January 26, 2011

I had already completed 3 male oreinted cards before this one, so I wanted to go all out and out to flare up some dazzle and color with this card. The sentiment’s so sweet and I have used this digi stamp before too. The color scheme is Pink and purple and all the other embellishments are added to bring contrast, some sparkle and delight.

Here it is :

: http://www.doodlebuddies.wordpress.com

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The sketches this card qualifies are :

http://tsgclearstamps.blogspot.com/2011/01/tsg91-sketch-challenge.html ~ sketch
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/challenge-23-sketch-by-mary.html ~ sketch
http://pixiedustpaperie.blogspot.com/2011/01/pixie-challenge-january-2010-giveaway.html ~ sketch
Really Reasonable Ribbon: heart theme
Totally Papercrafts: add a heart
Craft Your Days Away: love theme
Aud Sentiments: love theme
Beary Sweet: friendship or love
Sunday’s with Crissy – Ribbon
http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ love theme
SSDS – Anything Goes
Creative Belli (2nd week) – anything beginning with “P” pink and purple !
Penny’s Paper-Crafty (2nd week) – anything goes
Pixie Cottage – SKETCH and/or flowers
I Love Promarkers – lavendar & lace
Little Red Wagon – lace
Sisterhood of Crafters (2 weeks) – anything goes
Stampavie and More – love
A Spoonful Of Sugar – Valentine’s
Bearly Mine (2nd week) – Recipe (3 flowers, 2 DP, 1 image)
Bunny Zoe’s Crafts (2nd monday) – Love is in the air
Craft Your Passion – Use 2 patterned papers
Crafty Cardmakers – Floral
Magical Mondays (1st week) – Flowers
Crafty Pad – Girly
Gingerloft (1st week) – Things that fly
Pile It On – Love is in the air
Craft Your Days Away (2 weeks) – love
Really Reasonable Ribbon – (2nd week) ribbon and hearts
Fairy Tale (2nd week, 2 entries) – flowers
Simply Create (2nd week) – use your punches
NEW* Tellen’s Place – polka dots
Totally Papercrafts – add a heart
OLLCB – 3 of Something ~ three yellow flowers
Simply Create – Punches
The Fuzzy Wuzzy – Anything Goes
Copic Creations – Something New (Glossy Pink CS Base!)
The Pixie Cottage – Flowers
Creative Craft World – Cute and Cuddly
Totally Papercrafts – Add a Heart
Craft your Days Away – Love
Top Tip Tuesday – Fab Flowers
Fairytale Challenge – Flowers
Creative Belli – ‘P’ is for (pink)
A Spoonfull of Sugar – Valentines
Crafty Cardmakers – Flowers
Bunny Zoe – Love is in the Air
Lexi’s Creations – Valentines
Magical Mondays – Flowers
Stamps R Us – Animals
The Fuzzy Wuzzy – Anything Goes
Wild Orchid – Let’s get Sentimental
Digi Doodle Shops Best – Anything Goes
Stamping Vacation – No! No! No! (Tags)
Stamping Vacation – Romantic Style
My Time to Craft – Spots/Dots
Quirky Crafts (2nd week) – ~ pink/green + digi.
http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ hearts

Hello ladies. ( you mean, why not ladies and guys ?? )

Well, I doubt, alot of men find themselves scanning around card sites ~ its a rare “phenomenon”. I think, the majority of them are only ” emotionally forced ” to procure a card for their partners for anniversaries or birthdays. But imagine, how religiously, the same man, made such huge efforts in sending cards (with proper sentiments and not just the “I Love you” types) and flowers and gifts and what not before marriage and in the later years , its become a thing of the past.

Well, I have nothing to worry about in that area, DH knows exactly which shop to buy which punches/stamps for moi 🙂 Why spend on flowers or chocolates, when a bag of copic markers can keep me happy for months and months on an end. If only they had copics here in Dubai 😦 That is right up there in my wish list.

Okay anyways, one thing leads to another and my reason for this post is left behind.

I have never tried a banner card. This is a first time for me. I dont think, I have done 100% justice to this banner, still, I feel, its not too shabby. The color theme was Blue and red. The main elements was : 3 in a row, number, banner, party/birthday card, with a monkey/animal somewhere.

These are the criteria’s I had, and this is what I came up with. I have used my new fiskars apron punch which I got in my GUILT TRIP, the monkey’s are new rubber stamps too. The alphabet beads are so old but still they add a playful cheery element to any card or project whenever used. They are so so cute. A ribbon, paper lace and 3 buttons are the added other embellies here.

So do you think, a two year old would be delighted to get this card with monkeys, banners and beads to play around with ??

Here it is :

: http://www.doodlebuddies.wordpress.com

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And here are the challenges this card will try and qualify :

Sketch :

Ju st Magnolia ~ Sketch Bo Bunny blog Waltzingmouse: sketch #31

The Sweet Stop Sketch SSS92 http://skippingstonesdesign.com/

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog for the bingo play, I have used punches, ribbon, embossing.

Sunday’s with Crissy – Ribbon Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for distressing

Pairie Fairy Fridays ~ Happy Birthday

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes

Creative Inspirations Challenge celebrate

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ 3 of a kind : 3 monkeys.

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ anything party related
http://wildorchidchallenge.blogspot.com/ sentiments

Cards for Men lets party

Creative Stamp Friends lotsa shapes in card

Stamp with fun blue and brown

Karen’s Doodles (special image) – buttons galore

Karen’s Doodles Netherlands (special image) – card for a man/boy

Stamps R Us (1st week, 2 entries) – Animals

Woodware USA (1 entry) – Anything Goes

Aly’s Sunday Challenge (1st week) – For the guys

Anyone for Anya – use 2 images

I Did It Creations – Card for a child

Crafty Calendar (monthly, 1 entry) – New Beginnings

Ellephantastic (monthly, 1 entry) – new beginnings

Secret Crafter – it’s a couple thing (2 characters in your main image)

Fuzzy Wuzzy (monthly) – animal, anything goes

Mami Doodles (2nd week) – mostly blues

Sew Many Cards – monkey business

Stamp Something – cute somethings

AiFactory – (2nd week) anything goes

Charisma Cardz (3 entries) – numbers

Delightful Challenges – celebration

Digi Doodle Shop’s Best – anything goes

Pixie Dust Studio – buttons

Stampin’ B’s – use a banner

Creative Belli (2 weeks) – beginning with “P” ~ Party !

Creative Craft World (2 weeks) – Cute & Cuddly

Penny’s Paper-Crafty (2 weeks) – anything goes

Creative Card Crew – new beginnings

Oldie But Goodie Challenge (2 weeks) – Bright and Cheerful

Cards For Men (2 weeks) – MASCULINE and Let’s Party

Craft Your Passion – Button up

SSDS – Anything Goes

http://creativecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ ~ monochromatic

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/01/week-87-maleboy.html~ male card

http://cutie-sunday.blogspot.com/ anything goes

This list has gotten a tad bit long here ! If your still reading, thanks alot for popping over. Hope you liked what you saw and would leave a few lines to tell me how you felt about my card.

There are 4 more cards coming up, so see you again !