Father's Day at A Gem of a Challenge

Hello!

It's time for another challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, and this week (Challenge #84) the theme is "Father's Day/Male."  This challenge will run from 8:00 AM June 15, to 6:00 PM June 21, and the prize for the winner will be 2 individual digi images (NOT SETS) from Pink Gem Designs. So do head on over and see what the rest of the lovely Design Team have created, then join us, won't you? We'd love to see you!


As I already had a card for my husband, I decided to do a little something extra to go along with it and make this treat container to hold his favorite sweets, miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  (It won't hold a whole lot, so he'll get the rest of the bag later.)

The lights played tricks on the paper giving it a gingham appearance.  It isn't gingham.

I cut the shape out using my handy dandy new Silhouette Cameo.  When I first started playing in paper I scoffed and said I'd never need or get one of those "cutting machines."  Then came the Big Shot about a month into it, and that is what I've been using and loving ever since, about a year and a couple of months.  Then...well, I kept seeing cute projects and reading the words "Silhouette Cameo" in the same posts, and one thing led to another, and voila, I am the proud new owner of said cutting machine.  This is my first real project using it and I'm just tickled half to death.  No more tracing, guessing and fussy cutting, and the choice of shapes is nearly endless.

I used the Vintage Occasions sentiments stamps from the Pink Gem store.  Among the other sentiments included in this set there is a blank frame into which I put the word "DAD" using an Old English font.

I stamped another sentiment on the piece of canvas strip, then attached it between the centerpiece and burlap behind it.  A crown charm (as he will be King for a Day) and a few buttons finish things off.  Well, that and the small rope ties.  Those rope ties were just pieces that held some lengths of ribbon together in an order a few weeks ago and I saved them thinking they might come in handy.


Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend.


Happy crafting!

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp & Show - The Button Challenge
Crafty Cardmakers - Father's Day
Creative Card Crew #38 - Metal
Fussy and Fancy #91 - Button Up
613 Ave. Create #23 - Anything Goes w/option: Celebrations

A Rose By Any Other Name - Challenge Day at AGOAC

Hello!

It's time for this week's challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, and the theme this week (Challenge #78) is "Make It Sentimental."  That means no image, just a sentiment.  This challenge will run from 8:00 AM May 4 to 6:00 PM May 10, and the prize for the winner will be 2 individual digi images (NOT SETS) from Pink Gem Designs.  So do head on over and see what the rest of the lovely Design Team have created, then join us, won't you?  We'd love to see you!

My card today uses the PGD digi Vintage Occasion Sentiments (Black).  This is a set of 10 framed sentiments for various occasions plus a blank one for a custom sentiment, which in this case I put the word "Mother."  I printed it out on floral digi paper which I faded so as to not distract.

This card has a lot going on.  I used a brick wall embossing folder to emboss the pink layer, the paper of which is also from Pink Gem Designs from the digi paper "Springtime" collection, a lovely set of 24 pastel prints, patterns and solids.  I used the solid, slightly distressed pink.  I brushed the paper with white acrylic paint then applied a light gray Copic marker in the spaces between the "bricks" for a bit more definition.  Not that you can see it much with all the other doodads on the surface...

  ...which include a shimmery painted birdcage, some lace, some leafy flourishes and some shimmery painted roses.  The whole idea here is to make this look like climbing roses on a brick wall.

A close up of the roses and some of the brick wall...

 

...and the bird cage, the sentiment, and the individual words (computer generated).  The background of the sentiment is a big cream colored rose faded out to a mere whisper of color.

The bird is covered with pale blue glitter - talk about sparkly!  

Last but not least is the seam binding bow in the center of which I've put a little wooden heart decoupaged with some lovely gift tissue paper, then topped with a coat of resin.

And that, lovely readers, is today's card.  I'm not telling which of my two mothers (biological and in-law) this card is for but I'm going to have to tell MY mother to not read my blog until after Mother's Day.  Tee hee!

Thank you so much for joining me, and please stop by A Gem of a Challenge to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you, then do play along.  We'd love to see you!

Happy crafting!

Challenges entered:

Love To Create #63 - Punches and/or Dies 
Tammy's Scrapping Corner #60 - Lots of Layers
Creative Card Crew #35 - Bling
Crafts and Me #131 - Floral Frenzy
Crafty Ribbons #44 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon
Delightful Challenges - Add Ribbon
3 Girl JAM #17 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon
Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 - Sparkle, Bling, Ribbon
Fussy and Fancy #88 - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts #109 - Mother's Day
Pile It On 17 - April Showers Bring May Flowers (rain, flowers or both)
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow #60 - Spring Flowers

The Shabby Tea Room #164 - Beautiful Spring (using photo as inspiration)