Birthday Fox

When I made my 'Grateful for You' card I had stamped the fox onto different papers to see which best suited the monochromatic challenge.  This is one of the 'rejects' for that challenge but it's perfect for a birthday card for my eldest great nephew.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     IndigoBlu 'Mixed-media Special 11' magazine box kit
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Polkadoodles 'Fourini' brown and cream paper
     Snippets of white matt and brown matt card 

I trimmed the paper to a 5" square before using brown ink to stamp the fox in the centre. This was layered onto a slightly larger piece of brown card and attached to the front of the card.  I stamped the sentiment onto another snippet of white matt card, fussy cut it and attached it to the front of the card with foam tape.

I am entering the following challenges:
     AAA Birthday Challenge - For the Boys
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine
     Little Red Wagon - Feather, Fur or Fin
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
     Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Masculine

Kath x

Grateful for you

I was pleased to see my Birthday Hare was one of the Top 7 at the Allsorts 'Spring' challenge and the team invited me to join them as Guest Designer on their 'Monochromatic' challenge.  I've made this card with more stamps from the IndigoBlu magazine box kit - the same kit that I used for my 'Birthday Hare' card. There are two great prizes of stamps and stencil for the lucky winners of the challenge.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     IndigoBlu 'Mixed-media Special 11' magazine box kit
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Snippets of white matt card, brown matt card and brown patterned paper

I used brown ink to stamp the fox onto a snippet of brown paper before trimming it, layering it onto a slightly larger piece of brown card and attaching it to the front of the card blank. I was going to colour the fox, but as the detail on the fox was so good I decided to leave it as it is.  I stamped the sentiment onto another snippet of white matt card, fussy cut it and attached it to the front of the card with foam tape.

I am entering the following challengesl
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Cardz 4 Guyz - Clean and Simple
     CAS on Friday - Animals
     Love to Craft - Anything Goes
     Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
     We Love Stamping - All Creatures Great and Small

Kath x

Birthday Hare

I've recently bought IndigoBlu's latest magazine box kit.  I don't normally buy these kits but this one had some lovely animal stamps - this hare was perfect for a birthday card for one of my nephews.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     IndigoBlu 'Mixed-media Special 11' magazine box kit
     Versafine Vintage Sepia ink
     Copics
     Snippets of white matt card, brown matt card and green paper

I used brown ink to stamp the hare onto a snippet of green paper before trimming it, layering it onto a slightly larger piece of brown card and attaching it to the front of the card blank.  I coloured the hare with several Copics in Earth shades.  I stamped the sentiment onto another snippet of white matt card, fussy cut it and attached it to the front of the card with foam tape.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Addicted to Stamps & More - Any Occasion
     Allsorts - It's Springtime
     Krafty Chicks Challenge - Birthday
     Little Red Wagon - M is for Masculine
     Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Kath x

Happy Birthday

I made this card with a lovely floral stamp and one of my last pieces of Lili of the Valley 'Antebellum' paper which was just the right size for this card (I wish I could find another pad of this lovely paper!).

To make this card I used:
     7" x 5" white matt card blank
     IndigoBlu Premium Magazine 'Mixed Media Special 7' floral stamp & Clearly Besotted 'Fancy Sayings' sentiment
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Purple, green and gold Promarkers
     Snippets of Lili of the Valley 'Antebellum' paper and purple textured card

The paper was the right width for this card and I trimmed a strip from the top so it was slightly smaller than the card blank.  I placed the paper into my MISTI before stamping the flowers and sentiment in black ink.  I used a purple Promarker to colour the flowers, gold for the flower centres and green for the leaves.  The paper was then layered onto a slightly larger snippet of purple textured card before being attached to the card blank.

I am entering the following challenges:
     Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
     Allsorts - Anything Goes
     Alphabet Challenge - N for Nature
     Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
     Snippets Playground - Challenge 464
     We Love Stamping - October Moodboard (I have used purple, green and flowers)

Kath x

Golf

This another card I made for one of Steve's colleagues - someone who is a golf fanatic.

I trimmed a piece of the red and cream paper (which looks a bit like a golfing jumper), layered it onto black paper and attached it to the card front.  I used my MISTI to stamp the image onto the beige paper, stamping it several times to get a good clear image.  I coloured the golfer with Promarkers before trimming the panel, layering it onto black paper and attaching it across the centre of the card.

To make this card I used:
     6" x 6" white matt card blank
     Indigoblu 'Fairway to Heaven' stamp
     Versafine Onyx Black ink
     Promarkers - Cinnamon, Ivory & Sandstone
     Lili of the Valley 'Country Gent', Joy Crafts 'Earth bloc' and black pearlescent papers

I am entering the following challenges:
     Crafty Cardmakers - Masculine
     Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes
     Pearly Sparkles Challenge - For the Men/Boys

Kath x

M is for Music Notes

When Mrs A invited me to be her guest designer on the Butterfly Challenge I was over the moon - so I chose the letter 'M'!   Mrs A says that M is for 'Music Notes' so I have used the fabulous IndigoBlu 'Sheet Music' stamp on my card.

Card blank: 6" x 6" white silk 
Stamps: IndigoBlu 'Sheet Music' and Woodware 'Bubble Bloom Judith'
Die: Butterfly (magazine freebie)
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia
Paper: Wild Rose Studio 'Butterfly Garden'
Card: Gold Moondust

I stamped the sheet music onto flower paper, layered it onto gold Moondust card and attached it to another sheet of flower paper - ensuring that the pattern matched.   I trimmed the paper to size, layered it onto gold card and attached it to the card blank.  The sentiment was stamped onto flower paper, trimmed to size, layered onto gold card and attached with foam pads - again ensuring that the pattern matched.   To finish, I die-cut a butterfly and attached it to the front of the card.

I look forward to visiting everyone's blogs to see how you have interpreted 'M for Music Notes'.

Kath x