Monday 25 February 2013

I want to ride my bicycle.

Good morning all.I hope you are all well.
Its back to reality this morning as Jack is back at school and i am back at work later.
Must admit though it will be nice to get back in to a routine, plus next door and next door but two have both been having building works done so my week has been full of bangs and drilling.
So here is my quick card for today which i am entering into the following challenges;
1.Top Tip Tuesday challenge - Tag you`re it (i hope my 2 little tags count ladies)
2.Crafty Creations challenge - Challenge 210 - Tic,tac,toe (orange,pearls,distress)
3.Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Fabulous sketch ladies ( i have turned it)
4.Eclectic Ellapu challenge - Team Pink - Masculine
 
Products used are:
Black card
Papermania Chronolgy papers and diecut corners
Distress tool
Distress inks - antique linen,vintage photo,frayed burlap
Pearls
Twine
Go create tag die
K&Co sticker wording
Inkylicious stamp - Bicycle

Pic of the stamp.

And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by,means a lot ;D
Hugs Nic.xxx


68 comments:

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Nice card Nic great image and I love the colour combo
jacqui x

tilly said...

a lovely male card, sure your little tags will count lol
Tilly

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

A fabulous vintage male card Nic. Love the image and the two tags are perfect I am sure they will count!! Hope your return to work goes well hugs Susan x

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

Lovely card, great for a male card, they are so hard to make for.
I know the feeling of neighbours having work done, drives you up the wall when they tap here and bang there.
Hope they get all the work done quickly
Margaret

Jules said...

Hi Coops

A great card.

Those backing papers are stunning.

Loving all the distressing too.

I hope you had a good weekend.

Love Jules xx

Doreen said...

Beautiful card Nic,love the fab image and gorgeous papers.xxx

sue w. said...

Hi Nic, this is a fab male card. Love the colours and the image.
What a bummer having to listen to building work on your week off hun!!!
Hugs Sue W.

crafty-stamper said...

Brilliant card love the colour and distressing,great papers and fantastic image-we are having a lotof banging and noise too having a new roof fitted,cat is a bag of nerves as it sounds as if they are in every bedroom(where she spends nearly all day!!!)
carol x

Lorraine said...

Fabulous card Nic. The bike looks great and I love the colour and layout.
Lorraine x

Pop's Cards said...

Good Morning sweetie...

This is just gorgeous as always...

Love your colour choices too...

Huggles Pops x x x

Jacki Daniels said...

Hi Nic what a beautiful card love it these papers are great aren't they I have them too love how you have put them together don't work to hard lol
Jacki xx

Ella's Design said...

Great vintage card, Nic! Fab choice of papers and image, Lisa x

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Great card hun, love the corners & image!
Hugs Shell xx

Marie-Louise said...

Fabulous mans card. Love the bicycle stamp.

Christine L said...

hi nic

Fabulous vintage style and colour on your card today.. love it.

Hugs
Christine x

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

Nic stunning card love the layout, image and your use of distress inks just beautiful. Love Alison xx

Aud said...

Very nice coops love the vintage look, it will be fine to get back ito a routine again... Enjoy your day. Aud x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card Coop's I like the bike image and all the distressing.
Kevin xx

Heide said...

What a great vintage looking card. Thanks for joining us at SSW.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

Alyce Kit and Clowder said...

love it! a beautiful vintage feel and the wrapped twine looks absolutely fabulous :)

mulberry station said...

Absolutely gorgeous vintage card. I love the distressing you have added. Beautifully done!! Thanks for joining us.
Nancy SSW-DT

Sue said...

WOW!! This is wonderful Nic. I love the image and the colours and details are gorgeous.
Hugs Sue

Loopylou. said...

Nic this is awesome. I love that distressed look and that bike stamp is really cool. I don't know why but I love bike stamps, I keep looking at them and thinking I need one but I am not sure what for, they just looks so cool on a card!!
huge hugs Lou xxx

Eileen said...

Great male card Nic. Love your colour choice here and great layout.
Neighbours are a pain. Mine next door had a new door fitted at 9am on Saturday morning :(
Eileen x

Sandra H said...

Great vintage card Coops, Fabulous choice of papers and image truly gorgeous and that'll be me in the next few days getting my bike out and airing it off ......Well hopefully xx

Deb said...

wow, stunning, love the whole vintage vibe going on!
Debxx

Unknown said...

Gorgeous Nic! Love the real vintage feel of it and the pearls soften it nicely :)
Lizy xx

kay said...

Perfect card coops,x

Creations by Shirl said...

ooh I would love to ride a bicycle too! Awesome card, love all the distressing... Hope you had a fantastic weekend....

Sue B said...

Oh this is gorgeous Coops! I love the vintage feel… the image and papers are fab and I love the distressing… the twine and tags are perfect… everything has come together beautifully! :-))
Big hugs
Sue xx

cebelica said...

I soooo like the vintage look of your card. And those perals add that special something to it. Fab work hun! xx

SYLVIA-ANNE said...

Oh what a brilliant male card Nic - love the backing papers and the bike image - super distressing too. It's absolutely fabulous!!

Have a happy week - Hugs, Sylvia xx

May said...

Brilliant male card, Love that stamp... Great papers & layout... Hugs May x x x

Donna said...

Beautiful design Nic and such a fab image too :) Donna ♥ x

Tina said...

Fab image and male card. Love the colours.Tinaxx

sandy's crafty bits said...

oooo super man card nic ... yes I love the bike and love the twine and the tags and the corners and the papers ... oooo love it all well done ... happy crafting and love sandy xx

Unknown said...

Lovely vintage feel to this card fantastic for a male.
Chris x

Betty said...

I love this vintage look Nic that image is just perfect for my son he is bike crazy. Love the colours
Bettyxxx

Donna Mosley said...

Fab card Nic, love the image and vintage design.

Donna x

Crafty Moone Cards said...

Gorgeous card.
Sue x

Marianne's Craftroom said...

I love this style of card and love these papers, fab card

Juls said...

Love the vintage look. Hugs Juls

Faye said...

Superdoop masculine card Coops. Loving the vintage feel and rich colours. X

Anonymous said...

Brilliant male card Nic! Love the vintage look and the distressing.
xx

Whisper said...

Oooo super male card hun, Luv Sam x

MagsB said...

What a fab card, I love that bicycle and the gorgeous papers, and the pearls look terrific, too!

love Mags B x

Unknown said...

Stunning males card again Nic, those papers are great too as is the image.
Hugs xx Cara xx

Jo said...

Another fab card, Coops, love that image!
Hugs Jo x

Nat said...

This is fab Nic, love that stamp and all the elements are just perfect together.
Natx

Little K Smith said...

A fabulous vintage card Nic, love the yummy distressing! :)
Kelly.x

Peanut said...

This is fabulous, Coops. Love the colours and all that distressing is just perfect for a man! So happy you joined our Masculine challenge. Hope to see you back next week. … x
Asha - Eclectic Ellapu DT
Sunny Summer Crafts

Jude said...

This is fabulous Coops. I love the papers and all the Distressing, using inks and the tool.

Hugs
Judex

Anonymous said...

Hunny this card is wonderful so masculine and so vintage and your tags definatly count for sure!! and its lovely to see you join Top Tip Tuesday too! hugs me x

Jeannie said...

I love all of your distressed edges! Great job with the sketch! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Really gorgeous, love the colours and fab layout
Lindsay xx

Unknown said...

Your tags most assuredly count Coops! I love this card and the fab bicycle image too. Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday.

Jackie said...

A wonderful card, love your distressing :o)
Jackie xx

downrightcrafty said...

very different from you my friend, however nicely done and great papers to compliment
Hugs Kate xx

coldwaters2 said...

Brilliant Vintage style card Nic, loving the deep sepia tones and image, ACE card.
hugs
lorraine x

♥Gemma♥ said...

Fantastic card sweetie...
hugs and xxx
Gemma

Shelly said...

Great card Nic, my OH would love this, he's a bike nut! xx

Unknown said...

Great card. Love the stamp. Thank you for playing along at SSW this week. Holly xx

Joanna M. said...

Oooh I love the vintage feel of this card. Nicely done. Thanks for joining in the fun over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda Anderson said...

What a fabulous creation. Love the image and vintage vibe. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Jean said...

A great male card, love the colours xxx

xxxtglxxx said...

Fab guy card! :) brilliant image and papers :)

hugs

xxalisonxx

xxxtglxxx said...

Fab guy card! :) brilliant image and papers :)

hugs

xxalisonxx

Kelly said...

Beautiful vintage style card, love it. Hugs Kelly x