King of the Remote Control!

Hi!!!
Back today with a MALE card!!!! yeah! you heard it properly.. this is one of the rare occasions I've made a male card... and oh my! I enjoyed it so much! From the fun image, to the more manly colours... I'm going to add making more male card to my crafty resolutions....

This card is for my husband, whose birthday is tomorrow...  I chose this fun image because it represents my husband to a tee... whether it's football or cricket... the TV remote is his! and with Cricket season being all year round... I have no chance!!! lol.

The image  is the "TV remote control funny male" digi by Kenny K stamps.

I added a stitched frame and the sentiment with my computer.

I coloured it with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers.

Card Recipe

6x6 card blank

Digi: TV remote funny male by Kenny K

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Recollections Signature "Awesome Boy" paper pad

Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen

X-Cut circle nesting die

arrow paper clip 

golden brad

different washi tapes

Cream and White Bakers Twine

Sentiments created on the computer

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

4 Crafty Chicks #290 - Humorous

613 Avenue Create #167 - Anything goes /  optional twist ; add a clock or timepiece

Crafting by Designs - March anything goes

Crafting from the heart #103- Always anything goes

Craft Rocket challenge #11 - Anything goes

Crafty Friends #27 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge  - March anything goes with patterned paper

Craft your passion # 303 - Always Anything goes

Create and Inspire #41 - Always anything goes

Digi Designs - lots of layers

Eureka Stamps #184 - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination #290 - Always Anything goes

Left of Center Creative challenge #121 - stitching (real or faux)

Let's color Linky Party #5 - anything goes with something coloured

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #29 - Anything goes

Not just cards - March anything goes

Penny's challenge #269 - Anything goes

PDE Linky Party #114  - Anything goes

Quirky Crafts #3 - Quicky masculine with ribbon /  twine

Seize the birthday - Anything goes birthday / optional topping :the great divide

Simply Papercraft #25  - Always anything goes

Sweet Stamping  - Boys to men

The Corrosive challenge #3 - Anything goes

The Crafty Addicts #11 - Anything goes/add a charm

The Paper Shelter #240 -  Birthday boy

I really hope you enjoy my card this time!!!!

thank  you so much for stopping by!!!!

Funny Face Man card....

Hello there!

I hope you are all well and having some time to escape to your craft room (or corner/gap under the stairs... like me!).

Well... I've broken a promise I made to myself last week... after getting a lot of nice crafty goodies from my husband for Christmas, and spending some of my money (a lot!) on the sale... I promised myself that I wouldn't buy any crafty stuff on-line or at my local craft store (I have a craft store 5 minutes walk from home... DANGER!),  at least until the end of the month...
Well, I went out for a coffee with a friend on Monday, next door to the mentioned craft store... and I couldn't resist buying something... Don't get me wrong, I didn't spend a lot of money, it was all in the sale, and it was a bargain!
2 Christmas Papermania Urban Stamps, a Tim Holtz Die! and a roll of washi tape for £6.50???? I had to buy it...  I'm tempted to go back tomorrow while Alaia is in school and go through their sale bin again! oops!

It has been a while that I haven't done a male card... It is our nephew's birthday this week, he'll be 23 and has just started to work and he's getting trained at the same time in a big accountancy firm in Manchester.... so looking for an appropriate image for him, I saw this one by Redonkadoodles called "Funny Face Man", he just looks like our nephew!!!!

The papers I've use are from  "The Pier" by Crate Paper, "Rose Garden" by First Edition and "Snippets Collection" by Studio Calico.

I distressed the card stock with the Tim Holtz paper distresser and inked all the papers with Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad in Old Paper.

I coloured him with  my Promarkers.

For his hair: Black, Cool Grey 4, Cool Grey 3 and Cool Grey 1.

For his skin: Sandstone and Vanilla

For tongue: Pink Carnation, blossom and Pink Mittens.

For shirt: Cornflower and Powder blue.

For trousers: Cool Grey 5, 4 3 and 1.

And finally, for his tie: Pear Green, Lime Zest, Azure, Coral and Dusky Pink.

I created the sentiments on my computer.

Washi tape is from local shop.

Paper clip and eyelet from my stash

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge#69 - Birthday
Papertake Weekly - New Year New Stash (new stash is: washi tape, paper and digi stamp)
Creative Craft challenges 2 #1 - New (new stash is: washi tape, paper and digi stamp)
Polkadoodles Digi Choosday wk 2 - Anything goes/for the boys
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything goes (3)
Tuesday Throwdown #178 - Stripes
Clear it out - Theme: Layer it up; Stash: Designer paper (patterned paper)
Through the craft room door: January 14-20 Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps #86 - Use Metal (eyelet, paper clip and staples)
Pile it on #2 - Holidays/Celebrations (3rd entry)
Dream Valley challenge #73 - Boys/ Men
Totally Gorjuss - Manly
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes/Celebrate
Sister Act #39 - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs Monthly challenge - Anything goes
Try it on Tuesday - In with the new (new stash: washi tape, digi stamp and paper) 3rd entry

If  you like the card, I would appreciate if you would leave a comment. 

Thank you so much for all your support and for taking the time to visit my blog...

And don't forget to follow me! a lot more of exciting crafty projects to come, promise!

Until next time,

There is a penguin in my cocoa!!!

Hi!

December is here! It's not officially Christmas yet, but  it's in the air!!!! 

the lights and trees are going up, Christmas music everywhere you go, Christmas shopping, Christmas smells, .... I just can't wait!!!!

 let's talk about card-making now... 

When making cards, I haven't got a rule, sometimes I go for Shabby Chic (my "messy" look), sometimes I go for structured and following a sketch, I've tried CAS (I may try it soon again...)... I like trying all type of styles! some I like more than the others... but oh well, I guess there are always favourites in everything!  Does it happen to you? or do you have a style that do you always follow? 

My card today has got layers, but for me, it's simple... not a  lot of embellishments, just the cute image and sentiment!

I got this image as a prize from a challenge. It's from the Paper Shelter. When I saw it I had to have it! 

(sorry for the picture quality, light is not very good so used a lamp as lighting, too bright!)

The papers came as gift in a card-making magazine.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

I used:

for the presents: Poppy, Shale, Moss and Pear Green.

For the Penguin: poppy, shale, icicle, peach, blossom and powder blue.

For the cocoa and mug: mustard, buttermilk, cocoa, sandstone, pear green and poppy.

For the marshmallows: icicle

For the spoon: shale and lavender.

Also, I decided to give some dimension to the image and did some decoupage... the presents as background, the penguin with cocoa mug as middle layer and marshmallows with spoon as top layer....

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts #195 - Ho Ho Holidays
QKR Stampede #66 - It's starting to look a lot like Christmas
A Gem of a challenge #108 - Winter Wonderland
Natalie and Amy challenge #15 - Cute and Cuddly Christmas
Come and Get it challenge: Christmas Card + Blog hop
Sketchy Colours #189 - Red and Green
The Ribbon Girl - Ho Ho Ho Christmas
My Mum's Craft shop #112 - Winter / Christmas
Sentimental Sundays #183 - Traditional Christmas Colours + a sentiment
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas using traditional colours
Created with love #69 - Christmas
Scrap-creations - Holiday
Holly Jolly Christmas challenge - Christmas + bloghop
Through the Craft room door - Anything goes
Bearly-Mine challenges  #115 - Christmas sentiment
LEJ designs #82 - Christmas is coming
Clear it out challenge - Anything goes
Digi Choosday wk 7 - Christmas cheer!
Crafting by designs - Anything goes with a twist - penguins
Divas by design  - Feeling festive
Stamp n Doodle - Christmas in coming
If you like this card, feel free to leave a comment. I love reading all your feedback on my cards!
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Thanks and until next time!