Shades of Blue

Well I managed to get into my craft room while the builders were elsewhere in the house and make my DT card for Cardz 4Guyz. The theme is Shades of Blue so I decided to use some new stamps from Uniko. I coloured the background stamp with 3 shades of blue Copics, the stamped the Hugs sentiment in a dark blue over the top using the Misti of course.

I also coloured the card blank with one of the Copics to make sure it matched my panel. Don’t forget to visit my teamies over on the challenge blog for lots more inspiration. 

Last minute Christmas at C4G !

It's time for a last minute Christmas card at Cardz 4 Guyz. Wirh all the building work I wasn't sure whether I would get enough Christmas cards made this year, so I designed a couple of digital ones that I could quickly print off. (It goes against the grain to buy them!)

I made this one using Craft Artist and some of the Daisy Trail kits. If you still have time to craft before Christmas why not join us, if you dont need another card this year, you will have a head start on next year's!!

Snowman at Cardz 4 Guyz

Well the house refurbishment is still ongoing! They keep telling me that it will all be done in time for Christmas! It might be but I don't want to try out the new oven for the first time with Christmas dinner, that's a recipe for disaster!  Anyway onto the card for the new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, and this time we want to see snowmen! How easy is that?

I have used Penny Black stamps and dies for this card.Love this new set of stamps and the snowflake frames.

Dasher!

Welcome to a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, and this week it is Reindeer. When Stampin' Up brought out this Dasher stamp I just had to have it, but it has hardly been used. Time to ink it up again.

A  simple card, but it used up some fairly large snippets from my snippet mountain, not that you can tell!

Oh Christmas Tree !

Welcome to another challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, where we are looking for your masculine creations.
I have used a very old Christmas tree stamp that I bought about 10 years ago and never really got on with. I was very new to stamping then.  It's still not the best stamp to use!

I stamped it in green and clear embossed it. As I made it some time ago, before my house got too chaotic I can't remember which green I used, and can't get at the card to have a look!  The bow is coloured with gold Wink of Stella. The image is mounted on green holographic card, again very old, and the sentiment die cut from the same card. The backing paper is actually foiled vellum from SU last year,. The trees are ideal for adding the glue!

Hope to see you joining in with us.

Halloween at Cardz 4 Guyz

This week the theme at Cardz 4 Guyz is Boo (Halloween) or Autumn thank you card. Now I’m not big on Halloween but my two grandsons are. This is the first card I made using the SU Cookie  Cutter Halloween set. I coloured the little fella with Copics and used up some snippets of paper.

I’m so glad I got ahead with my DT cards as my craft room is a bit of a dumping ground at the moment, and the rest of the house is in total chaos!  I keep telling myself it will all be worth it when it’s finished. Meanwhile here is a taste of what I mean.

 

  

I’m also going to pop in to the Playground while I can, some light relief is needed! 

Architecture at Cardz 4 Guyz

It's my turn to choose the challenge at Cardz for Guyz and I have chosen "Architecture". This gives plenty of scope and I had a hard time deciding what to use. Eventually I went with another unused Michael Powell stamp.

I stamped it on some smooth watercolourpaper using the Misti, which was a life saver as this stamp really did not want to give a clear image. Even after 3 stampings it was still not very clear, but I figured it would add to the watercolour effect! I used some watercoour paints and lots of water.  Then I found a tall narrow card, lurking at the bottom of my card blank box, a leftover from a QVC buy!

I'm looking forward to seeing your makes, and don't forget to have a look at my teamies' makes as well.

Something begining with D

The challenge this week at Cardz 4 Guyz is "Something beginning with D" I went for dog, purely because I wanted to use the Crazy Dogs stamps which had been waiting pateiently for me to give them their first outing!

I stamped him onto some taupe cardthen watercoloured him, he looks a bit streaky here but not IRL. White gel pen for his eyebrows - do dogs have eyebrows? Some glossy accents on his eyes and a wash of green to ground him. The sentiment is a Dylusions one, which I thought suited the look on his face! I look forward to seeing what you create. As always don't forget to check out the res of the DT's makes.

Fancy Folds at Cards 4 Guyz.

I'm quite taken with the twisted pop up card and it fits well with this week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz. I dug out some coordinating papers from a very old paper pad bought originally from QVC.

The stamps are from SU, I stamped them on the patterned paper then stuck them on white card as the paper is very thin. I think it might go to my grandson in due course. as always I hope you like and will be able to join in.

Tiny fingers and toes

Hello and welcome to a new challenge at Cardz for Guyz. This time  we are looking for Tiny Fingers. And Toes. But do remember it is for a male card!

Recently my neighbours had twin boys and I made this card for them. I had no stamps that mentioned twins so I went with the sentiment from a SU set instead. The little suits are also a SU stamp and die set, now retired. Everything except the card base was snippets so I'm also popping over to the Playground. I've been MIA over there for a while.

Christmas in July

It's time for another new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and it's Christmas in July!! I used a NBUS Penny Black stamp and coloured almost exactly the same as the packet suggestion.

I have to say I was rather pleased with it. I embossed the sentiment in white to make it stand out on the black base.

The last few days have been very exciting and a bit nerve wracking. Those of you who are regular readers of my blog will know that I have been making Octopi for Octopus for a Preemie. I have also become the local coordinator for them for Frimley Park Hospital, which recently started to use them. Last week they issued a press release about them and as a result Radio Surrey did an interview with me on Friday morning( by telephone, thankfully so I didn't have to get up too early, even that was early enough for me). You can hear the interview HERE about 1 hour and 25 minutes into the recording.  Yesterday I had to go to the hospital again for BBC South Today filming a piece about them as well. It should be aired tonight on their programme at 6.30pm. It wasn't as easy as the radio one as he didn't ask questions, just got me to talk about them, which I wasn't really prepared for.

 

Beside the Sea

A lovely summer theme for the next two weeks at Cardz for Guyz, is "Beside the Sea".  I dug out some little used Hobby Art Scene It stamps and built up a little scene.

I had to do some masking of the boat and seagulls to colour the background. I used Adirondack Butterscotch, DI Faded Jeans and Tumbled Glass and SU Bermuda Bay, all applied with ink dusters. the wall was stamped in DI Walnut Stain, then blended out with a water brush.

For more seaside inspiration check out my teamies makes on the challenge blog.

Stars!

Well I hope you're all enjoying this hor sunny weather we're having in the UK. Unfortunately it results in my craft room becoming like a sauna, so crafting time is a bit limited. Fortunately I have been working well in advance. The new challenge at Cardz for Guyz is Stars.

I inked through a stars stencil in rainbow colours then added a diecut happy Birthday across the front. Be sure to see what the rest of the team have made.

Something Blue for Father's day

It's my turn to choose the challenge for Cardz for Guyz. I would liike to see your makes using Something Blue for Fathers Day.

I used up some scraps of blue papers and made a patchwork background. The T shirt is from SU with some splts added to make it look a bit grungy! I'm not sure who will get this as i dont have a dad to give it too any more. Maybe I could send it to my son who is a No 1 dad, or would that be too weird?

Cardz 4 Guyz - Favourite Colour Combo

I have to confess that I don't really have a favourite colour combo as it depends on who I am making the card for and also the mood I'm in!  But I am quite partial to red, white and blue for male cards.

So this is what I used for this week's new challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz. The papers are from an old Simon Says Stamp kit which I thought worked beautifully with the SU stamp. There's lots more inspiration over at the challenge blog from my teamies. I look forward to seeing what you make.

Jungle Fun!

Time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz.  This week it is Jungle Fun! I have gone with elephants.

I used a NBUS Creative Expressions stamp. I had used some of the others in the set but not the elephant. I did some masking so I could have a small herd.  The leaves are a Lavinia Stamps stamp, and the grass is one from Stampin Up.

 From today the challenge is going to be two- weekly for a trial period over summer, so you have plenty of time to join in. 

Cat in a Hat

The new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz, chosen by Jane is "Inspired by a Book or Music". After rejecting all sorts of books I eventually settleon Dr Seuss' Cat in a Hat.

Tim Holtz's Crazy Cats were perfect for this! I sat him inside a frame and added a compter generated sentiment. Please remember your cards must have a male theme/ I'm loking forward to seeing what you come up with. There's lots more inspiration for you on the challenge blog.

Shades of Brown

It's time for a new challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz and this week we are looking for Shades of Brown. I was originally going to use this image from Dr Digi for Roy's birthday  as  part of his therapy is to do some exercises every morning using a weight. But I went down a different route for that!  However I thought it really lent itself to this challenge.

I coloured him with copics and fussy cut him out. The background papers are out of my stash and the sentiment is from Penny Black. Do try and join in the challenge but remember your makes must be for a male.

Animal Antics @ Cardz 4 Guyz

Hello there, it's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz. The theme this week is Animal Antics chosen by Sian.

I have quite a few animal stamps but thought it would make a change to use something from a CD and the idea of a dog baking appealed to me. I mounted it onto some dark blue card, then instead of a yellow mat I put it at an angle underneath. The matching backing paper was also off the CD, which is a Joanna Sheen one - Pamela West.

Why don't you join us over at the challenge, just remember your card must be for a guy, young or old!

Easter at Cardz 4 Guyz

The challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz this week is Easter or Spring. I recently bought the Presscut die to make this Z fold card and wanted to try it out. So I have made an Easter card for a young guy!

I used papers and stamps from Simon Says Stamp that were part of a kit last year. the die certainly made cutting all the pieces a lot easier!  I hope you can join us this week and look forward to seeing what you make.