Challenge 9 - Texture

Morning everyone,time for a new challenge the weeks are flying by and we are up to challenge 9.
For this challenge we would love to see some TEXTURE on your card this could be embossing,embellishments,ribbon go on surprise us.

We are sponsored this time by.....

I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful work of Kenny K's Shop but what about the man (and woman) behind those wonderful creations. Take a look here to see their journey, http://www.kennykdownloads.com/about-kenny-and-elena.php

Prize: 4 digis

website: www.kennykdownloads.com

The Design Team were lucky enough to get some fabulous images to play with and here are their wonderful cards,please pop by their blogs and leave them a comment......

Shirley

Michelle 

Sandra's

Patricia

Mandy

ALAN

Jen

Fabulous inspiration for you all from the team. 

Hope you're all going to join in with us.And here are the rules:

1. The card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.

2. There must be a link in your post back to Cards for Men

3. The card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run from now until midnight on the 6th May 2012. Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below. If the list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw. Good Luck!

Challenge 8 - Spring Colours

The challenge this time is to use spring colours.  We have a new sponsor this time, Digi Doodle Shop and a fabulous prize of a $10 gift voucher:

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts.  It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps.  Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair.  Having these two complimenting styles have enabled Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations.  We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

If you haven't visited Digi Doodle Shop before, please pop over and take a look.  You won't be disappointed. The design team were lucky enough to get some images to play with and take a look at what they've produced:

Jen

Michelle

Shirley

ALAN

MANDY

Patricia

Sandra

Donna

Aren't they wonderful inspiration?  Hopefully you're ready to join in so here are the rules:

1. The card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2. There must be a link in your post back to Cards for Men
3. The card must be for a boy/man.

The challenge will run from now until midnight on the 22nd April 2012.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If the list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good Luck!

Challenge 7 - The Great Outdoors

So sorry to be late this morning.  Hopefully it's worth the wait :)

Our challenge this time is sponsored by Karen's Doodles who are just wonderful.  The prize is 3 digis and here's a bit of info about them:

Karen Johnson has been drawing all of her life. She has worked on the feature film, “Ferngully The Last Rainforest” and has created animations forDisney, Fisher Price and Mattel. She has illustrated several children’s booksand is currently teaching animation at a college in Wisconsin. She started Karen’s Doodles so she could share her whimsical drawings with crafters from around the world.

We were lucky enough to get some images from Karen and here's what the design team came up with:

Shirley

ALAN:

Jen

Patricia

MANDY

Sandra

Hopefully you've gotten all fired up to join in with the challenge.  If you have, here are the rules:


1. The card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2. There must be a link in your post back to Cards for Men.
3. The card must be for a boy/man.


The challenge will run from now until midnight on 8th April 2012. Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the list below. If the list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw. Good Luck.

Winner and top 3 for challenge 5 (plus other stuff)

Hi guys,

We have our lucky winner drawn by random for the $5.00 digi gift voucher from Digital delights

And that lucky person is........

Pia... #56

well done hunni, please contact donna at  cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk to claim your prize.

And here are our Top 3

Squirrel #1

JorunnB #18

KraftyK #45

So now for the 'other stuff'.  Firstly, we missed announcing the winner for challenge 4 so here goes....
The winner of prize 1 - 3 digis from Fresh Brewed Designs is #35 - HelenR  Take a look at Fresh Brewed Designs and let us know your choices.  Email is cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The winner of prize 2 - £10 gift voucher for One Stop Card Crafts is #49 - Claire.  Get in touch on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and we'll pass you on to the sponsor for your prize.

The top 3 for challenge 4:

Flutterbytrina

Shari Green

Lynne

Congratulations to you all.  Grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

But there's more!  We had our 1000th follower during the last challenge which was absolutely fabulous.  We're so pleased to be producing challenges and ideas for you and hope you all get something out of it as well.  It's amazing how far we've got in the last two years.

For some reason the winners of the recent challenges haven't claimed their prizes yet, so here's a reminder.
Challenge 1  - Cindy Groh
Challenge 2 - Jane A
Challenge 3 - Scrapcat

Please email cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk to claim your prize.


well done to you all, hope you join us for our newest challenge Which is Cheeky Chappies and you will find it Here

Challenge 6 - Cheeky Chappies

Good morning everyone, for our challenge #6 we are looking for all things cheeky!!!! so interpret that how you wish, If you have seen the digital images supplied by our fab sponsor you will see why we chose "cheeky chappies" lol

we are being sponsored by ..........

Who are offering an amazing 7 digi's!!!!!

Here is a bit about bugaboo

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing! From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects. Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

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Now just in case you fancy a bit of inspiration here are the Dt creations just for you, using bugaboo digi's

Michelle

Shirley

ALAN

Sandra

Jen

Patricia

MANDY

We also have a couple of guest designers from our sponsor:

Cheryl

Yvonne 

Now that you have seen the stunning work the team has created for you, I hope you will be inspired to take part in our challenge. Here's the rules:

1. The card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2. There must be a link in your post back to Cards for Men.
3. The card must be for a boy/man.


The challenge will run from now until midnight on 25th March 2012. Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the list below. If the list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw. Good Luck.

Challenge 5 - Sketch

Good morning everyone. For our challenge #5 we are going to do a sketch. This is a Free sketch from Starry Nights Divas and we'd like to thank them.  I’m sure you will not find it difficult. It is an easy sketch to make a husband, boyfriend or a little boys card.

For this challenge we are being sponsored by Digital Delights with a wonderful $5.00 gift voucher.

Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7!!

In case you're in need of inspiration, our design team have been busy making creations just for you.

Alan

Shirley

Jen

Sandra

Tracy

Patricia

Mandy

Michelle

Donna

Now that you have seen the stunning work the team has created for you, I hope you will be inspired to take part in our challenge.  Here's the rules:


1.  The card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2.  There must be a link in your post back to Cards for Men.
3.  The card must be for a boy/man.


The challenge will run from now until midnight on 11 March 2012.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the list below.  If the list is not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good Luck.

Winner and Top Three for Challenge 3

And here is the winner of Challenge 3 for the Letreset Pens, and the number chosen by Random Org is No.#9 and that is

 "Scrapcat"

well done and if you would like to email Donna at cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk she will sort your prize out for you.
And now for the top three winners who are,

 No. 47 Beacarnona

No.92 Donna

No.101 Tammie

And a very Special Mention to No.8 Theo

Weve certainly got some very talent people out there and young Theo's card is stunning well done. And if you would like to take your Top 3 badge from the side bar please do and display it on your side bar we would be delighted.