Allsorts Challenge #649 - From Boys to Men

 Hi Crafters,

Yay! It's Saturday, another busy week has flown by so fast and I find myself one week into November - how did this happen?

We have a new challenge starting at Allsorts where we want to see all your makes for the BOYS and MEN in your life.

I have created this coastal scene using some free stamps from a magazine and used my water-colour paints for the image but Distress Inks and a stencil to create the sky.

All the stamps and the sentiment were part of the stamp set, including the porthole which I have mounted on 3D foam and attached acetate to the back but the camera isn't showing this I'm afraid.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Make My Monday - #160 E(scape) It

Crafty Creations - #427 ATG

We have two lovely prizes again this week for our lucky winners...

Woodware Stamp and Sentiment Set

from CraftStash

AND

3 images of winners choice from...

Ruth Hamilton Designs

Please pop along to the challenge blog here to see what the rest of the design team have created to inspire you.

Well, that's all from me today, thank you for visiting and I hope to see youa gain soon.

Lorraine 

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Football Crazy!

Hi Crafters,

I hope the week is going well for you.
Thank you for all your lovely comments on yesterdays card too.

Today I have a card for a young lad using an LOTV Art Topper image.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Try It on Tuesday - Boys/Girls/All Things Children

It's been a little cooler here this week, leaves have started to fall from some of the trees so it must mean Autumn is on it's way, how quickly the seasons change now. 

See you soon,

Lorraine

xXx

Music To My Ears!

Hi Crafters,

Well I'm glad it's going to be cooler here today I had almost melted!

I hope you had a great Bank Holiday weekend and did lots of fun family stuff.

Here's  my card for today though which fits in with a few challenges.

Recipe

Image - Crafters Companion Angelica and Adam CDrom

Postage Stamp Frame Die

Joy Crafts Music Die 6002/0272 inked and embossed

Tonic Scalloped Square Die

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Incy Wincy Designs - Musical Instruments and Singers

Cardz 4 Guyz - #227 Celebrate

Cute Card Thursday - #596 Embossing

Aud Sentiments - #234 Masculine Project + Sentiment

Hope you have a good day.

Lorraine

xXx

Down on the Farm...

Hi Crafters,

It's Tuesday again and that means a new challenge at 

Passion For Promarkers

We have a few simple rules to follow which are to use your Winsor Newton Markers (Promarker, Flexmarker, Tria, Aqua or Metallic markers) on your project, tell us where on your project you have used them and follow the theme.

Our theme this week is 

FOR THE BOYS

Recipe

Image - On My Farm - All Dressed Up

Coloured with Promarkers

Marianne Designs Wavy Fence Line Die

Scalloped Square Frame Die

Clouds - Clearly Besotted Die

Sentiment Die - Dixi Craft

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #88 ATG

All Dressed Up Challenge - #84 ATG

Try It on Tuesday - Take a Ride

I Love Promarkers - # 366 ATG / Die Cut or Punch

Well yesterday started off well and went down hill from there - the promise of sun was soon replaced by a cloudy, windy afternoon, however I managed to get two lots of washing dry so that was a bonus.

Wishing you a lovely day...

Lorraine

xXx

Ahoy There Matey!

Hi Crafters,

I seem to have sold quite a few cards for boys of late so decided I'd have to set to and get some more made to fill the gaps in my box.

Here is one of them and I'll share another tomorrow.

Recipe

Image - LOTV Topper cut with a Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Die

Papers - Echo Park 'Pirate's Life' 6 x 6 paper pad

Marianne Designs CR1254 (Jagged Map) Die

Impression Obsession  Map Stamp

Joy Crafts Ships Wheel & Anchor die

La La Land Wave Border Die

Magnolia Doohickey Flag and Pole Dies

Sentiment Stamps - Freebie from Creative Stamping Magazine

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Moments - #120 ATG/Flag Day

Crafty Creations - #344 ATG

Crafty Catz - #375 ATG

Allsorts - #420 Birthday Boy

Crafty Calendar - Boys Will Be Boys

The Ribbon Girl - June Any Image

Glitter N Sparkle - #244 Father's Day / Masculine

Crafting From The Heart - #164 ATG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Patterned Paper

Deep Ocean - #157 Die Cuts, Chipboards & or Punches

Thanks for all the well wishes for my dentist visit the other day, all went well and I was out of there in no time. :o)

See you tomorrow,

Lorraine

 xXx

Street Wise

Hi Crafters,

I've been looking through my stamp collection and coming across lots of stamps that haven't been inked up before - you know the ones - those fabulous stamps that we just NEEDED at the time but then never got around to using when we got them home, so this is one of those.

The skate-border and sentiment come from two of the 'Just For Men' stamp sets by Crafters Companion called 'Rock Star' & 'Street Wise', hence the title of my blog today and I teamed them with digital papers from Michele R Designs called 'Kool Dude'. 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

The Ribbon Girl - June Card Challenge

Crafty Cardmakers - #190 For a Special Man/Boy/ Father's Day

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Masculine

Fab n Funky - #354 Marvelous Men

Creative Moments - #119 ATG/Birthday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Make it Masculine

Cute Card Thursday - #481 Boys/Men

One Crazy Stamper - ATG

Penny Black & More - ATG

Unicorn Challenge - #22 For The Guys

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Boys will be Boys

Not Just cards - #44 One for the Boys

There are lots of male themed challenges out there at the moment with Father's Day on the horizon.

I have a few orders for those too that I need to crack on with so maybe I will be able to share them once the orders have gone out.

It's turning in to a brighter day here today since I came back from my walk, now to get stuck in to some serious crafting!

Lorraine

xXx