For the Boys at Crafty Cardmakers.

Challenge 67 at Crafty Cardmakers  is 'One For the Boys'.

We have two very generous sponsers. Both offering Store Vouchers for the winners.

Doodle Shop

and

One Stop Card Crafts



Please pop over to Crafty Cardmakers for all the details and see what my DT friends have been making.
We look forward to seeing what you have been making.

I made my card for my OH's Birthday. The background is  a home made design splattered with Distress stains through a mask, then spritzed with water. I used a watch face  stamp by Indigo Blu  for the random pattern.. The clock is a Sizzix die cut, covered in tissue paper and the  bloke is an Inilicious stamp.

Challenges I am entering are-
Artful Times - Time
Make My Monday - Time


Thank you for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.

Bird Man

Another wet day here in the UK, so what better thing to do than get inky in the craft room.
The background and metal embellishment  for this tag were made following the instructions found in Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities Vol 2 - page 58,  Faux Patina . It is part of the challenge rules that I cannot explain how I made it.
The main colouring are Wild Plum and Stream, alcohol inks with Antique linen distress ink on the image.
The stamps used  are from a Paper Artsy plate.

Challenges.
Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities 2, Challenge 2

Make My Monday- week 36 Birds or Animals, maybe  I am a bit outside the box with this tag, but he does have a bird's body.

Thank you for stopping by, I realy appreciate your comments.

Anything Goes My Friend

Its 'Anything Goes' for this weeks challenge over at Try it on Tuesdays. However you may need to pop over and read all the challenge details. This time we are asking you to link something on your project that you could buy at The Craft Barn, they are our generous sponsers this week.
So on my card you could buy the Crafty Individuals stamp the link is here

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For the base of  the card I used a leaf  mask colouring with Wild Honey Distress stains. I then gave it a generous spritzing with water.
The image is water coloured, then shaded with vintage photo distress ink.
The music, paper  rose and Memory Box die cuts came from my stash.

Challenges I will also enter are-
Happy Daze Design Team Challenge for April is April Showers, use anything watery.

Out of the box

Fancy Folds is the current Challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow . This got me thinking so much 'outside the box', that I decided to make one
. A good while ago my friend Caz  showed me how to make a box using two sheets of square paper.

Some pretty paper, a little measuring and cutting,  then  a few folds is all it takes.

For this box the panels and sides  have been randomly stamped  using an old Poppy and  well used script stamps. All the trimmings are from my stash.


Thank you for stopping by, I always appreciate your comments.

Pretty on Pink

Our new theme at Fashionable Stamping Challenges is 'Embossing, wet/dry'. We would like to see your stamping as well. Please pop over and see what my super team mates have been making and get all the details for the challenge.

As you can see a couple of my layers are Dry Embossed.

The flower stamp is  from a set by Nantucket.
 I used some Woodware embossing power, for this part of the card.
Its got no name but comes from a set of pastel colours.
The flowers were coloured with water colour paints.
All the shading is Tattered Rose Distress ink, with a little Shabby Shutters on the edge of the card.
Other items used were Nesties for layering Memory Box Butterfly die and some lace.
I can see new changes have been happening in Blogland  while I've been away, so I think I will be feeling my way around yet again for a few days.
Challenges  entered-
The Stampman -Show us your Shabby  Chic or distressed style.

Looking forward to visiting you all  and  thank you for stopping by to take a look, I always appreciate your comments.

Magical

A little late posting this as I am still in Caravanland with not alot of access to the net. Sorry I am still not able to visit you all.
 Our new challenge at Crafty Cardmakers  this time is 'Magical, Fantasy', so we look forward to seeing dragons, fairies etc as your main focus. Please pop over for all the details and see what my team mates have been making.
We are sponsered by Crop Stop and Di's Digi Downloads you have both kindly offered Store vouchers for our winners.

I have used a LOTV  fairy image for  this card . With a little glitter added to her wings.. The swirls are from a Memory Box die, the border cut from a Martha Stewart punch.. The backing papers and ribbons came from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look. I realy appreciate all your comments.

Man and his bicycle.

First of all appologies if I don't get to visit you all in the next few days. The internet connection is not good where we are staying, to many hills and valleys, I think.

All the men in my family love cycling. I wonder how they would have managed to ride one of these.
The image is a Chocolate Baroque stamp. All the others are Stampers Anonymous and my favourite script stamp.
One of the layers is embossed with cogs and wheels.
Shading is vintage photo and antique linen distress inks.
Challenges I will be entering are -
Cheerful Stamp Pad -challenge 40  From the Past
Make My Monday - week 44, Vintage

Thank you for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.