TMR - Theme ....

.....  Hello again!  I'm back with a card for our new challenge over at The Male Room.  Our theme for the next couple of weeks is to use fruit on your masculine projects.  Here's my card:

Stamps: The Craft's Meow - Fruity for You
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: Stampin' Up!/Sizzix - Word Bubbles Framelits
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Kaisercraft DP - Scrap Yard; Copic Markers

Now, when I picked this theme, I had in mind a totally different idea and it involved pears.  However, when I saw the sketch over at CAS Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#139, I went off in a completely different direction.  I stamped the plum images several times on white card and coloured them all with Copic markers and then cut them out.  I cut a panel of designer paper to cover the bottom of the card and then adhered the plums starting at the back and finishing at the front with the luscious yellow plum.  I created the sentiment on the computer using the font CK Elusive (which was free with a craft magazine ages ago).  I selectively coloured the word plum in dark purple.  I used a word bubble to cut out the sentiment, edged it with dark purple and adhered it flat to the card.  On the inside I used more of the design paper to create the mat and on the white panel stamped a simple greeting and another plum.  Edited to add:  I realise that I forgot to say that I'm playing along with Cards 4 Guyz - C4G#86 where the team would like us to colour - and I certainly did that with all these pretty plums.  I gave this card to Jonathan this morning - just because :)

Do visit our blog to see what the rest of the team have created.  Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Jane Willis - you'll have seen her work on our blog and around blog land!  You've got plenty of time to play along with the challenge - deadline is Tuesday 15th September midnight BST (that's 7.00pm EDT).

This is the last week of Kathryn's summer holiday - she's back to school next Tuesday, after Labour Day.  It's also the last week of my Mum's visit to the States - she's been with us since the middle of July and it's been fabulous.  We've had wonderful weather for her stay - it's been just right for Mum, if a little cooler than many Michiganders would have liked.  Mind, it looks like summer is back - it was baking yesterday and looks to be hot for another couple of weeks!  Yesterday I took Kathryn to the hairdresser to have her hair done.  Here she is looking gorgeous:

The colours are in homage to one of Kathryn's heroes - Ash Costello of New Year's Day.  Mind she didn't go brilliant red and black, instead it's a more subtle dark brown and red!  Here's a photo of Kathryn and Ash taken at this year's Warp Tour when they came to Michigan:

That's all for now.  Hope you all have a super day.

Perfect pear ....

.....  Good afternoon!  It's been a glorious morning, warm, sunny and just fab!  I've a fun card to share with you today:

Stamps: Craft's Meow - Fruity For You; PTI - Wet Paint
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Mossy Meadow, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral; Memento - Tuxedo Black
Dies: Lil Inkers - Stitched Squares #1
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Mossy Meadow; SU DP - Calypso Coral; Cuttlebug EF - Love Language; Copic Markers; Wink of Stella - Clear; Glossy Accents

I was going to submit this to Less is More, but I've just realised that this week they have a one layer card with two of something.  My card has more than one layer, but the two pears is inspired by their challenge.  Oh well, never mind, I can still submit it to CAS - Colours & Sketches - CASC&S#96.  I think the colours are perfect to colour the pears.  On the heart pear, I put down a light layer of green and then coloured over with the light peach.  The heart is coloured with coral and I added some glossy accents for definition.  I added some shimmer to the patchwork pear with Wink of Stella.  I cut a mat layer in green and layered on a white panel which I'd embossed with tiny hearts.  I finished the front with a pun!  Inside is a mat layer of coral design paper and with a bold sentiment on the white card.  The card is for our friends who are getting married soon. They're not having formal occasion, so I think the fun card is just perfect!


I found out that my coffee cup card had been picked as one of the Top 3 winners at CAS-Colours & Sketches. 

Thanks ladies, it was was a brilliant start to my day!