Happy Father's Day - Circle Weekly Challenge Entry

It's summer and I have lots of time to do what I love - crafting!  So much time that I am participating in this week's Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge.  It was posted yesterday and I am already done!  Eeeks!

This week's challenge was the make a Father's Day card using the following sketch:

Masculine cards are hard for me, as they are for many of you.  I just don't have that many ideas for them.  I like flowers and ribbons and scallops and the sort.  That is easy for me.  Designing a card for a man is, well, a challenge.  Here's what I came up with.

Here's the prescription!

Carts and Materials

• Everyday Paper Dolls - golf ball, putting green, flad (inside card)
• Seeing Spots - embossed the golf ball to make the divits
• Stamp - Studio G "Ditto" collection @ Michaels

I used the embossing folder and turned the image over so the impression was going in instead of raised.  It makes it look like the real thing.  I had to cut the putting green twice, once in yellow, to get the flag.  I also had to color in the pole with a black marker to seperate it from the grass.

I stamped the sentiment with black ink.  But because the paper was so textured, it didn't stamp completely.  So I had to fill in the word "Father" with a black marker.  It turned out great.

I carried my theme to the inside of the card.

I really like the way it came out and I hope you do to.  Leave me some love and we'll catch up later.  Got some more goodies to show ya!

Smooches,

Great Idea! 30 Minute Cards

There are so many celebrations going on all the time - birthdays, anniversary, new babies, graduations. The list goes on and on. And there are even less happy times that still call for a card. Sometimes, you need a card in a pinch. So I decided to start something called 30 Minute Cards!

30 Minute Cards are cards that you can make in 30 minutes or less. They will use Cricut cuts, stamping or other quick techniques. They may not be as detailed as other cards that take more time but the result will always be the same - Beautiful!

Here are 2 cards I made this weekend. My Father's birthday was Sunday and my MIL's is today. So I made them both a card.

Father's Birthday Card

My father isn't that old but he definitely isn't as spry as he used to be. He is starting to deal with getting older so I made him this card. Sometimes, it's not about how much detail is on the card but rather is it simply about the words. I used my computer to print "I'd rather call it Vintage!" on the inside. I used From My Kitchen to cut the phone and Plantin Schoolbook for the words. I really like the way it came together, all in 30 minutes.

Mother-In-Law's Birthday Card

For this card for my MIL, I challenged myself to not use my Cricut and get back into my stamps. I have quite a few stamps, mostly from SU!. All the stamps I used for this card came from SU! and I like the way I was able to mix sets to come up with this beautiful card. The ribbon is also SU!. I stamped the swirl with Pretty in Pink. I then stamped the tag in Close to Cocoa, cut it out and put some pop dots on it to give it a little lift. I finished the ribbon off with a gem pin and it was complete. My husband loved it!

Look for more 30 minute cards in the future!

Smooches,