Birthday card for a guy

My grandson happens to be the guy who will be receiving this card.  He has reached his twenties, so no more kiddie or teen cards for him.  I've been wanting to use this new owl stamp.  Thought it  might work okay for this young man. 

 The image (Stampendous stamp CRW209) is heat embossed in copper.  Corners are copper colored stickers.  Happy Birthday stamp is CTMH.  Stitched rectangle die is by Our Daily Bread Designs.

Challenges:

Penny Black and More February Challenge -  Animals, Birds and Butterflies

A Place to Start February Challenge - Masculine 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #376 - AG 

Seize the Birthday Challenge #183 - White Space

 

Double Trouble Challenge # 49

There's a new box next to my craft desk.  This one is for Easter/Spring cards, which I will mail off to Send a Smile 4 Kids*.

It's also a new week and a new challenge at 

Double Trouble Challenge Blog. 

This month the theme is Again and Again (using something multiple times) with options of including a critter and also entering the Use Your Stuff  Challenge.  

I found the little bunnies dies at a used craft sale a few years ago. 

The frames are dies from My Favorite Things.

And for this cute Easter Bunny digi, which I colored with markers, hop over to Mo's Digital Pencil.

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #49 - Again and Again (frames & bunnies), Old product and Critters (bunnies) 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #391 -  Critters

QKR Stampede Challenge #383- AG 

2 Crafty Critter Crazies February Challenge - AG with critters

Gem of a Challenge Wk 3 - AG 

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Die Cuts/Punches 

Cardz 4 Gals Challenge #114 - Use Kraft Paper (The frames and bunnies are kraft paper.  The bunnies are from the same sheet but I colored them with marker so they would be a bit darker than the frames.)

 

*The February challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge is Easter/Spring cards.   I'd love to see your ideas there.

Another teenager in the family

My grandson, Matthew, turned 13 yesterday.

Right now I have 4 grandsons in their teens.

Having a conversation with any of them is like pulling teeth.

I did get a smile when Matt opened his card.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door Last Challenge of 2019 - AG

Crafty Hazelnut's December Patterned Paper Challenge - AG

Scribbles Design Challenge #83 - For the Boys 

Gem of a Challenge Week 24 - AG

The Paper Shelters 9th Birthday Blog Hop - Birthdays/Celebrations 

 

AHSC #355

Here's a soccer themed card using this week's sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Stamps and papers are from CTMH.

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #355- 

 

The Alphabet Challenge - M is for masculine

Aud Sentiments Challenge #236 - AG + a Sentiment 

The Male Room Challenge #120 - Use Embellishments

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #239 - Masculine AG

Double Trouble Challenge #37

Today I used the inspiration from Double Trouble Challenge, The Paper Girls Challenge, and Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge to make a birthday card for my older brother.

When I think of my older brother, 

there are several things that make me happy. 

I am happy I am not as old as he is!

I am happy I am not allergic to nuts, like he is!

I am really happy I do not have as many whiskers on my chin as he does! 

He's an okay older brother and I wish him the best on his upcoming birthday.

The theme at Double Trouble Challenge #37 is fall things with an option of including a sweet treat.  Yes, the stores are full of pumpkin this and pumpkin that, most of which are sweet and delicious.  But, for me, fall means apples.  I have some awesome apple recipes, and it's time to pull them out and get baking! 

 

DTC has partnered with The Paper Girls for Challenge #37.

 The Paper Girls Challenge #183 is about the things you love about fall.

And finally, here is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. 

Before I head out to the local orchard, here are a few more challenges I am entering:

The Library Challenge #41 - Reader's Choice (Cider House Rules)

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Happy Birthday 

A Gem of a Challenge Week #17 - AG 

Crafty Gals Challenge #198 - Emboss It (The sentiment is heat embossed.) 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #234 - Masculine + a sentiment 

 

Masculine Birthday

One of the most difficult cards I make each year is the birthday card for my brother-in-law.  That's because my sister-in-law makes absolutely awesome cards!

Here's the second version of his card.  

The first one I ripped into shreds.

The cake and candle stamps are from the Craft Lounge.

The sentiment is a digi stamp.

Challenges:

The Male Room Challenge #117 - Happy Birthday 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #468 -  Masculine

D.L.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #246 - Birthday 

AAA Birthday Card Challenge Game #4 - For the Boys 

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Aug. 20th - AG

 

 

SAS4K June Challenge

As most of my friends and frequent visitors know, the majority of the cards I make go in a box for Send A Smile 4 Kids, an organization which supplies cards to various children's hospitals across the United States.  Earlier this week, I was pleasantly surprised to be asked to join the SAS4K Challenge Design Team.

The June Challenge is Cards for Teens.

I have 3 teenage grandsons and kept them in mind when creating this card.

I stamped this cute pooch from Tim Holtz's Crazy Dogs stamp set on kraft paper and fussy cut.  I also stamped his head on a piece of white scrap, colored the collar red, then fussy cut and paper pieced the collar and his eyes.  I gave his dog tag a touch of gold Wink of Stella and added drops of Liquid Glass on his eyes and nose for shine and dimension.  The "SUP" stamp is from the Tim Holtz Hipsters set.  Papers are from a Kaiser Craft paper pack called Gypsy Rose.

I hope you will enjoy seeing the cards I post for SAS4K 

as much as I enjoy making them.

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

Challenges to which I am submitting this card:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG 

Papercraft Challenges #38 - For Men and Boys

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of May 28th - AG
Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #144 - Cards for Guys 
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 22 - AG
QKR Stampede Challenge #350 - AG
Cute Card Thursday Challenge #584 - Masculine

Double Trouble Challenge #25 Card 2 & Mojo Monday #513

The last time I made a card for Mojo Monday was June 5, 2017.  That was sketch #500.  Apparently, Julee Tilman has resumed designing her wonderful sketches and is sharing them every other week on her Poetic Artistry blog.  Looks like I've missed 12 sketches, so I have some catching up to do.  But, I've never seen a Julee Tilman sketch I didn't like and couldn't wait to try.

Today I've used Mojo Monday Sketch #513 as my inspiration for my second Double Trouble Challenge card.

 

 I had stamped, colored and die cut a little owl to use on this card, but it was too big.  Instead I just fussy cut one from the dp and popped it right over an owl which had been decapitated when I sized the paper. 

That was the start of my second card of the day.

(I'm really supposed to be working on my income tax forms.)

 I was going to follow the Mojo Monday Sketch for this card, too.  But I didn't want to cover up the cute little fence with the rectangular layer.  I made the layer.  And then just decided not to use it.....on this card.

I used it on this card, instead.

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #25 - wood, woodland creatures, Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #457 - 

  

Mojo Monday Sketch #513 - see above 

Allsorts Challenge week #514 - Sentiment in Focus

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Include an Animal

Dare 2B Artsy Challenge - Animals

Addicted to Stamps Challenge # 173- Lots of Layers (Papers, my choice, or Stamps)

Pile It On Challenge #153 - Lots of Layers

Hello Spring

Today I've made a card for the following challenges:
Love to Scrap Challenge #120 - Male Call
(Pin)spirational Challenge #235 - 
  
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Lovely as a Tree
The Male Room Challenge #108 - Spring 
Southern Girls Challenge - Frame It 
Moving Along With The Times Challenge #94 -  For a Man
DL.ART: Thankful Thursday Challenge #242 - Anything Spring
Craft Rocket Challenge #58 - For men/boys 
Aud Sentiments Challenge #224 - Easter/Spring Sentiment

Here's the card:

The background patterned paper was random stamped with a little bird's nest.  The tree and frame dies are by intricutz dies.  The tree was sponged with several shades of green and brown.  The textured paper behind it was lightly brushed with water colors.  Hello die is by Simon Says Stamps.  Sentiment stamp, wood birds and waxy flax nest are CTMH retired items;  Sentiment die by ODBD; Glitter paper from MFT.

Thanks for stopping by on this lovely spring day.

Double Trouble Challenge # 25

Much like the Mojo Monday Challenge*, which I miss terribly, I always check the Double Trouble Challenge every other Monday morning.  That usually gets my brain in gear.  The only problem with that is, my brain is anticipating crafting.  Consequently, I don't get much done until I've made a card for this fun challenge.

Challenge #25 is looking for something wood, woodland creatures,  and a link to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge, also.

 First I looked for a piece of woodgrain paper (CTMH).  Then I found this fun paper with a fox, tiger and monkey in my stash.  And I pulled out the blue and yellow colors for the die cut (Honey Bee Stamps) and stamped sentiment (CTMH).  I used a light blue card base and just couldn't resist adding a little wood heart.

Now, as soon as I enter a few challenges, 

I'll be able to get on with my day. 

Challenges:

QKR Stampede Challenge #341 - AG

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 13 - AG 

A Gem of a Challenge Week 6 - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #25 - Wood, Woodland Creatures & Cupcake Inspirations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #467 -  

 

*I recently discovered that Julie Tillman has relaunched the Mojo Monday sketches on her blog, Poetic Artistry, every other week. 

If you love Julie's sketches as much as I do, you might want to check it out! 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #24 - Card #2

When I get a chance, I try to make 2 cards for the Double Trouble Challenge, one for each week.  Today I am sharing my second card for Challenge #24.

I picked up some gold foil for the cards in the post before this one and had enough to add something metallic to this card.

I love this car die, which I borrowed from a friend, cutting it in gold and also black and then off setting the two just a tiny bit.  The die for the gold foil corner is by Tim Holtz.  The "CELEBRATE" stamp is by CTMH.  And, if you squint a bit, you may be able to see the Happy Birthday embossing folder I used on the red background.

 

CHALLENGES:

Double Trouble Challenge #24 - Metallic + Transportation + enter the Brown Sugar Challenge

Brown Sugar March Challenge #288 -  Transportation

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #213 - Masculine 

Simply Create Too Challenge #147 - AG twist for a male

Die Cut Divas March Challenge -  AG

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge March 18-30 - For the Men or Boys 

 

Young adult male birthday card

As the grandsons move into their upper teens, making their birthday cards becomes more of a challenge.

No more cute animals or ferocious dinosaurs.

This card is for my oldest grandson, who will be 19 shortly.

I considered a Tim Holtz Crazy Bird, 

but decided to just use the Crazy Bird party hat.  

 Papers are from CTMH and the die cut is by Memory Box.

Challenges:

Country View February Craft Challenge - Black and White plus one (yellow, in this case)

Seize the Birthday Challenge #159 - Anything Goes 

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Oh Man! 

Inkspirational Challenge #181 - Use Your Stash, Designer's Choice 

Crafty Catz Challenge #450 - Anything Goes with For A Boy Twist 

 

A "T"uesday Birthday Card

When I checked the new challenges for today on Paper Playful, the very first challenge listed caught my eye.  The Challenge was Cardz for Guys and the theme was Something beginning with a "t".

That was all it took to get the wheels turning.

Here is my "t" card.

It is a tilt card with a stamped and fussy cut teal t-rex on a triangle embossed background.

Papers and t-rex stamp are from CTMH.  Die cut is from ODBD.
The tutorial for the tilt card can be found at Beccy's Place.

Challenges:
Di's Digi Challenge - Emboss It wet or dry
Crafty Friends Challenge #102 - Animals/Birds
Pile It On Challenge #150 - Land and/or Water Animals
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #424 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of Jan 29th - Always Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Challenge #405 - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #212 - Something Beginning with a "t"

Baseball Birthday Card

My grandson, Nick, celebrated his 14th birthday this past week. 

Playing baseball is his passion. 

His card is pretty basic, since I broke my Cuttlebug just before I started this.  I distressed all the edges and added a few baseballs cut from the paper as embellishments.

 The sentiment stamp is by CTMH.

Challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #219 - Anything Goes + a sentiment 
Through the Craft Room Door Week of Jan. 22nd - Always Anything Goes
Seize the Birthday Challenge #157 - Birthday/ Stamping Only Twist
Send a Smile 4 Kids challenge - Valentines 4 Kids or AG4Kids

 

Crazy Bird Male Birthday Card

I am beginning to think that CAS is not in my creative blood.  

This birthday card looked fine without the crazy bird.  But it just didn't look finished to me.

inside

 The papers are from the new CTMH catalog.

The sentiment and dot stamps are from the CTMH January SOTM.

I added dots of liquid glass to the dots to make them look like bling.  I paper pieced the crazy bird.  The inside die cut is by Paper Sweeties and the sentiment by Great Impressions.

Challenges:

Artistic Inspiration Challenge #211 - AG optional tag (on inside of card)

Unicorn Challenge #39 - Things with Wings 

Through the Craft Room Door week of Jan 15th - AG

Die Cut Divas Challenge #403 - Birthday

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #99 - Happy Birthday 

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #204 - Masculine AG

The Male Room Challenge #102 - AG optional beverage

Ice Skating

This little digi mouse is all bundled up in hat, scarf, and mittens for a little ice skating.  I fell in love with this new CTMH navy paper with green hearts the moment I saw it.  

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #19 - Warm & Cozy; Mittens; CWS#34 entry

Creative with Stamps Challenge #34 - Mittens

  

Color Crazy Challenge Week #1 - AG with coloring (I used markers to color the little mouse.)

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #22 - AG with a critter 

 

Masculine Happy Birthday Card

You can only put some things off so long.  This card needed to go in the mail today or it was sure to arrive late.  It is for my son, who has quite a collection of ties.

 

 I've used new CTMH papers and a retired CTMH sentiment;

Tim Holtz Crazy Bird tie stamp; and a new Memory Box die.

Challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door week of Jan 8th - AG

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Something new (paper & die)

CCC Digi Creations Challenge #99 - Happy Birthday

Die Cut Divas January Challenge - Something new (paper & die) 

Mix It Up Challenge #21 - AG + option of sentiment as the main focus

 

Crazy Birds Happy Birthday

My younger brother's birthday is next week.  But I need to get his card in the mail by Saturday for him to get it in time.  No time like the present to get one made.

 Papers, punch, and enamel dots are from CTMH; stamps are from the Tim Holtz Crazy Bird collection from Stampers Anonymous; and the die cut is from  Die-versions.

The birds are fussy cut and paper pieced. 

Challenges:

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #374 - Super Scraps Saturday

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #82 - For a Man 

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Birthday

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge 19 - AG with a critter 

Thanks for stopping by!

Double Trouble Challenge #11 - Card 2

Last week I made a card for the Double Trouble Challenge, but opted not to use the twist.  I really felt bad about letting twisted sister down.  I hope I can make it up to her with this card.

 For Trouble Maker I've used Black & White and only one other color.

For Double Dare I am also entering the Crafter's Cafe Challenge.

Most importantly, for Twisted Sister I've included a guy's wheelie toy.
And just for good measure
 (actually, by mistake because I forgot it was supposed to be for a guy, and what guy has a thistle colored VW with little white flowers?) 
here's a more feminine version. 


 The stamp set with VW die is from Taylored Expressions.
I used a CTMH stamp to add the flowers to the black and white polka dot background paper.

Challenges I am entering: 

Double Trouble Challenge #11 - Black & white + one; entry in Crafter's Cafe Challenge; wheelie toys

Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Black & white + one

Crafty Hazelnut's October Patterned Paper Challenge - AG 

Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge # 151 - AG w/ option for boys/men

QKR Stampede Challenge #316 - AG

Crafty Chicks Challenge #423 - Something Old is New Again (I've had this stamp set for years.)

Dies R Us Challenge #106 - AG with a Metal Die (I've used an old die from TE)

This is my second post for today.  Come back later tonight to see what I made for the October Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Somethin' 'bout a truck + CTMH Card Class 9/18/18

While looking through my box of images, I came across this truck and thought it would be perfect for a masculine card.

 Since the guy receiving this card is a retired dairy farmer, I couldn't resist adding a line from Old MacDonald as my bottom border.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Week 485 - Create a scene with stamps or dies
Always Happy Birthday September Challenge - Happy Birthday 
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #188 - Helen's  Masculine Anything Goes 
Crafting by Designs Challenge Sept 19-25 - You're the Man

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Here are the CTMH cards we made yesterday at Joyce's: