Happy Anniversary/Valentines Day

Wow, it's that time of year again!

It is our 39th Wedding Anniversary - the day we got married in 1982, it was 42C - I am certainly glad it is not that hot today ..... a beautiful 25C as I write this post.

Making cards for men is a bit daunting, and making a card for hubby is a bit frustrating.  Whilst I can usually come up with a 'theme', I usually get stuck on keeping it simple and 'manly' with not too much glitter or bling LOL

There is no stamping on this card, nor is there any 'Kindy Glitz' .... my trade-mark, but there is just a touch of bling!

I used up a scrap of some beautiful red foil cardstock for the heart that was sitting in my stash.  Not sure where the polka dot scrapbook paper came from.

This card is made up of DieCuts using the Cuttlebug/ProvoCraft - Love Hugs & Kisses and Jig Saw.

Black peel off stickers and White square card from Blue Edge Crafts.

So, a fairly clean and simple card - perfect for my man!

Linking with the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge:  All you need is love 

Time Out Challenges: Photo inspiration  (inspired by the red heart)

The Card Concept:  photo inspiration (insipred by the hearts & red berries)

Cards 4 Guyz:  Clean&Simple

Happy Anniversary to my Valentine

This week Mr Fixit and myself celebrate 38 years of married life!

This is about as much 'bling' as Mr Fixit can handle LOL

and because we got married the day before St Valentines Day, the theory was that he would never forget the date :)  .......  LOL it always sneaks up on him .....

Linking with:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - 'love is in the air'
The Penny Black Saturday Challenge is 'anything goes/love is in the air.

As You Like it Challenge:  Favourite Animal
The AYLI Challenge this time is "your Favourite Animal" - my favourite animal to photograph is a bird, but this cute little hedgehog from Penny Black is one of my favourite animals to use on my cards.

Card Concept - #128 Be Mine , Valentine
The Card Concept Challenge #128 is 'Be mine, Valentine' so my CAS layout was inspired by the hearts.

2 Crafty Critters Crazies Challenge - February

34 years ago, I said "I Do" .....

.... best decision I ever made!

It is our 34th Wedding Anniversary today and here is the combined Anniversary & Valentines card I whipped up for Mr Fixit

Stamped with a Penny Black image from 'Piece of my Heart', hand coloured with copics and highlighted with the obligatory kindy glitz/Stickles.  Mr Fixit has a real sweet tooth, so the image is appropriate :)  
Inside the card reads:  More than chocolate!

Linking with the following challenges:
CASology - Week 184: Valentine
The Stamping Boutique - I Love You
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - use Hearts and/or Red It's a bit hard to see but there is a heart shaped decoration on one of the cakes, and the ribbon is red (flimsy connection, I know :) )
The Card Concept - Sweethearts (inspired by 'sweet')

that's it from me this week - another card on the way next week :)

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.