You've Got This! Masculine Card

Happy Tuesday! It's time for your weekly dose of manly card inspiration at Cardz 4 Guyz. This week the theme is Sports - NO Balls Allowed. I had to do some brainstorming on this theme and then I found this fun bunny image from Zlatoena on Etsy. When I met my hubby 22 years ago he lifted weights all the time and he still does when time allows. So, when I found this image I knew it would be perfect for the challenge.

When selecting my colors I was trying to stay neutral but then decided to add the pop of Coastal Cabana. The papers have been in my stash for awhile and the gemstones are by Darice. I created the sentiment with the computer and used my oval punch and scallop oval. Then I couldn't resist adding the black twine.

I have a quick announcement, this week I'm officially part of the Design Team at Cardz 4 Guyz for the next six months. I'm excited to join this fabulous group of ladies! It's fun to make masculine cards and I hope you will join in and play along. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew: Twine
• Try it on Tuesday: Animals

Spooky Faces Halloween Card

Hello! With only a few days left in September I decided I needed to get busy making Halloween cards. This Spooky Faces Halloween Card was made using the The Paper Players sketch challenge hosted by Sandy. To create this card I used the Fall Fest stamp set but only used the faces. The idea was ghostly faces in the dark, so I embossed the faces on black paper. The faces were punched using a 1" circle punch and then matted to 1 1/4" circles. For the matting colors I used: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango. I decided to add some Tangerine Tango twine and heat embossed the Inkadinkado sentiment. It was pretty easy to make. What do you think about the spooky faces?

I'm linking my creation to the following challenges:

• Hiding in My Craft Room: Any Holiday 
• Cards in Envy: EnTWINEd

We would love for you to join us this week at The Paper Players. The design team has created some wonderful inspiration for you this week, CLICK HERE to check it out. All paper crafting brands are welcome. You have until Friday, October 3rd at NOON (PST) to enter your card in the gallery. Can't wait to see how you use the sketch.

Here is the sketch:

Fall Tree Sympathy Card

Good afternoon! I hope your week is going well. Mine has been pretty calm and quiet. Earlier today I decided to play around with the Mojo Monday sketch and this Fall Tree Sympathy Card is what I created. I'm hoping I won't need it anytime soon but it can be hard to make a sympathy card when the time comes.

All supplies except the gold brads are by Stampin' Up! Here is the list:

• Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Patterned paper from the Motley Monsters dsp (woodgrain) and retired Sweet Sorbet dsp.
• Stamps: Lovely as a Tree and  retired Simply Sketched (sentiment).
• Inks: Classic Stampin' Pad in Summer Starfruit and Sahara Sand and Stampin' Write Markers in Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso.
• Other Stuff: Oval punch, scallop oval punch, paper snips, gold brads and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: Sketch
• Paperminutes: Colors of Autumn
• Oldie But A Goodie: Autumn (sentiment stamp and gold brads)

Autumn Colors Card

Hooray! It's officially fall/autumn here in Oklahoma, USA and that makes me very happy. Although the temperatures are still hoovering around 80 degrees, I know it won't be long until the cooler weather is here to stay. This morning I started a load of laundry and decided to make a card while the washer did all the work. It seemed like an efficient use of my time?!!!? As luck would have it the new challenge at SU-Only came out today and the challenge is to use Autumn Colors. Sounds perfect to me! Here is my card made with all Stampin' Up! products. The layout was cased from the Sept/Oct 2014 Stampin' Success from pg. 25. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Autumn Colors Card Supplies:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow cardstock. Patterned paper from the Color Me Autumn dsp.
• Stamps: For All Things 
• Inks: Classic Stampin' pads in Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede.
• Other Stuff: Autumn Wooden Elements, Crushed Curry twine, paper snips, 2" circle punch, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, sponge dauber and stampin' dimensionals. 

Fishing Happy Birthday Card

Greetings! It's time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Guys. This week the theme is WATER. The first thing I decided to use was the image. This cute little fisherman is Barry from StampFairy. The StampFairy store is closing in October, so pop on over and check it out while you still have time.

Once I had the image colored, I selected the patterned papers from the retired Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp by Stampin' Up! Since I colored the boat Daffodil Delight using the new Blendabilities markers, I decided I needed to add a strip of embossed cardstock to match. The layout is simple and I added some twine and three sequins for detail. The Happy Birthday sentiment is by Hero Arts and was stamped using StazOn black ink. That about sums it up. I always ask the hubby what he thinks of my masculine cards and he said it was cute. That definitely made me happy! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Cardz 4 Guyz. Enjoy the rest of your day!

I'm entering this Fishing Happy Birthday Card in the following challenges:

• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• The Squirrel and The Fox: Happy Birthday
• Wags 'n Whiskers: With our Furry Friends

Casual Masculine Birthday Card for The Paper Players

Hello and Happy Sunday! I'm back with another card as a guest designer at The Paper Players. This week the super talented Jaydee is challenging us with a Casual Masculine Birthday theme. I have to admit that I found making a casual card for a guy a lot easier than making one for a girl.

My card was made for one of my hubby's friends. His birthday party will be held at a local lake. Having a birthday at the lake gave me the idea to use a fish theme on his card. On a base of Whisper White I added a panel of Smoky Slate. Using the By the Tide stamp set I stamped tone on tone using the script stamp. The reef was stamped using Crumb Cake and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Hey You set was stamped in Black. The focal panel was matted with Island Indigo cardstock and adhered directly to the Smoky Slate panel. The fish was stamped using Memento Black ink onto watercolor paper. I used my Aqua Painters and colored the fish using Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake and Island Indigo classic stampin' pads. Although you can't really see it, I added some glossy accents to the fish's eye. Then the fish was fussy-cut and adhered with dimensionals. The last detail added was the three silver sequins. I'm entering my card in the following challenges: CAS on Sunday theme Sequins Celebration and Addicted to Stamps theme For a Man or Boy.

Now, pop on over to the The Paper Players and check out the inspiration from the rest of the design team. Every week they amaze me with their creativity! Then you have until Friday, Sept. 26th at NOON (PST) to share your Casual Masculine Birthday creation. All brands of paper crafting products are welcome. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Bloom for You Thanks Card

My new favorite Stampin' Up! color is Blackberry Bliss and it looks beautiful paired with Old Olive or Mossy Meadow. This Bloom for You Thanks Card is a combination of two cards I recently made, you can see them here and here. It seems I have a habit of using what is on my craft desk. Right now I really love the subtle polka dot patterned paper from the retired Watercolor Wonder dsp. Another new favorite of mine is the Thanks sentiment from the Another Thank You stamp set. The leaves and butterfly were stamped using the Kinda Eclectic stamp set. Before I chose the accent color for the butterfly and embossed strip, I played around with three different colors, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky and Pool Party. It was Pool Party that had the right color tone to go along with the other colors. This card was pretty easy to make and I can see it working with many different color combinations. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Bloom for You Thanks Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Suzy Bee's: Anything Goes w/ optional Spots or Dots
• Sister Act: Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls: Anything Goes
• Creative Corner: Favorite Color Combo