Scouting for boys!

Hello, and welcome!

Oh my goodness....will it never end....ANOTHER flippin' male card!  What can I say....sorry....lol.....but will try to fit in a girlie one somehow!   Don't have a girlie birthday due until September...sorry, Birdie (well, you did ask), when the twins turn 3 years old, (Freya and Adam), so that will be a double whammie, heehee.

It's been a very busy week....feel as if the birthday and anniversary celebrations have been one long party....but all culminated in a big family party, last night........boy, am I tired....must be me age, lol!

All our kids, their wives and husbands, and our 17 grandchildren ate a meal together.......a challenge by itself....29 of us around one very long table!....then on to the fun and games!!

I shouldn't have bothered with the hair-do and makeup........have you ever laughed so hard, and so long, that you had to literally hobble to the toilet with your ankles together?....sorry.......I AM 60!!!!......and your eye makeup runnin' down yer chin?

Try it.....I'll send my grandkids 'round....best experience in the world.....truly!

Some of the boys (aged 9 to 2) started off proceedings with turning on a screen (X Box?) that showed a realistic stage, with Michael Jackson look-a-likes dancin' and prancin', and the boys had mics to sing along, and had to copy the dance moves.......IT WAS HILARIOUS!!  Two year old Adam was a STAR!

Then, on to the Talent Show........two 7 years old grandaughters (Alexandra and Taylor) did a dance routine, complete with cartwheel spins, and sang a song I've never heard before, and half-way through were joined on the stage by 15 month old Yvie-Grace, and 2 year old Adam....both of whom were supposed to be in the audience....but, boy, could they move, HA!

Each grandchild either did a solo (8 year old George showed his set piece that he has to perform to get his yellow belt in Karate), or teamed up with a cousin/brother/sister.......and the fantastic evening of entertainment ended with 17 year old Hannah singing a solo in her beautiful soprano voice........sigh.

There are too many details to tell you everything....and you're probably gettin' bored.......but I had the most fantastic 60th birthday party that anybody has ever had.....PERFECTION!

But....before we get on to the card, please indulge me while I show you a photo of the most beautiful birthday cake that was made for me, COMPLETELY FROM SCRATCH, by my daughter, Gillian....it was her very first attempt, and I was gobsmacked when I saw it......

The icing was made with marshmallows, and the filing was chocolate....oh, she knows me so well........and you just know I kept that pretty ribbon.....THANK YOU GILLIAN!!

OK.........the card........made for upcoming son-in-law birthday.....Alex is married to eldest child, Joanne, and is a Scout leader..........

The scout image is a free colouring page off the net........

I was inspired by seeing a card in a magazine that had this cut-out portion, and a lacy border was put in the gap (will try that on a girlie card, lol), but I liked the way it worked for this masculine card, too.

The bottom border is a K&Co. ready made one, from a border set I've had since year dot.....just stuck it onto the bottom part of the card, then cut away around it.......

The little stamps are from a set that is also so old, the packaging has fallen apart, so don't know where I got it from...sorry.....stamped, coloured, faux stitched, cut out with punch....all on kraft card.......

Catch a ickle fishy, make a ickle wishy.......sorry.......Grandma mode slipped in, then.......

Froggy is wooden, coloured with PMs, and somehow smudged with red, so turned it into a tongue....cheeky......

Black button is from Paper Mania, and stuck a white "A" sticker on, and pegged it....don't know why....just did........

Front of card says "A Boy Scout is always prepared to....." and this is the punch-line......all, except BOY SCOUT done on the old 'puter.......

Sorry it's been a loooooong post, but had a lot to share...ha!

Challenges:

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/2011/07/paper-sundaes-challenge-76-stitching.html

Stitching - faux or real (on my circles)

http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/

Different kinds of cards (I hope my gap card qualifies)

http://designed2delight.com/blog/2011/07/its-my-party-designers-challenge/

Its my Party

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/

Free and easy

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge

Anything goes

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/

One for the boys

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2011/06/your-style-and-design-team-call.html

Your style DT call

 

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x