Gears

It's time for a new challenge on Everybody Art this weeks is for Gears/Cogs this says boys card to me and I found this fabulous chap in my digi files he's from Karen Doodles I don't know if she still does images.
This chap is my favourite when using boys cards especially if its for a boy who loves football.
The papers are from Simple Stories which has now all gone and used nearly every bit. The cogs are from All Occasion Dies that I brought at a Craft Fair. I inked all around the edges to make it grungy and a bit of twine to finish.

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Fore You

( This is really the card I meant to publish today but since I forgot to publish yesterdays you get two for the price of one)

I don't like making mens cards, I like colouring the images but turn them into cards I rather do anything but. So what on earth made me decide to make a mans card.
I like this image from Karen Doodles not sure if it still available but I think its such a fun image but then I'm in trouble.
This time I've used the Cupcake Challenge sketch and I just got my hands on the CC Designs bunting die.
What I don't understand that I get two strips of the same size bunting when one will do. So I had to make my own mats to go behind the banners to help them stand out and I wish I had used blue for the Fore You but time ran out on me.
The Penny Black sentiment worked to finish off the sentence and a couple a faux brads. That was it well it is a Mans card after all.
I had a great day yesterday lots of laughs and food. I made quite a few layouts but they do need a couple of finishing touches and some journalling.
But not today I've a card to make that Hubby has asked me to make which has to huge as it will be for a work buddy who is retirement, I have list of requirements for the card and its for a man so I'm having palpitations as we speak. Then there is a couple of DT cards one of which is must be finished today.

For Brian

I've been checking my draft posts to realise there is a couple of cards that haven't been posted and this is one of them. A card for my BIL I've used the fab digi image from Karen Doodles What a Swing since he plays golf I thought this would be perfect.
Also  the fabulous papers are New Leaf from First Edition which are not this wishy washy in real life. I hate mens cards just never know what to embellish them with.

Blue and Brown

It's another challenge on Everybody Art Challenge and  this time is for Blue and Brown. I decided to used these My Minds Eye papers and they cried out boy/man card. I love this footballer from Karen Doodles and decided he was perfect for the papers.
I recently got send some bunting images but I was certain they looked familiar turns out they're Magnolia and I did in fact have the stamp but not sure I want to paper piece them again far too fiddly.
Its only right that the Martha Stewart zigzag punch comes out to play when it for male card and instead of a bow I use a knot. Some faux brads job finish.

So whose won my Everybody Art Challenge 3rd Birthday candy.

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 Diane J

Diane you need to e-mail me your address to debby4000craftystuff@hotmail.co.uk and I'll get the candy off to you.

Tied Up

Another quick schedule post, should be on the way back today. Here's my son's birthday card, he's taking up golf since burning out his knee. I saw this Karen Doodles and knew I had to get him for his card. Typically is a mans card so embellishments were hard.
Ages ago I saw someone had made golf balls using debossed side of a dotty embossing folder but I don't think it was swiss dots but that was all I had.
The papers are My Minds Eye and hiding is Martha Stewart zig zag border punch.

What a Catch

It's my nieces hubby's birthday and I'll be honest I don't usually worry but knowing his a fisherman I had to buy these digi images from KarenDoodles. I thought it was so funny and I knew he would find it funny too.

It take a bit of time cutting out and layering probably more to do with that it basically two cards. I used My Minds Eye and the wave border is the EK success dot and scroll punched layered.
I gave the card a 5mm spine this was necessary with the layered image inside the card.

Its rare for me to decorate the whole of the inside. I did wonder if it would fit a challenge and I found one, Totally Papercrafts are looking for Mens cards so this pretty much tick that box.
 Hope he received the card cos I know my niece is on FB and my post pops up on there.

Lets Waltz

Well this is cutting it fine, I think everyone is aware that Mr Blogger had a major breakdown and as totally lost whole day, no wonder this is called Friday the 13th.
So this was post for today, I've used the fabulous digi image from Karendoodles, the papers are from First Edition and the sketch is from Sketch Saturday.
I wanted to put flowers on the card but after moving them around for about half an hour I gave and left them off.

 This is the card of the missing post using the A spoonful of Sugar sketch, My minds eye Lime Twist papers  and MFT bunting die and the image is Penny Black.
I'm hurrying this post, one cos I'm convinced Mr Blogger is going to have relaspe and I really don't have time tonight to write this post.

Jake is 4

Well my little nephew is now 4 and here's the card I made him, using the fab digi from Karen Doodles. I've also you the sketch from Friday Sketchers. The papers are the last of Echo Park but not sure which series.
The picket fence border is Martha Stewart and the corner is a stampin up punch that I'm not sure if I like now because it doesn't border all the way round but maybe it will grow on me.
To finish I made the bunting with some tiny stickers to personalise the card.
We have decided not to visit MIL although yesterday we wondered if that was the right decision but this morning we've had overnight snow and the traffic advice is not to travel unless its an emergency. So Hubby got his wellies on and walked to work, not that he can do much there but he doesn't get paid if he doesn't go in.

Looking for the High Hopes Blog Hop, you will find it here.

Peek a Boo

I made a card but I don't like it, I think the paper I chosen is a bit busy and the Peek a Boo Baby from Karen Doodles is a bit big, nevertheless I finally made a card from scratch.
I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers, the papers are Echo Park in fact they're the same as yesterday. The number 1 was cut from the Cricut and the today are alphabet peel offs.
Today is the new challenge over on Simon Says Stamps Challenge, a stunning sketch from Jay Jay. Although I haven't been able to make a card for the challenge I'm planning to make one today now that a suitable image has been coloured.

Football Crazy

Now when I got my new printer I had to buy some digi images to see if it would work, Ok I know I had some anyway but I had the perfect excuse. This chap was one I brought from Karen Doodles, the only thing I dislike about these images is working out what is the best size.
The papers are the new BG Oliver nice and grungy for a boy and I used the sketch this week on Papertake Weekly although my mat using the zig-zag punch should be larger, it wasn't till I cut it did I realise I made it too small. Buttons are using a punch and punching out one plain and patterned and sticking together, then using my cropadile to make the holes and I used some of that cotton twine I brought at Newbury.
I still too hot here in the SouthEast but while I write this its hot and drizzling but its not going to last long cos its going to be hot and sunny later.