Snoozin' on a lazy afternoon!

Hi,

Welcome to my newest follower, Rachel - glad to have you aboard for this crafting journey!

It's Team A's turn to set this week's challenge time at The Crafty Pad and the lovely Dawn is obviously mindful that next weekend will see us celebrating Father's Day in the UK. The challenge she has set is Let's Hear it for the Boys! So, we'd like you to show us your creations which celebrate Father's Day or A Special Man in your Life. 

There will be 2 lucky prize winners this week as we have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge:





The lovely team at Letraset are offering our first winner a set of Promarkers in Pastel Tones.

AND

The lovely Emma at Crafty Emma's Store is offering our second winner a £10 Voucher to spend in her Online store.

Debbie, Owner and Creator of The Crafty Pad Designs has (once again) let the DT loose in her online store, and this is the card I have made to show you, using one of her great images for men:

My card recipe is as follows:

• Base Card - made from  Centura Pearl in Chocolate (I got mine in a Darks pack from Crafter's Companion but they don't seem to stock this any more) onto which I embossed the largest rosette shape from the "nest" on the Ultimate Pro Embossing Board Springtime Sweets and Cupcake Treats. I folded the card so there is a hinge at the top, and 2 "feet" at the bottom and then cut round the embossed shape.
• Design Paper - is called One for the Dads, and it is this month's Members Download at Crafter's Companion. Ensuring that the "Happy Father's Day" border was in place, I used the largest circle from the "nest" on the Ultimate Pro Embossing Board Springtime Sweets and Cupcake Treats  to emboss the circle, and then cut it to shape. When mounting it on my card, I deliberately set it off-centre so that the lovely border can be seen!
• Image - Albert Snoozin' is just one of the many fantastic images by Debbie at The Crafty Pad Designs and you can get your own copy of this idyllic scene by clicking here! Included with the image, is a great piece of word art, although I didn't have room for it on my card - sorry Debbie! I used my corner punch to round off the corners, and then distressed the edges of the cardstock before mounting it on my DP and base card. Albert came to life courtesy of my Spectrum Noir Pens in the following colours:
• Waders - DR3, JG6
• Jacket & Hat - EB2, GB10
• Shirt - EB1
• Skin - FS2, FS3
• Hair - BG1, BG2
• Tackle Box - CR2, TN3, TN4
• Fishing Rod - TN5
• Tree - TN7, TN8, Colourless Blender
• Grass - DG2, DG3, DG4, Colourless Blender
• Water - BT1, BT2
• Outline - IG1
• Sky - light blue chalk, having made a "mask" using the clip art on my computer to make the right sized cloud shape, which I then printed onto a sticky note and cut round. I then stuck the cloud mask at various places in the sky and simply dabbed my chalk around, leaving white fluffy clouds in a pale blue sky!

So, that's my Dad's card sorted for next weekend ... and I'm very safe in posting it as I don't think he knows about my blog! Head on over to The Crafty Pad and see what this week's awesome Guest Designers and my "Talented Teamies" have made for this challenge - don't forget to pop round their blogs and leave some love; yes, we like reading your comments as much as we like leaving them for you! Don't forget to come back and then show us your creations celebrating Father's Day or The Special Man in Your Life! You've got until 8pm (BST) on Saturday 16th June 2012 to link your cards up. If you use a Crafty Pad Designs image on your card, Debbie will give you another image for free! (The small print for this offer is on the challenge blog.) Looking forward to seeing your cards.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

• Challenge #118 - All About Dads and Grads at Sassy Cheryl's
• Fun in the Sun at Delightful Challenges
• Challenge 220 - Water, water everywhere at Cute Card Thursday
• Challenge #12 - Father's Day at Cards for Men
• Challenge #68 - For Dad at Sweet Stamps
• Challenge #166 - Card for a Male at Creative Inspirations
• Challenge 111 - Male Card at Digi Doodle Shop
• Challenge #36 - Rainbows, Clouds or Wings at Little Miss Muffet
• First Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes at Chalk N Stock
• Challenge #189 - Happy Father's Day at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Have a great week!

Hugs, Helen x