Gardens/Gardening

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin a new monthly challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. Dawn has chosen #387 Gardens/Gardening. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog. 

I began with a 6" white card, I added a black card mat. On a piece of white card I stamped various garden tools, then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. When dry and cold I blended shades of yellow, orange and red for the background. The large sentiment is something I found in mys stash. The garden tools and plants are from various stamps collections in Creative Stamping magazines. All were coloured with Promarkers with a little glitter.  I look forward to seeing what's in your garden.

Masculine

 Hello and welcome. Today we begin a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly Challenges. This month's challenge chosen by Helen is #201 Masculine. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a 5" x7" white card, I added a pale blue metallic mat for the vibrant striped background paper from a Hunkydory Teenage  Years background paper pad. A page with guitars from a  Hunkydory Little Book of Teenage Years was added to a plain white card. I decoupaged a further  two layers, fussy cutting these additional pieces. Additionally I added two sentiments from my sentiment stash.

Use A Stencil

 Hello, welcome to my blog. today we begin a new challenge at Make My Monday. Helen , on the design team has chosen #289 Use A Stencil. To see the inspiration by the design team, please visit the blog.

I began with a DL card, I used a measured piece of pink metallic card. On a piece of measured white card, I blended using Peacock Feathers DI and a stencil by Card Making magic - DL. Trellis stencil. The stencil and stamps , the flowers and the sentiment were enclosed in a Creative Stamping magazine # 111. I coloured using Promarker alchol pens, then fussy cut the flowers, adding to the project with 3d foam pads. Finally I added some pink gemstones.

D is for Double

 Hello, thanks for your visit. Today we begin a new challenge at Alphabet Challenges. Melanie has chosen D is for Double,  - to have two of the same thing on your project. To see the inspiration from the design team, please visit the blog. 

I used a 6" white card, Applied a gold Mirri mat. I added a peice of pretty pink paper from my stash. I used my image from a Debbi Moore Inspiration magazine #75 from a Meadow Lane Collection. The larger image is lain flat, the smaller version is decoupaged. The sentiments are also with the kit. I hope you enjoy the challenge. 

Dragonfly Dreams - Masculine

 Hello, welcome to my blog. Today we begin our new challenge at Dragonfly Dreams. We, the design team, on a rota each choose a challenge and this month it is my turn. I always find making cards for male persons, of any age, are easier for me to do. My choice then for June is                #201 Masculine. To see the design team's inspiration please visit the blog. Happy card making. 

I first made my DL from an A4 sheet of white cardstock. Measured when folded it is 8" x 4". I added a mat of blue crackled paper. I die cut 5 silver Mirri circles, then added the 5 circles I had cut from a Hunkydory Pocket pad of Sporty Guys. Most guys enjoy either watching or taking part in a sport. Finally I die cut a 'Happy Birthday' adhered to the centre of the card. Take care.  

The Male Room -The Outdoors

Hi, I am so excited to let you all know I have been accepted onto the Design Team at The Male Room. I love making male cards, maybe because there are more males in my family. Congratulations, waving a fond 'Hello' to all of my fellow new members to The Male Room. 

For my first project , the challenge is #211 The Outdoors. I began with an 8" x 4" white card. I added a copper coloured Mirri card for the mat. I added a paper with lots of small leaves as the layer. Using a few circle dies, I cut 3 sportsmen from a Hunkydory Pocket pad - 'Sporty Guys'. These were framed with the same copper Mirri card.  Hunkydory vertical greeting die cuts were also added. I hope you have fun making your challenge card for The Outdoors. I look forward to viewing them. 

 

  

Favourite Stamp MAWTT

 Hello, welcome to my blog. I am so happy, I have been invited to join the wonderful design team at  Moving Along With TheTimes. The challenge for June is Your Favourite Stamp. To see the inspiration created by the team, please visit the blog. 

For  my first design team card, I thought Oh! my Favourite Stamp? I have so many stamps and So many of them could be classed as favourites, I'm sure there are many of you who enjoy stamping are feeling the same. Which do I choose? I decided to make it easy on myself and I chose my latest stamp purchased. It was created by the marvellous Andy Skinner and is called 'Blowing Bubbles' I began with a 7" x 5" white card, I cut a piece of white smooth card to fit on a black mat. I then blended blue and yellow DIs from Ranger . I stamped using Versafine Claire - Nocturne ink. The sentment is with the stamp. I blended with the same blue ink around the edges, added the piece to the black card. Using a Blue Promarker's chisel end I dedged the white card, finally  adding  the pieces as one. I hope you enjoy creating your card with your Favourite Stamp.