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I'm definitely not 'normal' today - I cleaned the kitchen and mopped the floor.  I nearly had to go and lie down in a darkened room.  Mr C is outside cutting the grass while it's dry.  He's on holiday for a couple of weeks and we're off to Wales for 3 days next week on a doggy training exercise - don't ask!  Not my idea :)

Challenges :

CCEE Stampers - Sports Theme

Craft Us Crazy - Father's Day

Crafts & Me - Stamp Something

Crazy 4 Challenges - Masculine

Delicious Doodles - Father's Day

Delightful - Father's Day

Fab n Funky - Magnificent Men

Fairy Knoll - Father's Day

Incy Wincy Designs - Father's Day

Marks Finest Papers - Father's Day

Paper Variety - Father's Day

Pear Tree Designs - Father's Day

Secret Crafter - Male

Sew Many Cards - Father's Day

Squigglefly - Make It Masculine

Elements :

Image & Cheers Sentiment - from Nostalgia Pastimes collection by Papermania

BP - Dovecraft

Father's Day Sentiment - computer generated (CAC One Seventy font)

Bakers Twine - Crafts 4 You

Faux Brads - Card Candy

Dies - Labels Nineteen / Ovals / Scalloped Ovals by Spellbinders

OLL - DT

Challenges :

Ooh La La Creations - Father's Day / Someone Special

AiF - Use Something New (Bakers Twine)

Alphabet - F ... Father's Day / Male

Amber - Special Man

CIUWK - Blue / Splash / Circle

Craft Us Crazy - Masculine Colours / Theme

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Male Theme

Mami Doodles - Male 

Paper Play - Male

Phindys Place - Water

Some Odd Girl - Male

The Stamping Boutique - For Men Only

Wags n Whiskers - One for the Boys

Elements :

Image / BP - from Full Sail collection on Boys to Men CD by Ooh La La Creations

Sentiment - Elegant Word Art by Bethany

Bakers Twine - Crafts 4 You

Button - Stash

Edging - Deckle Scissors by Fiskars

Poppies

  

Challenges :

Claudia & Co - Clean & Simple

Craft Us Crazy - Flowers

Crafty Creations - White Space

One Layer Wednesday - make 3 cards using the same image in different ways

Elements :
Image - Poppy by Stampendous coloured using Marvy pens
Sentiments - from a set of stamps but no idea where from, sorry!

Ladybug

Challenges :

ABC - R ... Ribbon

CRAFT - Animals

Craft Your Passion - Anything

Less Is More - Sentiment

Make It Monday - Anything

Mami Doodles - Punch / Die Cut

Papertake - Anything

Some Odd Girl - CAS

Squigglefly - Only Words

Elements :

Sentiment - TLC Creations

Image - Cajoline

Ribbon - stash

Oooooops, I got a very nice ticking off from Mandi at Less is More - and rightly so!  I wish I'd read what's on the page and not what I think it should be then I'd get things correct!  The challenge was not only to use a Sentiment but also it was to be One Layer only.  When I read the comment I popped back to the craft room and did a card that goes by the rules!  

OLL - DT

Challenges :

Ooh La La Creations - Easter

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Easter

Card Mad Fairy - Easter

Craft Us Crazy - Easter / Spring

Crafty Purple Frog - Not Square

Delightful - Flowers

Fairy Fun Friday - Spring

Inky Impressions - Die Cuts

One Stop Card Crafts - Spots & Dots

Pals Paper Arts - Punches

Patties Creations - Flowers / Pearls

Paper Cutz - Easter

Paper Variety - 1-2-3 Combo (1 DP, 2 flowers, 3 die cuts)

Secret Crafter - Butterflies

Stamp Something - use a Digi

Wee Memories - Favourite Colour (lilac)

Elements :

BP - Spots Bonus Paper from Fleur D'Imagination CD by Ooh La La Creations

Image - Craft Creations

Sentiment - digi from Sans Designs

Dies - Swirl Circle : Frame & Swirls : Garden Branch all by Marianne Design

Edging - String Lace punch by Martha Stewart

Butterflies - Pop Up Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart

Flowers - Daisie punches from Woodware and Carl

Pearls - The Hobby House

I got the idea for this card from one of my fav bloggers Jacqui of The Cats Whiskers.  Thank you once again from your inspiration Jacqui and while I don't profess to be anywhere as talented as you, I'm quite pleased the way this card turned out.  This one will have to be for someone special this Easter.

I may not be around very much over the next couple of weeks as my granddaughter is coming to stay as it's school holidays again.  We hope to go to the cinema to see Hop, go to the Science Museum and have a day shopping in Glasgow.  My poor wee legs will be worn down to the knees.