Midweek throw down- Masculine cards

On the OWH Stars and Stamps blog the midweek throw down challenge is to make masculine cards. I combined the OWH Stars and Stamps sketch for this week with the masculine card challenge. The wonderful freebie motorcycle digital images is by Bird on her blog.

http://www.birdscards.com/Default.aspx?tabid=65 The metal looking plates are cut from tetra pak and embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. It makes such a great masculine touch in my opinion! The ticket stamp is from Hero Arts. This is the first time I've used it. Felt just right with the motorcycle.

Missing you

This Basset Hound is the saddest looking guy don't you think? It is easy to believe he is missing someone. The Digi Doodle Shop kindly made him available to the OWH Stars and Stamps blog so we could make cards for OWH. http://www.digidoodleshop.com/ I added in the text before printing the image and then colored him with Prismacolor pencils.

This card combines digital freebies from 2 bloggers. The oval star frame is by Bird.
http://www.birdscards.com/ Look in her free sentiments. I swapped sentiments as she had a different one in her freebie oval. The word art is from Toni

http://kharliebug.typepad.com/the_digi_shack/2010/05/owh-blog-hop.html

I so appreciate the generosity of bloggers!

Valentines for little fellas

Making Valentines for boys is a fun challenge.

Can't go wrong if you include dogs on them, lol. This border punch from Martha Stewart is a favorite of mine when making cards for guys. Fun for layering too. Can't resist using die cuts. The little hearts are cut with a Sizzix Original Gingerbread Boy die. The hearts are the buttons on the chest. I use it way more for the hearts than for Christmas. It cuts cleanly, much better than my heart punch.

Do you remember making Valentines when you were in Elementary School? This image totally brings back those days. I loved making Valentines then as much as I do now.

All the vintage images on these cards are from a CD I purchased on Etsy; Peggy's Vintage Cards, Valentines Vol.1. I edited the last image in PSE. Love how easy it is to alter digital images!