Birds!

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This week’s challenge at The Male Room is to make a project featuring birds.  As you know, I really enjoy making masculine cards, and they seem to be quite popular with the customers at the local shop which sells my cards.

I have based my card on a sketch from The Paper Players, but didn’t get it completed in time for the challenge.  Thought I would use the sketch anyway! 🙂

Here is my card:

I decided to use all browns for this one, and use some different papers from the retiring Stampin’ Up! paper stacks.  Oh don’t worry, there will be more paper stacks, just in different patterns to these ones.
This lovely bird image is from the Stampin’ Up! stamp set called MoonLake – one of my all time favourites.

Happy stamping!
Chris

A new month and Blog Hop!

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The first day of the month brings heaps of new inspiration from Creative Ladybirds Creations.
Our first sponsor for this month is Moonflower Digistamps.

I chose to work with Unicorn Maiden for this challenge, and definitely found her a challenge to colour!  But she is very beautiful and I just couldn’t resist giving it a try.

The maiden and her unicorn were coloured using Copic Markers, then fussy cut and layered over some white cardstock with shiny stars.  I have given this a hint of colour sponged to make the stars pop out a little. Strangely, the birthday sentiment looks quite crooked in this photo, but it isn’t.
I think I need lots more practice before I give this lovely lady another try!

And just for a bit of fun, we are also having a Blog Hop this month at Creative Ladybirds Creations.

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Our sponsors for the Blog Hop are:

Enchanted Design Studio

Ikes Art

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

 

My projects for the Blog Hop are:
From Ikes Art I have used the KT Swing image.

Again, the image has been fussy cut after colouring and then adhere onto the stamped background, so that she looks like she is swinging from the tree.  The background images come from the Stampin’ Up! set Sheltering Tree.

And using the Soccer Reggie image from Lacy Sunshine.

The background for this card is just some papers from my stash.

You should have arrived here from the lovely Lena’s Blog, and next for you to visit is the talented Kaylee.  Here is a list of the Design Team involved in the Blog Hop in case you get lost on the way.

Fiona

Kandis

Carla

Lena

Chris –  You Are Here!!

Kaylee

Lynne

Anne

Rachel

Carol

Susan

Helen

I do hope you enjoy hoping around the blogs of the rest of the Design Team.  And I hope you will share a project of your own with us this month, at Creative Ladybirds Creations.
Happy stamping!
Chris

Things With Wings Challenge

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“Things With Wings” is the theme for this fortnight’s challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges, now that gives you heaps to play with!  Apart from the obvious: birds or butterflies, how about dragonflies, fairies, flies, wasps, or even planes.
I chose this gorgeous Daisy Elf image from Aurora Wings for my card for this week.  (Lots of winged fantasy options at Aurora Wings that you could choose from for your project!)

She has been coloured using Copic Markers, and the paper and ribbon are from my stash.
How about damselflies, bees, bats, moths, mosquitoes or dragons!!  Or use your imagination and come up with something really unusual 🙂
Most of all, have fun, and make sure you share you creation with us this week at Crafty Boots Challenges.

Happy stamping!
Chris

Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge

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I can’t believe how quickly this month has gone by, and the last week of April brings me to my final week as Guest Designer with Just Add Ink.  I have loved playing along with this great bunch of lovely ladies, and really enjoyed sharing my ideas with all of you.
This week’s challenge is to use this sketch for your inspiration:

I have used the sketch to make a masculine card, featuring the Moon Lake stamp set and the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack.

The image has been stamped in Early Espresso ink and then some light colouring added using Markers, and the circle layers cut with Framelits.
Thanks again to the ladies from the Just Add Ink team for having me along this month.  Make sure you check out all the inspiration from the Design Team here.
Happy stamping!
Chris

Red, White and Blue Challenge Reminder

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A reminder to join in with our Red, White and Blue challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges.  I have made a very different card from last week’s…….

I thought this image from Lacy Sunshine Stamps called Rory Sailing, was just too cute and had to use it for this challenge.  She is coloured with Copic markers and I have combined her with papers from Stampin’ Up!s Maritime DSP.
I do hope you will share some of you projects with us for this challenge, we love to see what you have been creating!
Happy stamping!
Chris

Just Add…. Sequins!

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This week’s Just Add Ink challenge is to use Sequins.  Definitely a challenge for me, sequins are some I seem to avoid using, not for any particular reason, I just don’t think of using them.  But I do like a challenge! 🙂

To create my card, I have used the Word Bubble Framelits, in particular, the cloud shaped one.  I have used it to cut out a cloud of heavy cardboard, which I have then used as a template to sponge around, creating the cloudy sky look in the background.  I have made two clouds in silver foil and then embossed them with polka dots.  The umbrella comes from the Hostess stamp set called Life’s Adventure, normally the umbrella is held by a cute fox but this time I just wanted the umbrella.  And yes, of course, some shiny sequins coming out of those silver clouds 🙂
There are lots of gorgeous ideas and ways of using sequins from the rest of the Design Team here.  And I look forward to sharing my last card as Guest Designer with Just Add Ink next week.
Happy stamping!
Chris

New…Crafty Girlz Challenges

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I am very excited tonight to announce a new challenge blog that is now up and running, and even more excited that I am lucky enough to be part of the Design Team of Crafty Girlz Challenges!!

We have three sponsors for our very first Challenge, they are:

Rosey Hearts

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Lacy Sunshine

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A Day For Daisies

My first card, uses the very cute image called “Cute Fairy” from Rosey Hearts.

She certainly is cute, giving the snail a hug! 🙂

I loved this boy as soon as I saw him, with that cheeky face – Mikey Sweet Urchin from Lacy Sunshine.

I had fun trying to work out a background for this card, and have used some Stampin’ Up! DSP (retired and current) along with the fabulous Hello You Thinlits Dies and Crazy About You stamp set.

And last but definitely not least, is the absolutely gorgeous image from A Day For Daisies called A Lap Full of Kittens.

I have also used a background digital stamp from Make It Crafty called By The Window.  I thought the girl looked like she would be sitting with her kittens wishing the rain would stop so that they could go outside to play.

A huge thanks to our three sponsors for allowing us to use these beautiful images, and for the other “Crafty Girlz”. Lots of inspiration from the rest of the Design Team at Crafty Girlz Challenges!
Happy Stamping!
Chris

Ricky Goes Fishing…..

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Who?
Ricky is the name of this gorgeous boy on my card, from Tiddly Inks.

Ricky comes with two frames as well, and I have used the Polaroid frame, and wanting to keep it clean and simple, I mounted it onto a white card base.  The strip of fishing paper along the bottom comes from my stash, and Ricky has been coloured using Copic markers.
You can find the Digi image by clicking here.

Happy stamping!
Chris

Red, White and Blue

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This week’s challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges is to use the colour combination of Red, White and/or Blue in any combination you choose.
I have made a fairly quick and easy masculine card using a nautical theme for my project.

 

The papers are from the Maritime Designer Series Paper (Stampin’ Up!) and I really like the little bit of aqua colour in there to freshen it up a little.
You can see all the other inspiration from the rest of the Design Team here.
Join us with your own projects.  Happy stamping!
Chris

Just Add Ink #258

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This week’s challenge at Just Add Ink is to use this absolutely gorgeous colour combination:

Lots of pretty things you can do with those colours 🙂

My card this week features the ever popular and beautiful Blooming With Kindness stamp set.  I have sponged the Melon Mambo and Blackberry Bliss ink onto the stamp, to create the variations in colour, and then stamped the image two or three times so that it comes out lighter and lighter each time.
The Lace has had some Velvet trim threaded through, and both of those and the metal flower button come from the Artisan Embellishment Kit from the Occasions Catalogue.
Thanks again to the lovely ladies from the Just Add Ink team, for having me as their Guest Designer this month.
Make sure you pop on over to Just Add Ink and check out all the fabulous inspiration there.

Happy stamping!
Chris