Father's Day Cards

Hello Fellow Crafter's,

Tomorrow is fathers day and I've only just recently made a card for my father and father in law. I simply forgot until I overheard it from someone talking about it. Please tell me I'm not the only one to forget about these things.

As I have not prepared at all I've had to work with the supplies I already have. This is a chance to use up some of the supplies you do not use any more, maybe because you forgot you had them or because you've found an easier or better way to make your cards.

When I first started card making I bought toppers for cards rather than buying stamp sets and Promarkers now I usually use my stamps and colour them in myself. I was in a hurry to whip up two cards in one evening so I used up some of the toppers.

Most people throw out their old supplies or sell them on auction sites. There will be a good place to grab a bargain. Be warned as there may be things in these job lots or crafting clear outs that you may not use, so bid carefully and look at the product descriptions and the photo's. If you're not sure on something ask the seller most of sellers are happy to answer questions.

Now back to the Fathers Day cards. I used some grey Hobbycraft card stock for my base and got out some forever friends toppers. I used Vintage photo distress ink on the edges of the toppers and stuck them to the card using glue dots from Stix2. I wrote the sentiment myself as I had no sentiment that said Happy Fathers Day. I did not feel like fiddling with different stamps to get the sentiment either. I used a gel pen to put dash lines around the card. Then on one card I put little blue gems and on the other I stuck marabou feathers.

Considering I did these in a hurry after work to catch the morning post a day later. I think i did rather well. I'm happy with these cards and love the simplicity of it and the feathers and gems used to jazz it up a little. It doesn't take much to make a plain card look pretty. you just have to be careful not to go overboard.

By the way my boyfriend forgot to post his father's card in the morning so his dad will probably get his on Tuesday.

Thank you so much for visiting today, please feel free to leave a comment I would be very happy to hear from you.

Love

Fiann xxx

Supplies

• Hobbycraft Grey Card
• Forever Friends Card Toppers
• Stix2 Very Small Craft Dots
• Gel Pens Green, Blue and Black
• Marabou Feathers
• Big Crystal Stickers
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink