Dads Make Everything Better
What do dads and coffee have in common? Okay, I know that not all dads are like coffee, but the dads in my life definitely make everything better – just like coffee does!
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m experiencing a lot of pain in my left shoulder. This is making typing more difficult as the position seems to aggravate my injury. I am typing with both hands at the moment (YAY!), but I can feel the tendons in my shoulder complaining more and more, as each minute passes.
I will have to keep this brief.
Today’s masculine-themed card was created for the As You See It Challenge blog.
The Evening Evergreen patterned paper from the In Color Designer Series Paper was the start of my design. I paired it with some Crumb Cake and used a Basic White cardstock base to prevent the entire design from ending up overly dark.
The Pacific Point cardstock and ink also brightens the design. I did end up using a Blending Brush with a wee bit of Misty Moonlight ink on the Pacific Point cardstock just to soften the intensity of the colour. This allowed it to match the stamped and coloured imaged on the card, as the colour is not as true when stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock.
Product List
- Thick Basic White cardstock for the card base
- Pacific Point cardstock
- Crumb Cake cardstock
- In Color 6×6″ Designer Series Paper Assortment (Evening Evergreen)
- Evening Evergreen Chevron Weave Ribbon
- Tasteful Labels Dies with the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
- Love You More Than Dies with the Cut & Emboss Machine
- Nothing’s Better Than stamp set
- Pacific Point ink
- Early Espresso ink
- Crumb Cake ink
- Basic White cardstock for the coffee cup
- Crumb Cake Blends Markers for shading on the coffee cup
- Tuxedo Black Momento Ink for the coffee cup outline
- Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots
Go to my online store anytime to order supplies in Canada. Leave a comment for me if you have any questions regarding this project. You are always welcome to send me an email or connect with me through my Facebook page as well. I love hearing from you!
I have started physio treatment for my shoulder and am hoping to get back to normal daily function. Being able to sleep through the night without being woken up every couple hours from the pain will make a huge difference to my ability to handle the day. I’m going to take after my dad and be a good patient and do all the exercises, stretches and other things that my physiotherapist prescribes. My dad is a great source of inspiration for a lot of things.
Kind of like coffee.
June 16, 2021 @ 9:18 am
I love this! I sort of ignored that twill ribbon in the catalog but I love what you did with it here…”ties” it all together, no pun intended! Sure hope your shoulder is feeling better!
June 25, 2021 @ 1:19 am
Thanks LeAnne. My shoulder is improving. It really put me behind and it’s going to take some time to catch up! The ribbon is a great option for adding texture to a card. Not my kind of ribbon for tying bows so much as it’s pretty bulky.