Feather Flight – New Adventure

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#345) and Hand Stamped Sentiments (#436) challenges. I have combined them… clean and simple with the suggested colors. My stamp set choice was influenced by Make My Monday (#223) for Birds and Alphabet (Letter A) for Adventure.  I am also sharing this card with SimpleContinue reading “Feather Flight – New Adventure”

Rev Up the Fun! – Birthday Card

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#344) challenge. This time we are creating with the colors Navy, Kraft and Red.  Such a classic combination. I created a no nonsense #simplestamping clean and simple card for my guy.  I opted for the current AAA Cards (#262) sketch and decided to play alongContinue reading “Rev Up the Fun! – Birthday Card”

By My Side – You’re The Best

Welcome to the newest round of the Cardz 4 Guyz (#343) challenge. This time we are looking for cards with Dogs and/or Puppies.  I just love that sweet little puppy in the By My Side stamp set. I chose to use the suggested colors from this week’s Color Throwdown (#784) palette. Here is the result:Continue reading “By My Side – You’re The Best”

An ABC Primer – J IS FOR:

Welcome to the second of the Design Team Challenges.  At Cardz 4 Guyz (#342), this round, we are looking for cards that incorporates one or more of your initials for Namesake Day.  For me, that is the letter “J”. I chose to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a card created by Stephanie Lanzalotto for JustContinue reading “An ABC Primer – J IS FOR:”

Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold

Welcome to the second of the Design Team Challenges.  At Cardz 4 Guyz (#342), this round, we are looking for Fun-Fold cards.  I opted for a Double-Z Fold and kept it simple with just stamps, inks and paper for a card suitable for a fellow. Coincidently Double Trouble (#160) is partnering with Creative Creases (#76)Continue reading “Wild Ferns – Double Z-Fold”

Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love

Design Team Time.  This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#340), we have a masculine Love related theme.  I have combined the theme with our new Hand Stamped Sentiments (#431) Sketch. Additional Challenges: Color Dare (#586) for my choice of colors and Double Trouble (#159) who has a complimentary theme. Here is the result: Steps: AllContinue reading “Lifetime of Love – Something New to Love”

Fun on Wheels – Look at You Go!

Design Team Time Combination. This round at Cardz 4 Guyz (#339), we are looking for a Sports related theme that does not include any Ball type sports. I selected Bike Riding and the Fun on Wheels stamp set. This round at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#430), we have a Color Palette of Night of Navy, BerryContinue reading “Fun on Wheels – Look at You Go!”

Rock & Roll – Way to Go

Design Team Time – Part 2.  Today I am combining the Cardz 4 Guyz (#338) Use Something New with the Facebook Case-ing Tuesday (#442) Sketch.  I have selected the Rock & Roll Designer Series Paper as my something new and the sketch can be found on page 65 of the January to April Mini Catalog.Continue reading “Rock & Roll – Way to Go”

Christmas Elf – No Peeking

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day… For the Cardz 4 Guyz (#337) theme this week, Christmas Elves or Gnomes, I am at a bit of a disadvantage.  I don’t own any stamp sets with either creature. A perusal of Pinterest yielded several ideas, and I selected a few images for inspiration and hand drew myContinue reading “Christmas Elf – No Peeking”

Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day… I don’t know about you, but I often think that a card for a fellow is generally best if it is clean and simple. So, I am combining Cardz 4 Guyz (#336) Festive Creatures with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#428) Sketch and sharing with Just Us Girls (#707) forContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes”