On Your Bike

Another chilly day - although the sun did peep out for a while, I had an early chiro appointment and then did some shopping before heading off to Shirley's. We had a great afternoon, I made three lovely cards and Shirley caught up with some cuttlebugging. Doug is getting cabin fever due to the cold weather as he can't get out on the gopher - hopefully the weather will turn as it's the first day of Spring tomorrow! We were supposed to go up the river tonight but have decided to go in the morning as it will be very cold up there - which gave me the chance to make this card for John's dad for Father's Day.

I am entering it in this week's Annabelle Blog Challenge: absc053 - Sketch

 

Recipe:
Navy card base from stock
Blue embossed card - from stash
DSP from Kaisercraft
Crumbcake - from SU - distressed and then edges sponged
Sentiment from SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Image - stamp from free set from Creative Card Making
Ink SU Basic Grey
Brad and rhinestones from stash

 

 

 

Father's Day

Still cold here today, although the rain has stopped. I'm having a lazy day so I thought I'd make a card while watching some TV! I probably should be ironing or doing housework! This card is for my Father as Father's Day is in a couple of weeks.

This is my entry in this week's Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge:

Recipe:
Card from stash - 3 blues and white
Ink: SU Not Quite Navy & Baja |Breeze
Images from SU The Open Sea
Sentiment from SU Well Scripted
Anchor and compass are 3d
Hand knotted knot

Footy Birthday

Miserable day here in Adelaide, lots of rain and cold as well. I had my hair dome early this morning and then I was off to the chiropractor for a bit of torture, my arthritis does not like this weather at all! This afternoon I visited Shirley for a craft workshop, we made three great cards which I will share another time, the time went very quickly and she had bought some lovely Jelly Cakes as a special treat to go with the cappuccino - she is becoming quite the barista!! I needed to make a card for a male friend who is into Aussie Rules but I could't find an image to use so I've gone with a rugby image and used his teams colours. I'm off to make some minestrone soup as it's Emma's favourite and she will be hungry after a five hour drive home tomorrow.

Challenge Entered: Cards For Men - Challenge 13 Sports With Sentiment

Recipe: 

Card from Stock

Free Digi Image from Creative Stamping coloured in Copic and SU Markers

Sentiment and stickers from stock

Time for Cake

Busy morning as I had to sort out our Super before June 30, I had trouble with Internet banking so I had to go into the branch - a pain in the neck! Then it was home to tidy up a bit before craft. We had a very chatty group and Sandy was most impressed with herself as she completed a card today - normally she just colours images in readiness! Sandy has found some lovely cookies which she has been bringing the last few weeks - a real treat! Joyce and Sandy had found a mag with great male stamps as the give away so I went down to Arndale and managed to get them after everyone had left, I'm looking forward to looking at it later.

I made a card for this weeks {lollipop Ladies} Challenge.

Challenge #48 Cupcakes, with the extra Challenge of a 1,2,3 Embellishment Recipe.

Recipe:

DSP - Bella Bvld

Card - SU

Image & sentiment - freebie stamp with a mag

Kinderglitz on icing

3 x red rhinestones

2 x silver stars

1 x cupcake ribbon

Centre piece 3d with foam dots to DSP

On The Fly

Wintery, showery day here today, I had a dental appointment and then went off to spend the afternoon crafting at Shirley's, we made three nice cards and did some cuttle bugging! I also had to take back the coat I had bought for Trevor the dog and swap it for a smaller size - hopefully it fits. I was up all hours last night making cards - the things that you can do when hubby is away!!!


This card is for this weeks 

Come and Get it Challenge -  Create a Window Card


Stamptacular Sunday Challenge

Inside:

I needed to make a card for a friend's birthday - he is a fly fisherman so I hope he likes this.


This is a three fold  textured card with the oval cut out.


I stamped the image on the inside flap, sponged around the edges of the oval and put 3d dots around the edge of the oval so that it sits back a little - not that you can really see that in the scan before I stuck it down. I stamped the trout on a separate piece of card, cut and 3d the image over the bottom of the oval, the trout fly images were stamped straight onto the card and I added a rhinestone to each.


Recipe:


Stamp set - SU Angler
Sentiment - SU Happy Moments
Ink - SU Always Artichoke
Rhinestones from stock
Nestie die for inside

Chocolate Trees

Welcome and thanks for dropping by -  a busy time since last week. we had a great night out for the Adelaide Fringe and then went up the river with friends for the long weekend. John is in Perth for work for a couple of days so I am trying to get some cards made for a couple of challenges. We had our usual craft get together today - Sandy had a few photos of her son's wedding to share - looks like a beautiful couple and perfect weather for the wedding. We also said farewell to Joyce who is off on a road trip with her hubby for a month - maybe there will be lots of craft stores to look at  on the way!!

Today's card is for Annabelle Stamps Blog Challenge - Say it With Chocolate

 

Base card and Ink - SU Chocolate Chip

Photo Corners in bronze - think Caramello!

Grass - SU Garden Green - think Mint

SU Punches

Sentiment SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Natural Fibre Ribbon from stock

You're a Hoot

Thanks for stopping by and for those that leave comments a big thank you and I will try to visit you to. If you have taken the time to visit please leave a comment or tick a box, so many people drop by from all around the world it would be nice that since you've taken the time to visit you let me know that you have been! I am posting twice today as I am away for the weekend - it will be a long weekend here and I am out tomorrow and off to a fringe event tomorrow night - it is The Adelaide Fringe Festival at the moment - we  are off to see The Bald Eagles - who do covers of the original Eagles Band.

This card is my entry to this weeks:

  Less Is More Challenge - Week 57  Colour - Neutrals

This could be anything from Off White to Black and any shade of Beige, Brown and Grey in between.

Card: SU Choclate Chip, Crumb Cake, white card from stock - The Chocolate Chip has scanned quite darkly.

SU Punches and a Nestie

Sentiment - Paper2

Stamp - Victoria's Secret - in SU Chocolate Chip

Rhinestone on eyes from stock.

Sponging in SU Chocolate Chip

Make a Wish

Busy day, started with  doing the washing and then off for a massage before craft. Then my son Matthew turned up to borrow his dad's car - so I snaffled him to help clean the top of the kitchen cupboards - a big help when he is 6' 5"! He wasn't too thrilled but the job got done! It was a smaller group at craft today - but just as much stuff on the table! We chatted and were quite industrious, I finished off a card for a friends birthday and then made a card for this month's:

Cards for Men - Challenge 5 Sketch 
and
Sweet Stampin Challenge - It's a Man Thing

Inside of Card:

Card is SU Whisper White and Marina Mist

DSP is from a DCTW pad - Linen Closet

Stamp from Flonz in SU Chocolate Chip - colored with Marina Mist, Basic Grey and Chocolate Chip

Inside stamp from SU On The Fly in SU Chocolate Chip

Sentiment from TPC

I distressed the edges and sponged with SU Marina Mist

Rhinestones from stash

Anchors Away

What a stinker of a day - 41 degrees - Emma has just left for a wedding which is outside - hopefully there will be plenty of shade - as there are only seats for the oldies! I've had a lovely afternoon at Shirley's and I will share the cards we made in a later post - nice and cool at her place - no gopher trip for Doug this afternoon as it was too hot. We chatted and made cards and finished with a cup of tea - it's amazing how refreshing a cup of tea is even in the heat.

I came home and decided to make a card for this weeks Annabelle Stamps Blog Sketch Challenge.

Base card and ink are SU Marina Mist
Stamp Set - SU The Open Sea - I stamped the maps onto SU Whisper White, then over stamped the anchors and sponged around the edges and the gaps.
Sentiment: SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
SU Punches - small and large ovals and scalloped edge.
Kitchen Twine used to make knot.
Blue Rhinestones from stash.

You Touch My Life

At last some cooler weather - makes it much easier to sleep at night and not so costly on the electric bill with not having to run the air conditioner. Home alone tonight so I've managed to get my card made and scanned for an early post. I spent last night visiting blogs, so after this post I'll visit  some more for Less is More.

This card is my entry into this weeks LIM Challenge - Week 53  Colour - Aqua

Happy First Birthday to The Less Is More Challenge Blog & Chrissie & Mandi

The colour hasn't scanned too well but the closest to aqua that I had was SU Marina Mist,

Card from stock

Image and sentiment SU Set Sail

Image distressed around edges and 3d

Two Little Ducks

I'm up the boat and thought I'd try some card making, it hasn't gone to well, very windy and I forgot some of my stuff! I can't get the links to work on the ipad or upload the photo so i'm going to try and email it to Emma and see if she can do it for me. Tonights post is my entry into this weeks
Come and Get It Challenge - Faux Tile
And Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Yellow, Lime and Turquoise.

Card from stock
Marvy Markers for colouring
Image from Crafty Individuals
Stamped image coloured, then cut into tiles, the edges of each tile were distressed, then the tiles were 3d onto yellow card.
The colours have not photographed well with the iPad so I might re scan when I get home, the lime green is in the argyle background dsp and the yellow is actually quite bright.

Big Boys Toy

Warm again today, did the housework early - then off to Shirley's for some crafting. We decided to make a couple of cards for challenges - so we worked together but made quite different cards - it was a bit of fun and different from our usual workshop where Shirley provides the kits. We are off to friends in the hills for dinner tonight so I'm posting this early!

This card is for this weeks entry into Cards For Men  - Boys and Their Toys - this is a toy my big boy (hubby) would love to own!

Card from Shirley's Stock
Graphic 45 Image
Tyre Tread and Wheels from Kaisercraft On The Move Stamp Set

Around the World

Another post tonight - busy at craft today!!!! is for this week's Come and Get It Challenge.

Margaret is doing tea so I'm using this time to get my posting done!

Base card SU Chocolate Chip

Matt cards SU Marina MIst and SU Crumb Cake

Images are from SU The Open Seas in SU Chocolate Chip and Marina Mist

Sentiment from Stamp It

Challenge Catch Up

Well, we're back from our cruise and short stay in Singapore - it was a lovely relaxing time - a shame to spoil it all by coming back to be faced with all the washing and ironing but that's the penance I guess! It wasn't all without craft as they ran a scrap-booking and jewellry class on board so I managed to go to both of those. I had my usual Thursday craft group today so it was good to catch up with all the girls, although my mojo deserted me and I had all sorts of trouble with stamping and when I finally got an image I liked I was stamping the sentiment and the stamp fell off the block and ruined the card - grrr! I persisted and came up with 2 cards, one for this weeks Less is More Challenge and one for Cards for Men.

Card One:  Less is More Challenge 42 - THEME - Silhouette

Card from Stock
Ink - SU Basic Black
Stamps - SU Easter Blossoms
Sentiment - SU Well Scripted
Rhinestone flower in basket from stock

Card 2: Cards for Men Challenge 24 - Fancy Folds

 I have photographed this card so you can see the fold, I usually scan as I'm not much good with the camera!

White base card from stock
Christina Re DSP
Black card - SU Basic Black
Ink - SU Basic Black
Sentiment Sticker from Stock
Stamped Image from Flonz NZ
SU Photo Corner Punch

Starring You

Second post today - catching up for last week! Tonight's post is for this week's LIM Challenge  - Stars.

I have used a Stamping Up set - "Starring You" - we used the sentiment from this set at Shirley Anne's workshop today and I stamped off the images for this card while I was there - thank you to Shirley for the use of her stamps - check out Shirley's blog here.

Week 39 - Lucky Dip- Stars

White card, silver trim and star rhinestones from stock.
Black card - SU Basic Black
Image - SU Starring You
Ink_ SU Basic Black
Punches - SU Scallop & Circle

Owling for You

Well, I managed to get rid of the guys to the pub, did the dishes and whipped up a card for this weeks Annabelle Stamps Challenge.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011

Say It In...Pink, Green & Kraft

I'm also entering it in Cards for Men Challenge - Animals.

Card from stock
Pink zigzag trim from stock
You're a hoot sentiment from paper2
Birthday sentiment from SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Owl from Victoria's Secret
Ink SU Chocolate Chip

Going Golfing

First post today is for is this weeks Cards for Men Challenge - Sport.

Challenge 20- 'Sports'.

1. Your card must be new for this challenge (no backlinking to older posts).
2. Your card must follow the theme set.
3. Your card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run until 12 midnight BST (British Summer Time) 9th October 2011. Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below. If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add it in before the draw. Good luck!

Card from SU - Crumb Cake and Old Olive

Stamp: SU The Back Nine

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip

Sentiment: From Friend Sandy

I distressed the edges of the old olive card, and sponged the edges of sentiment which is 3d, and the image card.

G is for "Gone Fishing"

Hi and welcome, hope you all had a great day, work was busy as usual and when I got home both John  and Emma were off out for the night - so no cardus interruptus tonight!!

My card tonight it is for this weeks Cards for Men Challenge.

Challenge 18 - G is for ....

                            G is for "Gone Fishing"

Base card is SU Crumb Cake
Blue & Green Card is also SU from a mixed pack so unsure of colour
Image stamped in SU Basic Black onto SU Whisper White & coloured with Marvy Markers, I then distressed the edges and sponged in SU Old Olive.
Clear Stamp from Sullivans Int. pack 45810
I decided to go with just the funky Happy as the card can then be used for a Birthday, Father's Day or just because!

Biker Birthday

Thanks for stopping by, busy morning as I had to get the housework, shopping and ironing done before craft as I am going away on a girls weekend to Victor Harbor while the boys go golfing in Renmark - good split me thinks! There were six of us today so lots of chatter and some lovely Danish Pastries that Sandy bought for afternoon tea - spoilt rotten! Thanks to Sandy for suggesting these challenges - I was feeling a bit lost on what to do today so she suggested I checked them out, I've had the stamp for a little while now and hadn't used it yet - so it was an ideal opportunity to try it out.

Today's post is for two challenges - Red Back & White for the Come and Get it Color Challenge.

And for Cards for Men Challenge - Anything Goes

Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

We are ready for another challenge here at Cards for Men, and this time we have a really fun one for you:

ANYTHING GOES

(but remember, the card/project has to be for a boy/man) 

Card & DSP from stock.

SU Motorcycle Stamp - in SU Basic Black

Photo Edge Punch from SU

Little Boy Blue

Thanks for dropping by, today's post is a card I made after a demonstration night at Amelia's Crafts, the card was designed by Rhonda using a Le Suh 3D Image Sheet. All the papers, stickers and card are from Amelia's. I was so happy with the final card, I thought I'd share it with you, also on the sheet is a little girl in the garden which is also absolutely gorgeous. All my family are coming for dinner tonight as we are saying farewell to my parents who are off to England for 6 weeks (John's parents arrived back this week!) and celebrating a few birthdays as well! We also have a couple of Emma's friends staying with us from Victoria for a couple of days - so our house is rather busy!