*** Crafting and General Life from Becky and her little sidekick Dylan ***

Wednesday 9 July 2008

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge - One for the Boys

Here is my card for the Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge this week where they are challenging us to make cards for the boys! My inspiration for this card came from a scrapbook page layout by the very talented Jane Dean. I've got a bit bored with my card designs lately so I was scanning magazines for fresh inspiration and I thought this layout was just so cute. I stamped The Pirate and Knight and cut around their heads (I don't mind doing this if I've got the stamps, but cutting up stamped images I've received is a no-no for me!) I coloured them with distress inks and edged around the panels with a black pen. I topped them onto some text from a magazine which I coloured with blue ink. I hand cut and doodled all the hearts (these were all Jane Dean's designs) and I added my own drawn 'daddy' letters. I used a hole punch in the centre of the d's and the a, much easier than trying to cut them with scissors. I finally did a bit of doodling to complete the card.
Hope you like! Feel free to 'lift' the layout if you want to use it yourself!
Love Becky xx

25 comments:

Arline said...

Love this card Becky! It is very different from what you have been making recently but as always fab! I have to admit I have become a bit obsessed with doodling-controlled doodling!?!-since we had our little craft class!Those stamps are great-love the knight one!
xx

Bunny B said...

That's a really super cute card!

Alison said...

Fab layout Becky, such a super card love it.

Joy said...

Fabby card, love the word daddy - great letters and I love the doodling xx

Sharon said...

Great card love the outlay of it and the doodling is clever.

Debbie said...

Fab card Love the layout, thanks for joining in the challenge :)

Trina said...

Great card! I love the images and your layout!! Great hearts! Thanks for joining our challenge!

CraftyC said...

A cute card Becky!!
Clairexx

~Emma~ said...

Becky its fab! Hugs Emma.x

Cathy said...

Fab card, Becky. Love the heads!
Hugs
Cathy xx

My Time To Craft Challenge said...

This is very different!! I like it so much. Great lil heads :-)
Hugs Kate xxx

Debbie said...

Great card Becky...very original design.

Debbie x

WeirdCat said...

Great card and love the lettering
Ruth x

Bev said...

Another stunner here Becky - it's blooming brilliant! Love it!!

ella bella said...

Becky this is awesome love the layout and the stamps you have used its so differant fabulous work.
have a great day
Tracy x

Sue Shaw said...

Well done! It not easy to change the way you design cards - it's easy to follow a 'usual' theme but you have done a fabulous job here. A brave move out of a comfort zone - that has paid off big time!
Love the card!!
Sue. x

Rach said...

love the card Becky, love the layout and all the doodling, Great idea with the heads. hugs rach.xx

Annie said...

it's great! love the fresh look and am very impressed with your doodling and drawing. annie x

Dawny P said...

Love this - it is a great look and the LO is fab too. It's clean and simple and just totally fab xxxx

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Beautiful card Becky. love the layout such a great idea. Thanks for joining in our challenge. Hugs Nikki x

Sue said...

this is great Becky and i love the way you used just part of the image:-)

Suexx

mueppi said...

Deine Karte ist wunderschön gestaltet!
Bravo

Sylvia Blum said...

Absolutely stunning!!! GREAT design!!!!
Sylvia

Camilla said...

Wow!! Stunning card Becky!! Love the design:)
Hugs, Camilla.

cats whiskers said...

Oh Wow Becky I love this card, great idea to put those two images together. Love it
Hugs Jacqui xx