You're A Star Teddy Bo

Good Evening

The current challenge over at Teddy Bo is Let's Celebrate.  I think nothing says 'Celebrate' quite like stars! Here is my card:

6 x 6 card blank

Teddy Bo is printed onto Neenah card, coloured with coloursoft pencils blended with baby oil.

Spellbinders label die used to cut around Teddy Bo and a mat then created from Core'dinations card.

Backing paper from making cards magazine, inked around the edges with Aged Mahogany distress ink.

Co-ordinating backing paper cut with a Marianne star ribbon die and burgundy organza ribbon threaded through.

Central strip created with a Martha Stewart border punch from pearlescent gold paper.

Stars created from matching card using a Die-namics die.

Sentiment is a Wild Rose Studio stamp using Aged Mahogany ink.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Fetch-A-Sketch - Sketch

Top Tip Tuesday- One For The Men

Cards For Men - Happy Birthday

Time For Golf

My card for today uses the paper embroidery technique.  This is very theraputic to do, although quite time consuming too:

DL linen effect card

Pattern from Form-a-Lines

Gold metallic thread used for stitching

Spellbinders die and peel offs used for sentiment.

My card is for the following challenges:

Less Is More - Something Shiny (I hope the metallic thread qualifies for this challenge)

Allsorts Challenge - Paper Piercing

One Stitch At A Time - Stitching Real or Faux

My Mum's Craft Shop - About The Boys

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Cards For Men - Sports With A Sentiment

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for the comments you leave, I really appreciate each and every one.

Boofle For Dad

Good Afternoon

My card for today follows the sketch over at Willow Sketchie Challenge:

8 x 8 card blank

Decoupaged image printed from (my new) Boofle cd-rom onto decoupage paper.

Backing papers from same cd.

Brown textured cardstock from paper mill.

Martha Stewart star corner punch.

Teal cardstock core'dinations embossed with swiss dots embossing folder and sanded.

Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Accents and Motifs

The inside of the card is decorated to complement the front:

Martha Stewart star corner punch used.

Sizzix Textured embossing plate.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Fathers Day

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Card for a Male

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - I love you Dad

Cards For Men - Fathers Day

The Poodles Parlour - Fathers Day

Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

The CD Sunday Challenge Blog - Gorgeous Green

Good Afternoon

A very warm welcome to my new followers.

This is my card for the current challenge at The CD Sunday Challenge which is 'Gorgeous Green'

8 x 8 card blank

Backing paper and scene from Summer Adorables cd-rom, printed onto satin paper, matted onto Core'dinations card

Images from Summer Adorables stamp plate, coloured with Spectrum Noir pens.

Ribbon from Joanna Sheen, buttons from my stash.

Sentiment tag cut with a Spellbinders die from Core'dinations card.

This is the inside of the card:

Panels embossed using Keepsake Majestic embossing board.

Image printed from Summer Adorables cd-rom

My card is also for the following challenges:

Here Come The Boys - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - Time To Embellish

The Crafty Pad - Use Ribbon

The Poodles Parlour - Fathers' Day/Male Card

Penny Black at Allsorts - My favourite things with stamped main image (decoupage and ribbons)

Raise The Bar Challenge - Hello Summer

Pile It On Challenge - Fathers' Day

Cards For Men - Fathers Day

Build A Scene

Good Morning

I hope the sun is shining for you today.

My card for today is made using the new stamps from Hobby Art called British Countryside:

This is a lovely set of stamps.  You get so many on the sheet and I've used just 4 for my card.

I stamped the images onto Watercolour Card using Versafine ink.  I think these images lend themselves so well to watercolouring.  I used a Darice embossing folder from Crafters Companion and Core'dinations card. I sanded it very slightly.  I trimmed down the image to fit in the embossed frame and then matted this onto black card.  I made a card blank from pearlescent card from PaperMill and matted the image onto this.

It took me all my time not to add any embellishments to this card, but decided to leave it 'as is' so as not to detract too much from the image, also, I made this as a 'male' card so that decided it too!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Card for a male.

Cards For Men - Spring Colours

Crafty Ann's Challenge - It's a man's world

Thanks for visiting!

Pollycrafts Pirate

Good Evening

The current Pollycraft Monday Challenge is 'Bingo'.  Here is my card:

I chose to use the line - buttons/Pollycraft image/punches.

I coloured my image using promarkers.  The yellow card is core'dinations.  The backing papers are from my stash, and I used a Martha Stewart punch.  The stars are cut using a Die-namics die and buttons with bakers twine threaded through are added to each star.

I've made this card for my nephews birthday, he loves to dress up so this should fit the bill.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash - Across the border

Moving Along With The Times - Things with wings

Cards for Men - Boys and their toys

Stamps R Us Challenge - Cards for kids

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Something for the boys

Thanks for stopping by.

Jo x

Forty Winks

Good Morning

My youngest daughter has gone back to school today, she is now in Year 6!!!  She was so excited, really looking forward to her new class.  I'm finding it way too quiet here!!!

I have decided to have another go at the current Crafty Calender Challenge, and also to  put my name forward to be considered for their DT.  If you don't try you don't know!

Here is my card:

I don't think the caffeine is working for him :0).

My card uses one of the gruffies decoupage papers from Joanna Sheen, and the backing paper is printed from a SWALK cd-rom from Crafters Companion.

My card is for the following challenges:

Crafty Calender Challenge - Let Sleeping Bears Lie

The Poodles Parlour - Animal Antics

The Crafty Pad Challenge - Blue and Brown

Cards For Men Challenge 18 - G is for Gruffie

Have a lovely day.

Jo x

We're Off To See The Wizard

Good Morning

My card for today is made using the Enchanted Dreams cd-rom from Joanna Sheen.

The main image was printed onto glossy photo paper and then matted onto gold mirri card.  The background paper is printed from the same cd-rom.  The stacking stars are cut from gold and silver mirri card using a die-namics die.  The base card stock is a beautiful rich blue from Papermill.

My card is for the following challenges:

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Your Song Choice (We're off to see the Wizard)

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - NoSsentiment

Creations by Gill M - Believe In The Magic

Cards For Men - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  And a huge thank you to those of you who visit me regularly and leave such lovely comments, they mean such a lot to me.

Jo x

Time To Celebrate

Good morning

My card for today is made using one of LOTV's cute squares.  I really like the image on this one.

I cut the square using a Nellie Snellen die, and then matted it onto red card.  I cut 9 equal squares from starry paper which is from a Making Cards magazine, and these were then matted onto silver mirri card.  The sentiment is also from LOTV.  The star is cut from red glitter card using my new die-namics die and a button from my stash added to the centre.  Some card candy is used to complete the card.

The card follows the current sketch at Willow Sketchie Challenge.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Cards For Men Challenge - Stars

Craft Your Passion Challenge - Use Red

Penny's Challenge - Red, white and blue

Lili Of The Valley Challenge - Celebrate

Crafting For All Seasons - Red, White and Blue

Willow Sketchie Challenge  - Sketch plus use red and something sparkly

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x

Anyone for ........golf?

Good Afternoon

Over at the Cards For Men Challenge Blog the challenge for this week is 'No Paper'.

I decided to make a bit of a novelty card for this challenge, inspired by Clairebears football card.

The images are rubber stamps from a Crafts UK set called (wait for it) Golf!!! I stamped using Versafine onto watercolour card and painted with Lyra's

The card was cut with a circular die and then run through my big shot with swiss dots embossing folder to make the card look like a golf ball.

Thanks for visiting today.

Jo x