Father's Day - Card, Box and Cake!

ProvoCraft is going to help you out! Here are a few neat fast projects from ProvoCraft that you can make if you are in a hurry but want something that looks great....

FATHER'S DAY CARD













Materials:

• Cricut® Expression Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge
• Blue cardstock
• Brown cardstock
• Printed cardstock (2 different coordinating sheets)
• Adhesive
• Dimensional tape
• Ink
• Paper cutter

Instructions:

• Using paper cutter, cut blue cardstock into a 6” x 10” rectangle then fold in half.
• Using paper cutter, cut printed cardstock into a 5 ½” x 5 ½” square
• Using paper cutter, coordinating printed cardstock into a 5 ½” x 1” rectangle
• Using Cricut® and Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge and brown cardstock, cut 3 ½” Father’s Day
• Using blue cardstock, cut 3 ½” Father’s Day layer
• Ink all edges
• Adhere layers of Happy Father’s Day
• Using dimensional tape, adhere to card.

#1 DAD BOX

Materials:

• Cricut® Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge
• Black cardstock
• Blue cardstock
• Printed cardstock
• Adhesive
• Dimensional tape
• Paper cutter
• Box 6” x 4”

Instructions:

• Using printed cardstock and paper cutter, cut four squares 5 ½” x 3 ½” and one square 5 ½” x 5 ½”
• Using coordinating printed cardstock and paper cutter, cut four squares 5” x 3” and one square 5” x 5”
• Using Cricut®, Cricut® Father’s Day cartridge and black cardstock, cut 3” Poker, Can, Money and Pool Balls. Cut 5” Background2.
• Using printed cardstock, cut 3” PokerLyr, CanLyr, PoolballLyr, MoneyLyr. Using printed cardstock, cut 5” #1Dad
• Adhere mats to top and sides
• Adhere layers of all cuts and attach to sides
• Using dimensional tape, adhere #1 Dad cut to top of box

FATHER'S DAY CAKE

Materials:

• Cricut Cake® Personal Electronic Cutter
• Cricut® Martha Stewart Crafts™ Seasonal Cake Art cartridge
• 10" x 5" Cake
• Gum paste: brown, teal, aqua, light aqua
• Buttercream frosting: turquoise
• Food gel: brown
• Toothpicks
• Sugar glue

Cartridge Cuts:

• Seasonal Cake Art cartridge
• eight Fit to Length 5" star borders
• eight Fit to Length 4.5" star banners
• seventeen 1 ¾" circles with stars inside
• two 1 ¾" best dad phrases
• sixteen ½" stars
• 2 ½" starburst
• 2 ½" and 1 ¾" layered stars
• 1 ½" and 2" star wreaths

Designer Hints:

• Cut all images from gum paste, using pictures for color references. Remove excess gum paste from cutting mats and images. Save brown stars from borders. Let gum paste dry so that the cuts can be removed from the mat without being distorted.
• Layer borders, banners, and stars together as shown using sugar glue.
• Layer borders and banners to cake as shown.
  
• Layer best dad phrases together. Stand phrase on top of the cake as shown.
  
• Paint toothpicks with food gel. Let dry. Attach toothpicks to backs of stars. Place on top of cake as shown.
  
• To decorate cupcakes, brownies, or cookies, cut similar icons at desired sizes. Layer together and place on top of the goodies as shown.

Cat in a Basket Card - Penny Black stamp

I am really loving this little fat cat. I first saw him when my friend Linda, aka LGuild, bought a set of stamps with him during one of our excellent adventures. When she saw this class available I was excited about going so I could get the fat cat *okie often likes to think of herself as a fat cat since she likes to lay about and be lazy and stretch her fat body across the couch*.


Supplies used:
Penny Black "In the Garden"
Making Memories patterned paper
Cardstock - Stampin Up Crushed Curry; Paper Studio Kraft
ProMarkers
Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Pen
Punches - Stampin Up 1", 1 1/4" circle punches
Tim Holtz Disterss Ink - vintage photo
3/8" ribbon



I wasn't sure about coloring the basket in brown, but since that is what we did in class and I was to lazy to experiment it is what I chose to do. I colored the whole basket with vanilla and dthen went on the horizontal with a brown *okie can't remember what brown and thinks she really needs to start writing down the colors* and then used a darker brown on the vertical areas. Ya might need to click the picture and make it larger to see.


For the small flowers I just used a dark pink in the center and then went over with a lighter pink, coloring the whole area. The leaves are Marsh Green and Pear. Those are easy to remember because it is one of my favorite color combos for blending.

The coloring was simple on the images. I used the same method for the cat as I posted yesterday. For the butterfly I just used orchid and purple and then hit a few areas with the Stardust pen. I am not even sure if you can tell I used the pen on the butterfly in the picture, but trust me *okie figures since she is an honest injun people will take her word* I did.




I am really diggin the color combo on these cards, but since red is included I am sure how I could not dig it *okie so loves the color red*. It does help since the paper came in a pack and that is one reason I love packs....you always know your chit is gonna match and look good!!

I CRAFTED!! Penny Black stamp - Cat card

Yep I finally got my butt in gear this weekend and did some crafting. To be honest it wasn't much but I did get a total of 16 cards made. There are only 4 designs and I will post the first one today and then the next few days I will be posting the others. You probably recoginze the stamps and card layouts from when Linda, aka LGuild, and I took a card class a few months ago. I was being lazy and decided to just copy the same layouts *okie hears some groaning in the back* OH SHUT UP!! AT LEAST I AM POSTING A CRAFTING PROJECT INSTEAD OF JUST THE RAMBLINGS IN MY HEAD!! *okie sighs deeply with lips pursed together thinking there just is no pleasing some people*.

Supplies used:
Penny Black "In the Garden" stamps
Making Memories patterned paper
Cardstock - Stampin Up Crushed Curry; Paper Studio Kraft
ProMarkers
Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Pen
Punches - Stampin Up 1", 1 1/4" circle punches
Tim Holtz Disterss Ink - vintage photo



The cat is really simple to color. It did seem to take a long time but I think it was because I was color 4 of each one and that does take some time, especially when you are trying to watch Netflix at the same time. The movie wasn't very good, it was Killers, or something like that. It had Ashton Krutcher and that Kathrine Heigle or however you spell her name. I haven't liked her since she had all that problems on Grey's Anatomy. *okie shakes her head at herself* But I got way off track there, back to the cat....I used satin and vanilla for the light colors and then Cinnamon and Caramel for the brown colors. The cheeks are done with Dusty Rose *okie thinks she remembers that right*. I can't remember the colors for the flowers.

Here you can see where I used the Stardust pen on the centers of the flowers. I think it just gave it a little glitz while not taking away from the image.

This card is actually my least favorite of the cards and I think that is why I am posting it first, just to get the ugly thang out the way! *okie falls out chair laughin* Okay I don't really think it is ugly, just not my favorite of the 4.

So wish me luck on getting another one posted for tomorrow! I am so easily distracted these days!!

I think I am about locked and loaded!!

So evidently I am committed *okie gets ready to smack anyone with a smart aleck comment* to going to Houston in July. One part of the airline ticket is done and I will get the other taken care of next Friday when I get paid. I certainly hope it is worth the trip! HA HA HA

Actually CKC doesn't interest me very much, but it will be something to do. I am more interested and excited about spending a week with my friend Carmen! And I will finally get to meet my sexy oily man, aka Carmen's husband, and her old azz mother!! I just hope her mother knows she has to stay out in the garage while I am there. We will be sure to leave her a fresh bowl of water with the dogs. And since she likes dog treats *really long story* she should be just fine!! *okie knows she is so gonna get a butt kickin for writing all this on her blog but thinks it is so worth it*.

I got some more things done around the house this morning. I was up early so I could have the lawn mower ready for the kid who was going to mow my yard today. He did a fantastic job. Of course anything is fantastic when I don't have to mow the yard!

And guess what else I did? I designed a softball layout using, are you ready for this??

Are you sure??

Well okay....

USING MY GYPSY!

*okie watches as about 20 people fall over faint*. Um, will someone make sure they didn't hit their heads too hard? Thanks! Yep it was really simple so I didn't mind using the Gypsy. Also, I was able to sit on my new couch *okie notices the dirty look from Lucy*, err, I mean Lucy's new couch *okie gives a huge eye roll* while using the Gypsy. So that was pretty cool!

So off for a nap, or something I guess. Maybe I will feel like crafting tonight!

I am being pressured!!

My friend Carmen, aka ScrapperDelighted, has been after me for two years now to go to Houston to visit her. While Houston isn't that far, it is too far to make it in my poor car and well airfare ain't cheap! But now, I also have my friends Lori and Laurie after me about going!

Evidently CKC is going to be in Houston in July and Lori and Laurie are both going. Carmen wanted me to come at that time as well since she thought it would be fun to go *okie looks at her readers with a "surely they can't be serious" look*. Okay did you actually understand what I just said??

HOUSTON...IN...JULY

That will be the equivalent of floating down the river Styx and entering Hades itself!! Think of me as a piece of bacon if you will....all layered with fat and muscle. Now think of me being thrown in a very hot skillet...can you hear me sizzle?? Yeah, well that is what it would be like! I swear these women are just wanting me dead. I can find no other reason why anyone in their right mind would travel to south Texas in the middle of the summer!

I have never been to CKC. They do have it in Tulsa sometime in August and while my friend Linda, aka LGuild, has gone, I was never able to make it with her because it always fell right when school started and I am swamped in paperwork at the time. Linda said she didn't care for it much, of course she isn't into taking classes *okie thinks she doesn't like to take classes either* and she felt the shopping was WWAAYY better at the GASC in Arlington.

So now I have a dilema, do I travel to HELL in July so I can sizzle like a piece of bacon and get to spend some time with friends, or do I just stay at home and just steam bake like a potato. *okie thinks she must be hungry since she is using food comparisons*

This blog should be scrapbooked!!

I am not one to go looking at blogs most of the time. I know it sounds like a double standard since I have a blog. The main reason is that if I start looking I can't seem to stop, much like eating M&Ms or Lays potato chips...I can't stop at just one!

I caught this story on yahoo news yesterday and sure enough I had to go look. It interested me because it said this dad dressed in a costume every day to wave at his son on the school bus. I thought surely it was some type publicity stunt. But actually it was a great story about these parents who were excited about the bus finally coming down their street and wanting to wave goodbye to their son. The first day they waved together and then the second day the costumes started. It lasted throughout the school year! The dad did miss one day due to strep throat and running a fever but other than that I think he made it out every morning to wave at his son, with the mother taking the pictures.

I certainly hope these people scrapbook because these pictures and the stories need to be properly adorned!

If you have time check out the WAVE AT THE BUS blog. You might have to click older posts to see the rest of the pictures, but it is totally worth it!

“1000 Facebook Fans Celebration Giveaway!”

Letraset reached 1,000 fans on their Facebook page and are having a giveaway on their blog!

To enter you just need to go to

“1000 Facebook Fans Celebration Giveaway!”

and leave a comment on why you love Letraset Products! They will be choosing 3 commentors to win a set of 12 ProMarkers of the winners choice!! Deadline is Friday June 10th at 12 midday (GMT).

If one of you do win I suggest you choose one of the blending sets. There are 3 sets to chooses from, Pastel, Muted and Vivid.

Remember the giveaway is NOT on my blog. You will need to click the link above to go to the page to enter.

Baby it's hot outside! And Western Themes

I called the time and temperature today and it is 97. How our weather went from March to August in a matter of two weeks is beyond me but I know I don't like it...not at all!! It's too hot to go clean the pool out and fill it up. It was too cold, then it got really stormy with all the tornado's and now it's too stinking hot!

I went to Stamp Club Thursday night with my friend Linda, aka LGuild. We had a great time. We met a couple of the other ladies at Applebee's for supper before going and those women are crazy fun! I got some western images stamped and have been slowly working on coloring them with the ProMarkers. I think once I get some of the colored like I want I am going to scan them and then I can print them for when ever I want to use them *okie is such a cheater*.

Here is one of the images, sorry the picture is so bad, I took it with my cell phone which doesn't always take the greatest pictures.

Once I do get to them I am going to use some cuts from Old West to compliment the images. I have ideas in my head but can't seem to stop playing with my new laptop long enough to get any crafting done!!

Living in Oklahoma there are many people I can use western theme cards for to be sure!

Today I am off to spend some time with my friend Nancy. Not sure what we are going to do but I know we are going to get something to eat and then I want to look for a silver anklet. I so love anklets and use to make a lot of my own with beads. In the summer I usually always have one on. Maybe this evening I can get some crafting done. I think my Cricuts are feeling neglected!!

Summer Time = Crafting Less

I guess I am crafting a little less these days, which I have found is a bit common for me in the summer time. I had company all weekend and my daughter was here for a few days spending some time so I haven't been able to craft. Yesterday afternoon I mowed my yard and Naomi's yard. After taking a shower I decided to go visit with her for a few hours and still didn't get any crafting done.

If you have a minute please keep Naomi in your prayers. She found out recently she has cancer and will be starting chemo next week. In case you don't know who she is, she use to be my next door neighbor. I say that but to be honest she is so much more...over the years she has become my friend, my confidante, a companion, a source of support, and many other things. I still so miss her being next door *okie thinks she will leave out the part about crying for a solid week when Naomi moved* but she is doing well in the assisted living home where she resides now. I still try to go see her a few times a week if I can and usually no less than once a week.




This is a picture of me and Naomi that was taken not long after she moved. She and I use to laugh when people would assume or ask if I was her daughter. When I looked at this photo I thought "OMG! I COULD PASS AS HER DAUGHTER!"




I got my Pop Up Neighborhood cartridge from the Cricut Circle and it seems to have some cute images on it. Not sure how many pop up cards I will make though. My friend Carmen, aka ScrapperDelighted, picked up Kate's ABC's for me at Joanns and I have looked through the images on Design Studio and it is just TOO CUTE! I hope to try out both very soon!

I am still trying to get use to using a laptop but I have to admit I am loving the portiblity of it! I called Cricut customer service yesterday and got my Design Studio registered on the laptop so now I can design anywhere! Yeah, yeah, yeah I know I could have with the Gypsy but ya'll know me better than that!

Heart Broken - layout

Doesn't a crying baby just break your heart? I could never stand my daughter crying when she was a baby. It would literally make my heart ache. Now though....not so much *okie hears the gasps from folks thinking okie is a mean mother*. Not that I want her to cry now or don't care, it's just that the older kids get the more they use those tears to try and manipulate us!!

Supplies used:
Cricut - Expressions; Elegant Edges cartridge; Rock Princess cartridge;
K & Company -
Signo UM 153 gel pen
Cardstock - various
Janome Sew Mini
Hot Fix Gems
Flat Back Pearls
Cat Eye Chalk Ink
Safmat - for journaling








I added the flat back pearls to the center of the cuts on the large mat I cut with Elegant Edges. I did this after I got the layout put together so I didn't have to waste pearls on the centers that wouldn't be shown and also so it wouldn't be bulged from the pearls.

I only sewed down the vertical strip since that seemed like the only place that needed something.




The title is from Rock Princess and seemed just perfect for this layout. I sanded the pink heart on that layer to give it a distress edges.

I inked on the words and then added some highlights with a white gel pen. I really think that highlights can make letters stand out a lot more, especially when letters are welded.






This is the journaling block that I posted yesterday showcasing the Letraset Safmat Film. As you can see it is so easy to make it match the layout and not have to worry about printing on the cardstock or if it will fit through your printer.