Challenge 16 - Clean & Simple

Well it's time for another challenge at Cards for Men and this weeks Clean & Simple theme has been chosen by Jen. Our sponsor this time of One Stop Card Crafts

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

Prize: £10 Gift Voucher

Here are what the design team have come up with...  

Jen

Wenche:

Shirley

Alison

Mandy

Sarah

Patricia

Donna

Aren't they great?  Now for some rules

1. Your card must be for a man/boy

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (BST) on 14th August 2011. Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below. If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and we'll add you in before we do the draw.

Redraw and Challenge 14 - Winners and Top 3

Hi everyone

Well another week, another dollar lol, and without further adieu - here is the winner of the Meljen's Design 4 Digi's of your choice. 

Using Random.Org, the winner was No 17 which is: 

Debbie

Congrats Debbie, please contact Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your choices from Meljen's Designs :)

Our top 3 this week are, in no particular order:-

1 - Di Cox

3 - flourgirl

22 - keeley

Well done ladies, please grab the logo from the blog and add it to yours :)
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Redraw of the Challenge 11...
1st prize 3 digis from Kenny K is...

72 - Littlehamsterz

and 3rd prize 1 digi from Kenny K is...

39 - Caro 


Please contact Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

Challenge 15 - Use a key

Another challenge here at Cards for Men Times fly by in a hurry.

The theme this time is "Use a key"... so get those key's out and use them on a card. Our sponsor this time is Prairie Fairy. Go and have a look - you will probably find some fab stamps :)

Website: www.prairiefairydesigns.com/cart/home.php
Prize: 5 digis of your choice
Blurb: Hello! I am Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs. I am a new digital stamp company featuring artwork not only created by me but also my two kids, ages 9 and 12. They are featured on the site as the Fairy Princess and the Prairie Prince.

I have been an artist for as long as I can remember and have always loved to create. Two years ago my sister-in-law invited me to a rubber stamp party. I laughed and said "Maybe I will buy something if I can use it to stamp on canvases.". Needless to say, I was hooked! Two years later and a lot of learning about computers, I have finally accomplished my goal.

While digital stamping is relatively new in the papercrafting scene, it is what I believe to be such an amazing tool. Printed images have such clarity and vibrancy and gone is the need to re stamp an image because you didn't press hard enough or maybe you pressed too hard! They are also a lot easier to store and they can be reprinted over and over again. The fact that you can rotate and flip files, print them off the size of a postage stamp or as large as a scrapbook page makes them such a versatile medium. It is my sincere hope that I can help anyone who has hesitations about using digital images to embrace these amazing creative tools. If you have any questions about going digital, check out the site and the blog for more information. So head on over to http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/ and check it out!

Roberta kindly sent us some images to play with and here's what we came up with:

Wenche:

Alex

Shirley

Alison
(I am offering the sentiment used for this card as a freebie on my blog)

jen

Mandy

Sarah

Tussemaja

So, what do you think?  Hopefully they've given you some inspiration.  Now for the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (BST) on 31st July 2011. Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below. If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and we'll add you in before we do the draw.

CURRENT CHALLENGE SPONSORED BY

We have had a wonderful turn out for our STAR Challenge. I used Ramdon.org to choose the winner and the WINNER IS:

NUMBER 16- MARY G. CONGRATULATION!! Mary, Please email Donna at cardsforman@donnsden.co.uk to clam your prize.

OUR TOP THREE WINNER ARE:

NUMBER 99- CAZZA

NUMBER 76- LIZY

NUMBER 17- THE CRAFTY DEN

CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS! Well done girls, please grab the top 3

badge from the sidebar and add it to your blog.

We want to say thank you to everyone that enter our challenges.

Challenge 14 - Wild West

Would you believe it, another challenge come and gone.  It'll soon be Christmas as we crafters know, lol.  The theme this time is 'Wild West' which  I think is a fab idea.  It was set by our teamie, Pat, and it suits our sponsors images really well.  Our sponsor this time is Meljens Designs and she has some fab cowboys/cowgirls over in her shop.

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!

The prize is 4 digis of your choice but if you can't wait to see who wins, pop over now and get a few, lol.

Melissa kindly sent us some images to play with and here's what we came up with:

Wenche

Jen

Shirley

Sarah

Alison

(I'm offering this sentiment as a freebie on my blog- if you would like it, just follow the link and snag it!)

Patricia

So, what do you think?  Hopefully they've given you some inspiration.  Now for the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (BST) on 17rd July 2011. Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below. If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and we'll add you in before we do the draw.

Challenge 12 - Winners and Top 3

Hi everyone

Well another week, another dollar lol, and without further adieu - here is the winner of the Heart Song Designs 3 Digi's of your choice:-

Using Random.Org, the winner was No 14 which is 

Tiffany Did

Congrats Tiffany, please contact Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your choices from Heart Song Designs :)

Our top 3 this week are, in no particular order:-

22 - Beth

33 - Lisav

24 - Theresa

Well done ladies, please grab the logo from the blog and add it to yours :)

Challenge 13 - Stars

Hi everyone

Goodness where are the weeks going!!! Its that time again for another Cards for Men Challenge, and this week we are going with "Stars" and our fabulous sponsor this week is going to be The Stamping Boutique

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Cards for Men. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.

The prize will be five digi's of your choice!!! fabulous

We were given some gorgeous images to work with this week, and here is what the Design Team came up with:-

Wenche:

Alex

Shirley

Sarah

Jen

Tussemaja

Alison

Patricia

Donna

Mandy

Aren't they gorgeous!!? What're you all waiting for then? Here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy

2. It must follow the theme/sketch set

3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (BST) on 3rd July 2011. Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below. If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and we'll add you in before we do the draw.