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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Phew!

Finally, that first full week back at work over with - I began to think it would never end!  Amazing how five days can feel like a fortnight, lol.  Anyhoo, that means we are now back on the hamster wheel of life and getting back into a proper routine, which will hopefully mean I can get back to some regular crafting and blogging at last!

Last Sunday afternoon, when I saw the new challenge from HERE COME THE BOYS and the fabbie sketch I just knew I had to have a play.  I made the card, but have had to wait a week to be able to take the card in daylight!  I've been going out in the dark, and coming home in the dark - I think the office would have thought me slightly odd if I started hoiking out cards onto my desk to take pictures in daylight - actually, maybe that's not such a bad idea ..........

Anyway, here is the card I made:



Ingredients for this are:
A fabulous stamp called Champion from Crafters Companion Everyday Mulberry Wood Collection
Painted in Distress Inks (ReInkers)
The papers are from an old set of Masculine Dovecraft papers - have had them ages and they are about to come to an end, sob
Sentiment came with the stamp

Here is the sketch - will be saving this one to use again



Hugs, Squirrel xx



25 comments:

  1. Cute card my friend....but I confess we are a football free zone in this house! Hockey, Hockey a bit of Rugby and ...er Hockey!!
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs
    Jane

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  2. Hi Squirrel
    A gorgeous card love the image and fabulous paper's and sketch,have a lovely weekend
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  3. Beautiful card..love the image and fab design.xxx

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  4. I've had that feeling too this week - thank goodness it's the weekend! I love your male creation today, great bold paper and cute image. Have a lovely day. Hugs, Claire x

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  5. What a great male card and i so loving that adorable image too, Luv Sam x

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  6. Great male card. Gorgeous. Jeanette

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  7. great masculine card super image and those papers are just perfect
    Hugs Kate xx

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  8. This is fab "S". Fab colouring and layout. Taking the pics at the moment is a problem. Hubby seems to be really struggling taking mine. I am useless at taking them at the best of times so I can't shout.

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxxx

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  9. It's a wonder my sweet friend^_^
    Very beautiful image and gorgeous papers and colors used^_^
    Happy weekend^_^
    Sonia

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  10. This is wonderful Squirrel. I love that image and fabulous papers.
    I hope you have a good weekend
    Hugs Sue

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  11. A brilliant guy card, Squirrel! Love those papers with that image!

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  12. This is such a cute card squirrel, guy cards are hard work but this is brilliant! x

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  13. Love these papers Squirrel, just perfect for male cards and adore the image and colouring,so cute..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  14. Gorgeous card Squirrel. I love the image. In fact I have the image, just not used it yet!!
    Have a good weekend
    Lorraine x

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  15. Gorgeous card. Love the image and papers - perfect for male card.

    I totally agreed with your comments about this week - I thought the weekend would never get here.

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  16. Love this one Squirrel! I have this stamp but have been too lazy to colour it all - and look how fabulos it looks when you put the effort in. Fab card - always need inspiration for those 'man' cards! Big Hugs, Dolly xx

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  17. Awh this is so cute! love your papers and the fab image, thank you for playing at Here Come the Boys and promoting the sketch challenge! Woo x

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  18. Love it! Sooo cute and great colours!
    Claire xx

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  19. Beautiful card Squirrel, love the cute image and gorgeous design.

    Donna x

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  20. I love these old papers and too don't have much of them. Great image and great use of the sketch.

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  21. Great male card Squirrel. Love that image.

    Know what you mean about coming and going in the dark. I just do that one day a week but I come home another two days in the dark. Yuk. People keep saying isn't it great to be back to normal but being back to normal means working nearly every day and I'd happily work fewer days every week!!

    Kat xx

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  22. super card squirrel,have those papers somewhere,and agree as i found the first week back a shock too,x

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  23. fantastic colouring and lovely card. Dodger is a great book too hope you are enjoying it x

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  24. Love it, those little teddies are just whoopping it up LOL.

    Glad the first week is over, we can all now get back to normality.
    Not long now when we will be noticing the nights drawing out :)

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  25. so stunning hun.really love your paper and fab male image :D

    xx coops xx

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