Tuesday, 3 April 2012

A Couple of Male Cards


I really enjoy making male cards- keeping them simple but trying to add interest through texture, rather than fuss- it suits my kind of style.

The first card uses one of my all time favourite images,  No. 1 Fan, coloured with promarkers. The papers are a mix of Bo Bunny Alora and Basic Grey Oliver, matted onto red paper.  I've used my favourite scrim, with layered paper on top, some corrugated card (previously a Starbucks wrap) and some punched stars.  I've added some rafia cross stitches too and some faux stitching around the circle.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
The Sugar Bowl - Sketch
 Karen's Doodles - Make it for a Male
Stampalot - Happy Birthday

The second card, uses the other halves of the papers, layered onto red paper.  I've coloured LOTV's Deckchair Dreaming with my polychromo pencils - pleased with the grass on this one!!

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Cards for Men - Great Outdoors
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Lili's Little Fairies - Anything Goes
Moving Along With the Times - Cute 'n' Cuddly

12 comments:

  1. Two gorgeous male cards. Lovely images and great layout.
    Mags
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  2. What a lovely card, Thanks for playing with Lili's Little Fairies this week and good luck.
    Hugs Chris x

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  3. Two really great cards Suzie.

    Thanks so much for joining in our Birthday celebrations as Stampalot challenge. Hope you can join in the blog hop as well, so many great prizes to be won.

    B x

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  4. Both cards are fab hun, love the papers & layouts, perfect!

    Thank you for sharing with us at MAWTT this week, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  5. Love both of these card, males are so hard to make for but you got it just right. Thanks for joining us this week at Moving Along With The Times.
    Kim xXx

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  6. The boy one is very cute, great layout too. Thanks for joining us at Stampalot this month.
    Pinky

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  7. Both cards are really great.
    Thanks for playing along with us at Karen's Doodles this time...
    Angela

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  8. Hi Susie

    Such beautiful cards - I love the images and the colours - just wonderful!

    I am now following you and look forward to seeing your next creations.

    Take care.

    Hazel xx

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  9. Two fabulous creations! Thanks for joining in the Birthday celebrations at Sir stampalot and Good Luck!

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  10. Wonderful cards. I'm so happy that you have joining our challenge at Card for Men with the theme The Great Outdoors, your cards are just fantastic and I love seeing your creations. Good luck on the challenge.
    Hugs, Paricia

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  11. Two gorgeous cards!Thanks for joining the blog hop at Sir Stampalot, Ruth

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  12. Very cute. Love the deckchair image and the coloring :)

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