Father's Day Frame Class

Are you looking for that extra special gift for your child's daddy? Or maybe you'd like to make something personal for your own Dad. Consider making a lovely Father's Day Frame with the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper.

Come to the Father's Day Frame Class on June 5th and for only $30 make the frame below! Come alone or with your child (maximum one child per adult). You'll get to make a Father's Day card to go with the frame too!

Be sure to register for this class by May 25th. You'll get half a package of Nautical Expedition DSP as well as a whole roll of Chocolate Chip Baker's Twine to use on your project! You'll have enough left over to make more projects at home.

I hope this project has got you thinking about Father's Day crafts and I hope to see you on June 5th so we can craft together!  Keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!

Simply Sketchy

Today I had a very simple but cute sketch to work with from the great gals at Pals Paper Arts. The minute I saw it, I knew I was going to use the Blushing Bride Polystitch Ribbon for the two side borders.  But what to put in the middle?

With the Victoria long week-end in Canada I didn't have much time to make my card today so I decided to keep it simple. The Flower Fest stamp set in the Summer Mini is great because most of the stamps coordinate with Stampin' Up! punches. I also used the Paisley Prints DSP which will be in the new catalogue on July 1st.

For the 5-petal flower and butterfly, I watercolored. Using CLASSIC INK!!! It will run if you try to do too much blending and such. But if you just want to add some light color, gently water color using your aqua painter, without too much water and you'll create a nice, soft effect on your images :)

Enjoy and hope my Canadian readers have a great long week-end. Keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!

Let's Mojo with Polka Dots!

Another Mojo Monday today :) I have my Playful Polka Dots Class on Thursday May 19th at 7:30 (yes, that's THIS Thursday, a few spaces still available!) so I decided to use this opportunity to make another card for my class :)  I love this sketch, but I wanted a vertically-oriented card, so I flipped it around and added a few things.

I also love this scrappin' kit. It's soooo fun!  I love the colors, the stamps and punches it coordinates with (Fabulous Florets and Build-a-Blossom Punch). For this card, I used the simple line art floret. I also used the Tiny Tags stamp set and coordinating punch for the 'Friend' greeting.  And who could forget the Baker's Twine!  Did I mention how much I LOVE this lovely cost-effective accessory?  Almost as much as the rhinestones :)

I've also got a little sneak peek of my third card. It uses all of the super cute DSP in the Playful Polka Dots Simply Scrappin' Kit as well as the Postage Punch :)  Join us on Thursday, make 6 cards for $20, you'll get half the Simply Scrappin' Kit to make your cards and you get to take the leftovers home!  If you sign up for the Playful Polka Dots Scrapbooking Class on June 12th you'll get the card class for only $10!!!

Hope these cards have inspired you to use a scrappin' kit for cardmaking and keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!

70th Birthday Card

Today is my Dad's 70th Birthday. For this very special milestone, I made him a very special card. I wanted something that was simple, but very special. And since my mom told me this is her favorite card that I've made, I think I did a good job :) (My dad, the very important birthday 'boy' liked it too!)

Although I typically make the standard A2 cards, this one is a 5-1/4" x 5-1/4" card. I wanted silver on my card, but didn't have any Brushed Silver card stock. So I pulled out a Designer Series Paper that I haven't used in a while, Presto Patterns. After cutting out a large scalloped square with my Big Shot, I used sponge daubers to apply Silver Shimmer Paint to the square.

Wondering how I put together the glittery numbers? It's easy peasy! I adhered the Multipurpose adhesive sheets to two small pieces of Basic Black card stock. I wanted the adhesive to face upwards, so I could adhere glitter to it. so I cut the numbers on the Big Shot with the adhesive face down. I have found that it's much easier to have the numbers in place before putting on the glitter, so I adhered them with dimensionals to the white circle. This way, I could just peel off the protective paper from the numbers and put glitter on both numbers. If you don't, it can be messy and odds are you'll take some of the adhesive off the numbers with your fingers.

You may also be looking through your SU! catalog for the ribbon I used. It is SU!, but it's retired. It's the Basic Grey Satin Ribbon, and I love it - I hope it comes back! I especially love it because it's got a 'silver' look to it.

That's it from me today :) I also made him a gift card holder, but I'll share that in the next day or two. Hope you enjoyed this project and keep letting stamps bring out your creativity :D

Simple Daisy Thank You

I love my Big Shot because with a quick crank of the handle, I can make a simple yet stunning card. That's how I feel about this card. I got the original idea for it from my upline, Marlayne Hardy. And it's perfect for this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge, where we were challenged to create something wedding related with inspiration from the photo to the left. 

For anything wedding related, I love Stampin' Up!'s Confetti White card stock, which I used on my card. It has that classic wedding feel. Pretty and Pink and and a hint of Certainly Celery, like in the picture, completed the look. This card could be used as a 'Thank You', 'Congratulations to the Newlyweds' or even as the invitation itself!  Sometimes simple is beautiful, and better!

Hope you enjoyed this week's PPA card and keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!