Guy inspiration

Hi everyone,

 

I have some very exciting news -  I have been asked to join the Come and Get It Challenge (CAGI)Design Team for the next 4 months beginning May.

 

So I want to share with you my card I have created for the current challenge at CAGI which is  for the Guys. 

 

Don’t we all get stuck for with those guy cards, so this challenge is helping me build up my stash!

 

I have used the colours Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party and Whisper White for my colour inspirations.

 

The stamp set used is the Nature’s Nest and the sentiment is from the Hostess stamp set Perfect Words.

 

The base of the card is Soft Suede and I cut a piece of Pool Party card stock and stamped the peacock feather from the stamp set on the card stock with Pool Party ink to create a little background.

 

I embossed a strip of More Mustard cardstock with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder in the Big Shot.  I then punched one side out with the Scallop Edge Border Punch.

 

The turtle has been stamped on the piece of Whisper White cardstock in Soft Suede and I added some More Mustard around the edge of the card with a dauber.

 

I inked the image again in More Mustard and added some highlights on the image with the Soft Suede marker before I stamped it on Whisper White scrap cardstock.

 

The second image on scrap was cut out and layered on the Soft Suede image with dimensionals.  I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the sentiment.

 

I linked the layer of the Spice Cake DSP and main image with an antique brad thru the corners. These brads are another of my favourites and I often forget about them, maybe that is because I am running low and I am using them sparingly :)

 

Here is my card:

 

 

 

 

 Supplies:

Stamp set: Nature’s Nest, Perfect Words

Card: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink: More Mustard, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Antique Brads, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Daubers, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Spice Cake DSP (retired),

Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

My little turtle looks like he is till trying to catch that Hare !

 

 

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

 

Cute Card Thursday Challenge – # 215  One for Boys

DYSU Challenges – # 70 Circles

Creative Belli Blog Challenges – #142  Use Animal

Fab n Funky Challenges - #119 Celebrating Male-ness

Stampin’ for the Weekend – Layers (4 or more)

 

Hopefully you have been inspired to go and create a card for that favourite male in your life.

See you next time….. Meg

Perfect Words

Hi everyone,

 

Just wanted to share a card I recently created with the lovely Paisley Petals DSP.  I really like the bold, bright print on the DSP and there are so many wonderful colours in this DSP.

 

The colours for my card have been inspired by the colours in the DSP and I have used Not Quite Navy for the base of the card.

 

A strip of Early Espresso which I have twisted and folded on itself and then I sanded the cardstock to give it a a little bit of a distressed look.

 

The lovely butterflies have been die cut in River Rock and Bravo Burgundy using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Perfect Words

Card: Not  Quite Navy, Early Espresso, River Rock, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Modern Label Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Blossom Party Dies, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Designer Sanding Blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have also used the Blossom Party Die to create the flower and the sentiment is from the Perfect Words Hostess stamp set.

 

Of course there is always bling – it has to be my most used embellishment.

 

 

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

 

Sketch Frenzy Friday – SFF021712 Sketch Challenge

DYSU – #61 Things with Wings

Flutter By Wednesday - #192 Open Challenge

Cute Card Thursday - #206 Signs of Spring Challenge

2 Sisters Challenge Blog – # 80 Anything Goes

Always Crafting - Anything goes

Our Creative Corner – Over the Edge

Fairy Tale Challenge Blog – # 35 Spring

 

 

Have a wonderful Friday and thanks for visiting…… Meg