Dreamcatcher

Using an ancient Indian Symbol: When my son was very little he started having nightmares so I made him a dream catcher and we hung it  above his bed near the window, to catch the bad dreams before they got to him.  One day he told  me that he  needed a new one as he had looked at the dreamcatcher and it was full  of all the bad  dreams it had caught. I  wondered what in the world he was talking about. Much to my great embarrassment  I found it was indeed full, full of dust that is. Down it came, I dusted it and put it back, but it had lost it's effectiveness according to my young son and no  longer stopped the bad dreams.  I  was dusting  it on an ongoing basis and I think because he could no longer see the evidence of the dreams being caught  he really never believed in it again.:O)

I made this card for him as he has just completed his University education this April. He now has a diploma in Creative Writing and a BA in English. Inside the card is a compartment for a check his Dad and I will be giving him in celebration of this achievement. He has been the most wonderful child ,I know we all say that but he was easy to raise, he has a strong   sense of right and wrong, will not willing hurt anyone , has good friends, a wonderful girlfriend  and  wants  children (someday)...Yaaaay, I personally feel this is important as I want (being selfish ) to hear little footsteps in my house again, if only for visits. Oooh the cookies I will make...

Doodle Pantry Specials for May:

The free w/purchase is  'Man's Stuff' from May 1-24. a wonderful collection of sentiments for the men /boys in your life!  New items for the Digi Grab Bag marked at 30% off  from May1 -13 in honour of National Pet Week!      Go to'specials' at the Doodle Pantry Shop   to view images and for more details .


Free with Purchase May 1st - 13th Dizzy Dachshund see here 

New release, New Challenge 

RELEASE DATE - May 1st ,2012  It is May release  day over at Doodle Pantry   and Laurie has some wonderful new  digital stamp sets for sale  and  precoloured versions of some  older stamp sets. I used  one of  the  new stamp sets called  'Dreamcatcher'  for the above card. It comes in an outline version and with appropriate sentiments.A little bit of something for everybody in the latest release, do go here to see them all!

   

CHALLENGE  DATE: May 1st  1200 Noon EST-May 24th 9:00 PM

DPDC#23 (must use a digital image from Doodle Pantry and you get one free just for participating)

DPDC23 complimentary image is the Scuba Sheep and Ant,  play and get it free, or wait until May 25 to buy it.

See Here for :Challenge  DPDC#23

Card details:

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Digital from  Dreamcatcher stamp set
Sentiment from Dreamcatcher stamp set - I combined two sentiments to make one

 Colour medium: Prismscolor Markers

Design paper:   from K&COMPANY 'Julianne 'paper pack
Cardstock Stampin' Up 'not quite navy' and whisper white

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles Marianne Designs Creatables- Decotative Elegance  , Stampin' Up Sizzix Embosslits Sweetest Stem (for the branch on the insert)

Punches:  Stampin Up 'photo corners'

Buttons  and twine from my stash
Note: this dreamcatcher stamp would be perfect to use with  doodle pantry's  wolf, horse, lion, baby cow etc digital images.

Challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Challenge #23 - ribbons or twine - I used twine

Cards for Men: Challenge #9 - Texture

Craft Your Passion Challenge 108 - Lots of Texture

That Craft Place:One for the Boys - I created my card for my son  (grad from University)

Always Crafting:Creative Monday Challenge #7- Anything Goes

Crafty CardMakers: challenge 67 For the Boys- well I made mine for my son- hope it works

Lollipop Crafts:#78- Anything Goes

Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Challenge 8- Anything Goes & DT Call

Totally Stampalicious: Masculine - mine is for my son's grad

Mark's Finest Papers: Speedy Fox and Friends #105: Blues - shades of blue