Challenge 112 - Masculine Cards (Father's Day & More!) Week Two!

Welcome back Ai fans!

We hope all the Father's out there enjoyed their special day on Sunday! 

We're still looking for your masculine cards this week! Anything to make a guy in your life feel special. Remember, if you use Ai stamps you get extra votes for your card!

Here are the challenge rules ...

✻ Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

✻ Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top right of our sidebar!

✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, June 26 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

This week our DT is back to share some amazing guy-inspired cards with you!

Piali

Reneé

 Crystal

 Karen

Kerry

Rhonda

Make sure to link up those manly cards! Have a great week! Happy Stamping!

A cool kind of Rooster...

Hello Ai friends, and Happy Friday! Today I wanted to share this fun and cool character with you. His name is "Scratch" SKU# T1833, and they don't come any cooler than him as far as rooster's go! I started out with a 6" x 5-1/2" kraft cardstock base, then added a layer of dark yellow cardstock, to bring out Scratch's golden glow. I picked out a fall/autumn themed 6"x6" paper pad. I liked so many of the designer papers, I decided to use five of them!

Here is a close up of the coloring on "Scratch". (Please click on the image to see an enlarged image). I stamped Scratch with black ink, and colored him in with my Prisma Color pencils, using gamsol and paper stumps to blend the colors. I drew in some grass around his feet. I did a little paper piercing around the edges for some added detail. I really love the look of distressing my edges with Tim Holtz's distress inks. Just adds a little something. I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine, and added a couple of stick pins in coordinating colors, along with two buttons.

For the inside of my card I stamped the fun sentiment "Strut Your Stuff" SKU# F1861.
This was a fun card to create, I hope you enjoyed it. Please stop by tomorrow to see what fabulous project Jessica has in store for you!
Materials used: Stamps: Scratch SKU# T1833; Strut Your Stuff SKU# F1861; Kraft, dark yellow, white cardstock; black ink; Tea Dye Distress ink; designer paper: Apple Cider by Imaginisce 6"x6" paper pad; green and yellow buttons; stick bins: "Harvest" by Fancy Pants, apron border punch: Fiskar's; Prisma Color pencils, Gamsol, paper stumps; sewing machine; foam dots by American Crafts.