Madcap Manor

Hi, guys! I hope you all had a lovely Easter break! We have sunshine today - what a difference it makes, so many people are smiling today! I have two cards to share today, both to the same sketch. The Challenge at Seize the Birthday alternates between a card for a girl and a card for a boy, isn't that a great idea? Anything that encourages me to think about those difficult male cards is a Good Thing, I think! Here is a CAS card for a boy, following the sketch. I made it yesterday, but the light was too bad to photograph it then, isn't it annoying when that happens? The paper is a Pink Petticoat snippet, distressed with Salty Ocean Distress Ink. I also distressed round the image and stamped the Penny Black sentiment with the same ink. The image is by Woodware, coloured with Speccies and the borders are stickers. Simples! I'm entering the Challenge at Seize the Birthday and this is the sketch: Oops, the plumber is here to plumb in the washing machine! Catch ya...

The Mediaeval spelling in the title is a family joke, Hubby isn't quite as old as Chaucer! This is Gus, I think he's my favourite Bugaboo character! The rather naughty sentiment came with him! He is coloured in Promarkers and *Flexmarkers with Glossy Accents on his specs. I used a Spellbinders 'Wonky Rectangle' to cut him out. Papers are snippets, the ribbon and buttons are from stash. Here's an inside view, the buttons show up better here: Simples! Hubby's birthday is at the beginning of February and this year I've got tickets for us to see STEPHEN FRY as Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night'!! So exciting! I'm entering several challenges: Here Come the Boys have BINGO - I used the 4 corners: blue, buttons, image and patterned paper Catch the Bug Challenge also has a Bingo card, I hope it's not too cheeky to enter two Bingo challenges! I used Sentiment, Bugaboo image and ribbon Last but definitely not least is Pixie's Crafty S...