Monday 13 September 2010

Cards for Men - Challenge 19 - "Transport"

Oh my goodness its Cards for Men Challenge time again and here we are at number 19 I carnt believe how lucky we have been to have such fabulous support, and this time we had over 55 entries, and they were fabulous to say the least, I do so enjoy visiting you all and seeing your stunning creations, thank you so much for allowing me to see your work.
Anyway this fortnights challenge is "Transport" and we are being sponsered by http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/
And they are giving the winner an absolutely fabulous prize:-


Arnt they stunning, and this is what our sponser say about themselves:-

Peachy Keen Stamps is a family owned and operated leading clear stamp manufacturer based out of Northeast Wisconsin. Our stamps are made with the highest quality polymer on the market today, giving them their unique peach tint. The whimsical images designed by Kathy Jakopovich coupled with their durability make them a favorite amongst scrapbookers, card makers, and artists alike. These stamps are sold exclusively online at www.peachykeenstamps.com and at independent stamp and scrapbook stores worldwide. Please visit our website for a complete list of retail locations.

And this is my DT card for this Challenge:-
He reminds me so much of my brother-in-law an ageing hippy, anyway hes one of Karens Doodles and I think hes the right choice for my card, Ive printed him onto white card and coloured him with my copic pens, after which Ive cut him out with my Nestabilitie Label die No.8 then I draw around the die to create the mount for him, the sentiment is one of my stash ones though I think its by Penny Black, and this also has been cut out and mounted onto another piece of blue card.
The base card is a 7"x 7" white card with a first layer of blue card and one of two papers from the DVWC pad "All about Boys" set of design papers, the first one is a multi stripped one which I have used a border punch on, and the paper that Ive overlaid is a beige one, Ive also used a strip of this on top of the stripped on and a harlequin blue ribbon across the centre and attached it to the back of the base layer.
Ive then positioned my mounted image in the centre of this base layer and my sentiment at the bottom on the right. To finish of I have stuck four buttons at the two opposite corners, but before doing so Ive threaded some thin black ribbon through the holes and tied knots in them,
I do so hope that you will take part in our challenge, and do pop across to our http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/ blogspot and see the really stunning cards than my fellow Design Team members have created, they really are fabulous and hopefully it will encourage you to take part in this challenge and try and win the two sets of stamps that are on offer as this fortnights prize.
This card has been entered into the following Challenges:-

21 comments:

Claire Phillips said...

Fabulous card Shirley - I love the image it's so fun! Cheers Claire x
P.S. we have a transportation theme at Crafty Creations this week!

Unknown said...

Fantastic card Shirley would love that image for my hubby he is bikes in the brain, fab colours.
Chris x

Jessie said...

Cool card Shirley!

Donnas Den said...

Brilliant card, Shirley. Love the details.

Hope all is well.

Speak soon,

Donna xx

Janette said...

WOW Shirley he made me laugh so much....just brilliant, what a fab card hun, great choice of image for an 'Aging Hippy'...lol...xxx

Alison said...

This image is such fun Shirley! Great card.
Hugs, Alison x

Wishcraft said...

Brilliant male card Shirley, love this image :o) Lisa x

Cami said...

Oh my Shirley, your card is soooo coooooool! Neat image and you have colored it beautifully! The sentiment is perfect! Your card really makes me smile...and laughl! Have a great weekend! Hugs, Cami

Simply Angelic Crafts said...

lol he is fab really put a smile on my face, FAB card hugs Aly xxx

mfc.melissamade2 said...

Great card!!! Love the image! Thanks for playing at Crafty Creations this week!
Melissa

chris said...

This is so brilliant Shirley, its right on the nail as are all your mans cards. hugs chris xx

Riet said...

So gorgeous card Shirley,I love the image and your papers.

Hugs Riet.xx

Sue said...

Hi ya hun
fabulous card, luv this image, awesome colouring, great papers & design, sue,x

mueppi said...

Another fabulos card, my dear!
I hope you feel well!
Hugs and love Gisela

Suzie Q said...

Hi Shirley,
fab card i like the expression on his face looks like a bit of a daredevil! lol x
hugs
Suzie Qx

Josephine said...

That's such a fun card! Fabulous.

Elaine said...

Fab mens card Shirley. This image always makes me smile!
And that sentiment is perfect.
Thanks as always for your comments on my blog, it looks like we both struck gold in the hubby department.
Love Elaine xx

issy said...

Hi Shirley

This image always makes me smile..
and you have done a fabulous job of bringing him to life... its made a superb card.

issy

Mandy said...

Hi Shirley,
I just love this image and the sentiment is fab..A gorgeous card...
Mandy xx

Sarah said...

This is such a fab card, I love that image, makes me smile xxx

Patricia St Martin said...

Great card for the challenge. Love the old guy.