Monday 18 February 2013

A bit of grunge

Good morning all.Its great to back with you all.The house has never looked so clean.We did have parents evening last week though and Jack had to go to hospital for a check up on his hips.We have a new built hospital now and it was a nightmare, could not park at all so hubby just dropped us off, appointments were running over an hour behind and to top it all off they have lost all of Jacks ultrasounds and xrays and notes from when he was born.
Good news is though he goes back in 3 years time and then he will be discharged.
So today i am sharing the only card i made last week which i am also entering into the following challenges:
1.Delicious Doodles challenge - Challenge 23 - For the boys
2.Everybody Art challenge - Challenge 223 - Metal
3.Here come the boys challenge - Challenge 46 - Lots of layers
4.Whimsy inspirations challenge - Challenge 56 - Add some metal
Products used are;
Brown card
Papermania urban stamp - looking glasses
Papermania Chronology papers,metal cog and die cut sentiment
Distress inks - Frayed burlap,vintage photo,peeled paint
Papermania triboss embossing folder - cogs
Scrim
glossy accents
distress tool
And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by,means a lot ;D
Hugs Nic.xxxxxx

60 comments:

Linda said...

Welcome back Nic, missed you! This is very different from your usual style, but just as gorgeous. Good news about Jack xx

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

Hospitals are all nightmares, car parking seems to be a nightmare which ever hospital you go to.
Great card, love your design
Margaret

Betty said...

Fab card Nic I love grunge cards but wouldn't know where to start to make one. You have done a fab job with yours
Bettyxxx

Pop's Cards said...

Morning sweetie this is fabulous, I love it huggles Pops x x x

Lozzy said...

A great card Nic..love the embelliments and the papers..we are being watched.
Glad you back as missed you and all your amazing cards. What a relief for you about Jack.
Lozzy xx

Christine L said...

Yaayyyyyyyyyy!! Welcome back you!!
So glad that you're back in blogland agan and that everything is working hunky-dory!

Fabbie grunge type card.. perfect particularly for males!!

Glad to hear also that Jack is doing OK... three years and then discharge... can't be bad! Bloomin hospital tho, losing all his notes!

Big hugs
Christine x

Unknown said...

Hi Coops,good to have you back.this is great.Love the whole design of this and the colours are so rich.Love it.Jacqueline.S

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

What a fab design love your layout and colours
jacqui x

Margot-craftcorner said...

I'm so glad to see you online again:)beautiful card:)hugs xxx

Janine said...

Lovely to have you back. Glad you've got everything sorted.
Great card, not your usual style, and I love it!
If it's North Staffs you go to then my Dad has had problems with them losing letters and appointments taking forever. Good to hear he should be discharged next time.

Hugs,Janinexx

Unknown said...

great to see you back and with this fantastic male card, luv it.
Chris x

kay said...

This is so different but I like it :)

Juls said...

Lovely to hav u back, love the grunge/steampunk look hugs Juls

tilly said...

nice to see you back,a super mens card and pleased Jack is doing okay
Tilly

Shree's Blog said...

Ohhhh I Nic I love this one so much, looks FAB lol xx

sue w. said...

Hi Nic, this is fab hun and so different.
Good news about Jack too.
Hugs Sue W.

Mary J said...

Fabby card, Nic, love that vintage look!

Marie-Louise said...

This is fantastic. What a fabulous Male card.

Sue said...

Welcome back Nic!
Your card is wonderful, the colours and design are fantastic.
That is good news about Jack.
Hugs Sue

Nat said...

It's nice to have you back Nic. Sounds like a rubbish experience at the hospital, but good news about Jack. love this card, fab vintage look.
Natx

crafty-stamper said...

Great to see you back and good news about Jack -brilliant card love the vintage look and all the details
carol x

Kimbo said...

Welcome back Nic. I love this and maybe it will inspire me to use that stamp x

Loopylou. said...

oh thats awesome Nic and what super news on Jack's hips too!
huge hugs Lou xxx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card Coop's I like all the stamps and the distressing, nice to have you back with us.
Kevin xx

Lau W said...

Thanks for the good news my friend :-)
Your card is WOW !! Superb creation !!!
xxx

sallysbitz2 said...

How annoying ..... nothing worse than trying to find a parking space, especially in a hospital!!
Glad to hear you won't have to go back for quite a while x

Your card looks great Nic. Perfect for the men out there.

hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk

Jackie said...

Good to see you back coops, even better to know that Jack is doing well enough to be discharged next time...hugs
Wonderful card, love the grungy look even though I can't do it myself :o)
Jackie xx

catherine said...

This is so fantastic Nic. love the vintage style and all the imagery.
x catherine

Crafty Lark said...

Oh! I do like this, super shades and lots of interest. I think I need that sentiment. xx Flora

susiestacey said...

Lovely to have you back Nic. Great card - perfect for men x Susan x

Crafty Moone Cards said...

This is gorgeous. Sue x

Donna Mosley said...

A really great card Nic, love the image and distressing. Glad you've got your laptop sorted too.

Donna x

Anonymous said...

Wow Nic, you've certainly returned with a corker of a card, loving this grunge look. Your designs are so diverse, you are a talented lass 😃.

Glad you don't have to face the hospital run for another three years.

Glad you're back on-line, big hugs xx

XxJULESxX said...

hI cOOPS, i dont uually like grunge but i love this one! it's fab!

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Nic. I love all the layers and the fab colours.
Good to have you back!
Lorraine x

Whisper said...

Welcome back Hun, have missed you so much and what a fabby card to come back with too, Luv Sam x

Nicola said...

Wow great card Nic, love the distressed layers, fab vintage feel and awesome finishing touches!
Hugs Nicola xxx

Janice said...

Lovely to see you back with us and a great card. Jx

downrightcrafty said...

great grunge love the stamps used
Hugs Kate xx

Debs said...

Welcome back Coops - stunning card - love the colours and fab design - just perfect for any male.
Great news about Jack - but what a mare the hospital losing his records!
Have a fab evening.}
Debs xx

Jo said...

Great card Coops.....glad you're back! Great news about Jack too!
Hugs Jo x

Tanya said...

Gorgeous card Coops, I love the colours and theme, it's good to have ya back :D

Tags xx

BettyBoop67 said...

Welcome back coops,
Awesome card as always!!
Take care
Sue xx

nnalorac said...

Lovely to see you back Nic, fab card, love these kinda ones for men. Good news for you and your little boy. Carolxx

Unknown said...

This is fab, great style hun x

Vicky said...

Welcome back Coops...and another amazing creation too...:O)

biggest of hugs Vicky xx

Unknown said...

This is great hun, such a different style for you and you did a fab job, glad Jack is ok too!
Hugs xx Cara xx

Creations by Shirl said...

Glad to hear little man is all good to go... Love your steampunk card..
Pretty papers and details....

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Great to have you back. Love this chronolgy stuff and ghis is fab x

Sue B said...

Ooh good to have you back Coops!! and what a fab card this is… Love those scrummy papers and embellies!!
Sorry to hear that hospital lost all Jack's notes etc… how on earth do they do that… something so important!! glad that he is ok anyway… it sounds good news that he will be discharged next time!
Hope you have a good week!
Big hugs
Sue xx

Grenouille Greetings said...

Great to have you back, Nic. And with such a cooool card! Love it! Hugs, Lesley

Jules said...

Hi Coops

Hoping my last comment got saved .. .. it threw up error messages as it was travelling through cyberspace!!

Love Jules xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

So great to have you back Nic I have missed your stunning cards! This is a big change for you but another style of card that you do brilliantly! x

Becky said...

Fantastic card, love the steampunk and distress feel.
Thank you for joining in at Here Come The Boys and good luck.
Becky x

Sandra H said...

Awww Coops this is beautiful x

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Really fabulous, love the colour, images and layout
Lindsay xx

Little K Smith said...

A fab vintage card Nic, gorgeous distressing and another great design too! :)
Kelly.x

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Vintage always lends itself so well to masculine makes. This is simply divine!

Thanks for making ‘One for the Boyz’.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz
Delicious Doodles DT

Lisa said...

Great card, the colours are brilliant, fantastic male theme too. Thanks for joining us at Here Come The Boys
Lisa x

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing your lovely work with us at Here Come The Boys, Good Luck with the Challenge Woo xx