O-fish-ally awesome...

Hey,

I realised that because my Momma was here when it was Father's Day I didn't write a post about Poppa H and show his card!!

So today I'm showing you his card.

The base for my card was an old Stampin' Up cardkit, that I bought second-hand.

My Dad loves a pun, so I decided that I would use one from the great 'Dad + Me' Lawn Fawn set I bought last year. I added some Fishes from a set that I bought in the UK from The Works. I smudged some distress ink around the edges for a bit of interest.

Here is what the card looks like when the card is in it's pocket.

Momma took the card home with her for me..I believe my Dad likes it, but would rather see me :(

Cx

Happy Father's Day...

Hey,

Today's Father's Day.

My Daddy is a hoot and I can write a lot about him and generally I do (last year's post).

I've already blown the surprise and shown his card, so I thought I would use my fave photo of us, from his trip to NYC last year.

We were at an NFL game - Seahawks at Jets (I am a HUGE 'Hawks fan), we had so much fun, it was truly a special day, just hanging out together, eating and drinking beer (well I was).

I love my Daddy, he is bonkers, kind, funny and sport mad!

I can't celebrate Father's Day with him today, but I'll be home in August and no doubt, we will end up in one of our fave snarfing spots!!

Happy Father's Day Poppa H, you rule.

Cx

Double Challenge: A-Moose Me...

Hey,

Today I am doing a twofer...

Playing along with this week's CASology cue card -

And joining in the fun at MAWTT with my old teammates, their theme is Heat Embossing.

I had no idea what I should make my Dad for Father's Day, then I saw the great Dad + Me set by Lawn Fawn and had a genius idea...

I die-cut the t-shirt from the Stampin Up Custom Tee set -

Then, I stamped the Moose from the Lawn Fawn set onto the t-shirt and coloured him. I stamped the t-shirt lines onto the t-shirt, not perfectly, I wanted it to feel slightly off, as my Dad's leisure wear can be..dodgy...

I heat embossed the sentiments directly onto the card - EEK!!! Moment of bravado, that I love, but sadly my photo is a bit blurry and it had to leave before I noticed, The sentiments are from the Lawn Fawn set, perfect for my Dad, the biggest pun master ever!

Super simple card to make, but I think it will make my Dad smile.

Cx

Happy Father's Day...

Hey,

So today is Father's Day and I just got back from London, so I was lucky enough to be able to celebrate Father's Day early with my Daddy last weekend.

Before I talk about the man himself, let me tell you about my card..The stamp set is by Lawn Fawn and was a freebie over at Scrapbook.com - I had to have it because my Dad is the king of puns. The I love you dad stamp is by Hero Arts. The crazy toadstool paper is from Studio Calico.

Normally I write a nice long post about my Daddy and how awesome he is, this time I am keeping it short..

My Dad is totally not into travel or holidays, so I was resigned to the fact that he would never come to NYC...So you can imagine my surprise when 3 weeks ago (on Memorial Day) he calls and announces that he is coming to visit ON HIS OWN in Sept.

To be fair he has always been a bit prone to spontaneity!

I AM SO EXCITED..Yay!!!

I literally cannot wait and I am counting the sleeps until I can show my Daddy my adopted city.

Happy Father's Day you crazy spontaneous man you!

Cx

Belated...Happy Father's Day Daddy..

Hi,

For some reason I forgot to put this post up....DOH!

So I decided I would do it belatedly :)

Today's main photo is the card I made for my Daddy ages ago..

I won the stamp last year and this is the first time I have been able to use it.

I made all the ties blue as my Dad is a huge Tottenham fan and when I was home in March, I noticed he has a vast collection of blue Tottenham ties :)

It has been a difficult year for us as a family, but the high points have helped us through, My Dad's Sunday League team did the triple for the first time ever (x2 cups and the league) amazing!!

In my 2 posts a year about my Dad I normally talk at length about him and his qualities. This year I'm just going to keep it simple..Love you Daddy, miss you and can't wait to see you in August.

Better late than never eh?

Cx

Moving Along With The Times...Father's Day..

Hi,

The Team B MAWTT challenge this week is Father's Day.

I am really pleased with my card..a bit different than the ones I showed you earlier in the week.

I stenciled the background, using a Tim Holtz folder and distress inks - , the hexagons were punched using 2 different sized punches and the sentiment is by Inkadinkadoo - but I masked off part of it, as I'm not mad keen on it!

I added some blue pearls and teeny bits of bling for fun.

Join in the fun over at MAWTT and check out the rest of Team B's wonderful creations.

Cx

Father's Day Ideas....

Hi,

Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was lovely...too much exercising though :(

I have started making cards for Father's Day.

This year with the Silhouette and more stamps than ever meant that I could make some very fun things.

The main card today is one of my faves - I created the white card on my computer and printed it along with the mustache. The tie is a stamp, which I then cut out and mounted using foam pads.

Here are the rest.-

Father's Day card ideas

I used Pink Petticoat papers and cut the Father's Day using a Silhouette cut file. The vellum, bling, etc are all from my fash.

Fun and easy to make and I have made quite a few sales already.

My Dad's card is one of the ideas that I am selling, but I won't show you that until Father's Day.

Cx