I got the color combination of Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and Cherry Cobbler from the new Color Coach, which I totally love. It has individual swatches of each color with suggested color combos on the back of each as well as lots of useful information on color theory.

I’ve become a bit obsessed with distressing lately, and this card uses a lot of it. I used Basic Grey, Cherry Cobbler, and Crumb Cake ink to “age” the card stock. This really gives the card stock a richness of color that brings this card to life. The Cherry Cobbler layer is ripped all around, and the Night of Navy layer is distressed along the edges – this adds texture to the card.  I wrapped the Cherry Cobbler layer with linen thread to add a bit more texture and roughness.

As for the sentiment, “For a” was die cut using the Billboard die, and “#1 Dad” was cut using Timeless Type dies. I completely fell in love with Timeless Type when I was working on my Artisan Award entries. If you are considering alphabet dies, I’d reccommend Timeless Type. It is a nice size for both cards and scrapbooking and comes in a great storage case that has extra room to hold other sizzlets.

Recipe:

• Stamps: From the Kitchen of
• Paper: Basic Grey, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
• Ink: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Linen Thread
• Tools: Big Shot, Billboard Die, Timeless Type Dies, 1″ Circle Punch

Here is my most recent creation…a fathers day card for my dad. He’s always loved fishing, but since we lived in the city didn’t get the chance to do it that often. Now that he and my step-mom live in Savannah he gets to do it pretty often. Last Christmas he and I spent the afternoon fishing…I got very good at catching tree branches.

When I first saw Stampin’ Up!’s  Occasions Mini Catalog, I knew that I had to have the Just Beachy stamp set. Everytime I look at those silly fish I chuckle. Making Dad’s Father’s day card from this set was obvious…it is hard to see in the picture, but I tore the Baja Breeze paper into strips so it looks like waves. The fishing “rod” is a twig from the backyard (see…sometimes it pays off not to do yard work) with Linen Thread as the line; it is held onto the card using mini glue dots. The fish is stamped with Stazon on vellum and colored with blender pens and ink.

Recipe:

• Stamps: Just Beachy
• Paper: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Vellum
• Ink: Pacific Point, Basic Black, Black Stazon, Only Orange, Glorious Green, Yoyo Yellow
• Accessories: Big Shot, Billboard Die, The Tearing Edge, Blender Pens, 1/16″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Linen Thread, SNAIL, Dotto, Mini glue dots
• Inspiration: Cupcake Challenge # 70