TMR - Dots and/or Stripes

... Hello!! I've had a really busy month, and only manged to grab a bit of time to make my card for this month's challenge at The Male Room - TMR#214, the day before I went on hols!! This month we want you to make your masculine projects using DOTS AND/OR STRIPES. Here's my card:

Stamps: Dare 2B Artzy - Hot Air Balloon, Balloon Tangle; Waffle Flower - Your Day Sentiments

Inks: Gina K - Blue Sky, Powder Blue, Applemint, Lucky Clover, Sea Glass, Ocean Mist; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Stencils: Waffle Flower - Wave for A2 A6 A7

Accessories: White Card; Design Paper - Kaisercraft Off The Wall; Copic Markers

I used the new Waffle Flower Wave stencil to create the background - I inked with shades of blue and green to make a sky/hill scene. I stamped a couple of cloud outlines directly on the notecard, as well as the large balloon. I also stamped the balloon on white card and dotty design paper. I fussy cut the balloon and design paper and pieced it all together, and adhered the pieces to the note card. I do like paper piecing - but I don't do it enough. I finished the front with a bold greeting, and another hot air balloon. On the inside, I cut a piece of stripey design paper for the mat layer, and on the white panel simply stamped a birthday greeting and another hot air balloon.

I'm submitting this card to Cardz 4 Guyz - C4G#389 where the theme is hot air balloons and to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#90 - first time of using the Waffle flower stencil and sentiments.

 

This card is for my uncle's birthday - his is the first one I have in September. 

That's all for now - do visit our blog - The Male Room - to see more design ideas from the rest of the team. See you soon.

Birthday Hot Air Balloon

... Morning! I hope you've all had an enjoyable weekend. We've had fun - see below, and I've made cards. Today I'm sharing a card that I've made for my brother-in-law, Tim, who has his birthday at the beginning of May. Here's the card:

Stamps: Dare 2B Artzy - Balloon Tangle; Gina K - Birthday Sparkle, So Many Sentiments

Inks: Gina K - Sea Glass, Turquoise Sea, Tranquil Teal, Tomato Soup; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: D2BA - Hot Air Balloons; Gina K - Birthday Sparkle

Accessories: White Card; Blue Vellum; Simon Hurley Stencil - Polka Dot Assortment; Copic Markers

I'm submitting this card to Freshly Made Sketches - FMS#632, and Just Us Girls - JUGS#723 where they have a super moodboard.

I started by cutting a piece of card 5" square and stencilled a pattern using the colours from JUGS. I love this type of stencil - there are almost endless possibilities for patterns. I trimmed the panel to size and adhered it to an A2 note card. I used my MISTI to stamp the hot air balloon, removed it from the MISTI, coloured with Copic markers, replaced it and stamped the image again in Versafine Clair black ink. I used the matching die to cut out the balloon.  I stamped the birthday greeting in black ink and cut it out with the matching die. I found some vellum in my stash, cut a mat layer, adhered the stamped images and then added the whole lot to the card.

Inside, I cut the remaining vellum into a mat layer. On the white card I stamped a fun greeting and added a balloon flying off the edge of the card.

As I mentioned above, we had a good time over the weekend. We went for a drive on Saturday; we live in such a pretty area. Then in the evening Jonathan and I watched Oppenheimer - it's an excellent film. I can see why it won so many Oscars. Then on Sunday afternoon, I listened to Taylor Swift's latest album. It's good. My daughter, Kat, will be delighted that we've caught up with it!! Bye for now.

Birthday Wishes ...

... Evening! I hope you're having a good weekend.  Mine's been really good, I've managed to get in lots of crafting.  I made another birthday card for my stash this afternoon:

Stamps: Dare 2B Artzy - Balloon Tangle, Shine; MFT - Bitty Birthday Wishes
Inks: Memento - Summer Sky, Bahama Blue; Gina K - Black Onyx; Versafine - Onyx Black
Dies: D2BA - Hot Air Balloon
Accessories: White Lustre Card; Tim Holtz Watercolour card; Zig Clean Colour Brushes; Clear Embossing Powder

I'm submitting this card to CAS(E) this Sketch! - CTS#356, Dare 2B Artzy - DTBA#01 Winter challenge, and to Allsorts Challenge - AC#556 where the theme is Take Flight.

I've gone for cool winter colours for this card.  I stamped the balloon onto watercolour card (using my MISTI), coloured it with Zig brushes and then restamped with Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear powder.  I then cut it out with the matching die.  I flipped the sketch through 180 degrees and created a blue sunray pattern - suggestive of the sky.  I stamped the greeting in black and added the hot air balloon with dimensional tape.  On the inside I simply stamped a couple of mini hot air balloons and added a greeting.

As well as making a much needed card, I've also been stamping lots of Dyan Revealey images onto media paper to cut out this evening while I watch Dr Who - such a fun way to spend the evening.  That's all for now.  See you soon.