Happy Birthday Sharon!

Once again, time escapes me!

It was Mr Fixit's sister's birthday in February - we had a belated birthday catch-up with family.

Linking with:
Alphabet Challenge - Y = Your Choice
Crafty Girls Creations Challenge 45: Anything Goes


Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Thinking of You

I needed a nice card, as my husband's niece's father-in-law passed away

I wanted clean and simple, but not overly religious ;-) so this is what I came up with

Items Used

Cardstock:  cardstock from BlueEdge Crafts

Image:  Just InkLined HERE (my image is a coloured one from "The Next Big Thing" CD)

Sentiment:  Birds Cards - Free image HERE

Tools:  Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Gold Embossing powder

This card is submitted for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches - #70 - sketch

Digital Tuesday #194 - Fave colour - purple

Allsorts Challenge #190 - Flower Power

Daring Cardmakers - embossability

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.

Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Happy Birthday John!

My friend John recently celebrated his birthday very quietly, as he was recovering from surgery on his knee.

I couldn't resist giving him this card ;-)

Image from Just Ink Lined

Wishing you a Happy Birthday and a speedy recovery, John ;-)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day. 

Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-) 

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.

Have a Great Day, My Friend

It is my friend John's birthday on Friday.

We met as work colleagues in 1989, and even though we don't work together anymore, we are still great friends.  He has moved away and is now a 4 hour drive away, so we don't see each other as much as we would like.  More often than not, it is when they can get to Adelaide that we are able to catch up.  The last time we saw each other was for my 50th birthday, in October 2010.

The minute I saw this image over at JustInkLined, I just knew who it would be perfect for.

I followed the sketch over at CDACSC26.  Image has been hand coloured with watercolour pencils, and highlighted with KindyGlitz/Stickles.  I usually struggle with cards for men, so I hope it is not too girly with the glitter ;-)

Items used:  Black square cardstock, cardstock & DP from stash, watercolour pencils, KindyGlitz/Stickles, metal brads

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Allsorts - Free & Easy

Digis with attitude - anything goes

Inspire me Fridays - anything goes

LIM#19 - One layer in a frame

I enjoyed the card I made for my Dad so much, I did another one, this time using a different image.

Just InkLined Albert image printed on white cardstock, hand coloured with watercolour pencils and a touch of kindyglitz added. 

I think every Dad/grand-dad I know, had those brown & orange slippers!

I would like to submit this card for:

the LIM#19 Challenge - One Layer in a frame.  (EDITED:  just a thought, image is in a frame, and he is pushing a walking frame LOL)   I am really enjoying this 'Less is more' idea - I like the simpleness of working with one layer ;-)

and the Stamptacular challenge - Dads or Grads 

This card is for sale in my ETSY store.

Don't forget to check out the new UnstampaBelles Challenge Blog - see post at top.

Happy Birthday Dad!

It was my Dad's birthday on the weekend and we went out for lunch.  It was so nice to get together as a family - we don't do it nearly as often as we would like.

Here is the card I made for him.

Inside reads:  Go!  Have a Happy Birthday!

Image:  Harold Holiday from HERE

Sentiment:  computer generated

Cardstock: from BlueEdge Crafts

Coloured by hand using watercolour pencils