![]() What a totally cute sketch at this week's Freshly Made Sketches #184 - love that little floating tag up there! Let's see if I can match it with this week's In{k}spire Me #196 Mother or Father's Day challenge! Hm, let's hear it for the boys this time... That of course means that I'll be pulling out the awesome Guy Greetings set - there are so many fun stamps in this one! I feel like I'm just getting started playing with it, lol. This one's for one natty Dad! Guy Greetings Stamp Set; Adventure Bound DSP Pack; Whisper White, Mossy Meadow & Sahara Sand CS; Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand & Basic Gray Inks; Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die (for the tag); Circle Card Thinlet (for the banner); Neutrals Button in Basic Black; Heavy Baker's Twine in Mossy Meadow; Linen Thread.
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![]() I so adore our challenge this month at My Pumpkin Challenge #0614 - Everything Happy! We all need more of that! And it's perfect for all the happy little pieces and elements in this month's kit - Hey, Man! For my first offering, I stayed fairly close to the suggested kit designs. But of course I wanted to add SOMETHING! I might be headed towards burnout here, but I decided to sneak in some baby goodies on this Father's Day card - who can resist these cute little framelits? Trot out some ties in coordinating colors, and I have just the right add-on for my kit card! Paper Pumpkin Hey, Man; plus, Very Vanilla CS; Wild Wasabi & Soft Suede Inks; Something for Baby Stamp Set; Baby's First Framelits. ![]() Bringin' out the trios at this week's Clean & Simple #284! Yay! I seem to be on a "man-card" kick these days - for me, that means the "watch"word (God, I crack myself up!) is simple. No frills, no sparkles, deeper colors. This card ended up fitting that bill perfectly, and let me get to play with stamp set that I don't pull out enough to boot! Let's face it, when you love your Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (SAMJ), you love sets like this! Clockworks & Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Sets; Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake & Always Artichoke CS; Woodgrain Embossing Folder; Chocolate Chip & Always Artichoke Inks; Bitty Banner Framelits; Regals & Neutrals Candy Dots. ![]() Woo hoo! Happy New Year! I've been taking a break for a few days, but thought I'd at least hit the first day of the year with the Crew! I resolve to keep on craftin'! This layout from Paper Craft Crew #74 gave me another chance to show off another awesome new stamp - available to you for ordering any day now, lol. Tried to keep it manly - makes a nice Father's Day card, I think! I also featured a few cool accessory goodies, including the awesome new Basic Metal Buttons - perfect! Look Up To Father stamp set; Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake & Chocolate Chip CS; Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake & Chocolate Chip inks; Chevron Border punch; Basic Metal Buttons; Natural Trim Ribbon; Linen Thread; Woodgrain Embossing Folder; Labels Collection framelits. ![]() I loved loved LOVED the possibilities in this week's Clean & Simple #244! There's so much you can do with repeating an image this way, and it instantly makes me start hunting for something unexpected to use! This time, I still need one last Father's Day card for DH, who just got back from a camping and fishing trip with a buddy where NO fish made any appearances. (He was a little distraught when he got home!) Sounds like we're dealing with some wildfire ash run-off, and the rivers might be out for fish for a while. Good thing we like craw-dads, BUT, I'm the craw-dad hunter around here... Oh well... By The Tide & Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Coastal Cabana, Whisper White & Pool Party CS; Coastal Cabana, Pear Pizzazz, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar & Early Espresso inks; Word Window punch; self-adhesive Pearls. ![]() I have always LOVED the "inchies" layout - such a fun way to spotlight, or make "puzzle" pieces, or make a dramatic repetitive statement - so versatile! So it was fun to take this week's Paper Craft Crew #44 sketch and make a cute Dad's Day card for my Dad, who "lives in the woods," lol. Very pared down, very clean, very natural - perfect for a nature-focused man card - yay! Be sure to check out the other wonderful samples at Paper Craft Crew #44 this week - so much inspiration! Gently Falling & Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Crumb Cake, Soft Suede & Ivory Natural CS; This and That Epic Day DSP; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Gumball Green inks; Linen Thread; 1" Square punch. ![]() So, with so many graduating seniors this week in our little gang, I figured we'd push a week for class, and have our first official class of summer! I'm pretty psyched to add another shadow box insert to our collection: here's one for Father's Day! You could make it say something else, too, if you wanted it to be more generic. Like maybe, "Dude!" That would be hiLARious! To go with, we also have two quick but dramatic cards, both designed with the idea of keeping them generically masculine, just in case you don't need a Father's Day card - what do you think? There are numerous images and sentiments to swap out very easily to meet your needs! So, RSVP today for our All About the Guys Class, Thursday, May 30, 630 pm, chez Heroldt; or, if you need a day class, Friday, May 31, 10 am, also chez Heroldt! And just to put another bug in your ear, your gift this month is your brand spankin' new 2013-14 Idea Book & Catalog - I have them waiting for you already! Can't wait to see you all! ![]() I can't kid about this - Dapper Dad has been sitting on my desk for a few weeks now, crying out to me. "Ink me up! Ink me up! What are you waiting for?" Well, today is the day! I got this set because my hubby is a watch freak, so in typical Heather-Stamps-Funky fashion, I pick a different image to work with than the one I got the set for. (I tried to use the watch, I really did. Alas, I don't think you'll ever get to see THAT card.) Meh. Thank you Retro Sketch #53! Dapper Dad, Woodgrain & Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Naturals Ivory & Crumb Cake CS; Manchester (retired) DSP; Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Craft & Always Artichoke inks; Clear embossing powder; Word Window punch. ![]() Whew - keeping up with the sketch challenges takes some stamina! Hope I can keep up this pace, and two a week is my limit! Here is my rendition of this week's Retro Sketch #25 - something about all the blocks reminded me of this neck tie stamp set, which I wanted to lighten up with some fresh little prints. Our young newlywed principal at the local elementary school wears ties like this - hopefully he'll set a trend! Make sure to bop out to the challenge page to see all the other gorgeous creations! Best Dad Ever stamp set; Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise & Poppy Parade (retired) CS; Pawsitively Prints II (retired) DSP; Brights buttons collection. ![]() I don't think Todd reads my blog either! So I get to post this one, too! Todd's a big golfer, and we're finally at the time of year when we don't hang out much outside, except poolside. So I thought I'd do him a golf-themed Father's Day card this year. And because he's an engineer, I like his cards to be "action" cards! This one has a spinner - the golf ball rolls back and forth revealing the "Happy Father's Day" through the window. Fun stuff! The golf ball is made by running a 1" punched circle through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder - saw that trick somewhere - brilliant! Hopefully he won't think card is all gray - he's red/green color blind, but I can't think golf without thinking green! Garden Green, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi & Very Vanilla CS; The Back Nine (retired), Fore! (retired), Inspired By Nature (retired), Teeny Tiny Wishes & Lovely Little Labels stamp sets; Aqua Painter; Early Espresso satin ribbon. |
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