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Cardz 4 Guys Make Your Mark

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This week’s challenge at Cardz 4 Guys has been chosen by Julie who would like you to create your project using Man (Woman) made marks only.  Stitching, inks, embossing, any colouring pens/pencils, water colours, stencils.

I made two cards for this week’s challenge:

The first card uses some retired Stampin’ Up! papers for a background, and I have stamped direct onto the papers using the Adventure Awaits and The Open Sea stamp sets.

My second card was a slightly different interpretation of the “Make Your Mark” theme, since I didn’t have any more information about this challenge at the time.


I have used a digital image called Graduation Guy from Kenny K Downloads, which has been coloured with Copic Markers.
Check out what the rest of the Design Team have come up with for this challenge at Cardz 4 Guys Challenges.

Happy stamping!
Chris

Cardz 4 Guyz Challenges

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It’s going to be a busy month for me, as I have been asked to be Guest Designer on not one, but two different challenge blogs during May.  The first is with Cardz 4 Guys Challenges.  (You will have to be patient and wait to find out who the second is with!)
Cardz 4 Guys is all about helping you to create cards for the men and boys in your life, which a lot of people find challenging, however I really enjoy creating those masculine cards.  So I hope you will pop on over to the blog, say hi, and get some inspiration!

This week’s challenge is to make a project using a Gardening theme.

My card uses the digital images Shed by Little Claire, and Big Guy’s Garden by Mo’s Digital Pencil, and I have combined the coloured images with some papers from my stash.
Thanks to the Design Team at Cardz 4 Guys for having me join them this month.  Make sure you stay tuned to find out what else we have coming up for you.

Happy stamping!
Chris

Watering Can Tulips

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I think this is the last of the Mother’s Day card for this year, and is made using another gorgeous Digi from Imagine That! called Watering Can Tulips.

The image has been coloured using Copic Markers, and the background papers are Stampin’ Up! Lullaby Designer Series Papers.  The papers are currently available, but soon to be retiring, so won’t be around for much longer.
I apologise for the photo, the Twine flopped down over the writing without me realising, but I am sure you can make out that it says “Happy”! 🙂
And on that note, Happy Stamping!

Chris

Things With Wings Challenge Reminder

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Another quick post this evening, just a reminder to share your projects based on the theme “Things With Wings” at Crafty Boots Challenges.

My card uses some papers from my stash, and I have cut out various parts of the paper, then layered them.  So absolutely no stamping! Just a little bit of cutting and some layers, and that’s it! 🙂  A very quick and easy card featuring some cute little bees! 🙂  Oh yes, I did do some Faux Stitching around the edge, just to finish it off a little, but it would still work without.
So I do hope you will share your cards and projects with us, we love to see what you have been doing.
Happy stamping!
Chris

 

 

Mother’s Day Rose

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A quick post this afternoon to share with you a Mother’s Day card I made using this beautiful Single Rose image from Pattie’s Creations Designs.

My card uses some pretty papers out of my large stash, and the sentiment comes from the Stampin’ Up! Hello You Thinlits Dies and Crazy About You stamp set.

Mother’s Day in Australia is next Sunday, 10th May, so make sure you get something special for your Mum.
Happy stamping!
Chris

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

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

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

Easter Challenge Reminder

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A quick reminder today about our Easter Challenge at Crafty Boots Challenges.
I have made two quick and easy cards, both using the “For Peep’s Sake” stamp set.

The first card uses some retired papers, but I love the bright, vibrant colours, so couldn’t resist using them.

And for the second card, I have used a sponge dauber to change the colour on the words.
Make sure you check out some other Easter inspiration from the rest of the Design Team.

Happy stamping!
Chris