Father's Day Card with Hero Arts

 A one-layer Father's Day card for my Dad!

The hot air balloon and first half of the sentiment is from Hero Arts Father's Day kit that was sold through JoAnn.

Birthday Card with Colorado Craft Company

 My dad celebrated his 70th birthday this year.  So I made him this card using stamps from Colorado Craft Company and Hero Arts.

I stamped the cupcake from Colorado Craft Company Friend Cupcake (masking the strawberry) and heat embossed it in white embossing powder.  I colored it using my Polychromos colored pencils.  I stamped and heat embossed the numbers from Hero Arts Number Candles along with the flames and colored those also.  The sentiment from Colorado Craft Company Citrus Berry Cupcake was heat embossed and cut out using the matching die.

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Birthday Card with Hero Arts

 My first card making in my new (temporary) home!

My dad's birthday is coming up and I needed something simple since the majority of my supplies are still packed.  I also needed something masculine.  Hero Arts My Monthly Hero to the rescue!

I used a few stamps from the 2020 August kit along with a sentiment from the 2019 July kit.

All were stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black and colored with Polychromos pencils.

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Thank You Card with Newton's Nook - 2018

I needed a thank you card for my boss so I pulled out my my brand new Altenew watercolors to give them a whirl.

First I die cut a panel of watercolor paper with a Kat Scrappiness Wonky Wavy Stitched Rectangle,  Then I stamped and heat embossed the palm tree from Newton's Nook "Paradise Palms" and the Mahalo sentiment from MFT's "Polynesian Paradise".  I did a wet on wet technique to add some background color then let it dry overnight.

Birthday Card with Altenew and Inkadinkado - 2018

My dad's birthday is in October so it seemed fitting to make him a fun Halloween inspired card.

Stamps used: "Halloween Trails" by Inkadinkado; "To The Moon" by Altenew; "Lovely as a Tree" by Stampin' Up; "Boo Stamp & Cut" by Hero Arts

First I stamped the moon layers then masked it and blended on Distress Oxides.  With the mask still in place, I splattered a bit of water and Picket Fence white paint on, but I think I went a little overboard.  My husband said my "stars" looked like snow.  Once the background was done, I die cut it with a Distress Edge Rectangle by Kat Scrappiness.  Then stamped and heat embossed the images and the sentiment.

Birthday Card with MFT - 2018

I wanted to make a card for my husband and this stamp set from MFT was perfect!

First I cut my cardstock using the Wonky Stitched Die from Kat Scrappiness.  Then I stamped the candles and sentiment from "Make A Wish" with Versamark and embossed them using Nuvo White Embossing Powder.  I blended on the Distress Inks and then sprinkled on a bit of water for interest.

Birthday Card with The Ton - 2018

This card was created with the "Wave" layering stamp set by The Ton and inks by Altenew.

The sentiment is from the "With Love" stamp set by Reverse Confetti along with some Nuvo Drops in Black to give it a little character.

A Trio of Father's Day Cards with Alcohol Inks and Honey Bee Stamps - 2018

I got inky with my alcohol inks and played with colors until I had a few backgrounds that I liked.

Then I cut the top layer of the "Happy" die by Honey Bee Stamps out of gold cardstock and the second layer from velum.

The "Father's Day" is from Lawn Fawn's "Happy Happy Happy" stamp set heat embossed in white on black cardstock.

Birthday Card with Sunny Studio

This card was created with the fun layering "Bold Balloons" from Sunny Studio.

It look me quite a few tries before I was happy with how they turned out and I'm afraid I don't remember what inks I used.  The background was created with some colored ink, then Versamark applied through the Ocean Waves stencil by Gina Marie Designs.  Then heat embossed with some Hero Arts Sparkle powder.

Valentine's Day Card with Avery Elle - 2018

When I saw this stamp set "Lava You" by Avery Elle, I knew that I needed to make a card with it.  This is a Valentine's Day card I made for my husband which was perfect since we live in the shadow of an active volcano.

Supplies used:

Stamps: "Lava You" by Avery Elle; "Paradise Palms" by Newton's Nook

Dies: Zig Zag Rectangle by Lawn Fawn; Inside & Out Stitched Squares by MFT

Other: Zig Clean Color Real Brushes

Birthday Card with Stampin' Up

Aloha!

Here is a simple masculine Birthday card using another tree from "Lovely As A Tree" by Stampin' Up.

Using my Misti and a couple of Tombow markers, I stamped the tree on some Hero Arts Antique Ivory cardstock.  Then I added a bit more color and shading using a couple of Polychromos pencils.  I tried to add a bit more interest by putting in some score lines around the edges.  The sentiment is by Reverse Confetti.  Then I assembled everything on an A2 card base.

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Father's Day Card with Hero Arts

I started creating this card by first doing some watercolor backgrounds using some handmade watercolors from Aloha Studios that are based here on the Big Island of Hawaii.

It's hard to capture in the photos, but this watercolor has a subtle shimmer to it that is absolutely gorgeous!

Once the background was dry, I die cut it with a Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle.  Then I stamped the deer and tree from the "Color Layering Snowy Tree" stamp set by Hero arts.  I created the ground using my black Copic and the stars using a white gelly roll pen.  I didn't want to cover up any of the scene so I stamped the greeting on the inside.

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Father's Day Galaxy Card

I racked my brain trying to come up with a good masculine father's day idea for my step-dad and finally decided on getting out the alcohol inks and trying a technique I saw on YouTube.

After many failed attempts with trying to use foil to add some dimension, I finally got one that I was happy with and just decided to use some white paint to add stars.

Check out Ashlea_Crafts to see the alcohol ink process that I used.

Birthday Card with Stampin' Up

Aloha!

Here is a recent masculine birthday card I finished using "Lovely As A Tree" by Stampin' Up.

For this card I did the following:

• Cut a a piece of Windsor & Newton Bristol paper using an My Favorite Things stitched rectangle
• Masked off a corner and then blended on Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks with a Life Changing Blending Brush
• Stamped the tree and sentiment using Versafine Olympia Green ink. The sentiment is from "Fresh Freesia" by Altenew.
• Matted this to a piece of Ocean Tides cardstock by Papertrey Ink also cut with a My Favorite Things stitched rectangle

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Birthday Sailboat with Stampin' Up - 2017

I created this card using the "Sail Away" stamp by Stampin' Up.  I stamped the image twice on cardstock.  With the first image, I darkened the boat to make it look more like a silhouette.  Then I blended on the background using Distress Ink.

Using the 2nd image that I stamped, I cut out the sails and then used foam dots to pop them up on my card panel.

Father's Day with Inkadinkado - 2017

For this card, I used "Winter Wildlife" by Inkadinkado.

I stamped the elk on watercolor paper then covered him with Glossy Accents by Ranger.  I used Distress Ink to do a watercolor sunrise.  Once dry, I peeled away the masking fluid and stamped the sentiment from Lawn Fawn's "Dad + Me".

Father's Day with Altenew - 2017

For this Father's Day card I black heat embossed the sentiment from Altenew's "Best Dad" set on a piece of brushed silver cardstock that I die cut with the Sentiment Label Strip by MFT.

I stacked this on top of a strip of silver cardstock that I embossed with a Darice Diamond Plate embossing folder and then a strip of patterned paper that looked like wood slats.  I glued this to a blue card base and added a couple of embellishments that look like screw heads to complete the card.

Father's Day with Lawn Fawn - 2017

This was a fun little card I put together for my Grandpa for Father's Day!

I used "Dad + Me" by Lawn Fawn.  This time I stamped the bears on kraft cardstock.  Then I water colored a background with Distress Ink and cut it with a stitched rectangle.  I stamped the reeds and the dragonflies directly on the background.  Then I stamped and die cut the pond after adding some fish and Wink of Stella and added it to the background.

Best Fishes Birthday with Lawn Fawn - 2017

This was a very fun birthday card I made for my Grandpa using "Fintastic Friends" by Lawn Fawn.

I stamped and clear heat embossed each element and colored them with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens.  Some of them had hats from "Party Animal" added.  Then each was cut out and adhered to a Distress Ink blended background.  The sentiment was white heat embossed on black cardstock using a combination of Lawn Fawn and Avery Elle "Simply Said: Amazing".