No Patterned Paper

Hello, I hope you are well during these strange times.

Today, at Cardz 4 Guyz, we have began a new challenge.

Helen has chosen #249 No Patterned Paper. 

Please pop to the blog, for the few details and of course, 

not to miss the wonderful creations by the design team. 

For my card, I followed the instructions in a magazine,

which enabled me to use techniques which were new to me.

The stamps I used were free along with the magazine

Creative Stamping #3.

Red, White and Blue

Hello, thanks for popping by. We are starting a new

challenge on Cardz 4 Guyz, this morning, 

you have two weeks to join in the fun.

#248 Red, White and Blue

Pop over to the blog to see the inspiration from

the DT,  and to check out the details of the challenge.

For my 5" x 7"card, I have used navy and red card

to mat and layer. The bike, from old stash, was heat

embossed with clear EP, onto Black Versafine ink. 

Using my Crop-o-dile, I added the metal eyelets. 

(Sadly you will see I was a bit heavy handed and

squashed a few of them. - Sorry.)

Hoping you and yours are well. Stay safe and

keep on crafting.

Shaker Card

Hello thanks for your visit, I hope you are staying safe and well.

Today at Cardz 4 Guyz  we are starting a new challenge.

Mary Ellen has chosen a Shaker Card.

Please pop to the blog for details and to see the inspiration

by the design team.

This is my card, made for a grandson, who loves music.

The guitar is an embroidered one, from my stash.

The largest star in mirri card  was punched with a Fiskars
scissor punch. The smaller stars were stamped and gold heat
embossed.  Stamps are by Crafter's Companion
Urban Graffiti and Street Wise.

The beads and gems added are all from my stash.

It's ages since I made a shaker card, I'm off now
to make another one. Happy crafting, stay safe.

Father's Day

Hello everyone, how are you? Thanks for your visit.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

#246 Father's Day

Please check out the blog for details and to see the

inspiration by the design team.

I usded a Kraft colour card for my design.

Papers are from a LOTV paper pad Winter Wishes,

The stamp is 'All About Him' by Fizzy Moon Stamps,

which I coloured with Promarkers, but the armchair has been 

paper pieced using paper from the same paper pad. 

Decorated with Kraft colour card candi. 

Stay safe, stay well keep on crafting.

A Sketch

Hello, thanks for your visit. I greatly appreciate

you took the time.  Today we begin a new challenge

at Cardz 4 Guyz , Julie has chosen 

#245 A Sketch as shown in the first photo.

Please pop to the blog for details and to see the 

interpretations from  the design team.

I  recently bought a magazine (Creative Stamping Issue #3)

 with these wonderful stamps,  - 'Around The World.'

Following the sketch I created the above

scene. 

Take care, stay safe and enjoy your crafting.

Vintage

Hello, thanks for your visit, I hope you are staying well

and coping okay in the lockdown.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

Heidi has chosen for #244 Vintage

Please pop to the block for the details and to see the

wonderful creations by the design team.

I used a 6" sq. card, matted the white card with pale blue

card. I printed the pyramid decoupage image , sentiment, papers

and buttons from a CD - Man About Town by Kraftyhands.

Stay safe and well, keep crafting.

Use Dies as Main Feature

Hello, I hope you and yours are safe and well. 

If you keep crafting, I am finding it helps to keep 

your mind on creating rather than the virus.

Mind you I have no idea, yet, what I will do with all

the cards I am making. Who cares!?

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz

Dawn has chosen # 243 Use Dies as Main Feature

Now I will be honest from the off set, I am a stamper,

it's impossible for me to count how many I have. 

The only dies I mainly have are shapes and words, 

which is how I created my card. 

Black card for a rectangle and a circle die.

Papers from Making Cards & Papercraft Magazine.

'Hello' die from my stash. 

On, In or Beside the Sea

Hello again, I hope all is well with you and yours.

Please stay well, stay crafting and stay smiling.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Helen has chosen for #242 On, In or Beside the Sea

During these lockdown days, we can only dream of 

being by the sea, unless of course 

you're lucky and live there.

Please check out the blog for details and don't miss 

the wonderful creations from the Design Team.

I started with a white piece of card, 

I stamped the Sweet Dixie Lighthouse first, and

covered it with a mask.

I then used Tim Holtz technique, which he calls 

Wrinkle Free Distress Technique. 

I used two Distress Oxides - Broken China

and Mermaid Lagoon to provide the splattered background.

I used all four of the stamps from the same set.

Removed the mask, coloured the lighthouse, 

yachts, rocks and birds with Promarkers, a white Gel pen,

and pencils,

Use A Stencil

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we are starting a new

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  Heidi has chosen for us

#241 Use A Stencil

The Design Team have some wonderful inspirtion for you to see,

please pop over to see them along with  more details.
I used a 5 x 7 landscape card. Stencil used is a mesh type by
Honey Doo Crafts. I used three Distress Inks to blend through
the stencil. Happy and Birthday cut with die cuts.
I look forward to seeing how you have used your stencil.

Something Beginning with F

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we are starting a new

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Amy has chosen for us

#240 Somthing Beginning with F

The Design Team have some wonderful inspirtion for you to see,

please pop over to see them along with  more details.

I love creating scenes, so took the opportunity with this

wonderful challenge - I chose Farming

I used the ploughman stamp from Stamp Addicts at the front.

All stamps behind are from Hobby Art stamps - The Farmbouse  Set.

I used watercolour paints, coloured pencils and Promarkers to colour.

Hope you enjoy, it would be nice of you to leave a comment. 

Use Ink and/or Paint

Hello, I hope you are safe, warm and well. Thanks for your visit.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Sian has chosen Challenge #239 To Use Ink and /or Paint.

Please check the blog for details and of course to see

what the design team have created to inspire you.

I had a play day a short while ago with stencils and my

Gel  Plate. This card is the result of two of the sheets I produced.

I used the orange paint with the stencil to take off the first 

sheet, I used to die cut for Birthday,

 and the background is from the second generation sheet.

The dies are from Crafter's Companion.

I used a few texture stamps to add to the background to

create, I hope, a grungy effect. 

Brads or Eyelets

Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Jane has chosen for Challenge #238

Use Brads or Eyelets

Please visit the blog for details and to see the

inspiration by the design team.

I made a 5 x 7" dark blue card. Added a sheet of

white card coloured with DI Brushed Corduroy, embossed

in a wood effect embossing folder.

Paper and die cut scallop from stash. Ribbon added.

Die cut oval frame for the image.

Brads added to the frame.

Image is from a Coastal stamp set by Elusive Images

(now Chocolate Baroque). Same coloured with Promarkers and 

DI Broken China and Faded Jeans.  

Teddy Bears

Hello, thanks for your visit.  A new challenge today at

Cardz 4 Galz. Julie has chosen for

Challenge #237 Teddy Bears.

Please look in the blog for any details and of course 

be sure not to miss the inspiration created by the 

wonderful design team. We have a DT Call at present, looking

for someone/or two to join us. Interested?

For my card, my main image is Me to You - with Heart Balloon.

Stamped with London Fog - Memento ink. Also used Promarkers.

The papers are all from a scrapbook pad from The Works.

The 'love' die cut once in brown and again in white - then glued offset.

Clean and Simple

Welcome to my blog, thanks for your visit.

Today at Cardz 4 Guyz our new challenge is

#236 Clean and Simple

Please don't miss the main blog for details and 

to see the inpirational cards made by the design team.

I made a white 5 x 7 in. card, with a black mat.

Die cut three times happy and added a birthday greeting. 

Simle, quick, easy and effective. 

Blue Is The Colour

Hello, I hope you have enjoyed the Christmas holidays

and are ready to start crafting in 2020.

We, at Cardz 4 Guyz are beginning the new year with a 

colour challenge. Challenge #235 Blue is the Colour

Please check out the main blog, for any details, to meet our

new DT member and to see the inspiration created by the DT.

I made a square card, I used a plain piece of navy card 

to create the dark coloured background.

Papers used are from a paper pad - French Riviera by

Sweet Dixie. 

The motorbike stamp is by Personal Impressions. 

Image coloured with Promarkers. 

Have fun, off to search for blue papers and inks.

Icy Cold

Good morning, thanks for your visit. Today at

Cardz 4 Guyz we have a new challenge, chosen by Sian

Challenge #233  Icy Cold

For more details please pop to the blog, you will also

see the wonderful Icy Cold inspiration from the design team. 

I made a 7" card, stamped snowflakes by Sheena Douglass- 

Ornate Snowflakes and heat embossed with silver E.P.

around the edges. Used a silver mirri mat for the main card. 

Watercoloured the sky with Distress Inks. 

Main image stamp is Scenic Winter by Sheena Douglass.

I coloured the trees with a green Promarker and a white gel pen.

Scattered with Irridescent Glitter, Glue pen and Diamond Frost. 

Sentiment from my stash.

Hope you don't have any icy cold weather wherever you may be. 

Stay warm and keep crafting.

"Spooky"

Good morning, I hope you are well, thanks for visiting.

Today we begin a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, it

being the time of year, Amy has chosen

#230 "Spooky" or if you prefer Use Orange. 

It would be a shame to miss the inspiration from the DT,

also check out the details over on the blog. 

I used several inks to create the background.

The large spider is a glittery sticker.

Count Dracula and the small bat stamps are by 

Crafty Sentiments. The large bats are by Tandastamps

(so missed). Promarkers used to colour the Count.

The sentiment is by Craftyroo stamps.

Trees, Leaves or Both

Good morning to my visitor/s.  I hope you are well.

Today we begin a new two weekly challenge at

Cardz 4 Guyz  - Sian has chosen for

Challenge #229 Trees, Leaves or Both

Why don't you pop over for the details, the plus being

to see the inspiration by the design team. 

For my 6" sq card ( my favourite) I used orange and black

card to mat and layer my hand painted stamped image.

I used 3 Distress Inks as watercolours to paint the

background.  I then stamped my tree - IFS008 -

by Nellie Snellen.

I used Promarkers to colour the tree.  The leaves

and the ground foilage were created with dots (pointillism).

Thanks for any comments, which are so appreciated. 

M is for Masculine

Hello, thanks for your visit, today begins a new challenge

at Alphabet Challenges

Our challenge is ........

M is for Masculine

Please check out the challenge blog to see the ideas of the DT.

For my card,I love this stamp from Katy Sue Designs, 

which is no longer available.

A simple card, but I feel very effective.

Background papers are from Crafter's Companions -

actually they are Downtown Abbey Papers.

I coloured the rugby players stamp with Promarkers.

Die cut the greeting. Have fun and stay well

Inspired by the Beatles - Song Title

Hello everyone, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new

exciting challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  I can't wait to see

your designs for the challenge, which is 

# 228 Inspired By the Beatles - Song Title.

Please pop over to see the inpiration from the design team, 

check out any details for your to enter the challenge.

I recently purchased another two of the Picture This stamps,

when looking throught the list of Beatles Songs, I found

Helter Skelter  it wa perfect for me to use one of the stamps. 

It took me quite a while to colour it with Promarkers but it was

very relaxing. I hope you like my card.