Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog - GD Spot

Hi everyone,
What a  wild, wooly day it turned into yesterday. So windy during the day (it blew the pilot light out on the hot water system) and then around 6p.m. we had an electrical storm. I was babysitting and Layla, the 4 year old starting off saying she liked Thunder and not the Lightning and by the time her Mum came to pick them up she was hiding from the Thunder too!!!. They had to travel home in the storm so hopefully she didn't get too scared. I didn't sleep all that well the night before so went and got ready for bed early and thought I would have a lie down for a while. Well, LOL that was that for me - I woke up after midnight, hubby had come to bed and was fast asleep. I got up to use the bathroom and back to bed and dropped off again. After that I had a fitful night. so when I woke this again this morning I didn't feel at all refreshed. LOL, hubby had even got up and gone to work without me even noticing!!! He must have had an early start..
My friend Fran and I went to Shirley's to make cards and I messed the first one up so badly because I just wasn't with it, but I improved and got the next two just right LOL.
We had lunch out and then popped in to a couple of craft shops to get some foam dots and a snowflake punch.
Back home and I spent the rest of the afternoon having a chat with Mum on the phone, doing my dishes and checking my e-mails. Hubby had a late job so didn't get home till just after 7 p.m. when I was just about out the door heading for choir practise. I put the salmon in the frying pan and left him to finish cooking. When I got home after rehearsal, I found out that he'd overcooked it. Oh well, it only takes a couple of minutes to dry fish out.

I was privileged to be chosen for a Guest Designer Spot for today over at Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog 
I got to use this image from this week's sponsor   Guylou Intimitabilites  called  Cool Chuck   Isn't he a cutie?

Front of Card

 Inside of Card

Recipe:
Blue cardstock from stash
DP's are both from My Mind's Eye - the stripey one was from "Complete Boy"
Scrap of SU Crumb Cake (for the sentiment)
Digi image is from Guylou Intimitabilites ~ Cool Chuck
Sentiment is from There She Goes ~ "Out of this World" stamp set
SU Night of Navy inkpad
Stripey Brad from Kaisercraft
Nestie - Circle Dies - Large and Small sets
Circle Punches - 1" and  1 1/8"
Oval Punch
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #6 ~ Anything Goes
Here Come The Boys - Challenge #39 ~ Die Cuts/Punches
Cards for Men - Challenge 23 ~ Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Challenge #195 ~ Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Week 179 ~ For Men Only

Thanks for stopping by and for those who left comments, many thanks!!!
Hope you hop over to the blog at Through the Craftroom door to check out the challenge starting today.
Take Care,
Sandy

Jack & Sally ~GDT spot on Love to Create - Second Post for today

Hi again, this is my second post for today, so if you missed the first one scroll down to see my DT card for Make It Monday. (I've posted several cards in quick succession, so please check out the last few posts.)

This post  is to showcase the card I made for a Guest Designer spot over at Love to Create Challenge Blog
It's Challenge #37 and the theme this week is "Trick or Treat or Something Sweet". I was given the choice of a couple of images and chose this one called   Jack & Sally   from Sassy Studio Designs
We don't really celebrate Halloween much here, so it is always a bit of a hard theme for me but this is what I have come up with.

I made an easel card to showcase this fab Halloween image from Sassy Studio's

Recipe:
SU Pumpkin Pie cardstock for the cardbase - easel card
SU Kiwi Kiss cardstock
Designer Papers are both from SU 12x12 paper pack called "Frightful Sight"
Digi image from Sassy Studio Designs
Sentiment is from Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps -~ Halloween Fun
SU Early Espresso inkpad
Nestie - Deckled Oval die
Punches - circle and scalloped circle punch
Pumpkin digi from Stretch 'n' Bubbles
Sizzix die used for the bat.
Copic Markers

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge  43 ~ Halloween
No Matter Which Challenges - Challenge #3 ~ Halloween Creations or Use Halloween Colours
Scrapper's Delights Challenge Blog - Halloween
Challenge Up Your Life - Challenge #80 ~ Autumn/Halloween
The Poodles Parlour - Halloween





Why don't you pop over to the Love to Create Challenge Blog and join in with the fun. We would love to see your fabulous creations.
Thanks for dropping by,
Take Care,
Sandy