Dad's the Word

Today I'm sharing the card I made for my Dad for Father's day. It features a cute stamp that I found in a charity shop a little while ago, called 'Dad's the Word' by Lili of the Valley. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Fresh Florals' pad by Craft Sensations...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen before layering it all on to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes (Optional 'Father's Day')
• Cardz for Guys - Father's Day
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional 'Masculine')
• Cutie Pie - Dads and/or Lads
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Bright & Cheerful
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Father's Day

I also made a simple gift tag for my Dad's present...using a cute Penny Blac chicken stamp called 'Present Pile'. I stamped it on to a snippet of watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I heat embossed a chicken wire background stamp (by Darkroom Door) on to a kraft luggage tag using silver embossing powder, added the chicken on top using 3D foam pads, then tied it all together using some red baker's twine.