Father's Day Shirt Cards

Oragami isn't exactly my forte but I decided to try the art of paper folding to make these shirt cards for Father's Day. I didn't have the directions so I tried to do it from memory which didn't come out quite well. But, I have now gotten the directions and have made some more shirts. I will post those later this evening.

Recipe: And Many Mower stamp set, Kiwi Kiss, Crushed Curry, Kraft cardstock, Windsor Knot DSP

Recipe: And Many Mower stamp set, Kiwi Kiss, Crushed Curry cardstock, Windsor Knot DSP

Recipe: And Many Mower stamp set, Kiwi Kiss, Soft Suede cardstock, Windsor Knot and Urban Garden DSP

The shirt uses a 4"x6" piece of DSP. Directions can be found here.

Just for You Dad Tri-fold Shutter Card

Here is another Tri-fold Shutter card I made last night. Since I sold the other two that I made, I felt I needed to make one to give to my daddy. I am going to cook for him with the food I bought from the Tastefully Simple tasting party this weekend. Since it is so "simple" he may not end up with food poisoning. lol!

I am the best baker and side dish maker in the world but when it comes to meat/chicken/ or fish I am a real disaster. I usually do alright on the grill so I will be firing that up on Father's Day, weather permitting.

The base of the card is a 5-1/2" X 12" sheet of dark blue from my Core'dinations RoyG Biv pack. I only bought it because the name was RoyGBiv...which just seems to make me chuckly everytime I hear it. The rest of the paper is all SU. Parisian Breeze, Urban Garden, Textured Kiwi Kiss (have to use those up since they are retiring June 30th), Sahara Sand and Whisper White. I used the Oval All, And Many Mower, and All Holidays stamp sets. Timber Brown Stazon ink. White and Vanilla Jumbo Grommets, Photo Corners Punch and Dimensionals.

Tri-fold Shutter Cards for Dad...

I absolutely love the Tri-Shutter fold card that was posted on Splitcoast by sheltyx1 in a challenge. This uses a 5-1/2 X 12 " piece of cardstock scored at 2", 4", 8" and 10".

Cuts are made horizontally 1-1/2" from the top and bottom edges from the 2" score line to the 10" score line. The top and bottom rows fold peak, valley, peak, valley. The middle row is folded valley, peak, valley, peak. These sold on Sunday at the tasting party like hotcakes. Now I need to make some more.

Amethystcat made a nice rough sketch on her blog that shows how to cut the DSP panels out of 1 8X8" sheet of paper.

Looks something like this (picture not to scale):

Stamp Sets used are: And Many Mower, All Holidays, Cheers to You, Circle Circus, Oval All

I can't for the life of me remember what DSP I used. Probably some from Windsor Knot and some from To the Nines, Certainly Celery, Kraft, and mostly Timber Brown Stazon, and Sahara Sand ink sponged on to distress... I used Ready to Glitter Making Memories stickers and colored the front protective backing sheet with soft suede stampin write marker for the DAD. (if you remove both the front and the back sheet, the sticker becomes adhesive on both sides). Crushed Curry stampin write marker was used to color in the beer.

Father's day cards continued...

Here are some Father's Day cards I made over the weekend. People must have liked them because they bought them all. I decided that for manly cards, i really liked the color combination of the new in colors- Soft Suede and Dusty Durango with Whisper White. At first glance I did not like either color, but when you put them together I think they look great. (Circle Circus Stamp Set, sentiment from Great Friend stamp set)

(Circle Circus Stamp Set, sentiments from Great Friend and And Many Mower stamp sets)

Father's Day Cards....

I didn't get to do much stamping this memorial day weekend. I actually went outside. I know shocking! There was fishing by a pond and children involved. Even more shocking! But I finally made it back indoors yesterday and made two simple cards for Father's Day. Our air conditioning is busted, so it was too hot to go in my stamp room, it is in a loft so you can imagine how hot that gets. I only had a few basic supplies in my bedroom that I used while I watched the General Hospital marathon. I think Soaps are so great in the background while stamping because you really don't need to watch them, you only need to listen.


Recipe: And Many Mower stamp set, Kraft, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey, and Whisper White Cardstock, Basic Black ink, To the Nines Specialty DSP, Hodgepodge Hardware, Colored Pencils, Dimnesionals

Recipe: Any Many Mower and All Holidays Stamp sets, Kraft, Whisper White, Certainly Celery Cardstock, To the Nines DSP, Certainley Celerty SAB Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, Dimensionals, Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Here is a quick and simple birthday card I made for my father using the And Many Mower set. I used the BigShot with the Textured Impressions Backgrounds and the 1 3/4 punch to make the golfball. I used Windsor Knot DSP and Kiwi Kiss and Basic Gray cardstock along with Stampin Write Markers and Basic Black Ink.

Hidden Message Cards...

What better way to relax then to stamp. I made this card for my friend's bday. Here is the hidden message inside:

Recipe: And Many Mower Stamp Set, Urban Garden DSP, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White Cardstock, Black StazOn Ink, Night of Navy, Sahara Sand, Sage Shadow Markers, and Blender Pen and Kiwi Kiss Ink, Pewter Brad, Crop o dile, Dimensionals

Another Easter Card -

With a hidden message:

Recipe: Serene Spring Retired Hostess Set, Baja Breeze Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Brad, Crop-o-dile, Dimensionals, Water Color Wonder Crayons, Black StazOn Ink, So Saffron, Baja Breeze Cardstock, Tea Party DSP