at the beach and a cute selection for Christmas. For my card I used Dan and a few of the accessories you get with the set. I coloured with copics and the papers are by Echo Park.

Remember that if you make a card using one of the images from the Boutique you can enter the customer competition to win some freebies. All the details are here.

I am entering today's card into the Cupcake Craft Challenge..the ocean.

 

Ooo la la

Just in under the wire with this one. The Cupcake Craft Challenge 'le tour de France' closes in about four hours so hopefully I made it just in time!

This morning we took a little jaunt into Glasgow to bag a couple more photo's for the scavenger hunt. I am really enjoying taking part and will post them soon. It has made me more interested in my camera (at the moment I just point and click). Maybe one day I will enrol in a photography course, if only there were more hours in the day!