Just Add Ink meets Father’s Day

Here in New Zealand it’s Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s in our lives. My husband is enjoying a sleep-in while I’m writing this – despite the boys’ best efforts to go jump on him with their cards.

I haven’t crafted at all this week, so last night was a great opportunity to just get some ‘needed’ cards done. My first card was inspired by the sketch over at Just Add Ink.  This is weekly challenge #33 for those girls – they are going strong! (My buddy Paula is on their Design Team now; we joined Stampin’ Up! at the same time last year, she in Wellington and me here in Auckland. We’d never met before Stampin’ Up! convention in Sydney in May, but have become great friends over the year. I forgot to mention her specifically in yesterday’s post, but she certainly warrants a mention!)

Anyway, here’s the sketch:

 

And, as usual, my very simple take on it (just reversed. Note to self: don’t rely on your memory when crafting to sketches!)

The sentiment has been clear embossed – I have been meaning to try this, where you coat your stamp in Versamark first, then in the coloured ink (here, Real Red). Next stamp the image, cover with clear embossing powder and use your heat tool to set it. So I’ve got a very glossy red sentiment (though you can’t see it here.) A bit of ribbon (both retired, as I’m waiting for the new ribbon to arrive), and it was done. This is  for my father-in-law.

This one is for my husband:

He loves Crumb Cake (formerly known as Kraft) cardstock, and I had the gorgeous Medallion stamp out already. I also wanted to play with the Movers and Shapers die in the Big Shot, which gave me the window in the card. The Medallion image has been clear embossed (last night, if it didn’t move it was embossed!). I used the Curly Label punch to pop out the sentiment (done here using a phrase from Teeny Tiny Sentiments in Not Quite Navy ink). Another simple card – but you know me by now, I’m a simple girl!

And the piece de resistance today – a creation not made by me, but by our eldest son James, for his Dad. A lot of love went into this:

I gave him some retired cardstock, a couple of punches and some Tombow glue – and he created this. I know this will be his Dad’s favourite.

This morning, we especially think of all those in Christchurch who were shaken early yesterday with the earthquake, many of whom are without power, water and whose homes have been badly damaged. A different sort of Father’s Day for them down there……