No. 1 Dad

The new challenge at Frilly and Funkie is called For All Our Fathers and with Father's Day fast approaching we want to see vintage or shabby chic projects for a Father in your life - your own Father, your Husband or any other fellow who is a Father.

I haven't had a Father in my life for more than 30 years so whenever I make a card for Father's Day, it is either for my Husband as this one is or for my Grandchildren to give to their Dad.

I am on the Frilly side of the team at Frilly and Funkie and while I had some initial trepidation about making something for a guy that would live up to that without looking feminine in the end I think I managed to pull it off.

I am going to be presenting the Saturday Step X Step on June 7th so come back then for details on this card.  I can tell you a bit about the image though.  The other night I was asking my Husband to remind me what kind of car he had for his first car and he told me it was a 1959 American Motors Rambler - black with a white top.  This is an image of that model of car and when you come to Frilly and Funkie on Saturday, I will tell you how I made it.

The funny thing is that my first car was also from American Motors and was a 1974 mint green Hornet Hatchback.  It was a nice car (as all first cars are) but it was only a two door model and as time went on the weight of the doors caused problems and after we had our daughter, it became a pain to put her in and out of the back seat.  There have been lots of cars since then and all have been four-door models.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Bearly Mine - One For The Boys
Country View Challenges - Only Men Allowed
Doodle Pantry - Make It Manly
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Masculine - must include ribbon or trim (jute ribbon)
Allsorts Challenge - For The Guys
My Sheri Crafts - Anything Masculine
Speedy Fox and Friends - Vintage

I have used the following products from The Funkie Junkie Boutique in the creation of this card:

Father's Day Collage

The new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow is a timely one - FATHER'S DAY.  Don't forget, we are a vintage and shabby chic challenge blog so we want to see a card or other paper-crafted project in one of those styles.

Ragnhild is joining us this week as Guest Designer, so please check out her card and the inspiration she provides along with the wonderful inspiration from our Design Team.

I decided to make a collage style card for my husband since my Father passed away 30 years ago. The background paper is from My Mind's Eye and I stamped the keys from a set by TPC Studio.  The horse is from The Graphic's Fairy and the clock is a digital element from Cuddlebeez (no longer online).  The car is a stamp from Indigo Blu and the sentiment was computer generated.

I cut the gate hinge with my Cameo using Tim Holtz Grunge Paper and then inked it with some Terra Cotta and Rust Adirondack Alcohol Ink (Ranger).  The butterfly was a gift from a friend and the metal washer is from my husband's tool box.  The lock, paper clip and the pin are from Tim Holtz.  The gear is from Bead Landings and the button was in my stash.  The bottle cap came from Labatt's after my husband drank the beer for me (I am a red wine or scotch gal) - LOL.  I made the insert using the same font as I did for the word Father and then added an open frame digital element from C. Renee.  All the distressing has been done with Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. - Father's Day/Male
Delightful Challenges - For Dad
Paper Crafting Journey - Masculine Cards
Happy Campers - Use Metal
Shelly's Images - Show Us What You've Got
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef - Metal
Celebrate The Occasion - Fluttering By (must use butterfly)
Crazy Amigo Challenge - Auto/Car
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - For the Fellas
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Vintage Father's Day

Father's Day is June 17th in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. and the challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow is called FATHER'S DAY - make a vintage, shabby chic or primitive Father's Day card.

I am going to give this to my husband because I haven't had a Father for 30 years and my Father-in-Law passed away 8 1/2 years ago.  My husband is a great Father and he and our daughter are very close.  When I am away, she always invites him over for a meal and to spend the evening and they have a great time.  They still go to a Buffalo Bills football game together at least once a year and she calls him for advice from time to time even though she has been married for 11 years.

I must point out that there are some elements on this card that are similar to those on the card created by one of my teammates at Sugar Creek Hollow.  My card was finished and waiting to have its mug shot taken when I saw Yvonne's card so I didn't purposely use those elements - honest!  Let's just say it is a case of great minds thinking alike:)

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Frilly and Funky - Kraft & Twine
The Paper Shelter - Vintage or Shabby Chic
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
City Crafter - Ticket to Ride (Mode of Transportation and Ticket)
Tuesday Throwdown - Masculine
Crafty Cardmakers - Distress It
Lexi's Creations - For the Man/Boy in our lives
Simon Says Stamp and Show - One for the Boys
Here Come the Boys - Anything Goes (Must be Masculine)
The Poodle's Parlour  - Father's Day/Male Card
The Stamp Man Challenge - Make it for a Man

Image:  Cars Extracted from Cars Collage Sheet (The Graphics Fairy), Road Sign (Online)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Kraft & Green (Recollections),  Mettallic (DCWV)
Paper:  My Creation in Photoshop using Postcard Brushes by Fidget Resources
Tools & Embellishments:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Jute Twine (My 30 year-old macrame supplies - who does that anymore?), Clock Charm (My Stash), Metal Butterfly (Bought in UK - don't know manufacturer), Deco Fan Edge Punch & Topiary Corner Punch (Martha Stewart)

It's Time to Grill

This week the challenge at Delightful Challenges is to do some MASKING.  It is also new release day at Digital Delights by Louby Loo and the new release is all about summer grilling.  There are a couple of character images along with a cooking set, BBQ accessories, some great sentiments and even a dog just waiting for something to be dropped on the ground.

I had never done any masking but once I saw a tutorial using GIMP, I figured out how to do it in Photoshop and it was quite easy. 

This week our sponsor is Crafty Emma's Store and the prize for the random winner is a £10 gift certificate to her online store.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Cards for Men - Card for Guy & Someone Special
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Use Old Supplies (The papers came from a box of old bits and pieces)
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Boys/Men
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes

Images: Grilling George, BBQ Accessories, BBQ Dog, BBQ Cooking Set, Grillin & Chillin Sentiment Set (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Cream (Wassau), Red & Black (Recollections)
Papers: My Stash
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Craf-T-Products), Yellow & Orange Stickles (Ranger), Ribbon (Michaels), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards)

Father's Day at Daisy Doodles

Father's Day is fast approaching and Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges has challenged us all to make Father's Day cards.  Now that Daisy's new store is open, there are a number of new images available and this sailboat is part of the Summer Fun release and perfect for a card for a man, don't you think?

I am away this week moving my 88 year-old Mother-in-:Law into a senior's lodge.  This is going to be a really tough week for her and by extension, for us too but it is time and we will feel more comfortable about her safety.  She lives 2000 miles away, so we can't check on her daily as we would like to.  During this time I won't have a computer and therefore won't be able to approve your comments as you make them but I will be sure to do that when I return on June 12th so please feel free to leave them because I enjoy reading them very much. Besides, I know I will need some loving after the stress of this week.

The image has been coloured with Prismacolor pencil crayons.  The papers are from Sandylion Sticker Designs and my stash.  The card stock is also from my stash.  The sentiment was created by me on the computer.  Other supplies used:  Chalk (Mungyo), Card Candy (Craftworks Cards), Sun Punch (Marvy Uchida), Water Drops Texture Plate (Fiskars) and Yellow Stickles (Ranger).

Daisy Doodles Sneak Peek

Next week is an exciting week at Daisy Doodles.  We are having a blog hop starting on Tuesday, June 1st and running for three days.  It will start each day on the Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges Blog.  In addition to the Daisy Doodles Design Team, there are some talented guest designers that will be participating.  Make sure you become a follower of the various blogs as you go along, if you aren't already a follower, because these ladies do some terrific work that will want to see as they post it.  The order of the hop will be different each day and there will be a daily drawing for a prize on a secret site so you won't want to miss a day or a stop on the hop.  The winner of each daily draw will be announced on Friday, June 4th on the challenge blog.

On the last day of the hop, June 3rd, the new Daisy Doodles store will be launched and you will be able to pick up some of her fun paper packs, card kits and digital stamps.  And the most exciting news is everything will all be on sale for that day.

When the store opens on June 3rd, Daisy is introducing a new summer digital stamp series and I have made a card to give you a sneak peek at one of the images in the series.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz  - The boys are back
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - One for the boys
Colour Q - Colour Scheme
Crafty Creations Use your favourite stamp (this is my favourite because it hasn't been released yet)

The image has been coloured with a combination of Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor pencil crayons.  The papers are from Recollections (Michaels) and the card stock is also Recollections.  The sentiment is computer generated.  Other supplies used:  Chalk (Mungyo) and Round and Sunglasses Buttons (Dress It Up).