My Hero "Father's Day Card" by Peggy Lee

Good morning everyone, with Father's Day upon us soon in just a few

short weeks...I wanted to share with you all one of my cards.

I used a stamp set called "My Hero"!

Started with a white card base.

Stamped the airplane in chocolate ink (second generations stamping).

I also fussy cut out the images from the Skylark paper packet...

Inked all the edges with chocolate ink.

I popped up the images with tucking the banners to give

depth to the card...like the banners are flying.

As I type this blog post I remember my father who has been gone 

for  many years...I so miss him, love him more deeply!!

I try to share memories of him with my daughters, telling them stories

that he would share, songs he would sing....

I believe even though he is not with us, He Is!

Thanks for stopping in today,

hugs

Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Close To My Heart

Stamps, paper, embellishments

Masculine Cards with Tonya Gibbs

Father's Day will be here before you know it!   I know everyone struggles with masculine cards, so today I'm going to show you two versions of card from one sketch.  

I found this sketch on Pinterest from PageMaps.com  it seemed so simple, and I thought it would make a nice "any" occasion simple flat card that could be mailed to anyone.  Change up the colors to feminine and it would be a great design for a woman as well.   I really love simple versatile sketches. 

 

 

So I thought I would make two of these cards. The first is with some scraps left over from a DCWV Tattered Time paper stack.  The gears are super masculine, and if you didn't want to leave the card flat, you could add a few metal gears in a cluster above the sentiment.

 

 

On this version I used only Washi Tape, kept the tapes black and white, then stamped the sentiment  in red so it would pop. 

 

 

I hope this inspires you to create a masculine card.  If so, please share your card designs with us on the Artsy Addicts Facebook page.

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com

 

 

Father's Day Card

 With "Father's Day" coming upon us soon, I decided to share with you one of my cards I created to celebrate this special day for the men in our lives. I knew I wanted a grunge feel with warm colors, I started with kraft card stock 6x12 folded in half. Distressed all the paper edges and used Distress ink-walnut stain to give the worn and weather look..one of my favs!  So love the tiny clothespin from Canvas Corp (which comes in a rainbow of colors perfect for your projects).

Here is a look at the papers I used from 7gypsies two paper collections.

"Travel and Epicurean"

it's great to mix and match

I know every man needs some gears on their cards, so I used Tim Holtz Gears Die cut from chip board and papers, glued together and embossed with a embossing folder, inked all edges.

The gears needed something more

 so I grabbed my 7gypsies

 awesome Time Steampunk Rubons!

I was thirlled with the way it came out....

I've been playing with this adorable

CTMH stamp-Perfect Fit Dad-Holiday set.

To finish off the card I couldn't create a project without "glimmer mist"!

Grabbed my Graphite glimmer mist from Tattered Angels and started

to splatter the whole card.

"super cool effect"

What are you creating for your special men in your life?

Thanks for stopping by,

 Peggy Lee

http://pegbaker.blogspot.com

Supplies:

Canvas Corp: kraft cardstock, mixed media glue, clothespins in black

Tattered Angels: graphite glimmer mist

7Gypsies: Hampton Art Script stamp, 6x6 paper pad in Travel and Epicurean, Time Steampunk Rubons

Colorbok: black and red cardstock

Tim Holtz: gears die, distress ink in walnut stain, archival ink black

CTMH: Perfect Fit Day-Holiday stamp, black and vineyard berry ink

and Cricut Artiste and Art Philosophy Cartridges.

Father's Day Frame

Father's Day is right around the corner, and today I wanted to share with you a little altered frame I did for my husband for Father's Day. 

I used Garett Smith's Digi pages that are available at http://www.marionsmithdesigns.com to cover a 4x6 wooden frame from the dollar bin. I love the rich tans and masculine motifs in this paper line, so I fussy cut a few of the designs out to use as embellishment on the frame.  The back side of the frame is stained so it has a nice clean look in the back.

In the next few days I want to get a picture of my daughter, son and husband so I can replace the photo before Father's Day.

Have you started working on Father's Day gifts?  If so then be sure to share your projects on the Artsy Addicts facebook page. Don't forget to tag me in the comments. I would love to see them.

Thanks for stopping in today,

Tonya Gibbs

http://www.psychomoms.com