Simply Create Challenge 42 - Metal

Welcome to another Simply Create challenge! This fortnight we are sponsored by the wonderful Dude Time Doodles! For more information on Dude Time Doodles and how to purchase their images, just click on the banner below. The Simply Create Design Team have generously been given some images to play with, and as I am also on the Dude Time Doodles Design Team, I've picked my own image to play with!

The Simply Create challenge theme is:

Metal

I've used MC Squared as my image and he's been coloured with Promarkers. I've used a silver card blank from my stash as my base and layered the image and sentiment onto black card and silver holographic card. The patterned strip is from the Salt and Pepper download from Funky Hand. Sentiment is from TLC.

The winning entry will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at Dude Time Doodles - so you've got to be in it to win it! Good luck!

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Printed paper: Salt N Pepper download from Funky Hand
• Sentiment: TLC
• Everything else: My stash

Lemons and Chocolate

When I saw the challenge on Sweet Stampin and that it was:

Chocolate

I knew that I'd just have to use this digi sentiment from TLC. I've used my nesties for the shaping plus some lovely thick chocolate brown card from The Papermill Shop and the yellow is actually funky foam as all the yellow card I had was a bit too yellow and bright.

I've made these for two virtual friends who are going through a bit of a tough time at the moment so these will be in the post fairly soon!

Ribbon (satin chocolate brown and brown grosgrain) from my stash along with the half pearls. I've used glossy accents on the word chocolate and I've dotted a line around the sentiment aperture and the edge of the card - you just can't see it in the photo! Kraft card base to finish!

And now the cards are side by side, you can see that I didn't line the ribbon up too well!!

• Sentiment: TLC
• Dies: Nesties
• Brown Card: The Papermill Shop
  
• Everything else: My stash
  

Dude Time Doodles Challenge 10 - Inspiration + Easel Card

Welcome to week 10 for Dude Time Doodles challenges! This week there is not only an inspiration board (see below) but there is a twist! We want you to make an easel card! Now this did fill me with dread at the start as I'd only ever made one before, but to be honest, it was easy peasy!!

I've used KO Kurt as my image inspiration and he's been coloured with Promarkers. The backing papers are from my bargain pack at Costco and are by Memory Stor. The card blank is from my stash and a small part of a much larger sheet that I rediscovered under Samuels bed during The Tidy Up.
The sentiment (sorry but Blogger will NOT put it the right way up) is by TLC and I've inked the edge and added a fine dotted line too.
And here is the inspiration board for the challenge!

Don't forget - follow the theme and make an easel card, make it for a male (we're not Dude Time Doodles for nothing!) and get it in before the challenge expires! For more details - pop over to the challenge blog! Good luck!

• Image: Dude Time Doodles, coloured with Promarkers
• Papers: Memory Stor 12x12 double sided
• Sentiment: TLC
• Everything else: My stash