Father's Day Gears

Hello!

Today is the last post in my

Father's Day Car series.

For these cards I used the

Cogs & Gears stamp set from Inkadinkado.

I used my MISTI stamping tool and positioned the stamps on the tool.

Using the MISTI makes it so easy to stamp more than one card and have 

them all positioned  and stamped perfectly.

I stamped with VersaMark ink then brushed on Perfect Pearls Powder

To give the shine to the images.

I layered the panel with the images onto card stock then onto

white card bases. The card on the left I used shiny silver card stock

for the mat, you can see the shine of the silver in this picture.

I stamped Happy Father's Day from the

Happy Birthday Set from QKR Stampede.

Here is a picture that shows the shine from the Perfect Pearls.

Here are the other 2 cards I made with this design.

The sentiments are a variety of techniques,

plain stamping with VersaFine ink,

VersaMark and Perfect Pearls or

Heat embossing with silver powder.

I enjoyed making these cards and making each one a little bit

different from the others.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you have enjoyed

my Father's Day Card series and have been inspired in some way.

Father's day is going to be here soon, I hope you've made a card or two.

Until next time,

have fun making something!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Celtic Father's Day

Father's Day is getting closer.

Have you made your Father's Day cards yet?

Here is another on the cards I made this year.

This one is for my husband.  We are huge fans of 

Ireland and Celtic designs, that is why I chose to make this one

for him.

I stamped Heart Chain Border from Eureka Stamps

onto red and black card stock with VersaMark Ink.

I then heat embossed them using 

Silver Embossing Powder

I embossed both of these pieces thinking I would choose 

the one that I liked the best, then decided to use them both

on the card and like the results.

The sentiment is from the 

Happy Birthday Set 

from QKR Stampede,

using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink.

I think my husband will like this card as much as I 

liked making it for him.

Thanks for stopping by,

come again soon and see some more in the

Father's Day Card series.

Until then,

Enjoy Life!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Fishing Father's Day

Hello crafty peeps!

Today I'm starting a series of Father's Day cards that I have

created to send to the fathers in my life.

I no longer have my own father, but there are plenty of 

others that I'd like to share my appreciation with.

For this card I stamped

Fishing Gear, Fishing Hat and 

Happy Father's Day from the 

Happy Birthday set

all from QKR Stampede, 

onto card stock and colored them with my 

Fantasia Colored Pencils

I added a little VersaMark ink and Perfect Pearls

to the fish to give the scales a little shine.

The stamped panel was layered onto kraft card stock and

then adhered to a white card base.

I will add a personal note inside the card.  

Have you made any Father's Day cards yet?

I hope you'll come again soon to see some more

cards in this series.

See you then!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Farm Animal Challenge

Hello stampers and other friends!

Today there is a new challenge from Eureka! Stamps

The theme is
"Farm Animals"

For my project I have used

"Pig in Chocolate" (#1403) from 

Eureka! Stamps 

and the "Happy" from the 

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from 

QKR Stampede and 

"Field Grass Left" (#38901) from 

Biblical Impressions
QKR and BI are sister companies of Eureka! Stamps.

I stamped Pig in Chocolate onto a tag with brown ink.

Stamped it again onto scrap paper and fussy cut it for a mask.

After coloring the pig with water color crayons, 

I put the mask over the image and used 

Distress Inks to color the grass and sky.

I used the Field Grass stamp to make the grass 

and tore pieces of hand made paper for the clouds.

I thought Happy Happy Happy

was a perfect sentiment for this little guy.

I hope you like my project and are inspired in some way.

Please see the

Eureka! Stamps Blog 

for further information on the challenge.

Hope you'll play along.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Until next time, Happy Crafting.

Father's day train card

Hello!

Today I have a Father's Day card to show you.

I have used

"Train" (#19205) and

"Happy Birthday Set" (#22803) from 

QKR Stampede

 "Forest Left" (#38905) and 

"Field Grass Left" (#38901)

 from Biblical Impressions

The train was stamped onto white card stock and colored  

using color pencils and Gamsol.

I stamped the train again onto scrap paper 

and fussy cut it to make a mask.

I then put the mask over the stamped train image 

and inked the rest of the card.

Then stamped the trees and grass, 

removed the mask and adhered it to card stock.

I used my Perfect Layers Mini and Perfect Cutting Mat

from Perfect Papercrafting

to cut a perfect mat around this image.

When you lift the train panel another panel drops down

to show the
Happy Father's Day greeting.

Thanks for stopping by today.

If you check out 

QKR Stampede

and 

Biblical Impressions

I'm sure you'll find some wonderful images to use for your

Father's Day cards.

Also be sure to check 

Perfect Paper Crafting 

to see how those Perfect Layers work.

Use the code Kristie5% at check out and 

you will receive a 5% discount on your order.

Eureka! Stamps Challenge - Father's Day

Father's Day is fast approaching, so it makes sense that 

this weeks challenge theme for the

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

is "Father's Day"

For my card I used

"Lg Tree" (#15302) from 

Eureka! Stamps 

and "Happy Father's Day" from the

"Happy Birthday Set" (#22803) from 

QKR Stampede

The tree image was stamped onto white card stock with

a dark brown ink.  I then used Distress inks to color the area 

around the tree.

I love the way this card works!

Slide off the 'belly band' and

when you open the card, the center opens like the shutter of a camera.

Above you see it part way open and below

you see it almost all the way open.

This card is a lot easier to make than you might think.

If you'd like to try it go to 

this post 

on Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie

where you will find a video with instructions.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you'll check out the particulars about the challenge 

and join in the fun on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Mother's Day Flower Challenge

Hello!
The Eureka! Stamps Blog
has a new challenge and this week the theme is
"Mother's Day Flowers"
For my card I've used
 "Mixed Bouquet" (#9206) from Eureka! Stamps and 

Happy Mother's Day from the 

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from QKR Stampede

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the Mixed Bouquet onto white card stock and colored them with

colored pencils and Gamsol.

I love the way the Gamsol smooths and blends the colors.

I used some blue Distress Ink to lightly color around the bouquet.

All the mats were cut easily and perfectly with my 

Perfect Layers Mini Tools and The Perfect Cutting Mat from 

Perfect Paper Crafting

I hope you'll play along with the challenge,

someone is going to win, maybe it will be you!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Ribbons and Bows Challenge

Hello blog friends!

I took a break from my design team work for a couple months.

Life was just getting too busy and I needed a break from something.

BUT, I'm back and it's time for another 

Eureka! Stamps Challenge

The theme of the challenge is 

"Ribbons and Bows"

I decided to use 2 images from

Eureka! Stamps

"Round Balloon" (#8203) and 

"Heart Balloon" (#5204)

Imagine you open an envelope and take this card out.

You think what the heck is this?

Then you open it out and  SURPRISE!!!!

It's a card in a box!

How fun is that?!?!

For my balloons I stamped the round balloon and heart balloon

images onto the back of some glitter card stock.

I then cut them out.

I made little bows with 'bakers twine' 

and glued them to each balloon as well as

 gluing a piece to hang down as the balloon string.

Each balloon was adhered to a small strip of acetate 

that was used to hold the balloon upright.

I adhered a piece of gold ribbon and a bow around the box area

with ATG tape.

For a greeting, on the back of the box, I added a layer of white card stock,

stamped the balloons onto yellow card stock,

then stamped the "Happy" from the 

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from 

QKR Stampede,

which is sister company to 

Eureka! Stamps.

I fussy cut the balloons and adhered them along with 

balloon strings and bows to the back of the card.

If you'd like to learn how to make a card like this, you can find a video at 

Stamp and Scrap with Frenchie

I'm sure there are other videos out there,

but this is where I learned of it and got the pattern.

I hope you have been inspired and will join the 

Ribbon and Bow challenge on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog

Thanks for stopping by today, 

come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Birthday Slider Card

Hi!  I hope your having a good day!

We seem to be having some actual spring weather here in 

Western New York, let's hope it stays!

Hope you're having some nice weather too.

Today I have a birthday slider card to show you.

I used "Heart Balloon" (#5204) from Eureka! Stamps and 

"Love You" (#10301) and "Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from 

QKR Stampede

All the papers I used were from my scrap stash.

I stamped the balloons on scraps of patterned paper

then fussy cut them.

This was a fun card to create.

I love that it slides to reveal another sentiment.

I'm entering this card in the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

of April 2, 2014

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you have enjoyed this post and will come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Happy Father's Day Car

 Masculine cards are, for me, one of the hardest to make.

But every now and then I make one and it comes together nicely.

Today I have a Father's Day card that I made with 2 stamps from

QKR Stampede."Old Car" (#20205) and "Happy Father's Day"

from the "Happy Birthday Set" (#22803)

I saw this different style somewhere and thought I'd see what I could do with it and this is what I made.

It was a quick card to make as the "Old Car" didn't need any coloring, I just stamped it onto cardstock with Color Box Fluid Chalk Ink in brown.

Same with the sentiment.

The dots are simply from the holes made with a hole punch.

Inside I simply layered the sentiment onto a piece of the same patterned paper.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope I've given you some inspiration, perhaps for a Father's Day card you need to make.

Why not pop into the QKR Stampede store and see what you might like to use for your Father's Day cards.

Leave a comment if you would and come back soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Mother's Day Rose

Hi everybody!

I have another Mother's Day card to show you.

I think this one will go to Aunt Bea, my hubby's aunt. 

She just moved into an assisted living center and I think a pretty card along with some flowers for Mother's Day will be just right for her.

I stamped this image onto white cardstock and colored it with FlexMarkers.

I fussy cut it and adhered it with foam tape to a card base covered with some patterned paper from my scrap stash.

Sorry, I don't know who made the stamp and I've had it for years.

The "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment is from the

"Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from QKR Stampede.

Thanks for stopping by today, leave a comment if you will.

I hope you have a lovely Mother's Day.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!