1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

1st Holy Communion card with Image by Maurie Manning, Marianne and Spellbinder Dies

I'm being asked more and more now to make cards for boys. I used to avoid these as I always found them quite hard, I mean if you can't add ribbons and flowers what do you make.

Then I found the KennyK and Mo Manning digi images along with a few others and it kinda changed my whole attitude to boys cards, I'm having real fun playing with these now.

This card is for a 1st Holy Communion and they wanted it quite decorative, which is just up my street.

It's one of two cards I made for the Godmother and Parents to give.

This fantastic little image is a Mo Manning Digi and as the little boy concerned has red hair -

I just had to give this image that too.

Products used -

Image by Maurie J Manning

Dies - by Spellbinders, Lacy Circles, Crosses Two

Corner Die - by Marianne Designs

Circles - by Crafts Too

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Blue Card - from Papermilldirect

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Ribbon, Buttons and Gems from Stash

Challenges -

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-52-must-have-buttons.html

Blog Candy - herecometheboys

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/rrr-challenge-73-masculine-with-ribbon.html

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

Birthday Card with KennyK's "Madison Attitude" and Spellbinders Dies

I am so behind with my blog posts - I've been flat out with orders. I don't think I've ever had so many personal requests come in, in one month before. Thankfully several of them were for the same theme so I didn't have to design a new card for every request.

This is yet another fantastic KennyK image this one called "Madison Attitude" and just perfect for three shopping theme cards I had to make.

I created the designer names by just typing them up in fonts as close as I could get to the originals.

(hope they don't mind) except for the "Prada" one as I couldn't get it quite right so I 'borrowed' it from the internet :)

Products used -

Image by KennyK - Madison Attitude

Dies - Spellbinders Floral Ovals, Parisian Accents, Bitty Blossoms, Foliage, Lacy circles

Die - Crafts Too, Circle

White Card - Centura Pearl Gold from Crafters Companion

Purple Grape Card from Papermilldirect

Backing Paper - Altered, Katarina Art from Etsy

Coloured in a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir

Ribbon & Gems from Stash

Challenges

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-45-punches-andor-die-cuts.html

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-208-happy-4th-birthday-allsorts.html

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Man U theme

30th Birthday Card -with KennyK Victory Kid & Football Man United theme

A boys card for a change and not a Spellbinder or a Ribbon in sight.

The spec for this was actually a "Darts" theme but I just couldn't find anything that I could make a dart card out of, besides a dart board with a pint of beer in front of it and that just wasn't what I wanted to make, so second preference was football so voila!

I saw this Kennyk image and just had to have it, he's so cute and with Man United on the top of the Premiership the champions theme seemed to fit.

I started with an old "Mojo Monday" sketch, least thats were the idea for this card came from even though I didn't stick exactly to the sketch. 

I made my own backing papers for this one and used combination of promarkers and Spectrum Noirs to colour the image in - are they ever going to have fine tips for the Spectrum Noirs I wonder, they're much to thick for fine detail colouring.

I borrowed!!! the United Badge image from the internet :)

Products used -

Image - KennyK Downloads - Victory Kid -

http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I13011500000072C

Coloured with a mix of Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs'

Dies - Circles from Crafts Too

Large and Small Circle Punches

White Card - Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion

Red Card - Papermill direct

Black Card - Education online

Backing papers Letters and Name Badge - my own digital designs

Challenges Entered -

Allsorts Challenge - All Sports

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/week-206-any-sport.html

Craftycatz Challenge - Anything Goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-182-anything-goes.html

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

Congratulations Wedding Card with KennyK Happy Couple Digi and Spellbinders Elegant labels Four

I am still so loving this Spellbinder Die that I seem to be using it on everything.

"Congratulations and Celebrations" music comes to mind when I look at this stamp but I think by the look on their faces it should be "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas, lol.

Stamp comes again from KennyK Downloads.com - Kenny's stamps just seem to be so appropriate for the cards I have to make - http://kennykdownloads.contentshelf.com/product?product=I130115000000777

Products used -

Stamp - Happy Couple Digi from kennykdownloads.com

Dies - Spellbinders Elegant Labels Four , Bitty Blossoms and Foliage

Background paper - Katarina Art

Mounted on Snow White Centura Pearl Card - Crafters Companion

Trimmed in "Purple Grape" - Papermilldirect.

Small pink roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

Coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs

Distress Ink - Milled Lavender

Gems and Ribbon from stash

Challenges -

http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-142-flowers-flowers-flowers.html

WOOHOO!!! This card was chosen as  "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" this week, on the kennykkraftykrew blogspot!!!

 

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/challenge-181-inspired-by-song.html