Challenge 7 - April Fools!

Sorry to be late with the challenge this morning.  I normally schedule but just not had time.  Better late than never, eh?

So our theme this time is 'April Fools' which means we want to see your humorous side.  I always find it a challenge to make funny cards but it's good to have a challenge every now and then.  The sponsor is Letraset and we have a 6-pack of pens up for grabs:

Here's what the DT came up with to give you some ideas:

Shirley

Michelle

Viv

Patricia

Lisa
Visit my blog to see the card opened ...

CAZ

Donna

So hopefully you're all chuckling away.  Now for the rules:

1.  Your card must be for a man or a boy.
2.  Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3.  Your blog post must mention cards for men and contain a link back to this post.
4.  You can combine this challenge with no more than 9 other challenges.

This challenge will run from now until midnight (BST) on 14 April 2013.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and  I'll add you in before the draw.

Challenge 6 - Easter

Another fortnight has come and gone before I know it.  I can't believe it's only two weeks until Easter!  So our challenge this time is to make and Easter Card and our sponsor is the wonderful Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

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. TodayBugaboo 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 Stampsstamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

So the Design Team were given images to use and here's what they came up with:

Shirley

 

ALAN

VIV

 

CAZ

Michelle

 

Patricia

Lisa

Donna

Hopefully, that has given you a taste and you're raring to go with our challenge.  Now for some rules:

1.  Your card must be for a man or a boy.
2.  Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
3.  Your blog post must mention cards for men and contain a link back to this post.
4.  You can combine this challenge with no more than 9 other challenges.

This challenge will run from now until midnight (GMT) on 31 March 2013.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and  I'll add you in before the draw.

Challenges 3 & 4 - Winners and Top 3

Sorry to miss the winners post for challenge 3.  Better late than never, eh?

Challenge 3
So the winner as drawn by Random.org is #113 - Sheila H.  Congratulations, Sheila, your prize is 5 digis from Kenny K.  Take a look at their site and email me with your choice of 5 digis on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

The top 3 cards chosen by the Design Team are:

#18 - Janja

#75 - Tami G

#98 - Craftdee Donna

Well done to you all.  Please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 4

The winner chosen by Random.org is #22 - Pauline.  Congratulations, Pauline, your prize is a $10 gift certificate from Fresh Brewed Designs.  Please send me your email address and I'll pass it on to the sponsor.   Email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk.

The top 3 chosen by the Design Team are:

#3 - An

#13 - Squirrel

#27 - LorraineB

Well done to you all.  Please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge 5 - Monochrome

Well here we are again with another challenge.  This time we want to see Monochromatic cards (and we don't mean just black & white).  The prize up for grabs is a $5 gift certificate from our sponsor, Digital Delights,

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!! http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

The design team have been working hard with this one, so here's hoping this gives you some inspiration:

ALAN

Shirley

Patricia

Erin

Sandra

CAZ

Michelle

Lisa

VIV

Donna

So there we have it.  The challenge will run from now until midnight GMT on 17 March 2013.  Here's the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.
2. Your card must be new for the challenge and follow the theme set.
3. You can combine your card with up to 10 challenges (including this one)
4. Your blog post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.

Challenge 4 - Wintertime

It's still cold and frosty this month so we're looking for cards of the season.  We're sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs with a wonderful prize of a $10 gift certificate.

Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational. I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email.

We had the chance to use some of Heather's wonderful images and here's the result:

Shirley

ALAN

Erin

Michelle

Patricia

CAZ 

Lisa 

Viv

Donna

So now all you need are the rules (you may notice there's a new one):

1. Your card must be for a Man or Boy.
2. Your card must be new for the challenge and follow the theme set.
3. You can combine your card with up to 10 challenges (including our one)
4. Your blog post mus mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this challenge.

The challenge will run from now until midnight on 3 March 2013 (GMT).Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 2 - Winner & Top 3

Here I am with a big thank you to all our entrants for the last challenge.  The winner chosen by random.org is #56 - Tracy MacDonald.  Congratulations, Tracy, take a look at Meljen's website and send your choice of 4 digis to Dee Morris who will arrange your prize.

The top 3 (in no particular order) are:

#13 - Cara

#52 - Tracey M

#63 - Dora

Congratulations to everyone, please grab the top 3 badge from our sidebar and add it to your own.  And don't forget, there's still lots of time to enter our current challenge.

Challenge 3 - All My Love

So January has been and gone.  February is the month of 'Luuuurrrrve' so we want to see those Valentines, Anniversary Cards, Wedding Cards or just something that shows some love.

Our sponsor is Kenny K

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

The prize for one lucky winner is 5 digis from their shop.  The design team were lucky to get some images to use and here's what we came up with:

Shirley

 

Caz

Viv

ALAN

Michelle

 

Erin

 

 

Lisa

 

 

Donna

 

 

Patricia

 

Hopefully, we've given you some ideas, now all you need are the rules:

1.  Your card must be new for this post and follow the theme set.
2.  Your card must be for a Man or a Boy.
3.  Your blog post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.

The challenge will run from now until midnight on 17 February 2013.  Leave a link to your post (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason, leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good Luck.