Sunday 24 March 2013

Sailor Boy

Good Morning All, I hope you are all keeping well and warm, it is freezing here, lets hope we get some proper spring weather soon. For my card today I have used this gorgeous Mo Manning image from Hobby House, I have done another stepper style card and keep the design simple, I have used peel offs down the sides which I coloured with promarkers to get the navy colour then I punched some holes through to add the string, I have added two sail boat charms and an anchor charm.
I would like to enter my card into the following challenges.
http://365cards.blogspot.co.uk/ on trend Nautical.
http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/ Not Square.
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ the kids are alright.
http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Shaped cards.
http://www.clearlyistamp.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes.
Thank you for visiting my blog, it means so much.
stay safe and have a great day.
Kevin xx

74 comments:

Margreet said...

Gorgeous card Kevin...love the sweet image, your colouring and the rope with the charm!

Jayne A said...

Gorgeous card Kevin. I love these sailor boy Mo's.

Hugs
jayne

downrightcrafty said...

oh Kevin this is gorgeous beautiful use of the Topper and a lovely style of card, would you be so kind as to share this with us on the HH face book page :)
Hugs Kate xx

Ustvarjalni utrinki Tamara P. said...

Gorgeous Kevin, wauuu...
how lovely image and fabulous on the side.
Hugs Tamara

Beryl said...

Great card Kevin. The image is gorgeous and your peel of embellishments down the sides is a brilliant idea.
Beryl xx

Unknown said...

Kevin this is so sweet, love the image, and nice colors. The rope and the charms are just the perfect touch. Wishing you a nice Sunday xxx

tilly said...

Love your sailor boy, so cute, the peel- offs look just right coloured navy and the string and charms finish it so well
Tilly

Sue said...

Fabulous card Kevin. I love the image and such a brilliant design using the string and charms.
Sue xx

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Kevin
Great card, love the sailor would make a great image for a young boy.
Have a nice day.
Margaret

Doreen said...

This is beautiful,love the design and wonderful image.xxx

Lisa Jane said...

Love ths stepper car and the way you have threaded the string through
Lisa x

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is adorable. Love your layout and colouring of the peel offs. Keep warm.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is adorable. Love your layout and colouring of the peel offs. Keep warm.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Fabulous image and layout Ginny x

Tammy said...

Oh my goodness what an outstanding wonderful card Kevin! Love the precious image and the string is absolutely genius! Great card!

Desire Fourie said...

Awesome colouring of the little boy, Kevin. Love the sailor's theme.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Daniele said...

what a delightful card Kevin
love the nautical theme
hugs

Rita said...

Good Morning Kevin. I love your card, as always you do wonderful colouring. Hope you have a good day. Hugs Rita xx

mags said...

A gorgeous card Kevin. Really like the way you have done the string down the sides.
Mags
x

Lozzy said...

Gorgeous card Kevin. Love the image and your colouring is amazing. Beautiful colours and design and love how you have add string and the charms.
Take care..Hugs Lozzy xx

Donna Ellis said...

Beautiful card, Kevin. Actually, it looks very elegant. The ropes and charms add that special touch to your already wonderful beachy or lakeside scene. Beautiful!

chrissy xx said...

STUNning!
What a FABulous design...
FABulous colours..
The cutest of images..
LOve it.
Chrissyxx

chrissy xx said...

STUNning!
What a FABulous design...
FABulous colours..
The cutest of images..
LOve it.
Chrissyxx

susiestacey said...

Gorgeous card Kevin love all the details x Susan x

Tanya said...

Fantastic Kevin, great creation! I love the nautical theme, and that image is adorable :)

Tags xx

Viv said...

Just fab Kevin - I have this set of stamps and have to say they are top of my list of 'Loves' from the pen of talented Mo!

Anne Temple said...

This is darling! Love the design and image and the string along the sides is perfect.

Evie said...

Fabulous male card. Love how you colored the image. ~ Evie

ruth..chen;-)) said...

hallo lieber kevin, dein kärtlein ist ja sowas von zauberhaft...gefällt mir wundervoll...
liebe sonntagsgrüsslein
ruth..chen;-))

Nana said...

Such a sweet image, make for a beautiful card. TFS.

Hugs Nana

Tina said...

kevin this is so beautiful
soft colors and such a cute image...lovely

Lisa said...

Wow, this is gorgeous, Kevin!! The image is so sweet and your coloring is amazing!! The rope and charms down the sides are perfect touches!! What a fabulous card!! I love it!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Carol said...

Can I return the compliment Kevin and say Stunning.
Carol
x

Jackie said...

What a lovely card, I love the string feature on the borders :o)
Jackie xx

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Gorgeous Kevin, love that stepper card and what great colours to compliment that image
jacqui x

Stamps and Paper said...

Adorable card Kevin and just love the 'rope' down the sides of your card

Anne

Wendy said...

Stunning card Kevin, adorable image.
Wendy xx

Ellis said...

Such a wonderful card, the colors, the string and charms, just perfect! =)
Hugs, Elenor

Sarah-Jane said...

Brilliant card Kevin. I love the image and the charms.
Sarah-Jane xx

jimlynn said...

Fantastic card!! Love that cute image and the string and charm are the perfect additions.
Lynn

Sherryn said...

this is an awesome card Kevin, everythings just perfect. We had a horrible spring too, but now we are in a drought so maybe your summer is also late and will be a good one. We are getting the cooler autumn nights though. xx

Chrissy said...

Fantastic card Kevin, love the navy and white, gorgeous image a colouring, and love the threaded string and charms...fantastic.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Netty said...

Terrific card Kevin and loving that little charm. Annette x

Crafty Moone Cards said...

This is so gorgeous Kevin.
Sue x

Linda Simpson said...

Evening Kevin I hope you have had a good weekend. I just love this fabulous card. The image is just so adorable and loving everything about your card too.

Hugs
Linda xxxx

Whisper said...

Wow hun, this is stunning and i never would have believed they were peel offs either !!, great design and colour, luv Sam x

Grenouille Greetings said...

This is fabulous, Kevin. A great design for this little guy and your side panels are such a fabulous idea with the peel offs, string and charms! Hugs, Lesley

Tina said...

Fab card Kevin, such a sweet image and lovely design. Tinaxx

coops said...

so stunning kevin.really adorable image and i love your fab design :D

xx coops xx

purplecinn said...

Oh what an adorable image! I just love the "rope" and anchor details!

Brenda said...

It's just perfect!!! Love the "rope" down the sides and the little sailboat charms are adorable.

Bella´s Bastelecke said...

WOW this is stunning love the image she is beautifully coloured and the background and layout are fantastic.

Hugs Judith

debby4000 said...

Absolutely gorgeous Kevin, love the sweet image.
luv
Debby

Marlene Atkinson said...

Just gorgeous Kevin,I love the cute image and the design. Marlene

Merry said...

Just fantastic, love how added the charms on the side.

Cheryl First said...

Oh.....WOW! This took my breath away this morning! So wonderfully colored, and such prefect composition! Love, love, LOVE this, Kevin!

Isabelle Linnér said...

What a cute card and so nicely decorated.

Hugs Isabelle

Unknown said...

Kevin, what great cards, so super creative. Love your image and all the nautical embellishments. Thanks for joining us this week at the Dutch Dare.

Sue B said...

Oh Wow! this is fab Kevin… what a gorgeous image and I love the stepper design… those borders with the string and anchor charms are awesome!! it's a wonderful card!
Ooh yes... I hope the snow goes away soon - I'm sick of this cold weather now.... roll on Summer!!
Hugs Sue xx

Niknak said...

Awesome card! Thanks for joining us at Southern Girls Challenges!!

♥Gemma♥ said...

This is super Kevin and such an adorable image too...
hugs and xxx
Gemma

DoBea A. said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Kevin! Thanks so much for sharing it with us over at 365 cards!!

sue-b said...

I do like this one Kevin, the shape and i love that image, just beatiful xx

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

So adorable, love the blue and white colour scheme it's so perfect for this cute image and the shape is fab
Lindsay xx

JD/ Jill said...

Really cute...like your adorable embellishments on this card!

Linda Anderson said...

Wowza, this is one gorgeous card!! Such an adorable image, and colored so masterfully! Love, love, love it! Thanks for joining us at Clearly Inspired Challenges.

Linda

nwilliams6 said...

Mo images always touch my heart and you have done an amazing job with this Kevin. The charms, the layout, that "rope", and your coloring have elevated this card to a super high level. Amazing stuff! Hugz!

Julie said...

Brilliant - love the rope detail on the panels!! Hugs, Juliexx

scrappymo! said...

Adorable image...soloured so soft and subtly!
That stepper card is so nice...love the charms and the nautical rope threaded through the sides.

Gail said...

what a fab card, and such an adorable image. gail

Deanne Saunders said...

What an adorable card!!! Thanks for participating in our MY HEART |PIECES challenge this week!!!

~DEANNE~

Sande said...

Stunning card, Kevin! Outstanding coloring!

Hugs, Sande xx

Kelly said...

Fabulous nautical card! Love the strings down the sides; great idea. Hugs Kelly x

Kathy D. said...

Congrats on winning at Clearly Inspired Challenges!
Hope to see you soon. Be sure to stop by in May as we have a few NEW things up our sleeves!!