Dad

CAS-ual Fridays has this really fun cool challenge: play Tic Tac Toe with this grid:

I chose buttons, punch, embossing for a Father's Day card. Then I added a 4th with ribbon. You don't always win Tic Tac Toe in 3 straight plays! The embossing is Cuttlebug's woodgrain rubbed with StazOn Timber Brown. The punch is the square scallop stamped with letters from Studio G. The button has slits the blue ribbon fits through. Isn't your Dad a blue ribbon Dad? The other "ribbon" is suitable for Dads--it is drywall tape. Thanks CFC for a fun challenge. 

Fishing buddy

Papertrey Paperdolls challenge is making masculine theme cards. I did a Father's Day for my card. What little guy doesn't like to go fishing with his Daddy? The DP is from scraps backed with a dark brown and tied with twine (kind of like fishing line?-well maybe not, I am not a fishing person! LOL!!) The little guy is a TAC stamp, colored with colored pencils. I tore the paper and antiqued it with Tea Dye Ink. The sentiment is also TAC. I am doing a card sale at Curve's on Monday. Hope somebody likes this for their father.

Father's Day

Papercraft Star dual challenge is to use this sketch for a project and make it masculine.

Card Stats:
Ivory cardstock, Brown cardstock, DP from scrap file,
Scallop punch
Sentiments computer generated.
Studio G turquoise ink,
Twine
Turquoise eyelets.
Button from my stash of many years of collecting buttons.

CFC5

Cas-ual Fridays challenge is this sketch by Laura (I've missed your sketch challenges) Welcome back!
Here is my card. This adorable little chick in hot air balloon is from DeNami. They have the cutest! little animal stamps. The sentiment is computer generated. I used colored pencils on the balloons and sponged some Color Box sky blue around them. The sun is InkDot yellow. The grass is from PTI. And the ribbon from WalMart. This may be a "clean" card but maybe not so "simple" because of all the coloring. My Daughter in Law is competing in her first triathlon next week. I think this will inspire her.

Giraffe card.

Tuesday Throwdown challenge for the week is using animals. I have this cute little giraffe stamp from DeNami. They have the cutest baby animal stamps. I colored it with water color pens. I shredded a little of the twine to make a fluffy tail. The DPs are from my scrap files. I just pulled colors from the DP for backing and card. Maybe a cute one for baby boy's 1st birthday?

CAS--Casual Friday

Cas-ual Fridays clean and simple challenge for this week is graduation cards. I think this cute little stamp from DeNami Design with the computer generated message will inspire grads to go places. It is hard to see in the picture but I also sponged just a bit of Color Box sky blue behind each balloon.

grad 2011

Papercraft Star challenge uses this sketch
and these requirements:1) 1 card stock paper, 2) 2 patterned papers, 3) 3 pieces of bling.

And here is my card:

Supplies: white cardstock, both DP are from Hobby Lobby.
'11 cut with Cricut, punched scallop circle, black circle cut with Creative Memories system.
Eyelet punch: Martha Stewart.
Ink: Studio G light green
Sentiment: The Angel Company "Tag Tidbits"
3 rhinestones for bling.

swirls

It has been a slow lazy day here so I have had time to do 2 challenges today ThePlayDateCafe challenge
83 is using black, white, and green. I was at first hesitant about that color combo but finally came up with this card. I used black cardstock base, white cardtock stamped with a swirl pattern. I don't remember the stamp source as I took it out of its original pkg and put in CD jewel case and forgot to cut off the label. Black rhinestones dot the swirls in a few places. Then green ribbon and bow (WalMart) and a greeting from The Angel Company. Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig (I love, love that tool!!) really helps get images lined up right.

50th anniversary

The paper trey paper dolls challenge #38 is wedding or anniversary cards. I am of the age when I don't have so many wedding invitations. But several of our friends are reaching 50th anniversaries so that is what I decided to go with. This is on ivory cardstock with Papertrey linen IP. that is hard to pick up here as it is very sublte but gives just the right amount of texture. White and ivory scallops are EK punch. They are bordered with strip of lace from JoAnn's and gold mettalic ribbon from Michaels. 50 is cut with Cricut from gold vellum put on punched circle and backed with gold vellum circle. The sentiment is Lawn Fawn in StazOn timber brown and highlighted with clear star gel pen. I added some dots on scallops with gold star gel pen. I think it turned out to be a very elegant card.

CFC#3

Cas-ual Fridays challenge is to use bling while keeping card clean & simple. I bought the eyelet punch today and wanted to try it. I cut a strip from white cardstock and used an EK scallop punch and the Fiskar eyelet punch. Ribbon and pink rhinestones are from Michael's. The pink butterfly was purchased at a trade show in Louisville but don't know the source. Sentiment is The Angel Company. I hope this card brightens your day as well as the recepient.