Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear...
until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality
we all share --I'll haver stop fighting. Clark Kent
Hey there from Nannyland,
My struggle to create guy cards is real, but I have to admit I had a delightful time creating this Father's Day card for my hubby. I downloaded this fabulous svg from the Dreaming Tree website and had a blast assembling their incredibly clever card. After cutting the layers on my Cricut Maker, it took only a few minutes to do all the assembly and add a few fun embellishments. All the pieces in this design fit together seamlessly like a puzzle
I didn't want to bother with messy sponging, so I added a few light shadows with Copics and colored pencils, which are always at the ready on my desk. I paper pieced the tie because my husband would rather die than be seen in a boring one. The sample on the website had pearl buttons but I drew small circles with my pencils instead for a more masculine look...because, of course, the flowered tie and flower in the lapel are so manly. Hey, I was just trying to keep things balanced. I thought of adding a clever sentiment to the belly band, but the Happy Fathers Day was so cute, I went with that.
Creating this super fun card was definitely positive reinforcement to ease my guy card qualms. I think I'll just keep hopping over to Dreaming Tree for my masculine card designs. I've seen some really awesome ones I'm dying to try!
Thanks for visiting Nannyland.
I'll just be here blissfully creating until your next visit.
Nancy (aka Pink Panoply)
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Tic Tac Toe Challenge #249 (layers, die cut, patterened paper)
Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's ArtWorld.~ Maria CT
ReplyDeleteWOW! This card is amazing! Love the cut file, and the colors you chose-so cool! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenges!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is such a cool and clever design. Dreaming Tree huh? I'll have to check them out. Thanks for playing along at The Paper Funday Challenge. We look forward to seeing more of your designs soon.
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
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This card ROCKS!!! I LOVE your shading on all the die cuts. Thank you for playing with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!!
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Amazing design and what a lovely Dad card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations.
Helen x
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