Inspired by a Movie or Book

Hello again, thanks so much for popping by.

Today is the start of a monthly challenge at

Craft Rocket Challenges 

I was recently asked to join the group and am delighted to be

joining in my first challenge for the blog.

The theme for April is

A card which has been - Inspired by a Movie or a Book.

One of my favourite genre of films and books has been

the works of J.K. Rowling - The Harry Potter stories.

My card shows Hogwart's castle, Hedwig the owl and of

course the headmaster Dumbledore who is a stamp from 

Tandastamps (expired) the remaining stamps are from Indigo Blu.

Coloured with Distress Inks and coloured pencils.

Hope you have fun creating your card. 

Triple Mat Technique

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog. Today begins a new challenge

at Cardz 4 Guyz - Sue has chosen a technique for us. If your not sure 

about this you can find all the informtion and help here.

Triple Mat Technique

The Design Team have again blown me away, they have so many

different variations of the same theme, they are bound to inspire you.

For my card, I followed the above link, I used a nautical theme, with 

stamps from varied sources.

Stamps used - Sweet Dixie - Lighthouse Set

Tandastamps ( no longer with us) Pirates Set 2.

Creative Expressions Travel Set 1.

Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky and Broken China

Twine and a fish charm added. 

I Put A Spell On You

Hi everyone, don't the weeks go fast once summer (UK) is over.

Here we are coming up to Halloween already so the obvious choice

I made for the new challenge at Make My Monday is 

I Put A Spell On You.

Please pop over to check out the stunning work from the DT.

My card - Black main card matted layers of orange and silver.

White card blended with DI Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire.

All stamps by Tandastamps (old and no longer available).

Greeting by Craftyroo stamps. 

The moon was first masked , then, Quickie glue pen and Glamour Dust added. 

Halloween Fun

Hello, thanks for your visit.

Today sees the start of a two week challenge at

Fantasy Stampers.

The challenge is appropriate for the time of the year.

Halloween Fun

Please check out the blog, to see the samples from the DT.

Remember this is a stamping challenge, no digis will be

included when choosing the winners. 

I used several ink sprays to create the speckled background.

The large spider web is a gliterry sticker.

Count Dracula and the small bats are from Crafty Sentiments.

The large bats are from Tandastamps (so missed)

Promarkers used to colour the Count,

Sentiment from Craftyroo stamps.

Cars

Hi everyone, thanks for your visit. The challenge which 

starts today at Cardz 4 Guyz was chosen by Jane and it is

CARS

Any type of car will do, a classic, or vintage, sporty, futuristic,

racing or pedal car. As long as it is a car. 

Please pop over to see the wonders from the DT. 

I saw a different shaped card on Pinterest, the measurements were 

from the US, which is smaller than a similar card in the UK, so I have 

made it to measure the standard C6 - 6" x 4" when closed.

Papers used are from LOTV Father Knows Best paper pad.

Greeting label from my stash. 

Stamped embellishments from Papermania.

The car is from Tandastamps (sorry they are no longer trading).

I embossed the car with black EP.  Coloured some engine and tyre areas 

with a grey pencil . I paper pieced the car's body. 

It took longer to make the template than the actual card. (smile)

Transport

Hello again, welcome to my blog. 

Today is the beginning of a week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.

Please pop and see the DT's amazing inspiration.

Our new challenge, chosen by Helen is 

Transport

For my card, I used a Kraft card.  Made 4 layers, matted onto black card

with papers from LOTV Paper pad - Father Knows Best. 

The main image of the old locomotive is by Tandastamps. 

Coloured with Promarkers.

I used Frantage gold EP, glitter, fragments and white EP for the smoke.

I love this mixture of the Frantage elements. 

I also gave a shabby look to the card to make it look older. 

Something Beginning with M

Hi, for the next week, we at Cardz 4 Guyz would like to see

you create something beginning with the letter M. 

Don't forget this is a blog for male orientated cards only.

Please check out the fantastic creations from the Desgin Team.

For my Card - I have chosen for my theme - MEDIEVAL

For My Card

From an A4 sheet of white card, I made an A6 - 6" x 4"card.

Added to front cover dark blue card. 

I had another splashing play, with Distress Inks splashed 

with water and dabbed to create the effect.

Dried with my heat tool.

Using Black Soot ink pad, I stamped the knight.

Added clear embossing powder and heat embossed. 

The medieval knight is from Elusive Images

I stamped the 5 shields with different ink pads.

A piece of gold ribbon below the shields. 

The shield stamp was from Tandastamps.

Sadly both of the stamp companies have ceased trading.

Have fun - I enjoy these challenges we never know where 

your imagination and creativity will take you. 

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Myth and Magic

For the next week at Cardz 4 Guyz. it was my choice

for the challenge, I am hoping you will like it ...

MYTH AND MAGIC

So you can think, Wizards, Harry Potter, Dragons, Sea Creatures

Arabian Nights, King Arthur, Camelot, any where your imagination

takes you. 

For My Card

A folded tent card, template from 

Fabulous Folds CD by  Robert Addams

Starry mirri card from Kanban

Wizard stamp from Tandastamps (miss them)

Greeting from Kanban - Sugar Buttons Greetings.

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I'm really looking forward to you enjoying the challenge. 

Something Begining with T........

Hi everyone, it's Tuesday so it must be Cardz 4 Guyz day.

This week our challenge, chosen by Jane is 

Something Beginning With The Letter T.

Please check out he Design Team they have some

wonderful creations, such an amazing Team. 

For my Card

TRANSPORT 

A 7 x 7 inch square purchased card

Red Card for the mat

4 pieces of DP from Dovecraft Back To Basics series

3 Transport related stamps from Tandastamps

Ruby Promarker to colour

Card Candi and sentiment from stash. 

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I hope you like and enjoy the challenge, I would love to see 

Something begining with the letter T from YOU. 

Something Spooky

The challenge for the next two weeks at Fantasy Stampers is ' Somthing Spooky'. The only thing we ask is please use some stamps, as long as they are stamps you have had to use ink to stamp them, digis are NOT allowed. Pop over to see the inspiration from the Design Team. For my card, the piece of paper I used for the background was one I prepared months ago, when I had a messy background paper making session, with spary paints and some stamping. In addition for the theme I have added a few spiders and a couple of bats. The top right bat is suspended with some folded acetate, he wobbles when the card is moved.  My stamps are a mixture, leaves from Sheena Douglass, skull unknown make bought from E Bay, the bats and pumpkin are by Tandastamps. Have fun everyone, I look forward to visiting your haunted mansions and creepy corridors. 

It's Spooky Time

Not long to go till it's Halloween,  being a grandmother of five boys, I have a few projects to make.  So our challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz is - It's Spooky Time.  I really like these pop up boxes, they can be time consuming but they can be kept standing in the boy's bedrooms as a keepsake.(Hopefully) !If you fancy having a go, look on You tube or Pinterest,  I used papers from a paper stack Monochrome by Dovecraft. The stamps are from my collection of Halloween stamps - Exhangables, Inkadinkado and Tandastamps. I used thin strips of acetate to suspend most of the embellishments.  This pop up box/card  folds flat and fits into an envelope. 

Here is a close up of the 'floating'  embellishments

Please  be sure to pop over to the  challenge blog Cardz 4 Guyz  to see how the Design Team and Guest Designers have inspired you with their Spooky Time. Have fun and happy haunting times.

No Balls Allowed (Sport)

Hi again, it was my choice for this week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and I chose No Balls Allowed (sport). We do tend when making cards for males to firstly think along the lines of ball sports, but this challenge gives us the opportunity to think of lots more other sports. I have used a stamp of a racing speed boat, which was from Tandastamps, an old past favourite stamp supplier, sadly no longer in business. I coloured using Promarkers, a Sakura pen and a Quickie glue pen and Crystal glitter to the waves. The background papers are from a Generations Paper and Card Stacker pad. The greeting from Hobby Art with card candi to embellish. I look forward to visiting you to see your creations. 

No Patterned Paper

Hi everyone, this week at Cardz 4 Guyz Helen has chosen for the theme 'No Patterned/Designer Paper'. An opportunity to get out your inks, embossing folders, making a mess, if needed creating your own backgrounds or once again going clean and simple. I saw a technique on You Tube I wanted to try, it has partially worked but not as great a success as I hoped for. I adhered 3 strips of aluminium tape to a piece of white card, I smeared my Cuttelbug folder with Black Soot ink, embossed the prepared card, Most of the ink came off in the drying process. I don't think I'll be trying it again.
Materials used -
White, red and black card stock.  Aluminium tape (DIY) Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, ribbon and black gems. The stamp is from a very old set from Tandastamps, stamped onto red card with Memento Black in pad.

Halloween

Boo! Oh! I just love Halloween. Spooky! Ghouls! Witches! I love the colours, the whole thing. I know I'm grown up and shouldn't be so excited but Hey it's this type of wonderment which keeps the mind young. This week at My Time To Craft it was my turn to choose the theme, being the time of year we are going to see lots of Halloween projects, so I thought, Why Not!? Let us be among the first. It's fun. I was inspired to make this card by one I saw on Pinterest though I have obviously changed a lot in the design. The background has been embossed with a swirly pattern using Black Wow! embossing powder, as has the witch and around the edges of the added panel. . Unfortunately the shimmer and glittery look doesn't show in the picture. Strips of green, orange and black papers, green fibre,  shiny green and black ribbon and a green gingham bow  all added to enhance. The greeting was computer generated. have you spotted the bat in the top right corner, stamped in black onto orange card.? The swirly stamps are from Creative Expressions, the witch and bat are by Tandastamps. I am so much looking forward to seeing all of the forthcoming projects for Halloween. I am sure you will all have fun who venture into the scary world of ghosts and ghouls. He! He! He! 

Typography - Words or a Name

It seems in the paper crafting world Typography - the use of words or names on cards/projects is currently very popular. Julie on the DT of Cardz 4 Guyz has chosen this very subject for the challenge this week. Papermania recently brought out some wonderful stamps which fit in well with this topic. I know that Woodware has also brought out some great large word stamps too, a must on my list of wants, not needs, just wants, I don't kid myself any more. I decided to make my card for one of the younger Guyz today.

Plain white  and black card stock

Sheet of designer paper from a pack (sorry from stash, long since lost the front sheet)

Doubloons stamped from Tandastamps pirate set.

Happy Birthday Greeting from Papermania

Agh! Captain Pirate stamp  from Creative Semtiments.

Coloured withe Promarkers. 

Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the amazing inspiration from the design team, you may even decide to enter our challenge. 

Fan Tastic Challenge - Halloween

Well Halloween is almost upon us, so this week we at FAN_TASTIC Challenges are asking to see a Halloween project. You may know we started this challenge for Fat Pages 4 inch square works of art, our logo being It's Hip To Be Square'. After a lot of discussion and and suggestions the group have decided to go SQUARE. but it can be any size. it doesn't have to be a card, but whatever project you make it must be square and fit in with the required theme. So here is my 5 inch square card, based on black card, then orange then mirri card. The main image is white card stamped with the witch and ghouls parade from Tandastamps, sadly no longer in business. I coloured the background with 3 shades of blue Distress Inks. There is some glitter in the moon and across the parade but not sure if this will show. I look forward to seeing your entries into our challenge and hope you find the new rules as exciting as we feel they are. If your celebrating Halloween have a good night and hopefully get lots of treats and very few tricks. I shall be busy all night, I've got my Nimbus 45 out of the cupboard and we shall be flying the night sky to our secret place for a witches and warlocks Supper, Spells and Dance night. 

S is for Scary at Alphabet Challenge

Not many days to go till it's Halloween - so no wonder Sheena at Alphabet Challenge has chosen S is for

SCARY .  Here I used a black card. The main image has been created, first by colouring the sky and the ground, using Distress Inks, an image of Whitby Abbey, from Crafty Individuals, the ghouls long stamp was from Tandastamps, sadly no longer in business. A light spray appropriately of Desert Moon Horny Toad Teal. I wish all the Halloween enthusiasts a Spooky - Scary time and for everyone else please just ignore we ghouls, but have fun making a project for our Scary theme. 

Sparkles Forum Challenges - Design Team

I was delighted to be accepted as part of the Sparkles Forum Challenges Design Team, a wonderful monthly challenge blog.  The project for October is either Halloween or a colour challenge - to use Purple, Orange and Black. I have always loved Halloween, though it is now even more enjoyable, I know it's a commercial way of extracting more money from us, but inside I'm still a girl wanting to have fun, I enjoy all the ghouls, ghosts, witches and vampires stuff. Having 6 grandchildren has given me so much fun in so many ways. I made an octagonal easel card. Used Distress inks to colour the front, stamped branches, the house and ghouls. Splattered water for atmosphere. Glitter touches here and there. Spider's webs, no spiders for those who may have a phobia, bats, and a large pumpkin. All of the stamps, except the branch were from Tandastamps, sadly no longer in business. The branch is from Sheena Douglas - Pinescape stamps.  I am so looking forward to visiting you to see your projects during October - November, have fun everyone. For those who do enjoy Halloween I'm hoping you all have a super spooky time.  

Shiver me Timbers

I do enjoy working from a sketch and over on Sketch Saturday I found I was inspired to make the above card. pop over to their challenge blog to see their rules and the sketch. I do like their sketches in particular for I find them an interesting challenge. Today I made a card for a girl, with the theme of a female pirate from Crafty Sentiments, the skull and cross bones (swords) are from Tandastamps, (sadly no longer in business).

My background papers are from a 12" sq pad from Grace Taylor. Coloured with Promarkers. I added a covering of Glossy Accents onto the skull and swords. Thanks for the lovely inspirational cards and the challenge sketch. 

Must Have Buttons

At Here Come The Boys their challenge this week is your project Must Have Buttons and of course it is a blog which is just for male orientated projects. here is my card. The gingham card is from a CD- Crafter's Companion Peter Rabbit. The blue card is from my stash. I bought the elephant stamp on Sunday at the Ross Craft Show. The baby is made with Shrink Plastic, it's ages since I played with this.  I coloured on the reverse of both with Promarkers. The stitching around the squares follows on from the stitching around the elephants, I used a stamp for the stitching. A pair of punched blue feet and the obligatory buttons to embellish the card. Hope you like it ladies.

Elephant and BABY from Woodware Stamps

Stitching stamps from Tandastamps