Flower Power

If you see a sign like this, what comes into your mind?

Taking a step backwards, and you feel like you have stepped back to the late 60s

Love when something on the streets make you smile big and just take away any grumpy thought you might have had the second before spotting something like this.

Mr Snowman

When I saw Tuesday Morning Sketches #118, I had and idea about which things to use on the card, but then completely forgot all about the sketch due to running around trying to make ends meet... until Claire posted her card with the cupcake girl - love that card :o)

When I spotted the three buttons on the sketch, I though of some newly launched shaking stickers from Panduro Hobby, that would be perfect for the snowman stamp from Simply Gorjuss - redid the colouring of the stamp a bit, but luckily advise from both Claire and Birdie was within reach as this is the first time I have tried to do something vaguely close to shadows..... still a long way to learn how to make the best use of my COPICS.

Ended up with this card, which my niece is going to get for her birthday in December.... just like her aunt, she loves snow and snowmen :o)

Yarn Bombing

I couple of weeks ago I passed this - stopped when back.... smiled big and was happy, that the camera was in my bag that day

A lot of details to be spotted and only makes you wonder, how much time it actually took to knit this bicycle??

This type of street art is called yarn bombing, and this bicycle was comissioned by the local city council of Frederiksberg to create smiles on people faces. Other bicycles similar to this one, was placed around the city but I have so far only spotted this one.

Was not the only one, that was taken by surprise when spotting this bicycle. Creating smiles on everybodys faces and they all managed to find cameras or mobile phones in their bags so they could capture and share this fun moment with friends and families.

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Cake??

I was actually about to finish this post, while also catching up on blogposts, emails etc. from the previous days, when I spotted a post on Claire's blog. Wait.... me an expert on cupcakes?? Oh well, I did make this post for fun - and I have actually signed up for a cupcake course :o)

Like so many others, male cards often makes me wonder for a looooong time on how to even make one for that person, but since a HouseMouse stamp founds it's way to my home, several ideas have come into mind. Made this one earlier today the husband of one of my good friends, and he definately has a sweet tooth.

Well needed this card in a hurry, so no time to redo it - and would have altered the width of the brown pice of paper behind the ribbon (which is actually mint green - but only had my mobile phone at hand when taking the picture) to be a bit smaller.

Smile

Ever seen the Chaplin movie "Modern Times"? Nat King Cole sang the song "Smile". I always have the lyrics inside my head when watching faces like these:

Words of Inspiration

Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.

Maori Proverb

Words of Inspiration

Me, many moons ago on my very first bicycle

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein