Masculine Stripes

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday Challenge is

'Anything goes"

This is the card I made for My Husband's birthday this year.

Very surprisingly orange is one of his favourite colours (along with shocking pink and lime green!)

The sentiment is computer generated.

I took my inspiration from this card

I will also be entering this at 

Addicted to CAS where it is

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in white

Paper: Source unknown

Brass coloured brad

31 May/ 11 June

Die cut words

TGIF challenges is

Here is a second card made along these same lines as this one.

I will also be entering this at Alphabet challenge where it's

'B is for Boy cards'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in blue 

Paper: 80gsm in kraft and green

Metal brads

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: happy Birthday sentiment

30 april/6 may

Add a die cut sentiment

Just add ink has this cue

This is the card I made for my youngest nephew

I will also be entering this at Mix it up challenge where it's

'Anything goes'
and at Cupcake inspirations where it's

My inspiration

Source: Unknown

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in blue 

Paper: 80gsm in kraft and green

Metal brads

Pentel fine liner in black

Cuttlebug

Die: happy Birthday sentiment

15/30 april

A reminder

There is a reminder for the challenge over at The library craft challenge where I'm a guest librarian.

This is the card I made for that

I first pricked the roses, then made a watery solution of pink ink which I painted into each rose. When that was dry I did the stitching and layered up the rest of the card.

My inspiration

Source: Unknown

I will also be entering this at Mix it up challengewhere it  is

'Anything goes"
CAS on Sunday where it's
'Birthday'
and at Addicted to CAS  where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: 80gsm in green

Ink: Artic in pink

Cuttlebug

Die: Edging Die ED004

Thread: Green DMC 703

              Pink: DMC 335

Pentel fine liner in black

Peel off sentiment
Pattern: Stitching cards rose-bush

21/31/28 March

A stripy Birthday wish

CASe this sketch has this sketch

I used it to make my nephew a card

I cut the top section slightly narrower to show of the strips. The stars where some left over and saved in my stash.

A quick and easy card to make.

My inspiration

Source: Maskerade

I will also be entering this at Time out challenges where it's

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Scrap of stripy paper

Cuttlebug

Die: Sentiment: Elizabeth Graft Designs 783

       Stars: Sizzixx

19/25 march

Happy Birthday

Uniko studio has a birthday

Happy Birthday

I pricked the rose and then added a pale blue watercolour around the outside of the flower before stitching it.

I will also be entering this at Mix it up challenge where it's

'Anything goes'
and at Time out challenges where it's


and atSimon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's
'Add a sentiment'

My inspiration

Source: Anita Bowden

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in kraft

Silver birthady peel off

Multi coloured peel off strips

Ink: Artic Blue

28/28/26/26 feb

Water colour roses

The Birthday project cue is

'Clean and Simple'
 Double trouble challenge cue is
'Something, anything, everything
and Sugarpea blog Meant to be sent challenge were it's

This is the card made for a friend's birthday. She has received it already ( but with strict instructions not to open it until her b/day later this week!!)

Initially I pricked the pattern. Then taped the white card stock to a board to prevent warping and lightly inked in the flowers. When they where dry I did the stitching.

My inspiration

Source: Lime Doodle

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                   200gsm in silver

Thread: Green DMC 896

              Pink DMC 338

Peel off sentiment in pink

Ink: Colorbox in Pink

Pattern: Stitching cards rose-bush

15/5 Jan/5 feb

A Birthday Celebration

Jjust add ink

I choose the spots and sparkle when I made this celebration card for a beautiful young lady.

The spots are easy to see but the sparkle is inside the numerals.

I will also be entering this at Freshly made sketches where it's


as well as at Time out challenges where it's

My inspiration

Source: Pintrest

Supplies:

Card stock; 200gsm in kraft

                   180gsm in white

Scrap of Pink

Washi Tape in pink with spots

Thread:  Pink: DMC 335

              Silver: DMC E168

              Black: DMC Noir

Pattern:

Liquid Pearls Ballerina

Peel offs for sentient and numerals

 27/25 nov

Multiple Layers

The male room challenge is

 

I love old maps and so over the years have made a number of cards using them. Here is my latest.

 

 

The map is from an old atlas and the sentiment is computer generated.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 180gsm in Kraft and 160gsm in white

Computer Generated sentiment

Page of an old atlas

9 July link on email

 

Masculine buttons

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge is

'Masculine'

I made this card using a page from an old dictionary, scraps of card stock and buttons form my stash

 

I machine stitched the sides to hold the banners in place. I hand cut the 'v' out of either side of them.

 

I will also be entering this at Stinkin' inkers where

'It's a colourful world'
as well at at Rainbow card challenge where it's

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Coloured scraps

Cuttlebug

Dies: Die: Spellbinders Shapabilities Nested Pendant

Crochet cotton in white 

12/24/30 june

An oval Birthday

CAS colours and sketches have this for us

 

 

I made a male card

 

 

To finish I added faux stitches and distressed the edges.

I will also be entering this at  Moving along with the times where it's
'For a Man'

 

My inspiration

Source: Ardyth Percy-Robb

Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Cuttlebug
Dies: Oval Sizzix 657563
          Sentiment: Elizabeth Craft dies: 783
Ink: Color eyes in Chestnut
Paper: Fabscraps Mini Paper Collection
1 april

 

Birthday Wishes

Timeout challenges has this cue

 

 

I made a Birthday Card

 

 

The red and newspaper rectangles are the same size. The sentiment one is slightly smaller.

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Laura Bassen 

 

Supplies:
Card stock; 160gsm in white
Paper: Gingham Activity village
           Red: 80gms
           Old dictionary
Cuttlebug
Die: Elizabeth craft 783 Happy Birthday
21 march

 

Tools

The male room challenge have this

 

 

This is a card made for my oldest nephew

 

 

Another learning experience with my Cameo. Didn't quiet get the blade settings right for some of the card stock.

 

My inspiration, although it ended up nothing like it



Source: Elisha Smith

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge where it's

'Anything goes'

Source:

Silhouette Cameo 3

Die: Father's Day

Card stock: 160gsm in white and blue

                    Scraps of Kraft, 3 shades of grey all from a paint chip

Paper: Sentiment: Crafty ferret

          Scraps of brown

5march

 

Birthday sentiment

CAS on Sunday have this cue 

'Birthday'

and

Moving along with the times has

'Add a sentiment'

So here is my card

 

I will also be entering this over at the sketch challenge Card challenges were it's

 

 

as well as at Simon says stamp blog were it's

'Add some red'

 

My inspiration

 

Source: Pintrest

 

 Source:

Card stock: 200gsm in Kraft

                   180gsm scraps of orange, yellow, blue, red and green

Paper: 80gsm in black          

Pentel fine liner in black

Sentiment: Birthday: Elizabeth Craft Die 783

                   Alphabet: Manhattan Lifestyle crafts  

6 feb/13 feb/5

Mix it up with a sentiment

Mix it up challenge

'Anything goes- optional twist make a sentiment the main focus'

 

I will also be entering this at Just add ink were it's

 

 

This is a new pattern, first time I have stitched it.

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 200gsm in pink

                   160gsm in white

Clear beads

Sentiment: NS Startform - Silver peel off  

Thread: Cerise: DMC 326

             Green: DMC 703

             Pink: DMC 335 

31/23 jan

A rainbow happy Birthday

Stamplorations CAS challenge for November is

 

 

I made a small card

 

 

 

I will also be entering this at CAS colours and sketches where it's

 

 

as well as at Lil red wagon where it's

'Just a sentiment'



Supplies:
Card stock: 200gsm in cream
Liquid perals in platinum
Sentiment: Stitching cards words-wishes-art-nouveau
30/12 nov

 

Colourful

Time out challenges have this cue

 

 

My card

 



 

as well as at Sugarpea blog where it's

 

 



Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Gold peel off sentiment
Liquid Pearls in gold
18 oct/3 nov