Dad's 70th - E is for

Here I am again with another page of my Dad's 70th birthday card from earlier this year.  This week it is the letter E of sevEnty and I've used Feet Up and a Cuppa and Lamp images from Dr Digi.  I've coloured both with Promarkers and I made the floor myself from an off cut of kraft card.

The wallpaper is some papers that I've had in my stash for ages and were from a magazine.  letters are Sizzix Round-A-Bout and the large E is a chipboard shape that I've coloured with a black marker.

Next week is the letter N!  I'd like to enter the following:

Crafty Gals Corner:  Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments:  Anything Goes
Creates and Makes:  Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash:  Crazy for Colouring

Retirement - Page 6 and Final One!

Here is the final page of the epic retirement card I made for a work colleague which gave everyone and the various offices plenty of room to sign as the reverse of each page was blank.  This one features Weekend Walter and also Lamp.

Both images have been coloured with Promarkers and papers are Papermania 6x6 stack which I've used throughout.  Hope you've enjoyed the big reveal!  I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cardz for Guyz:  Father's Day
Lemon Shortbread:  Anything Goes  WINNER
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown:  What A Guy
Unicorn Challenge:  Masculine

Retirement

Here are a few of the finest Dr Digi images to furnish a retirement scene - coffee table, armchair (with drapery removed) and lamp.  Plus little references to the recipient.

The cd stacks and Ipod docking thing are my own creations.  Bit of a strange juxtaposition when you think about it!

I've coloured all the images with Promarkers - wallpaper is from Clare Curds The Big One stack which I rediscovered when looking for something else...... sentiment is computer generated and the other image I was asked to add for a personal touch.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Card Mania:  Anything Goes
Crafty Boots:  Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge:  Cards for Men
Dream Valley Challenges:  Boys / Men
Corrosive Challenges:  New Beginnings

I Love Tea

Ah, perfect cuppa tea.  Ambrose Dunderton assumes the typical Sunday slouch on his favourite armchair and matching pouffe.   The lamp stands on a rug, donated by the generous Mrs C from just down the road.

And what garishly randomly striped wallpaper would not be complete without the three flying ducks.  Ambrose's homage to the irresistable Hilda Ogden (of whom he spends many a happy hour daydreaming about in his comfy armchair).

Feet Up and a Cuppa and Lamp digi's available to purchase from Doctor Digi this very instant!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Creative Creations Challenges:  Letter B - Brew, Brown, Boards (floor and skirting), Birds
Ooh La La:  Its a Man Thing
Sparkles Forum:  Birds
City Crafter Challenge:  Woodgrain
Creative Card Crew:  Masculine


Images:  Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Rug:  My own drawing
Flying Ducks:  Google search
Papers:  Dovecraft Back to Basics 6x6
Everything else:  My stash

Shade Embarrassed

I treated myself to a Filofax after Christmas (my local Staples was closing down and the half price sale was too good to miss) with the intention of adding Birthday's, Anniversaries and addresses to it.

After 3 months I have got as far as addresses.  So you can now see why I love this lamp digi from Dr Digi.  And you will too at 50p!

I've already used one of the cards.  And you'd think it would be easier for me to get the Filofax prepared in advance.  Nope.  Too much like being organised!  Plus I can then spend the time I would have lost in actually doing some neat writing on thinking up witty captions.

I printed directly onto the card stock and thought that they would be equally spaced - not quite so as you can see!  Coloured with Promarkers plus added a dotted line around the edge (Nestie used as a template for the fancy bottom) with a gel pen, a button from my stash plus some embroidery thread to finish it off.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

365 Day Cards:  Day 66 - White Space
Whoopsie Daisy:  Buttons or Bows
Eclectic Ellapu:  Birthday's
Kenny K:  Happy Birthday


Image:  Dr Digi, coloured with Promarkers
Sentiment:  Computer generated (thought of by me)
Everything else:  My stash