Just Inklined To Hop

Good morning lovely peeps!

I hope you having a good bank holiday weekend?

Welcome to the May Just Inklined Blog Hop!

It's my turn to host this month so the funs starts here!
The theme, I have chosen is "One For The Boys"

I know many of us find it difficult to make cards for the

men in our lives so I thought the design team could give you 

a little bit of inspiration!

The image I have used is Throwback Fred

He's such a handsome chap! Joiner be day & party animal by night!

I made the sentiment myself a while back. 

If you're anxious to hop on, please do!

Here is the blog hop order

Dawn (That's me)

Tammy

Tangii

Lori

Joyce

Gaynor

Jak

So your next stop will be the awesomely talentd Tammy!

Don't forget to leave a comment at every stop as we always have 

a prize or two on offer for someone who leaves us some

love along the way!

If you'd like to read more about my card, scroll down!

Here's a closer look at the handsome & debonaire

Throwback Fred! He's such a fun guy & he's been coloured with

a combination of Promarkers & Flexmarkers

The little hammer & saw are brads, I think they are from Woodware.

Here's a closer look at the sentiment.

The distressed edges were done with a pair of serrated scissors

& sponged with Antique Linen Distress ink

The papers are from First Edition Bo Ho Chic & Papermania.

Here's what I did inside! I like to add a little decoration as

I feel it helps the balance of the card!

I've included the sentiment here for anyone who would like it!
Please don't share but tell your friends where they can pick
it up for themselves!

Thanks for hopping by! I hope you enjoyed your visit!
Now hop on over to see what Tammy has made for you!
Don't forget to leave a little bit of love at each stop!
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Great Impressions - Anything Goes
365 Cards - Day 124 {Not so} Heavy Metal
Color Me Creative - Colour any Image, Celebrate Something
Paper Creator's Crafts - For The Boys
Delicious Doodles - Something For The Boys
Crafters Companion - Masculine
Oozak - Anything Goes With Earthtones
Auds Sentiment Challenge - Birthday Sentiment & Birthday Blog Hop
Moving Along With The Times - One For The Boys
Southern Girls Challenge - You Can Say That Again

Petticoats Three

Good Morning blogger peepers! 

I hope you're all having a good week so far!

Here's another little card from me!

I went a bit out of my comfort zone with this one!

The image is Petticoats Three from Just Inklined.

I used an Elegant Square card base then added some Kraft paper, 

which was recycled from a paper carrier bag. I did toy with the idea 

of really scrunching it up but I just couldn't! 

I tore the edges then added some design paper which I got in a 

goody box from Craftwork Cards. I tore the edges of that too & distressed 

with Spun Sugar distress ink.

The image was coloured up with a selection of Promarkes & Flexmarkers,

Then I tore the edges & distressed again using the Spun Sugar distress ink.

The organza ribbon & twine were recycled from a gift.

The flower is one of many I got from Lee, aka Crafty Loops ages ago!

(I am so careful about using them as they are so nice! lol).

I gave that a bit of the Spun Sugar treatment too & added the little

 pearl spray from my stash.

I added a little sentiment ticket which is by The Crafty Pad Designs

& a little photo corner tag secured with a brad.

Forgot to mention the die cut doily which is a Mariannes Design Die!

Thanks for dropping in, I hope you like what you saw!

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

 Creative Moments - Brads

The Perfect Sentiment - Feminine

Whimsy Stamps - Pretty In Pink

Digital Tuesday - Distressing

LEJ DEsigns - Anything Goes

Twisted Tuesday - Anything Goes
{Pin}spirational - Photo Inspiration

Digi Makeover Challenges - Celebrations
Fashionista Challenge - Shabby or Vintage
Get Inky - Floral Fun
House Of Gilli - Lace & Pearls
Lexi's Creations - Happy Birthday
Ooh La La Creations - Vintage/Nostalgic
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Use Flowers

Monochromatic Whoopsi Daisy!

Good morning lovely blog peeps!

Here I am with my DT card for the brand new challenge over at 

Crafting For All Seasons

This fortnight, the theme is Monochromatic.

As you can see I have gone for shades & tones of brown.

The only deviation from brown is a tiny touch of blush on the skin tones!

I have used the fabby sketch 

from Seize The Birthday

for the basic layout of my card sadly I missed that challenge!

The image I have used is from our sponsor

Whoopsi Daisy Sheet 405

I used a comb of FlexMarkers & ProMarkers to bring them to life.

I used a Nestie to cut them out &  inked with Old Paper distress ink.

I added a seam binding double bow & also a button with a length of 

seam binding threaded through & tied in a knot.

the sentiment ticket is from My Grafico

The papers are from First Edition

Here's a last little look!

Thanks so mch for stopping by!

I hope you can join in our challenge this time!

Crafty Sentiments - The Letter B (brown, button bow,birthday)

Creative Craft Challenges - All About Animals

Cuttin & Stampin Challenge - Childrens Birthday

Digital Tuesday - Distressing

Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Insects Or Animals

Passion For Promarkers - Dies/Punches

Digi Makeover Challenge - Celebrations

Kaboodle Doodles - Use Brown & /or Tan

Lexies Creations - Happy Birthday

Addicted To Stamps - Beautiful Button

Lacy Sunshine - Monochrome

The Squirrel & The Fox - Furry Friends

Colour Me Creative - Celebrate!

One Stop Craft - Buttons & Bows

Pumpkins Spice - Nature

Send A Smile For Kids - Birthday Fun For Kids

Digi Haven - Digi Image & Buttons

Auds Sentiment Challenge - Birthday Sentiment

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Just A Plane Birthday Card

Good morning blog hoppers!

I hope you're having a good day!

Today's card was made just or fun!

It's for my great nephews 2nd birthday today!
Happy 2nd Birthday Aryan!

As he's a real rough & tumble little boy & I wanted to make 

a card which wasn't too babyish for him!

I used Kraft CS o make a 6"x6" base.

The image I have used is High Flyin  Mouse from  Rick St Dennis

The layout is from this weeks sketch 

at Chocolate Coffee & Cards

I coloured him up in primary colours uing my usual combo of 

FlexMarkers & ProMarkers then fussy cut around the image

& placed on a mat of Kraft CS.

The papers have been in my stash forever & are by papermania.

I distressed the edges using a pair of errated scissors.

Buttons & twine were the only added embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed your visit!

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

My Time To Craft - Use Kraft

Chocolate Coffee & Cards - Sketch

Send A Smile For Kids - Birthday Fun for Kids

Card Crafter's Circle - Boys To Men

Digi Haven - Digi Image & Buttons

I Love Promarkers - Square Cards With A Round Feature

Paper Shelter Challenge - For The Boys

The Stamping Chef -  All Boy

Digital Tuesday - Birthdays

Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Insects Or Animals

Hopping Over The Threshold at The Crafting Cafe!

Good morning all you lovely peeps!

This is a first for me!

 I am combining a DT post for La Pashe & 

a blog hop post for The Crafting Cafe facebook group!

As the theme of the blog hop is "Let's Celebrate",

it occured to me that my card was perfect for both.

 I checked that  it was okay with everyone & it is, so here we go!

The hop goes live at 9am, so if it's early & you've just dropped in 

 you may have to wait a little while if you want to join in with the hop!

If it's already past 9am, you may well have stopped by from  

the lovely Katie's blog if not pop over to Nikki's Blog

& start the hop from there!

I've made a 6"x6" Wedding Card!

The stamp I have used is one of the new range of 

Clear Polymer stamps over at La Pashe! 

This one is called Over The Threshold & is one of several stamps

suitable for wedding cards! As the wedding season is upon us now,

I know many of us will find these useful!

This card has gone to my sister who's off to a wedding tomorrow!

I fussy cut around  the Happy Couple after colouring with 

a combination of FlexMarkers & Promarkers.

The background was coloured with distress inks.

I had some silvery grey vellum in my stash which I have been itching 

to use so I used it for matting & layering & for the diecut grass & heart.

I also used some fantastic faux silk ribbon from my stash!

I made the circle sentiment myself in my graphics program.

I've included it as a freebie below. 

Please feel free to take it if you like! All I ask is that you don't share. 

Please direct people here to get it instead.

Now if you're hopping you'll want to move on to our lovely Barbara's blog

Enjoy the hop & don't forget to visit La Pashe to check out those 

Clear Polymer stamps!

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

Creative Corner - Clean & Simple

Fairy Tale Challenge - A Very Special Occasion

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Paper Crafting Journey - Use A Sentiment

Fab 'n' Funky - Love (10 Challenges)

Craft Room Challenge - So Sentimental

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - Wedded Bliss

{Pin} spirational - Photo Inspiration #54

CutiePie Challenge - Clean & Simple

The Corrosive Challenges - Life's Special Occasions

Pinecone Christmas Wreath

Hi all! Happy Thursday!

 Here I am again with a little Christmas card to show you!

The card is 6x6 inch square Linen Embossed cardstock.

I used a Woodware corner punch to round off the corners.

The image I have used is Pinecone Christmas Wreath from Just Inklined.

I printed the image onto cream coloured cardstock, then

coloured with my usual combination of FlexMarkers & ProMarkers

I then distressed with Old Paper Distress Ink.

As the image was so striking, I decided to keep the layout very 

Clean & Simple adding a matt of brown cardstock from my scrap box

& a little sentiment ticket to finish it off!

I hope you like it! I'm trying to throw an odd Christmas card into the mix 

as I go because I had to turn down so many orders last year 

due to being so behind with my own cards! lol

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Square Card With A Round Feature

Nutcrafters - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges - Digi Days

Celebrate The Occasion - Clean & Simple

Cutie Pie Challenge - Clean & Simple

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Use Circles

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

A Gem Of A Challenge - Distress

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Red & Green must be seen

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Let's Celebrate - It's Party Time

Good Moring lovely peeps, how are we on this wonderful morning?

The card I have to share with you today is my DT card

for the" Let's Celebrate" challenge

 over at 

The Crafting Cafe

The image I have used is called

It's Party Time

from our sponsor Crafty Sentiments Designs

I coloured her up with a combination of FlexMarkers & Promarkers

then inked the edges with a liquid chalk inkpad.

The design paper is Papermania Born To Shop Go Green collection.

(They are quite old but I googled them & it is still possible to get hold of them.)

As it's double-sided, I used both sides of the sheet!

The flower was punched with a Tonic punch then embossed & layered.

The leaves were punched from the same paper & reversed.

Here's another little look for you!

There's still a bit of time left for you to play at 

The Crafting Cafe - so let us see what you're celebrating!

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

Addicted To Stamps - Birthday Card Wth A Birthday Sentiment

Kenny K's Crafty Crew - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Robyn's Fetish - Make Your Own Flowers

That Craft Place - For A Child

One Stop Craft - Not Square

Sassy Studio Designs - Fancy Folds 

Shelly's Images - Must Have A Flower

Creative Card Crew -Handmade Flowers

Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday Girl

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Card for a Chilld or Teen

Oldie But A Goodie - Make it Girly

Papertake Weekly -  One Paper (mine is double sided hope that's okay)

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes

Card & Scrap - Use Dies

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Use A Digi

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Fancy Folds

Ooh La La Creations - Easel Cards

Paper Playtime - More Than 1 Fold

Secret Garden

Good morning lovelies!

Here I am with today's card!

I made a 6x6inch Kraft card using Secret Garden

one of the new Clear Polymer Stamps from La Pashe!

This card is actually intended for a man but I guess it might

be suitable for any keen gardener or indeed anyone who likes

to spend time in the garden!

I used my usual FlexMarker & ProMarker combo to colour up the image.

then matted it onto some brown CS which has a punched border.

I added a little bit of raffia mesh some buttons & some twine.

I just had to add a little bunch of keys too!

The papers are First Edition, Bo Chic (I think)

All of these items have been in my stash for ages!

A little side view to finish up.

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

Crafty Catz - One For The Boys

Delicious Doodles - Green & Brown

4 Crafty Chicks - Trees

Southern Girls - Buttons Badges Or Flair

Fab 'n' Funky - 1 image, 2 DPs, 3 Embellishments (buttons charms twine)

A&T Emerald Faeries - 1 image, 2 DPs, 3 Embellishments (buttons charms twine)

Clear It Out - Anything Goes + 2 or more buttons

Passion For Promarkers - Use At Least 1 Button

Baby Bassinet

Good Morning dear peeps!

I have a card to share with you today! 

An 8"x8" WOW card for a baby boy, with "Pops" of blue!

 The image is "Baby Bassinet" one of the exclusive images on

the fantastic - The Best Of Just Inklined CD-rom

It's just adorable isn't it! Perfect for a girl or a boy!

I coloured the image up with ProMarkers & FlexMarkers.

I wanted to have it quite subtle but to "Pop" as well!

Not sure where I got the sentiment from, I've had it forever!

I cut it out using a Sizzix die, threaded with ribbon from my stash

& added a few little self-adhesive flat backed pearls!

The hearts were made usng a Martha Stewart Punch & the stick pin 

was from my stash, as were the buttons.

A little double  ribbon bow to finish off.

Thanks for looking!

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

DRS Designs - Bows

Southern Girls -  Buttons Badges Or Flair

Crafting By Design - Baby

Crafty Creations - No Patterened Paper

I love Promarkers - Pastel Colours

Clear It Out - Anything Goes + 2 Or More Buttons

Passion For Promarkers - Use At Least 1 Button

Card & Scrap - Use Dies

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge - Use A Digi

Card Mania - Punches & /Or Dies

Forever Friends - Die Cuts/Punches

Love To Scrap - Die Cuts &/or Punches

The Corrosive Challenges - Life's Special Occasions

Stempelsonnen - Animal  &/or Human Kids

No Stamps Allowed

Hi di hi all!

Today I'd like to share my card for 

Crafting For All Seasons!

Where the theme is - No Stamps Allowed!

I made a flower using a DP that has been in my stash for ages & 

I don't think I would have used otherwise!

I cut the layers using theTim Holtz Tattered Florals Die,

I inked the edges with a liquid chalk inkpad.

Then used an embossing tool to shape.

The leaves were punched using a Woodware punch.

Here's a closer look!

The ribbon & twine are from Lidl & the sentiment

was made on my pc using a free font called

Sunshine Poppy

 Thanks for popping in, I hope to see you in the challenge!

Our sponsor this time is Joanna Sheen

Who is offering a £10 voucher for her online shop!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Handmade Flowers
Going Grey With Scrap Creations - Flower Power
Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday Girl
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Make It Girly
Card & Scrap - Use Dies
Crafters Companion - Flowers
Card Mania - Die Cuts &/or Punches
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge - Clean & Simple
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Birthdays
Dream Valley Challenges - Happy Birthday
The Corrosive Challenge - Life's Special Occasions
Card Crafter's Circle - Die Cuts &/or dry embossing