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Monday 31 January 2011

Challenge No. 3 - Valentine/Love

Wow, how well did we do in the last challenge?  100+ entries is wonderful.  I would imagine this weeks challenge will be just as popular given our theme of Valentine/Love.  This week we're sponsored by the wonderful Prairie Fairy,



Hello! I am Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs. I am a new digital stamp company featuring artwork not only created by me but also my two kids, ages 9 and 12. They are featured on the site as the Fairy Princess and the Prairie Prince.
I have been an artist for as long as I can remember and have always loved to create. Two years ago my sister-in-law invited me to a rubber stamp party. I laughed and said "Maybe I will buy something if I can use it to stamp on canvases.". Needless to say, I was hooked! Two years later and a lot of learning about computers, I have finally accomplished my goal. 
While digital stamping is relatively new in the papercrafting scene, it is what I believe to be such an amazing tool. Printed images have such clarity and vibrancy and gone is the need to re stamp an image because you didn't press hard enough or maybe you pressed too hard! They are also a lot easier to store and they can be reprinted over and over again. The fact that you can rotate and flip files, print them off the size of a postage stamp or as large as a scrapbook page makes them such a versatile medium. It is my sincere hope that I can help anyone who has hesitations about using digital images to embrace these amazing creative tools. If you have any questions about going digital, check out the site and the blog for more information. So head on over to http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/ and check it out!

Please take the time to have a look at what's on offer at Prairie Fairy because the images are wonderful.  The prize for our random winner will be 5 digi images of your choice.

We got the chance to work with some of Roberta's images and here's what we made:




the moose with drawer open










Aren't they wonderful?  Hopefully you've got some ideas for us because we can't wait to see.  You may have noticed we are a couple of members down.  Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to both Amy and Kym.  You've both been great team members and contributed lots to our challenge.  We'll miss you tons!

Finally some rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 Midnight (GMT) on 13th February 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your project (not just your blog) in the link tool below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.




Monday 17 January 2011

Challenge 1 - Winner and Top 3

What a great start to the New Year.  Thanks to everyone who joined us with our sketch challenge and thanks again to our wonderful sponsors, The Stamping Boutique.  The winner of our prize (5 digi images) was chosen using Random.org:


Congratulations Sheena, please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk with your choice of 5 digistamps from The Stamping Boutique.

The top 3 cards were:




Congratulations girls.  Please grab our Top 3 badge from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Challenge No. 2 - Let's Party

First challenge over, it was lovely to see so many of you trying our sketch out.  It's amazing how many different interpretations can be seen.

Our second challenge has the theme 'Let's Party' so let's see all your celebration cards.  We're sponsored by the wonderful, Meljens Designs, who kindly provided us with some images to use.


Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!


Take a look at the ideas our DT came up with:




it is a party



Haven't they done a wonderful job?  Our prize from Meljen's Designs is 4 digi images of your choice.  Finally some rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set.
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 midnight (GMT) on the 30th January 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.



Monday 3 January 2011

Challenge No 1 - A Sketch Challenge

Happy New Year to you all and I hope that everyone has had a lovely break.  We're back to start 2011 with a great sketch from Shirley (aka Nannieflash on our DT) and a fab sponsor in the form of The Stamping Boutique.


I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Cards for Men. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for UnityStampCo. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed.

"The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best. Thank you so much for having us as your sponsor this week.


If you've never taken  a look around The Stamping Boutique before, please go over now because you won't be disappointed.

So our challenge this time is a wonderful sketch,


As is the norm with a sketch challenge, we don't mind if you change proportions a bit or flip/rotate it but we expect to be able to see the general basis of the sketch in your card.  The prize up for grabs is 5 digi images from The Stamping Boutique and, just in case you need any ideas, here's what our Design Team came up with:




So there you have it, lots to think about. Finally some rules:

1. Your card must be for a man/boy.
2. It must follow the theme/sketch set.
3. It must be a new card for our challenge.

The challenge will close at 12 midnight (GMT) on the 16th January 2011.  Leave your name and a direct link to your entry (not just to your blog) below.  If the link tool is not there for some reason, then please leave details in the comments and I'll add you in before I do the draw.