Caardvarks and a poopy surprise

Let me get the crappy stuff (pun intended) out of the way first - yesterday morning we woke up to a nice surprise on our balcony: a pile of dog poop...which had us stumped. You see, we are up on the first floor and do not own a dog, so unless this doggy had wings there is no explanation how the poop got there. And no, it certainly is not bird poop, rat poop or any other creature that could climb up to a balcony because trust me: if any rat/bird is able to produce what was greeting us...well then we all should be really worried about the size of that animal.

But enough of that, let's move on to more fun things :)

I haven't been playing with Caardvarks for a while but the {{ May Sketch Challenge }} was too much fun to resist...you know me, can't say no to a good sketch and Caarvarks crew member Heidi van Laar provided two stunning sketches, from which I chose this one

And here is my card following the sketch, using the {{ Dino }} digi stamp from {{ Some Odd Girl }}. I have been wanting to use the sentiment "From one dinosaur to another a couple of things about extinction" so the sketch and stamp combined gave me the kick up the backside I needed.

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Ingredients:
Cardstock: Papermill
Papers: Upsy Daisy Designs - #SYLA015. Gators; #UDD0126. Mommy bird
Other: Pin; Ribbon; Twine; ProMarkers; Cosmic Shimmer; Decorative tape; Uniball Signo Pen
Stamp: Some Odd Girl


But that was not all I did yesterday, oh no. You see I got a parcel from the wonderful {{ Gudrun }} who is the brains behind {{ 3ndy paper }}. I used to be a Graphic45 fan until I met Gudrun through our DT work for {{ my StampBOX }}. When I saw the papers she designed and how she used them, I was hooked. But there are no shops in the UK who carry her new lines, which is a crying shame. Thankfully Gudrun is happy to sell to the public directly and I am now the proud owner of the complete Secret Garden collection. The online pictures don't do the papers justice, they are stunning! And the vintage images are da bomb! Superb cardstock quality, made in Norway.

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Even though I was knackered last night, I just had to break into some of the papers and created this layout, showing my nan and me during a winter holiday in 1968. The tiny birds you may be able to spot on the layout are cut from one of the 3ndy papers....so cute!

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Ingredients:
Papers: 3ndy - Eplehage, Mormors Hage; Cosmo Cricket
Stickers: October Afternoon; Rusty Pickle; Decorative Tape
Other: Uniball Signo Pen (black, white)
Tools: EK Success Border Punch

Oh and another thing: I nearly forgot to say that I made the Top 5 over at the {{ Allsorts Challenge Blog }} with my {{ Sheep Happens }} card....woot woot to me!