Birthday Selection

Hi Crafters,

As it was Hubby's Birthday yesterday I have a few of his cards to share with you that I had created for family members to give to him.

All are centred around his hobbies and interests.

Firstly I'd like to thank Sylvie for her inspirational card HERE that set the ideas rolling for my card.

As hubby is an avid D.I.Y.er this one seemed appropriate.

...a rear view using a 'Craftfairy' Stamp...

I love how these types of cards fold flat and fit in to a 6 x 6 inch envelope too.

Recipe

Spellbinders Pop-Up Box Card Die

Wood Grain Embossing Folder

Distress Inks

Tattered Lace 'Happy Birthday' Die

Lea'bilities Tools Die Set

Xcut Cogs Dies

Screw Brads

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Deep Ocean - #141 Use Die Cuts/Punches

Cute Card Thursday - #451 Add Something Metallic

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This next card was depicting his tropical fish tank.

This was made as a shaker card and filled with sequins and tiny glass beads.

Recipe

Joy Craft Foliage Dies

Gold speciality papers for the sandy/pebble bed

Computer Generated Sentiment

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Aud Sentiments - #168 ATG + Sentiment

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Another one of his hobbies are Motorbikes, preferably classic models.

Recipe

Creative Crafts Topper

Joanna Sheen Motorbike Die

Craft Essentials Corner Die

Embossalicious Embossing Folders

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Crafty Cardmakers - #177 Embossing Heat/Dry

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...and lastly his interest in gardening...

Recipe

Hunkydory Topper

Lea'bilities Wheel Barrow, Watering Can and Grass Dies

Spellbinders Banner Die

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #45 ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #135 ATG

Well I hope you liked my selection of cards, Hubby was pleased with them, that's the main thing and he had a lovely Birthday too.

See yo again later in the week.

Lorraine 

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Baby Boy Box Card

Hi Crafters,

Well the weekend has arrived albeit a cold one here, I hope you are all safe and well.

Today I have a box card to share with you for a baby boy.

They're tricky things to take pictures of so I'm afraid there are quite a few to show all the angles.

Recipe

Spellbinders Scalloped Pop Up Box Die

Baby Boy Cardstock - Limetree Crafts

Marianne Designs Pram (LR0218), Train (LR0308) & Baby Shoe (LR0304) Dies

Britannia Word Dies

Sentiment Stamps - Clearly Besotted Stamps & Kaiser Craft

This was made using a new die to me that I purchased at the NEC back in November, it's the first opportunity I've had to use it. It does make life easier when you don't have to measure everything and cuts like a dream. This card fits into a 6" x 6" envelope when flattened.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

OSAAT - #253 No Square or Rectangle cards

Crafty Cardmakers - #155 NEW: Baby, Marriage, Home etc

Fab n Funky - #287 For A Child

Creative Moments - #84 New Beginnings

Thanks for visiting today and for the lovely comments you have left on my previous post too. I appreciate and read every one of them.

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Lorraine

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As You Like It Challenge # 71 - Paper or Non Paper Project and WHY

Hi Crafters,

Well, I'm lucky to be blogging today after the fiasco I have had with my new computer. I should have put a bet on as to whether it would work ok as I would have won, lol.

After spending quite some time with Hubby on Monday evening getting it up and running with a limited set of programmes and working fine I went to bed quite contented. 

Tuesday morning I woke full of enthusiasm to tackle the task of setting up the rest of what I needed to function with my DT blogs and various programmes that I regularly use only to have it throw a wobbly and produce an error message before it had even booted up properly. I then spent the next four hours on the phone to tech. support (good job it was a free phone number) only to have him finally decide that it would be best to reset it to the factory settings.

Arrrgh!! 

All my downloaded cut files for my Silhouette would be lost and I think that was the third and final time I could reload them to a new computer. Not to mention the stuff I lost when my old computer crashed. Do you think someone is trying to tell me something?

..and if I see another whirling wheel in the next week I think I will go over the edge.

All that keeps ringing in my ears is what my daughter said before it arrived,

"I don't know what you are stressing about, there is nothing to getting a new computer, you just take it out of the box, switch it on and it does it all for you".

What planet is she on?!

Anyhoo, rant over,

(I'm saying this with fingers crossed) 

it is working fine now.

Now what was I here for? ahh yes - A Challenge!

The new challenge at As You Like It is to showcase a project using your Favourite of either a Paper or Non Paper Project. You MUST also explain WHY it is your favourite.

My favourite is Paper every time, I have tried knitting, crochet, flower pressing (a lot of years ago) and painting but I always come back to paper crafting for my crafty fix.

So here is my project...

Recipe
Image - Bathtime Bobbi - DigiStamp Boutique
Medium - Pro/flexmarkers
Baby Boy Cardstock - Limetree Craft
Large Circle Dies
Sweet Dixie Elegant Border Die
LOTV Sentiment Stamp
Spotted Grosgrain Ribbon
Pearls

Challenges I'd like to enter:
DigiStamp Boutique - January ATG
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Something New (New Baby)
Craft-Dee BowZ - January ATG +Bow
Crafting From The Heart - #94 ATG
Crafty Cardmakers - #155 - NEW: Baby, Marriage, Home etc.
Deep Ocean Challenge - #120 Something New
I Love Promarkers - #300 Use Something New ( Sweet Dixie Border Die)
Fab 'n' Funky - #287 For A Child
Creative Moments - #84 ATG / New Beginnings

Our generous sponsor this week is

DigiStamp Boutique

offering a £10 Voucher to the Winner

now you wouldn't want to miss that would you, so come and join in the fun with us we look forward to seeing what you create.

Lorraine

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