Manly Mondays Week #9

My Husband recently celebrated his 50th.  He's an avid hunter and this "fit the bill". 

You can't tell from the picture, unfortunately, the elk or caribou (I can never tell the difference) is embossed.  I used Basic Black Craft Ink and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. The white layer was ran through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.   The inside included a Huge gift certificate for yet more power tools.  Not sure which one, the card or the certificate, brought a bigger smile :)

We suffered yet another snow storm and a full day with no power!  At least Wesley was entertained watching the geese.

He sat there for quite awhile just watching not making a sound.  Not sure who was more intrigued, the goose or Wesley. Thankfully it kept him from digging under the fence which he has been doing a lot!

A La Prochaine!

Manly Mondays Week #8

Here's a rather simple masculine Birthday card yet with a touch of elegance. 

The base is Chocolate Chip with a layer of Brushed Copper using the Harlequin Texturz Plate.  Celebrate You, from the Party Hearty set,  is embossed in Copper on Very Vanilla punched out with the 1 3/4 Circle Punch.  The 2 inch Chocolate Chip circle was made with the Circle Scissor Plus. Before the circles were adhered to the Brushed Copper I layed a piece of Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (this version of the satin ribbon is retired). I like it better than the current version.

For the inside, I layered a piece of Very Vanilla, stamped a gift from the Birthday Whimsy set on each side in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Big Bold Birthday.

When I was preparing to insert this picture it looked a little pale so I increased the  brightness.  Looks like I went a little too far.  Sorry about that.  The cardstock really is Very Vanilla.

As promised last week here a picture of the kids watching geese from the property next door.

I took this from the kitchen window.  I didn't want to open the door and distract them as they have never been so quiet.   They were just standing there watching. It looks like geese have taken up permanent residence.  The kids are okay with that as long as they don't cross the property line.  They get a good "bark lashing" when they do.  Nothing like protecting your territory :).

A La Prochaine!

Manly Mondays Week #7

I'm super late posting this week. The lighting that I usually use has decided to take a holiday.  Hopefully you can see this card clearly. There's not much to it I'm afraid.

I stamped the old gent from Golden Oldies in Black Staz-On and two more times on two different pieces of scrap designer paper.  Cut the shirt out and glued to the stamped imaged.  Did the same for the shorts.  The sentiment is made from the Oval Die ran through the Big Shot. The larger Oval is Night of Navy. The actual sentiment is computer generated. I believe the card base to be Speckle something or other.  I'm going through my supplies to prepare for a Garage Sale and unfortunately didn't have this paper labeled. Hopefully some of you will get a kick out of this card :)

The shedding has stopped somewhat but not before Wesley had a major grooming on Saturday.  Oh my, Debbie (world's best groomer!!) sure got a lot of hair off of him.  I was horrified at the amount.  She explained that it was "blowing off his coat" and there was nothing much I could do about it.  Here he is resting after his "spa treatment".  I'm sure if he could talk he would call it something else.

And what's a post without Frankii.  Caught him taking a nap, in his own bed for once :)

They are looking more alike everyday.  Next time I'll show a picture of them watching some geese that came for a visit next door.

A La Prochaine!!

Manly Mondays Week #6

Although I totally enjoyed making this card I found it quite challenging.  Getting the letters to come of the die properly was quite time consuming, never mind gluing them down in a somewhat straight manner!   

I started with a piece of Night Of Navy cut at 11 x 4 1/4.  Scored that on the long side at 5 1/2. Then I cut 2 pieces of Bella Bleu Designer Paper at 5 x 4.  On one of those I embossed the fish from Nature Prints in Night of Navy Craft Ink, covered it in Clear Embossing Powder and heated with the Heat Gun.  Next came the fun part!  I used the Stampin' Up Decorative Strip Billboard for the letters, only using the lower case.  For the outside of the card I did those in Night of Navy, for the inside I did them in Bella Bleu. Once I glued down the letters for the front I added 3 Rhinestone Brads from the Ice Circles collection. Rounded the corners with the Small Corner Rounder Punch and adhered to the Night of Navy with Sticky Strip.  Now, to the inside.  

As mentioned the letters were cut using Bella Bleu.  The other 5x4 piece of Bella Bleu was adhered to the opposite side.  

The kids have had a fairly good week! Apart from the shedding, OMG!!, you can sure tell that Spring is here.  Sorry no new pictures of them this week.  We are too busy vacuuming :) :) 

A La Prochaine! 

Manly Mondays Week #5

I apologize for not posting the winners on Saturday.  They've all been contacted and cards are on the way ladies.  Enjoy!  

Keeping with the Get Well theme this week's card is

Started with a piece of Basic Black sized 11 by 5 1/2, scored in the middle and folded in half.  Then I took a piece of Old Olive and put it through the Big Shot using the Distressed Texturz Plate and attached that to the Basic Black.  I embossed the jar from All Wrapped Up in Silver on Cardstock Vellum and cut it out.  In Black Staz-On I stamped the bug from Bunch O' Bugs on the back side of the jar and adhered that to the Old Olive. The letters are from a Sizzix Die that is not exclusive to Stampin' Up. And voilà, this week's card.

After thinking about it for awhile this is what I added to the inside

I just embossed the lid of the jar and hand wrote:  Hope you put a lid on it soon!  with a Basic Black Marker.

We had a very nice day last week prior to a wind storm which brought on a really good game of chase the tennis balls with "the kids". 

We found 10 tennis balls after the snow melted.  All the ones that went missing in the deep snow this winter.  Of course, they both want the same one!  Too funny.  Wesley, the one in the back, would be wagging his tail too if only he had one.  He has the trade mark Australian Shephard tail which makes him look like a little sheep or small polar bear when he runs at high speed.  They got a work out!

A La Prochaine.

Manly Mondays - Week #4

So your guy is sick and you want to try and make him feel a little better and cheer him up.  Why not make him something like this

IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE OF THESE LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT I MAY CONTACT YOU TO GET YOUR MAILING ADDRESS. I'LL MAKE A DRAW FROM THE COMMENTS SATURDAY MORNING AND ANNOUNCE THE WINNER(S) THEN. I HAVE MORE THAN ONE READY TO GO!

The images are from a retired set called Happy Healing. Last seen in the 2003-2004 Catalog.  I used the Black Marker to "ink up" the OUCH! since that particular stamp has a band-aid on it and I wanted to use a real one.  The band-aids are the smallest ones that come in a variety box that no one seems to be able to use.  The base of the card is Creamy Caramel since it matched the color of the band-aid best.

On the inside I simply stamped the sentiment from Sincere Salutations, this set is still available.

Simple yet effective don't you think??

A la prochaine!

And The Winner Is.....

The Winner for the Manly Mondays Week #3 is Wanda.  Here's what she had to say:

Oh girl, this is a neat card - I love the idea. Hope your loved one gets the point and you go on a trip. LOL Here's hoping I win the card.

Wanda please contact me with your mailing address by Sunday evening and I will promptly put it in the mail. There's a link to my email address on the left hand side.

A La Prochaine!