Man At Work

Hi there!  Happy Monday!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  My day started with a huge thunderstorm and pouring rain!  At least we didn't lose power like yesterday!  Anyway, I'm popping in to share a card I made for a few challenges.  It is for Card Patterns Sketch #168, Incy Wincy Designs (blue and black and a masculine sentiment), Love to Create Challenge #18 (Father's Day or card for special guy), Craft Your Passion Challenge #113 (use chevrons) and Tuesday Throwdown #100 (masculine).

Here is the CP sketch:

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of SU Basic Black and layered with blue and black chevron patterned paper from the Authentique Journey 6x6 pad.  I used another paper from the same pad for the half-circle at the top which I cut and matted using Spellbinders Grand Circle dies.  My masculine image is Man At Work from Just Inklined.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it with my Copics.  I sponged in a cloudy sky and added a few white highlights to the water with my Sharpie White Paint Pen.  The fun sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Some Marina Mist ribbon and a few black buttons from my stash finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and hope you'll drop by again soon!

Joy

Good morning!  Hope your day is off to a great start!  I feel a bit better today, so I am hoping to get a lot accomplished.  My tree is up and decorated and now all I have to do is get my cards and gifts in the mail and I can relax a bit.  Before I get back to it, I am popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges (and for some good friends for Christmas). First, it is for the current Copic Coloring Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site, which is make a card or project that is colored only in golds, cream and whites.  You'll definitely want to check out this challenge as there are many ways to win and amazing prizes up for grabs because it is also a charity fundraiser.  The charity is Reading is Fundamental and you can read all about the charity and the challenge here.  My card is also for the Just Us Girls Challenge #114 (to make a center step card) and Bunny Zoe's Crafts Monthly Challenge #19 (to make fancy folds/shaped cards).

Here is the inspiration picture for the CMC Copic Challenge:

Here is my card for the challenges:

For my fancy fold, I chose to do a center step card since this was the technique required for the JUGS challenge.  I followed the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.  The base is GKD Heavy Weight Ivory.  It is layered with GKD Good As Gold and metallic gold dotted paper from the Kaisercraft December 25th 6.5 x 6.5 pad.  My image is a digi called Christmas Bells from Just Inklined.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored it in shades of gold with Copics.  I added a tiny bit of gold Stickles to the holly berries.  I used the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die to make my gold frame.  The sentiment is from the Layers of Color Christmas Verses set.  It is embossed on Cryogen White with gold embossing powder and cut out with a Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  A gold trimmed sheer bow and a few gold adhesive pearls finished my fancy fold card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have a wonderful day!