Blog Candy, Hubbys Birthday Card and Waffle

ETA THIS CANDY HAS NOW CLOSED.
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It's going to be a long one, so grab a cuppa or even take a nap first! Feel free to scroll down and miss out the waffle, I won't be offended.
Darling hubby flew off this morning to sunny Spain, to spend some time with his sister, her hubby and two little ones. So peace reigns supreme in our household. Just me, the boy and two cats. Feels kinda quiet already! I think Hal is looking forward to a Dad free week. Phil was off work last week too, and Phil being related to Bagpuss has the philosophy of "I'm up so everyone's up", hence he was waking Hal up each morning. I, on the other hand, have a different outlook on life. My view is that Hal has a lifetime ahead of him when he'll have to get out of bed in the morning (as opposed to 2pm!) to go to work, so I leave him to snooze. Plus when he's asleep he's no trouble whatsoever!

I have made cards this week but couldn't post them until after the occasions.
I'll just show one today, don't want to shock you all by showing two in one day!

I'm sure you all know by now that I just don't do men's cards. But I needed a card for my hubby so out came this little guy by Mo Manning. I adore the look on his face,he's having a right old tantrum! The verse inside is an old Penny Black stamp that says "It's your birthday whether you like it or not". I know it's a strange image to use on hubby's card, but he loved it. Image available Here, DP is my all time favourite Cosmo Cricket Early Bird. Toby's been coloured with Di's as always. No embellies whatsoever!!
So hubby asked if I would be doing a blog candy in honour of his birthday? I think he's feeling left out.
Believe me, he's never left out. My bestest buddy Gayle sent hubby the most amazing chocolate brownies in the world. She really knows the way to my hubbys heart, it's a direct link through his stomach.
Now I can take or leave chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc I'd rather have a bag of crisps anyday. But I tell you no lies, those brownies are surely the work of the devil, they are so yummy. Hubby was definitely NOT for sharing them around.
I'm waffling again, back to the candy.
Anyone fancy some new rubber from Scotlands finest rubber stamp company?
My little candy is 4 New Christmas Mangas from Sugar Nellie plus whatever else I find in the meantime.
Candy is open to UK residents only, just leave me a comment after this post saying you want to join in the candy. It will close at 8am on Saturday 4th September.
Have you read todays post on the Sugar Nellie Blog? They're having a blog hop next Saturday so I'm looking forward to seeing that.
I hope I've not sent everyone to sleep?
Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave.
Love Elaine xx

One Card, One Challenge and One Request.

Blimey! I'm back again, and just when you thought it was safe!
I said I'd be back with the birthday card I made for my bestest buddy, although it's not her birthday until tomorrow. Little Miss Naughty has opened it (and probably had a shake and a good squeeze of her presents!) Why is it when I'm trying to make something extra special they always turn out rubbish? This is attempt No 378 at her card! Well.......almost, there might be a slight exaggeration going on there!
I just had to use this image simply because of the sentiment that comes with it, more of that later.
I made an easel card - my favourite- but no matter

how hard I tried I couldn't get a decent photo of it
so you'll just have to take my word for it. I loved the colours of Distress Inks right up until the end when I did her shoes. The red just looked so bright and out of place, so I glittered them up in the hope it would tone them down a bit (But if I was dressing up in my Mammy's clothes I would have picked out the ruby slippers!) I am entering this into this weeks challenge at Quixotic Paperie which is to make your own flowers. A bit of a feebie attempt on my part compared to what some of the other ladies have made!
List of Goodies:
Image is a Mo Manning rubber stamp which comes with a sentiment, from Elaine at Quixotic Paperie, papers are the 6 x 6 pad Cosmo Cricket Early Bird, (my favourite papers ever) also from Elaine, flowers are punched by my own fair hand!
The sentiment says: " today you are YOU that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youER than YOU". And that sums up Gayle perfectly! So a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gayle for tomorrow.
I made a wish just for you, I hope, I pray my wish comes true XXXXX
So my request? If anyone does pop by my blog, could you do me a little favour please? Could you spare a minute to pop by Gayles Blog and wish her a happy birthday. She's been  feeling a little under the weather and I'm sure your comments and good wishes would help to brighten her day.
And of course, without Gayle there would be NO blog candy! I did buy these Hanglar stamps for her birthday, but the little Fiddle Fingered Witch had already bought some, naughty Gayle!
Thanks for looking and for any comments you may leave.
Elaine xx