Saturday, 13 October 2012

On ya bike

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.Hopefully hubby has woken me up this morning when he got home from working nights as i`m at work this morning.I could sleep around the clock at the moment, i seem to be forever tired.lol.So on to my card for today which is one for the men for a change.I have been lacking in my male cards again so i need to get cracking.
I am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.The Squirrel and the Fox challenge - Challenge 28 - Things with wheels
2.My mums craft shop challenge - Challenge 79 - Tickets
3.DYSU challenge - Challenge 93 - Wheels

Products used are:
Kraft ish coloured card
Wellington papers
Buttons
String and Raffia
Marianne ticket die
Kanban ticket stamps
Staples
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Distress tool
Flonzcraft stamp - Penny Farthing
 
Pic of the fab stamp.

And a sideways view.
Throughly enjoyed geting all inky with this one.lol
Thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.xx

57 comments:

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Just perfect Nic! Love the image and papers - a perfect male card! x

Suzie's Card Den said...

Hi Nic
Another stunner, love that penny farthing. Great card
Hugs
Suzie xx

Jackie said...

Wonderful card, love that stamp :o)
Jackie xx

Caroline said...

Fantastic card Nic love the image and the design and layout are fabulous. Great male card. Caroline xxx

Crafty Lark said...

Good Morning, Totally brilliant, I just love penny farthing images and the whole card compliments the image. xx Flora

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous Nic,love the image and all the distressing.xxx

Christine L said...

Ooohhh nice!! So difficult to do men's cards ... that image is perfect for one...

Hugs
Christine x

Sue said...

Gorgeous card Nic,love the colours and image.
Hugs xx

Lizzy said...

Love this card Nic...fab stamp and ticket dies..everything looks ace.

xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)

sue said...

fab card coops,love the image sue xx

Janette said...

Morning hun, I hope you managed to get up, nothing worse than being wiped out all the time...my DIL is the same right now and says she think it must be 'winter wearyiness...lol....whatever that is...
Love your card sweetie, gorgeous.xx

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

Brilliant card, and great colour, it looks antique for an antique bicycle.
Have a nice weekend
Margaret

Grenouille Greetings said...

Love this masculine card with all the distressing and inking and rafia and string. Slow down though Coops! You are making cards faster than I can comment! Hugs, Lesley

Marie-Louise said...

Fantastic card. What a wonderful stamp.

Teresa - My Crafty Heart said...

Hi Nic, your card is wonderful, what a fabulous Penny Farthing stamp, such a great card for a man, love the colour choice too :) Hugs, Teresa x

gina g said...

Hi Nic gorgeous male vintage card. Have a lovely weekend luv gina xx

Ella's Design said...

Great card for a guy, Nic! Love the vintage style and penny farthing stamp (OMW, I just looked up to see a typo where I missed the 'h' in farthing - that would've been fun!! ;) Fab choice of embellies with the staples, buttons and twine...Lisa x

Eileen said...

Great man's card Nic. Love your distressing and layout
Eileen x

coldwaters2 said...

Oh Nic I do so love the vintage style so this card to me is fantastic, the colours, image and design are pure perfection.
hugs
lorraine x

rosie said...

gorgeous. love the image. fab layout. great colours too.

Faye said...

What a superdoop masculine card. Lovely job. X

catherine said...

This is a fab card for a male Nicola and love the distress look and colours. Thanks for joining in with our challenge over at MMCS this week and hope to see you again
x catherine

Sue said...

This is brilliant. I love the image and the colours and papers are perfect.
I hope you get sometime to relax and recharge you batteries soon.

hugs Sue

Unknown said...

what a brilliant card superb Nic...so very vintage love all the elements the distressed look is fab and such a wonderful image too hugs ssassyxxxxxx

Marilyn said...

Great card Nic. I like the staples, the tickets, buttons, raffia... all of it. The way you've designed this card is absolutely perfect for the vintage image. Gorgeous!

Aud said...

A fab card coops love it. Aud x

Maureen said...

Super card, I love how you have stapled things. Well done.
Maureen.......x

Becky said...

Fab card Coops.
Hugs,
Becky xx

XxJULESxX said...

Hi Coops, stunning card! love the layout!

Unknown said...

Hope you made it off to work OK!

Fab card, great vintage look and perfect for those pesky blokes!!

Sarah

Anonymous said...

Fab card Nic; love the distressing and the vintage feel to it.
xx

crafty-stamper said...

A perfect male card love your layouts and great image
carol x

Denise said...

Brilliant vintage card. Love that image and those gorgeous papers.
Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week.
Hugs
Denise xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card Coop's I like the image, the papers and the distressing.
Kevin xx

Lee said...

Oh WOW,I really love this card.Great image and love the distressing too.Huggles xx

Lorraine said...

Fabulous mans card. Love the image and the distressed look suits it so well.
Have a good weekend
Lorraine x

Viv said...

A great 'Man' card....... inky is good too! xxx

Liz's creative corner said...

Stunning mans card hun, fab vintage colour and images, hope your ok, hugs Liz xx

~ Ali Robertson ~ said...

Perfect male creation

Enjoy the rest of the weekend Nic

Ali x

Donna Mosley said...

Amazing card Nic, love the image and details hun. Hope you had a good day.

Donna x

The Crafty Blonde said...

Fab card, love the vintage feel and steampunk look xx

Unknown said...

Beautiful card- love the way you've used the staples. I found some great coloured staples that I love to use once in a while....although I guess it would be easier to just colour them!

WencheP said...

Fabulous card. Love the vintage look and the image is so cool. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

-Wenche

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

A great male card Nic and I love the vintage feel to it.

Hugs Sarahxx

Janet - aka stacky said...

I agree Nic it is a fab stamp and so perfect for the difficult to make male cards, I love the card you have made with it xx

Wishcraft said...

Great image and a fab card, love the layout :o) Hugs, Lisa x

Gaynor Greaves said...

Wonderful card, love the colours and your layout, thanks for joining our challenge at My mum's craft shop, Gaynor xx

Sarah said...

Just beautiful Coops, love the vintage feel x

Sue B said...

This is gorgeous Coops! what a great image… Love the vintage feel and the distressing looks fab!! :-)
Big Hugs
Sue xx

pinky said...

Very cool male card Nic, love the vintage feel.

Julie said...

FAb Male card Nic - they are so difficult!! Hugs, Juliexx

Unknown said...

Masculine cards are my fave and this is a beaut! Love the inking and subtle patterns. Thank you for joining us at DYSU this week!

Anonymous said...

Another Brilliant card hunny these bloke cards are hard going but you have made light work of it with this one! hugs me xx

Tanya said...

Fantastic Coops, I love the distressing and that image is so good! Perfect guy card!

Also, Thanks for joining us at MMCS Challenge Blog :)

Tags xx

Unknown said...

Love this Coops,fab layout.LOve the distressing.Jacqueline.S

Little K Smith said...

A fabulous vintage card, such a great design and lush distressing too! :)
Kelly.x

xxxtglxxx said...

Another great male card - fab image and tickets :)

hugs

xxalisonxx