Monarch of the Glen and Everything Pink

Took some time out to craft this morning while the kids were messing up the playroom and the living room - I think it's called "playing", but how do they do it? I mean, those two rooms looked as if bombs had dropped, the carpet was barely visible! But they had fun, and I got to make cards, so that can only be good!

First of all, here's my card for the latest DCM challenge, entitled "Where the Wild Things Are".

Boy, did I struggle! I drew a complete blank at first: I don't have any animal print papers, animal dies or animal stamps! Don't know why, but I just don't. So that made the challenge a lot harder... Then I suddenly remembered photos my husband had taken during our spring holiday in the north of Scotland: we'd been lucky enough to see this stag right by the road side, and there was a passing place just shortly after, so hubby got out and snapped away for the best part of half an hour. Well, stags are wild animals, so this should qualify for the challenge. I used some Costco paper for the background, brown velvet ribbon, a couple of prima flowers, and QK die cut greeting. Quite a simple card, but the photo needs to take centre stage, I think.

I also made a couple of cards using Di Hickman's latest sketch. These were fun to make, it's a sketch I'll probably be using a lot.

First, another Christmas card using my Dovecraft papers, Sizzix tree and circles, Cuttlebug embossing, some sheer PM ribbon and some bling.

And secondly, a birthday card, using more of those Costco papers I've had for ages, a large punched flower, some prima flowers, assorted buttons, John Lewis ricrac and QK greeting - simple, but fresh.

Had fun today :) Now it's time to get the children in, hose them off and give them their dinner. See you later, thanks for stopping by!