Men or Mice Challenge

Mmmmmm, time for our "M" challenge of Men or Mice at ABC Christmas Challenge!

We have two fab sponsors for this challenge, Shape EZ (2 templates of your choice) and Sweet Stamp Store ($10 gift certificate), please take a look at what they have offered at the end of this post!

I have to admit that I had to do a bit of searching for a mouse image....I'm glad I did as I found this cute fella by Digi Web Studio.  It comes with 6 adorable Christmas mouse digis.

I used Dad's Tie Flip Card template by Shape EZ and cut it out with my Silhouette and used my banner nesties to add a "tie pin" at the top.  The sentiment "Happy Christmouse" and the inside sentiment are both by Paper Smooches and wish I had used some embossing powder to make the sentiment pop .. unfortunately I didn't have any of the paper left to redo it but I took a close up pic to give you a better look.  The paper is Sugar Plum from the Saint Nick collection by Fancy Pants Designs.

Make sure you head over to ABC Christmas Challenge to check out the creations from our very talented Design Team!

Shape EZ

Prize offered to 1 lucky winner is : 2 Shape EZ templates or your choice.

Shape EZ is a product originating from the desire to be different.  The templates were inspired by one unforgettable template and has become an opportunity to share specialty shaped cards with everyone.   Every template is offered in 300 dpi in SVG,JPEG,PNG and PDF files so no matter your preference, they are perfect for everyone.  No cutter needed, instructions included and are only limited by your imagination. 

Sweet Stamp Store

Prize - a $10.00 Gift Certificate for Sweet Stamp Store

SweetStamps.com manufactures artistic rubber stamps on cling cushion for use with acrylic blocks. We carry a variety of stamping and paper crafting goodies like our own Shades dye inks, metal embossing plates, embossing folders, cutting & embossing dies (Cheery Lynn, Marianne, Joy! and Nellie's), fine detail embossing powders, specialty cardstock and vellum along with supplies for parchment crafting.

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

Flowers Challenge at Digi Haven

I'm excited to announce that this is my first entry as a new member of the Digi Haven Design Team!  Make sure to visit their blog and be prepared to have some fun!

"Flowers" is the theme of our challenge and our sponsor is Floppy Latte's Digital Designs.  The winner will receive a $6 gift certificate!

This image is Floral Corner Arrangement I and can be found here.  I colored the image with my copic markers, I decided to use the purple and green combo (one of my faves).  I embossed the background with a Sizzix embossing folder and framed it, and the image with purple.  Added a ribbon from my stash and the sentiment is digital but unfortunately I'm not sure where it came from.

Now make sure you head over to Digi Haven to check out the great collection of cards from the talented Design Team!

Grab a cuppa and head on over to Floppy Latte's!  

Floppy Latte's Digital Designs is a Digital Stamp/Paper/Die Cut shop.  You will find all types of digital stamps, various papers and great digital die cut files for your cutting machines. 

Challenges
Sandy's Crafty Creations - Embossed Background
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Flowers Galore

"L" Challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge!

Give us a LAUGH or LESS is more, that's our Challenge for the next two weeks!

We have a fab sponsor for this challenge, Saturated Canary.  Kirsta is graciously offering the winner 2 digi stamps of their choice!

For my card I chose to work with "Spritz".  I colored him up with my copic markers, added a bit of glossy accents on the candy cane and bell then traced the outline of the wings with my sparkle spica pen.  As an overall, I sprayed the image with Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz and doily with the same plus Bahama Blue Fireworks spray.  The papers are from the Snow Day collection by PinkPaislee and the fabric brads and lace are from my stash.  The sentiment is from TLC Creations.

Challenges:

Weekly Christmas Card Challenge - Lace
Crimbo Crackers - Make me Laugh
Craftin Desert Divas - Red, White & Blue

Here Come the Boys Challenge

Hello!  It's Day 9 of our Here Come the Boys monthly challenge at The Crafting Cafe!

I LOVE making masculine cards, I realize that seems to be out of the norm for most but I have more difficulty with frilly & feminine cards!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Delicious Doodles and the lucky winner will receive 4 images of their choice!

I chose to work with Vintage Norton Bike.  I decided not to color to the image myself, rather I formatted the image from black to brown.  The papers are from the Back to Backs collection by Bo Bunny, the tiles are from Tim Holtz and the rest of the embellies are from my stash.

Challenges 


Clear It Out Challenge - Male / Metal
Craft Lovin Challenge - Father's Day
Crazy 4 Challenges - Father's Day
Sugar Creek Hollow - Father's Day

"K" Challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge

It's challenge time at ABC Christmas Challenge!  Our theme for the letter K is "Kept Safe".  I'm sure you are like me and have so many things that I have purchased over time but don't have the heart to use it ... just waiting for that one special card or whatever ... why do we do that?!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kenny K

This image is Bow by Kenny K.  Now this image is one that I've had for at least a year if not longer... I colored her with my Copic Markers and the paper is from my stash, the title is cut off so I'm not sure where it's from.  So, now for the "K" ... it's the blue tinsel twine from Tim Holtz.  Along with the digi that I've had for at least a year, I've had the tinsel twine for the same amount of time.  It just about killed me to use it ... haa haa, just kidding!

Make sure to head over to ABC Christmas Challenge to look at the fab creations from our talented design team!  Now pull out those items you hold dear to your heart and start using them!

Digi and rubber stamps from KennyK are a fun and edgy way to add the perfect dose of attitude and style to all of your creations! The creator, the artist, the man: Kenny K is a NYC-born professional illustrator who has brought his funky-but-slick, urban-influenced look to the cardmaking and papercrafts world. His signature style can be seen throughout his various collections of sexy pin-up babes, sweet 'n sassy girls, cool rockin' dudes, kid’s stuff, retro characters and more at KennyKDownloads.com.

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

Sunshine Day

With all this rain I felt a little sunshine was in order!

This  little ray of sunshine is Rosie from the DigiStamp Boutique.  I colored her up with my Copic markers and decided to make a tag instead of a card.  I distressed the manila tag with distress inks by Tim Holtz (Pumice Stone, Antique Linen and Barn Red). I added the flowers and butterfly from my stash.

I hope this added some brightness to your day!

Challenges
Digi Haven - Mother's Day / Floral Challenge
Welcome to Flourishes - Butterflies
Three Scrappy Gals - Flowers
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Flowers

Jingle time at ABC Christmas Challenge

ABC Christmas Challenge in on the letter J ... well it definitely makes me think of Jingle Bells!  That's right, we want to see bells a jingling!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Wild Orchid Crafts and the winner will receive a £10 gift voucher!

I wanted to keep it simple so I made this card using Stampin Up! stamps and die cuts .  First I embossed the white cardstock with Holly embossing folder, used red and white ribbon for color and added a bell with a copper colored safety pin from a tag off my new jeans.  I stamped the gingerbread image with versa mark then covered it with copper embossing powder then heated it up.

Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes w/a handmade bow
Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture
Sweet Stampin' - Clean and Simple
Totally Paper Crafts - Clean and Simple
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Gingergread

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!