Grill Master Father's Day Card

Hello! Today I have another Father's Day card to share with you. I think this one is so much fun! It's an easel card made to look like a grilling apron. It has a pocket to hold a spatula, fork, a hot mitt and a barbecue sauce bottle. I think it is so cool! This would make a great card for any BBQ Master in your life for any occasion. I stamped this with a Father's Day message but it could be perfect for a birthday, thinking of you card, a thank you, or even as a barbecue party invitation!

My family likes to camp and my husband loves to grill when we're camping. I had this great camper card stock in my stash and I'm happy that I could combine his love of camping and grilling in this card. It makes it very personal. If your guy likes to fish, golf or enjoys a certain sport or team, you can really make this card to fit a theme. This is why I love making cards. You will never find it in any store. It's made just for the person you have created it for. Awesome!

Each piece in the pocket is removable. The white apron insert can be taken out so you can write your father's day messages there. If you have several children or if this is from you and your siblings for your father, this card has lots of room for your personal messages. The back of the bottle is lined in white also for this purpose. The pocket is also handy for a gift card. Just sayin!

I cut the pieces for this card with my Cricut. The file is from My Scrap Chick. They are one of my favorite companies because they have a large variety of files and they are always well done. This one is called the BBQ Pocket Easel Card

I've posted this card in the Bitten by the Bug 2 challenge blog. You can enter your Cricut cut Father's Day cards there through next week.

Thanks for stopping in to take a look at my card. I hope I've given you some inspiration. Happy Father's Day!

I've entered my card in the following challenges:
Craft Gals Corner Challenges (Closes 6/13/19)
Crafty Creations Challenge Blog (Closes 6/24/19)
Creative Moments Challenge-Anything Goes (Closes 6/21/19)
The Male Room - Cooking or Baking (Closes 6/25/19)
Cardz 4 guyz - Father's Day (Closes 6/18/19)
Cute N Crafty - Father's Day or Card for a Man (Closes 6/16/19)


-Janet

Happy Father's Day Daddy-O!

Hello and happy Monday clever crafters! Today I'm posting a project for the Bitten By The Bug 2 Challenge Blog. The theme for the next two weeks is Father's Day. I need to make a couple cards this year and I was excited to find this design in the Cricut project section. I love retro themes so this project was the bee's knees!

This is a design provided by Cricut in Design space. It's called Daddy-O Father's Day card. You can find it by going into the Projects section and filtering for cards and then Father's Day. I thought it was a perfect card for my Father-In-Law. This fella's red tie and hairstyle is so much like him in his younger days. He was a dapper dude, yes indeed!

I manipulated the file a little bit. First I didn't cut the white pieces to go on the banners as the file suggested. Since I opted to use silver vinyl for the lettering, it wouldn't show up very well. So I applied the lettering directly to the light brown part of the banners. Also for the banner middle sections, I used the contouring feature to shut off the lettering because the file had the lettering on them. That was a little strange since it also had the lettering as a stand-alone file. Maybe they were just trying to provide options. Either way, that didn't work for me so I got rid of it. Now I have to tell you that I discovered that I loved these banner patterns. When you put the middle section up on foam, you get a really nice 3D banner appearance. I will be using these again for other project for sure! Finally, I didn't make the included envelope that comes with the design and opted to pull one from purchased A2 envelopes that I keep stocked at all times. It looked like a great envelope file though if you are in need of it.

So I have a confession. I've never used vinyl on a card until this project. I've been missing out! My Cricut Air cut the vinyl like butta! I first tried unsuccessfully to cut the lettering from paper. The cardstock I used was not going to have it! The results were poor and it wasn't my blade because it was brand new. So I decided that I was not going to give up and pulled out my vinyl. I'm glad I did because it worked awesome. This might be my new go-to for card lettering, especially if it's small.

Here's the inside of the card. In addition to stamping it, I used some of the main cardstock as a liner for my envelope. I tend to line the envelopes a lot more often than I used it. It just makes such a nice presentation doesn't it?

The gold top hat was an ancient embossed cardstock piece I had which had to be fussy cut. I bet it's nearly 20 years old now. I think it was was a group on a cardstock that I purchased when I first started scrapbooking years and years ago. Nothing goes to waste though. No siree! And look how great it is used here!

Well that'll do it for me today. Please go check out the BBTB2 Challenge Blog and upload your father's day card. Come on! I know you've made one! The only rule is that is has to be cut with a Cricut machine but you can use any pattern from any store. Hope to see you there!

I've entered this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges - Masculine (Closes 6/13619)
Crafty Creations Challenges - Anything Goes (Closes 6/13/19)
Creative Moments Challenges (Closes 6/21/19)
Cardz 4 Guyz - Fathers Day (Closes 6/18/19)
Cute N Crafty-Fathers Day or Card for Man (Closes 6/16/19)

Have a great week!
Janet

Quick But Stunning Graduation Card

Hello! Well it's been a long time since I've posted. I'm sorry for that. I've had quite a time being sick from allergies the past month. I fought with it for over two months and had to go through two rounds of antibiotics to reverse sinus and ear infections. To make it worse, I had to fly during this time. But it's all much better finally and I'm getting back into the groove.

Today I'm posting for the Bitten By the Bug 2 Challenge Blog. Like so many people this time of year, I needed a quick graduation card and that fit nicely with the challenge theme since it's graduation! I encourage you to make your own Graduation themed project and enter it into the challenge. The Design Team really outdid themselves. You're going to love seeing what they made. You can go to the challenge here: BBTB2 Granduation Challenge. The only requirement is that it is graduation themed and made using your favorite Cricut machine. Go for it!

This card couldn't be easier. The A2 card base is a simple cut in Design Space called Congrats Card - #M97B1F. I cut it out on a black multi-colored glitter cardstock. I love the formal but still festive feel of this cardstock. It's by Core'dinations and is called Black Tie.

After cutting the base, I cut a white cardstock rectangle slightly larger than needed and blended four colors of Distress Oxide ink on it. I used Salty Ocean, Worn Lipstick, Squeezed Lemonade and Cracked Pistachio. You can see below that I blended the colors well but not really well. The cutout in the black cardstock will distract the eye from any blending that's not perfect. Did I mention this was a quick and easy card?! I also find that the finished blending always looks better after it dries. It seems to soak into the paper better and blend even more during the drying process. Once it dried, I trimmed it down to an A2 size. Trimming takes the harsh inked edges off for an overall better look.

Next, I applied Art Glitter Glue on the back side of the card front and applied the Oxide panel underneath being careful to wipe away any excess glue that seeped out. Wow, was the result fantastic! If you don't have distress inks, you can use any pretty paper underneath this cut for a similar look.

To finish the inside of this card, I cut another pattern from Design Space called Graduation Cap, #MC252B73. I had a stamp in mind and made sure that the cap would be large enough for it. Sorry for my well used and loved mat. It's a little dirty!

I put the cap inside the card for a truly stunning result without a lot of time and work. Don't you love it when you find something so easy but so beautiful! I know I do! The stamp I used is an older one from a Close To My Heart set called Kudos.

So what do you think? I hope you like it and will try this card yourself. It was fun and I loved the results.

Have a crafty day!

Hugs,
Janet