Wednesday 17 October 2012

Boys's games

Hello and welcome to a new fresh day. I hope that you are off to a good start of your day and look forward to what the day has to bring. It's getting really dark here in Sweden by now and the weather doesn't make it any lighter that's for sure. Wonder how this day will turn out? It's hard to get good pictures when the rain is poring down like crazy every single day. I do like it in away, it's very relaxing, but the darkness... And now it's only a week and a half before we turn the clock back an hour. Then it will be even darker, Winter's half of the year will be hear by then.

My Midweek card then. I have used an old Paper Shelter image called Little Cowboy and with a whole bunch of little lads in our family, and all of their friends this is a favourite to turn to when it comes to making birthday cards. The boys are always playing war or cowboys, or knights so a perfect digi for the card.  He is fun to colour and as most of the time he is coloured with my Letraset family. The browns on his trousers wouldn't blend properly for some reason, but I decided that he wears suede, they did that in the Wild West, right? Then the shadowing can be a bit "crazy". LoL


My little guy is paired up with the most wonderful autumn papers from Maja Design. They are just to die for. The colours in this pad is just magical. I was not that impressed by their design a year ago, but when their two latest summer papers was released I fell totally for them and they are one of my favourite ones by now. Really good quality as well, I like that. Wonder where you can buy that kind of paper to print of my own digital ones? LoL

The card is made for one of W's friends that will celebrate his birthday on Saturday and boys are not that much into flowers and stuff (I'm guessing). I kept the design very simple using a sketch from Charisma Cardz Challenges. Love this design! And only used a charm, a web ribbon, some card craft candy and some string that I made into a lasso. Have used some leftovers inside the card to make a pocket for a gift certificate, some string and some more stars to pick up from the front of the card. Only the writing left now. Hate that part as I always feel like I am messing the card up then. LoL


We have a new challenge up on the Paper Shelter blog today and our theme is Charming! (Use a charm). I hope you will come and join our fun. If you play using a TPS image you have the chance of winning a gift certificate worth $30. If you play with us using a different brand of image you have the chance to win three digis of your choice. Pretty good that too.

With this I leave for today, hope to see you back soon and thanks for all the encouraging comments that is left on my blog. You all are one of the reason I have not given up during a very hard time of my life. You all mean the world to me. You are the best!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Make it Monday - Always anything goes
Charisma Cardz Challenges - Sketch
Lollipop Crafts - Happy Birthday (my text wasn't in when photoed...)
Tammys Scrappin Corner- Anything goes
I heart Promarkers - anything goes





15 comments:

Nannieflash said...

Hi Marie, I was wondering if the nights were drawing in where you are I know they are in the UK and Im not really looking forward to the short days I much prefer the summer. Wow love your card that image is such fun and a real fabulous one for the boys. Youve coloured it beautifully and the whole layout is just stunning. hugs Shirleyxxxx

Laine said...

Hi Marie, what a stunning card. Fabulous fun image beautifully coloured and the detail is fabulous.
Hugs
Laine
X

Joey said...

Marie this is fabulous, gorgeous image and beautiful colourwork. Joey x

Shirley-Anne said...

Hi there Marie , am loving this amazing image and your fabulous masculine card .I too love the papers and that inside is awesome .
hugs Shirley-Anne

Cat's sCrap said...

Absolutely fabulous ! What an adorable card ! The inside is also magnificent as the outside. Bravo ! Everything is perfect ! I like !!!

Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week and "Bonne Chance".

Hugs from France.
Catherine.

Annelie said...

Det var en skön kille, ett riktigt härligt kort!
Kram Annelie

crafty-stamper said...

fantasic card and image love the lasso and layout and how you decorated the inside thanks for joining us at Tammy's Scrapin Corner
Carol DT x

Karen Petitt said...

Hi Marie, wow, this is gorgeous! I love the texture that his whole outfit has got. It may not be the way you envisioned it to be but it's perfect! Wonderful wonderful boy card!
It's really very wet here too - I hate it cos it makes me ache more! The dark is so depressing too, so happy that I can make my 'stuff' as it distracts me from all that stuff! hugs Karen x

Unknown said...

Wow, This is a fantastic Creation.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Please come back next week.
Hugs
Tammy Ortiz
Founder of
Tammy Scrapin Corner

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Fabulous card thank you for joining us at I♥Promarkers anything goes this week and good luck Ginny*

WeirdCat said...

Great card, one of my favourite TPS image, I love the papers too and the card's interior, thank you for joining us at I♥Promarkers this week
Ruth x

maria said...

Vilken mysig stämpel och snyggt kort. Så läcker med lassot. Det är alltid lite trix att få till dessa pojkkort tycker jag men du har verkligen lyckats-
Ha det bra <3

Shannon83k said...

Great card!!
Thanks for joining us this week at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. DT Member Shannon83k

Michelle said...

Hi

Wow, I love this, what a fabulously fun card!!

Thank you for sharing with us at Make It Monday this week.

Michelle :o)

Marjorie said...

Oh wow! This is so creative Marie..I love it, gorgeous image and so beautifully coloured too!.. I love the lasso and the inside is also stunning!! beautiful choice of papers too!
Lots of love and hugs,
Marjorie
xx