Hello, sweet friends! I am thankful for all of you! I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today to share my take on Sandy's weekly theme of Summer: Sun, Sand, and Sea.
Also, I am truly honored to be a Guest Designer for Crafty Boots Challenges! They are a lovely group, brimming with encouragement and creativity. The current challenge is Father's Day or Masculine, which you can enter here! I highly recommend playing along at their wonderful blog. It quickly became a favorite of mine and remains as such. :o)
Masculine cards are always a challenge, but Pion Design's Shoreline Treasures offers the perfect color palette and designs to ease the pain. ;) With Father's Day only a couple of weeks away, I used this opportunity to create a shaped card for my superhero dad. :o)
Also, I am truly honored to be a Guest Designer for Crafty Boots Challenges! They are a lovely group, brimming with encouragement and creativity. The current challenge is Father's Day or Masculine, which you can enter here! I highly recommend playing along at their wonderful blog. It quickly became a favorite of mine and remains as such. :o)
Masculine cards are always a challenge, but Pion Design's Shoreline Treasures offers the perfect color palette and designs to ease the pain. ;) With Father's Day only a couple of weeks away, I used this opportunity to create a shaped card for my superhero dad. :o)
The deep browns and blues in Shoreline Treasures are gorgeous and felt perfect for a sailboat. I used each of the 6x6 sheets in the collection for various components, including the pretty wave flourish cut file from the Silhouette Online Store. The die-cut Heart Banner is from La-La Land Crafts and the Gold Finch is from Memory Box.
The shipping wheel (also a cut file from the SOS) is adorned with Shabby White 6mm jingle bells and one of my favorite LLC charms: pearl oyster. They are secured together with a triple bow of jute twine. Since Sandy's new shells haven't yet arrived, I fussy cut several from a tag on the Warm Breeze sheet. The anchor is also from that sheet. The jute-trimmed shell strip along the top of the ship is one of the gorgeous borders from the Dragonfly sheet.
I continue to adore Maya Road metal embellishments! Previously I used the Love Hanger and Love Heart Clips... today I'm using the Love Pennant Clips. As I was contemplating what to use for the ship's banner, my eyes landed upon this sweet clip! I tucked it beneath my woven jute twine to guide my love to my dad. :o) The Bark Star adds amazing texture which I was looking for in the absence of flowers and trims.
The Father's Day specific greeting is reserved for the interior. I want all of his days to be filled with sunshine, so I used a border tidbit from Dragonfly for the front. :o)
Before I flutter off, here's my tip for Top Tip Tuesday: Never be afraid to try a new theme or technique! Masculine scared me, but I let my superhero dad and crafty supplies inspire me.
Thank you for sailing on by! Have a beautiful weekend. :o)
Lovely challenges entered:
*613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: For your BFF)
*Crafting for All Seasons~ It's a Boy Thing
*Crafty Gals Corner~ The Great Outdoors
*Deep Ocean~ Add a Charm (Pearl oyster)
*Papertake Weekly~ Something for the Boys
*Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (I used La-La Land and Memory Box dies)
*Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Friends or Superhero (My dad is my superhero!)
*Simply Create Too~ Masculine
*Sunday Stamps~ We're Going Neutral (Gorgeous photo inspiration)
*Top Tip Tuesday~ Cut It Out (I incorporated fussy cutting, die cutting, and SVG cutting)
