The last Father's Day card of 2012

Hi folks,

back again with the last of this year's Father's Day cards!

For this one I used the Week 1 Sketch for the Viva La Verve June Challenges over at SCS

Here is the sketch:

And this is the card:

This one was for dearly beloved's Dad - he "collects" old pickup trucks and I thought this would be a nice image for his card. In fact, when I saw this stamp set, I had to have it because I knew it would be great for cards for him. This was the first time I used it.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• stamps: Tim Holtz "The Journey", CTMH "Wonderful Friend" and inside, though I forgot to take a photo, I used Verve's "Purely Sentimental"
• ribbon from my stash
• Spellbinders Petite Circles

I'm hoping I find some time in the next few days to do some paper-crafting again. Our nieces and nephews are all finishing up their school year and I REALLY need to make them some cards. But I've booked today, Thursday and Friday off to make jam. Probably jamming on Saturday as well....and then off to the Lombardy Rodeo on Sunday with dearly beloved's family. yee haw!

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Father's Day card

Hi folks,

back again as promised with another of this year's Father's Day cards. For this one I used the Mojo 245 sketch from last week.

Here's the sketch

and here's the card.

At first I thought the sketch might be a bit too busy for me. But I really like how the card turned out.


card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine 
• stamps: Verve "Purely Sentimental" and "Big Wish"
• die cuts: Spellbinders Petite Circles

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back again tomorrow with the last Father's Day card!

knock knock. Is this thing on?

Hi folks!

Long time, no bloggy for me! And no crafty either. I haven't really felt like crafting much lately - been spending time getting the garden planted and lots of other fun things. Have had a couple of REALLY GREAT weekends so far this spring - been keeping plenty busy.

Anyways, figured I should get around to posting the last of this year's Father's Day cards, even though Father's Day has now come and gone. So, for the next couple of days, I'll have a daily post.

For this card, I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #243 from a couple of weeks ago.

I went with a square card, of course.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine (hope you aren't sick of it yet - I have two more Father's Day cards that I used this on and I am really trying to use up this paper. Since I have three packs of it - one 12x12 and two 6x6 pads.....that might take a while)
• stamps: Verve "Purely Sentimental" and "Big Wish"
• brads from my stash (I REALLY had to dig around to find those three perfectly matched brads for this card. I recently knocked over my case I had my brads sorted in ... and now they are all mixed together....not happy about that. grrrr.)
• die cuts: Spellbinders Petite Circles and Classic Squares, Verve Ribbon Banner Die

additional challenges for this card:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Going in Circles (my two, layered, circle die cuts plus the circles on one of my patterned papers...and I guess my brads are circles as well!)
• Use it Tuesday #33: All About Dad
• Clear it out: Father's Day/Eyelets (or brads)

Thanks for coming by for a visit, I know it's a busy time of year - more fun to be outside than to be inside blog surfing!

May 2012 Viva La Verve Week 5

like I said - back again. This time with my cards for the Week 5 sketch for the May Viva La Verve challenge

here's the sketch:

and here are my two cards - another birthday and another Father's Day

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• stamps: Verve Big Wish, Purely Sentimental
• brads from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

May 2012 Viva La Verve Week 4

Hi folks,

I squeezed in some time tonight - after work AND after gardening - to finish up the last two sketches from the May Viva La Verve Challenges.

For the Week 4 Sketch

I again made a birthday card and a Father's Day card (June is a busy month for me for masculine cards)

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine, distressed the edges with my scissors
• stamps: Verve Small Celebrations, Super Dad
• Spellbinders: Labels Four
• ribbon and brads from my stash

stay tuned! The week 5 post is up next!

Thanks for stopping by!

May 2012 Viva La Verve Week 3

Hi folks!

Miss me? I know - it's been over a week since I last posted. It's gardening season and I feel like I am WAY behind on getting things done around the yard. If you are a friend on Facebook then you have seen the progress so far on the veggie garden and flower beds. I still have two of the larger flower beds left to prep and then I will be ready to plant the new annuals and perennials I have waiting on the front step to be planted. OI! Not to mention that I have to give all the berry bushes a healthy layer of manure and peat moss...AND I want to edge the flower beds with stones from our neighbouring farm that is no longer. Big sad face at the loss of the farm.....


ANYWAYS....back to today's cards. I'm playing catch-up on the May Viva La Verve Sketches from Verve's SCS forum. With these cards I am up to Week 3 - not sure if I will get the last two in before the midnight deadline on May 31st. Oh well....can't do it all I suppose.

Here is the week 3 sketch

and the two cards I made. The first one is a birthday card for a co-worker who celebrates tomorrow (YAY!!! cake!!!! -- I ALWAYS buy birthday cakes for my co-workers to celebrate -- what can I say, I love cake...and I like MOST of my co-workers)

And this Father's Day card - not sure yet which of our brothers (or maybe brother-in-law) will get this one but...it will be one of them!

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine (oddly enough, I used this same paper collection for some of this year's Mother's Day cards!)
• stamps: Verve "Joyful Blooms", "Super Dad", "Purely Sentimental"
• dies: Verve "Rounded Rectangle" & "Ribbon Banner Die", Spellbinders Petite Circles
• waxy flax hand-stitched on the Father's Day card

additional challenges for these cards:

• Simon Says: Anything Goes!

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully I can squeeze in some crafty time after work tomorrow to get those last two Verve sketch challenges done!

May Viva La Verve Week 2

Hi folks,

Well, my mojo seems to be starting it's summer slip. Here in Canada, this was a holiday long weekend. I HAD planned to do a LOT of card-making. Ummmm....not so much. I basically came up with all sorts of things to do EXCEPT card-making. But I did get my act together today to play along with the Week 2 sketch from the May Viva La Verve challenges.

Here are the three cards I made:

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Curio
• stamps: Verve Joyful blooms
• die cuts: Verve Joyful Blooms, Spellbinders Petite Circles
• Martha Stewart Border Punch

Additional challenges for these cards:

• Crazy 4 Challenges 137: Anything Goes Birthday Card (for the first one)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a wonderful day!