2Crafty February Shares # 2

 Hello everyone, nice to have you back here!!  
Well, hopefully some of you have been here before and for those of you who are making their first visit, welcome, and I hope you'll want to come back again!!

This is the second of my February projects for 2Crafty Chipboard and, of course, it is another card.  A masculine one this time.

'You Light up My Life'

2Crafty Chipboard used

 

Light Bulbs

 6" Clock Frames

These papers are a mix of Kaisercraft and Prima.  Once again, lots of layers!!!  So easy to do and I really love the look.  You simply cut some different sized rectangles, distress all the edges and then layer them making sure to offset them so you can see a little of each.  Very effective!!

I love that the 6" Clock Frames comes in a set of three and that they are all different sizes so they are suitable for all sorts of projects.  I cut the middle sized one into two pieces and placed
 them under the paper layers on opposite sides of the card.

I added some patches of crackle paint for texture and once again swiped the finished card with gesso.

The clock was coloured with VersaMagic Midnight Black and then and also with
VersaColor Scarlet.  I didn't cover it completely as I wanted it to look a bit old and worn.

These light bulbs are so cute! I am so pleased I was able to use it here and it was actually the inspiration for my greeting!  It was coloured in the same way as the clock and then I coated the filament with gesso.

Once again I used a piece of chipboard cut from the blank chippie  leftovers as a base for the greeting.

 The inside was very simply decorated with some border punched strips of matching paper leaving room to write a message or even to insert a tag.

  So, this was card number two and I shall post number three in the next few days.   Hope you have enjoyed your visit and, why not pop over and see the fabulous projects created by my Teamies using some gorgeous 2Crafty Chippies!!  You can find the blog HERE.   and remember, to find a 2Crafty stockist near you simply send an email to salesat2crafty@optusnet.com.au. Thank you so much for visiting and for leaving a little comment. Enjoy the rest of your day!! Take care and God Bless. oxox

 

Feeling Sketchy - #113 and Simon Says Stamps - It's a Guy Thing!!

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  A special warm welcome to my new followers, so pleased you are joining me on my creative journey.  I hope you are all having a fantastic day.

If you have seen my last couple of posts you would have seen that I have decided to enter some Challenges on a regular basis this year.  I am hoping it will expand my horizons and take me out of my comfort zone.   I want to do at least one Challenge a month, maybe more if time permits.  Anyway, today I want to share a card I have made for my first Challenge in 2015.

The paper I've used are the 'Gentleman Collection' from Megs Garden.  Inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and also distressed them with the Ingvild Bolme Distress Tool.  

Added a patch of crackle paint through the Tim Holtz Latticework Stencil for a bit of interest.

The chippie is from 2Crafty Chipboard's World Globe and Ink Set.  Coloured the stand with Black Soot DI and then coated it with Glossy Accents.  The world map was inked with Lapislazuli, Olive and Orange VersaColor.

The stamp on the sides is the Arty stamp from Kaisercraft and the greeting is also a KC stamp.  Had a little hiccup when I stamped the greeting but decided to leave it as is.  

The inside was also decorated with the same papers and I just doodled around the edges.  Left some blank space so I can add a verse or sentiment.

Once everything was assembled and dry I brushed around the card randomly with some gesso.

I have decided to enter this into the Challenge at Feeling Sketchy

and also at Simon Says Stamps.  Wish me luck!!??  I'll be happy if I can just get the Linky thing to work!  LOL!!

Thank you so much for taking the time to pop in and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care and God Bless.

2Crafty October Shares # 2

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  So pleased you came for a visit.  Hope you're having a wonderful day.
I have the second of my 2Crafty October projects to show you today.  This one is a masculine Step Card.

2Crafty Chipboard used: Asst. Arrows Chevron Bits Gears Compass Chicken Barbed Wire Small

All of the chippies were coloured with Kaisercraft Red Gum and then I randomly added Lapislazuli and Silver to the Gears and Arrows.   I also randomly added some clear embossing powder.  I wanted these pieces to look aged so didn't want them shiny all over.  As you can see, I also curled some coppery wire around the arrows.

For the greeting, I first coloured these two arrows and then wrote on them by hand before clear heat embossing them.  The Chicken Barbed Wire was coloured the same as the other chippies but was not heat embossed.

Tied this little cog on with some twine and added the chunky arrow.  I really love how this turned out.

The Chevrons were added to the side panels to match in with the paper.

As I said at the start of this post, this is the second of my October reveals for 2Crafty.  There is one more to show you and I hope to do that in the next few days.

I really hope you liked my card and that I have inspired you to get some 2Crafty Chipboard for yourself.   They have the most fabulous pieces and a huge range to choose from.

To find a stockist near you, just send an email to salesat2crafty@optusnet.com.au,

Thank you so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.

'Blue' - Masculine Card # 4

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog.
A special warm welcome to my new followers, so pleased you decided to join me on this creative journey.

So, as promised, here is the last of this group of masculine cards, and this one is quite 'grungy'.
This was actually the first card I made of this particular group of cards and the inspiration for it came from the September Challenge Mood Board over at Our Creative Corner.  I had intended to enter this card in the Challenge but, once it was finished I wasn't sure it actually met the criteria and, by the time I had made up my mind to enter anyway (today), I was too late.  The Challenge has closed.  Ah well, better luck next time.

This was the Mood Board ...

... and my inspiration came from the picture in the bottom left hand corner.  Loooove the textures!  If you enjoy Challenges, why not take a look at Our Creative Corner.  They have some wonderful Challenges and also great inspiration from the Design Team.

The papers are a mix of Prima's 'Craftsman' and 'Engraver' papers and I also used a sheet from Kaisercraft's 'Garage Days'.  I love tearing my papers to size, but this time I did cut them and then distressed them with a Prima distressing tool.  The plastic mesh you can see below is more of that gutter guard I told you about in a previous post.
The tiny clock and the circular paper clip is available from Meg's Garden.  Check out the Website.  Meg has the most fabulous papers and embellies for sale.

Slathered some Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint on different layers for texture and, of course, also swiped gesso in random spots for the same reason.

Love that little metal light globe below but cannot remember where I got it from and have no idea what brand it is ...

... the same as with the metal cog.  I have tried to tidy up my supplies a bit and I keep finding these awesome little treasures but no information as to where they were purchased or what brand they are.  

A shot of the layers ... just because ... !

The inside was lined with more of the same papers and I made a pocket and tag as well.

The back of the tag was left blank so I could write my message.

This card was made for my youngest son's birthday and I am pleased to report that he loved it!!!  But then, I guess, he wouldn't dare say otherwise!!  LOL!!

(Next time I decide to enter a Challenge I will have to make sure I check the closing date.  LOL!!)

Thank you so much for visiting.  I hope wherever you are that your weather is as gorgeous as ours.  We are experiencing the most delightful spring days at the moment and I am thoroughly enjoying it.  Now that I've said that of course, we'll probably get rain.  LOL!!

Do take care and enjoy the rest of your day.
God bless.

Masculine Card #3

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog space, so pleased you dropped by.

I'm back to share masculine card number three with you today.  This card was made using Prima's Cartographer papers, the same as the previous card although the design is quite different.

Lots of clocks on this one ... well, four clocks anyway.

This one was made quite quickly, for me anyway.  I usually procrastinate quite a lot so my cards could take days before they're finished, but we received a last minute invitation to a friend's family birthday lunch, so I only had a day to make it.   No procrastination this time.  Had to make up my mind quickly as to what I was going to do and just had to get down and do it.

The papers were trimmed down to size and distressed.  I added some of that plaster board joining tape into the layers.  Popped one of my circular paper clips on one edge and added a 2Crafty mini film strip chippie which was coloured with Black Soot Distress Ink and then clear heat embossed.  

  

The large metal clock is a Prima Vintage Trinket and the other smaller clocks and the Tim Holtz Word Band are all available from Meg's Garden.

Had to add some crackle paint of course ('cos I love it) and, once everything was dry, I swiped the card randomly with some gesso.

Decorated the inside in the usual way and, this time, I thought I would show you how I do the sentiment as well.  I just print it out on my computer, write a little message and cut it to whatever shape I like.  Then it just gets glued to the side.  Very simple and easy.

So, this was masculine card number three.  A little more grunged up compared to my previous two cards and, soon, I will show you my fave out of the group.

Thank you so much for taking the time to  visit and I hope I have inspired you a little.
Take care and God Bless.

Masculine Card - #2

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog.  I hope you are having a lovely day.

I'm back again to share another masculine card with you.  We had quite a few male birthdays to celebrate in the last few weeks so, of course, I had quite a few male cards that I had to make.  Will be showing a couple more in the next few days but for now, here is today's card.

The papers are from Prima's Cartographer 6 x 6 paper pad.  Love these papers they are in my fave colours and have great designs as well, especially for male items but could certainly also be used for feminine cards or projects.

All the papers were torn to size and, once again, I slathered some Clear Rock Candy Crackle paint in random places.  Pushed the little metal clock into the crackle while it was still wet which, actually, worked quite well and saved me having to glue it down afterwards.

The plastic mesh below is actually a  piece cut from a roll of gutter guard.  I quite like the chunky look of it on a masculine card, I think it works very well.  Created some droplets with Black Soot Distress Ink and white acrylic paint  

Have again used one of Tim Holtz's Word Bands ... these are fantastic for creating a different type of greeting on cards instead of just the usual 'Happy Birthday'.  I love them!!

I also love those circular paper clips, again, something a little different instead of the norm.  I pushed it onto the paper while the crackle was still wet and really like the effect.

The metal clock, the word band and the circular paper clip are all available from Meg's Garden.

The inside was partially lined with more strips from the same collection.  I usually print out a sentiment, cut a tag shape around it and just glue it down on the side of the lining.

I actually have four masculine cards to share with you.  The first was posted a few days ago, this is the second one and I have two more to show you.  I will post those over the next few days.

I hope I have given you a little inspiration,  A lot of people have said they find masculine cards difficult to do but sometimes they really are easier than feminine ones.  I love that you can get down and get dirty with masculine cards, and by that I mean, you can scrunch up the papers, slather a bit of paint around and really make them grungy and they will look fabulous.  Although these last two cards have been fairly clean ones the next two I have to show are a bit more on the grungy side.

Thank you so much for visiting and a very special thank you to those of you who regularly leave me a little message.  I really, really appreciate  that you take the time and I really love to hear what you think of my little creations.  Thank you so much!!  Mwah!! xx

Take care and God Bless.