My Superhero Husband #kodakavengers

My husband Ian is a bit of a comic book geek when it comes to the Marvel Avengers.  He loves all the films and admits to a man-crush on Tony Stark.  I bought him the 1978 Black Sabbath Tour T-Shirt as worn by Tony Stark in the Avengers Assemble movie and he is adamant that the resemblance between himself and the man behind Iron Man is uncanny!  Ian also thinks that he would be able to beat the Hulk in a fight.  The green giant, who is not in the least bit jolly, would definitely find himself in a battle of brain over brawn  going up against my husband in this fantasy battle.

It is therefore no surprise that Ian was very quick to volunteer as a model for the #kodakavengers Linky Challenge on the Britmums Blog to celebrate the release of Avengers Assemble on DVD and Blu-Ray.  Kodak have an exciting online printable kit which includes a whole host of Avengers goodies that can be printed out and used to create a fun movie night or party.  We printed out the masks!!

My Superhero husband was in his element.  He made a dashing Captain America, a ferocious Hulk and a  spectacular Iron Man!  Here is is striking his best poses and embracing his inner superhero.

Captain America...The Old School Hero

The Hulk...You Won't Like Him When He's Angry!!

Iron Man...The High Tech Hero

You can print out your own Superhero masks and join in the fun yourself.  There are some great prizes to be won...and you too can get your husband or kids to embrace their inner superhero.

Unfortunately for Ian, the closest he normally gets to being Iron Man is when he is doing the ironing...but he will always be a superhero to me!

Kodak Christmas Photo Craft Challenge

We have been challenged to come up with a Christmas craft idea using a precious photo in the Kodak Christmas Photo Craft Challenge with Britmums.  I love using my children's photos and artwork to make personalised gifts for loved ones and in the past have made calendars, T-Shirts, handkerchiefs and canvas bags.  With a printer and specialised art paper, you can be as creative as you like!

One year we made a T-Shirt for Ian with "World's Best Dad" printed underneath a picture of my (then) four children's faces using printed iron on transfer paper.  We made calendars for the grandparents using the same picture printed onto a calendar template then laminated.

 I like to make a Christmas collage capturing our festivities to send as a card to all our loved ones to say thank you for our presents and to show them what we got up to.  Here is last year's collage that we printed onto photo quality A4 paper.  My family all loved receiving them.

 I love having fun with photography and Christmas is a particularly good time to get creative.

This year I'll definitely include a photo taken at Santa's grotto at Dudley Zoo this weekend.  Freddy's look of wonder sums up what Christmas means to me.  The joy of my children.

The Kodak Big App Challenge

Kodak have just launched their Big App which lets anyone create big, beautiful images in giant poster size and beyond.  It works by breaking an image up into several sections which can then be printed out on multiple pages and pieced together to make wall art to liven up your home.  It has great potential with Christmas coming to make giant decorations or DIY scene setters!  The Big App site even has pictures you can print out, including a rather cuddly Santa who you could make life size and stick in the window to impress the neighbours and delight the kids!

Brit Mums are running a Kodak Big App Challenge where you simply post a photo that you would like to see given the Big App treatment.  Link up before November 22nd for your chance to win fabulous Kodak prizes.

This is my entry:

If this was giant size I could relive our brilliant French holiday, bringing the beautiful, beach front woodland and our family fun to life!

Uploading the photo to the app gives you a PDF showing each section of the photo.  My picture could be printed out on either 8 or a whopping 20 sheets of A4.  That would make a fabulous wall display.