April 21, 2008

IT"S A DAD THING....

Good Monday mornin' all!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!! Mine was full of baseball, and cooking on the barbecue so it was a lot of fun. Too quick though!! So, today I am going to share a card I made for Father's Day - I really love the For Father stamp set, it is perfect for those masculine cards. This one is done using Jen's Saturday sketch - I just love doing her sketches, and this one was really fun! The base of this card is Ruby Red card stock, then layered with Rose Red Designer Series Prints paper. Then, I took a piece of So Saffron card stock and stamped it using my Weathered Background stamp in So Saffron Classic Ink. The image is stamped on Whisper White card stock, then adhered to a piece of Ruby Red card stock. All the paper is punched using my Ticket Corner Punch. The image is stamped in Brown Stazon, then colored in using my Stampin' Write markers and a blender pen. I love mixing my colors, and the blender pen does a marvelous job! I added some faux stitching around the image and sponged the edges with Creamy Caramel Classic Ink. I added three vintage brads to the corner as well. The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White card stock in Brown Stazon and is from the Holiday Blitz Stamp set. I punched it out using my Large Oval Punch, softly sponged it with Creamy Caramel Classic Ink, and added a piece of Antique Hodgepodge Hardware. The ribbon is 5/8 inch Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, and I added two build-a-brads with the center punched out from the Rose Red dp prints. Not too much froufrou for a dad, I hope!!

Check out my swap sign-up and let me know if you are interested! Some have asked me if it is okay if they participate even if they have never done one before - and the answer is of course!! If you want further guidance on what to do, feel free to send me an email and I will be happy to help! This is supposed to be fun *wink* Have a wonderful day everyone!

25 comments:

Debbie - StudioBeeCreations said...

SUper cute card, Alex.....who ever said that you couldnt use PINK ( wink) on a guy's card!....Looks like YOUR puppy with the shoe fettish!!
creative blessings, Debbie

Dawn Easton said...

Alex! This card is so adorable! Fantastic layout!!! I love your Build A Brad...they look perfect! What's your trick? My images behind never look that clear...lol

Dawn said...

Great card!!

Dottie K. said...

This is just so adorable. Love the layout and those cute brads. :)

kathleenh said...

Looks great Alex!

Lauren said...

Great card. The image is awesome.

ScrapMomOf2 said...

What a CUTE card! Love it!

Erin... said...

great card!! i love the build a brads they look perfect!!

Dawn Wheeler said...

Fabulous card a real cutie ,Dawnx

Denise ~ Paper Ponderings said...

This is so, so, so cute!

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

Oh, isn't this just the cutest.

Natalie said...

Great card Alex. x

Wendy said...

I love the puppy stamp! One of those images that seems so versatile, and, obviously, great for manly cards. Great card!

Have a great day!
Wendy
SBS9

Manna said...

Awesome card! Love the brads. The puppy's sad little face is just so adorable!

Alhambra Club said...

this is such a great image, love your coloring, wonderful card.

Marlou McAlees said...

Hi Alex!!! love this card!!! love the stamp, the doggie is soooo cute!! hugzz xx

Deb said...

Oh how adorable, the stamp is so sweet and so apt for your DH, beautiful card!

Anonymous said...

I love your father's day card. The puppy dog is so cute!
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Melissa said...

So cute Alex! I really, really need to get those darn build-a-brad things.....I love them!

Many Blessings,
M.

Risa said...

This is a wonderful Father's Day Card Alex! That stamp is too cute!
malieta:)

Vicki said...

Really nice father's day card. I really like the build a brads, gotta get mine out and use them. I need you here to make me use my stash, lol.

Rose Ann said...

What a great DAD card!! I love that adorable image, and all of your wonderful hardware!

suzann said...

That stamp is adorable!

Ila said...

This is a Fabulous fella card!! I love the colors and that stamp is perfect!!

Anonymous said...

ABSOLUTELY FANTABULOUS!!! Hugs-jd