Tic Tac Toe

Hello everyone,

At Daring Cardmakers, the dare this week is a Fun and Games theme...

You have to make a card that includes some kind of puzzle or game element it could be a crossword or a wordsearch or spot the difference etc. You could come up with something more hands on like maybe a maze puzzle or a flip book

I went with the simple Tic-Tac-Toe...

I have used burlap paper and jute twine for making the O, X and the heart...

I decided to incorporate the sentiment in the grid itself...I L U :)

Do check out the amazing creations of the Design Team

Motorcycle Card Tutorial

Hello everyone,

Today I am here with a tutorial for making a simple and quick Masculine card...
I made this card for a friend recently...

I am using some supplies that scream masculine for me...
Burlap, Corrugated paper which I got from Itsy Bitsy...
The die-cut is from a local store...

Using neutral colours is the safest and simplest way to create a Masculine card...

Start by layering the papers...Don't glue anything yet...

I always start out by laying out everything to see how the final card will look...

At this point, the card looked good...but needed something... I dug through my stash...

See the advantage of not glueing the layers at the beginning...it gives you the liberty to make changes...

Now that I was satisfied with the look,,.I started attaching everything...

I used Mod-Podge to attach burlap...
I attached the Corrugated cardboard with foam tape...to give room for the wooden gear...
The motorbike was also attached with foam tape...and so was the tiny metal charm...

And this is how the final card looks...

I distressed the metal charm with archival ink...

I hope this tutorial was helpful for you...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Vehicle - Motorcycle->
 


Metal Charm on card ->



Masculine card with neutral colours and transportation theme ->

Neutrals...

Hello,

I find it amusing how I got through phases of a colour theme favourites...sometimes I create cards only with rainbow colours...sometimes only blues...sometimes only neutrals...does this happen to you too?

Right now I am in the neutrals colour theme phase...
Cards with a neutrals colour theme make great masculine cards...

For this card, I have used a pattern paper I bought recently...I am in love with the pattern on this...it also has some copper foiling on it...

Football Shaker/Camera Popup card

Hello everyone,

I just love making interactive and popup cards. So, when I had to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law, I thought of doing both...
I made a shaker + popup card...shaker on the outside....popup on the inside.. :D

There is another combo in this card...My brother-in-law loves football. His favourite club is Chelsea. He is also an avid photographer. So I incorporated both his interests in this card.

I found this layout on Pinterest ( Toni's Adventures )

For the shaker, I printed out small footballs, chelsea logos and cameras and fussy cut them.
I didn't add any glitter or sequins as it would have contradicted with the football theme.

For the inside of the card I made a camera popup...Ohhh...I just love making popups...They are so fun...
I got the template of the camera from ExtremeCards

Here is a final look at the card:

The camera is a vintage one, so I distressed the edges with Vintage Photo for the inside of the card 

To finish off the card, I added a birthday quirky note.

Also I crumpled the blue and green papers a bit on the card front to give it a more rugged look...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2015/01/make-me-happy_5.html

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.in/2015/01/happy-birthday.html

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2015/01/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe281.html

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-its-a-guy-thing/

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ae/2015/01/getting-sketchy.html

Masculine popup card

Hello everyone,

Today I am here with a masculine card I made for a friend.
I always find that I am limited with the colours and embellishments I can use while making Masculine cards. 
So I usually play with neutral colours...may it be...cardstock, patterned paper and ribbons...

I found this patterned paper with the clockwork at my local craft store. It is such a good layer to add to any masculine card

The inside of the card has two V-fold popups. 

P.S. - I made this card in a hurry. So the pics are not so great. 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/

http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-18.html

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.in/

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.in/

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-120-anything-goes.html
http://scrapbookerphd.blogspot.in/
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.in/

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-24-masculine-ribbon.html