Simple on Saturday - alternative For The Guys kit card

Just a slightly different alternative layout from the standard For The Guys kit supplied design...

I don't think it will be of any surprise to my long term followers that this is my favourite Kit - probably of all time!

And that I have thoroughly enjoyed designing alternatives... so many more to come...

Happy Greenfingered Birthday to my Dad!

Wonder if you can guess how old he is today!!?

So I had to make another of these Greenhouse Cards using the Hanging Garden stamp set... as my Dad loves to spend time in their conservatory and potter in the garden so this covered both angles... though I forgot to share this at the time it was made... I am not used to being so organised for family birthdays...

This time I used a Soft Sky card panel for the back to add some colour... though for some reason this colour backing made it very difficult to photo...

And please excuse me for - and ignore the fact that - the wonderful Hearth & Home window dies I used for the main feature are now retired (and no, before anyone asks - mine are definitely not for sale!) - as well as the Soft Sky card colour I used for the back!

Just click here for the Tutorial for the card...

And here are the two versions together... so you can compare and contrast... and do you have any particular preference???

Garage Card Part 3... Happy Fathers Day... Dads!

So I finally finished off my own father's Fathers Day card... so a quick share of the finished garage interior... as well as another ...very different... interior later on for Andrea's Dad...

I kept it simple... just a favourite wished-for car, Jaguar F Type... in a favourite colour (that he would never be allowed!!)... with his personalised registration plate...

But I just know that he will LOVE this card!!

Click here for the original share(s) with the directions...

And Happy Fathers Day wherever you and your family may be...

Images used (for personal use only!) care of a Google Search for Jaguar F Type... and "personalised registration plate" - which came up with many sites that physically produce registration plates and so you can enter the letters and numbers you want and an image is generated... easy!

And before I go... here is Andrea's for her Dad... 

A wonderful amalgam of things for boats & gardening along with a crowded bench & lots of tools... this hobby makes being so wonderfully personal with our cards so easy!!! And that always keeps the men folk happy!!

Urban District DAD day...

Whilst the Urban District stamp set was out for my Blog Hop make last Saturday...  I had a few other ideas with those DAD letters... well I think DAD day works as an alternative for Father's Day!!?

The Y being made from an upside down top part of the A over part of a left hand straight from the D...

All set on a 14.8cm Large Square card.... (about 5 7/8" Square for US readers)

Colour combi... Basic Grey, Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon and Tip Top Taupe...

Though I had to tweak my original idea... which was DIY DAD DAY... nice configuration of the 9 letters... which did just fit nicely on the square too... but too many Ds going on down that left hand side!! And no room for my Nailed It! tools to decorate... Though I have to admit it is a shame I didn't just snap a quick photo before I changed my plan...