Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #190 - For a Special Man/Boy or Father's Day

Hello sweet visitors and welcome to my blog.  I am so happy that you dropped by.

The new Challenge is up at Crafty Cardmakers and I am the host .. Woo! Hoo!  This is my first time as host and I have really been looking forward to it.
As you can see by my post title, this challenge is all about the men.  You can create whatever you like as long as it follows a masculine theme.

I decided to create a card .. surprise!! surprise!!  LOL!!

The papers used are from Kaisercraft and I have created another version of the tied down tags on a double fold card.

Prettied this tag up with a metal trinket that I cut in half.

Used the other half of the trinket on the opposite side.

Am totally in love with these flairs that have been in my stash for ages.  Unfortunately, I haven't got many left and, as I have no idea where they came from, I won't be able to get any more.  Boo! Hoo!

Added some washi tape which was torn in half before it was stuck down.  I placed the straight edges back to back and it created quite a unique effect .. I like it!

More washi on the inside ..

.. and Voila!!!  Another male birthday card, done and dusted!!

For some more inspiration, pop on over to the Crafty Cardmakers blog and take a look at what our fabulous DT have created and then join in the fun.  We would love to see what you create and would also love to know who it was created for.

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #190 - For a Special Man/Boy or Father's Day.
Please take note of our 15 Challenge limit.

Thank you so much once again for dropping by.  I am so pleased you took the time to take a look and I do hope you enjoyed your visit.

Take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg

Another One for the Men

Hello lovely visitors and welcome to my blog.  So pleased you came by.

Sharing another man card with you today.  I've still got a few of these I need to make for this year so trying to get them done and then I can start on my Christmas cards.  Oh my goodness, did I just mention Christmas??!!??  So sorry, didn't really mean to do that .. don't even want to think about it yet!!!  (It is sneaking up on us though!)

The papers on this one are a bit of a mix.

The paper used as the base layer is from my stash .. I have no idea where it came from.  

I wouldn't normally have used this on a male card because of the lace and flower print but the colours were perfect and I think it works really well with the embellies I've used.

The corrugated board came from packaging.  I simply tore away the top layer to expose the corrugations and then inked the edges.

The Hour glass and the 'Design' label are from an ephemera sheet of the Sherlock Journal Vol 2 Paper Collection by Megs Garden.

The metal gears and cogs were also found in my stash.  The clock is a free printable from the net which I mounted on a piece of chipboard and then coated with Glossy Accents.

The sentiment was printed out, inked, and then mounted on a piece of cardstock ..

.. and .. Voila!!  Another one done and dusted!!

I made two cards again this time, which is working out really well for me, but I decided to show the other one at a later date.

That's it from me for today!  Thank you so much for coming by and taking a look, I really appreciate your visit!
 Have a wonderful day!!
Take care and God Bless.

Of Twine, String and Metal Parts

Hi everybody .. welcome to my blog.  So lovely to have you here for a visit.

Goodness, isn't this year flying past in a hurry??  Can't believe it's May already.  Might have to seriously start thinking about Christmas cards.  Nahhh!!!  Got plenty of time yet .. haven't I???

As you can see, I'm back with another man card.  I've been asked why I make so many but, as  I have more male rellies and friends than female, I really have no choice.  Besides, I quite enjoy making them .. just as well I suppose.  

This card was made with a mix of Prima and Kaisercraft papers.

I have used the tied down tag element again on this one.  I really like this idea (pretty sure you would have guessed that by now .. LOL!!) and there are quite a number of different ways to use it.
The base for this card is a standard 3.5" x 6" but when you add the rectangular shape on the front it becomes 4" x 6".

I wanted a bit of extra grunge/texture so I added the burlap ribbon and stapled on the bits of twine.  They were a last minute addition so I had to lift the paper off to get the stapler in underneath.  Luckily it worked out alright.

The larger metal piece has been in my stash for years so, no idea where I got it from.  The smaller trinket was purchased at a Craft Show here in Adelaide.
I added a little glass glitter which didn't work out too well.  I really didn't like the way it looked (should have stuck with my prills!) so I dulled it down with some acrylic paint.  Not sure that I like it any better but now I'm stuck with it.

Stamped the inside with a 49 and Market stitch stamp and added a little sentiment at the bottom.  I so love that stamp and have been itching to use it somewhere .. looks good I reckon!  Almost as good as the real thing!!  (Actually, way better.  I didn't have to drag out the sewing machine!  LOL!)

I rarely put greetings on the fronts of my cards .. not sure why really .. although sometimes  I just can't find the right place to put them.   I do always add a personal message on a journal tag on the inside so, I guess, I don't really need anything on the front.

A fairly simple card to make and another male rellie taken care of.

Enjoy the rest of your day and thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look.  I really appreciate your visit.

Take care and God Bless.

Still doing the 'Man' Cards

Hello everyone and welcome.  Hope you are all having a wonderful day.

Here I am again with another of my 'man' cards.  Got lots of these to do each year so, once I get going, I try to get as many done as I can.  I am really loving the double fold cards with the tied down tags at the moment so you are going to see quite a few of these.

This is actually a scheduled post as I am away on a Cruise to New Zealand with my darling hubby.  We are celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Can't quite get my head around that.  Where did all those years go????!!!

The papers are all from Kaisercraft although from different collections.  Made a slight change in the way I tied down these tags, that way they don't all look exactly the same (sort of).

 Added a mini bulldog clip ('cos I think they look cool ) ..

.. a Prima light bulb (same reason) .. 

.. some metal cogs  ..

.. and some scattered prills which are becoming a huge fave!!  (for me anyway)

Of course, I also had to add some washi tape!

The red background paper was fairly plain so I dry brushed some white acrylic paint around the edges.  Didn't quite turn out the way I'd hoped so, not sure if I'll do that again.  Note to self ; try this before sticking everything down or, at least, try it out on some scrap first!!

When the card was finished I also added some black and white paint splashes ..

.. and another man card done and dusted.  Just be aware, there are still a lot more to come. he! he!

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

Crafty Cardmakers #182 - Add Some Texture!!

Hello sweet visitors and welcome to my blog.  So nice of you to drop in for a visit.

Maike is the host for the current challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers which is to add some texture.
You can interpret this any way you like.  Either embossing (heat or dry), texture paste, fabric, anything that comes to mind.  Let your imagination go wild!  You don't have to make a card, anything you wish to enter is fine.  It can be a card,  a scrap layout, mixed media piece, home decor or anything else you care to create as long as it fits the theme.

For my contribution, I decided to make a 'man' card.

The papers are from Kaisercraft's Base Coat.  An older collection but, for male cards, it is ideal.

Plenty of paper layers with the edges distressed, and I have added some texture paste through a stencil, some burlap webbing and washi tape.

The clocks and cogs, etc. used as my focal image was found on the net.  I printed it out a couple of times and fussy cut the clock and some of the cogs so I could layer it for more dimension.
I did try covering the top layer with some crackle paste but it totally washed out the colour so then I simply added a few epoxy stickers which worked out well I think.  Have to get myself some clear gesso if I want to try the crackle paste again.

Was hunting through my punches for another project and found this corner punch which I'd forgotten about.  Thought it perfect for this.

The usual on the inside ..

.. and done!!

I hope I have inspired you to join in with the challenge.   
If you do decide to participate here is the link

Crafty Cardmaker Challenge 182# Add some Texture

We would love to see what you come up with.
 Don't forget to read the rules!

Thank you so much for visiting and for any comment you may care to leave. 
Enjoy the rest of your day.  
Take care and God Bless.
 oxox Marg