Footy

Good morning crafters, I hope I find you well.

The sun has been blazing the last couple of days and looks set fair for the next couple of days.

The footy season is coming to a close around these parts, my team hopefully will be in the division 1 playoffs, fingers crossed for a Wembley win this year.

So rather appropriately the theme for this week's challenge at Cardz4Guyz is-

FOOTBALL CRAZY

So anything to do with soccer or American football is OK with us.

I went straight to my LOTV stamps for this card, choosing very appropriately - Football Crazy.

Another of their stamps that is no longer stocked. :(

I must admit I went a little ball crazy with this design using that part of the stamp to create my own DP and added embellishments. This will go into the stock of cards for Ben's parties. Nich will hate the colour way but husband will be more tolerant!
I used the latest sketch over at Sketch Saturday for the layout.

I coloured the little chap using Copics and added some grass for him to play on! The stripey DP is NitWits, sentiment Woodware and '5' MFT little numbers.

OK, that's about it. Pop over and check out the rest of the DT and GDs for more inspiration then join in.

I would also like to join in at -

(Hope number in the singular will be OK. Loving the new look)

Cutie Pie Challenge - All about the boys

Allsorts - Quick and Easy Does it

Thanks for calling around, come back soon. :)

Josh's 21st Birthday and Marianne Design Divas Guest Designer

Good morning fellow crafters. Its been a bit wild and woolly down here over the last day. Still the white fluffy stuff  is keeping away so far. I don't mind it when I have nowhere to go but with family descending from all points north for Christmas it would be better if it stayed away for the moment.

Now for some really good news. I have been asked to be a guest designer for this months Marianne Design Divas! A call went out in October and I sent my name in not thinking I would get the opportunity but hey if you don't ask you don't get. Now the hard bit of coming up with a design using 3 Marianne products. The theme of Anything goes made it slightly easier, but after the initial high of being asked its a different story to come up with a design that would not disgrace the team. So without further ado here it is:-

As it was an 'Anything goes' challenge I decided to make a card for my neighbour's son's 21st. 

I used the following Marianne Design products:-

Collectables COL1315  (checked and stamped)

Craftables CR1254 frame to cut striped LOTV paper edged in Faded Jeans and reinforcement dies in same paper as background.

Cardmakers rope blue/white JU0836

Josh is a keen Huddersfield Town supporter so this image from LOTV was just perfect. The stamp was coloured in 'Town' colours with Copics. and mounted on a starburst circle (Sizzix inverted scalloped circle) cut from the same backing paper. The trophy die cut in silver card is cut from an old Ellison die, with Tim Holtz 'Carnivale' numbers in white. Happy Birthday background stamp is Heroarts and assorted papers from the stash. The letters for the name is a Sizzix alphabet set- First Steps. The bunting I cut free hand from off cuts of the striped paper and edged in Faded Jeans distressed ink and glued onto cardmakers rope. 

I think the little reinforcements give a masculine option instead of the buttons, I usually like to use on men's cards.

I shall enter it in the following challenges:-

Stamping Sensations:- Free and easy

Here comes the boys :- Anything goes

Well that's it folks, thanks for popping around and for Blankina and the team for asking for my input.

My LOTV Challenge entry

Thought I would enter this card in the LOTV September Challenge, Ribbons and Lace. It's not your usual ribbon n lace as it's for a boy (big or small). It also includes a penny slider mechanism.

Can't remember where the papers came from as they were in my stash but the ribbon was from my lovely local haberdashers. The LOTV stamp is Football Crazy with the football cut off and mounted on the penny slider. The colours were inspired by my Son in law's love of Liverpool FC. The Green card candi is from Craftwork cards.