Finding My Way Back with a Map

Hello there

I hope there are still some of you out there still reading my poor neglected blog.  I'm not gonna go into the details but a lot has been happening here but as everything has settled down and I've still been crafting so I'm back to  share some things with you.

My first post is a birthday card I made for my future FIL.  He loves to travel and loves old maps so this one was pretty straightforward.

I matted some old maps DP onto some black card, layered it and used some photo corners.  As usual I made a matching envelope. 

If you can see the detail on the circle map you'll see it mentions Australia - I thought this was appropriate as my future BIL lives there.

I promise you won't have as long to wait for my next post ... :)

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Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a great weekend.

A Joke or not a Joke - Revisited THEY WON!!

My last post was a card was for my future FIL and this morning I received a request from him asking to set the record straight :)

"I couldn't help but notice that considerable emphasis was given to their recent run of poor form. In the interests of fair and balanced reporting I would like to think that, although it has absolutely nothing to do with hand crafting, mention will be made in future blogs of Petershill's herioc victory over Auchinleck Talbot on Saturday afternoon. This victory gained in the teeth of adversity may yet not be enough to save them from relegation from the Super Duper League down to the depths of the Super League, but a mention in Peppop's Crafty Place may well inspire the team and thus in some small way assist them in their quest to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat!"

So Ian,  the record has been set straight.  C'mon the Peasy!!!

A Joke or not A Joke

It was my (future) FatherInLaw's birthday.  Ian is the world's worst (or best - depending on your view point) at making puns - he can find them for everything!!!  He also loves Petershill FC (a local team who are not the best - sorry Ian) so I couldn't help making a joke card for his birthday.  I got the cartoon from the web and spent an afternoon happily recolouring and rewording it on Paint Shop Pro. 

Thanks for everything Ian, you've been great over the years (although I could live without the bad jokes - only kidding!) xxx

The green glitter card is from my card stock

The sentiment came from here

When Ian saw his card he said that they could do with this goalie - they lost that day! OOPS!