Challenge 19 - Anything but Square

Time certainly is flying, the night's are getting darker and hopefully, we're all getting more time for crafting.  Our last challenge seemed popular and hopefully this will continue with our current theme.

This month we have a new sponsor to introduce, Pixie Dust Studios.  Please pop over and take a look at the fab digis they sell and also, have a go at our challenge where you can possibly win 2 digis of your choice.

Pixie Dust Studio is a land, full of fairies, trolls, Glitter Bugs, Royal Frogs and MORE..look out, you might find everything you ever wanted or something that you did not even know you were looking for! The STUDIO is full of creative and fun digital stamps created by illustrator Kathy Fronczak.

We were lucky enough to get some images to play with.  Here's some of the designs that our team came up with for your inspiration:

Jen

Shirley

Sarah

Patricia

Aren't they just fabulous!!  Hopefully you're all raring to go.  Our theme is 'Anything but Square' so we want to see lots of shaped cards and fancy folds.  Here's some rules:

1.  Your card must be new for this challenge (no backlinking to older posts).
2. Your card must follow the theme set.
3. Your card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run until 12 midnight BST (British Summer Time) 25th September 2011.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add it in before the draw.  Good luck!

Challenge 18 - G is for ....

Well it looks like it's time for another challenge.  What a success the 'Anything Goes' challenge has been (nearly 300 entries as I schedule).  The current challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Letraset.

ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Avilable in 148 colours, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colours right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless colour lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking.

I'm scheduling this from my holidays and I only just realised that I haven't checked the prize but I'm sure it'll be wonderful.  I'll update the post as soon as I can but don't think I'll have internet access for a few days.

The current challenge was set by our team mate, Alex, who is currently taking time out to move house.  It's a nice open challenge so no excuses for anyone.  Here are the ideas that we came up with, hope you like them:

Shirley

Mandy

Donna
(G is for GOOOAAAL!)

Alison
G is for guitar.
(The sentiment I have used is a freebie on my blog)

Sarah
G is for Green

Jen

G is for Garden Shed

Wenche:

G is for Guitar

Patricia

G is for Grow

Because I'm scheduling this in advance, not everyone's cards are ready but there's a list of the Design Team's blogs at the top right.  Please take a look at the rest.

So there you have it, now for some rules:

1.  Your card must be new for this challenge.
2.  The card must follow the theme set.
3.  The card must be for a man/boy

The challenge runs until 12 midnight (British Summer Time) on 11 September 2011.  Enter you card in the list below, or leave a comment if it's unavailable.

Challenge 17 - Anything Goes

We are ready for another challenge here at Cards for Men, and this time we have a really fun one for you:

ANYTHING GOES

(but remember, the card/project has to be for a boy/man)


Our Sponsor is the wonderful Hope Jacare and the prize is your choice of 3 digis from her designs.

I'm a SAHM with three young children. I trained in Textile Design at the Glasgw School of Art and I love all things handmade, but especially papercrafts. I love to doodle ... and my doodles are available to purchase as digital images through Stitchy Bear Stamps.

Some inspiration from the DT's:

Jen

Wenche:

Shirley

Sarah

Alison

Patricia

Marita

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 30th 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.

Winner & Top 3 Challenge 15

Another week has flown by and it's time to announce the winner of challenge 15 - Use a key sponsored by Prairie Fairy

Using Random.Org, the winner was No 6 which is: 

 

Mias Mix

 

Congrats Mia, please contact Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

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

2. Natascha

3. Eva's Scraproom

7. Sarah T

 

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

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 :)
___________________________________________________________

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.