Queen myself - REDOs

 

Today what I decided to do for the Queen for the Day Challenge is that everyone gets to be Queen!

So you get to go through your cards from the last year and CASE yourself!

I've been having a very crafty time here as you can see.  I made 5 redos.

 

This first card uses a heart mask and sponging with piercing.  Colors - Marina Mist, white.

 

For this card I colored the flowers with two different colors, added some piercing and twine.

Colors - Island Indigo, Black, White, Not Quite Navy, new SAB patterned paper.

 

I used my square punch to punch out some fun colored patterned papers, glued it onto the card, then embossed!  I used the apothecary accents shape with the sentiment from "You're Amazing"

Colors - Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, white

 

I embossed with stripes (on an angle) and distressed with edges of the kraft background.

The cone is simply a triangle (embossed with lattice) and the cupcake punch.  I also used an embossed frame.

Colors - Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse, Choc Chip

 

Cut out the flower from Bloomin with Kindness and used some apothecary accents frames (pierced the dark purple one).

Colors - Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant.

 

Here are some small closeups.

Male Birthday - You're Amazing

 

I'm really happy with how this card turned out!  A great male card, and quite easy to make!

 

The image is from "You're Amazing".  It is available as a single image!

My husband even agrees that it works for a male card!

 

I glued the zig zags on the black piece, then embossed with dots.

New Queen... QFTD131

 

I made this card for Queen 131.  You can find the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

 

I used colors from Fab Friday - So Saffron, Sahara Sand and Basic Gray.

 

I really love this set because it is so versatile!

Birthday car - color blocking

 

Yippee, I'm getting back into the challenges again!  This card is for 3 challenges.

1) - color challenge - cajun craze, pumpkin pie, midnight muse

2) - CAS color blocking

3) - Clean & Simple Fall to Layout #207

 

Great male birthday card.  I love how it turned out.  The car is embossed with white and I paper pieced the 3 balloons and added two rows of piercing.

General Masculine Trees

I made a card today for 2 challenges.

 

The colors are from Splitcoast - Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray and Gumball Green.

I inked my embossing folder with gray and embossed the gray textured paper for the bottom layer (apothecary accents framelit).  I stamped the trees twice and cut out with a framelit and layered with the decorative label punch in green and a hand-cut banner shape in brown.  Added a button to one side.

 

The bottom of the card I cut with a decorative edge framelit and added a layer of green.

 

The layout is from Stamping 411 (their last one!)

 

I thought this would work well for an all-purpose masculine card.

New Queen... QFTD124

I made these 2 cards for the Queen for the Day - #124 - Queen Sue!

For this card I used the tree image from "Serene Silhouettes".  One of the reasons I bought this set was to use this tree image for masculine cards.  I colored the tree with midnight, basic gray and black and then spritzed with water.

The colors on this are: Midnight Muse, Sahara Sand and black.

I reached for some items I haven't used in a LONG time, eyelets (and the crop-a-dile) and twine.

This card was made using a color challenge.  Primrose Petals, Baja Breeze and Summer Starfruit.

I minimized the Starfruit because I didn't want it to overwhelm.  I stamped the flower image in baja breeze ink on the same color paper for a subtle look. 

I had some fun with shapes, piercing, rhinestones and the fun new ribbon.

Hope you come join in with the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

New Queen.. QFTD119

I made these two cards for our Queen this week!
Please come play along with the Queen for the Day Challenge here.

I tried to make this a masculine card.  Can be used for a few different occasions. 

I used the embossing frame (the back side) and put the puched sentiment with brads overtop.

I also used gray textured paper!

I cut the framelit shape into 3 sections and then embossed with the rose folder.  Then I spread out the sections a bit on the larger pink framelit.

I tried to make one of Mary's signature bows!  I folded the ribbon in 3 (like a z shape), opened the brad all the way and put it around the ribbon and squeezed shut.

3 Framelits - Masculine

Just wanted to share another card I made this morning.  I thought it turned out really well and was worthy of a blog post!

The challenge at Twisted Tuesdays was Red Hot Summer.

I used 3 framelit shapes (from Apothecary Accents) in two colors of red - Real Red and Cherry Cobbler.  I stamped the image and cut out with a circle die.  Added some twine and voila!  Really easy and I think makes a really super masculine card.  I always seem short of good masculine cards in my stash! 

Happy Birthday car

This card was made for a color challenge and a layout.

The layout is from Techno Stamper.

The colors on Splitcoast today are: Choc Chip, Tangerine Tango, Always Artichoke.

A really different color combo that I would not have tried. 

I like how this turned out though.  These colors make a great masculine card.

I used stampin dimensionals on the image so that the presents and balloons would pop up a bit.  I put brads in the tires.

2 for Father's Day

I got requests for Father's Day cards.  One for a motorcycle and the other for a hunter.

This one uses the layout from Clean & Simple Stamping.  I kept it very simple with just some embossing and drawn lines.  The colors are Sahara Sand and Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.  The image and sentiment are a very sharp black.

This one uses the layout from Just Add Ink.  I stamped in Chocolate and Soft Suede.  I used 3 stamp sets - Nature Silhouettes, French Foliage and And Many Mower.

These cards both qualify for the challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments to make Manly cards.  I know this because MY HUSBAND LIKED THEM BOTH!

New Queen... Queen 114

I made these two cards for the Queen for the Day this week.
I invite you to come join in with the Queen for the Day Challenge.  You can find it here.

I kept this card pretty much exactly like Dawn's card.  I just added the decorative label punch with brad and changed the sentiment and patterned paper.

I made the "fence" with word window punch and stamped with woodgrain.

The colors are from Stampin' Royalty - wisteria wonder, blushing bride, certainly celery, baja breeze

Framed Motorcycle

Just playing around with some retired stamp sets.



The colors are from Stampin' Royalty - Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum. I used some textured paper and some patterned paper.

The layout is from Splitcoast today - sketch challenge 376.



I used the stamp sets - Motorcycle and Lots of Thoughts.
A very cool effect with the new embossed frames (I got mine free for Sale-a-bration!)
I inked with soft suede marker on the embossing folder, then ran my sahara sand paper through it. I trimmed the frame so that the "swirly edges" are cut off. I think this gives a very cool wood frame look, great for a masculine card!

Watercolor Wheat

Here is my card for the Clean & Simple design team tryout. We were to make an encouragement card for someone with a nature theme.



I watercolored the background with aqua painter and then wet my stamp and used watercolor wonder crayons to stamp with.

I did the panels crooked on purpose. I topped this off with a button and some embossing. I really like how it turned out. I think it would make a great guy card!

Autumn Days card

Thought I'd make a masculine card using Autumn Days and some great fall colors.
Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla.

I used woodgrain for the background, ripping and embossing. Here's a close up...

Celebrate Uncharted Territories

I made this card today for 3 challenges.

Free for All Challenge on Splitcoast - paper piecing. That means stamping on colored or patterned paper and cutting out different pieces to put together an image. I stamped the boat on orange and the sun and shirt on yellow.

The layout is from Clean & Simple Stamping blog - Fall to Layout 157.

The colors are from Stampin' Royalty - Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango, Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight.

I stamped the sentiment 4 times for a fun effect. I also crumpled the dark purple. I added piercing, a punched border and twine.

Stamp Sets: Uncharted Territories, Fabulous Phrases, Sprinkles (retired set)

Stars and Brads

I made this card for two challenges today.
Ways to Use it - STARS
Pals Paper Arts - BRADS

I knew I wanted to make a "guy" card so I reached for this extreme stamp. The background is texturz plate embossing. I also distressed and ripped and sponged.
I used the stars and brads to lead the eye in the path of the bike. I also used the brads on the bike!



I left a sentiment off for now so I could use it for a generic male card for now, and if I need a sentiment I can add it either to the front of the card, or the inside.

Extremely fun dirt bike

Here's another EXTREME card! This one made with EXTREME DIRT BIKE. I got this stamp as a freebie pick during Sale-A-Bration. Gotta love free stuff! I think my younger brother in law is going to love this image.

I used today's sketch from Splitcoast, although I flipped it horizontally and also overlapped one of the panels slightly to make it fit my bigger image.

The colors are from Color Dare - Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Sahara Sand (it was supposed to be River Rock, but I don't have any of that color).

I stamped the biker 4 times and distressed the edges with ink. The top image is cut out and popped up with Stampin' dimensionals. I used French Filigree background stamp and for the other part I inked a texturz plate before embossing.

Lighthouse for guy

This is my new set "Uncharted Territory" that I got today! I find it harder to make cards for guys and I think this one is a great one that will be very versatile.

The layout is from Pals Paper Arts - isn't it great! I knew it would fit this set really well.
The color combination is from Splitcoast this week - Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy



I stamped the lighthouse image 3 times - baja, white and burgundy and cut the white and burgundy pieces out that I wanted and pieced the scene together!

I added some texture with crimping and I inked a texturz plate.

The sentiment from "Hodgepodge Happiness" fit just right with this guy card. I embellished with brads and linen thread.

I love the white layers and the white lighthouse that I think really pops!

star with stripes pattern

This card pattern was inspired by this wonderful card.

I used a corner rounder on some squares. Two star die cuts, a jumbo eyelet, and a crimper! The sentiment is from Hodgepodge Happiness.

I think this card is really cute and works well as a male card.

Wheat Silhouette

Here's a fun masculine card I made today with the wheat image from Autumn Days. My husband even likes it, so that means it is a manly card!!

It was quite time consuming to make but I'm really happy with it.