Pen and Paperie: Cardz 4 Guyz

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

...the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness...

I’m sharing a card today made for a milestone birthday for a colleague at work.

To make up the “belly band” that holds this card contained when it’s not on display I’ve followed the current sketch at Techno Stamper’s. I did make the circle element smaller but only because I didn’t have a clock in the appropriate size. I wanted to go with a time theme as the milestone was 50 and the colours of the paper and design worked really well for the look and feel I was going for.

On the actual card itself I’ve taken in the recipient’s favourite pastime of running by featuring Track Alex from Simply B Stamps, which sadly is a retired image. I’ve also added in my all-time favourite male image of 1920s Kody from Some Odd Girl, also sadly retired. (You so gotta get those digis when you see them as they are here one day gone the next!) I put these images on the card as I am always jokingly telling him he looks like a bum in his running attire but very distinguished in his suit for work.

Papertake Weekly’s current challenge is to use three or more shapes on your card; I have a circle (clock face), rectangles (the card base, the shape behind the images and on the belly band) and squares (the patterned paper top and bottom row of the card). I’m also entering it in the current challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz where it’s the easy peasy anything goes theme.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E21, E27, 0

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair C1, C3, C5

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, N5, N7, N9, V09, V12, V15, V17, W4, W6, W8, W10, 100

Embellishments

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ~ Game Spinners & Word Bands

Prima Vintage Trinkets Sunrise Sunset ~ Vintage Clock Face

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Walnut Stain & Weathered Wood

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Pansy
Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics ~ No. XIV & No. XVI

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Track Alex (retired)

Some Odd Girl ~ 1920s Kody (retired)

Challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz #54 ~ Anything Goes

Techno Stamper Monday Lunchtime ~ Sketch #350

Papertake Weekly ~ Get In Shape

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, 19 January 2015

There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy’s life...

I have a cute little card to share today featuring Jude’s Heart from Simply B Stamps.

As I’m giving this to my young nephew for his birthday I’ve covered the heart in Jude’s hand with a pirate treasure map. I thought the look on Jude’s face worked very well for a little boy baffled by the directions on a map.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch at RetroSketches, I just made the corner element out of my sentiment strips and some stars to match the star paper I used. I also made the rectangular element a bit larger to accommodate Jude but mostly so I could use my new Doohickeys’ die. My crafty resolution formulated this week (a bit late for New Year’s I know but hey, better late than never) is to use every new die I get as soon as I get it. This is to hopefully get me from just ordering and hoarding dies to actually using them on my cards.

As I do have a die cut on my card I am entering this in the current challenge over at Stamping Sensations. I’m also entering my card in Cardz 4 Guyz’s current challenge as it is for a guy (a young one but a guy nonetheless) and it is for a birthday.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E000, E00, E11, E21 (E02 cheeks)

Eyes E11, E23, 0

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, C00, N4, N6, N8, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, Y21, Y28, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Pebbles Metallic Cream Chalk ~ Dark Blue

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Magnolia Doohickeys ~ Vintage Photo Frames

Embellishments

Border Strip Sticker from stash