Friday, June 19, 2009

Happy Fathers Day


Simple, quick, no frills Fathers Day card, inspired by a few design elements of the Mojo Monday sketch. My Happy Fathers Day stamp comes from the very versatile holiday sentiment set, All Holidays. Ladies, enjoy your hubbies, your fathers and grandfathers this weekend and Fathers, have a wonderful day :)
* Card starts as a Choc Chip 4-1/4"x5-1/2" base. Layered with a piece of To the Nines Specialty paper (my go to paper for all my masculine cards lately)
* I inked my stamp in Choc Chip Craft ink and stamped onto Kraft cardstock. Sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set. I love embossing as it really makes your sentiment/image pop. A subtle WOW with little effort. Sprinkle and heat. TIP: You must use VersaMark or Craft ink so your embossing powder will stick to your stamped image. TRICK: If you own a Stamp-a-mi-jig (101049), go ahead and stamp with your Classic Ink, line up your 'mi-jig' and stamp image again with VersaMark - you've just kreated the same effect as a craft ink.
* Matted on Sage Shadow and used my Corner Rounder on opposing corners. Added 3 Choc Chip brads from the Neutrals Assortment Brads for some design interest.
* Placed a Choc Chip vertical piece behind the focal point and again Corner Rounded opposing corners
* 5/8" Choc Chip Grosgrain runs across the bottom and kreates 'tails' under a Choc Chip Corduroy Button Brad.

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Supplies:
Stamps: All Holidays (114916)
Paper: To the Nines Specialty (114038), Kraft (102125), Sage Shadow(101563)
Ink: Choc Chip Craft (101816)
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder (109130), 5/16" Neutrals Assortment Brads (112533), Corduroy Buttons (114339), 5/8" Choc Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (109051)


8 comments:

Mary Fish said...

This is such a stunner. Love the Sage and Chocolate together. I'm going to use that sentiment on a card (hopefully) today. You are ahead of me!! Hugs, Mary

Melissa said...

Love this card! Those colors are so perfect! I am totally getting that Designer Paper now! Thanks alot for adding yet another thing to the must have list!

Ann Schach said...

Kim, this is a perfect masculine card. The colors coordinate so well, and I love the Chocolate Chip accents. Clean and classy!

Carrie said...

Love the color combo, and the corduroy chocolate button is stunning against the matching ribbon!

Patti MacLeith said...

Wish I had gotten that DSP! Oh well! Your card is perfect!

Kris Kilcoyne said...

Kim - I love this card as I've mentioned elsewhere, too.

That To the Nines is beautiful underneath that Chocolate Chip paper.

You're The Boss of color combos. Wink, Wink.

Denise said...

Note to self: Use sage + chocolate. Results = stunning!

Lynn Put said...

Great Father's Day card! Love the color combo and corduroy button!