Manly Monday

Welcome back to Manly Monday where I find masculine (boy, teenager, adult) cards to share with you. Masculine cards can be difficult to create and this will give you some inspiration. I have a ton of links for you  today. So grab a coffee or tea, sit back and enjoy the ride.

Cathy's Card Spot

Claire's Crafty Creations

Sammy Jean

Jess's Crafts

Dee's Designs

Crafting with Cotnob

Happy Glitzy Girl

Michelle at Laughing Ducks

For some reason I couldn't save the photos for the following links. My computer has had an attitude lately and it better stop it or it's going to get replaced. I'm not sure what it was but please visit these blogs as well. You will not be disappointed.

Fiona Mccarthy
Dee's Cards
Jess's Crafts
Crafty Lawyer Creates
Faye Stampin Fluff N Stuff
Wish Craft Cards
Fit Kitty

For my "card" today I have a different product to share with you by The American Tag Co. This tag looking creation is an envelope that would be perfect to send to one of my nephews with a check or cash inside. It will fit into a business envelope for mailing and will be something different for them. Check out the last two photos.

To decorate my "card" I used a background stamp by Deep Red Stamps. You can find it HERE or HERE. I used Stampin Up brown ink for the stamp and distress ink by Ranger for the gears. I cut the gears out with my Cricut and the Indie Art cartridge. The tickets are by SEI, washi tape by Darice and word stickers by K and Co. The letter U is a Lifestyle Crafts alphabet die with Anna Griffin patterned paper that I ran through my Cuttlebug.

Thanks for joining us on Manly Monday. We look forward to seeing you next week.

Challenges:
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/- Anything goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://happycamperscc.blogspot.co.uk/- Use a stamp

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/- Birthday/Anything goes

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/- No square

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/- Masculine card

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes

http://www.lisasomerville.com/- To die for

http://asimplefive.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/- Vintage

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/- Color challenge

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/- Fall colors

http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://stampedblessings.com/- Tags

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes

http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything but a card

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/- Autumn colors

http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Die or punches

http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/- It's raining men

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/- Tag

Time to Rock at Steampunk

I love that there are so many different styles that one can portray when making cards. Today's card showcases one of those different for me styles-Steam Punk. I made this card for the challenge at Kenny K using THIS image, which is not as steam punk as some of his other images but I gave it my best shot with what I have. 

The image is colored using Copic markers on Cryogen paper. I really like the shading of the guitar but for the rest I'm still working on lighting and hair. The patterned paper is by Scrap Works and I used various scraps of cardstock for the embellishments. I used a die cut by Sizzix-Tim Holtz and then I cut some gears out using Cricut's Indie Art cartridge. The die cut is positioned to the right {not sure if those are cogs or gears-but the aqua border down the side} which I secured to the card with washi tape. I ripped the washi tape down the center so it wasn't so wide covering up my die cut. 

The brown circle, upper left, is stamped with a Fiskars polka dot circle stamp with Stampin Up craft ink. The clock is by Stamper's Anonymous. I heat embossed it with Versa Mark ink and Ranger Industries embossing powder. The arrow and brad are by Tim Holtz. Last little things; circle punches by EK Success and Creative Memories, aqua letters by Cosmo Cricket, brown letters by Colorbox and sequins by Multi Craft Imports.

Thanks for looking. 

Challenges:

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/- Steampunk w/ Kenny K image

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/- Die cuts

http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://blog.markerpop.com/- Anything goes with markers

http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/- Music

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/- Anything goes

http://cateredcrop.com/- Sequins

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/- Square card

John 3:16

On this new day of a new year we must remember to thank the Lord for allowing us to live in this world for another day and may the year be filled with beautiful memories of family and friends sharing hope, love and kindness to all men. 

I used patterned paper from Provo Craft and Deja Views for this card. The cardstock is from my stash with the gold paper by Creative Memories. I cut the cross out using my Cricut and the cartridge Indie Art. The patterned paper behind the cross is stamped with a Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous stamp and heat embossed using embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. I then used a blending tool and distressing ink to resist the embossed area and also to enhance the the orangish-red patterned paper. The tag is a Sizzix die used in my Cuttlebug with a stamp by Studio 112 and ink by Stampin Up. The brad is from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Manly Monday

Manly Monday is late but still here for you. I made it last night and I like to take photos of cards in natural light. A Tim Holtz stamp, hemp, die cuts by Cricut Indie Art, cardstock by Recollections, Halcraft and Stampin Up, patterned paper by Making Memories and ink by Ranger.
Thanks for looking.