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

Cheers

 Alphabet challenge where it's

'K for Kraft paper/card'

I used some bought Kraft tags and scrap book embellishments to make these tags

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

'Something, anything, everything'

Supplies:

Tags: Bought

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soaps

Scrap book embellishments

Pentel fine liner in black

Scrap of twine

10/6 sept

BBQ

These inspired challenges is

Here in South Africa many of our relaxed days include a braai (Barbecue to the rest of the World)

and even though South Africans have been known to braai in the snow we definitely prefer to do it in the 'Sun shine' so that is why I am entering this over at
CAS on Sunday
as well as at Mix it up challenge where it is

'Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soap

Penetel fine liner in black

Picnic embellishments: Upikit Chipboard Embellishments

17/30 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 traditional braai

The male room challenge is

At my Grandfather's house there was always a braai just waiting to happen

although his was the more traditional grill and coals.

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Wrapper from a discontinued range of soaps

pentel Fine liner

31 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

Surf's Up

Time out challenges has this photo challenge

I concentrated on the colours and made this little card using some 3D card stock cut outs I bought on sale. 

The background paper is from a discontinued line of soap wrappers.

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

'Anything goes'

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Pentel fine liner in black

Button from my stash

11 march

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

 

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

Nature

The male room challengeblog has this cue

 

 

I made a second tag from the same card which I was recycling. See here. This time with a seagull

 



 

I will also be entering this at Addicted to CAS were it's

 

 

at

Lil red wagon were it's  

"Winter Blues"

and at Split coast stampers F4A467 were it is

'I might use that some day'
 



Supplies:
Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

Card stock: recycled greeting card.

5 feb

 

Deckchairs

The male room challenge

 

 

I recycled a card I received and made this tag.

 

 

I can just picture some blokes sitting in these chairs having a brew.

 

I will also be entering this at Simon says stamp blog Monday challenge were it's

'Recycle something'

 

Supplies:

Cuttlebug

Die: wPlus 9 Timeless tags 2

Card stock: recycled greeting card.

22 /21jan

 

Water

Simply less is moore have this cue

 

 

I made a small card with a yacht on it.

 



Supplies:
Card stock: 160gsm in white
Scrap of blue striped paper
Flat backed pearls in navy
rolfes metallic pen in blue
Pattern: Prick 'n stitch
17 jan

 

Masculine banners

Addicted to CAS

 

 

A card I made a while ago

 

 

I machine stitched down the sides of the card to hold the banners in place.

 

I will also be entering this at Stamplorations where it's

 

 

at Freshly made sketches where it's

 

 

and at Water cooler challenges where it's

 

 

 

Supplies: Card stock: 160gsm in white

                    Scraps of blue, yellow, orange, red and kraft
Cuttlebug
Die: Spellbinders Shapabilities Nested Pendant
Buttons form my stash
Crochet cotton in white
Paper: Old dictionary:
18/13 aug

 

For the boys

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge

'For the boys'

 

This was an order for a 1st birthday for little boy who is dinosaur mad.( He loved the wobbly eyes)

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Fabscarps Paper Collection

Cuttlebug

Die: Sixxizz six circles

Pentel fine liner

Wobbly eyes

Pattern: Stitching cards valentines-dinosaurs 

16 may

Let's Play

Another new challenge for me is Little red wagon. There cue for this week is

'Play along'

I'm playing cricket

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in white

Paper: Download from Microsoft Publisher

pattern: Stitching cards cricket

8 may

Cars

I made a second version of yesterday's card and it fits the top line of Tic Tac Toe challenge perfectly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Card stock: 160gsm in kraft

Paper: 80gsm in green

           Cars: Unknown

Sentiment: Computer generated

Baker's Twine in brown and white

27 march