Dad’s the Best for the Pals Paper Arts

It’s Thursday and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! This week is a patriotic Real Red, Whisper White, and Night of Navy Color Challenge…just perfect for a masculine card and the Best Dad Ever stamp set! I hope you enjoy this quick and easy card.  It is wonderful for whenever you need a masculine card in a jiffy! 

 
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Easy Masculine Cards

This finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide x 4-1/4″ long.

  • Masculine Patterns! What better way to create a masculine feel than with Night of Navy Pinstriped paper overlayed onto Whisper White Houndstooth Embossing!  The result is clean and classy!
 
  • Masculine Embellishments! A new Naturals Designer Button, complete with a Linen Thread bow, is perfect for accenting the Best Dad Ever sentiment from the set of the same name!
  • Make it “pop”! A single Real Red tie, paper snipped and popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals, symbolizes that Dad is one of a kind!
 

What do you think of this quick and easy card?  Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.  Of course, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

 

Stamp Set:  Best Dad Ever (W120399,  C120681 );  Inks:  Night of Navy (126970), Real Red (126949); Designer Series Paper:  Regals Designer Series Paper Stack (117154); Card Stock:  Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730), Night of Navy (100867); Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123134);  Glitz and Glam:  Linen Thread (104199), Naturals Designer Buttons (127554)

Brody Update

Brody will have his next bump removed on Monday.  Dr. Brooke thinks it is a cyst, but if it looks suspicious when it is removed, she will have it biopsied.  Another bump which I found in the same general location was not visible when Dr. Brooke examined him.  This is why she is waiting a week before the next surgery…in case the bump reoccurs.  Dr. Brooke said that sometimes Mast Cell Tumors will change in size overnight, from large to small, and back again.  She wanst to see if anything comes back.  So far, not a thing has returned!

Plus, when I asked Brooke about the first bump, she did reassure me that she got it all.  That is good news indeed.

Little Friends for Freshly Made Sketches

Well, the cat is out of the bag! I am honored to be selected to the Freshly Made Sketches Design Team.  Thank you so much to the creator of Freshly Made Sketches, Lesley Croghan, for selecting me to be a part of this talented group through December. And I would like to thank all of you for your vote of confidence in my abilities to be “clean” when I need to be clean!  For my first FMS challenge, my good friend, the fabulously talented Linda Callahan, created this sweet little sketch.  I thought it would be a super sketch for showcasing one of Stampin’ Up!’s new Designer Series Paper, Floral District.  Enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Mixing Patterns

This finished card measures 4-1/2″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

  • The Bold and the Beautiful! When mixing patterns, pay attention to the scale of the patterns.  On this card, three different patterns have been mixed. But notice the scale and the hues…two softer, smaller patterns coordinate perfectly with a slightly larger, bolder pattern.  All are from the new Floral District Designer Series Paper. 
  • Faux watercolor! Watercoloring is a snap when using Blender Pens and inks.  To enhance the watercoloring effect, outline the entire image with Sahara Sand!
  • Scallops! After a quick zip through the Big Shot with the Adorning Accents Edgelits, a straight edge is transformed into a scalloped delight!
  • Finish with a bow! A So Saffron 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon adds the perfect finishing touch!
 

I hope you will join us at Freshly Made Sketches this week…and I hope you like this Little Friends card! Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.  Of course, I am always willing to answer any questions you may have about the cards I create or the techniques I use.  I am only an email away!  Until next time… 

 

Stamp Set:  Little Friends (W 122665, C 122667); Inks:  Daffodil Delight (126944), Baja Breeze (126960), Pretty in Pink (126955), Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker (100037), Soft Suede (126978), Lucky Limeade (126984);  Designer Series Paper:  Floral District (126919);  Card Stock: Whisper White (100730);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Adorning Accents Edgelits (125595), Blender Pens (102845); Glitz and Glam:  So Saffron 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (122982), Basic Pearls (119247)