Monday, 7 November 2011

Cards for Men challenge....

Morning,
Did you all have a lovely weekend,I didn't get as much done as I hoped, unfortunately my Dad is not well now he has a really bad bout of flu so that's both Mum and Dad needing a bit extra TLC....Today it's a new challenge over at Cards for Men  and this time we have the theme of.....

IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS.....

We are sponsored for this challenge by........




Karen Johnson has been drawing all of her life. She has worked on the feature film, “Ferngully The Last Rainforest” and has created animations for Disney, Fisher Price and Mattel. She has illustrated several children’s books and is currently teaching animation at a college in Wisconsin. She started Karen’s Doodles so she could share her whimsical drawings with crafters from around the world.


Prize:  3 Digital Images


The Design Team were given some images to play with and I've used Christmas Tree for my card.....





Challenges I would like to enter......

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - (2nd week) Anything Goes 


I've coloured with promarkers and then glittered the fur and bobble on his hat.......The papers are from papermania and the card from my stash.....




The pine branches have been cut with a Marianne Die and the edges glittered...... The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.....The gems from my stash.....
Have a great day,I'll be back later to add some more bits to my candy as the followers have gone up again thank you to all who are following,if you'd like to enter then the link is above this post.....

Mandy x

44 comments:

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Hi Mandy
A gorgeous card just love the image and sorry to hear your Dad is not well hope he feel's better soon
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Uta said...

Your card looks fantastic and the happy christmas tree is so cute.

Hugs, Uta

Judi said...

What a FUN image! Love your card.

Judi x

Denise and Louise said...

What a lovely card - that little Christmas tree is so cute.
Sorry to hear that your Dad is not well now. Hope they both feel better soon.
Hugs
Denise xxx

D K Crafts said...

Hi Mandy. Beautiful card. Love the colours and such a fun image. Hope your mum and dad are better soon. Donna

Nannieflash said...

Wow Mandy that is stunning I love those papers and your colouring is just fabulous. hugs Shirleyxx

Shannin said...

Mandy that is a super adorable card and image. Makes you smile when you see it. Hope you have a wonderful week.

Hugs
Shannin

Marjorie said...

Wow hun this is gorgeous, what a lovely image, and love your design.
Hugs,
Marjorie
xx

Mary Lou said...

Fun, Fun, Fun christmas card!! Love his spirit!!
Hugz

Lil Daffodil said...

Hi Mandy,
I love this image. Such a cheerie wee chap. Fabulous card.
Hugs,
Fiona x

Nikbee said...

A wonderful card. I love the image - so cheerful. I hope your mum and dad feel better soon.
Nikki x

Donnas Den said...

Wonderful card, Mandy. Hope your parents feel better soon.

Donna x

nnalorac said...

Super happy fun card Mandy, the image is just fab. Lovely colours and design. Seen it on MIM. Carolxx

Margreet said...

gorgeous card, Mandy....love the happy dancing tree!
xxx Margreet

coldwaters2 said...

Oh this is super Mandy what a great image such fun, the design is just gorgeous I love it.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Lisa M said...

Oh my goodness...
This is COMPLETELY fun! Love all the elements that you've brought together here for this darling holiday card. I have been looking for a pine punch or die recently and about jumped out of my chair when you posted one. Thank you for the info on that as well.
Fabulous card and I do hope the parents are feeling better.

Thank you for playing along with us at Make It Monday!
Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, leave a comment for another entry and mention that you saw them on Make It Monday.
Lisa xx

Michelle B. said...

How creative, I love the pine branches! Your coloring is amazing! Looking forward to working with you!

Faye's Paper Passion said...

BEAUTIFUL and and I LOVEeeee the image and colouring Amanda.. Saw this on MIM.. Faye

Sarah said...

Gorgeous card Mandy, love the image and how you've coloured him x

applejack cards by sue said...

Hi Mandy...what a cheerful card. It just made me smile. I hope you do well in the challenges with it.

Pink Dandelion said...

Fantastic card Mandy, love this cheeky image. Debs xx

sarah-Jane said...

What a fab, fun Christmas card. I love the image and your colouring is super. xx

Vicky said...

Gorgeous card sweetie love the image.
Hope your mum & dad are feeling better soon shug.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Dora said...

Hi Mandy, your card is so fun, love that image and lovely papers... so sorry to hear about your dad being so unwell. Hope he will be better soon. You too take care xx

coops said...

fantastic fun card mandy.i love the image and your papers and design are stunning :D

xx coops xx

Loz ♥ said...

:) nothing better than a card that causes an instant smile!! I love him xx

KimberleyG said...

What a great card! The tree is really cute and I love the colours you chose for it.
Sorry to hear your dad's under the weather. A lot of people are sick here too right now, so it must be the start of the sold/flu season.

Kendra said...

This is such a cute image! lol Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley!

Teresa said...

How beautiful the image of the card! very nice that tree!
I hope your father better!

Loz said...

This is SOOOO Gorgeous mandy.. Saw this on MIM..Loz

Melodie said...

A tree with a face, how awesome is that? The card is really fantastic.
Hugs
Melodie

Cally said...

Hi Mandy
Fab card, love the image.
Hugs
Cally x

Marlies said...

A gorgeous card and I love that super cute christmas tree!
hugs, Marlies

Mags said...

Mandy, what a fantastic fun image! Beautifully coloured, too! I love the glittery pine branches, they look great! Thanks for joining in at Dream Valley Challenges.

luv, Mags x

Cheryl said...

WOW so very cute,I love this!!! Beautiful design and love that image!!
xx

Jean said...

Oh My Gosh Mandy, what a FUN card. I absolutely love it.. it is so cool and so perfect for my grandchildren and grandneices and nephews that I can't believe you did this.. What great coloring and what great designs Marianne did.. Just a happy card... puts me in such a great mood to start the day with... Thank you so much..
Hugs, Jean

Craftyanny said...

What a cutie Mandy, great layout and colouring too
Anne x

cebelica said...

What a fun card! I love this image. Fabby work hun! Hugs!

Cheryl said...

oh wow hun this is one amazing image just love the colors you have used,such amazing detail too hugs cherylxxx

Pamela said...

What a great fun image Mandy the colours are gorgeous. I saw this on MIM.

Pam x

1CardCreator said...

How sweet! So glad I saw it on MIM! ~Diane

Trish and Treasure said...

Love these pine branches and what an adorable Christmas Tree, he is so very cute!

Billie A said...

What a fun card I love this the image is darling and the way you colored it and the background shading is awesome wonderful card. I saw you card on MIM.. hugs

Hanneke said...

What a cute card! I love the image and the glitter you used! I saw it on MIM. Hugs, Hanneke