Challenge 14 - BINGO!

So we have something different this time, a bingo board designed by our very own Patricia.  I'm sure you know the rules, pick a line and use the elements to make your card.

Die cut Or punch	sentiment	Multifolds
Metal Or charm	Stamped image Or digital images	Tag Or ticket
Dry embossing	Paper piercing	Twine Or Scrappers floss

We are sponsored by Stampin Up (courtesy of Carole at http://heartfullyyours.blogspot.co.uk) and she is going to let you choose your own prize from a selection of goodies.  I'm a big fan of Stampin Up myself and would recommend you have a look if you haven't seen their products before.

 

 
I am an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator in Lancashire & surrounding areas. I teach large and small scrapbooking and craft classes. I can arrange parties in your home for crafting and non-crafting friends to suit your requirements, and where everyone is guaranteed to have a great time !  I also run a crop in the Rochdale area. Please contact me for more details at carole.bryson@gmail.com xx

The design team have been busy working with our BINGO board to help give you some ideas.  Let's take a look:

Shirley

Image - Kenny K - Paper Pieced - Sentiment (middle down line)


Kate

Middle horizontal line - Metal (sprocket/brad) - Stamped Images - Ticket (sentiment)

Caz

Middle vertical line - Sentiment , Image, Paper piercing ( corners around image )


Pat K

  (Blackout - all boxes used - see blog for easel )

 

 

Patricia

Die cuts, punches, image, sentiment, metal, and twine

Anne

Left Vertical - Die Cut, Charm, Dry Embossing (on sentiment)

Michelle

Middle Row: Metal, Digital Image, Tag

Donna

Middle Horizontal:  Charm, Stamped Image. Tag

So what do you think?  Hopefully we've given you some ideas to be going on with.  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 post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.
4. You cna combine our challenge with other challenges up to a maximum of 10.

The challenge will run from now until midnight BST (British Summer Time) on 21st July 2013.  Leave a link to your card (not just your blog) in the link list below.  If it's not there for some reason just leave a comment and I'll add you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge 13 - Let's Get Sporty

Here we are again, challenge time.  The theme this time is sports, so let's see your ideas of all things sporty.  The sponsor is That Craft Place, which is a fab shop here in the UK.  The prize is some pretty embellishments of Lisa's choice -

Welcome to That Craft Place 

This is a Shop run By Lisa Horton ..   I  run an actual bricks and mortar shop in Eastbourne, East Sussex 

We have every Kind of craft for sale ...

If you can't find it I will try my best to source it for you. We stock most leading Brands  and have a huge collection  of rubber stamp's, Saturated Canary, Kraftin Kimmie, My Craft Sentiments, Crafter's companion, Indigo Blue, My Favorite Things, CC Designs to name a few . We also stock a large selection of Die's  Memory Box, Sizzix, Spellbinder's, Cherrylyn, Marianne Dies. We  have new deliveries arriving each day.

The design team have been busy getting ideas for your inspiration:

Shirley

ALAN

Kate

CAZ 

Pat K

Patricia

Anne

Donna

 Michelle

I hope you're all raring to go now, here are 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 should mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.
4. You may combine your challenge with other challenges up to a maximum of 10 challenges.

The challenge will run from now until midnight BST (British Summer Time) on 7 July 2013.  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 12 - Boys will be boys

So our 'Dad' challenge went well with well over 100 entries.  Thank you to everyone who took part, I'll get back later on with some prize winners for the last few challenges.

Our challenge this time is sponsored by The Paper Shelter and we have a fairly open theme.  We just want to see your interpretation of 'boys will be boys' and one lucky winner will get a $20 certificate.

If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions, children, adorable characters and creatures. Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format.Images are wonderful for coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and scrapbook albums.

We were lucky enough to get images to use from The Paper Shelter and here is what the team came up with:

Shirley

ALAN

Anne

Kate

Patricia
 

CAZ

Pat K

Donna

I hope they've given you some food for thought, now lets have the rules:

1. Your card must be for a man or a boy.
2. Your card must be new for the challenge and follow the theme set.
3. Your blog post should mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.
4. You may combine our challenge with other challenges up to a maximum of 10 challenges.

The challenge will run from now until midnight BST (Britsh Summer Time) on 23 June 2013.  Leave a link to you 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 you in before the draw.  Good luck.

Challenge #10 - Fancy Folds

So we had over a hundred entries for our last challenge which is great.  Let's hope we can interest so many of you again with this one, which is sponsored by Scribbled Kidz.  The theme is Fancy Folds, by which we mean, anything but the basic square fold card.   You could do a stepper or a joy fold or any number of fun folds, we'd love to see what you come up with.  The prize is 3 digis from Scribbled Kidz,

Scribbled Kidz is all about fun images largely inspired by my family and what they might get up to. They are all hand drawn originals scanned in at 300dpi and saved as jpegs.   If you have any suggestions or special requests please let us know.Please pop along and see what we have to offer.

Here's what the DT have come up with to get you started:

Shirley

Caz

Lisa

Michelle

Patricia

Hopefully that's got you interested and ready to go, now for some rules:

1. Your card must be new for this challenge and follow the theme set.
2. Your card must be for a man or a boy.
3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to this post.
4. You can combine your entry with others to a maximum of ten challenges.

The challenge will run from now until midnight (BST) on 26 May 2013.  Enter 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 it in before the draw.  Good luck.

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 22 - A sketch for you

So here we are again for another challenge.  This time we have a sketch which has been designed by our very own Shirley (aka Nannieflash) and a great prize from Letraset.

 

The prize we have is a set of 6 flexmarkers from 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

Here's what the team have come up with to inspire you:

 

Shirley

 

Sandra

 

Michelle

 

 

Donna

 

Caz

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

Patricia

 

 

Hopefully, you're all fired up for a challenge now.  Here are the rules:

 

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

2. Your card must be for a man or a boy.

3. Your post must mention Cards for Men and contain a link back to the challenge post.

 

The challenge will run from now until midnight GMT on 4 November 2012.  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.