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Monday 5 May 2014

Vintage Football and some exciting news

Hi Folks
Hope you have all had a good bank holiday weekend (if in the UK).  I have had a lovely weekend with family.  Not done a great deal but just spent time chilling and relaxing.  Back to reality tomorrow as work beckons.  

Before I show you my card for today I would like to share some exciting news with you.  I am now a member of the Winter Wonderland design team.  I will be joining the Snowflakes team and my first challenge with them is on May 9th.  I am looking forward to sharing my first project with you and to getting a head start on my christmas cards.  

And now onto my card share for today.  This is one I made for my future son-in-laws birthday.  He loves his football so this seemed appropriate.


  I used an image from a Papermania stamp set that I have had for years.  I stamped the image with distress ink onto a piece of card that I had distressed with distress ink and my distress tool.  The Happy Birthday sentiment was done the same.  The papers were in my scraps box and I also distressed these with inks and my distress tool.  All the matting was done onto kraft card.  I added some ribbon and card candi as embellishments.  

Thanks for popping by and would love to know what you think.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Bunny Zoes - Distress
Jellypark - One for the boys
Simply Create Too - Layers
Disdigidesigns - Birthdays
Lexis Creations - Male
Inky Impressions - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Use ribbon
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Layers
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
Crafty Girls - Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Spots and/or stripes
Brown Sugar - Patterned paper
Sister Act - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Stamp it
Craftitude - Anything goes
Catch the Bug - Anything goes
OSAAT - Ribbon or lace
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Dream Valley - Anything goes
We Do Doobadoo - Layers
Penny Black and More - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Lisa B - Those magnificent men


49 comments:

Kelly Lloyd said...

Congrats on your new dt mags.
Great card today as always
Hugs Kelly

Michelle said...

Congratulations mags. This vintage card is gorgeous. I love the image and your layout. Michelle x

Donna Mosley said...

Great card Mags, huge congrats on the DT hun.

Donna x

Dawn said...

Gorgeousvintage style card Mags! I love the muted tones!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Dawn said...

I forgeot to say congrats on the nwe DT post!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Daniele said...

great card Mags and congratulations on your new dt
hugs x

Bad Kitty said...

Congratulations
great card

Sandra H said...

Mags this is really so elegant the colour the gorgeous image truly is beautiful x

Sandra H said...

Forgot to say congratulations too! x

pinky said...

This is just perfect for a man, love the vintage feel. Well done on your new dt position. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month.
Pinky

McCrafty's Cards said...

Great vintage card Mags, I like the image and the distressing, Thanks for playing along with us at We Do Doobadoo, Good Luck.
Kevin xx

Sue said...

Gorgeous card Mags, I love the image and colours. Your distressing looks fabulous too!
Congrats on your new DT place.
Sue xx

Cards By MI said...

Nice card, love the colours. It looks really great. Congrats to your new dt-membership.
Thanks for playing with us over at the PaperShelter.
Love n hugs
Marie

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Great male card. So pleased you are joining the WW team, well deserved, shame I am not there now to be your teamie, look forward to your DT makes x

Sharon said...

This is fabulous Mags and I am sure your son in law will love it.
The image is fab as are the soft colours.
Congratulation on your DT spot. Very well deserved.
Enjoy the rest of your week.
Hugs Sharon. x

Jan said...

Great card and Congrats xx JAn

rachel said...

great card Mags - wonderful news about the new DT too! Hugs rachel x

Nancy said...

Congratulations on your new DT! You've created a wonderful card! Thank you for joining us at Jellypark Friends! :o)

Kim Heggins said...

Congrats on your design team position...so much fun. Your card is fabulous, and I am sure your future son-in-law will love it. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Simply Create Too!

happyglitzygirl said...

A love vintage card, great colours, thanks for playing with us at Brown Sugar, blessings Hilde

brenda said...

A great creation for our challenge Mags, thanks so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Stamping Sensations and Penny Black and More challenge.

B x

Carole Pollard said...

Hi Mags what fantastic news you so deserve it Well done you. This card is fabulous love the vintage footballer makes a great change from the normal football images fab design just lovely Love and Happy Crafting Hugs Carole x

Linda Simpson said...

Congratulations Mags on your new DT position. I love the footballer and a fabulous card too!
Hugs
Linda xxx

Hazel said...

Well done on your new DT position, enjoy. I love the card and I bet he does too. The image suits the distressing and vintage style completely. Hazel x

Lena said...

Love this card! Nice with the selected colors and details fit so well! Stylish layout!

Thank you for participating in the TPS challenge this week!
Good Luck!

Hug Lena

Kandy's Krafts said...

Gorgeous colours and layout. thank you for joining us at CFTH challenge.

Rebecca Bradshaw said...

This is such a brilliant card! I struggle with male cards but your design is perfect. Looking forward to being Winter Wonderland teammates!
Rebecca.

Kirsten said...

Hello Mags, sorry I'm late visiting this blog post. Thanks for entering this fantastic card in the new Lisa B Designs challenge, it really is terrific. And congrats on your new DT position.

Denise Fletcher said...

You did a way better job than l did with this image! Fab, well done!

Jennifer Johnston said...

How exciting for you Mags, many congrats on your DT appointment. This is a fab card, loving it.
|Hugs Jennifer xx

Unknown said...

Adorable card with lots of layers for our current challenge. Thanks so much for joining in at Crafting For all Seasons....aNNie [DT]

Maureen R said...

great card for a guy. Perfect! Thanks for joining us at SACC this week. Good luck.
Maureen DT

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Hi Mags congratulations on your new DT post for Winter Wonderland. Fabulous card for your future SIL a great card for a football fan. Susan xx

crafty-stamper said...

congrats on your new DT post and love the card great image and layout and love the distressing--thanks for joining us at Crafty Girls
Carol DT x

michele said...

Lovely card Mags Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week hugs x

Whisper said...

Oooo super man's card and congrats on your DT position too.

Thanks for joining us at Penny Black & More this month and good luck, Luv Sam x

Glenda Atkins said...


Fabulous card, love how you shaded the image and your wonderful layout!
Thanks for joining us at Lexi's Creations!

Kanan Pandya said...

Huge congrats on your new DT position!! Love your card with the vintage feel, great layers and wonderful image.

Thanks for playing along with us at Simply Create Too. Join us again soon. :-)

Kathy said...

Great manly card. Love the image and the inked edges. Thanks for joining our Anything Goes challenge at Bugaboo.

Congrats on your new DT, too!

Jen Leeflang said...

Super masculine card! Thanks for joining us for our Anything Goes challenge at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug blog. We're looking forward to seeing your lovely creations again soon! Good luck in the draw.
luv
Jen Leeflang, BUGABOO DT

Jennie - The Crafty Wife said...

Congrats on your new DT post and I hope we still see lots of you at OSAAT. I love the tones of brown on your card and what a perfect image for a footie lover. Jennie x

Unknown said...

What a lovely project. Stunning coloring. Congrats on the new DT spot. Thanks for playing at Crafting from the heart. We hop eto see you next time. Good luck.

Crafty Humphreys said...

Such a wonderful card for a man!Thanks for joining us at the Artistic Inspiration Challenge. Suz xxx

Sally H said...

Such a fabulous card! Sure to be a hit! Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month and good luck!

Kathy @ Stamping Still said...

What a great card for a guy. Love the distressing. thanks for playing along with us at Bunny Zoe's Crafts :)

Anonymous said...

Greta Boy Card like the Vintage Style.
Thank you for joining us at Crafting for all Seasons.
Hugs Elfie

Gale said...

Fab card Mags. I love it and what a great card for a male. Thanks for playing along with us at PCJ in our "Spots and/or Stripes Challenge" and good luck. Hugs, Gale DT

Kraftyscot (Donna) said...

Fab male card, thanks so much for entering our challenge over at Craftitude - Good Luck!
Hugs Donna DT xx

Tracy said...

Great masculine creation, thanks for joining Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenge, good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x