For Love of Paper

Father's Day Frenzy Winner

From Saturday, May 15th through Sunday, May 23rd I posted a different Father's Day paper crafting idea each day. Everyone then had a chance to leave a comment about the projects. For every comment left that person was entered into a drawing to win their choice from my stampin' goodie basket. Thank you for all the comments and kind words and without further adieu the winner is . . .

Bonnie

Again, thanks to everyone who left comments. It's always nice for me to know that people enjoy what I'm posting and that it's helping them in their own paper crafting endeavors.

As promised I will be emailing all of the INKspirations Newsletter subscribers links to instructions on how to make each of the nine Father's Day Frenzy projects. So keep an eye on your inbox. The email should be arriving Wednesday. If you don't receive this email and you are a newsletter subscriber please let me know and we'll get you taken care of.

Here's another look at all nine projects.

Win a $10 Stampin' Up! Gift Certificate

It's that time of year again. On June 1st Stampin' Up! will release the retiring list. If you think you can guess what will be retiring read on to find out how you can win a $10 Stampin' Up! gift certificate.

What is the retiring list?

Each July Stampin' Up! releases a new Idea Book & Catalog that is good for one year. Near the end of the year they release a list of stamp sets and accessories that are "retiring". Meaning they won't be available in the new Idea Book & Catalog. 

How you can win.

Over the next couple of days look through the current Idea Book & Catalog and make a list of the top 10 stamp sets you think will retire (not including hostess sets). Whoever has the highest number of correct guesses will be the winner.

You must submit your list to me via email no later than Friday, June 28th.

Then on June 1st I will email everyone the retiring list along with the name of the winner of the $10 Stampin' Up! gift card (good for an order placed during this catalog year, by June 30th).

Fine Print

• Stampin' Up! Demonstrators may not participate.
• If the catalog is leaked early I will have to discontinue the contest.
• In the event more than one person has the same number of correct guesses I will throw their names in a hat and draw the winner.
• The gift card may not be used on Technique Club orders.
  

Make Over Monday: Simple Tissue Paper Flower

I hope everyone enjoyed the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy! I have to say I have really enjoyed the week. As the days went by I thought of even more Father's Day ideas. I think I probably could have done Father's Day Frenzy Month, lol. But I figure after so many days of masculinity yall might enjoy something with flowers which brings me to todays Make Over Monday card.

I was inspired by this card created by Starla Nelson. For some time I've been seeing flowers made by scrunching up tissue paper. Then when I saw Starla's card the vision hit.

This card was so fast. One stamp, a little punching, ribbon and embellishments and viola a ten minute miracle.

How to make a tissue paper flower:

To make the flower just punch 6 to 8 layers of tissue paper. The easiest way to do this is to put about four layers of tissue paper between two sheets of copy paper or notebook paper and punch. Then punch or poke a hole for the brad through all the layers of tissue, insert the brad and scrunch, squish and fluff the flower.

The brad in the center of the flower is a combination piece. First I inserted a 5/8" silver brad and then used a couple mini glue dots to attach the large flat backed pear from the Pretties Kit.

As I was working on this blog post and looking at Starla's card again I got to thinking it would have been a nice touch to stamp a little swirl or something on the red tissue with some gold or silver Encore ink to give it a bit more texture. This usually happens. Once I finish a project I think of something I could have done to make it just a little better. Sometimes I'll take it apart or remake it and other times I just tuck the thought away for another project.

My challenge to you for the day is to do something simple.

 

Supplies

Stamps: Pretty Petals (111008)

Inks: Basic Black (101179)

Paper: Very Vanilla (101650) and Basic Black (102851)

Other: Eyelet Border Punch (113692), XL Fancy Flower Punch (118073), 5/8" Jumbo Brad (112533), Pretties Kit (109114), Valet Ribbon Originals (retired)

Father's Day Frenzy: Day 9 Golf Tee Card & More

Growing up we always kept our eyes open for anything golf related because nearly everyone in the family played golf. As a kid I remember begin so excited when I would get to go "golfing'" with my grandpa. Even better was when he let me drive the golf cart a little on the back nine.

I saw a card that incorporated golf tees years ago in a Paper Crafts Magazine and made one like this. I used the "Just Golfing" stamp set and it worked out great. Well I wanted to share this card with you again but that set has been retired and there currently aren't any golf sets.

This often happens. Either you don't have the perfect stamp set in your stash or they don't make one so you have to think outside the box a little more.

This time I stuck with the play on words "fore dad" and just used one of my favorite alphabet sets called Taffy (115086).

I knew I wanted the "fore" on the outside and "dad" on the inside. As I was placing the "dad" part I thought, hey this is a great place to tuck in a gift card.

So all in one you have a great card for dad with a little gift of new golf tees and a place to tuck in a gift card for his favorite gold course or pro shop!

Don't forget . . .

Leave comments & win!

Be sure to leave comments each time you visit this week during Father's Day Frenzy. For every comment you leave you will be entered into a drawing to win a pick from my stamping goodie basket full of stamp sets.

Get the instructions for all nine projects!

Also be sure you're signed up for my monthly INKspirations Newsletter. At the end of the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy I will be sending all newsletter subscribers links to directions on each project. To sign up just enter your email address in the box at the top left of this page.

Fathers Day Frenzy: Day 8 Poker Shirt and more

This little origami shirt cracks me up. I hadn't made one before today so first I used some plain cardstock to try it out. Then I made this one out of the fun Jackpot Designer Series Paper and both times when I did the last step I just started laughing. Ok, so maybe I'm a little nutty but give it a try and see if you don't chuckle just a little.

Anyway back to the task at hand. This is more than just a funny origami poker shirt. You can also tuck some goodies inside. I used a medium cello bag and filled it with peppermint candies (because that's what I happen to have on hand, you can fill it with dads favorite). Then you just fold over the top of the cello bag and tuck it inside the shirt. You could also add a gift card to one of dads favorite stores or some cash.

If you're having a Father's Day get together you could put one of these at dads seat as a place card. The skies the limit I'm sure yall with come up with even more ideas.

Don't forget . . .

Leave comments & win!

Be sure to leave comments each time you visit this week during Father's Day Frenzy. For every comment you leave you will be entered into a drawing to win a pick from my stamping goodie basket full of stamp sets.

Get the instructions for all nine projects!

Also be sure you're signed up for my monthly INKspirations Newsletter. At the end of the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy I will be sending all newsletter subscribers links to directions on each project. To sign up just enter your email address in the box at the top left of this page.

Father's Day Frenzy: Day 7 Tall Oak Inspiration

Many of the ideas I've posted so far have been a little silly or focus on something dads like to do but for many people their father's have inspired their lives. Turning them into the people they are or are trying to become. If this is your dad be sure to check out the Define Your Life stamp set. This is where the definition for inspire is found. This stamp set is so useful for lots of occasions because there is a different word defined for each letter of the alphabet.

If you're wondering how I made the ghosty looking tree I used a technique called Faux Silk but changed it up a little bit. I'll explain just how to get this look within the directions that will be arriving in all newsletter subscribers mailboxes early next week so be sure you're signed up to receive my monthly INKspirations Newsletter.

Don't forget . . .

Leave comments & win!

Be sure to leave comments each time you visit this week during Father's Day Frenzy. For every comment you leave you will be entered into a drawing to win a pick from my stamping goodie basket full of stamp sets.

Get the instructions for all nine projects!

Also be sure you're signed up for my monthly INKspirations Newsletter. At the end of the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy I will be sending all newsletter subscribers links to directions on each project. To sign up just enter your email address in the box at the top left of this page.

Father's Day Frenzy: Day 6 Gift Wallet

My father-in-law is tough to buy for because he is at the stage in life where he seems to have everything. For this reason I'm always looking for a unique way to give him a gift card. Something a little more exciting than a regular card with a gift card popped in the middle.

This wallet perfect. It has two slots for gift cards and a place for cash.

Obviously this could be used for more than Father's Day. Great for graduation or birthdays too!

Don't forget . . .

Leave comments & win!

Be sure to leave comments each time you visit this week during Father's Day Frenzy. For every comment you leave you will be entered into a drawing to win a pick from my stamping goodie basket full of stamp sets.

Get the instructions for all nine projects!

Also be sure you're signed up for my monthly INKspirations Newsletter. At the end of the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy I will be sending all newsletter subscribers links to directions on each project. To sign up just enter your email address in the box at the top left of this page.

Stampin' Up! colors are selling out!

As was announced last month Stampin' Up! is doing a Color Renovation. They are retiring 30 of the core colors to make room for lots of new ones. Since this announcement the demand for the retiring colors has been HUGE! As a result some of the colors of cardstock, ink and reinkers are in very limited supply and some have sold out already.

If you want any of the retiring colors you need to order them right away.

You can order online anytime 24/7 by clicking here and then click on shop now or you can contact me directly via phone or email.

To get a closer look at the retiring colors click the above PDF.

Father's Day Frenzy: Day 5 Rockstar Dad

I know many of you have seen this card before but it is a great dad card so I wanted to share it again for those that haven't seen it and to remind the rest of us. I'm sure there are plenty of dads that played in a garage band back in the day or even now. Or how about Rock Band or Guitar Hero? 

This card is definately one where the stamps do the work. Besides the guitar guy (Extremem Guitar 115328), which is sold as a single stamp, the card uses the Extreme Elements set (115181). Using the images in this set is a great way to make your own patterned paper and it's so fun.

Father's Day Frenzy: Day 4 Photo Wallet

There probably isn't a dad alive that can't relate to this quote. Photos and mini albums make great gifts for almost anyone but sometimes finding a "manly" looking mini album isn't so easy. This super easy photo wallet is just the thing to give dad. It holds eight photos and the inside back cover is blank so you can add a nice note, sentiment or just "Happy Father's Day". Once again, I have to give credit to the ever talented Jackie Topa for coming up with this design. I did change it just a bit, but it's her original design.

Take another look at the inside.

Don't forget . . .

Leave comments & win!

Be sure to leave comments each time you visit this week during Father's Day Frenzy. For every comment you leave you will be entered into a drawing to win a pick from my stamping goodie basket full of stamp sets.

Get the instructions for all nine projects!

Also be sure you're signed up for my monthly INKspirations Newsletter. At the end of the nine days of Father's Day Frenzy I will be sending all newsletter subscribers links to directions on each project. To sign up just enter your email address in the box at the top left of this page.