Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #215 - At Least 2 Dies/Punches or 1 of Each

Hello my dear friends and welcome to my blog.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!!

A new Challenge has begun at Crafty Cardmakers.  Jackie is our host and the Challenge is to use At least 2 Dies/Punches or 1 of each.  As always, you may create anything you like as long as it fits the Challenge.

For my DT contribution, I have created a masculine card.  I still have a few more of these to make so I'm really pleased I could make one to fit the Theme.

 The papers are by Kaisercraft from their Documented Collection.

 I used a border punch by EK Success to add a decorative edge the top layer of the papers ..

.. and I used a die by Cheery Lynn for the cogs and gears.

The gears were cut from cardstock and, to make them more sturdy and to give more dimension, I actually cut three sets and then glued the layers together.   I coloured them by swiping with a  VersaColor stamp pad in Lapis Lazuli and also in Bronze.

The clock was a freebie  from the net.  I simply printed it and cut it out and then layered it on some chipboard.

Layered it all together on top of some bits and pieces of ephemera I found in my stash.

 The greeting was computer generated.  I layered this on some chipboard as well and then doodled around the edges with a Sharpie pen.

The completed card measures 3.75" x 7.25".

Hopefully you feel inspired to join in!

I would love it if you would pop on over to take a look at the wonderful creations by my Teamies.  I'm sure that will definitely inspire you!   Simply follow the link and, perhaps you can add your take to the mix!  Would love to see what you create!

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #215 - At Least 2 Dies/Punches or 1 of Each

Thank you so much for stopping by and for all the lovely comments on my last post.  I really appreciate them all!

Have a wonderful day!
Take care and God Bless.
oxox Marg

Yep! Another Man Card!!!

Hello crafty visitors.  Welcome to my blog.

Back again I am with another 'man' card.  Seems that's all I'm making at the mo (not really though) but when I'm on a roll, I've just got to keep going.  Do need lots of these during the year so it's all good.

This one was made with a mix of Maja and Kaisercraft papers.

I'm really liking the look of those tied down tags and so I've made a couple like that now.  Actually have a few more in the pipeline as well so you just may get sick of seeing these  but, as I said earlier, when I'm on a roll ....

 .. and flairs!!  Another fave at the mo.  Lizzy Hill got me started on these so, blame her, I do.  LOL!!  I actually found quite a lot of these in my stash.   I reckon I've had them for years and had totally forgotten about them.  Coming in handy now though.

 Metal cogs (always a fave of mine for 'man' cards) with a few prills (love those) and some washi tape (yep! Another fave at the mo.).

Attached a few  brads .. and more prills.

 Another flair .. a tiny one this time .. and, you guessed it, more prills.

 The usual on the inside ..

.. and the finished card!!

 

 I find with these double fold cards that you really need a closure if you want them to lay flat.  On the feminine ones I usually just wrap a ribbon around it.  It looks pretty and it certainly does the job.  For a 'man' card though, I find magnets are the way to go and I have found the perfect ones to use.  They are from Basic Grey and they are fabulous.  Slim and super strong they are perfect for cards and for mini albums too.  I have found that even with 3 or 4 layers of dp in between they still stick beautifully.  So, if you're looking for some decent magnets, get the Basic Grey ones .. I love them!! 

Well, that's it from me for now.  Thank you so much for dropping by and taking a look at my creations.  I hope I have inspired you in some small way.

Have a fabulous week!!

Take care and God Bless.

ManLy Layers!

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  

A very special welcome to my new followers .. thank you so much for joining me on my crafty journey.

I am sharing another 'man' card with you today.  A double fold card .. my fave design at the moment.  The papers are from Maja with just a couple of labels thrown in from Kaisercraft.

 I really love that tartan paper and am so glad I found a place to use it.  The idea for the tag tied down with twine was found somewhere on the net but, as usually happens, when I wanted to take another look, I couldn't find it anywhere.  Forgot to pin it didn't I???  Duh!! 

Needed a focal image for the front and these Kaiser labels were perfect.  They are from the Sear's & Son 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  The imitation coin and the cog have been in my stash for ages so, no idea where they came from.  Same with the flair.  Have had it for ages too and finally found somewhere to use it.

Printed the 'Happy Birthday' with the computer and simply mounted it on some chipboard and then edged it with Distress Ink.

Added a few seedbeads here and there for some extra interest ..

.. as well as some washi tape.

More of that lovely tartan paper on the inside, and a little washi tape, just because!  The center section is left blank so I can add a personal message.

While photographing this card I discovered the washi tape was coming loose in a few places ..tch!  always something isn't there!!??!!  LOL!!   Popped a bit of glue underneath to fix it.  Just glad I noticed before it was given away.

Thank you so much for stopping by and do enjoy the rest of your day.
 Take care and God Bless.

Man Card - Clean and Simple

Hello everyone!  

A very warm welcome to my blog ... so glad you dropped by.
Hope the weather in your part of the world is treating you kindly.  It's actually been quite cool here in Adelaide today, which is wonderful, but they tell me it's going to warm up again.  Just hope it doesn't get too hot.  Hate the heat!!

Anyways, I am back to share another masculine card with you.  This one was made for a close friend.  As the post title suggests, this one is actually quite clean and simple.  Well, for me anyway.  LOL!!

Here 'tis

The papers used are from 7Dots Studio and are part of a give-away I won from Helen Tilbury at 

Scrap Addict.  

Not a lot of layers, and not much grunge happening here.

I did splash a bit of black ink around  and added some washi tape.  I also 'rusted' up the little metal cogs a bit as you can see.

Haven't used an embossing folder in an age so I decided to drag one out for this card and I did ink the raised areas with some VersaColor stamp pads.

   

Heat embossed the greeting, mounted it on some cardstock and then simply attached it to the card with some bits of twine.

Just decorated the inside with some border punched strips of paper.  The bottom section is a pocket ...

...  which is used to hold the verse.  My personal message was written on the other side.

And that's it, all done and dusted!!  As I said, it is a bit cleaner and simpler than I usually do but my grungy mojo has gone west.  Besides, I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and think I will be doing more of the simpler ones.  I also want to try some watercolour cards and have been haunting You Tube for ideas and techniques.  Have been hopeless in the past with watercolour but I'm going to keep trying and, hopefully, will be able to get it done!!  One can dream, can't one??  LOL!!

Thank you so much for dropping by and do enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care and God Bless.

One for the Guys ...

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  So glad you dropped in for a visit and I hope you are having a wonderful day.  

Sharing another 'Man' card with you today.  This one was made for my oldest grandson's 20th Birthday.  Can't believe both my grandson's are pretty well all grown up now.  Even my granddaughter will become a teenager next birthday.  Where have all the years gone!!!??  

Anyway, here is my card.

Pretty grungy hey!!!  That's how I like my masculine cards ... lots of distressing and lots of grunge!!

Kaisercraft papers and some corrugated cardboard make up the base and I added some crackle for texture.

I'm in the process of tidying up my stash and discovered some metal embellies that I totally forgot I had, so a lot of them ended up on this card along with some wooden cogs.  Also added some small pieces of gutter guard at the sides.

Of course, I couldn't leave them clean and neat so I used some paints and gesso to mess them up.
Love that sparkplug!!!

 

I also added some seed beads.  Thought they might look a bit like ball bearings.  Not sure that that worked but I do like them there anyway.

The inside with the sentiment.  I got a bit enthusiastic and wrote a personal message before I took the photographs so I had to block that out.  That's what happens early in the morning when your brain is still asleep.  LOL!!

Of course, when everything was glued down and dry, I had to spread some random bits of gesso around!!

So, there you have it!!  Another of my grungy male cards done!!  Happy to say, it was well received.  I am absolutely stoked that my grandies, and my kids too, save the cards I make for them.  A lot of my friends do as well so my efforts are not wasted!!  Love it!!

Hope the weather is nice wherever you are.  It's a bit cold and wet in Adelaide at the moment but I am so glad we didn't get the storms that they had on the east coast.  They were absolutely horrendous and I sincerely hope it's all over now and people can get their lives back together.
My thoughts and prayers go to everyone in that part of our country.  I have some close friends and some scrappy friends who live up that way but, luckily, they all came through it reasonably well.

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care, stay safe and God Bless.

Tag No. 4

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.

So, here I am with another tag to share.  I'm really enjoying the making of these tags but unfortunately I need to catch up on my card making so I'll have to leave the rest until a later date.  Boo Hoo :(  

This tag is one of the few I rescued from my attempt at spraying the backgrounds and is a little more 'grunge' or more male oriented than the others I've made, although it still has a flower on it.

 I used a Tim Holtz Alterations die for the embossing and distressed the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The cabochon was in my stash and I glued it onto a brad from Kaisercraft.  The small piece of heavy mesh is actually a piece cut from a roll of gutter guard which I swiped with silver and gold Versa Color.  Some of the cogs are from Dusty Attic and some from Imaginarium.

I love this quote.  It is so true.  We get so caught up in being 'mature' and 'acting our age' that we neglect our inner child and forget to have fun.   We need more 'fun' in this world.

   I placed a piece of corrugated cardstock at the bottom of the tag and then decided I needed a metal flower.  Well, of course I didn't have any but I did have some paper petals that I had cut out ages ago when I was putting some other projects together and decided to use those instead.  I just inked them with  bronze and gold Versa Color and they almost look like the real thing.  The brad in the centre is from Graphic 45. 

I added some gauze which I coloured with Tea Stain Distress Ink and the cogs which are again coloured with silver and gold Versa Colour.

So that is tag No. 4.  I want to make at least 8 of these tags but, as I said at the beginning of this post, I have to leave the rest for a later date.  We have lots of Birthdays and Anniversaries coming up so I need to make the cards for those or my friends and family will be upset with me and I can't have that.  Too much hassle.  LOL

Once again, thank you so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day.

Please take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg