Monday 16 January 2017

For a Man or Boy at Ooh La La Creations

It's my turn to choose the theme for the latest challenge at Ooh La La Creations. It's my very first time choosing the challenge there, so I hope you will join in, especially as it is one of my favourite themes - For a Man or Boy.

I absolutely had to choose that as my theme, because I'd fallen in love with this wonderful image from the Paula Oakley Collection CD, available here, since not only is my husband a keen gardener, but the bottle of beer on the shelf is Hog's Back beer - and the Hog's back brewery is our local independent brewery! I won't be able to put this card away for his birthday, as he saw me making it, but I'm sure he'll be sending it to one of his gardening friends, possibly with a bottle of the beer to go with it!


The image and papers are from the CD, the stamped elements are made using Sheena Douglass stamps, the twine came from the garden shed and the wooden tag and watering can are from the Dovecraft Curiosity Corner range. I was disappointed when I stamped the words onto the tag and the colour ran, and I wasn't going to use it at first, but then I thought that it actually had the sort of weatherbeaten look of a lot of the things you might find in a potting shed, so the tag stays!

8 comments:

Janice said...

Brilliant male card Jane and you're right, it's a lovely image. Wonderful garden embellishments to finish off your card too, Jx

meg said...

love the image Jane great idea to use the twine from the garden shed and your embellishments are perfect especially the weather beaten tag

Deloris said...

Fabulous male card! Love that image and the fun embellishments too!

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

A fantastic card Jane, I love the gardening theme and the addition of the twine around the bottom.

Sue xx

Wynn said...

When first saw your card Jane I did think it would be going to your hubby as I know what a keen gardener he is. I love reading his blog as does my OH who is the keen gardener here..... I just enjoy the produce!! I love how you've added the tag with the gardening string too. Wynn x

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Jane, a super image and great gardening theme - perfect for your challenge choice.
Pauline
x

Barb said...

A really super card. Just perfect for the keen gardener. I love all the embellishments. My friend would love a card like this. Barbxx

Linby said...

I love how you've combined the image with the embelishments, it makes for a great card.