365 Cards ~ Father's Day Present :)

My husband is about to go back to work after a fabulous 9 months of parental leave after the birth of our daughter. We have had such a wonderful time bonding as a family of 4 and cannot believe he just has 3 weeks left with us before we are back to evening and weekend family fun! 

So I thought it would be fun to make his Father's Day gifts all things for going back to work! We got him a new pair of shoes, several silk ties and I made him this shadow box frame to hang in his office. He is going to miss seeing those cute little faces everyday so this way when he is lonely for them he can glance over and there they are :) 

I entered his Father's Day card in the 365 Cards challenge but thought it would be fun to post this as well (and his finished card with help from Ethan & Claire)!

My Challenge:

My Projects:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Frame Recipe

Card Stock:

• Basic Gray
• Calypso Coral
• Whisper White
• This and That Epic Day DSP

Inks:

• Staz On Black
• Versamark
• Gumball Green

Stamps:

• Gorgeous Grunge 
• Delightful Dozen

Embellishments:

• Black Embossing Powder
• Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon
• Basic Gray 1/4" Stitched Ribbon
• This and That Epic Day Designer Washi Tape

Tools:

• Decorative Label Punch
• Embossing Buddy
• Heat Tool 

Other:

• Studio Decor 8" x 10" Shadowbox Frame ~ Michael's Arts & Crafts

The fabulous photos of our kiddos taken by their lovely and talented Aunt Melissa @ Melissa Kew Photography! 

Dynamic Duos, The Paper Players & Inkspirational ~ Black Tie, Bling!

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! It is black tie week here at Dynamic Duos and we are pairing it up with a colour which has come back to join the colour family once more ~ Pear Pizzazz! And if you feel like adding an extra challenge, have desert and make your project with a Plant Theme in mind :)

We would love for you to come and join in the fun with us! Our challenge ends on Thursdays at Noon (PDT). We have a few rules to keep things fun and fair!

1. Any project is welcome...paper crafts, scrapbooking, digital, or crafts...
2. Please ONLY use the two colours listed for your project. Neutrals are welcome.
3. Combine us with as many other challenges as you would like, except other colour challenges.
4. Please add our graphic to your blog with a link back to us.
5. Any offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted respectively. Thank you.

And also this week at The Paper Players, their challenge is a CAS card with bling and at Inkspirational their inspiration photo fit my card to a T! So I thought I would play along over there too :)

My Challenges:

While searching through Pinterest one day I came across a gorgeous simple style card which I knew I just had to try out at one point. So this is my rendition of that such card. Sometimes simple is the way to go :)

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Basic Black
• Pear Pizzazz
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Staz On Black

Stamps:

• Create a Cupcake

Embellishments:

• Basic Pearls
• Large Pearls

Tools:

• Wood Grain Embossing Folder
• Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die

Please feel free to stop by and say hello to the rest of the Dynamic Ladies! 

Alison Barclay / Debbie Henderson/ Janet Bagnall/ Janet Zeppa / Lori Turner / Michelle Williams / Susie Wittwer / Tracey McNeely / Tara Bourgoin / Lesley Croghan (Challenge Creator) / Anne Marie Hile (Challenge Manager) 

Freshly Made, 365 Cards & Paper Craft Crew ~ The Last of my Birthday Card Buffet Designs, Time for my Guests to Select Their "Meal" :)

Good morning all! Woke up to a gorgeous sunny day and both kiddos happy and well rested, today will be a good day :) Last night I had a good friend over for a night of stamping and boy did we have a blast! And this morning I am stamping away with another lovely stamping friend and here are some of the creations I came up with for the remaining designs for my Birthday Card Buffet! I am having SUCH A BLAST using all of my *NEW* goodies {squeal} :)

I am all about killing two birds with one stone these days because time is something that is not always on my side so I will also be using these three cards for my Stampers Club this week: We are in a fun fold session and these three cards are Triangle Pocket folds. I found this lovely tutorial over at Dawn's site and have made several as gift cards seem to be my gift of choice these days :)

Card #1 was make using the Freshly Made Sketches, sketch. 

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Island Indigo
• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Very Vanilla
• Pistachio Pudding
• Venetian Romance DSP

Inks:

• Soft Suede
• Island Indigo
• Pistachio Pudding

Stamps:

• Sketched Birthday
• Rembering Your Birthday

Embellishments:

• Neutrals Candy Dots
• Candy Dots Builder Brads

Next up a card I designed using the 365 Cards {day 160} sketch. Just wanted to mention how excited I am to have won a Guest Design Team spot at 365 Cards, cannot wait to create with you lovely ladies!!!

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Crumb Cake
• Gumball Green
• Very Vanilla
• Pool Party
• This and That Epic Day DSP

Inks:

• Daffodil Delight
• Calypso Coral
• Pool Party
• Soft Suede
• Gumball Green

Stamps:

• Flower Shop
• Remembering Your Birthday

Tools:

• Pansy Punch

And last but not least a card I made using a new challenge blog I have found, a sketch from Paper Craft Crew. 

My Challenge:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Very Vanilla
• Raspberry Ripple
• Bermuda Bay
• Gumball
• Birthday Basics DSP

Inks:

• Summer Starfruit
• Bermuda Bay
• Raspberry Ripple
• Chocolate Chip
• Basic Gray

Stamps:

• Birthday Cake

Embellishments:

• Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
• Basic Rhinestones

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Fusion, The Friday Mashup & The Sweet Shop ~ 2 More for Ya!

Good evening :) This is going to be a quick post because this mama got called to a birth overnight and is running on literally 2 hours of sleep in the past 41 1/2 hours! But you know me I stamped 'em and I cannot miss out on a deadline :P

2 cards I have created with my BRAND *NEW* stash of goodies!!! Both is which will also be Designs for my Birthday Card Buffet class later this month.

Card #1: Fusion (I just went with the sketch portion this week!) and mashed it up with the Hexagon/Girly card challenge over at The Friday Mashup.

My Challenges:

My Card:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Calypso Coral
• Very Vanilla
• Daffodil Delight
• Epic Day This and That DSP

Inks:

• Pool Party
• Calypso Coral
• Crumb Cake
• Daffodil Delight

Stamps:

• 6 Sided Sampler
• Remembering Your Birthday

Embellishments:

• Calypso Coral 3/4" Chevron Ribbon

Tools:

• Small Oval Punch
• Paper Snips

Next up we have the card I made using The Sweet Shop's sketch this week!

My Challenges:

My Cards:

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Gumball Green
• Very Vanilla
• Raspberry Ripple
• Birthday Basics DSP

Inks:

• Gumball Green
• Summer Starfruit
• Raspberry Ripple
• Bermuda Bay
• Chocolate Chip

Stamps:

• Sketched Birthday

Tools:

• Scallop Border Punch

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Seize the Birthday ~ It's HERE!!! My 1st * NEW* BIG Order is HERE!!!

Good evening everyone :) I am just popping in with a quick post so I do not miss the deadline but I can't stay long, must get back to my *NEW* goodies which arrived this afternoon!!!

So many ideas floating around in my head since I saw the new cattie and here is one of them :) This card I made with the Seize the Birthday sketch and some of my *NEW* items!!! And it just so happens this card is Design #7 for my Birthday Card Buffet class which is later this month :)

My Challenge:

My Card:

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Very Vanilla
• Basic Gray
• Birthday Basics DSP

Inks:

• Bermuda Bay
• Raspberry Ripple
• Summer Starfruit
• Crisp Cantaloupe
• Gumball Green

Stamps:

• Simple Stars
• Sassy Salutations

Embellishments:

• Basic Rhinestones

3 Cards... 10 Challenges ~ One Whopper of a Post

Good evening all :) Hope you are all having a great weekend. It has been a busy one for us so far and still quite a lot on the go before we greet the beginning of the week! I have been busy crafting away in my spare time and have 3 different cards to share with you all... 2 Thank You cards for our son's Preschool teachers (cannot believe he Graduates in a little over a week!) and a special Father's Day card as well for THE BEST Daddy ever <3 

Now what makes these cards EXTRA special is their design! They are all Double Slider Cards :) I found a fantastic tutorial by Lesley Oman at Hungry Heffy Crafts. There were no measurements indicated so I have done so below for the main aspects of the cards. 

Card #1 is The Father's Day card which was made using a Freshly Made Sketches, ColourQ combo, the theme from 365 Cards and inspiration photo from Inspirational AND thanks to the sketch having some cute little banners I was able to play along at Cas-ual Fridays as well :) I am going to add a photo of each of our children on either side panel, after all they are the reason he gets to celebrate Father's Day!!!

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Smokey Slate
• Island Indigo
• Certainly Celery
• Soft Sky
• Whisper White

Inks:

• Island Indigo
• Certainly Celery
• Soft Sky
• Smokey Slate
• Soft Suede

Stamps:

• Open Sea
• Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embellishments:

• Island Indigo Bakers Twine
• 7/16" Natural Trim Ribbon

Tools:

• Square Lattice Embossing Folder
• Hole Punch
• Paper Snips

Next up one of the Thank You cards I made for one of our son's preschool teachers. I have made them each up a bundle of cards and along with a Coffee Shop Gift Card. A small token for the time and energy they have given to making sure Ethan starts off on the right foot next year in Junior Kindergarten. 

For this card I used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and the colour combo & design theme from 365 Cards. I am going to add a photo of Ethan on one side panel and a note from Mark and I on the other and have Ethan draw a picture on the inside of the card :)

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Not Quite Navy
• Daffodil Delight
• Whisper White
• Brights Collection DSP Stack

Inks:

• Not Quite Navy

Stamps:

• Secret Garden
• Wishes Your Way

Embellishments:

• Dazzling Details
• Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding

Tools:

• Secret Garden Framelits Dies
• 1" Circle Punch

And last but not least a card I made for Ethan's 2nd preschool teacher. He has had such a wonderful year and we owe a huge amount of thanks to these lovely ladies for showing him so much this past year. 

For this card I used the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary and the colour combo from CAS Colour and Sketches a new challenge I found to play along with. Again I am going to add a photo of Ethan on one side panel and a note from Mark and I on the other and have Ethan draw a picture on the inside of the card :)

Card Recipe

Card Stock:

• Garden Green
• Rich Razzleberry
• Perfect Plum
• Whisper White
• Polka Dot Parade DSP

Inks:

• Rich Razzleberry
• Perfect Plum
• Garden Green

Stamps:

• Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Flowering Flourishes

Embellishments:

• Basic Pearls

 Tools:

• Boho Blossom Punch
• Scallop Oval Punch
• Oval Punch
• 1" Circle Punch

Take the time to let your creativity bloom!

Card #1 Measurements:

• The base of the card and the inner piece both measure 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" (folded in half to a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square).
• The base of each side panel measures 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" square. 
• Embellish as desired :)

Card #2 & #3 Measurements:

• The base of the card and the inner piece both measure 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (folded in half to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4").
• The base of each side panel measures 5" x 3 3/4".
• Embellish as desired :)