Monday 17 January 2011

Cards for Men - Let's Party!

It's time for a brand new challenge at Cards for Men today and we have a fab theme for you to follow 'Let's Party' (n.b. card must be for a male).


Our sponsor this time is the fab Meljen's Designs and the prize is 4 Meljen digi images! The DT had some lovely images to play with. "Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!"

Please pop over to the challenge blog to check out the details of our new challenge. As always the DT have made some wonderful cards, please do pop across and have a peek and have a go at the challenge while you're there. So, onto my DT card, I have used an image called Chili Chihuahua, I think he's just adorable and have made this card for my little brother's birthday (he's not that little, 32 this month!). I have used the image twice on my zigzag card, one a mirror image of the original (I just flipped it over). I used a paper piercer tool to make holes in the papers around the edges and also used a brown chalk ink pad to ink the edges of the papers, images and sentiments. I hope you like it, it was a really fun card to make.


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Meljens - Square or Round
Stamp Something - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday

Supplies:
Cardstock - Bazzill kraft
Paper - some old Cosmo Cricket, trying to use up some of my neglected stash ;-)
Image - Chili Chihuahua by Meljen's Designs from Whimsy Stamps coloured with Promarkers
Buttons - stash
Sentiment ribbon - Pink Petticoat
Sentiment (on red paper) - generated on PC
Tools - paper piercing tool, brown chalk inkpad

23 comments:

  1. Hi Sarah,
    I love your card...Great shape and the image is fab...I'm sure your brother will love it....
    Mandy xx

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  2. Fab card hun. I love what you've done with the button - really ties in the fiesta theme. x

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  3. That is a gorgeous card Sarah! Love the papers and the image!
    Hugs Kristel

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  4. This is a great card, Sarah. The details are fab. I love the Cosmo Cricket paper too.

    Donna x

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  5. Wowee Sarah definitely want to party, your card is fabulous and I love the papers youve used. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

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  6. Love this it has really made me smile on this horrible dull morning
    Hugs Jacqui x

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  7. Great card! I still call my brother little too and he is over 6". Thanks so much for joining us at Meljen's Designs this week!

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  8. A great card Sarah, fabulous image and gorgeous backing papers.A nice cheery card.xxx

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  9. Ohhh I love that its so cute
    also please pop by my blog if you get chance today. I have a free background but its just for today then it will be gone
    hugs June xxx

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  10. Love the zig-zag shape and those DPs go perfectly with this cute image. I bet he'll love it!
    Hugs, Alison x

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  11. Great card, that image is so cute!

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  12. Fab card Sarah - love the image and the papers are lovely.

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  13. Stunning you do such gorgeous work big hugs pops x x x

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  14. Great card and colouring. Thanks for joining in at TPC this week. Good Luck
    Sarah - Stressed Stamper

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  15. Fabulous card mrs, love the DP you have used, loving these zigzag cards you are making! xx

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  16. Lovely card, great colours and a fab image.

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  17. Very cute card. You've colored this little perfectly and the papers are great for this image. Thanks for joining us in the Meljen's Designs Challenge this week.

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  18. Hi Sarah

    Just a short visit to accomodate the wonky arm to say Hi and lovely work as always.

    B x

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  19. This is so cute! This is one of my favorite images and you created the perfect card for him.

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  20. This is really sweet!! Thanks for playing at Stamp Something!!HUGs

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  21. Great card, that image is so sweet

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  22. Great card Sarah, love the image and the papers. Great square button. Jaqui x

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