Boys will be Boys

Well, it's clear to see you really love your 'girly' cards - 

the Totally Papercrafts entries last week were fabulous. 

So, you can guess what's coming this week, can't you?

Our lovely host is Mel and, yep, the theme is...

One For The Boys

I'm really happy with my Copic colouring on this little boy - once a flood it just seems to come together!

Once he was coloured I thought to myself,  'what would this little guy have in his pockets?'

and, amongst a plastic dinosaur, a block of lego and a half eaten jammie dodger, I decided he would have an old ticket, an odd button and a piece of string. So, those were the things I used as embellies!

Challenges - 

Sweet Stampin - One for the Boys

Die Cut Dreams - Animal Antics

Supplies.

Digi Stamp - Mo's Digital Pencil, Tolerance.

DP - Basic Grey, Oliver

Tim Holtz Ticket.    Craftwork Cards Sentiment.   

Brads, button and string from my stash.

How long is a piece of string?

Here's another project I can cross off my very loooong 'to do' list. 
I have been wanting to try this ever since I saw it on Sharyn's blog - La Vie en Chic
I am so happy with the result.

I have been looking at the same plastic soap dispenser in my kitchen for about a year now - just filling it up with good, old, economy hand wash. It was definitely time for a revamp!

Here's the 'during' process.   

I used garden twine around the dispenser - this is just the cheap stuff, but it has little bits of wood chip in it and whisps coming off, that make it look so pretty IRL. The glue is Hi Tack all purpose glue and it's stuck down really well.
I finished off with a layer of cream lace to the top and bottom

Then, it just needed a tag.
Do you like the sweet, little ticket.
I made this with my favourite, new gadget at the moment.
It's a McGills Multi Ticket punch - available at Crafty Emma's Store. You can punch 3 sizes of ticket with this punch (this is the largest one).
Everything I make is going to have a ticket on it from now on....lol**
The inside of the ticket was made up on my comp.

Challenges - 

Craft Your Days Away - Vintage

Top Tip Tuesday - T is for?    My 'T' is for Twine

My Mum's Craft Shop - Something Old, Something New.   The old is the dispenser bottle and the new is my ticket punch.

Supplies -
Old Soap Dispenser.      Twine.       Lace.
Tim Holtz journaling ticket covered with Prima, Botanical paper.
Prima white bloom, punched bloom and pearl centre.
Cream bow with glittered heart.
McGills Ticket punch.

Spots & Stripes

Morning everyone - here we are at the last Friday in June - and what a wash out it's been so far, it hasn't stopped raining up here in Yorkshire.

Your Totally Papercrafts host this week is the fabulous Vicky, 

with the theme

Spots & Stripes

This is a Trifold Pocket card, and I followed the great tutorial by Beate Johns.
I made my card a little bit taller so that I could easily fit a face mask sachet inside.

This was so quick and easy to make, it would be perfect if you had a lot of little gifts to make up. I can see it with a chocolate bar inside, or a little notepad, hot chocolate/coffee sachets, etc etc.

The cute little 'Grace & Puppy' image is from one of our sponsors this week - Digi Stamp Boutique.
I hope you will join in the fun and check out the fab work from my fellow teamies over on the challenge blog.

Challenges - 

Top Tip - Cross It

Supplies.
Stamp - Digi Stamp Boutique.
DP - DCWV Nana's Nursery
''Handmade' stamp - Catslife Press (available at Crafty Emma's Store)
Tim Holtz journaling tickets    Blooms and Card Candy from my stash.