Birthday Cards

 Hello Friends.

I have a few birthday cards to share today.

First, an 18th for a friend's daughter.

And some male cards...

Thanks for visiting me today.

Alison xox

TIOT - For The Man In Your Life

 Hi Everyone!

I'm thrilled to be the guest designer at Try It On Tuesday today! Their new theme for the next two weeks is 'For The Man In Your Life'.

I made a card for the challenge, using Crafty Individuals stamps and Ranger Distress Oxide inks.

Be sure to go and check out the amazing inspiration from the TIOT Gang HERE! I hope you'll be inspired to join in with the challenge.

Thanks for visiting,

Alison xox

Some Cards For Men

 Hello All!

I used to struggle with making cards for my male friends and family members, but these days I just grab some of PaperArtsy's Ink and the Dog stamps. They have some really great images. Here are a few cards I recently had to make.

I used Distress Oxide Sprays for some of the cards, washi tapes, and some gold trim that I've had for a very long time. There are some gold ink splatters on the card below, although it's not very visible.

This next card is a re-purposed one with gold trim and a birthday message added. It was originally a Father's Day card. That rugby team stamp is very handy for the rugby fans in my family.

I'm saving the next card for Hubby's birthday next month. It's ok, he never looks at my blog 😀

Thanks for dropping by today,

Big hugs,

Alison xox

Cards for Men and Children

Hello! I'm back with a couple more commissioned cards for one of my neighbours.

This little handbag card is for another neighbour's grand-daughter.

And here's a card for a chap who likes rugby and collects cigarette cards. I made a pocket to put the duplicate little card in, so that he could keep it.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

Birthday Weekend

Happy new week everyone! 

It's been a busy weekend for us, our son turned 28 on Friday, and he and our daughter were both home for some birthday celebrations. We started on his actual birthday with a trip up to London to see a stand up comedy show in Covent Garden. We ate before at a wonderful vegan restaurant called Chloe, then enjoyed lots of laughs at the show. On Saturday, we had a great pub lunch out with all the grandparents. Then yesterday, we went down to Brighton, where our son took part in the half marathon there. It was very wet and windy, but he was thrilled to attain his personal best time of 1 hour, 49 minutes & 37 seconds. Here's a post race photo of Gordon with his medal, and his very proud mum, with the famous Brighton Pier in the background.

And before I go, here's the birthday card I made for Gordon.

Thanks for dropping by,

Alison xox

A Bunch of Male Cards

Hello Everyone!

This time of year I have one male birthday after another, so I decided to get ahead and make a bunch of cards. I chose some male themed Crafty Individual's stamps and a PaperArtsy stamp, a few previously made backgrounds, and got going. Here they all are...

As I have used icy colours on some of my cards, I'm linking up to Try It On Tuesday's Fire & Ice Challenge.

I hope you've had a creative day too,

Alison x