To my Husband

Hi guys. It's Father's Day today and I thought I'd share a card I made for the occasion. This one isn't actually for MY father, but for my husband...but he's a dad...so it totally counts. :)

I decided to try a bit of a new style. I've always loved stamping...but for some occasions I just don't have the right stamps. And so I decided to use my printer and print out a sentiment instead...

I had some beautiful sparkly (or shiny) grey cardstock that I used for my background. It keeps it from being boring. I also added a strip of black paper on the left which I embossed with one of the border folders from the Cuttlebug "Just My Type" folder set. It adds a bit of texture to the card, which I always love.

So here's my card. Masculine cards are always the most difficult ones for me to make...but I'm loving how this one turned out. :)

Thanks for dropping by. Have a great and Godly day! :)

Challenges:

Oldie but a Goldie -- Father's Day / Masculine

Word Art Wednesday -- Anything Goes

Glitter and Sparkle -- Faher's Day / Men's Cards

Tuesday Throwdown -- Special Man

Bearly Mine -- One for the Boys

Imagination Crafts -- All that Glitters
Tattered Lace -- One for the Guys
The Sisters of Craft -- Anything Goes

Something Here, Something There

Hi guys! I love my Cuttlebug!!! :) I got it for a wedding gift...and I must say it's the best crafting gift I 've ever gotten!!! There's so much you can do with it! :) And it's perfect for creating the Clean and Simple cards that I love. A little texture adds so much to an otherwise boring card.

Here's a card I made using up some Cuttlebugged textures I have in my "scraps".

A few layers here....
             
                 a stamp there...
  
                                 some punched butterflies here...


                                                and finished off with a few tiny bling..







Here's the finished card:

Thanks for dropping by. Have a blessed day :)

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge -- Emboss Wet/Dry
Creative Craft Challenges -- Anything Goes
 Paper Playtime -- Punches + Sentiment
All Sorts Challenge -- Inspired by a Song
>> "Butterfly Fly Away by Miley Cyrus

2 Sisters Challenge -- Things with Wings
Charisma Cards -- Things With Wings
Simply Create Too -- Anything Goes

Less is More Week 87: Use any of the Previous 3 Challenges
>> I used the following challenges: 

• Week 72: Something Shiny 
• Week 56: Don't Scrap It! 
• Week 78: Sketch Challenge

White Elegance

It's that time of year again -- wedding season. It's in full-swing right now -- lots of friends and acquaintances getting married this year! I was running short on cards for Weddings, so I set out to make some.

Right now, when it comes to Wedding cards I think of soft pastels and lots of white. White sound boring to you??? Well, I do mean Cuttlebug the white cardstock so there's lots of texture on the card! LOL Can't have the cards boring -- Cuttlebugging adds so much elegance! :)

Here's one of my latest creations.

As I mentioned, I used my Cuttlebug on the white cardstock. There are two different border embossing folders used here -- I figured, variety -- it IS after all, "the spice of life!" :) The set is called "Just my Type". It features five different folders -- I used two of them.

The rest of it is pretty basic. Borrowed the beautiful sentiment stamp from a fellow crafter...and added some punched butterflies. (If you know me, you know I love butterflies -- and they fit soooooo perfectly with a wedding theme. :)

So that's my card. Thanks for stopping by...and have a great and Godly day. :)

Challenges:

Totally Stampalicious: Texture  

Marianne's Design Divas: Anything Goes 

Paper Pretties: Clean and Simple 

Unstampabelles Challenges: Celebrations

Stamp N Plus: Anything Goes