The Male Room - Sketch

Good morning!  I'm getting ready to head down to Florida for the Stampfest and this will the first one I attend.  I'm excited to see what this is all about.  But for now, we have another challenge for you at The Male Room.  For the next 2 weeks, we are looking for creations using the following sketch. 

 Remember, it has to be masculine. 

Using the sketch, I created a card that could be used for a little boy.  The images are from Stampin' Up stamp set, Zoofari.  I try to use as many of the stamps to create this card.  In fact, I think this is the first time I've used this stamp set.  I colored the images with water and regular color pencils. Even though the dp is considered Halloween, I thought it looked great as part of a safari.

Here's the inside, using another stamp and copy the outside some.

I went ahead and put the bird stamp on the envelope.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  hope to see you getting sketchy.

stamps used: SU Zoofari
paper used: MFT primitive white, tangy organge, The Paper Studio Halloween Chevron, Bazzill charcoal gray and golden color paper
die-cuts used: MFT Square Stax 1 & Stax 2, Sentiment Strips
embellishments used: Making Memories antique copper brads

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #32 -Holey Cardstock

Hello fellow crafters!  It's time for another challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog!!!  Holey Cardstock, yup we want to see holes in your cardstock. Create a punched or die cut opening for paper, image or sentiment to show through. 

This challenge is being sponsored by DRS Designs.

The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate.  They have some amazing stamps...gotta check them out!

I got to work with the images Golf Icon and the sentiment Back Nine Birthday Greeting from DRS.  As you can see, I made a die cut hole for my image to show through.  (Now after seeing some of the other DT projects, I might have went a different route.)  There are a couple of layers that needed to be lined up with the opening.  Some clouds were added for that perfect day.  The golf ball is a sticker I had laying around.

 Here's the inside.  I didn't like seeing the sentiment and cloud showing from the front, so adding some in the inside to give it a more finished look.

I colored the image with water and regular color pencils and kept it very simple.  Added a sentiment from Unity Stamp Co.

The front sentiment with some golf ribbon I found.

Hope to see your holey creations!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Ooh La La Creations - #158 Father's Day/Male
• Squigglefly - #24 Summer Colors Orange or Blue

stamps used: DRS Golf Icon and Back Nine Birthday Greeting, Unity Fore!!! (the #4 was in a grab bag, not for sure which stamp set it's from)

paper used: SU Green, Bazzill both blue papers

die cuts used: MFT Square Stax 1 & Stax 2, Flat Bottom Cloud

embellishments used: Bobbin Ribbon, K&Company Golf Course, Felt

The Male Room - Father's Day

We have another challenge for you at The Male Room!  Father's Day is approaching fast, so let's see your Father's Day creations.

I bet many kids have the memory of riding on their father's back.  What fun it was, when dad try to buck you off.  This cute image is from Unity Stamp Co, by Phyllis Harris called Thanks for Being Fun.  It was colored by water and regular color pencils.  

After I made the card. I knew I wanted a ribbon on it and came across the key chain.  I can't believe my luck, the key chain was the same colors I used.  A bow with a hanging key chain was needed.

The inside:  sentiment is from the same stamp set.

thanks for looking and reading  :o)  

Happy Father's Day to all you dads at there!!!

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

• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - #108 Any Sentiment for a Guy (inside sentiment is stamped)
• Crafty Sentiments - Father's Day/For a Male
• Hobbybook Designer Challenge - For Dad/Male Creations
• Milkcoffee Challenge - For a Dad/Special Male Challenge
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - For the Boys
• Scrap-Creations - Father's Day
• Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog - #173 Best Dad
• That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Men
• Tuesday Throwdown - #199 Special Man

stamp used: Unity - Thanks for Being Fun

paper used: Chocolate Lovers-Cream, Brown was discount paper, SU-Olive, Colorbok-Victorian Parlour

die-cut used: MFT Postage Stamp Stax

embellishments used: RRR-brown crushed ribbon, Me & My Big Ideas-dad (keychain)

Welcome Baby

Our wonderful friends in the UK had another baby girl!!  It's fun to make something girlie.  

Here's the welcome baby girl card I made for them and their new baby girl.  The digital image is from Sweet Pea Stamps - Mother and Baby Girl by Conie Fong.  I colored it with my water and regular color pencils.  I found the vintage paper at Hobby Lobby and match the rest of the solid papers to it.  

Adding some pearls and flowers to make it girlie.  The corner dies remind me of a vintage style too.  Lots of layers were a must.

The inside has to match the outside, even to write a message.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• CCC Designs-#2 Digi/Use a Diecut
• Cute Card Thursday - #324 Perfectly Pink
• Dream Valley Challenges-#83 Baby
• Fairytale Stampers -Challenge #39 Blumen/Flowers
• Kitty Bee -Aloha Friday #25 Baby
• One Stitch At A Time-#216 Use a Digi
• Robyn Fetish - #215 Baby Cards

stamps used: Sweet Peas Stamps-Mother and Baby Girl (digi), SU-Short and Sweet (sentiment)

paper used: The Paper Studio-Mirabelle Tapestry (all from Hobby Lobby)

die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 1 & Stax 2, La-La Land Crafts-Filigree Corner Die

embellishments used: Recollections Pearls, Flowers from stash (5 years sitting)

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog #31 - Mind Your Banners!!

I can't believe it's June already!!  My second born son will be graduating from High School on Thursday, so the house is getting busy with out-of-town guests.  I love when family comes to visit :o)

Let's get on with the challenge at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog. For the next 2 weeks, we want you to "Mind Your Banners!!".  This should be an easy challenge for everyone, just look at the different DT inspiration.

As always with Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog, we have 2 wonderful sponsors for this challenge.  

The winner of QKR Stampede is 5 images.

The winner of Bugaboo is 7 images.  

How awesome of these sponsors!!

I got to work with Bugaboo image Bugaboo Brat-Liberty.  She is cute and I knew it would be pretty  easy to create a project with banners.  I also tried another bendy card since they are very easy to do and different.

I try to find some patriotic paper in my stash.  Good thing I had a couple!  The stripe is a discount paper I've been hoarding, as well as the BoBunny and Paper Studio.  I'm still using the 300 pieces of paper I got from a going out of business small shop from years ago, it's a good thing.  The stars are die-cuts with metal between two of them, then stuck on the first fold, hidden by paper over them. 

I printed out the image twice, but reversed one of the images.  I needed it for the backside of the second bend fold.  Each star on the banners are die-cuts.  I know I could get really fancy with this card.  I could even find some embellishments to hide the slits, but I'm not for sure what I will do or if it really needs anything else.  I'll either write a message or find a sentiment for the back part.

thanks for looking and reading :o)  Hope to see your banners in the challenge!

I would like to enter in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #196 Anything Goes
• CCC Digi Creations - #2 Digi/Use a Diecut
• Challenges 4 Everyone - #42 Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore - Use a Stamp or Digi stamp somewhere on your project
• Craftin Desert Divas - Linky Party Fun Folds
• Crafting From The Heart - Challenge 21 - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #233 Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday - #323 Blues and Hues!
• Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

stamps used: Bugaboo - Bugaboo Brat-Liberty, Unity- sentiment (from a grab bag I won)

paper used: MFT Primitive White, The Paper Studio-Vintage Flag Stars, BoBunny WildBerry Red Dots, Stripes discount paper

die-cuts used: MFT Star Stax, Fishtail Flag Stax, Jmbo Fishtail Banner Stax

embellishments used: MFT by The Twinery Marashino twine

The Male Room - Leaves & Trees

It's time for another manly challenge at The Male Room!  For the next two weeks we want to see Leaves & Trees on your projects.

I have both trees and leaves on my card.  I know it could be a fall type card, but hoping with the colors that it doesn't seem like fall card.  I stamped the trees with a light tea distress ink.  After much debate, I decided not to color them.  I colored the acorns with color pencils and fussy cut them out.  Both stamp sets are from Unity Stamp Co.

I just added a little rope around the die-cut leaves.  Plus a little cute sentiment.

The sentiment is also from Unity. 

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart - #20 Anything Goes
• One Stitch at a Time - #214 Anything Goes
• The Cats Pajamas - #267 Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant - #252 Anything Goes

stamps used: Unity-Borderline Cute & Acorn Greetings

paper used: Bazzill-Rain & Almond Cream, MME - Follow Your Heart

die-cuts used: Momenta-leaves, MFT Mini Album Bracket & Hexagon Stax

embellishment: rope

Boy Graduation Card

I have another graduation card for today!  This one is going down to our dear friends in LA.  Our sons went to school together and were in cub scouts together (for the 5 years we lived there), sure do miss those days and our friends.

Kept it simple for the guy.  I colored the image with water and regular color pencils.  Used my new graduation die-cuts.

The image is from La-La Lands, it's a big stamp.  I believe all their stamps are big, because the image is the focus.  Added the sentiment that came with the image with a small cap brad.

Inside I used a sentiment from MFT Happy Graduation stamp set.

Congratulations Nicholas and Good Luck!!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• A Random Fan - #9 Anything Goes
• Card Mania - #47 CAS
• Kitty Bee Designs - #24 Congrats/Graduation
• Natalie & Amy's Challenge - #20 Rubber Stamping
• The Pink Elephant - TPE#251 Graduation

stamps used: La-La Lands Crafts - Graduation Luka, MFT Happy Graduation

paper used: Bazzill Vibrant Blue, Texture Dark Blue, Golden (discount paper), MFT primitive white

die-cuts used: MFT Graduation Accents & By the Numbers

embellishment used: Recollections Graduation Brads

Girl Graduation Card

Graduation time is upon us!  Some of our friends kids have already graduated and it seems so early.  My second son will be graduating the first week of June.  It's hard to believe I have 2 grown men and still have 2 more boys to go.  It will be 15 years when my last little one will graduate...wow!

This card is for a dear friend's daughter.  I decided to try a bendy card.  There are many tutorials out there, just pick a couple to study and give it a try :o)

I kept it pretty simple, because I saw some amazing bendy cards out there. Since the daughter went to a private school where uniforms and traditional schooling was done, I thought the card needed to be uniformed.  All the die-cuts are from MFT (My Favorite Things)-Graduation Accents.

Here is the last panel. I thought a dp would break up the solid red and black.  I left the the inside side panels blank to write a message to the graduate.

One side tucked in.

Here's the image from Flat Friends - Graduation Celebration

thanks for looking and reading :o)  have a wonderful weekend and congratulations to all the graduates out there!!

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

• Craftitude - #65 That's Die-licious (Use A Die)
• Flat Friends - #20 Dies and/or Punches
• It's All About the Vintage - #69 For Graduated
• Kitty Bee Designs - #24 Congrats/Graduation
• One Stitch at a Time - #214 Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant - TPE#251 Graduation

stamp used: Flat Friends - Graduation Celebration (digi)
paper used: MFT (wild cherry? It was in a sample pack and I'm sure this is the color), SU black, MME traveler dp
die-cuts used: MFT Oval Stax 2, Graduation Accents, By the Numbers

Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Happy Monday!!!  We have a new challenge for you at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog and it's a favorite....Anything Goes!

We have 2 sponsors for this challenge and that means 2 winners.

The winner for Lawn Fawn will receive a stamp set and 6x6 pad paper, winner's choice.

The winner for Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet will receive a $10 gift certificate.

It's fabulous to have wonderful sponsors :o)

After my plan A was a total epic fail, this is plan B..... a tag.  It's a cute tag!  I choose to work with Reeces Scrap Pieces - Homemade Goodness, image and digi paper.  There are 3 images and 3 digi papers with this set.  I colored the image with water and regular color pencils.  There is a burlap and scrap material (from my son's mummy costume I made him one year) behind the image.

The base tag is made of cork.  Burlap string, twine and ribbon were used to finish of the tag.  From one of the burlap string is a mini spool with a little twine wrapped around it.  I stamped a thanks tag and tied it around the ribbon base.  Viola!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

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

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #192 Desserts
• Digi Choosday - WK 19 Embellish It!
• Digi Makeover Challenge - #141 String/Twine/Ribbon
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #92 AG
• Open-Minded Crafting Fun - #10 Use Some Ribbon

stamps used: Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet - RSP Homemade Goodness, SU-So Happy For You

paper used: Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet

die-cut used: MFT Traditional Tags Stax

embellishments used: burlap, scrap material, cork, Timeless Twine, Really Reasonable Ribbon, reused ribbon, Recollections brads, Spare Parts mini spools, eyelet, burlap string

The Male Room - A Moving Part

I'm late, I'm late!!  I'm a little late for The Male Room Challenge!  My days of the week are all messed up with a new schedule going on right now...uugghh!

Anyway, for the next 2 weeks we want to see a moving part on your manly creations.

I went the cute a simple route!  The die-cuts are from MFT (My Favorite Things).  

I needed a little scenery for my bike. I really wanted to cover up the window, but with the bike wheels. it made it very difficult to do so.

I added a little sentiment, that was fitting.  If I really thought ahead, I would I put a sentiment on the pull paper, at least it has an arrow.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamp used: MFT PI I Wheelie Like You

paper used: some discount paper and scraps

die-cuts used: MFT Bicycle, Grassy Edges, Cloud Trio, You Move Me, and Lead the Way

embellishment used: Brads