Father's Day Thank You...

So, I made these cards for a card swap, and the challenge was to make a masculine card that could be used as a Father's Day card but could also be used for another occasion or purpose. Because let's face it, not many people need a dozen father's day cards all at once.  I decided to make thank you cards that could be used for Father's day but could also just be used as a regular thank you card.

I am obsessed with anything that has a woodgrain pattern right now, and the woodgrain background stamp from Stampin' Up was just the ticket for this card. I inked up the edges of the card base to make them look nice and grungy, and the letters were cut out using the Street Sign cartridge with my Cricket.. {chirp, chirp}.

It's a simple card, but I think it's perfect for a Dad.

This card has a few more frills with the ribbon and the grassy fringe, but I still think it's fun for a husband or anyone you would hold "deer"... ha ha... crackin' myself up... Anyway, I printed the sentiment directly on the card base with my handy dandy printer and Microsoft Word. A complete supply list for both cards is listed below. Thanks for stopping by!

Woodgrain Thanks:

Paper: craft card by American Crafts, "T" by Provo Craft, "H" by DCWV, "A" by Provo Craft, "N" by Provo Craft, "K" by Stampin' Up, "S" by Provo Craft, dark brown carstock for shadow by Bazzill.

Ink: Chestnut Roan fluid chalk ink by Colorbox, Chocolate Chip classic ink by Stampin' Up.

Stamps: Woodgrain background by Stampin' Up.

Tools & Accessories: Cricut machine with Street Sign cartridge, dimensional adhesive by Stampin' Up.

Thank You Deer:

Paper: Sahara Sand, Kiwi Kiss, and Very Vanilla carstock by Stampin' Up, patterned green plaid by Provo Craft.

Ink: chocolate chip, and green galore classic ink by Stampin' Up.

Stamps: Moose You and Loads of Love by Stampin Up.

Tools & Accessories: brown ribbon by Stampin' Up.

Single Layer Card

So... this little card today was for a challenge over at Kristina Werner's Blog to create a single layer card. This really is a challenge for me because I love love love layers... I love dimensional adhesive... I love the depth that layers bring to my work. So I decided to use a really beautiful stamp set and deep rich colors to add that kind of depth to a single layer card.

I think it turned out fun. I used the ticket corner punch by Stampin Up on the corners and inked the edges with chocolate chip ink. Below is a list of supplies. The "Beautiful" stamp set was a promotional set I received as a free gift for an order I made over at Two Peas In A Bucket, and unfortunately is not available for purchase, which is too bad because I have loved that little set. Thanks, Kristina, for such a fun challenge.

Stamps:

Dragonfly by Basic Grey

Beautiful by Ali Edwards for Technique Tuesday

Ink:

Chocolate Chip, Not Quite Navy, and Elegant Eggplant all by Stampin Up

Other:

Ticket Corner punch by Stampin Up