The Male Room wishes you a Merry Christmas

Posted in Cards, Christmas by Chris

Today we have a Christmas challenge at The Male Room, and a special message to wish all of you a Merry Christmas.

I have two cards that I made up for this challenge, both using some of the music print from the Home for Christmas Designer Series Papers, along with some of those gorgeous baubles from the Delicate Ornament Thinlits dies. I love this combination for masculine cards, the gold and black together are quite striking.
I do hope you will share you Christmas projects with us at The Male Room, and look forward to a whole new year of challenges in 2016.
Merry Christmas,
Chris

27May2015

Washi Tape Challenge

Posted in Cards, Masculine by Chris

The new challenge at The Male Room, for the next fortnight, is a stash challenge. It’s time to use all that wonderful Washi Tape that we have in our stash – be as creative as you like. Just remember, your project must have a masculine feel. You can make a card, scrapbook page, tag, 3D project – just use Washi!!!!

My card uses a variety of different Stampin’ Up! Washi Tapes, in some lovely bright colours. The “happy” has been cut out of the black layer using one of the Dies from the Hello You Thinlits Dies. The Washi Tape is adhered to the layer below so that it shows through.

The “Birthday” word was stamped onto some white cardstock and cut out with the Word Window punch then layered onto some washi tape which was adhered to a strip of white cardstock and then the flags cut into the ends.

This is my final challenge as Guest Designer with the team at The Male Room, so a big thanks for having me along during May.
Happy stamping!
Chris

30Mar2015

Easter is nearly here…

Posted in Cards, Easter by Chris

This week’s Crafty Boots challenge is, of course, Easter. I wonder what special things you will do for Easter? Do you have family traditions?
Here in Australia, it is Autumn and the days are getting shorter and cooler, and we are getting prepared for the cold months ahead. So for us, Easter is not a time when the flowers are emerging and spring is in the air, and we often celebrate Easter with fires lit and warmer clothes starting to appear. I think I will get my knitting out!
In any case, it is a good excuse to stay cosily inside stamping and crafting! 🙂

My Easter card today uses a beautiful image from Angels Landing, which I have coloured with Copics. I have combined it with some pretty papers from my stash, and the words from the Stampin’ Up! Hello You Thinlits Dies and Crazy About You stamp set.

Wishing all of you a Happy Easter! And I hope you will share your Easter projects with us at Crafty Boots Challenges – we love to see what you have been making!
Happy stamping!
Chris

19Mar2015

Under Water Challenge

Posted in Cards, Masculine by Chris

This week’s challenge at The Male Room, is “Under Water”. Hmmm too many ideas….. 🙂
I decided to keep this one quite simple today, and play with some new ~~toys~~ products.

I have used ink with an Aqua Brush and gone very quickly over the white cardstock to give a nice washy watercolour look for the background, and then stamped the lovely shell from By The Tide stamp set.
The sentiment is made using a bundle currently available in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalogue – the “Happy” from the Hello You Thinlits and the stamped “Birthday” from the Crazy About You stamp set.

Happy stamping!
Chris