Happy Fathers Day / Happy Birthday Dad Card

Using the adorable Teddy from the gel-a-tins 'Honey Bear' Clear stamp set I made this card for Fathers Day or it could be used for a Birthday.



Products Used

gel-a-tins 'Honey Bear' Stamp Set
Dovecraft 'Masculine' by Jayne Bentley 6x6 Designer Paper Pack
Polka dot Ribbon
Brown Satin Ribbon
Papermania 'Birdsong' Alphabet Letters
Xyron Mega Runner
Mini Foam Pads
Vintage Brown Buttons
StazOn Black Ink Pad
A5 Blank Card

How it's Made

Cut the contrasting papers so that they fill the card 50/50 and stick using the Xyron Mega Runner. Cut the Ribbon and adhere to the front of the card in vertical strips.



Stick a piece of matching paper along the top to cover the top of the ribbon. Stamp the 'Honey Bear' image onto paper and stick to the right hand side of the card.



Using the letters on matching paper make the tag 'dad' and using the Xyron Mega Runner apply to the bottom right of the card.



Using the foam pads apply the buttons and there you have it!



This card could be used for either Fathers Day or a Birthday



Sharon

A cuddly bear

Thanks for stopping by Gel-a-tins today! I hope you find our blog full on inspiring projects and would love for you to share your Gel-a-tins creations with us!


Hello, everyone! It's Jessi. When I saw the Bear in the "Honey Bear" set, I knew I wanted to some how use flocking powder. After several attempts (have to admit...this was my first time using it), I finally was able to figure out how to make the bear image work.


Here is my CAS (best kind of cards out there *my opinion*):



Here is a close-up of the cute bear:



Can you tell there is flocking powder? No really sure on how to take a picture to showcase the texture?



To start of the flocking technique, I use a ivory cardstock and rolled a gluestick over an area the size of the stamp. Quickly taking the flocking powder and pressing it onto the glue. Allowing the powder to dry, I then stamped the image with brown ink. Once the ink was dried, the image was cut-out. Using a small hole punch, I punched 2 holes around the bear's neck and added the twine bow.

To complete the card, I attached the bear to the corner and added the sentiment around the bear.



Once again, thank you for stopping by today!


Supplies:

Honey Bear Stamp Set


Other Supplies:
Studio G Flocking Powder
Trendy Twine - Sky Blue
Paper Studio- Baby Blue & Brown Ink
Popdots

Chevron star card by Taheerah

Hey everyone! Thanks for stopping by the Gel-à-Tins blog again - I hope you're enjoying all the amazing projects the girls are posting!

I'm back today with a masculine card using Chevron-Tastic. Chevrons are so versatile that they work for both male and female recipients - I love that!

I made a fun discovery whilst playing around with my set - the large solid chevron fits perfectly between the double chevron stamp! That just opened up a whole world of extra possibilities for me!!

So out of that discovery came this card:



Fun, no? Let me tell you how I did it.



I started with a Kraft card base and stamped a chevron pattern in green, brown and kraft, alternating the colours and mixing and matching with the solid chevron. I just love how jazzy it came out!



I then stamped the sentiment in black and added some die-cut stars, stamping some in brown with a concentric star design. The stars were adhered with dimensional glue gel so they really pop off the card at different heights!




Supplies Used:

Gel-à-Tins:
Chevron-Tastic stamp set

Other:
Super Stars stamp set (Papertrey Ink)
Kraft, Dark Chocolate and Simply Chartreuse inks (Papertrey Ink), Versafine Onyx Black ink (Tsukineko)
Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Seeing Stars dies (Papertrey Ink)
Pinflair Glue Gel (Olba)

I'd love to know what you think of this little card. Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Safari Friends

Hello! It's Anita from http://craftygrldesigns.blogspot.com/ I hope that your having a great day! I am happy to be here today sharing a card made with the Safari Friends stamp set! With Father's Day just around the corner I thought I would make a masculine card with this set!



I stamped a few of the animals from Safari Friends in brown ink onto kraft cardstock. I colored the animals in lightly with pencils, since I thought it gave it a more masculine feel! I used some pattern paper that I think is quite masculine with it's chevron pattern and colors! I wasn't going to leave the twine over top of the animal panel but when putting it together I liked the way it looked! :>

And that's it for me! :> See you next time!


Supplies:

Safari Friends Gel A Tins Stamp Set

Ink: Cup of Joe by Hero Arts
Bazzill Cardstock
Twinery Caribbean Twine
My Mind's Eye Pattern Paper

Happy Day!

Hi dear crafters!
Today I want to show you a card.





I stamped a grass with Dovecraft ink and beautiful stamp from gel-a-tins set "Unbeleafable".Than I picked up the paper, made a composition. Than and made a blots with black acrylic ink. Next step was to decor my card with flowers and glossy accents.

Hope you've enjoyed this card!

PRODUCTS USED
gel-a-tins "Unbeleafable" Clear Stamp Set
Webster Pages paper
MME paper
Fabscraps paper
Pion Designs paper
Buttons
Stickers Hambly Studio
Flowers Maya Road
Glossy Accents Ranger


Have a great crafting!
Tanya P.
www.diaryofcards.blogspot.com

Love Knots for Dad

Hello out there in blog land! Can you believe it's already June?!? We're half way through the year. Where has the time gone?

We are a little over a week away from Father's Day here in the US. I like to make my husband a card from me for Father's Day. I know that Father's Day is for kids to remind their fathers why they appreciate them, but I like to also remind my husband that I see how great of a father he is to our daughter.



Supplies Used:
Love Knots stamp - gel-a-tin stamps
watermark ink - versamark
clear embossing powder - Stampin' Up
chipboard - Maya Road
buttons - random from my jar o buttons
Modeling Paste

At first glance, the hearts in the Love Knots set made me think of a feminine project. I have a hard time mixing hearts into guy projects. But, I knew that it would work perfect for a card that was given out of LOVE!

I used the Love Knots background stamp to create the background for my card. I stamped it with watermark ink, then added clear embossing powder. I wanted to add texture with this stamp, but I wanted it to be subtle on the background.

I sometimes struggle to add embellishment to masculine projects because I am a glitter and bling lover! One of my favorite embellishments to add for a guy are buttons. For this card, I stuck the buttons in a straight row, then stitched them on with twine. This row of buttons served two purposes. First, was embellishment. Second, the placement was to cover a mistake! I was a little off with seaming the background stamps together on this card, so I made sure that my buttons covered the gap! If there is one thing that I can teach someone about stamping, it's that mistakes happen and it's ok! Keep going with your creation and see where it goes!



Finally, I wanted to use the boy potty person on the card. The smaller keychain people that Maya Road sold had a hole in the middle of the head. To cover that and add more texture to my card, I dabbed modeling paste all over the chipboard. Once it dried I added mist over the top to add color.



I look forward to seeing what everyone creates with this fun background stamp!

1 Stamp Set 2 Ways with Sketches

Hello Everyone! Today I am sharing a couple of sketches I made for Welcome Spring Time Stamp Set:



The squares in Welcome Spring Time stamp set are all about 1-1/4" in size and look amazing on cards:



I decided to challenge myself for a masculine card with the second sketch:



I printed the sentiment from my computer and added some staples for detail:



I hope that you like today's cards and are inspired to create some cards using the sketches. Happy Crafting!

For one dapper dad...

Hello, everyone! I would like to share another Father's Day idea with you. This cute shirt can be made into a stand-alone display or a greeting card.

To begin, cut a piece of cardstock to 5" x 7". Come down about one inch from the top, cut a one inch slit on the left side, and one inch slit on the right side. Fold in the flaps to make the collar.

To make the pattern on the tie, use the small square stamps from the Unbeleafable Collection. Arrange them on the clear stamp block, and just keep stamping until you fill up half a sheet of cardstock. Cut out a tie shape and adhere underneath the collar flaps. Use adhesive foam squares under the collar and end of the tie for dimension.



Cut a small rectangle for a pocket. Add a small scrap of the stamped design to serve as a handkerchief hanging out of the pocket. Use adhesive foam squares to make it pop off the shirt. Cut 2 rectangles and adhere at an angle for the sleeves.

To make the shirt a stand-alone display, add a piece of folded cardstock to the back to make it stand up. If you would like to make this a greeting card, make the body of the shirt a folded card base. The sleeves can be optional.

I hope you enjoyed this project. You can use many of the stamp collections for tie patterns. Cheveron-tastic would make a great tie! I just might have to try that...

Thanks for stopping by.
Kim F.

Supplies:
Gel-a-tins Stamp Set: Unbeleafable

Other:
Cardstock: Prism
Ink: Distress Ink by Tim Holtz in Weathered Wood
Adhesive Foam Squares

You're my Honey Bear!

We all know that honey is sweet and that little bears are cute, but what do you get when you put them together? Apart from a little sticky mess of course!. Well gel-a-tins have put them together in a very special set of clear stamps called 'Honey Bear' that is adorable. In the set you get a total of 12 clear stamps and of course the super metal storage tin. The sentiments included are 'Thank You', 'Love You', Beary Much', 'Miss You', You're My', 'Honey' and Bear. The image stamps consist of a Beehive, two Bee's, Butterfly, Honey Pot, Flowers and of course last but not least the adorable Teddy Bear. I have used this set to create a card. I decided to stick with Yellow tones with a little splash of black for dimension. Below you will find a list of the products I have used and how I made this project. The buy this stamp set please visit http://gelatinstamps.com/product_info.php?products_id=5



PRODUCTS USED

gel-a-tins 'Honey Bear' clear stamp set
K&Co Contemporary Boxed Paper Collection (524460)
Xyron 5" Creative Station
Xyron Mega Runner
Cricut Sentimentals Cartridge
Core'dinations Glitter Stack
Doodlebug Boutique Trims (Halloween Assortment)
Doodlebug 'Bumblebee' Rick Rack Ribbon
Doodlebug Flocked Brads
America Crafts Speciality Papers
Bee Flatback Buttons
StazOn Black Ink Pad
Whispers orange Ink Pad
docrafts Papermania Capsule Collection 'Lemon Sorbet' Flowers
Foam Pads

HOW IT'S MADE

Cut out the beehive base using the Cricut Sentimental cartridge
Cut out the glitter filigree beehive pattern and layer it on top of the beehive base. I used the Xyron to apply adhesive to the filigree pattern this made sure all parts were properly glued.



For the base layer of the card I again used the Cricut Sentimentals cartridge to cut out a beehive base from the middle of a piece of paper that matches the base of the beehive only slightly bigger.
Rub the edges with the Whispers Orange ink pad.
Layer the page on to a sheet of orange American Crafts paper.
On top of this place your beehive using foam pads so that it stands out.



Using the black and gold American Crafts Speciality Papers matt and layer to create a faux frame effect.
Apply the ribbons to the base and down the right hand side.
Add the flat back bee buttons to the front of the beehive.



Assemble your flowers and hold together with the brads.
Rub the edges with the Whisper orange ink pad and group together on the card.





Stamp the Sentiment, Bear and Honey Pot with the black StazOn ink and cut out.
Trim the sentiment with gold glitter
Cut the bears arms so he can hug the sentiment and glue together.



Stick to the card with foam pads



This is how it looks from the side.



So there you have it, I hope you have as much fun with this little bear as I have.


Sharon

Get ready for Father's Day!

Hello, everyone! Thank you for stopping by Gel-a-tins today!Can you believe that it is the first day of June? Already? So that means BBQs, beach fun and Father's Day. Yep, that's right, Father's Day is a few weeks away! So there is no better time to start creating that special card for that special man in your life!

Today I am going to show you another CAS card. I find it had to make masculine cards, so it is easier (for me) to create a clean and simple card.

Using the fantastic Cheveron-tastic Stamp set, here is the card I created:



I was debating on adding a splash of color, but decided against it. Starting with a solid white cardstock, I created a A2 size card. With the leftover cardstock, I decided to create a window-effect (with a circle diecut) to place up top of the front. Before adhering the window, I stamped several lines using a stamp from the Cheveron-tastic set. (I choose to do 1 color, but would look awesome to do in a variety of colors...such as in a rainbow!) I added the simple sentiment to the window cardstock. Using 3D dots, I attached the window to the card.



Once again, thank you for stopping by Gel-a-tins! Be sure to stop by on a regular basis to see an awesome variety of projects that our DT creates! We aim to inspire!

Have a great day!

Jessi P.

Gel-a-tins Stamp Set - Cheveron-tastic


Other Supplies:
Mohawk Cardstock
Spellbinders Circle Die Cut
Paper Studio Black Ink
Studio G Stamp