City Gent

Good morning all!

I have a card to share with you today!

This one was made for my brother's birthday!

It's been kicking about as a draft post on my blog for ages, so I

thought I'd best share it with you now!

I used the Papermania Heritage Press City Gent collection to make my nice & simple

A5 gatefold card. The decoupage was layered up with foam pads.

A bit of matting & layering with the papers & a couple of buttons to embellish.

I added a couple of buttons & an eyelet to the sentiment tab.

On the inside I added a die cut tag with a little a

La Pashe Easy Peely Short n Sweet Verse 

I couldn't get the card to lay flat on it's own, so I popped 

a paperclip on it to keep it in place!

Thanks for popping in today, I hope you like my little card!

I'd like to enter a couple of challenges as listed below:

AAA - #68 Tags  (W2) (Sun).

 Addicted to CAS  -  #92 Stripes.

Allsorts - #371 One For The Boys (Winner)

Imagine That! Creative Playground - July - Fancy Folds. 

Incy Wincy Designs - Fancy Folds (Winner)

High Tops

Good Morning All

It's Thursday once again! 

I hope you've had a good week so far!

 I'm here with my Just Inklined card for this week!

There's lot's going on behind the scenes at Just Inklined at the moment

& I may have some exciting news to share soon, so watch this space!

Now, onto my card.

I've used the brilliant image 

High Tops

This time, I've used it for a birthday card for a boy!

I've used it for a girls card before here

Here's a closer look at the image!

The papers I've used are from Papermainia & have been in my stash forever.

I've added some Card Candi to embellish.

The sentiment is from my stash. It's been printed out for ages.

It's one I made up a long time ago in my graphics programme.

Thanks for popping by, I hope you like my little card.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

My Heart Pieces - Use A Digistamp

Crafter's Cafe - Punches/Dies

Crafty Creations - Use Something From Your Stash

Diva's By Design - Happy Birthday

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #50 Anything Goes

Love Rubber Stamps Challenges - 2 Or More Patterned Papers

Sweet Stamps - Male Birthday (10)

Lunagirl Moonbeams -Let's Hear It For The Boys

Digitally Sweet - Guys Only

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - This Is A Mans World

Bear It All

Good moring peeps!

Time for me to share a DT card for Ooh La La Creations!

The theme over on the challenge blog this time, chosen by Michelle is 

Bear It All

Here's what I made.

The image & papers I have used are from the Boys To Men CD Rom

I love the image, it's cute & funny at the same time!

The papers are fab too! Don't you just love that plaid one?

Here's a closer look at the image for you!

This one is a topper which isn't actually what I meant to print out

 but in my usual rush, I hit print at the wrong time!

After I had printed the image out on to decoupage paper, I added

some firmer card to the back, along with some foam tape,

to give a bit of dimension. I used the sketch from 

for the layout of my card. I love this sketch!

You can see I've changed the order of the mats but the

elements are there! 

A couple of buttons threaded with twine & a sentiment left over

from another project are the only other additions!

You don't have to use Ooh La La Creations images or elements to play in the

 challenge, but we love it when you do! If you haven't tried any of the 

Ooh La La Creations  stuff yet, I can tell you there are a few free samples on the

  website & one of them just happens to feature bears!

I hope you  like my card & I hope you can play in the challenge!

Don't forget to check out the challenge blog, the DT have all created fantastic 

projects to inspire you & we have a brand new teamie on board,

the lovely Avril Ann of Crafting In The Bedroom fame!

I'd like to enter my card in a few challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist To Use Metal

CD Sunday - Tots To Teens

Come & Get It Challenges - Lots of Layers

Allsorts - Happy Birthday

Hiding In My Craft Room  Let's Hear It For The Boy

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - One Of The Guys Big Or Small

Simply Create Too - Fathers Day/[or]For A Male

4 Crafty Chicks - No Stamping Zone

Paper Crafting Journey - For That Special Man

A Song in your He{ART} - Let's Hear It For The Boy

Just Inklined To Hop - Animals

Good morning all,

It's time for this month's Just Inklined Blog Hop!

Our host this time is the lovely Gaynor who has chosen the theme

 Animals

Not quite sure if this was what she had in mind, but I just had to use him!
If you're already hopping, you'll have landed here from
Gaynor's Blog where I'm sure there was something amazing to see!

I've made a birthday card for a man!

The image I have used  is Poncho Polar Bear 

who is absolutely free at the moment over at 

Just Inklined 

don't forget to check out all the other fantastic images available too!

Now, if you're in a rush to move on, your next stop is 

the super talented Nicole who I'm sure will astound you!

Don't forget we always have a mystery host with a spot prize along the way,

so don't forget to omment at each stop! 

If you want to know a little more about my card, read on!

Here's a closer look at Poncho chilling on his lounger at the beach!

I've use promarkers to colour him & I've given him a Tequila Sunrise!

The papers I have used are from Papermania, I've had them in my stash forever! 

I've hadn't used them in ages so I rooted them out & have

 been using them up so I can make room for more! lol

The little arrows are cut from one of the sheets & I've popped them up on a 

little bit of shaker tape for a bit of dimension! 

The sentiments are also partly popped up on a bit of foam tape.

I've decorated the inside too! 

Now, if you need a reminder, your next stop is Nicole

Here is the order of the hop incase you need it!

It is a bit shorter than normal so you should be fine! 

Joyce

Gaynor
Dawn (that's me!)
Nicole
Tammy
Have fun hopping!

I'd like to enter this card in a few challenges:
Eclectic Ellapu - Birthdays
Di's Digis Designs - Birthdays
Brown Sugar - Patterned Paper
Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Circles & Squares
Craftitude - Anything Goes or Easy as 123 (1 image, 2 papers, 3 arrows)
Digi Haven - Bear Hugs
Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - One For The Boys
Simply Create Too - Stack 'Um Up (Use more than 2 layers)
Sweet Pea Stampers - Birthday
Animal Friends Challenge - Birthday
Addicted To Stamps - Holiday

One For The Boys

Good Morning Bloggers!

There's a new challenge live over at 

The Crafting Cafe!

This month, the theme is One For The Boys!

Here's my card

The image I have used is the fantastic

  "Stargazer" 

from one of this months sponsors

 Delicious Doodles

We are also sponsored this month by 

Kenny K 

 I'll share a card using one of their fantastic images a bit later on!

A closer look at the image!

As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it!

I used a matt black card base then used white linen embossed & matt black

 cardstock to matt & layer.

The image was printed onto the linen CS

The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards

I added matt of black cs cut with a circle nestie.

The sprinkled a few stars which were punched from black glossy finish CS.

I also decorated the inside of the card.

I was thrilled with how this one turned out, it was exactly as I pictured

it in my head! Something that doesn't always happen for me! lol!

I hope you like my card & I can't wait to see what you create!

Here's the link to the challenge again!

One For The Boys

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Challenge - Masculine

Allsorts Challenge - No Flowers

Hiding In My Craftroom - Black & White + 1

Word Play Saturday - Anything

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Recycle/World Earth Day April 22nd

Delightful Challenges - Hip To Be Square

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon - Masculine

Simon Says Stamp - Birthday

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Monochrome

Speedway

Good Morning everyone!

It's Thursday once again & time to share another

Just Inklined card with you!

This one was made for my hubby's birthday!

It had to be quickly made as he kept following me around & was

there at every turn!  If I'd wanted him for something, he'd be

 nowhere to be seen! lol

I used a Craftwork Cards card blank for the base.

The design paper is from Southfield Stationers Craft Pad - Male.

I love this tartan paper.

Not sure why I decided on a Black & White theme but I did!

Here's a closer look at the image, it's called Speedway 

& is one of the fun exclusive images available on

The Best of Just Inklined 2012 CD- Rom 

which is still available for just $5 or £3.05.

I keep finding more & more on there!

I coloured up the image with my promarkers & matted on to

black cardstock. I added this to the card using foam tape for dimentsion.

A button threaded with a little twine was added  for embellishment,

 the sentiment was matted on to black cardstock, with brads added

 to each end & then attached to the card using foam tape.

Thanks for popping in!

I hope you like this little card!

I have candy on my blog. If you'd like to play, click here

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:

A Little Bit Crafty - Celebrate

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Monochromatic

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - Anything Goes

Lia Stampz Challenge -Monochromatic

Seemacrafts - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Cards For Men