HAPPY PAPA'S DAY!

So many masculine challenges in blog land  -

must be lots of cards being made for all the great daddy's!

I have had the honor of loving two of the greatest Dad's in my world!

My father who passed away 20 years ago.

I was Daddy's Baby Doll, which I used to my advantage at every chance I got.

My mother spanked me once for reminding her of that fact
when she told me to do something, LOL!

The other great father in my life is my DH.

I knew he would be a loving husband, but his role as father

to my favorite daughter is just amazing!

(Don't think I'm playing favorites here,

I only have one [adult] child who just happens
to be a girl and she is the bestest!)

I had an idea in my head to use a necktie on this card, mostly because my masculine stamps are non existent. I wanted it dimensional so I found directions for an Origami Necktie. Really easy to do even though I picked a little more complicated one. You can find an easier version a here.



My main inspiration today is Day 94, Button Blitz Challenge at 365 Cards to use at least 20 buttons and 6 needed to be stacked. I couldn't imagine all the weight of real buttons so I mixed real and faux on this card. I tried a technique of faux embossing by using layer on layer of the white card stock with the embossed die cut buttons. Not so sure it lives up to my expectation.

I was also inspired by the following challenges:

The following asked for a Masculine/Father's Day theme...

Craft Your Days Away

Craft Your Passion Challenge

Fresh Brewed Designs

Fussy and Fancy Challenge

Lexi's Creations

Paper Issues

Simon Says Stamp

SUO Challenge

Simply Create Challenge

And then other inspirations...

CES Challenge - embossing

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Zesty Colors - Orange, Yellow, Green

Paper Play Challenge - Greens, Yellows and Oranges

The Saturday Challenge - Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by on this SUNNY, HOT DAY!

HELLO SUMMER!

SAM

A Daddy - Thank you!

A couple fun cards to post today.The first card is Going Fishin', a cute bear by Nina at There's Magic In the Air. I am using this image for a Father's Day card, but it would be so cute for any kid or adult that likes to fish. It was too late to link to  Magical Monday challenge, but I have a few more challenges I am listing it with.
This is the front...

And this is the inside...

I am entering it in the following challenges:
1. Alphabet Challenge - G is for Green
2. Color Chef Challenge - Colors: cream, muted green, soft blue
3. Artfulinkables - to try a new technique, I colored the 5"x5" front and then used nesties to cut out the oval and rectangle. Each was matted with navy blue CS and then placed back in position.
4. Just us Girls - use a digital image or digital background or both. The bear is a digi from Nina May at Paper Cupcakes.
5. Speedy the Cat's Challenge at Mark's Finest Paper - make your own background paper. I hope this counts - I sponged the sky and grass.
6. Stampin Moments - Simply sponged, the sky and grass are sponged
7. The Shabby Tea Room  - Summer fun theme
8. Create 4 Fun - sketch
9. A Spoonful of Sugar - a summer theme, use summer colors or something you like to do in the good 'ole summer time!
10. By the Cute and Girly - "something borrowed, something blue, etc". I borrowed the layer technique from: Michelle B. at Just Painting Around, check it out, she makes some awesome cards!
11. Crafty Creations - child's play
12. A Handfull of Stamps - all things cute - well, isnt' that bear and fish just pretty darn cute!
13. My Time to Craft - for someone special
14. Rosie D's - something blue and include a fish
15. Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate Summer

And the following challenges are for Father's Day, male theme or celebration
16. Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge
17. Totally Stampalicious
18. A Crafty Little Place
19. Crafty Card Makers 
20. Cupcake Craft Challenge
21. Town Scrapper
22. One Stitch a a Time
23. Paper Cutz


And this card is for Simplicity by Late Blossom to mask a layer for the background, this need to be a one layer card. For Creative Card Crew to make a Thank You card. And for Sweet Sunday Sketch.

That's all for tonight, thanks for stopping by!  SAM