Moose on the Loose

I did have a lovely birthday yesterday, and enjoyed a special meal out with my extended family but life in blogland goes on and so I had to have my post ready this morning for The Male Room, where we have a brand new challenge for you

Nature

This challenge blog is all about cards for men/boys and I joined the DT team because these were the cards I found most difficult to make. I think nature is a fairly easy theme for masculine cards, so I'm expecting to visit lots of blogs to leave a comment! Here's my card

I've used some woodgrain DP and embossed a panel of Chocolate Chip cs. The wooden button comes from the recycled button box. I stenciled the aspen trees and added some shading with my aquapainter, before stamping on the moose image.  I got this stamp in Yellowstone NP Visitor centre - isn't he great? I've also coloured him in with the aquapainter.  The sentiment is from  Pennant Parade and it would be a big wish granted if I'd seen one of these magnificent creatures in the wild when I was in the US but it wasn't to be.

A Bright and Sunny Birthday

It's a gorgeous spring day here in Herefordshire, in the UK.  The birds are singing, the garden is full of flowers and so I was inspired to make a bright and sunny card for this weeks challenge at Seize The Birthday. This is week one for the sketch and so a birthday card for a female is required.

 As soon as I saw this sketch I thought what a great sketch for showcasing paper and I just happen to have some that I wanted to try - Summer Smooches, even the name is full of sunshine! getting the strips just right took a little time.

The stamped 'buttons' are from a set called Bright Blossoms - it all goes together so well! The sentiment takes centre stage and is from Wacky Wishes. 

Four Santas and a Tag

Week 3 at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown and that means a theme for you all to have a go with.  This month, Deborah has gone with my very favourite Christmas theme, the old man himself, Santa!

I took the inspiration for my card from this very traditional Santa image, but you can portray him however you like - cute, modern, traditional, we don't mind! However, having said my image was traditional I don't think my design is... take a look

I stamped and heat embossed the image four times onto kraft card, sponged the edges and layered onto burgundy card. I punched two holes in the centre of the card blank and threaded twine and added a coordinating button, and a 'tag' cut from Naturals White card, stamped and finished with some faux stitches in the same red. It looks a bit like a present, doesn't it?

CAS with Buttons

Day two of the holidays and already I'm at it again...my addiction to card making I mean.  Speaking of addiction, this one is for the CAS challenge at Addicted To Stamps this week.

I used buttons pressed into mouldable foam to make the background, which I stamped using my Big and Juicy ink pad. I found a sentiment in my stash and added a button, tied with some paper twine.  Quick, clean and simple!

Off now to a recycling jewellry workshop with my Mum.

Pink and Green flowers

Pink, green and white is on of my favourite colour combinations, I even painted my daughter's bedroom in these colours when she was little, so when I saw this week's challenge at Make My Monday I was so looking forward to it. Then...brain freeze...I couldn't come up with a single idea! Do you have days like that? Well, at last I have made my card, thanks to some absolutely fabulous paper from Stampin' Up.  I decided that the paper was so gorgeous that it ought to take centre stage, so I've really not added much; a decorative edge, cut away to reveal pink inside with a simple stamped greeting, a white frame to make the edge stand out, a few punched pink and green flowers, topped with matching buttons, and three white pearls. Hope it's OK to use a couple of shades of pink, it really does remind me of my daughter's room...