A Good Man Perfect For Father's Day

A Good Man is the perfect stamp set for a Fathers Day card and is a wonderful outline stamp set that is just made for colouring. You could use markers, alcohol Blends or watercolour with Classic Inks like I have done.

I love the freedom of water-colouring stamped images - there is no stress to get the outlines accurate and you simply colour the image.

I stamped using Archival Black Ink but Stazon or any permanent ink is fine. I've used water-colour paper, Stampin' Up! classic inks and and Aqua Painter.

One of the tricks I use to create a real water-colour look is to leave plenty of white space. This image took just a few seconds to colour using the outlines as guides for shadowing .

 

 The stamped and coloured image is matted onto paper from the Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper pack prior to adhering onto a thick Vanilla A4 card base. A little Bakers Twine - Night of Navy and Sahara Sand has been tied around the water-colour paper to bring the blue from the shirt down through the composition.

I hope this quick card has inspired you to create a card for some special male in your life. You can find a list of the products I used below, and if you wish to order any of them you are welcome to use my On-Line Store. To make it easier you can click on the image that interests you and you will be taken to the store where you can find further information.

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping!

Product List

A Good Man Cling Stamp Set

[149270]

$42.00

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

[149100]

$20.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$15.75

Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock

[144238]

$14.25

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$13.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$13.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$13.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$13.00

Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine

[149483]

$7.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$17.50

Soho Subway Fathers Day Card

Today I have one of the cards we are making for Fathers Day Card Class tonight. I've done very little stamping on this one (love my stamping but sometimes it takes more time than I have) and instead have used some of the gorgeous papers from the Soho Subway Designer Series Papers by Stampin' Up!

My Big Shot featured a lot in this card too. Don't you just love how it is so versatile - textures, shapes almost anything you want to step your card up, and even make a gorgeous liner for the Stampin' Up@ envelopes.

The card base is Soft Suede and it is covered with another piece of Soft Suede that has been embossed with the Woodgrain Embossing folder. Next the Deco Labels Framelits add a perfect focal point to draw the eye to the greeting. You'll find that stamp in the "Delightful Dozen" stamp set on page 27 of the Annual Catalogue or you can view all these items plus the My Digital Studio downloads at my on-line ordering store

I've also used Very Vanilla and Always Artichoke card stock and they all have Soft Suede sponged around the edges. The Soho Subway paper is cut into 2.5cm strips and the "V" at the end is created with the 1" square punch. Finish off with your choice of brad from the Antique Brads collection from Stampin' Up!

The greeting is stamped in Early Espresso ink as I like to use darker colours for any words I stamp, and you can just see a glimpse of one of our new products - Envelope Liners Framelits Dies. They create a lovely finish for your envelope and a very easy to use.

I'll post the other card shortly.

I think these cards would be great for any male occasion - a Birthday - friend etc. All you need to do is change the greeting.

Until Next Time

Stay Crafty