Father's Day

My dad is one of those guys who really doesn't need anything, and what he needs, he buys.  Plus, his birthday is always a week after Father's Day.  Those two things, along with the fact that he is fighting a battle with cancer right now and doesn't WANT anything, makes it extremely hard to think of what to do for him. 

So, what do I do?  I make a card.  What else is there to do?

First, I stamped and heat embossed the polka dots on Summer Sunrise cardstock.  Do you recognize the shape of the gold sticking out of the pot?  It's the small cloud die!  Yep!  Do you recognize the black pot?  It's the large balloon die flipped upside down.  I love it when I figure out different ways of using tools!

I sewed the green strip on to resemble grass and dabbed it with New Leaf ink to give it a little texture look.  The large cloud die and white cardstock are inked on the edges with Spring Rain.  The card base, also white cardstock, is inked on the edges with Summer Sunrise.  After coloring the rainbow, I outlined each border with my Sakura Stardust pen. 

This card came about because I was staring at the Luck of the Irish set that I HAD to have in February, but still hadn't figured out how to use it. When I saw that sentiment, I thought it would be good for many celebrations, and everything came together from there.  I stamped the inside with a sentiment from Inside &  Out: Thank You. 

I was able to think of my dad the entire time I was making this, which makes it all the more for him.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

Stamps: Up, Up and Away, Polka Dot Basics 2, Luck of the Irish, Inside & Out: Thank You

Paper: True Black, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Stampers Select White

Ink: Black, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Spring Rain

Other Supplies:

VersaMark
Clear Embossing Powder
Sakura Stardust Pen
Aquacolor Pencils

Jenn's Inspiration Challenge

Jenn Ellefson has issued a great "Packaging Inspriation Challenge" on her blog.  This is the awesome photo she presented for the challenge.  Isn't it summery and fun?

I used it as inspiration to create this birthday card.  I thought twice about including the polka-dotted background, but all the white space made me nervous.  :)

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

-Cardstock: Stampers Select, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Plum Pudding, Spring Rain

-Ink:  Hibiscus Burst

-Stamps: Polka Dot Basics 1, Fillable Frames 1, Birthday Basics (inside sentiment)

-Dies: Fillable Frames 1, Rik-Rak

Other Supplies:

-pop dots

PTI Blog Hop - October

The challenge this month was to show everyone plans for holiday projects. I plan to make tags for my family presents and here is one example. I used Polka Dot basics to make the tree.

All Supplies PTI:
Stampers Select White Cardstock
2008 Bitty Dot Basics Paper (pure poppy)
Polka Dot Basics Stamp Set
Pure Poppy Ink
New Leaf Ink
Dark Chocolate Ink
Summer Sunrise Ink
Pure Poppy Twill Ribbon

Other: Black pen

PTI Challenge #4 - Austrailia

The last challenge at PTI was to apply dotted outlines or masking to the card like the Aborigine tribes in Australia. I went ahead and did both. First I stamped the butterfly and then outlined it with my gel pen. Then, I used a mask to stamp the orange polka dot background.

PTI:
Polka Dot Basics 1
Every Day Button Bits
True Black Ink
Orangerie Ink
Twine

Other:
Hero Arts Heart Winged Butterfly
Souffle white gel pen
Kraft cardstock
Black cardstock
Aquacolor Pencils
Dove blending pen

PTI Challenge #3 - India

This is the card for PTI's 3rd challenge which is to use the Indian culture as inspiration and add rhinestones, sequins or jewels.

PTI Stamps:
Polka Dot Basics 1
Every Day Button Bits

PTI Paper:
New Leaf

Other Supplies:
Rhinestones
Making Memories Ribbon
Memento ink
Corner rounder
Versamark
Clear Embossing Powder

PTI Challenge #1 - Japan

When I think of Japan the colors of black, red and white always come to mind!

PTI Stamps:
Polka Dot Basics 1
Every Day Button Bits

PTI Inks:
Pure Poppy
True Black

PTI Paper:
Stampers Select White Cardstock

Other materials:
red, black cardstock
red gemstones
silver nailheads
Zing white embossing powder
Martha Stewart butterfly punch