Father's Day 2026

Happy Father's Day to all the dads who work hard for their children and families. I made this card from my daughter and me for her dad and it did not turn out at all like I wanted it to, but a masculine card for my husband who isn't a cardmaker...and I know he will like it.

I used Papertrey Ink's Build a Sailboat die set and modified this version from a year ago which I was really happy with for a bigger project. It's a card box with gold edges to look like gold edged pages of a book. See photos below and the details in my link at the top of this paragraph.

Here is the card box from last year.

As for the other products I used, the sentiment is from SU! from eons ago and I used my trusty Altenew Obsidian black ink pad. I ink blended the sky, sail, tiny flag, sun, water and boat and I actually watched a video to make the knot in the rope in the photo. It's the overhand knot. LOL.

Hope you have a nice day!

Carol

Hi Sunshine

I just noticed that Inkspirational Challenge #370 Word Prompt - Leftovers was their latest theme and just two days ago I saved a piece of card stock that was the die cut negative piece of a floral card I was making. My intention was to use it in the future for a stencil. What are the chances that today this challenge popped up? So I got to work using it. Here is my card.

I have saved the die cut negative before when I notice that it could make a good stencil. This one has some spaces that needed a space filled in so I moved the stencil to add a flower with an existing die cut opening. The die that made this stencil is one piece and it quickly made what ended up as a stencil.

What I used:

• Poppystamps Nordic Scatter Flowers 2773 die
• Concord & 9th Basket Weave Card Front die
• Waffle Flower A2 Nested Domes dies, Overlapping Hello Additions stamp and die sets
• Ranger Distress ink pads
• Pink and Main Glitter Enamel Shapes
• Catherine Pooler Queen for a Day ink pad

After stenciling, I decided on a dome-shaped card and die cut the stenciled panel, then added the basket weave pattern to it with that die. I die cut a hot pink, orange, and two white arches in graduated sizes to form the mats and card base. (For the card base I like to die cut two, score one close to the left side, then adhere together with tear tape on the skinny scored edge to join them into a foldable card.) The stenciled panel is popped up on foam tape for dimension.

I assembled the card and layers, then stamped and die cut the sentiment with purple ink. Last, I added the enamel dots for more texture and sparkle!

And that is it! Thanks for stopping by!

Carol

A Floral Thank You

Hello! I hope you are enjoying some summertime weather and activities! Today I have a floral thank you card I made with a new Poppystamps die set called Nordic Scatter Flowers. I paired them with two other Poppystamps die sets: Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame and Thank You Tender Script dies. The hearts remind me of a trellis with flowers are growing along the side of it.

What I used:

• Poppystamps Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame die, Nordic Scatter Flowers dies, Thank You Tender Script dies
• Distress ink
• Concord & 9th ink
• Stampin' Up! ink

I die cut the heart panel on aqua card stock and cut it off on the left side to make a partial cover plate "trellis" for my card front.  I adhered it to an A2 darker teal panel which I added to a white A2 card base. I die cut lots of the Nordic Scatter Flowers in white and ink blended the centers. After gluing the centers to the flowers, I scattered them along the heart panel's edge. Last, I die cut and layered the sentiment, then added it to the card front.

I hope you will stop by the Poppystamps blog for more photos and info on this card!

Thanks for visiting,

Carol

Sending Joy

If I somehow had reservations to a destination on the water, with colorful flowers everywhere and beach views, I would be very joyful! Having just returned home from being at a faraway beach wedding on an island, I am really missing the views there. So I got out this die set to make this scene for our Just Us Girls Moodboard #828. I was inspired by the moodboard's bright colors for everything on my card, including the flowers that adorn the doorway and potted plants. Be sure to visit the team's blogs and that of our guest Kellianne to read about their ideas taken from the board.

What I used:

• Spellbinders Beyond the Door die set, sentiment
• Ranger Distress ink pads
• Silver card stock
• foam tape

After die cutting all the parts needed for this scene, I assembled the flowers in terracotta pots and the bright archways. I ink blended a sunset and layered the die cut clouds, water and stone path on top of that panel.

I popped up the stairs and archway on foam tape, as I did for the potted plants. One of my favorite parts of the interactive design (I think Jennifer McGuire came up with this fold for the set) is the two-sided lantern that hangs on the front archway. It flips over when you open out the card. It was fun to adorn the arches with vines and flowers and to pretend that there is a courtyard between the two archways.

We hope to see your cards that take inspiration from our colorful floral moodboard this week!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Carol

Oh Happy Day!

I must be in bright colors mode lately, but here is a card inspired by the Paper Players Color Challenge: PP790 using colors similar to the three on the left side of their graphic. Christy said "bold and bright" and I was up for it! This is the maiden voyage for me of these Concord & 9th stencils and stamps. I also added stenciling and texture for fun! More coming soon with these products. 

What I used:

• Concord & 9th Filled with Joy stencil pack, stamps and dies, mini ink pad
• Sugar Pea Designs Card Front Element Builder die
• Ranger Distress Oxide ink pad
• Catherine Pooler Queen for a Day Ink pad
• Hero Arts Graphic Patterns Stencil Pairs
• Stampin' Up! Decorative Dots embossing folder

I decided to make a top folding, curvy edge front flap card base. I ended up using another die from the same set on the inside dotted embossing strip, too. I stenciled the purple flap for a subtle pattern and added the dotted strip to the bottom inside/outside of the card.

Stenciling the flower, its center, and the stem/leaf was quick and easy. These three pieces have their own dies. I stamped the sentiment on white card stock and fussy cut around it. The sentiment and flower are popped up on foam tape while the flower center and stem/leaf are adhered flat.

I like that when someone opens the card it is a surprise to open it upward with the sentiment being both inside and outside. I really like the color choices offered and am happy with the three I chose.

Thanks for stopping in,

Carol

 

Red, White and Blue

I have a post on the Poppystamps Blog today with a red, white and blue card on today's holiday, Flag Day. I originally made the card for the 4th of July this year which celebrates our country's 250th anniversary, but since my post is live today at Poppystamps, it is also to commemorate Flag Day in the US. I took products and used them for a purpose other than the originally intended one to make the flag. It was a fun way to look at some new products.

What I used:

• Poppystamps 2773 Nordic Scatter Flowers, 2757 Diamond Oval Pinpoint Background die, 2764 Fine Eyelet Frames

I die cut  an A2 size panel out of white card stock. Then I die cut a second one out out of red card stock. After doing a little math, I cut the red one into strips that would fit an A2 card base. They were adhered to the white panel with liquid glue to make the red and white stripes part of the card. I took the new Fine Eyelet frames die set and selected a small one for the blue section of the flag and cut off one end to fit the flag design. I adhered it to the top left of the card, then added some new Scatter Flowers for the star area. I didn't want to interrupt the flag design, so I left off a sentiment. There are even more photos of my card on the Poppystamps blog, so stop by to take a look.

I know someone born on Flag Day and two people near the 4th of July. This card works for birthdays, holidays or just for fun. 

Happy Flag Day, Happy Summer!

Carol

Water You Up To?

It is time for the monthly CASE It Instagram Hop where a group of friends Copy And Selectively Edit someone's card that we love. I asked Kailash @kailashcrafts if she would allow me to CASE her colorful summery birthday card and she sweetly agreed. I love the angled main stenciled piece she made for her card, with the elements in the corner and up into the stenciling. Here is how I CASEd her wonderful card:

And here is her card! Aren't her colors so pretty? I love the layout of her elements, too.

I took her idea of the stenciled panel in blue and aqua. Instead of yellow, I added pink and orange elements. My sentiment is also where hers is below that panel. I created a pool with stenciled waves and raised the edge by die cutting three rectangle frames and adhering them to each other. I put them on top of the pool, then added the umbrella and swimmer, who ditched her inner tube to float freely...something I don't do well in the water. I die cut three inner tubes to make it look like it is above the surface of the water while she is flat on the water. The umbrella is raised as well on foam tape.

What I used:

• Sugar Pea Designs Wave stencil
• Simply Graphic Swimmer and Pool tube
• Waffle Flower Beach Umbrella Die-n-Stencil set, Nesting Rectangle Frames die
• Simon Says Stamp Sea You Soon stamp set
• Altenew Obsidian black ink pad
• Ranger Distress ink pad
• Stampin' Up! Classic ink pads
• Pink and Main enamel dot
• Park Lane patterned paper

We hope you will hop along with us for some fun inspiration. You can start at my Instagram account @sawithadtomakeit and go from there.

Carol