A Father's Always There

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Masculine

Here is my card for your inspiration:

This theme is perfect for this time of year with Father's Day just around the corner (or in a couple of days, in fact).  This is the card I created for my father for Father's Day.  An easy layout made easier by these beautiful papers.  For a little fun, I made this a gatefold card.  For a little extra fun, I stamped a sand dollar image in a light turquoise ink behind the sentiment.  It's a bit hard to see in the photo, but it adds just enough in real life.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Father and Mother" sentiments; Repeat Impressions "Sand Dollar"

Dies: unbranded circle die from Amazon

Challenges:

Cards Galore #136--anything goes

Crafty Calendar--Add a sentiment

Creative Inspirations--one for the boys

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #169 (retro sketch)--sketch

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: for the guys

Aud Sentiments #326--fun fold AND/OR summer

Creative Creases #104--anything goes with more than one fold

Word Power--sentiment as the focus

Fab n' Funky Challenge #618--use your die cuts

Word Art Wednesday #702-703--anything goes with uplifting sentiment

Penny's Challenge #598--anything goes

Double Trouble #193--My Guy (Things #1: 3 layers, 2 patterned papers, 1 kraft paper)

Cardz 4 Guyz #374--seashells (on the smaller piece of patterned paper and the sand dollar behind my sentiment)

As You Like It--Favorite: use a sentiment or without words (I add a sentiment 99% of the time.  Usually I am making a card for a specific reason/person and therefore, I know what the card will be used for and can add it at the time.  My cards don't feel complete without a sentiment.)