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Ranger’s Birthday Card

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Yesterday was our good friend Ranger’s birthday. We had a hard time choosing a gift for him, so we ended up just doing a gift card to Academy since he enjoys  running and playing tennis. He even enters tennis tournaments, so I’m sure he’ll find something good there.

For his card, I decided to use this dragon image. I picked up the digital image for free from the blog of Dustin Pike, the current illustrator for High Hopes Stamps. Ranger was quite impressed with the personalization of the card and wondered how I did that. When I said I hand wrote the sentiment and name, he was surprised.

Ranger's Birthday Card

Stamps: Dustin Pike FB020319
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Gray, Almost Amethyst, Wild Wasabi
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Uptown
Ink: Dell printer
Accessories: yellow brads
Tools: Prismacolor pencils; Stampin’ Up Basic Black marker

I made a second card without the name that will be going in my pile for Operation Write Home.

A Birthday Card for Lori

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My friend Lori’s birthday is this coming Tuesday. Another friend hosted a pizza and pie party for her. It was a lot of fun. Come back tomorrow for pictures from the party.

This is the card I made for her. Since my gift to Lori consisted mostly of a few TGF stamps, I decided this TGF little girl stamp I have would be the perfect image. I used the color scheme from the ATS Weekly Wednesday Challenge #34 which was to use caribbean, pink and celery. Initially, I thought I would use the Mojo Monday Sketch  #144, but my image turned out too big for that sketch. I decided the Our Creative Corner Sketch #21 would be perfect, although I decided to nix the bow.

A Birthday Card for Lori

Stamps: The Greeting Farm OA-Happy Day; Hero Arts CL038 Number Four (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Tea Party, Paper Prints Certainly Celery
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise 3/8″ grosgrain ribbon
Markers: Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa

A Father’s Day Card for James

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James experienced his first Father’s Day Sunday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t really any different than most Sundays. Jessica and I had given him his gift the previous Sunday, because my brain wasn’t working right and I thought the previous Sunday was Father’s Day. Then I discovered it wasn’t, so I thought we’d wait and give him his card on the actual Father’s Day. Well, Saturday, we had AC issues again and spent Saturday and Sunday night at our friend’s house, so we wouldn’t have to be in a hot house. Needless to say, I forgot to take the card  and my camera with me when we went. Monday, James went back to our house to work from home while he waited for the AC guy. Fortunately, A+ Air Conditioning & Heating didn’t charge us, since the repair guy missed the clog when he took care of the same issue two weeks ago (he had only unclogged 2 of the 3 things that could get clogged).

James wasn’t ready to have a child until the day Jessica made her world debut. I think it was mainly because he was nervous about having such a small life depending on him. He was great with our nephews, but he was hesitant with his interactions with them until they got older. Now, he has no qualms about little babies and has interacted with our niece and the nephew younger than Jessica while they were small without hesitation. Jessica is truly lucky to have him as a father. He plays with her and loves on her. He feeds her dinner and works hard so she can have her Mommy stay home with her.

This card uses a digital image from Bird’s Cards. She has some really neat freebies. Because of how big I printed the image, I made the card rather large, 5 inches by 6.5 inches. Not a big deal, since I didn’t need an envelope.

Father's Day Card for James

Stamps: Bird’s Cards New Dad; Stampin’ Up All-Year Cheer II (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Frosty Day
Ink: Dell printer; Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Karen Foster mini brads Blue Skies
Tools: Prismacolor pencils

Some More Father’s Day Cards

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For some reason, I thought last Sunday was Father’s Day and I was rushing around, all concerned since I wasn’t finished with all the Father’s Day cards that I planned to make. It worked out that I was wrong and I got a week reprieve.

This first card is for my father-in-law. I thought he might like this digital image of golf clubs. Apparently, he used to golf fairly regularly. Unfortunately, his me time isn’t in long enough stretches to accommodate a round of golf anymore. Or maybe he doesn’t like golf anymore, although I hope that isn’t the reason. I used Jen del Muro’s current Sketch for You to Try. This week is a sponsored sketch, so I have a chance to win some stamps from Skipping Stones Design. I love how this card turned out and I think I will have to use this sketch again.

Father's Day Card for my Father-in-law

Stamps: TLC Creations Dad’s Golf Bag
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up To the Nines
Ink: Dell printer
Accessories: alpha brads
Coloring Tools: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal; atYou Spica silver; Prismacolor pencils

This second card is for my Dad. My parents are big dog people, so I thought he might enjoy this digital image. I picked up this cute Ragga Mutts “Stanley” image from the Digi Doodle Shop as a freebie during the OWH Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop. It is no longer a freebie, but you can purchase it here. I used the June card sketch found at Sketches! {by Tamara}. I think this card needs something, but I don’t know what. What do you think? Although, I have to say I am really happy with how Stanley’s coloring turned out.

Father's Day Card for my Dad

Stamps: Digi Doodle Shop Ragga Mutts Stanley; Stampin’ Up All-Year Cheer II (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Dell printer; Stampin’ Up Craft White
Accessories: A Muse grosgrain stitch ribbon French Roast
Tools: Prismacolor pencils; Stampin’ Up markers Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie; Cuttlebug embossing folder Star

Let’s Celebrate

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I really liked last week’s Mojo Monday Sketch #142. I had planned to use it for the Father’s Day card I made for my brother, but the image I wanted to use was a little too big. However, I had already cut the background papers and picked out all the buttons, so I put it aside for a few days, so I could continue working on Father’s Day cards (more to be posted soon). I looked through my stamps and came across this little dog and it was just the right size. The party pup and sentiment allow this card to meet the requirements of Donna’s Den of Crafts Challenge #1 to make a birthday card. It also meets the requirements of the current Stamp Something challenge to make a happy something. I’m really happy with how this card turned out. Now to decide who will receive it.

Mojo Monday Sketch #142

Let's Celebrate Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Ruff Day, On Your Birthday (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Summer Picnic
Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Gray
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Old Olive 5/8″ satin ribbon; Papertrey Ink Vintage Holiday Mix button; Stampendous Fun Flock cotton ball white
Tools: Quickie glue pen; colored pencils