Father’s Day cards with Stampendous; Part 3

Hey friends,

sorry for the delay on more Father’s day cards, that darn job of mine keeps getting in the way;)

Here’s another card I made with the Father’s Day set from Stampendous, “Thanks Dad”.

This card uses the sentiment as the focal point, instead of the tie image that the set includes.

I really love this “Dude” paper from Paper Loft!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I roughed up the edges with a Tim Holtz paper distresser, then inked the edges with some SU Chocolate Chip.

 

 

 

I used SU Very Vanilla for the sentiment and found some BG buttons that matched the colour scheme perfectly, and ties into the circle pattern on the paper.

 

 

I’ve left the inside blank, and distressed the edges of the paper to match the front of the card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This card is currently available at A Paper Buffet.

Happy Thursday!

Ciao for now,

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Father’s Day cards with Stampendous; Part 2

Here’s another Father’s day card made with the Stampendous Thanks Dad set:

I used the Man of the House paper again, and the same paper piecing technique on the tie. Card base is Old Olive and….well, one of the blues, lol.  I didn’t look at the label, I just saw that it would match, so I’m not exactly sure, but I think it might be Brocade Blue.

I just love this paper!

I used the WRMK eyelets again and added some orange.

 

 

 

I stamped the sentiment on the inside, and this shot shows all the layering on the front.

 

 

 

 

 

This card is available at A Paper Buffet.

Happy Thursday!

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Father’s Day cards with Stampendous: Part 1

Hello Friends!

I know, it’s been a long time!  I’ve been super busy with work and haven’t had much time (or energy) to keep up, but my plan is to bombard you with posts over the next few days to make up for it :)

These next posts will be short, but will showcase my highly productive Victoria day long weekend.  It included one rainy Saturday, but it was perfect for a marathon crafty session.

I needed to make some Father’s day cards for the stores, so I’ll be starting off with those first.  As I’ve said before, I typically struggle with making masculine cards, but let me tell you, when you have an awesome stamp and some great paper, they come together really well!

I’ve learned to keep the layout simple and it seems to be working.  I made a mountain of Father’s day cards with my new awesome Stampendous “Thanks Dad” stamp set.  I really love this one, and it can be used for birthdays too!

Here’s Part 1:

The card base is SU Chocolate Chip (my fav) and matted with Old Olive.  I found some awesome paper by Stephanie Blais- Man of the House.  Isn’t that pattern awesome?

 

I stamped the tie stamp in Staz-On black and then paper pieced the tie.  I just love it!

 

 

 

I think I struggle with masculine cards because I don’t know what embellishments to use.  You can’t really go reaching for ribbon, or Prima flowers and rhinestone brads for your ‘manly’ cards, right?  But these eyelets really fit the bill.  They’re from We Are Memory Keepers- Earth Escape and match Old Olive pretty well.

I’m really happy with how this card turned out.  You can purchase this card at A Paper Buffet, along with all the other Father’s day cards I’ll be sharing over the next few days.

Happy Wednesday!

Ciao for now,

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