This is one of those cards that I wasn’t sure whether or not to share, there are so many layers of pencils and a blob somewhere on the white (that I am sure I’m the only one who can see it, but it’s all I can see lol), but I do think these little critters are cute.
Thanks for stopping by today, I have a bonus video for you on Saturday for the Scrapbook Boutique hop, so I hope you’ll stop by then!
Other Supplies: Stamps – Close to my Heart – Animal Greetings Operation Smile.
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For such a very clean and simple card would you believe that I used a total of 4 stamp sets! Today is all about centering lettering stamps, with lots of Altenew goodness and a video to explain the procedure.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhLJBL6MDWU]
So happy that you could take the time to visit me today, Hugs,
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Today at Scrapbook Boutique I have another installation in my Cards 4 Men using Images series. I totally ‘had to have’ this Viking from Avery Elle and thought he was the perfect for a masculine design. I decided to film as I created so you could watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MBtVpwQSU]
I have linked all the products I’ve used below otherwise head on over to Scrapbook Boutique, new goodies are being added at the store all the time. I’ll be back real soon, Hugs.
Other Supplies: Copics – W0,2,4,7. B24,97. R05,14. E000,00,11. C1,5,9. T0,2. 0.
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What is it about masculine cards, and why am I always running out? So for today’s video it is time again for another card in my ‘Cards 4 Men – Images’ series. And one technique that I like, particularly on men’s cards, is to use multiple sentiments. You can watch my video below to see what I mean…
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1UfZUse05s]
Thanks for hanging with me today, I’m back again real soon, Hugs,
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20,70% / Crimson Red / Pale Vermillion / Peach / Light Cerulean Blue / White / Black. My Favorite Things – Vanity Licence Plate. Cardstock – Blue / Green. Enamel Dots – Cocoa Vanilla Studio – ’tis the Season. MME – Necessities – Blues. Freckled Fawn – Orange.
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Today I have a very CAS masculine design which came together rather quickly (while I was impatiently awaiting for my husband to come home so we could meet some friends for dinner…. can you hear my foot tapping?). It’s been a while since I’ve used kraft and now I remember just how much I like it for men’s cards.
Love this fun Penny Black set, it was the deer in the sunglasses that made me ‘need’ this stamp set lol. I hope you are having a great week!
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Tight for Time? Then spotlight colouring is just the thing for you lol. It’s a total time saver ie. you don’t have to colour the whole image and it gives that fab pop on a card. I’ve filmed the process making this card to show just what I mean.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz0T5xcJoKE]
See you again soon!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Eggshell / Sky Blue Light / Light Cerulean Blue / Indigo Blue / Chocolate / Goldenrod.
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Today I’m at the Altenew blog sharing this very easy masculine card and with a little hiccough along the way, I ended up using the inlaid die cut technique to save this design… you can watch my video to see how…
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eImgoHTrlZ4&w=560&h=315]
I have linked all of the Altenew supplies below or you can head over to their online store and check out their goodies for yourself! See you again real soon,
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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! Today you should have arrived here from Lynn’s wonderful blog.
For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th June (you must have an Australian or NZ address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog
Also for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of June to join us!
Here is the inspiration for this month’s Moodboard challenge…
Love this fun black & white theme and of course I decided to keep it quite clean and simple and I just had to use this triangle stencil from Heidi Swapp, isn’t it perfect!
From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been heaps of fun!
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Scroll down to see how you can save and WIN!
Back again having some fun with the Altenew Best Dad set and the matching dies and what’s even better is that this set is extra special. If you purchase it before June 19th 2016 then Altenew will donate 20% of the profits to the international charity organisation the Zakat Foundation, to support seniors in need.
But before we get onto the video here is some peeks at some other cards…
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS7yjfIEGLA]
AND for your chance to WIN an Gift Certificate head to the Altenew Blog, but you can also SAVE 20% on this stamp set from 6th – 8th June, how wonderful!
Good Luck!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils Black / Sand / Light Umber / Dark Brown / Cool Grey 70% / Warm Grey 20,70% / Peach Beige / French Grey 20,50% / Chocolate / Eggshell / Dark Umber.
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Today I get out the Tombow Dual Brush pens again and this time I want to ‘stretch’ them….. there are no browns and I want to colour my Penny Black Kool Kat brown, so I filmed the process so I could share with you how I overcome my dilema.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5tJqeJNJ5U]
Having a fab day here, hope yours is a great one too!
Other Supplies: Tombow Dual Brush Pens – Bright Palette (055 / 173 / 493 / 665 / 755 / 933).
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Today I have a quick and easy shaker card, using these fun Penny Black Party cats. I decided to colour them with some Inktense pencils and couldn’t do too much ‘mixing’ as it was on regular cardstock. I kept it fairly neutral so I could use it for a boy if I wanted. (Yes, I’m still working on my masculine card stash…. )
Thanks for your visit today, hope you have great things planned!
Other Supplies: Intense Pencils – Mustard / Saddle Brown / Bark / Sienna Gold / Neutral Grey / Apple Green / Dark Aquamarine / Carmine Pink.
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Today I’m using patterned paper in my Cards 4 Men – Using Images series. Not my usual ‘go to’ product for masculine cards but today I can share with you how I make it work.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKGqNTmb1mM]
Having heaps of crafty fun here at the moment, I hope I’ll get a chance to share some of it with you very soon. Hugs,
Other Supplies: Copics – E31,33,50. 0. Y11,21. B000,02,91. T2. W0,2,4,7. C9. R11,14,20,22. Y17.
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Back today with another Cards4Men video and today it’s all about the shadow, a ‘By Request’ video (yes, this is for you Ange). I’ve used Prismacolor Pencils on this card but you could apply this technique to any kind of medium… I just find pencils are the easiest for me to blend out. But with practice, anything is possible (well, nearly lol.) Remember, after all, it’s just paper!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7s8mbG7bwY]
I had so much fun colouring this character, I’ve got a new set of Polychromos pencils, but for some reason headed to my Prismas again. I know that I am just going to have to venture there soon…
…it’s just so much is happening around here, I’m moving my room around, I have a new computer, with a new computer program, new office 365 as well as a new video editing program, so needless to say, BIG learning curves happening here on the coast, and with lots of cards to make (wish me luck)!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Black / French Grey 20, 90% / Warm Grey 20% / Cool Grey 70% / Burnt Ochre / Dark Brown / Jasmine / Poppy Red / Crimson Red.
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Back today with the next installment in my Cards 4 Men series and I gotta say that when I make masculine cards I don’t usually tend towards paper piecing as a technique. But today I thought I would share just how you can make this work on a guys card.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VzZePUP5U]
So happy to be stamping and playing with some fun goodies from MFT! I’ll be back again real soon, til then, hope you find some crafty time.
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Deco Peach / Warm Grey 20% / French Grey 70% / Cool Grey 20%. Tiny googly eye (only 465 to go…. I rarely use them, but love how they look on an image)
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Hiya, back with another masking video at Scrapbook Boutique blog and I wanted to try out the Molotow pen again to see how ‘Take 3’ turns out, I decided to film so that you could watch the process and see what you think for yourself…
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0dv6IywZbw&w=480&h=270]
I’ve linked all these fab products below or you can find them at Scrapbook Boutique.
Other Supplies: Distress Markers – Tattered Rose, Barn Doot, Spun Sugar, Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone. Distress Ink – Faded Jeans.
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Seriously this three day hop has been so wonderful, how can you not be inspired! If you arrived here from Laura Bassen’s blog (Love!) then you are in exactly the right place (if not, then you best start here at the Altenew blog so that you don’t miss out on anything).
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For my first card I chose to use the Beautiful Day stamp set and these flowers make me sooo happy…. swoon, honestly one of my most fave flower sets ever, thank you Altenew! I added an embossed sentiment from the Sohcahtoa set, which is another ‘well loved’ set for me. I actually made this card for the hop and then thought I might as well make it again and film as I created so that you could watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS931DsLyj4&w=480&h=270]
And I couldn’t stop at one card so I decided to use one of the new mini stamp sets. This is the Peach Tree and it has all the wonderful layered stamp goodness of Altenew. I kept it fairly CAS and Prismacolor penciled in some backgrounds to create a masculine design.
Now it wouldn’t be a birthday party without some fun offers and BIG prizes……..
Altenew Special Offers
First 100 orders : 1 free mini stamp set (Starting April 7th at 9:00 AM EST)
Orders over $75 : 1 free mini stamp set (Now through Sunday, April 10, 2016)
Prizes
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew!
There are 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
Simon Says Stamp : $30 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
Ellen Huston : $50 Gift Certificate
Freckled Fawn : Gypsy Kit valued at $27
My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
StampNation : Three 3 Month Subscriptions
Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
From here you are hopping along to Ellen Hutson the CLASSroom and the most incredibly talented Julie Ebersole. Have Fun!
Forever Fabulous – Other Supplies:
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Peach Tree – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Wrm Grey 20% / Eggshell / Light Umber / Goldenrod.
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I know many men who adore cats as much as I do and this stamp set has some perfect images that can be used on masculine designs. I decided it was time to get out the Prismacolor Pencils again, as it’s been all watercolour and Copics round here lately.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpit0IUWU7E&w=480&h=270]
I’ll be back again real soon,
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Cream, Salmon Pink, Carmine Red, Jasmine, Goldenrod, Burnt Ochre, Chocolate, French Grey 90%.
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Back with another CAS design in my Cards 4 Men series and today I am ‘Repeating’ myself… the images, that is. I show you how I find it really easy to line everything up by using my Fiskar’s Stamp Press.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgjv52ejIhQ]
Have a great day!
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Hiya, today I have the second installment in my new Cards 4 Men series and this time I am having fun with a Neat & Tangled set called ‘Woof’, these little fellas totally make me smile and I just know that one day instead of flying this little dog will be swimming… but that’ll be for another video.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22qUjgthufM&w=480&h=270]
Hope you are having an awesome day!
Other Supplies: Copic Markers – 0. R11,14,22. B000,01. W4,4. T0. YG11. E31,33,50. YR04. Y17. Prismacolor Pencil – 70% Warm Grey. Retired sets – Annabelle Stamps – Scribble Scrabble and The Alley Way Stamps – Party Pooper.
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Back with one of my fave series (and one of my fave ways to increase my masculine cards in my stash), and this time the focus is using ‘images’ on masculine cards! Today I thought I would start with this fun set from Waffle Flower called Tiger & Lily, and without further ado, let the series begin.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeTRa4fPruQ]
Thanks so much for visiting today, I’ll be back again real soon with the next installment. Hugs,
Other Supplies: Copic Markers – 0. YG11. T0,2. R11,14. B01.
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