For The Guys

Birthday Cards

It seems like I'm always short on Birthday cards for the guys. 

So I took the inspiration from Color My Heart to make

 some cards for this year. Neutral colors are always 

good for guys. Add a little pop of color and the card is ready.

Neutrals with Evergreen

Neutrals with Sapphire

Neutrals with Scarlet 

Take the challenge and make a card or two 

and share at Color My Heart

For the Boys

Celebrate A Birthday

Making cards for guys involve simple colors and simple layouts.

The card colors for this card come from Color My Heart challenge

Red White and Blue. I used two blues, Carolina and Sapphire 

for more visual fun and Candy Apple with White Daisy.

Join the fun at Color My Heart 

with your Red White and Blue project.

 

Boys Will Be Boys

Teenage Boys That Is

In our house our teenage boy is busy with his buds, playing

games on the computer, eating and eating, just hangin' out, etc. 

You know that teenage stuff.

Then all of a sudden life happens and

What? the What? What was that? Are You Kidding Me?

So this is my card that says "Boys will be boys" for the 

Heart 2 Heart Challenge.

This week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch just

seemed to work out for my card.

Try this sketch...for a fun card.

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Enchantment

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Emojis

Ink: Canary, Black

Number One Dad

CAS(E) this Sketch with Manly Colors

This week's color challenge at Color My Heart  along with the 

sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch is just perfect for a guy card.

Using this Color challenge: Black, White, and Whisper, 

cut a black 6" Sleeve card from page 29 in the Artfully

Sent Cricut booklet. Cut a 4 X 6 Whisper cardstock for 

the insert. Add the White Daisy icon from page 7. Stamp

your desired images and add a sentiment from the Artfully

Sent sentiment stamp set. 

Use this sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch for your card pattern,

Be sure to share your creation with us.

A CAS for the Guys

Clean And Simple

Still working on my stash of guy cards. I ran short this month so I'm

making plenty for myself and others. It seems like there is always 

someone who needs a guy card. The inspiration for this card comes from

this week's Heart 2 Heart challenge: Clean and Simple.

Clean and simple  as 1-2-3

1. Use just 2 pieces of B&T papers.

2. Slant one sheet for interest and style.

3. Add a greeting and a few stars for texture.

Share your CAS with us at Heart 2 Heart this week.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Wanderful

Cardstock: Black

Stamps: From Artfully Sent Collection

Ink: Black

Embellishments: Pewter Medley

Blues 4 the Guys

Indian Corn Blue

Adding to my stash of masculine birthday cards fit just right with the

Color My Heart color challenge this week: Indian Corn Blue, Black,

White Daisy, and Silver. Great colors for that special guy card.

And then there is Lagoon

Brought to by the Birthday Color Challenge at Heart 2 Heart.

The challenge is to make a project using the color assigned to 

your birthday. My color was one of my favorites: Lagoon

So check out the color challenge at Color My Heart or find

your birthday color at Heart 2 Heart and share your project with us.

Let the Games Begin

First Game: Tic-Tac-Toe

Heart 2 Heart has a Tic-Tac-Toe game board to play from.

To play the game - you have to get three in a row 

either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

I chose diagonally with manly, ribbon, and embossing.

I used manly colors from the Wanderful paper pack, Black striped twill ribbon 

and the Chevron embossing folding to emboss the banner.

Note: this last week we had a family gathering for my Grandson's 21st birthday. 

When I went to my card basket would you believe I had No masculine 

birthday cards. So I'm stocking up on masculine cards this week.

So here's the "board" we played off of for Tic-Tac-Toe at Heart 2 Heart

Second Game: Bingo

Using the Bingo card from Jeanette Lynton's Blog, Make It from Your Heart 

I made another masculine birthday card to add to my stash. 

To play this game use the inspiration Bingo board: Close your eyes 

and let your finger land where it may. Then choose your direction.

I used all the guidelines listed under the "O" in Bingo

For my stitching and the exposure of the white core I did some

faux stitching on the black band. I used the Snapshots Dimensional

Elements for my frame. I used the Shinhan markers to color my stars and

the PML card is from the Hopscotch collection.

I do have to say the Bingo game was certainly a challenge. 

So if you're up for a definite challenge play bingo with us. 

To get your Bingo card visit Jeanette's blog Make It From Your Heart 

and let your creative juices take you to new places.

Artfully Sent Birthday Card

Just in Time for Zach's 16th Birthday

My new Cricut cartridge Artfully Sent arrived just in time to

make this special card for my grandson's 16th birthday.

This swing card (one of 41) is cut using the Scene button on page 27

in the Artfully Sent booklet. The base is cut with Lagoon CS 

and the accent piece is cut using Chalk it Up B & T star paper. 

Adding the stamped the number 16 from Magical Days, some

black stars, and some puffy stickers from the Chalk it Up

Assortment complete this card. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Chalk It Up

Cardstock: Lagoon, White Daisy

Stamps: Magical Days

Ink: Lagoon

Embellishments: Puffy Stickers Chalk it Up Assortment

For the Guys

Timberline Rocks

Making cards for the guys is as easy as 1-2-3-4

1. Use the CTMH Timberline paper pack

2. Choose an outdoor stamp set or a masculine greeting

3. Add a wood or metal embellishment

4. Choose a simple pattern from Make It From Your Heart How To Book

Masculine greeting from Holiday Tags

Pattern #25 Make It From Your Heart Vol. II

You can also use "Happy Birthday" from Holiday Tags.

Use the Triangle studs for embellishments.

Stamp some trees first and second generation. Add some 

critters from"Pure Adventure" and a simple greeting.

Pattern #23 Make It From Your Heart Vol. II

Use some wooden trinkets for embellishments.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Timberline

Cardstock: Colonial White, Ponderosa Pine, Lagoon

Ink: Chocolate, Goldrush, Lagoon, Ponderosa Pine

Stamps: Perfect Fit Frames-2, Holiday Tags, Pure Adventure, Frosted WOTG stamp set, This is Good

Embellishments: Triangle Studs, Trinkets

Monogram Greetings

Free Monograms 

Get your free monograms from Close to my Heart Here.

Print the sheet of mongrams, punch the circles with the 1.25 

circle punch, and make a quick greeting card.

"D" is for DAD. 

Choose a pattern design from Make It From Your Heart Vol. I or II

"G" is for Grandpa.

Use the Perfect Fit Frames to frame your monogram.

"F" is for Friend.

Choose a one word sentiment to go with your monogram.

"H" is for Happy.

The ABC's of monograms can be found here.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Jubilee

Cardstock: Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White

Stamps: Perfect Fit Dad, Perfect Fit Mom, Card Chatter-Birthday, Perfect Fit Frames 2

Ink: Black

Embellishments: Triangle Studs

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart Vol.II #25

Note: More one word monogram greetings with the feminine look to come.

Celebrate

The Guy in Your Life

With the Pro Player Paper Pack featuring masculine colors 

and a coordinating embellishment pack.

A fun Happy birthday card for any guy in your life.

A pocket card that contains a bookmark for that 

special teacher or your back to school guy.

A fun tag to add to any card, scrapbook page, package or gift bag.

A Birthday gift box that will hold 1 belt, a pair of socks, a new watch, etc.

Be sure to get the Pro Player Paper Pack for all the fun guy projects coming your way.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Pro Player

Cardstock: Outdoor Denim, White Daisy, Black, Ruby, Slate

Ink: Ruby, Pacifica,Crystal Blue, Black

Stamps: Holiday Tags, All the Details, Perfect Fit-Birthday

Embellishments: Slate Mini Medley, Ruby Mini Medley, Bakers Twine, Silver Shimmer Tape, Pro Player Assortment

Sneak Peak Week

With Our New Spin Cards

White Daisy Circle Spin Cards make a fun and easy card

presentation for any fun loving person. Make it a birthday card, 

Christmas card, any celebration card, or an everyday  card.

Use the following sneak peak items to make your wish list:

Paper Pack: Pro Player X7172B

Stamps: Heartfelt Birthday Wish  M1033

Embellishment: Pro Player Assortment Z1879

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart Vol. II card # 24  9042

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Pro Player

Cardstock: Black, White Daisy

Ink: Archival Black, Pacifica, Ruby

Stamp: Heartfelt Birthday Wish

Embellishments: Pro Player Assortment, Bakers Twine

Tool Time

For Guy Cards

This week's challenge at Heart 2 Heart is to use your favorite tools on your project. I wanted to make a card for our #1 Dad for  Father's Day. My favorite tools are the ones I use for texturing: embossing stylist, sanding kit, piercing tool, and the clear ruler.

#1 Super Dad Card

 The embossing stylist is used to make faux stitching and embossed lines on the cardstock

Use stylist to emboss lines on the edge of your cardstock.

Use stylist to emboss textured lines on your cardstock.

The sanding tools are used to bring up the white core in the cardstock after embossing with the stylist

Sand embossed lines to expose the white core

Use the piercing tool to make holes on the sanded line to make faux stitching.

Pierce the sanded lines at even intervals to resemble stitching lines.

Use the clear ruler to pierce stitching holes for stitching with needle and thread.

Pierce zig zag holes or straight holes for needle and thread stitching.

Assemble card using all the different textured parts.

Now it's your turn to share your favorite tool(s) with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Tommy

Cardstock: Outdoor Denim, White Daisy, Cranberry

Stamps: Keyboard Uppercase, Artiste Stamp Set "Kudos"

Ink: Cranberry, Outdoor Denim

Embellishments: Artisan Studs, Embroidery Thread

Other: Tooth Pick

Discover Your World

Off to College

My grandson Josh left for college this week. 

We are excited to see him starting his new life away from home. 

This was his going away card with some travel money 

and a note from Grandpa and Grandma.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Scholastic

Cardstock: Black, Cranberry, Colonial White

Stamps: Perfect Fit-Frames

Ink: Black

Embellishments: Bottle Caps (available while supplies last)

Pattern: Make it From Your Heart #20

It's all About Ruby

Color Dare #10

Close to my Heart has a new color: Ruby. 

A vibrant red that is ready for any bold and beautiful project.

When I ordered my new Ruby cardstock I'm not really sure how I forgot to order 

the ink but I did. So I used my Ruby cardstock on this card with black ink. 

Tomorrow, August 8,  is my son's birthday, so I made this card for him. 

I also used a paper from the Scholastic PP and the Moonlight PP.

So grab your Ruby and share with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Moonlight, Scholastic

Cardstock: Ruby, Colonial White

Ink: Black

Stamps: Card chatter-birthday, Crafted With Love

Embellishments: Black ribbon, Milepost Shapes, Black mini Medley

Using the Scraps

Leftovers from Clementine

This week at Heart 2 Heart Challenge we are to use scraps on our project. 

So since I've been getting ready to party with Clementine I had lots of scraps on the table. 

Besides the scraps of Clementine papers I had scraps of our new burlap ribbon

 to make some pennants as described on page 17 in the new Fall/Winter Idea Book.I also used some left over embroidery floss for the stitching around the square scrap.

The Challenge: grab your scraps and share with us at H2H.

The New Fall/Winter CTMH Idea Books brings brand new paper packs, coordinating embellishments, ribbons, stamps and 6 new colors. Although we are saying goodbye to 24 colors, we have stream lined our base of colors so we can add new colors that are exclusive to the current paper packs. The Clementine Paper Pack has three new colors: cashmere, champagne, and saddle along with the whimsy colors of twilight, sorbet, and creme brulee. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Clementine

Cardstock: Colonial White

Ink: Saddle, Sorbet

Stamps: Casual Expressions

Embellishments: Burlap Ribbon, Antique Copper Brads, Hemp

Pattern: 26 in Make It From Your Heart 

The Masculine and Feminine Sides of Dotty For You

Dotty For You works for the Girls and the Boys

Using "It's a Wrap" pattern from Wishes and 

"You Are" the April SOTM I made these two cards.

 One with a masculine look

And one with a feminine look.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Dotty For You

Cardstock: Colonial White, Lagoon, Black

Stamps: You Are

Ink: Black, Sweet Leaf, Lagoon

Embellishments: Lagoon Mini Medley, Paradise Flowers, Black Mini Medley, Opaques

Sharing From The Heart Blog Hop

Well here were are, another month flyin' on by for 2012!! If you came here from Patti's blog you're on the right track--I think! This hop seems to have some hiccups but you can hop on over to see what fabulous artwork Deb, Nicole and Kristine have created!

For my project I made some of those tag cards that are cut with the cricut with the February SOTM Thoughtful Tidings. This stamp set seems to say everything I would need to say to my husband in a card. I used the masculine paper pack Victory to cut my tag cards. I cut 2 tag cards for each card and layered them together to get the tri-fold affect. Then I added the all the metal to dress it up.

 My husband is a real top notch guy!

Inside: We all love him and give him hugs daily.

 He does soooo much for us we really can't thank him enough.

Inside: Many, many, many, many thanks for all he does.

 He really does touch alot of lives...not just ours.

 Inside: He gets many hugs from all the kids in the neighborhood.

 Just to let him know we do appreciate him

Inside: And here we can write a personal note to tell him so.

So now I'm set for the year with cards for my Husband. It was fun to make these and I can't wait to give them to him. Now it's time to hop over to Kristine's blog to see her gorgeous creations. Hope to see you next month.