Happy Father's Day

Hello Crafty Friends,

Hope you have been enjoying your weekend and you have plans to celebrate that special man in your life today...for today is Father's Day! I am not sure what our plans are yet, but whatever my hubby wants to do is how we will spend our day. 

The idea of Father's Day was met with criticism and jokes for not being "manly" enough. However, with Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge's combined previous efforts, President Lyndon B. Johnson was prompted to make an official proclamation in 1966 that designated the third Sunday in June as a national holiday, and in 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the law that made it permanent.

Here is a surprise card I made for my hubby when he and my daughter went out last night to a concert on The Square.

We let him pick out a new grill for Father's Day, so I thought this easel card from My Scrap Chick was a perfect match. It is the BBQ pocket and it is only $1 until tomorrow.

If you decide to make this card...be sure to bend the accessories slighty to make them look more realistic. You could even add a gift card in the pocket...I didn't since we will take him out to eat to wherever he chooses. It is usually a steakhouse...either Cody's or Logan's. I like both, so either place is fine with me!

I used my Cricut to cut out the sentiment at 1 1/2". I found the saying on the Holiday Cakes cartridge (p. 72).

Other Materials:

white, green, blue, silver, brown, and grey cardstock

pattern paper from scrap box

blue buttons

red ribbon

Challenges:

Creative Corner ~ Just for Boys

Jo's Scrap Shack ~ I Love You Dad

Crafty Girls ~ Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday ~ So Macho

DL.ART ~ June Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey ~ Anything Goes

Scrapbooker PhD ~ Use Your Die-Cuts

The Male Room ~ Father's Day

Tuesday Throwdown ~ Special Man

Enjoy Father's Day!

Georgiana 

Party Time with Rex

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have a great card today and the reason I say it is great is because it is my first easel card. I have seen so many fantastic ones and it has been on my "to-do list" to try for a while. After my 13 year old daughter made one, I was determined to get one done too. Now that I have made my own, I plan on making more. It was super easy.

I combined it with Jenny's (from Crazy About Cricut) Disney Monday. Rex was actually in Toy Story, but Disney owns Pixar. I think this card would be perfect for a birthday invitation or a play date. Unfortunately, my kids are a little older so we will not be using it for that. I will save it for someone who has a little boy and enjoys dinosaurs.

 Helpful Tip:

I cut out the small pieces (white teeth, green spots, and white eyes)  twice, so I have more to choose from. Sometimes the small pieces do not cut smoothly and this way you can choose the best ones.

 I dabbed glue with my MS glue pen on the base paper and then used my Cricut hook to lay the small pieces. This hook is super easy to use because of its fine tip and easy to clean off excessive glue.

Materials:

Toy Story cartridge ~ Rex

kraft paper for base

Me and My Big Ideas paper ~ Bonnie Bell Snails paper stack (TJMaxx $3.00)

green, orange, and white card stock

orange and blue buttons

Enjoy,

Georgiana