Celebrating Fathers' Day!

     This week Erica asked her Design Team to use a shiny element on their project. Ok, next to bling I love shiny elements and just had to use this on a Fathers' Day tag.
     Last week we used a clear element and since I had an extra tag left over, I used that as my starting point. I used the Picturesque cartridge but this time I used the image on page 33, the tag feature @ 2" for the clock. Since I had metal clock "hands" I used my gypsy to hide them from my image. This was cut from a shiny gold card stock. I also cut the tag on page 76 with the shadow feature and flood filled the image with the clocks pattern from page 8 of the Heirloom cart. I love how you can change the tone by using a different color card stock. I used a beige color to get a muted tone.

     Now I set about "aging my clock so I pulled out my alcohol inks (caramel and rust).I also added some distress ink vintage photo to the edges and some Tarnished Brass distress stickles to the eyelet. Do you see the black shiny Roman Numerals? Well Erica has enabled me once again, lol. I used the glaze black pen by Sakura. It was included in one of my orders from Erica (she spoils us rotten, lol). This and the white must be my new favorite tools!!! You must check out her store. She has great prices and, oh my, does she ever have supplies! You can go shopping here: http://www.shop.ericascraftroom.com/.

     The clock hands and gears were some I picked up at Michaels' and tied it with some twine. I decided to go with a more generic sentiment so I could also use it for a male Birthday if I needed it. I think the sentiment was from Inkadinkado which Erica also sells.

     As you can see each of these has its own personality (just like our Dads!!!). I wish all of the Dads out there a very Happy Fathers' Day. Mine is an angel so I now spoil my husband who made me a mom to our 5 children. He really wants a CD by Adele. It's a good thing I love her too.
     Now it's time to head back over to Ericas' Craft Room and see what the other Designers have to show you.

Time Heals

        Even though I posted this a few days ago I thought I'd share this with the folks at Pink Cricut since I was so pleased with how it turned out. Please bear with me since there is a story behind this card (isn't there always,lol):
      I hope you are all having a wonderful start to the New Year. I know I am! Unfortunately some people start off with all the bad luck right in the beginning. What astounds me is the way people accept the circumstances. Either they look at the glass half empty or accept things for the way they are and look at it half full.

     By now you are probably thinking what the heck is she talking about, lol. Before I show you the card I made let me explain the reason behind it. I live in a very small town and, like most small towns, there is the go to coffee hangout. It is owned by a wonderful couple couple who have added a deli and ice cream shop. It is so friendly and everyone cares about each other (for the most part!). Anyways the store was closed New Years day and the owners were preparing to watch the Patriots football game. They were making fondue to nibble on when he took the cover off the pot and it burst into flames catching his shirt on fire. As if that wasn't bad enough he tried to rush the pot out the kitchen door when he dropped the pot of burning peanut oil and it splashed on the floor and the flames raced up his shirt and burnt his face and burnt his arms and chest again! He suffered second and third degree burns.
     Now I bet you are asking yourself what does the glass half full/half empty have to do with this? When I finally saw his wife I was obviously concerned particularly about his eyes. She said the eye appointment went extremely well and that there would be no permanent damage to his eyesight. When I asked about his arms she said it was too early to tell if he would need skin grafts but "you know Mary, we can deal with anything. we thank God it wasn't any worse and are so thankful his eyesight is going to be okay. It will be a long haul 'til he is back at work but that's ok. I have a new appreciation for the work he puts in, now that I have to help fill in his time slot as well. It's been an eye opener for me as well."

     I made this card as soon as I found out about the accident and left it for him before I had a chance to speak with his wife. So, under the circumstances, what can you say in a card? How about Time Heals?

Simply, Get well soon

The outside of the envelope.

      I am using a lot of different supplies lately with my Imagine projects and I am just loving the more sophisticated look I am getting! For example I love adding these metal embellishments particularly with masculine cards. I also love using Tim Holtz folders with my cuttlebug. It all came together so well with the Imagine clock paper from The Heirloom cartridge as well as the solid green paper. The litte tag also was cut with the cuttlebug from the tag dies.Except for the sentiment, this would be a great design for a male birthday card. Thanks for listening to my long winded post. Do you have a tendency to look at that glass half full or half empty?