Monday, 18 July 2011

Time for some fun....

Morning Everyone,
Hope you've all had a fabulous weekend,it rained for most of it here....Anyway it's Monday and time for a new challenge over at Cards for Men and for this one we have the theme of.... 

"Use a Key".....

For this challenge we are sponsored by.....
  

Hello! I am Roberta from Prairie Fairy Designs. I am a new digital stamp company featuring artwork not only created by me but also my two kids, ages 9 and 12. They are featured on the site as the Fairy Princess and the Prairie Prince.



I have been an artist for as long as I can remember and have always loved to create. Two years ago my sister-in-law invited me to a rubber stamp party. I laughed and said "Maybe I will buy something if I can use it to stamp on canvases.". Needless to say, I was hooked! Two years later and a lot of learning about computers, I have finally accomplished my goal.


While digital stamping is relatively new in the papercrafting scene, it is what I believe to be such an amazing tool. Printed images have such clarity and vibrancy and gone is the need to re stamp an image because you didn't press hard enough or maybe you pressed too hard! They are also a lot easier to store and they can be reprinted over and over again. The fact that you can rotate and flip files, print them off the size of a postage stamp or as large as a scrapbook page makes them such a versatile medium. It is my sincere hope that I can help anyone who has hesitations about using digital images to embrace these amazing creative tools. If you have any questions about going digital, check out the site and the blog for more information. So head on over to http://www.prairiefairydesigns.com/ and check it out!

The Team got to play with some gorgeous images.....





 I used "HARLEY BOY" isn't he fabulous,I've coloured him with polychromos pencils blended with sansodor....The papers are from a pad I brought many years ago but the cover is missing so no idea who they are by..The card,brads,ribbon and key are from my stash......



The sentiment is from an Hero Arts stamp set and the stars were cut using dies from a star set.....I've pricked around the edge of the image and put brads into the corners....
Please make sure to checkout the rest of the teams fabulous cards and the challenge over at Cards for Men...
Have a great week....

Mandy x

19 comments:

Marja Rolfes said...

Wow, super masculine card Mandy!!
Thanks for giving us a chance of winning the birthdaycandy!! I did put it in the side bar of my blog!
xxx
Dutch Tulip
Marja

Jill said...

Love your card Mandy. What a perfect image for the challenge! Jill x

E.T said...

fabulous!!

Sarah said...

Love this card Mandy, gorgeous colouring and details x

Laila said...

What a fun card. The image is perfect for a man card :o)
Hugs Laila

Nannieflash said...

Wow Mandy that is stunning I love the cool colours youve chosen and your card layout is fabulous. hugs Shirleyx

Alison said...

Love the burgundy and blue colour combo- these look so good together.
Your colouring of 'Harley boy' is so good- I really must use my pencils more often as I always reach for my promarkers.
Hugs, Alison x

Emma said...

Such a fabulous card Mandy, love the image and colours.
Hugs Emma x

Andrea C said...

hehe is is very cool, great card x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card Mandy, I like the image, the papers and your design.
Kevin xx

Claire x said...

This card is just brilliant hun - I love that image! Hugs, Claire x

WencheP said...

This is so cool! Love the papers and your coloring.

-Wenche

KimberleyG said...

I love the piercing and the little brads are cute.

Faye said...

Oh Mandy, this card is soooo cool. What a great image, which you're coloured perfectly. xxx

pinky said...

Thats just brilliant Mandy, a real MAN's card. Love the image and perfect colours.

Melodie said...

Fantastic card, dear Mandy, the image is so cool, and the colours are wonderful.
Hugs
Melodie

debby4000 said...

Oh love your fabulous card Mandy
luv
Debby

Kim. said...

Great card Mandy, love that image perfect for mens cards and fun with it.
Kim xXx

Dora said...

O wow Mandy, this is so sweet, what a fabulous layout and fun fun image, love it xxx