Dads Rule!

Hi there!  A quick post for the latest Shopping Our Stash Challenge:  Dude,  I haven't decided if it's going to be a Father's Day card or Birthday card but I'd better decide soon!

Here's the stuff I used:

Cardstock - MFT Kraft

Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Lion and Mud Cloth Background Stamp

Ink - Versfine Vintage Sepia and Delicata Golden Glitz

Dies - Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity Dies and Sizzix Starburst & Circles

Other - Scrap Vellum, Gold Dots, Clear Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by!  

Ladybug Hugs & Favorite Human

Happy Friday!  I had a few hours in The Doghouse this morning and was able to play along with a couple of challenges.

My first card is for CASology's challenge:

If I had a favorite insect, it would have to be ladybugs.  Maybe becauseWe my favorite color is red?

The ladybug is an older die from The Stamps of Life.  After cutting the wings out of red cardstock, I used a flower center from another stamp set for the black dots and then covered them with Glossy Accents.  The sentiment is also from The Stamps of Life "ladybugs2love."  The background (Wonky Backgrounds by Julie - Ellen Hutson) was stamped in SSS Fog ink.

The second card I was able to play with today for Freshly Made Sketches is a Father's Day card for a very dear Doggy Daddy.

On a MFT Kraft card base, I layered DSP from Queen & Co.  The stitched heart (Memory Box) gave the very simple Copic colored puppy (MFT's Four-Legged Friends) the perfect place to rest.  The sentiment is from the same MFT stamp set which I love!  To finish up, a little Glossy Accents for a wet nose and a microliner pen for freckles.

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend 😎  

My Anchor

Hi there!  Busy week but I was able to make a card this morning (yay!) and wanted to play along with a couple of challenges:

CASology - Cue Card: Strong

Shopping Our Stash (SOS298) - Use Punches and/or Dies

This is my Father's Day card for my Dad.  He's a WWII Navy Veteran, loves the sea, and has always been my "anchor" no matter how difficult things have been.

A single layer card for me that I didn't have to redo a gazillion times :)  Happy Dancin'!  On the Neenah Solar White 110# card base, I masked off the bottom right hand corner about a quarter of an inch from the edge.  I sponged on Distress Oxide inks in Faded Jeans and Broken China, then splashed a little water.  The anchor is a Spellbinders die cut.  The sentiment is from Gina K.

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Happy Easter!

Die Cuttin' Divas - Father's Day Challenge

Hi all!  This week's challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is for Father's Day:

This is a pretty new challenge for me.  I discovered it last week and think it will quickly become a habit!  I love die cuts and tend to always have at least one on almost every project. 

Going with the challenge theme, this is the Father's Day card I created for my brother:

He has a pond in his background with lots of goldfish and a few precious koi.  I say precious because they have survived the heron and raccoons...so far at least!  I die cut the koi three times in orange, white, and black shimmery cardstock so I could inlay a koi-like pattern.  Here's the other stuff I used:

Cardstock:  Blue Ombre by DCWV
Stamps:  Clearly Besotted (sentiments), Impress (sea grasses), and Winnie & Walter (bubbles)
Die:  Koi by Spellbinders
Inks:  Memento
Other:  Glossy Accents on the bubbles

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Have a great Father's Day weekend with your loved ones!

Muddy Paws

Hi friends!  The Cue Card for CASology this week is Masculine:

I had one last Father's Day card to make and get in the mail by today.  This one is for a dear friend.  He has no "human" children but is an excellent Dad to his rescued fur baby.  He is also a bit of a clean freak so I thought muddy paws would bring a smile to his face ~ at least on the card!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome Father's Day weekend with loved ones!

A Real #1 Dad and Faux Metallic

Hello friends!  This morning I put together a Father's Day card for my Dad.  He'll be 94 years old next month and he'll always be #1 to me! 

I used Hickory Smoke Distress Ink to ink up the rectangle layer then used white Perfect Pearls to give it a brushed silver look.  Then I dry embossed the cardstock with one of my favorite guy embossing folders (Lifestyle Crafts).  It looks like the bumper of my truck :)  The #1 Dad die cut is from Die Versions which I cut out of black cardstock and heat embossed a couple of times with clear embossing powder.  It's hard to see the shine in this pic!  Lastly, I added 3 brushed silver embellies from Heidi Grace.  I hope Dad likes it!  Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great weekend!

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

The Paper Players - Father's Day

Die Cuttin' Diva's - June Sketch

W2SB #18: It's a Man's World

Welcome back!  It's June 1st and time for another Words 2 Scrap By challenge!  The theme this month is "It's a Man's World" and we're looking for a guy card for any occasion:  Father's Day, birthdays, graduation, bachelor party, etc.

My card is a spin-off of a girly card that I did for my best friend.  You can see that one HERE.  This time I went for a clean guy look for Father's Day.  My Dad is a HUGE baseball fan and this sentiment should really hit home for him (get it?).

 

Stuff I used:  Neenah Solar White Card Base, Red and Blue Bazzill Cardstock,

Sizzix Adhesive Sheets, Memory Box Star Flourish die (cut into pieces), MFT Stacking Stars Die,

The Stamps of Life sentiment, VersaFine Majestic Blue Ink.

I hope you'll join in the fun at W2SB this month.  You have until June 26th to enter and, of course, there is another fantastic prize waiting for the winner!  We can't wait to see your "manly" projects!

Cards in Envy Challenge: Hey Dude!

What a perfect time for a dude card with Father's Day coming up!  The new Cards in Envy Challenge is focusing on the men in our lives and we'd love to see those masculine A2 cards!

 

This was a fun card to put together and it's flat as a pancake :-)  I used the Triangle cover-up die from MFT and die cut it once in white and again in red.  I layered the white background over black cardstock and inlaid the red triangles from the other die cut.  The "You" die is from Lawn Fawn and the sentiment was from Avery Elle's "Simply Said" stamp set.  This will be my son's Father's Day card because he IS amazing!

 

I hope you'll play along over at CIE and I'd like to send a special welcome to Sybrina, the newest member on the Cards in Envy Design Team!  We're so happy she's part of the group!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Doodle Pantry New Release!

Good morning!  I'm excited to show you one of Doodle Pantry's new releases for May 1st!  You can check out all the new images HERE!   For my DT card, I used the updated release of "Pelican Dreams."   Laurie added life-like details and coordinating digi papers...just gorgeous!

I think this card would make a great Father's Day card or a masculine thank you.  I hope you'll check out the new releases and remember, the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge AIMPDC #5 starts today with an Anything Goes theme.  Visit the DP blog for details HERE!

Thanks for visiting and Happy May Day!

You're a Classic

The last Father's Day card is done!  Woohoo!  I went with the new Tuesday Morning Sketch #253 for the layout.

For this quick card, I used Doodle Pantry's "Classic Cars 2" set for the image and DP and the "Man Stuff" set for the sentiment.  My brother actually owned this car ('57 Chevy Belair) and I'll bet he wishes he still had it!  I added some chrome strips and a metal license plate from Basic Grey "Hey Boy" collection to the car for a little bit of manly shine.

Don't forget...Doodle Pantry's Digital Challenge is currently on with the theme "Make it Manly."  DPDC #47 goes through June 24th ~ check out the details HERE! 

I know it takes time to visit favorite blogs so I'm grateful you took the time to stop by mine.  Have a great day and thanks again for stopping by!

OWH Midweek Throwdown: Father's Day

The Throwdown for this week is focusing on Father's Day.  The Operation Write Home deadline for Father's Day cards is April 30th...eek!  Time is flying by this year!

For my simple, masculine card, I grabbed one of the Doodle Pantry New Releases for April called "Deer Trio".  There are 3 gorgeous deer images included in the set:  Sika, Whitetail, and Blackbuck.  Can you guess which one I used?  The sentiment is from another DP set called "Swimming Mallard" which is also a nice Father's Day image set.

Supplies:  Memory Box "Squash" Cardstock, Bazzill Basics Brown Cardstock, Curious Gold Light Specks Cardstock, Copics for some highlights, Doodle Pantry Image, Sentiment and DP, MME Enamel Dots.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!