Bellarific Friday: Boy Cards!!!

Hi all,

Well, a happy happy Friday to you - I'm over the moon with the weather these days.  Summer is upon us!  Here in Toronto, that means everyone is riding their bikes around the city, and all kinds of concerts and festivals are coming!

Today's challenge over on the Bloggabella is to make a masculine card!  Now, these are hard to come by, and much needed, I find, so all the Bella Babes are giving you some ideas!

For my card, I went with a Father's Day theme...it's about that time, isn't it?  Once again, I couldn't stay away from my Mo Manning images, and I'll bet you'll see a few of these because they are perfect!

My card base is Close To Cocoa CS, my patterned papers are from the SU Manchester pack, and all the mats are black CS.  I also added an Old Olive Strip across the middle.  The letters are actually rub-ons, and they are from a Making Memories alphabet.

I stamped The Big Guy Grilling by Mo Manning onto Bella's Bestest Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I coloured him up with Copics, and added some shading with my Prismas and OMS.  I also added some Wheat Versamagic ink around the edges and matted with black CS. 

Next week's challenge?  Paper Piecing!  That's the kind where you add paper to your image, NOT when you pierce it with your stabbing tool, k?  Make a card with paper piecing on it using any of the Stamping Bella images you have, and send it to Emily (emily@stampingbella.com) by Thursday night, and you will be published on the company blog, and you'll be entered to win some Bella Bucks!

Did you know that we have a separate challenge running on the Forumabella? There will be a challenge there every month, and our first one is running right now - it is a BABE challenge (Bellas And Bring on the Embellishments)!  We want to see what you have, so head to THIS thread to hear the details and leave a link to your blog where you've posted the card! You have a whole separate chance to win some BUCCCCCCKKKKKSSSSS!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Father

Hi all,

Well, I have been commissioned by my work to make some Father's Day cards - when they ask me for cards, I always make something clean & simple (CAS), so that I can make several at a time.  So, I chose to pull out my Father Definition Block from Stamping Bella.  It's classy and simple, and it's very generic, so it can apply to lots of people!

I used a white base.  Then, I took another piece of white and stamped some trees from the SU set Lovely Trees (I think?) in Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss inks.  Then, I added some Bisque ink sponged around the edges, and matted it with black CS.

I took the definition block, and pulled a Linda, by stamping the words onto vellum, then wrapping the strip around the bottom layer, so that you can't see the adhesive :-)

See?  Nice and easy!  This block is perfect for Father's Day, and you can pair it with any "guy" image!

Don't forget about this week's sketch challenge on the Stamping Bella blog!  You still have until Thursday night to email Emily with your card using Paula's sketch!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Town Scrapper: Kim's Sketch Challenge

Hi All,

Thanks for joining me today for another Friday Challenge over at The Town Scrapper blog!  This time, Kim challenged us to a fun sketch!  Check it out:

For my version, I made a male card, going along with this month's theme.  I chose to go with the adorable Victoria Case image called Evan's Big Catch - sold by The Town Scrapper!  Isn't he adorable?
Here is mine:

My card base is Whisper White.  All my DSP is from the SU pack called Outlaw, and everything is matted with Basic Black CS.  The circle panel was cut with Nesties, and sponged with Chocolate Chip ink.  My sentiment was printed out onto PTI White CS, cut out with square Nesties, and sponged with Chocolate Chip ink. That was matted onto a larger black square.  I also added several buttons, threaded with Linen Thread.  I added 2 silver brads to the lower right side, as well as a couple of staples.

I printed Evan onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, and cut him out with a white border around. 
I think this would be a great card for a boy, or even a father!

Now it's your turn...head over to the TTS blog to make a project using the sketch, and submit it for an awesome prize!
If you want to make a purchase, or just have an inquiry about products in the shop, simply email Phebe at info@townscrapper.com or call her at 519-882-0623!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Town Scrapper Challenge: Save A Tree

Hi All,

Over at The Town Scrapper blog, we have a Friday challenge to SAVE A TREE.  That means to use scraps, or minimal amount of cardstock.  Head on over to the blog to take a look!  We are also following a theme of Father's Day or masculine projects during the month of June, so you will see lots of men/boy cards this month.

My card used loose pieces of DSP that I needed to use up, and for the mats, I used pieces that had things punched out of them!  I thought it was a good way to re-use some of the CS that probably would have been thrown out.

Here is my card:

My card base is Blue Bayou, followed by a scrap rectangle of Walk in the Park DSP. That was matted with Basic Black and Whisper White pieces (the black had a big rectangle and a circle punched out of the middle, but I covered it with the layers).  Same thing with the next rectangle panel.  I wrapped some Baja Breeze stitched ribbon around that layer, and adhered it to the base.  I punched 3 stars out of Certainly Celery and More Mustard scraps, and stuck them to the ribbon.

The image is by Victoria Case for The Town Scrapper - isn't he darling?  I love his extra loose tie, and his oversized shoes!  I used PTI White CS, and coloured him with Copics, then cut him out, and mounted him on with Dimensionals.  The sentiment is also from TTS, and it was cut out with a 1" Circle punch, and mounted with a 1 1/4" Basic Black circle.  I then mounted the sentiment onto the middle star.

I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop: Father's Day

Hi All,

Thanks for joining me today! We are hopping along with InStyle Stamps, and this month's theme is Father's Day!  If you have come here from Kerry's blog, you are right on track!  If not, please head back to the ISS blog for the full blog hop order.  You can also win some delicious prizes, so head over there to find out how! It's always commenting and voting!

Here is my card:

My card base is Blue Bayou , and I added a piece of Taste of Textiles specialty DSP, which was punched with an SU edge punch.  I added some self-adhesive nail heads onto that border.  Next, I used my Top Note die from SU, and cut one out of Basic Black CS, and one out of Whisper White CS, and I trimmed the white one.  I also embossed the white piece with the houndstooth Cuttlebug folder, but it ended up being mostly covered.

For the main image, I printed Father and Kid onto PTI White CS and coloured it with Copics.  I matted that with a piece of Basic Black, and stuck that layer to the Top Note layer.

Your next stop is Lana - head on over to see her amazing work!

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Over the Hump Day Blog Candy Giveaway: Father's Day

Hi All,

Welcome to another Hump Day Blog Candy Giveaway by InStyle Stamps!  Our theme for this month is Father's Day, and everyone is making a card or project for a father or father-figure.  I find that most people have trouble making cards for the man or boy in their life, so this is everyone's chance to crank out those male cards!  This month's prize: any 4 digital images from April's or May's releases!!! That is an awesome prize.

I decided to use "Richard" who is going to make an appearance at an upcoming release by ISS.

My card base is Ballet Blue.  That was followed by Basic Black, and Basic Gray, topped off with Brilliant Blue, which was embossed with my Argyle Cuttlebug folder.  I wrapped a piece of Soft Suede polka dot ribbon around that base layer.
Then, I chopped a rectangle of Whisper White, and Basic Black.  On the white piece, I sponged some Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, and Brilliant Blue inks to make a gradiated colour.  Then, I embossed the white piece with the Argyle embossing folder. 
I cut a faux prize ribbon out of Marigold Morning CS, using a couple of strips and my 1 3/4" Circle Punch.  I stamped the father sentiment in Versamark on that, and embossed with black EP.  I added some self-adhesive nail heads along the tails of the ribbon too.

I printed Richard onto PTI White CS, coloured him with Copics, cut him out, and mounted him on the rectangle panel with Dimensionals.

Hop over to the ISS blog to see what the whole DT have done and to submit YOUR Father's Day creation to win 4 digis. 
Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Father's Day gift idea

Hi All!

Well, if you haven't been over to Papertrey Ink's Timeless Templates page, you must go! I have purchased a few of these templates now, and they are just fantastic! They are so easy to put together, and they are only $5 each - but you can use them over and over because you are downloading the file to your computer!

I decided to make this little "box", which is the From The Desk Of template. I see sooooo many uses for this.

I know Father's Day is a little ways off, but I thought I would get started anyway. I like them so much, I might make more for some other occasions coming up too!

My main box is made with Kraft CS, and I decorated it with some retired DSP from SU. I thought the argyle was manly, so why not?

I used some retired True Thyme ribbon from a couple years ago (still trying to get rid of that stuff), and some black Foam Thickers from American Crafts for the letters.

Now, what to put in it? I might go to Bulk Barn and buy some of his favourite treats, and fill the box with those, but that won't be until much closer to the date.

Here is the moment where you all feel sorry for me. All I try to do on the weekend is take some decent pictures using the natural sunlight. Sheesh!