Father's Day Card

I'm not so good at creating "boy" cards...possibly something to do with the fact that I am such a pink flowery girl LOL! and I have been procrastinating over making my Dad a Fathers Day card for days - should it be blue? what themed stamps should I use?? would Dad prefer cars, boats, or something generic? etc etc. Then this morning, panic set in and I realised if I didn't come up with something soon - it just wouldn't be happening!

One of my favourite stamp sets from the Annual Inspirations Idea Book is the Seaside Greetings, it is not gender specific, therefore I thought it would be a perfect set to use for my card. Before stamping my lighthouse image I created a background using a dry paint brush and Glacier Reinker...then to add some colour variation  I mixed in a small amount of Flaxen Reinker and sponged some Desert Sand Exclusive Ink over the top - not sure I achieved the look I wanted, but it certainly took away the harshness of a flat white background. I was however, very pleased with how well the Christmas themed Snowhaven Paper Pack worked with my card design...once again proving how versatile the Close To My Heart product collection is!

The "postage stamp" style mat was cut from the Cricut Artbooking Cartridge, it was then adhered to the card with some 3D Foam Tape adding a touch of dimension....and phew! the card was finished, just in time for my lunchtime visit with Dad....and of course being my Dad, he loved it!!

Today was a lovely warm Spring day and we spent the day together taking a drive over to the Strathbogie Ranges for afternoon tea. I hope you had an enjoyable day celebrating Fathers Day too.

 

Something for the Boys!

I'm so excited to be sharing a wonderful new digital kit by Janet Carr - Little Feet Digital Designs it is called King of My Heart and celebrates all the love we have for the men in our lives. This kit is simply beautiful with a fabulous touch of all things masculine....and yet, I still managed to find some pink in there.... and was able to create some "girly" pages - along with a cute little pet page... how's that for a little something for everyone??!! :)














...and for this layout I had to "borrow" a little boy - this photo was shared at stockvault.net and the photographer was Paul H. Boliou - gorgeous photo!!









... remember when I started this blog?? - I told you all.... that I would have plenty for you to look at - am I living up to that promise ??? ;)

More New Kits

WOW! - everyone seems to be working themselves into a 'scrapping' frenzy....while I spent the weekend working on all things pink!! Macy has been busy designing some awesome new kits with a masculine touch. I love the rustic look of both of them. Although, we are a household where girls are in the majority I found these fun photos of my husband that were perfect to showcase with these new kits. So without further ado here are the two new releases from Macy Goode Designs - Boys will be Boys





and this is what I created with it - isn't that tree embellishment just the best??




...this other kit is all about holidays....with my love of travel I can see I will be giving this kit a bit of a workout in my Storybooks ;)





....and the layout I created this afternoon....cool photo hey??






...and then because this is such a fabulous kit....another quick layout - dreaming of more overseas travel!!