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

Freckled Fawn ~ Star Stickers

Jesse James Dress It Up Button ~ Pirates

Stickabilities ~ 1¼” Hand Drawn

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans & Scattered Straw

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Typhoon

Graphic 45 Mother Goose ~ Patterns & Solids

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Jude’s Heart

Challenges

Cardz 4 Guyz #53 ~ Happy Birthday

RetroSketches ~ Sketch #149

Stamping Sensations ~ Dies and Punches

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Oh my ears and whiskers…

It’s challenge time over at PunkyouGirl and it’s an easy peasy one of ‘anything goes’ and I’ve used a great image from our sponsor, SLS Lines, called Goth Girl and Rabbit.

To make up my card I’ve followed the current sketch over at Retrosketches.  I just swapped out the butterfly element for my image and mounted my sentiment on a Tim Holtz Tattered Curvy Scroll.  I’ve kept the embellies and papers fairly toned down, one, as this is a ‘darker’ project in the PunkyouGirl style, and, two, I’m thinking this for a male card.

As I’ve got a die cut and the card would suit a male I am entering it in the current challenge at ScrapbookerPhD.  The inside of the card finishes the sentiment for a belated birthday card.  And yes, it’s supposed to be slightly cheeky with a nod toward the Playboy bunnies given her somewhat provocative pose and as it is for a male.

Now over at Open Minded Crafting they have a theme of ‘new year’s resolutions’ for their current challenge.  Mine is to be on time with my cards this year so how does a belated birthday card fit that theme?  Well, if past years are anything to go by where I’ve made similar resolutions to be on time with my crafting are anything to go by I am going to be raiding my stash for this card when I realise I’ve missed one of my male friend’s birthdays.  I’ll then be glad that I made this resolution and started off so well in having a card at the ready so I’m not quite so late!

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes B000, B00, B06

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair Y00, Y02, Y04, Y08

Outfit B00, B02, B04, B06, C00, C0, C1, C3, N5, N7, N9, 0, 100

Rabbit R0000, R000, R00, W00, W0, W1

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Tim Holtz Alterations ~ Tattered Curvy Banners

Embellishments

K&Company Transfers ~ Monogram

Inks & Paints etc

Spica ~ Black, Gold, Lavender & Pink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Faded Jeans, Fired Brick, Scattered Straw & Tea Dye

Papers

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Pansy & Spring Willow Med

Blue Fern Studio Sanctuary ~ Botanical Garden & Conservatory

Graphic 45 Mother Goose ~ Patterns & Solids

Ribbons & Trims etc

Fabric Tape from stash

Recollections ~ Bling on a Roll

Stamps

SLS Lines ~ Goth Girl with Rabbit

Challenges

Open Minded Crafting #27 ~ New Year’s Resolutions

Retrosketches ~ Sketch #148

ScrapbookerPhD #19 ~ Masculine Birthday + Die Cut

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…a superb tailor’s work is ageless

I’ve made another parcel card for a special birthday featuring my all-time favourite image for a male, 1920’s Kody from Some Odd Girl, which seems to have been retired!

This is going out to a guy so I didn’t want it all florally and girlie so I went to my favourite stash of embellies, my Prima and Tim Holtz metal stuff.  What a great find that there was a 30 among the Prima Door Signs because, you guessed it, this is for a 30th birthday.  I also found some words that fitted in well and allowed me to jazz up the parcels, which I’d stuck down before thinking about adding twine or anything to.  I’ve missed using my metal embellies as I haven’t done anything Steampunky for a while so it was great to get them out.  As they are my favourite embellies I’m entering my card in the current challenge at Tuesday Throwdown.

I did throw in one flower as there was this space just sitting there under the Typo Bulbs, it is a burlap one and I did alter it a bit.  I pulled off the bottom layer and trimmed the others to make it smaller and pulled out the stamens, I swapped them for a metal brad and some glitter.  Hopefully not too girlie!

I thought the quote from the Kaiser rub ons was appropriate for a milestone birthday and it helped fill the space too.  As did the parcels to make this a nicely embellished card without all the flowery, girlie stuff we normally add to our cards.

I’m also entering my card in the current challenge at Incy Wincy Designs, where the theme is to use a number, something I have done thanks to this being a milestone birthday and that great Prima Door Sign.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E30, E31, E39, 0

Lips E11

Hair YR04, YR07, E09, E18

Outfit B91, B93, B95, N4, N6, N8, V91, V93, V95, V99, W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

Ranger Distress Glitter ~ Rusty Hinge

Embellishments

Kaisercraft Rub ons ~ Inner Self & These Days

Petaloo Textured Elements ~ Burlap Blossom Black

Prima Junkyard Findings ~ Jeans Plates & Small Typo Bulbs

Prima Shabby Chic Treasures ~ Door Signs

Stickabilities ~ ⁷⁄₁₆” Hand Drawn

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Antique Linen, Black Soot & Faded Jeans

Papers

American Crafts Cardstock ~ Kraft

Bazzill Cardstock ~ Typhoon

Graphic 45 French Country ~ Abundance

Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells ~ Frightful Folly

Prima Cartographer ~ Montgolfiere

Riddersholm Design Tailgate Marked ~ My Street

Stamps

Some Odd Girl ~ 1920’s Kody (retired)

Challenges

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Use a number

Tuesday Throwdown #226 ~ Favourite Embellishment

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Happy 40th Birthday Kay

Today is an awesome day, why?  Because 40 years ago today my friend Kay was born and that is definitely worth celebrating, which is exactly what us girls on the SBS DT have done using this fab image Betty drew up specially.

I’ve chosen to make a tag for Kay using the current sketch over at Sketch Saturday.  Rather than using paper for the rectangular element I decided to try my new Mega Flakes and FlitterGlu from IndigoBlu and I think it turned out looking great. 

I took the great sentiment Betty did up and added it to the back of the tag and embossed it in gold.

With all the gold elements I’m entering this in Inkspirational’s current challenge.  As I’ve also got a whole lot of embossing I’m also linking it up at Crafting By Design.

Ingredients:

Copics

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

Eyes E23, E25, E27, E30

Lips R24, R29, R46

Hair N4, N6, N8, 100

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, G28, G40, G43, G46

Skull E40, E41, E42, N4, N6, N8, 100

Chalks & Powders etc

IndigoBlu Mega Flakes ~ Lancashire Rose
Stampendous Embossing Powder ~ Detail Gold 
Embellishments

Jazzydoodle Designs ~ Clay Skulls

Jesse James Button It Up ~ Party Hats

Kaisercraft Sparklets ~ Fern

Papers

Graphic 45 ~ Kraft Tag

Kaisercraft Cardstock ~ Licorice

Ribbons & Trims etc

Gold Satin Ribbon from stash

Green Tara ~ Bead Garland Gold

Green Tara ~ Cobweb Ribbon Olive

Stamps

Simply B Stamps ~ Birthday Kay

Challenges

Crafting by Design ~ Embossing

Inkspirational #71 ~ Anything Goes with Gold

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch #340

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