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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peek - Day 1 - Graphic Greetings Dad


Hello everyone and welcome!!! Today is the day we have all been waiting for.....it's Day 1 of Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks....Whoohoo!!!!! The theme today is *For Him* and I am really excited to show you the card I made with the awesome Graphic Greetings Dad stamp....one of the new May release stamps!!! I have a husband, four sons, a son in law, and my Dad to make cards for not to mention several grandsons so as you can imagine I am always on the lookout for guy stamps and masculine card ideas!!! I was thrilled to work with this awesome stamp....it's just perfect for Father's Day and birthdays!!! Since my new favorite technique is chalkboard....I was doubly thrilled because this stamp works beautifully with the chalkboard technique!!!!!!!

The Graphic Greetings Dad stamp was stamped with Versamark onto black card stock and embossed with white embossing powder. I ran my embossing buddy over the card stock prior to stamping so the ep wouldn't stick where it wasn't supposed to. After embossing, white craft ink was sponged on to give it the dirty chalkboard look.  I made my chevrons using Julie Hoffman's tutorial found here. The paper is from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers and the twine, buttons, sewing, and distressing finish it off.

Now I have my Dad's Father's Day card finished...yeaaaaa!!! Tomorrow will be Day 2 of the Sneak Peeks and then the May Release will be Thursday morning, May 9th at 8am PST!!!

Now, are you ready to see more sneak peeks from the awesome Baker's Dozen Design Team?? Check it out!!!

Joan Ervin - Guest Designer - you are here!!

Thanks for stopping by....have a wonderful day!!!!!


24 comments:

Tammy said...

Absolutely terrific card Joan! Love the background ou created for the new image!

jimlynn said...

Fantastic!!! Love the chalkboard look and the colors are perfect for a guy!
Lynn

Ellen Taylor said...

Fabulous chalkboard card! Love the sentiment~perfect father's day card!

Unknown said...

Wonderful, Joan! Love the chalkboard technique and your handmade chevrons are awesome!

Sue B said...

Aww this is gorgeous Joan! I love the stamp and the chalkboard technique looks fab! the papers are gorgeous… beautiful colours… and I love the chevrons and the buttons and twine… it's a perfect male card! :-)
Hope you had a lovely weekend!
Hugs Sue xx

Doreen said...

Just beautiful,gorgeous image.xxx

VanessaB said...

fab-u-lous!

Anne Temple said...

Fabulous card and a great technique!

Basslady said...

a gorgeous and fantastic card!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Ariane said...

I love your card! It's gorgeous!!

Linda Palmer said...

Great card, beautiful colors! Love it!

Shannon White said...

Wowie!! This is Fabulous Joan!! Love the teal and black plaid dp's and your Fun Chevrons too! Just Super!! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

Annette Allen said...

wow cool card.. love the white chevrons and that cool sentiment... great card..

Anonymous said...

YAY!! I'm so happy you're stamping with us! This card is off the hook! Love the colors, love the chalkboard technique, the chevron. AWESOME! Have a great day!

Kimberly S said...

Awesome Father's Day card, I'm sure he'll love it! :) hugs, Kimberly

Tenia Nelson said...

LURVE!!

Cindi said...

Gorgeous card! I love your chalkboard and the plaid paper is just perfect.

Shelly said...

Hi Joan! Love the colors and bold chevron on this card! I love the Graphic Greetings stamps, don't you? Hugs!

Tammie Edgerton said...

Wow, Joan, what an awesome card! Love, love, love the plaid paper combined with the handmade chevrons...perfect background for the chalkboard technique! So glad you're joining us for a couple of months!

Shari said...

Love this! I really like the chalkboard look.

Dawn Easton said...

Love this! That technique looks fabulous with this set!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

LOVE this with the chevron borders! What an awesome card!

Broni said...

What an awesome way to use this graphic greeting for Father's Day! Love the plaid paper, and the blue buttons, twine, and large white chevron die cuts are absolutely perfect!!

Katherine said...

This is a terrific stamp for Fathers Day & perfect for a chalkboard style that seems great for a man card! I want to feature your card for upcoming Trendy Tuesday post for the blog at Paper Crafters Library. You can ck out the blog here: http://blog.papercrafterslibrary.com/ The post will link back to your blog as well. If you do not wish to be featured, just let me know.