Let's Get Messy

Hello everyone, I hope you are well, I am so looking forward

to the clocks going forward next week. 

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz - 

chosen by Caz (me) - #216 Let's Get Messy.

Please pop over to the blog to see the few details. You also

need to see the fabulous inspiration by the design team.

I love making a mess,  all the stamps are from several

sets by Sheena Douglass in the Just For Men series - from

Crafter's Companion

Distress Inks Abandoned Coral and Fossilized Amber.

I hope you like my messy card.  I'm still a rock chick at heart!!

Into the Woods

Hello again, today we begin a new challenge over at

Cardz 4 Guyz. Emma has chosen for us

#206 Into the Woods.

Please pop over to see the DT's creations, check out

the requirements and rules. 

I used paper from a Christmas paper pad from my stash.

The stamp I used for my woodland image is by

Crafter's Companion, Mulberry Wood -

Wish Upon A Star.

Coloured with Promarkers and a few fine pens.

Glitter added here and there. 

Sentiment by Craftyroo Designs. 

Autumn/Fall Leaves

Hello again, thanks for your visit, I love comments.

Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at 

Cardz 4 Guyz

Sue has chosen for us a very apt topic

Autumn/ Fall Leaves

Please pop over to the blog to see what the design team have

been up to and to check for the details. 

I coloured a piece of card by blending many autumnal colours.

When dry, I stamped various leaves and some acorns onto the

coloured sheet. They were then fussy cut.

I blended a corner and the edges of a 6" sq card. with

autumnal colours.

The fussy cut leaves were then arranged and glued to one 

corner. The sentiment is by Stamps by Me. 

The leaves are by Sheena Douglass.

Nature

Hello, I hope you are well, I am much improved though still not

yet 100% Thank goodness for antibiotics.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz chosen by Helen.

Challenge # 178 - Nature

Please take a look at the super designs from the team.

I created the background using three Distress Inks.

The square negative silhouette stamp is from Imagination Crafts.

Matted and layered onto toning papers, black and then Kraft card.

I do hope you like my take on Nature. 

Tiny Fingers and Tiny Toes

Hi, today we are starting a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Julie has chosen Tiny Fingers and Tiny Toes

The Design Team have some fabulous creations for you to see.

I have used a LOTV stamp Twins Are Twice as Nice.

The design background papers are from a You To Me 

Tiny Tatty Teddy paper pad.

Have fun. 

Jungle Fun

Hi, today we start a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. 

Amy has chosen Jungle Fun. 

Starting with this challenge for over the summer period we

are changing from a weekly to a two weekly challenge blog. 

The DT have created some fabuous ideas of being in the jungle.

Why don't you take a peek on the blog.

I made my card from a decoupage kit. I added

several of my own twists.  The background papers 

and the leaves and the words  are from my stash.

I added a wobbly spring to the head, which is great fun for 

kids (and me) I have been flicking the head regularly. 

Have fun. I did!

Christmas Animals

Hi everyone, thanks for popping by my blog.

Today starts a new weekly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

The challenge, chosen by Helen is 

Christmas Animals

Please pop over to see the wonderful inspiration from the Design Team.

I have used a white card, all the papers are from a CD - 

Simply Christmas by The Dreamees.

Card, greeting and peel offs from my stash.

The stamp is Wandering Star by Little Claire.

Coloured with Promarkers. 

Stay well and thanks for your visit.

Dig It!

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog, we have a new challenge

starting today for the next week at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Dig It!

My first thoughts when choosing the challenge was for gardening

but you may envisage something different, if so, go for it. 

Please pop over to the blog to see the Design Team's Gallery.

For my card, I have created a scene in a garden using two stamps.

In the foreground is Vegetable Patch by LOTV.

I masked this and stamped the shed in the background,

using the shed from The Allotment by Hobby Art stamps. 

The greeting is also a Hobby Art stamp.

I used DI Broken China as a water colour for the sky. 

The remainder was coloured with Promarkers.

Make it Shine or Sparkle

Hi everyone, for the next week over at Cardz 4 Guyz

I chose the challenge, which is

Make it Shine or Sparkle. (or Both)

Time to get out the mica powders, glittery embossing powders,

 gilding flakes, waxes, mirri card etc. etc.

Please check out the Design Teams inspiration, once 

again, they are all amazing. 

For my Card.

I used a white scallop edge card.

Matted with a sheet of black card, covered in pink shiny mirri

hearts, taken from a DCWV pad Rockstar.

Shiny pink ribbon, yes I know guyz who like pink. 

The stamps are from Papermania set - Love

Embossed with Platinum Wow Embossing powder. 

Blue Is The Colour

Hi, hoping your all well and keeping warm.

For our next challenge for one week at Cardz 4 Guyz 

our challenge is    Blue Is The Colour.

Please pop over to check out the details and inspiration from the DT,

For my card, hopefully to inspire I used a Kraft card.

Several sheets of  blue papers, with navy paper to mat the panels.

The stamped image is Cool Dude from Woodware Stamps. 

This was coloured with Promarkers and edged with DI 

Chipped Sapphire. 

The stars are punched with a Fiskars hand grip punch, stamped

white stars from the stamp set with a brad for the centre. 

Have fun, see you all next week. 

CAS - Christmas

Hi, well here we are the first of December,  so much to do, so much to look forward to.

At Cardz 4 Guyz, for our challenge for the next week Jan has chosen

CAS For Christmas

Please do take a look at the Design Team's inspiration

to hopefully inspire you to create a CAS card.

For my card, 

A white scallop edge card, 

Stamped with black ink the image using

Reindeer from Katy Sue Designs - Tall Tails set

Stamped again on copy paper to make a mask.

Placed the mask over the reindeer, then brushed the

Disress Ink Broken China over to create a subtle background

Removed mask, coloured reindeer with pencils. 

Added Glossy Accents on the nose. 

Added snowballs from my stash - along with a greeting. 

Sprinkled the ground with glitter for the snow.

Hope you like- hope you pop one of your CAS cards in the challenge. 

More Than One Fold

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog, I so appreciate every visitor, love it

when you leave comments. 

This week at Cardz 4 Guyz our theme requires you to make

MORE THAN ONE FOLD

There are many styles available, where you can create a card 

with more than the centre folded which is a book fold.

Take a look at the fabulous creations from the DT.

For My Card

I have used an inverted stepper card.  Being honest, I

cannot claim to actually making the main body of the card,

I bought a pack of 6 at a craft event,  with the plan of 

being able to make a template. 

I covered the main parts with a lovely sheet of

pale blue , icicle patterned card. 

The stamp is from LOTV - Penguin Pals.

coloured with Promarkers.

The small greeting tags are also from LOTV. 

Snowflakes made with an XCell punch.

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Hope U Feel Better Soon

Hi, well it's November, time is moving so fast these days.

Over at Cardz 4 Guyz, our challenge for the next week has 

been chosen by Kim.

Hope U Feel Better Soon

Please pop over to see the DT's inspiration, there are

once again some fabulous cards, the team have once again excelled

and risen well to the challenge.

For my project, 

I have made two cards, suitable to send to a poorly guy.

Very CAS A6 cards i.e. 6" x 4"

Matted a stamped image, coloured with Promarkers.

Both images are from a Woodware stamp set - 'Take It Easy'

So handy to have in a safe place (which I'll forget about) for

if and when I may need them. Have fun.

World Wildlife

Today beinng Tuesday it is time once again for Cardz 4 Guyz

For the next week Kim has chosen for us

World Wildlife

Please pop over to see the amazing talent of the Design Team.

Materials Used

Two A4 sheets of cream card joined

with a strip of card measuring two inches wide, length of the card,

scored in the centre, folded in half. Each sheet of card glued to each 

1 inch strip of the folded card, to make an A4 greetinng card.

Anna Marie Designs - templates Vol 1 - Giraffe

Flowers - flower stem from stash

Coloured card to make the giraffe

Wobbly eyes

Torn card to create the ground.

I need to add a numeral for an age, waiting to see which one.

Have fun, I sure did. 

Make Your Mark

Hi, everyone, hope your well and ready to do some crafting.

For the next week at Cardz 4 Guyz our challenge chosen by Julie is

Make Your Mark

Pop over to the blog to check out the guidelines and of course to see the

wonderful inspiration from the Design Team and  ouur Guest Designers. 

Materials Used

Whtie cardstock - made a 5.5" sq. card.

Backing papers from LOTV - Pressed in Time paper pad

2 x Swirl die cuts - Die was a magazine freebie

White card

Image - Stamp Heartfelt Creations HC 3355 - Scenic Combo 1 of 2 stamps

Assortment of Distress Inks used as a Watercolour paint from a tile. 

Sentiment from LasPashe

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Have fun and thanks for your visit, a big cyber hug if you left me a nice comment. 

Sailing

For the next week at Cardz 4 Guyz  our challenge, SAILING  was chosen by Joan, this is her first choice and she is excited and looking forward to seeing the creations to be entered. The Design Team as usual have presented a fabulous selection for your inspiration. We also have two wonderful Guest Designers for the month of March, so please do pop over and welcome them. For my card, I really had to use one of my newest purchases - the lovely Woodware sailing boat.  The papers are from a pad  in my stash, the boat was coloured with Promarkers. I coloured white card candi with a yellow Promarker. I have left space for a number to be added for a young child. Have fun. 

Challenge # 52 - Vintage

Welcome back. Wishing you a very happy new year and hope all is well with you. Thank you for visiting me, I do appreciate you took the time. We have returned from our break at Cardz 4 Guyz, and a ready for an interesting time ahead. We are kicking off the new year with Jan's choice of VINTAGE.  You can do anything you like as long as it can be classed a vintage style for a MALE.

Please check out the blog the Design Team and Guest Designer have provided some amazing and wonderful inspiration for you, mostly involving stamping, so I thought for an alternative form of card making, I would use a CD, for there are many who do participate in this craft. I have used from Kraftyhands - Man About Town. I used a scalloped Kraft card, the large background is a sheet from Father Knows Best from LOTV. Please take a peek, I'm sure you will love the inspiration on the blog.

Thanks again for your visit. I hope to see you when I start visiting the entries. 

Time To Retire

Hi again, this week at Cardz 4 Guyz the teme chosen is 'Time To Retire'.  It could be  either retiring to bed or retiring from employment, wherever your imagination and creative ideas take you. I just love this stamp from Fizzy Moon - called All About Him, I coloured it with Promarkers. The background papers are from LOTV - Father Knows Best Designer papers, all matted onto Kraft card. Card candi to embellish. The Happy Thoughts greeting was a free stamp with a magazine. Please do pop along to see the wonderful creations from my fellow Design Team buddies, lots of wonderful inspiration. We are also introducing  two  fabulous Guest Designers for October. 

On The Beach

Hi everyone, this week at Cardz 4 Guyz we would like to see a project 'On The Beach'. Anything at all related to the beach. Please do pop over to the blog, to continue as a challenge blog we do need entrants. The Design Team have again made some wonderful inspiring cards for you. For my card, I have used stamps from a Hobby Art set - Coastal Wildlife. I lightly dusted with Broken China DI from T.H. The darker paper for the background and matting looks black it is actually a dark blue.  Thanks for visiting, have fun and happy crafting.
I am also entering this card into the following challenges:-
Creative Card Crew - Sea/Beach
Addicted to CAS - Sky
Dream Valley Challenges - Summer

Welcome Baby Boy

At Cardz 4 Guyz this week we would like to see you Welcome Baby Boy with a project, it can be a card or any other item which says Welcome to the new baby.  This style of card , a pop up box card have been hugely popular this summer, they are so easy to make, once you have the template. I found mine on You Tube here.  For the flowers and embellishments I used plain blue cardstock and the last of the patterned papers from a favourite set I purchased a while ago, it's sad when it comes to an end. How sad am I? He he. I used a stamp and die from Go-Kreate for the Baby Boy. The hearts and Baby are from the Woodware envelope samp set.  I made an envelope from scrapbook paper using my  WRMK /Stampin Up Envelope Maker. Please do pop over to the blog to see the wonderful inspirational samples from the DT.
I am also entering this project into
Oldie but a Goodie for their challenge  - Baby
The Pink Elephant Challenge - Anything Goes
Pink Gem Challenge Blog For a Child or a Baby
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes