Anything Goes at CFM!

Oh, this is gonna be fun!  The theme for this challenge at Cards for Men is Anything Goes - man style of course!  Yup, we want to see your creations for the man in your life ... partner, brother, son, grandfather, nephew ...

We have an incredibly fun sponsor for this challenge, their images are perfectly fun and funny for male cards - Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and the winner will win a fab prize!

For my card I chose Duncan Disorderly, please disregard his bracelet, I really blew that one!  OMG, I just realized I wanted to add an embellie at the end of the banner ... I am losing my mind!! The sentiment is from the Card Chatter collection by Close to my Heart.

Make sure you check out the rest of the creations from our Design Team, I guarantee you'll love them!

DR Digi's House of Stamps is a site that aims to bring you digi stamps

with a sense of humour. We're not your average
Digi site, you wont find flowers and teddy bears.  Well you might.. 

but it'll be holding a bloody big chainsaw!

Merry Christmas at Cards for Men

Time for a new challenge at Cards for Men!  It's Merry Christmas time and our sponsor for this challenge is Scribbled Kidz.    The winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!

This cute image is Stolen Kiss by Scribbled Kidz.  When I saw this image it make me think of my boys and how I would always catch them underneath the mistletoe.  The background paper is from the Winter Fun collection by Carta Bella and the bingo card is called Handmade Holiday by Simple Stories.

 Note:  the image comes with a ball beside the boys feet, I removed it for this card.

Scribbled Kidz is all about fun images largely inspired by my family and what they might get up to. They are all hand drawn originals scanned in at 300dpi and saved as jpegs.   If you have any suggestions or special requests please let us know.Please pop along and see what we have to offer.

Way to Go!

It' challenge time at Cards for Men! Our theme for this challenge is "Way to Go!" You have until November 10th to show us your creations of encouragement, cheers to you and of course way to go!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Paper Pretties and they have graciously donated 6 digis of the winner's choice!

This adorable image and sentiment is "Skywalker" by Paper Pretties.  I printed the sentiment on the colored paper then used my fishtail banners by MFT to cut it out.  I pulled out my Stampin Up punches for the circles then added a button and bakers twine.  The papers are from the Party Animals collection by Kaiser Craft and think they work perfectly with this fun image!

Challenges:
Less is More -  String or Twine
Simply Create Too - Bingo (B: Squares, I: Green, N: Punch or Die Cut, G: Stamp, O: Button)

Pretties is an online crafting store, and home to Zac, Lily, Sophia and Cooper - the cutest kid stamps around! (At least we think so). We have many exclusive stamp lines, from elegant to whimsical, sweet to clever; there is something for every stamper in our Pretties' Boutique.

Along with our full line of high quality clear stamps, we also have a large selection of digital images.

Halloween at Cards for Men!

Time to get your Trick or Treat on at Cards for Men!  Our theme for this challenge is Halloween and our spooky sponsor is The Paper Shelter!

For my card I chose to work with Nevermore.  This is a color digi and I teamed it up with some Halloween papers from my stash.  I also added some ribbon and a button by Martha Stewart.

If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format.Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums.

STOP It's your Birthday!

It's challenge time again at Cards for Men!  Our theme for this challenge is "String it Up" so add some string to your creation and enter for a chance to win a $5 gift certificate from our sponsor, Digital Delights!

I colored this Digital Delights image with my copic markers to match the paper from the Surprise! Collection by Boy Bunny.  I used my circle embossing folder on the red and blue flags, added some bakers twine, a button and there you  have it!

Make sure to check out the fab creations from our Design Team!

Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7!! http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

Let's Float Away

It's challenge time over at Cards for Men and you will have until September 15th to create a tag or add a tag to your creation for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate from our fab sponsor, Fresh Brewed Designs!

That's right, our theme is "Tag It" and our amazing design team has come up with some great creations so make sure you check them out and leave them some love!
  

 I chose to work with this image by Fresh Brewed Designs called Heart Hot Air Balloon.  When I saw this image I immediately thought about some paper I had in my stash, "What's Up" by BasicGrey.  I matched up my Copic markers with the colors in the papers and created a tag with the "let's float away" sticker and added a flag both from the same collection.

Now that I have an image to go with the paper collection, I can hardly wait to make additional cards!

Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.

 
All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational. I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email.

Challenges:

The Male Room - The Great Outdoors

Stampin' Royalty - Circles
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Heavy Metal Challenge at Cards for Men

 Time to break out the metal!  That's right, dig through your embellie stash and find those metal pieces that you've been saving!

Our challenge at Cards for Men is "Heavy Metal".  You will have until August 19th to show us your creations.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Kenny K and the winner will receive 4 digital images of their choice!

This card was created using the pre-colored digi Capt. Locke.  This was my first time using a pre-colored digi and wow, are they fantastic to work with!

I used an embossing folder on the background, my metal piece is the brown bottle cap and the fabric cog was spritzed with ink spray.  The papers are from the Weekend Market Collection by Bo Bunny. 

Now hop on over to Cards for Men and get your inspiration linked up!

I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful work of Kenny K's Shop but what about the man (and woman) behind those wonderful creations. Take a look here to see their journey, http://www.kennykdownloads.com/about-kenny-and-elena.php

Challenges:
Simply Steampunk Challenges - Metal
KennyK's Krafty Krew - Steampunk

Christmas in July

Christmas in July at Cards for Men ... hard to believe Christmas is 6 months away! 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Meljens Designs and the winner will receive 4 digis of their choice!

Say hi to Gruffy Little Gnome by Meljen's Designs. I colored this grumpy little guy with my Copic markers and used distressed ink pad to color the wooden snowflakes.  I haven't used banners in a while so I pulled them out and love how they look with the grey and white bakers twine.  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

Make sure to check out the fab creations from the Cards for Men design team then start your Christmas in July!

Meljen's Designs (http://meljensdesigns.com) is a digital stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical, fun digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and it is steadily growing. The new store offers instant downloads, organized categories, and a search feature. We have new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Mondays and a monthly Guest Designer at the Meljen's Designs Blog (http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/). Please visit the store to find more of Melissa's wonderful images!

Challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - Snowflakes
Clearly iStamp - Christmas in July
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas in July

Bingo Challenge at Cards for Men

It's a Bingo Challenge at Cards for Men!  Our sponsor for this challenge is Carole Bryson, an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

This here is Bob from Fresh Brewed Designs.  The first time I saw him I knew he was going to become part of my digi collection.  I colored him up with my copic markers, as you can see by his tan, he doesn't get out much!  It's been a while but I hauled out my sewing machine and did a bit of stitching then tried out some washi tape for the border.  This was my first time using the tape and I'm not sure why I waited so long, it's sooo cool to use!  The papaers are by Cosmo Cricket.

As this is a Bingo Challenge, I used the middle row:  metal (brads), digital image (Bob) and tag.

Die cut Or punch	sentiment	Multifolds
Metal Or charm	Stamped image Or digital images	Tag Or ticket
Dry embossing	Paper piercing	Twine Or Scrappers floss

I am an Independent Stamping Up! Demonstrator in Lancashire & surrounding areas.  I teach large and small scrapbooking and craft classes.  I can arrange parties in your home for crafting and non-crafting friends to suit your requirements, and where everyone is guaranteed to have a great time!  I also run a crop in the Rochdale area.  Please contact me for more details at carole.bryson@gmail.com xx

Challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge - At the Beach
Total Paper Crafts - For the Boys
CCEE Stampers - Summertime is Beach Time
Deconstructed Sketch

Let's Get Sporty Challenge

Summer's here so it's a great time for our men to get in shape!!  Fitting that our challenge is "Let's Get Sporty" at Cards for Men!

Our sponsor for this challenge is That Craft Place. 

 I used an image from DigiStamp Boutique for my sporty card ... this sports-minded fellow is Weight Lifter Alf.  I colored him with my copic markers and did some distressing around the sentiment also from DigiStamp Boutique and can be found here. 

This is my first shot at a buckle card ... modified it a bit and am very happy that it turned out.  Will have to make some minor adjustments next time but at least I know it works!

The papers are from the Celebrate Collection by Authentique Paper.  For the star border on the inside of the card, I punched out the stars from the left over paper and glued them to the edge.  The sentiment was a freebie from The Alley Way Stamps.

Welcome to That Craft Place 

This is a Shop run By Lisa Horton ..   I  run an actual bricks and mortar shop in Eastbourne, East Sussex. 

We have every Kind of craft for sale ...

If you can't find it i will try by best to source it for you. We stock most leading Brands  and have a huge collection  of rubber stamp's, Saturated Canary, Kraftin Kimmie, My Craft Sentiments, Crafter's companion, Indigo Blue, My Favorite Things, CC Designs to name a few . We also stock a large selection of Die's  Memory Box, Sizzix, Spellbinder's, Cherrylyn, Marianne Dies. We  have new deliveries arriving each day.

Challenges

Dream Valley Challenges - Male Theme
Here Come the Boys - Let's Go Dotty
Little Claire's Designs - Male Theme
My Time to Craft - Spots and Stripes

Dad Challenge at Cards for Men

It's time for Challenge #11 at Cards for Men!  Our theme for this challenge is "Dad".  You have until June 9th to link up your creation for a chance to win 2 digis from our sponsor, Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

I love making guy cards and Dr. Digi's is an awesome place to find guy stuff.  This digi is BBQ Bill and I colored him up with my copic markers.  The black background paper is from my stash and the red paper is BBQ Words by Pebbles Inc.  The hot dog embellie came with the BBQ Words paper pack and I added some twine and a computer generated sentiment.  Voila! 
         

Welcome to the brilliantly bizarre brain of Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. 

Here you will find Monsters, Aliens, Odd balls and Dundertons as well as many many more wonderful digital stamps.   Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where his unique digis made a huge impression. 

 
We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, with our growing catalogue of great value digis with
a sense of humour.



Challenges
2 Sisters Challenge - Outdoor Fun
My Sheri Crafts - Father's Day
Brown Sugar Challenge - Father's Day

Fancy Folds at Cards for Men

Let's see those folds!  Yup, it's Fancy Fold challenge time at Cards for Men!

We have a fab sponsor for this challenge, Scribbled Kidz and the winner will receive 3 digis of their choice!

I made a gate fold card for this cheeky image "He won't notice". I colored him up with my copics and used some paper from my stash, added some bakers twine then found a naughty/nice button I thought worked perfectly for this image. The inside sentiment is by Stampendous.

Make sure you stop on over to see the creations from our talented Design Team!

Anything Goes at Cards for Men 1

It's time for an "Anything Goes" challenge at Cards for Men! 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Squidgi Digi, the winner will receive 4 digi's of their choice!

For my card I chose Docs to work with.  Although my Docs are black, I decided to color them like workboots and make this into a Father's Day card.

I didn't do anything fancy, just kept it simple.  I colored the image with my Copic markers and framed the image with some colored cardstock and added a bit of ribbon in the middle.  The sentiment is computer generated.

http://squidgidigi.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi my name is Beth, I am 19 years old and am studying a Degree in illustration at Blackpool University.

I started drawing images for my Mum , who made cards with them and then she put them on her blog . She got lots of great comments and people saying i should sell them - so here we are !

I hope you enjoy my images and would love to see any creations you make with them

April Fool's Challenge

Wow, April already!  To celebrate, Cards for Men's theme for their first April Challenge is "April Fool's", very fitting!

Our sponsor is for this challenge is Letraset.The winner of this challenge will win a 6-pack of Flexmarkers!

April Fools, yes I fondly remember my son putting ketchup packages underneath the toilet seat ... I don't think I've seen my husband and sons laugh so hard, admittedly, it was really funny!  I'm not sure what they have in store for me today ...

I have had this image from Sassy Cheryl's for a long time and have never used it ... pity really.  This image is called April Fools and unfortunately does not seem to be available any longer.

I colored him up with my Copic markers and added glossy accents to the bells and a few other spots.  I did a bit of paper piercing around the image and used my Spellbinders for the scallop square and pennants.  I used some orange baker's twine for the banner and as an afterthought, I added some bells.  The circle sentiment was a freebie from Articrafts by Rebecca and the birthday sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Available in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking.

Challenges:

Divas by Design - Metal (used bells)
Paper Pretties - Cards for Kids
Creative Craft Challenges - Cards for Kids
Digitally Sweet Challenges - Once upon a time (The Jester has lost his jingle, D. Saltzman)
Aud Sentiments - For a Child
Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - Humor
Created with Love - April Fool's Day
Digi Darla - Laughter is the best medicine

Happy Easter to Ewe

 Hard to believe that Easter is just around the corner!  To celebrate, Cards for Men's challenge theme is Easter.  You will have until March 31st to show us your Easter creations.

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and Jodie will award the winner 7 digis of their choice!

This adorable image from Bugaboo is Happy Easter to Ewe.  I colored him up with my Copic markers and added a bit of glossy accents.  The paper is from  the Generation Tech Stack by DCWV and the pennants were made by using Pennant Punches by QuicKutz and the sentiment was cut out with Fishtail Flag Stax by Die-namics.

 

 

Bugaboo Bio – 

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge,Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stampsstamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug. 

Challenges:

The Stamping Shack - Easter

Creatalicious Challenges - Easter
Hiding in my Craft Room - Designer Papers x 3
My Sheri Crafts - Easter
Digi Haven - Easter
Simply Create Too - Easter or  Bunnies

Just Chillin' at Cards for Men!

Yippee, March is here and to celebrate Cards for Men is hosting a Monochrome challenge.  You will have until March 17th to show us your stuff!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Digital Delights and the winner will receive a $5 gift certificate!

 

This darling image is Mr. Gnome.  I colored him up with my Copic Markers using all "E" colors.  I added some faux stitching on all the edges of the paper from the et cetera Collection by Bo Bunny.

The sentiment is computer generated and popped it in a flattened bottle cap and topped it with and acrylic cabochans both by Bottle Cap Inc.  I couldn't resist adding a Woody's bottlecap since it was a perfect color match!

Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7!!

Challenges:

Kraftyhands Challenge - Sketch

Feelin' Sneezy at Cards for Men

It's time for our Wintertime challenge at Cards for Men and with the challenge comes our fab sponsor, Fresh Brewed Deigns.  The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate!

If you're like me, I'm patiently waiting for spring to arrive, enough snow and cold temperatures already!  With the cold weather, tis the season for the common cold ... hence my choice of using Snowbuddy Sneezy for my card.

I colored sneezy with my copic markers and thought the papers from Party Animal Collection by KaiserCraft worked with my coloring choice.

I decided to make a gate fold card, it's one of my fave folds and haven't done one for a long time.  I thought it would be neat to make the sentiment moveable, like opening and closing a gate.

The sentiment both outside and inside is from On the Mend collection by Lawn Fawn.

Make sure to stop by Cards for Men and check out the fab creations by our talented Design Team and check out the cute digi images over at Fresh Brewed Designs!



Challenges:
Paper Playtime - Use a Sentiment Stamp
Catered Crop - Stars
Here Come the Boys - Lots of Layers
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - What's inside

All my Love at Cards for Men

It's all about Love at Cards for Men!  That's right, our challenge is "All My Love" so break out the mushy stuff and show us what you got.

I was having a bit of a dilema with my card, thinking of how I would make it "masculine" but I figured a wedding card really was for both man and wife so while I tried to stay with masculine colors, I did add some feminine touches!

The Kenny K digi that I worked with is called Happy Couple.  I colored it up with my copic markers and added glossy accents to their pearly whites.  I couldn't have a bride without some bling so I added some rhinestones on her tiara and earrings

Our sponsor for this challenge is, of course, Kenny K.  The winner will receive 5 digis of their choice!

I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful work of Kenny K's Shop but what about the man (and woman) behind those wonderful creations.  Take a look here to see their journey.

Challenges:
Gingerloft Challenge - Love is in the Air
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Valentines/Love
No Matter Which Challenge - Ribbons & Bows
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love and Marriage

Born to be Wild

It's time for Cards for Men Challenge #2 - Transport. You will have until February 3rd to link your creation for a chance to win 4 digi images from our sponsor Meljens Designs!

 When I saw the Flaming Monster Truck digi by Meljens I knew I had to have it!  Having a two boys in the house I knew this digi will come in handy!  I colored the image with my Copics and added Glossy Accents to the window, headlight, flames and wheel nuts.  I wish I had some orange glitter for the flames!

When I cut the image out, I had to cut the flag off from the back of the truck.  I used a pin from the sewing kit to get the flag back flying high, think it worked quite well!  The sentiment is by Create with TLC.

 

 

I decided to make two cards 'cause I recently purchased the Hello Spaceboy mini paper pad by Prima Marketing and the papers were just screaming to be used. For the embellies, the cogs were made with a punch from Stampin Up, the plastic blue star and orange splotch are by Paper Crush, the round badges are by Making Memories and the rest is from my stash.

To give the truck some rock n' roll motion, I used a spring on the back - I wish you could see it in action, it's soooo cool!  Before you get started, here's a little blurb on our sponsor, Meljens.  Make sure you check them out!

Meljen's Designs (http://meljensdesigns.com) is a digital stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical, fun digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and it is steadily growing. The new store offers instant downloads, organized categories, and a search feature. We have new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Mondays and a monthly Guest Designer at the Meljen's Designs Blog (http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/). Please visit the store to find more of Melissa's wonderful images!

Challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge - Put  a pin in it
Here Come the Boys - Bingo (Blue, Buttons, Punch)
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes