CUPCAKE FOR MY FRIEND AND OUR LITTLE BLOSSOM!!!

Hello there all you blogsters and crafty peeps - I have just made this card for a special friend.  The papers and ribbon were given to me by that lovely lady Maureen (aka Scrappymo) from Canada.  I was really pleased with my prezzy and couldn't wait to play with them.   I tried my hand at blobs - like my buddy Sue J (aka Olliesmam) does, however I am just an apprentice to the maestro!!!  I also did a bit of paper piecing on the cupcake and chose striped paper from the 'Tea Party' paper pack, I think I would have been better using some dotty paper though, but never mind.

The light changed in the garden as Graham was taking these pics and the second view is a more natural likeness of the colours I used.

As mentioned above, Graham decided to take these pictures in the garden so our gorgeous little Blossom (she lives in the garden as she doesn't seem to have an owner) thought she would check things out!  She is mainly white with blobs of ginger although she looks mucky here!

Another pic of Blossom taken just outside the greenhouse underneath the water butt - she actually lives in the greenhouse although, if she is still around come the winter, we will make alterations to the shed for her to live in - in style.  I do believe she has come from a flat not far from us, where a lady is said to have several cats - I have tried knocking on her door but to no avail.  She really was very skinny when she first came into the garden with her friend Donny (Don Juan 'cos of his night-time activities!!) and despite ignoring her for several days, she didn't go away so we fed her - she is an absolute beauty now.

Ingredients

 

6" x 6" card blank

Papers from Dovecraft "Tea Party"

(given to me by the lovely Maureen on our recent visit to Scarborough)

Ribbon from Dovecraft

(also given to me by Maureen)

Image from colouring pages on th'internet

Promarkers

Peel Off strips from my stash

Pearls - free gift with a magazine yonks ago

 

A big PS!!!  - Graham has been watering the garden whilst I have been 'tryping' and I have just turned round to nip to (you know where) and guess what .... he left the back door open and I now have Blossom curled up on one of my cushions (where I had popped it onto the floor) fast asleep.  This is the first time she has been allowed in for more than a minute ..... is this a slippery slope?????  I have promised myself no more pussycats ....... oh poop!

 

I do hope you like my little card, this is winging it's way to one of my special friends - I am sure she will be telling you that she has received it when it arrives on her doormat!!

 

Big hugs and lots of love to you all

 

SUE xxx

 

I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges -

 

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge No 157 - http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/4-ccc-157-crazy-egg-challenge-squares.html

An Inky Situation Challenge No 6 - http://aninkysituation.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/linky-party-6-cupcakes.html

A.R.T. Card Challenge No 12 - http://arandomthursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/art-12-ribbons-pearls.html

Aud Sentiments Challenge No 88 - http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/draft-post-team-a.html

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge No 74 - http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-74-anything-goes-must-always.html

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge No 61 - http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/ch61-food-and-or-drink.html

Scrapper's Delights Challenge No 6 - http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-6-paper-piecing.html

Seize the Birthday - http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/2013/08/seize-birthday_29.html

Sister Act Card Challenge No 22 - http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/challenge-22.html

Stampin for the Weekend - http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/colours-of-summer.html