Take a Hike for Father's Day!

 

I am so happy to have a community of Close to My Heart makers/consultants who share their skills with all of us.  My friend Betsy Gully designed this card and she said for me to go ahead and use it with my class in June!  That really saved me time, as I had just returned from a family trip to celebrate my mom's 92nd birthday, and getting back into the swing of things took a while after our return.

The starry sky patterned paper was perfect for this hiking themed card - and it's from the current Stars & Sparklers paper suite.  The hiking images are from the "Take a Hike" stamp set - and I'm so glad that it is available with accompanying thin cut dies!  Several of the images didn't require any coloring, and I used the Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers on those that did need color added.

Any variety of sentiments could be used on the bottom of the card.  I used this design for my son's 30th birthday earlier this week.  It was perfect!

Click on any of the links highlighted in blue above if you want to get more information about the materials used on the card.  And, again, thanks to Betsy!

I appreciate you stopping by.
 

HAPPY Birthday for Fab Friday Challenge

 A big, bold sentiment certainly works well if you are creating a card for a man.  I really liked the rich colors in the special "You Are Enough" cardstock pack - this sapphire piece has a rose-gold pattern embedded in it.  And it went perfectly with the copper ore cardstock (all are from Close to My Heart).

This label sentiment was perfect to use with the sketch over at the Fab Friday Challenge this week.  I added a bit more detail behind it with the specialty cardstocks.

The HAPPY image is actually a part of the label stamp/die.  And the stamp set had the overlay piece to give the highlights to the word.  

I dug through my stash and found a Metallic Copper fine embossing powder from a store that closed quite a while ago.  So glad that embossing powder seems to last forever!  I used the same embossing powder for the birthday greeting below the label.  The stamp is called "Wishing You Everything" (from CTMH) and is very versatile for so many occasions.  

Don't forget to pop over to the Fab Friday challenge blog to take a look at the other projects created using this sketch.

 Thanks for stopping by!

My Hole in One for Father's Day!

 

It shouldn't be hard to make cards for the men in your life, but it seems like most of the stamps out there are floral and pretty!  Of course, we are approaching Father's Day, so many of us are working to get that special card created.  So I was really happy to find a set that truly is for the guys!  Of course, my husband doesn't golf, but it was a fun set to work with anyway.  

The versatility of sentiments for the front of the card is great.  I grabbed an older set that was small enough to fit on the golf ball that I added to the inside of the card, on top of that flag from the 18th hole!

I'm entering this card in two challenges that are focusing on men - which makes sense given the time of year!

 

Here are the details of the card -

The papers are from the current CTMH Mix-In paper pack.  I loved that the bluebelle and mink grey subtle patterns provided a fairly neutral background for the golf images.  The stamp set is called "My Hole in One".  Having dies accompany this set is a big plus!

I love the argyle stamp design provided on this set.  The men in my family have a running joke about argyle sweaters, so those images will get a LOT of use!  I did use the Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers to color the golfer image, and was thankful that the golf bag stood on its own without coloring.

Be sure to pop over to the two challenge blogs to check out the other masculine themed projects:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All things masculine

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - You're the Man