Bonus Post: Dapper Dad and Beyond Plaid Today's the Last Day to Get Them!

Good afternoon.  I'm back because I wanted to share a quick card idea that is perfect for Father's Day and uses two stamp sets, Dapper Dad, and Beyond Plaid that are in the Spring Catalog and today is the LAST day to order these stamp set so I want to make sure you have these great sets for your upcoming Father's Day (or birthday, retirement, etc) projects.  These cards came together really quickly I used the Big Shot and the Houndstooth Embossing folder and the greeting is from the Delightful Dozen stamp set.  I cut out the bow ties to and attached them with dimensionals so they pop and look like a men's dress shirt and tie.  The final touch was to add three Metallic brads down the center for buttons (I used my paper piercer and mat pack to get the holes lined up perfectly.

These cards and fresh and fun and have just the right touch of "guyness", love it.

I wanted to remind you that not only is today the last day to order from the Spring catalog but starting at 2:00 PM EST today you can start ordering from the new 2013-2014 Annual Catalog, which means that we have an overlap and for this afternoon only you can order from those catalogs as well as the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog.  You can order from the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog now through June 3 so this is the perfect time to not only stock up on all the fresh new products and colors but also grab all those retiring items that have been on your wish list.  Join me tomorrow from 1:30-3:30 as we say goodbye to the retiring products and hello to new items.  I'll have free gifts and a free Make and Take for all who attend, you can pick up your new catalog and take advantage of my BOGO sale so you can get twice the amount of product for your dollar, AWESOME!  This is also perfect to stock up on product to use for summer projects and craft kits for the kids while they're out of school.  Hope to see you there!

Thanks,

Diana

Paper Players Sketch Challenge: Dapper Dad

Good morning friends!  We got to spend the weekend in Chicago this past weekend and had a wonderful time exploring the city (Chris was there for a work show so Aidan and I tagged along), which means there was no stamping for me this weekend.  Thankfully the challenge offered by The Paper Players this week was a masculine card and I had made this clean and simple father's day card last month and I've been saving it to share with you (perfect!).  The cardbase is Cajun Craze and I added a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and I stamped the greeting (from the Delightful Dozen stamp set) in the bottom corner with Early Espresso ink.  Next I added three flag pieces made with the Parker's Patterns designer series paper.

 

The main stamped image is from the Dapper Dad stamp set (this is is in the spring catalog and didn't carry over so you only have a couple of weeks to get this fun stamp set).  The shoe is stamped in Not Quite Navy and is matted with Early Espresso cardstock.  The final touch was to add a Naturals Designer Button and I added a bow made with Whisper White Baker's Twine.

This card is so simple and fun, you could definitely change but the greeting for a guys birthday, retirement, etc. and you can definitely make these in not a lot of time.  Father's Day is less than a month away and you don't want to wait until the last minute so feel free to take this idea and make it your own for the special guy in your life.

Have a great week!

Diana

Dapper Dad Meets Soda Pop Tops

Good morning friends and welcome to the end of another work week, yeah!!!!  Today I wanted to share a father's day card I made that uses the Dapper Dad stamp set from the Spring catalog.  This stamp set is so fun and is great for those masculine cards.  I stamped the watch image with Soft Suede ink and then colored in the watch band with a Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker.  Then I used my Big Shot and the Apothecary Framelits to cut out the stamped image and sponged around the edges with Cajun Craze ink. 

 

I love the Soda Pop Tops at are also in the Spring catalog and I used my Big Shot to flatten it (I like them better flat).  I stamped the watch image again with Note Quite Navy ink and punched it out with the 1" circle punch before adhering it to the pop top and covering it with crystal effects.  Now I have to admit the ink ran a little when the crystal effects was drying and while it looks great with the DSP I used I did learn a trick that if you emboss over the image you're going to cover with crystal effects with clear embossing folder it will seal the ink and it won't change colors when you add the crystal effects, so cool!

 

The designer series paper I used for this card is from the Parker's Prints DSP, I love these patterns, and I parred it with the Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon.  The greeting is from the Delightful Dozen stamp set and I cut flag tails on the side to mimic the ribbon and DSP tails.  This card is so fun and full of texture, I love it!

 

It's never too early to begin working on gift for the special men in your lives and this card could easily be changed to a birthday card, retirement, etc.

 

I hope you have an enjoyable weekend!

 

Diana