Tea For Two

My card today is for The Male Room DT where our theme this week is  
FOOD AND DRINK

 and I will also be entering it into two challenges.

The sketch comes from CAS Colours and Sketches

and these colours are from
Fab Friday

My Step Dad Dave is a Tea-aholic, and likes his very strong and in a china mug, every hour, on the hour!! so I thought of him when making this card. I stamped the tea cup and fussy cut it out before placing it on pads on a Nestie, with the sentiment going in the top like a tea bag. I added a strip of embossed red card with swirls like steam, and some tape FMS which matched the colours perfectly.

Supplies :
All are Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise
Card = Whisper White, Real Red, and white base FMS
Stamps = Tea Shoppe
Inks = Coastal Cabana, Real Red, and Gumball Green
Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, and Swirl EF
Extras = 3D Pads, and Floral Tape FMS

I am struggling with a trapped nerve in my right wrist at the moment, so can not craft when the numbness and pins and needles are too bad to hold anything, but I cant let the MR DT down, so have taken all day to piece this together.

About six months ago, my friend had asked me to make her two Santa themed cards, and I've finally finished them. I made pop up cards with Santa stuck in the chimney with his legs dandling down, all watched by a Scotch Terrier, her favourite dog. I hope she likes them?

Can you believe that it's nearly Christmas? Just where has this year gone? I'm taking Sophie to see Santa tomorrow, so I hope to have some photos to show you soon. Enjoy your preparations, and I'll be back soon

Ugly Bug Ball

Today, this is my DT card for The Male Room, where our theme is NATURE
and I'll also be entering it in three challenges.

The sketch is from Clean and Simple,

the colours from CAS Colours and Sketches

and Addicted to CAS are looking for something TRANSPARENT

                                                           

Here it is

This is what the card looks like without the acetate overlay that bares the Dragonfly, Bumblebee, and Ladybird. I didn't mind stamping all the insects, but when it came to the spider, it freaked me out! I hate them! Thank goodness it was only a small one. 

Supplies :

All from Stampin' Up unless stated otherwise

Card = Whisper White, Early Espresso, and white base FMS

Stamps = Stippled Blossoms, Simply Sketched, and Inkadinkado Insects

Inks = Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, and Adirondack Espresso

Tools = Stamp-a-ma-jig, 

Extras = Acetate

I had a terrible start to my day. I plugged my laptop in to see what challenges were out there, so I could prepare an idea, and pack the relevant supplies, as I was off to my friends for a crafting/coffee morning. After about five minutes, I realised that the TV and my alarm clock had gone off, so thought I had a power cut. Then, I saw that lights were on in my neighbours house, so I rang her (on my mobile, as the house phone was also out) and her house was fine. I made a mercy call to my Step Dad, who turned up an hour later. He discovered that the electrical fuse box kept tripping out, so we had to check every wall socket in the house. Sounds easy, but with me in the house plugging something in, I was then having to get to the top of the stairs to shout down to Dave in the garage, who would try the trip switch again. Eventually, we found that a wall socket had fallen off the wall that was hidden by my desk (it had never had a metal wall bracket set into the wall, and I've been here for almost 13 years!!). Then we found out that the garden pond pump had also fused ( what were the odds that this would blow at the exact minute that I plugged my laptop in!!!!! Anyway, with electric back on, I was in no mood to craft so didn't go out, but made this card later.   

I'm in hospital again today for my treatment ( I cant believe how quickly four weeks pass by ), so I'll be resting for a couple of days. I hope you have a good week, and an even better weekend.

Worcester Warrior

It's our fourth challenge over at  The Male Room where we are looking for projects with the theme of
                               SPORTS OR HOBBIES

My card was made for my friends partner, Bill, who is a crazy cricket fan, and a supporter of the Worcester Warriors Rugby team.

After stamping the player, I coloured him in the Warriors strip, and masked him with a Post It, before sponging the pitch and sky. I also added some goal posts which were heat embossed in white, and stamped some trees behind them. I embossed some tram lines around the edges of the base card, to suggest the goals, and sponged over the base in green. The player was cut in a Nestie, laid on a blue and then green Nesties, and finished with a sentiment.

Rita and Bill are on holiday in Tenerife for his birthday on Friday, and Rita has taken this ( and the other cards I made for her, see here and here ) as a surprise for him to open on the day. I hope he likes them.

Supplies :

Card = Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, and white base FMS

Stamps = Papermania, Lovely as a Tree, and Wetlands

Inks = Black Archival, Versamark, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Bashful Blue, Gumball Green, Blushing Bride, and Blue Promarker

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Helix Score Board, Heat Gun

Extras = 3D Pads, and White EP

I look forward to seeing your creations

Sweet Baby

I have made this card for The Male Room where ANYTHING GOES as long as it's masculine.

Here's my card inspired by the birth of a new Royal baby........Prince George

The Ark was stamped in Archival ink and coloured with Write markers and an Aqua Painter. It was then cut with Nesties and laid on a blue base wrapped with a blue ribbon. It was finished with the sentiment.

Supplies :

Card = \Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper and Naturals White, and blue base FMS 

Stamps = Two by Two and Verve

Inks = Black Archival and lots of SU Write Markers

Tools = Big Shot, Nestabilities, Fiskars Scissors, and XCut Corner Rounder

Extras = 3D Pads, and Ribbon

I hope you enjoy the challenge here at the Male Room, and we'd love to see you here again soon. Don't forget to tell your friends about us too!

Bye for now