Saturday 15 October 2011

just chillin

good evening all.i hope you are all well.i have a bit of a stiff back today.i woke up with it and it got worse when i was at work so i have chilled since i came home and have made my card in stages.
so enough of me waffle i am entering this card into the following challenges:
1.southern girls challenge - challenge 29 - slugs and snails and puppy dogs tails (male card)
2.the paper shelter challenge - challenge 35 - we love animals
3.friday sketch challenge - sketch 3 by sammi
4.sweet stampin challenge - for men,for males,for grumpy significant others

products used are:
purple card
papers are really old ones from my stash - no name on them
tim holtz distress tool
make it crafty cog chippys coloured with promarkers and silver sakura pen
hand written sentiment
the paper shelter digi stamp - cockatoo rules
promarkers and flexmarkers
white gel pen

promarkers and flexmarkers used are:
cool grey 1,2,3,4,5,blue grey 1
ice grey 1,2,3,4
wild orchid,purple,aubergine
white gel pen
sakura silver pen

and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot and a huge hello to my new followers, thanks for wanting to follow me on my crafting journey,lol :D
luv coops xxxxx

70 comments:

Denise said...

I love this image and the way you have coloured him is really cool. Fab card Coops!!
Hugs
Denise xx

Paula said...

Wow this is fab i LOVE your image, how cool is he! :)) Just love it all, fantastic! Paula :) xx

Anonymous said...

Fantastic Coops!! Love how you've coloured this and all the little cogs are perfect! xx

Elizabeth said...

Great colouring job, Coops ... that cockatoo definitely rules. Hope your back pain eases off soon. Elizabeth x

Donna Mosley said...

Hi Nic, love this fab card. The image is so funky and I love the little cogs. Hope your back feels better hun.

Donna x

Catherine said...

Fab card, love the way you have coloured the image!

Debs M said...

he rocks!!! fabulous card, love the colouring x

Fleur said...

A fantastic card Nic, He's fab!
BIG HUGZ Fleur xXx

nnalorac said...

One fab man card Coops, love the colouring and funky design. Carolxx

Crafty Loops said...

That really is a fabulous image and an amazing card. Lee x

Lee said...

hiya hun,you take care,hope yer back is soon ok.I LOVE this card great colours n embellies.xx

♥Gry said...

So cool image - love your card and colours ;0)

Hugs, Gry

Julie said...

Absolutely brilliant Coops! love that funky fun image,fabulous colours too,just perfect for the Southern Girls Challenge too! Good luck with your entry!,Julie.x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card coop's, the cockatoo looks great in these colours.
Kevin xx

nicolet said...

A fantastic card and the colors are great!
Hugs Nicolet

Paper Hearts Handmade Cards said...

ooh what a fab cad so love this image K xx

downrightcrafty said...

oh now he is just extra special and has the wow factor, fabulous creation and love the great masculine connection
Hugs Kate xx

Jules said...

Hi Coops

Fabulous card. Love the monochrome look with a touch of purple.

I have these papers in my collection and love the stack so much I bought a second one.

They are part of a DCWV paper stack called "Black and White Prints".

I hope your back gets better quickly Coops.

Take care.

Love Jules xx

Vicky said...

LOL....What a super duper image hun....love the colours and fabulous sentiment too....

big hugs Vicky xx

Wendy said...

Fantastic card Coops,fab image,love the way you have coloured him.
Wendy xx

Karen said...

Great card. Love the colouring. Sorry to hear about your back. Hope it gets better soon xx

Lorraine said...

oh wow i just love this card he is so cool colours are fab too xx

Fiona said...

ha ha...fantastic!! love the clouring!!

Fi
x

Creations by Shirl said...

Wow this is a hard core cockatoo, he looks like his the leader of the pack...varooooommmmmmmmm..
Great colors Coops......

Jennifer said...

Fab Nic! Love the cogs xx Jenny xx

Sue B said...

Aww sorry about your back Coops! Mine has been really bad today. It's hard crafting I know when it's like that. Anyway, you managed it and it's a corker of a card!!! Gorgeous colours and papers, fab layout and he has such character :-) Amazing card - really love it!!
Take care and rest up!
Big Hugs!
Sue xx

June Nelson said...

Great card coops and I loove the colours itss so different xxx

Christine L said...

Fab image Nic... and brilliant card...
Hope your back is better soon..
Hugs
Christine x

Dodici said...

What a cool card you have made ,Coops!It's absolutely fabulous!
xxx

Chrissy said...

Terrific card Coops...that's one very cool bird..great colours.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Sarah said...

Aw, hope your back feels better today Coops x Love your card, gorgeous colours and details. He looks so fab with the purple, very funky xxx

Anonymous said...

Hi Coops.

Fantastic, love it, the image is just way too cute, an love the purple,
Hope your well..

Huggies Angel

nessy said...

oh my coops, what fun ~amazing colouring ~just love the papers and detail!!!
vanessa xx

Mary J said...

He's so much fun, love this coops!

sandy's crafty bits said...

wow super little card ... my ols would love it he just adores motorbikes lol ... hope you are feeling better soon honey ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

karen said...

Cool card Coops, fab colours! Karenx

Have A Scrap Happy Day said...

Hi Coops,
OMG, I've never seen a card like this before. The color combo is bold and amazing.

Nannieflash said...

Gorgeous card love your image and your fabulous papers and card design. Thanks for joining us at TPS, good luck with the challenge. hug Shirleyxxx

Janette said...

Fab card Nic and love the fun image, great colours as always.....hope your back is feeling better now hun.xx

Cazza said...

This is fantastic Coops, what a brilliant card!! Love the image :o))
Hugs,
Cazza
xxx

Donna said...

Wow nic, stunning card and beautifully coloured, this is one of my images, must dig it out again :) Donna ♥ x

kay said...

funky card coops,x

Giò said...

WOOOOOW!!!! Stunning card my dear!!! These colors and your colouring make this card so beautiful!!! Perfect choice of papers.
Have a nice Sunday.
Hugs, Giò

Jacee said...

What a fab card, love your colouring and the papers go with it all so well.
Hope your back is a little better today.
Hugs Jacee

Sue said...

Hi Nic,hope you are feeling easier today. Love your card,its great.Fab colours and image.
Hugs Sue xx

Unknown said...

Hi ya, what a great card! Love the colours and that image is just fantastic. Thanks for joining in with us at Sweet Stampin'. Sarah

coldwaters2 said...

Lol, oh Nic this is excellent, what a brilliant image, perfectly coloured, the papers, embellishments and design are fantastic.
Hugs
Lorraine x

pinky said...

This is so cool and funky Coops, love it. Hope your back is getting better.

Viv said...

Aghhhhh Coops - took me ages to get your blog up (damn broadband!) but BOY WAS IT WORTH IT!!!
This is a FABULOUS card! Love it. It so made me smile!
Have a good day. x

tilly said...

this is one cool dude!! lol, hope your back is better tomorrow
Tilly

craftycreationsbydebbie said...

Hi Nic, hope you're well, I thought you might be interested in this Etsy shop - that's if you didn't know about it already!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SaturatedCanaryDigis?ref=si_shop

These designs are done by the same artist who does Simply Sassy, and I know you like those!

Hugs Debbie x

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

So cute Coops a cockatoo with "attitude" love it!! xx

Debbie said...

Fantastic card Nic...I love the colours and all your attention to detail.
Debbie x

Kim Dellow said...

Wonderful Coops! LOL! Kim

Sarah said...

Such a fun card, love the image and colours you've used, hugs, Sarah x

Little K Smith said...

Another fabulous card! Such a fantastic image and I love how you've coloured it too :)
Kelly.x

xxxtglxxx said...

Great card and fab colours Nic! :) I love the vibrancy of the purple against the monochrome shades.

Thanks so much for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx

helloholley said...

fun card!!! ;)

Andrea C said...

This is so hilarious and cool x

Feebsy said...

Hope your back is feeling better soon. This image is such fun, I love the colour combo and those cogs are awesome.

Feebsy
xx

♥Gemma♥ said...

OMG!! This card is amazing sweetie..colours are fantastic & your image is brilliant which is coloured beautifully too :D
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Delphine said...

Too cool, Coops! Fantastic image and colouring and I love your papers and chippies:-)! Hugs Delphine xx

Tracey T said...

Coops, this really made me smile! Love his hair and the little gears/cogs are the perfect embellies! Thank you for playing at Sweet Stampin' this week. Tracey x

debby4000 said...

Oh this is stunning Nic love the colour combo.
luv
Debby

melsanford said...

This is brilliant! Love that parrot and the black and purple :-) Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx

Pam said...

Great man card even though there is purple in it! The cogs look great!

Unknown said...

O wow this is just fantastic! What a fabulous card, love the colouring and all the white dots around the image. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week. Hugs Dora xxx

Debs said...

Gorgeous card, lovely image and papers, thanks for joining us at Friday Sketch Challenges.
Hugs Debs

Sammi said...

Oooh so funky! Love the purple and black!! Thanks for playing along with us at Friday Sketch Challenge :)
Sammi
xx

Susan said...

That is definitely one cool cockatoo! Love the colours and that purple is awesome! Thanks for joining in at Friday Sketch Challenges.
Susan xxox
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