Tuesday, March 22, 2011

A Personal Challenge...

When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking. -Elaine Boosler
Today is Anita Be Stampin Challenge day....and this week we have a Super fun sketch!!! I decided to make it a personal challenge as well...to make a Man Card. I always turn down requests for Man Cards, because I never have any in my stash....well I am going to change that!!!

I stamped the birthday cupcake from Rosie's Sweets 4 times in black ink, then punched out a circle on a piece of copy paper and used the hole as a mask to sponge color on each cuppie.

Supplies:
Stamps: Rosie's Sweets (Anita Be Stampin)
Paper: White, Smoky Shadow, New Leaf
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Going Gray, Gable Green, Enchanted Evening, Black
Misc: Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Martha Stewart Edger, Circle Punch, Stardust Stickles

Here are some challenge details:

One winner will recieve a $15 Anita Be Stampin gift certificate (eligible for use towards the purchase of ABS rubber stamps or digi images) which will be awarded to a lucky randomly selected participant! For your chance to win create a new project using any Anita Be Stampin image (rubber or digi) based on the sketch, and provide a direct link to your entry below. It's easy and fun! ;)

Don’t have any
ABS images yet, but you want a chance to win? No worries! Just join the the Anita Be Stampin Papercraft Planet group where members have access to a free digi image.

Challenges:
Anita Be Stampin:

Crafty Cardmakers: Special Birthdays
Unscripted Sketches Piggyback Challenge: as usual, I don't read instructions and didn't realize you have to use the sketch too, not either/or LOL
Gingerloft: Die Cuts/Punches
One Stitch at a Time: For the Boys
Less is More: CAS Masculine
Reasonable Ribbon: One for the Boys + Ribbon
Fairy Knoll: Birthday

21 comments:

  1. Super card, love the sponging.

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  2. LOVE LOVE!! Great job combining these challenges to make the perfect masculine b-day card! Hugs!

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  3. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the sponged circles on this!! that looks amazing!!!

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  4. Great card Rachel
    But so sorry we only allow a total of 5 challenge combinations, including our own
    Do hope to see you again
    No need to delete, it just means we couldn't allow it to be part of any prizes
    mandi
    "Less is More"

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  5. That is super - for anyone! That would be a fun kid card, too.
    Love that quote!
    No more shopping or eating...stamping! :)

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  6. wow who would have thought that cupcakes would make a great mens card? Brilliant!
    Kelly xx
    www.kellyscraftincorner.blogspot.com

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  7. great carad - love the layout

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  8. This is a 'sweet' card Rachel, but as Mandi mentioned it can only be combined with 4 other challenges for submission to our challenges.
    I really hope you'll join us for further CAS challenges in the weeks to come!
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  9. WHAT A LOVELY CARD. THAT COLOR COMBO IF FANTASTIC. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AT OSAAT.
    HUGS
    SARAH

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  10. love the colours. It's a very cute card!
    http://ya-dla-joie.over-blog.com

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  11. FAB card.
    Hugs, Sandra

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  12. This is just gorgeous, thanks for joining in this weeks Fairy Knoll Challenge. Hugs Shelley xx

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  13. Great sketch and card, love what you came up with!

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  14. Amazing...very creative and SO unique!!

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  15. Wonderful card
    Hug Sylvie x

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  16. I love your manly Anita card! ;) I'm diggin' this color combo. Beyond fabulous!

    P.S. I love today's quote. Ain't that the truth!?! :)

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  17. Awesome creation, thanks for sharing!

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  18. So fun! It has a real 50's retro feel to it!

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  19. A beautiful card. Love the colour combo.
    Thanks for sharing with us at One Stitch At A Time for our 'Something for the boys' challenge.
    Choccy x

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  20. Love this! Love the color combo and how you did the dots of color over the cupcakes but kept them uncolored otherwise. Fab card!

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  21. Love, love, love the way you did this week's card!

    XXX

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