Cards For Men - Challenge & Blog Hop!!

OMG , it has been a year since Cards For Men Challenges started!! To celebrate our anniversary we have a ton of prizes available and two challenges for you too!! The theme for both is Christmas and you challenge is to make a card or present - or both!! Usual challenge rules apply!! Make sure you hop on over to the CFM Blog and check out the inspiration...

here is what i have made as part of the DT!

I love making these cute little boxes and love this little fella, i saw it at Ally Pally and spent hours searching in boxes of stamps to find it and finally i did!

We are also having an Anniversary Blog Hop. You can get the full list of blogs over at Cards for Men. At each stop there'll be a word to collect and a candy draw.

I have this lovely Pink Cat Studio Billy Stamp Set from MMCS to give away!

To be in with a chance of winning this you just need to leave a comment at the end of this post. A random winner will be drawn on 20 December 2010.Each stop will have a word which you should collect to make a festive phrase.

My word is 'Happy'.

At the end of the blog hop you should have 11 words, work out the phrase and leave it in the comments back at Cards for Men. The blog hop will run until midnight on 19th December 2010 and a winner will be chosen on 20th December.

Your next stop is Kym!

If you lose your way you can go back to Cards for Men to get the full list.

Good luck everyone.

Cards For Men - Challenge

It is challenge time again at Cards For Men. We had an amazing amount of entries last week too so thank you to all that entered. This fortnight we have another great easy challenge...

Merry Christmas!

Yes as long as it is Christmasy and suitable for a male then anything goes, so you have lots of scope on this one!

This week's sponsor is the fabby Bunny Zoe Crafts, they have the best little online shop cram packed full of goodies and up for grabs this week is a £10 voucher to spend instore!!

Here is my card for the challenge...

Make sure you pop over the CFM Blog and see the rest of the design team cards, they
are truly fabulous!

I used a massive new stack i bought by My Minds Eye, they do the best papers i reckon and of course a lovely LOTV image, so obsessed with these atm! I know its a mans card but i couldn't resist a bit of glitter :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges...

LOTV Challenge 74 - Glitter & Glitz

The Crafty Pad - Red & Green

Supplies - LOTV Image, My Minds Eye Papers, Bazzill Cardstock, Glamour Dust, Brads, Half The Edge Borders & Glossy Accents

My Mums Craft Shop - Clearance Sale!!

Just a quick message to let you know over at My Mum's Craft Shop we have a fabby clearance sale! We decided to concentrate more on stamps therefor we have on sale all are papers etc so make sure you get yourself over there, loads of new products at fabulous prices!

My Christmas Gift Ideas 1

Hello everyone, i am here and no i haven't fallen off the planet lol! I have been very busy with lots of DT work that i will get to show you very very soon!! Over the next few weeks i will be showing you lots of Christmas Gift Ideas! I have a few craft fairs coming up so i have been very busy plus i have decided i am making all the presents this year!

Here are my little Christmas Tree Boxes, now i haven't decided what i will be putting in them but the possibilities are endless, as they say!

I thought these would look a bit nicer with only a few details so they have that less is more look!

Well i am very please i finally am using up some of my Doodlebug Stickers, as it turns out these trees are just the right size! I of course used the fantastic but hard to find Sizzix Carry All Box XL die, i am so pleased i got this die, its fabby and i can't wait to make up a few more little boxes!

Supplies - Sizzix Bigz XL Carry All Box Die, Bazzill Cardstock, Doodlebug Stickers, Mini Messages, Jewels & Doodlebug Ribbon.

Cards For Men Challenge 23 - Animals

It's challenge time again! Wow there were so many entries for our last challenge, well done to all those that entered there were some fabulous cards!! Now onto this fortnights challenge...this time we have the theme of 'Animals' and we all love animals so it's a pretty good one to work with, just remember it must be suitable for a male!

We are proudly sponsored by Hope Jacare!

The DT were lucky to be given images to work with too! She is giving the lucky winner a lovely stamp, pop on over to the Cards For Men challenge blog to see a piccy. We also have a freebie image for all challenge entries...again hop on over to the CFM Blog.

Here is my card!

Supplies - Hope Jacare Image, Dream Street Papers, Copics, SU Cardstock, Ribbon, Dew Drops, Mini Message & Star Punches

Pamper Box

I have managed to catch up with some DT work this weekend which you will be seeing very soon!! I also managed to make a few other bits and pieces! Today i have a lovely Pamper Box to share with you! I will be posting a tutorial on this very soon too so check back for that!

This was very simple to make and i think it makes a lovely gift! I have filled mine with mini bath bombs but i am planning to do a few more of these, you could put a flannel & soaps or anything really!!

I used a load of SU Cardstock as it is pretty sturdy compared to anything else i have! I then decorated it with some lovely Basic Grey Papers that i picked up at Ally Pally half price!! They are soooo pretty too!! I used a fabby Pure Innocence stamp by My Favorite Things, so cute and ideal for my pamper box!

I also used my new Cuttlebug Quilling Dies to make my flower... love love love this soooo much and it only takes maybe 2-3 mins to do but only really ideal for boxes, bags etc as they are very bulky and 3D!

Supplies - MFT Pure Innocence Stamp, Basic Grey Papers, SU Cardstock, Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch, Cuttlebug Quilling Dies, Jewels, Copics, Glamour Dust & Marianne Swirl.

New Wild Rose Studio Stamps

Have you seen the new Wild Rose Studio Stamps yet!??

OMG they are just the cutest EVER!

They are now available at My Mums Craft Shop, although stock are already limited as they have been so popular already!!! I am hoping to get to play with these later on!!

I will be back later on to show you some of my latest projects!