Polly Wishes To Explain...

Hi there! For some reason I thought I should offer an explanation for my last post here on Polly's Peri-wrinkles and Piercings! So, here goes: you may remember that a couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the fact that I am simply one lucky, lucky lady?

For those of you who may be wondering what  on earth I'm blathering about, I waon a couple of great prizes a couple of weeks ago. The first one was a beautiful cheese knife from Garendenny Lane Interiors Freebie Friday and the second one is something which in a way mystifies me...

Enough of that for now, let's concentrate on Lorna Sixsmith's Freebie Friday first. As usual, Lorna is running her giveaway, which lasts from Friday through to Monday morning with some fabulous prizes on offer. This week, in celebration of the forthcoming Father's Day she is offering a Black & Blum Jimmy Keyring and Bottle Opener which she describes as the perfect gift for the man in your life!

Apparently this little gadget will "magnetically climb your fridge door to store your keys and also opens bottles while holding onto the top afterwards!"

Anyway, I'm sure you'll agree that this is a gadget that will prove to be very useful, so why not head over to Garrendenny Interiors Blog or their Face Book page and leave a comment. It's as simple as that, honest and by the way, if you do both you'll be in with a second chance at winning this practical gadget which normally retails for €11.00...

Polly is busy, busy, busy...

Just so that nobody thinks that I've stopped making cards altogether I had a card making blitz yesterday in preparation for Father's Day. Here are some of the cards that I threw together, I'm sure you'll agree that each is quite different from the other...

this is my favourite using Bombshell Stamps 'Homeward Bound' set.

Sometimes when I scan a card into the computer it doesn't look that great as these cards demonstrate. The gentleman on the right has been in my collection for such a long time I can't remember where or when I got him. To date he has been on two outings, but has turned up trumps each time...

The lovely PaperTrey Ink image from their Father Knows Best set is a prime example of the cards not looking their best. The card itself looks a million dollars, with the simplicity of the design, stamp, etc. Unfortunately, the raising of the image to create a 3 dimensional effect has cast an unfortunate shadow, which takes away from the colour of the swirly leaves on the tree!

Maybe this monochromatic gentleman would fit into this weeks PaperPlay challenge; after all, how often do you get bows and bling on a card for a man?

Yes, me thinks it's time I made myself a tent for photographing my cards in good light all the time. These cards are definitely not being shown off to their best advantage!

Finally I made this card with this weeks PaperPlay Challenges blog in mind. It's remit was to make anything you like, but make it a bit different and so I made a masculine Father's Day card using pink and purples as underlying themes! Strange, huh?

I can't help thinking of this stamp as "King Richard"

And that's not all, as later this week I've got to produce a couple of Grand-dad and Great Grand-dad cards for some very special people, just to let them know that someone out there cares for them a great deal...