Oops, can you tell I've been on holiday

 Sorry guys, this post should have gone up at 9am.  I've been swanning around Scotland for a fortnight and forgot to schedule my post.  Over on Cardz4guyz this week we are focussing especially on the dads - as Father's Day is racing towards us.  We are wanting to see your 'Father's Day' projects please. 

I kept this fairly simple as I needed a card for my Father in Law and I've pretty much exhausted my ideas for wine and gardening.  

I cut some of my favourite oriental papers (featuring the wave design) into squares and rectangles and arranged them on a card base.  I then cut a sentiment - from Dr Digi - and inked it in blue.  I added a few gems and called it done.  

Please pop over and join in the fun.  I'm always on the look out for male card ideas.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Summer fun

 Morning all.  Are you ready for Summer?  Over at Make My Monday we are looking for a little 'Summer Fun'.  We've had some lovely weather recently on the Marina and It always makes me want to sit out on the boat something nice to drink and a good book.  I'd have to move the washing I've got hanging to dry if I tried it today.  Real life gets in the way a bit sometimes.

Here's a lovely summer cocktail to get you going.  I only had to colour the image for this one.  It was a free stamp in a magazine ages ago. It went perfectly with one of my pre-prepared backgrounds.  I can see I'm going to have to haul out some papers and make some more of those.  They are so handy to have around.

Please join in the summer fun and thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Easy easel

 Morning all.  Today we are looking for 'E for Easel' cards over at The Alphabet Challenge.  If you aren't sure how to do an Easel Card there are loads of tutorials on the internet.  It's one of my favourite types of fun fold. I decided to try one of the variations available and chose a Centre Step Easel Card.

Once again it's a really rubbish picture and in order to get it in an envelope you have to fold the images together.  I used an old pad of toppers and papers from Hunkydory and I think it turned out ok.  If you want to try this type of card have a look at this tutorial by Sam Calcott.  She creates some gorgeous show stopper cards and her tutorials are so easy to follow.

Please check out the other Design Team cards and we'd love it if you played along.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

The only slim thing around here

 Morning...again.  We have another new challenge for you today over at Cardz4galz.  We would like a 'slimline' card please. I wouldn't even qualify as slimline if I lost a couple of stone.

I really love how this one turned out.  Once again my photography skills are pretty pathetic. I think there's too much light on the boat and my pictures are washed out.  I used some pretty backing paper and added die cuts for this one and that's about it.  

Please pop over and join in.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Can't see the Wood for the Christmas Trees

 Morning all.  For my first card today I've created a mini forest of Christmas trees. And 'trees' is exactly what we are looking for over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge.  I've gone with non-traditional colours and I'm loving a bit of pink.

I need to add a sentiment but most of my Christmas items are still in the storeroom at work. I remembered to bring my tree stickers home but that's about it.

Please pop over and join in the fun.

Thanks for reading.  

Love Dawn x

Layering it up up and away

 Morning all.  We are looking for 'lots of layers -at least three' on your projects today over at Cardz4guyz.  My first instinct for this one was decoupage. I dug out some of my sheets and found a nice picture with birds on.  I layered it up and couldn't get it to look right on a card. I come to the conclusion that decoupage is not my style so I shall be getting rid of the rest of my sheets.  To be fair, I'm not much of a fan of my alternative idea but here it is.

I couldn't seem to get enough depth in my colouring on this image and the photo doesn't show it up well either.  I really need to sort out a proper spot for taking my photos on the boat.  

I matted the first layer then laid two circles over that.  The third layer is the white overlapping circle and the image finishes it off.

Please pop over and check out the DT projects and join in the fun as well.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x

Man Up for Monday

 Morning all. We are looking for 'Masculine' projects today over at Make My Monday.  Perfect if you are in the UK for father's day in June.  I dug out a really old digi stamp for this one.  It's so old I don't even know who to credit for it (sorry, please let me know if you know so I can do the honours).  I love this image for a man but I can't even use it for the O/H as he doesn't drink.

It's totally weird but  always want to colour him green and orange.  I picked some colourful papers to use on the card and left it at that.

Please pop over to have a go at the challenge.

Thanks for reading.

Love Dawn x