June Specials

This June you will find a rainbow of savings on your crafting supplies. Plus, get an adorable stamp of the month and make Dad {or any Fella} feel special!

To celebrate the dads in your life, the Dad Is Rad exclusive product offering features the limited Rad Dad stamp set, and discounted Dad Is Rad Workshop Bundle. The products in this workshop include the stamp set and other items to create one 12" × 12" layout, one 12" × 12" page, and four cards that can be used both for Father’s Day, or to share with all the “rad” people you love!  Find more details on my website, plus stay tuned for more information on a guy card class I am hosting at the end of this week!

Need an adorable Stamp set? This is the one! A Bushel and a Peck is the name of June's Stamp of the Month.

 Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5. When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.You can reach the qualifying amount easily when you see the colorful sale this month.

Create the Rainbow

See a Rainbow of Possibilities!

During the month of June, you can get 25% off custom cardstock bundles, individual spools of ribbon, and select accessories! We also have an exclusive stamp set available, D1813 My Acrylix^® Be a Rainbow! This set of 23 stamps comes with sentiments, quotes, and images that will coordinate perfectly with all your beautiful artwork!

You can see all of the wonderful, colorful products that are discounted during this promotion on my website.

Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon to see my 5 for the Fellas card workshop!

Dad's Day 'Stache!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there! A little late, but I wanted to share the card I sent off in the mail for my own Daddy! I don't get to see him very often, but he is often in my thoughts. We send silly stuff back and forth in the mail all the time, so I thought he should get a fun Father's Day card from me. A "serious" card just wouldn't be right!!

You can see by this old photo of me and my Dad that the "mustache" was quite appropriate! Aren't we cute!

My Hero

One last "Dad" card to share with you today on Father's Day! The sentiment is perfect!

I used rub-ons from the Superhero collection and an older sentiment stamp. All product is CTMH.

Happy Father's Day to all those Hero's out there!

For you *POPS* !!

It's a Father's Day challenge on Heart 2 Heart Blog this week! You may call him Father, Dad or Daddy, but sometimes I call him Pops! {Just don't call him "old man"! Ha Ha Ha}

I made a popcorn card a couple years back as an invitation for a party! The quote said "Pop on over"! I thought it would be fun to make a similar card for Father's Day! The popcorn is made from Liquid Applique. I apply a thin layer in the center and a thicker layer around the edges to give it the appearance of popcorn. Once I heat it and it becomes puffy and completely dry, I apply some yellow chalk to the centers with a Qtip. The popcorn tub is simply made with white card stock base and strips of cranberry red paper.

{All products are Close To My Heart}

It's Dad's Day!

This ones for you Dad!

This big comfy chair stamp had Dad written all over it! Why? Because in his plush recliner is where I could usually find him. After working all day this is where he would usually end up.

I can remember evenings of him watching Jeopardy and being able to answer most the questions before the contestants on the show. If my brother or I wanted something he would make us answer the questions too. The one with the most points wins... it was usually me!!

He often enjoyed a big bowl of ice cream after dinner in his chair. He taught me how to pour just a little bit of milk over creamy chocolate ice cream to create a tasty icy dome on top. Very yummy!

My Dad is a cat person, therefore it was not unusual to see one of his feline friends curled up on his lap.

At Christmas time he would sit on the edge of the seat while we opened gifts. I can remember waiting to see him open what I got him or made for him hoping that he would like it. He was my art teacher in Junior High so it made me very proud when he genuinely liked my artwork!

In my teen years when our parents went out on a date, it was a battle between my brother and I to sit in his chair. For just a few hours we got to feel the power of the recliner, to be in control, it was awesome!

Soon after I married and had my first child. When I visited my Dad he would sit in his chair and hold his first grandchild in his arms. He would stare at my sons little face and predict what kind of man he would become, how tall he would be and give him silly nicknames.

Funny how just a chair can give you a lifetime of memories! He has moved to another state and I have not yet been able to visit, to see his home where he now lives. I can only close my eyes and imagine him sitting in his recliner, with a cat on his lap, watching baseball or Jeopardy. I am certain of that!

Happy Father's Day Dad! Relax and Enjoy you day!

Background BBQ

Heart 2 Heart Blog challenges us this week to background stamping. One of the very first techniques I learned at a home gathering and still my favorite! Once you create your background paper you can cut it and add it to several cards. In this case a Father's Day card. I used some star images in some "all-American" colors for my background, then I used images from His & Hers stamp to complete my theme. This one's for Dad, A.K.A. The Grill Master!

Off to the Races!

I just wanted to share the Father's Day card I created for my Dad. He moved back to Illinois (his hometown) almost two years ago. One of the things he enjoys most about being back there are the stock car races. I thought this card would fit him well this Daddy's Day. I used the Bullseye template from the new Wishes book, but instead of the upper circle I cut it rectangular for a checkered flag.

All product is CTMH except ribbon:

Stamps: Little boys, Say it in Style, Classic Numbers, Boutique Numbers; B&T is old CTMH product; Big Brads; Ink & Cardstock colors: Clover Meadow, Holiday Red, Sunflower, Black, White Daisy {ribbon is Michaels}