Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I know that Father’s Day was last weekend, but I have to show you the cake I made! (I promise there is stamping involved.) A while back, Eve & I found this amazing cake on Pinterest. I had originally promised to make it for her birthday, but it was too close to Passover. It was the perfect Father’s Day cake, since both Steve and his dad love chocolate.

I wanted to make it more festive, so I used to strips of the Spice Cake fabric sewn together to make a big bow, and then used a matching pattern from the Comfort Cafe paper to make a sign. The Apothecary Accents framelits are fabulous for sign making, and I was even able to cut through a thin piece of cardboard in order to add stability.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen, Itty Bitty Bits
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Other: Spice Cake Designer Fabric, Apothecary Accents framelits, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (circle), bamboo skewers, cardboard for stability

Want to see the inside? It was so yummy!!

There is, of course, chocolate frosting holding the M&Ms and Kit Kats on. All the chocolate lovers in the family were thrilled!

I have one more Father’s Day card to show you, this one I made for my dad. It is based on this great card by LeeAnne Greff, just perfect for my bowtie-wearing dad! Aren’t those bowties adorable? They are easily made with the Pennant Punch and the 1/2″ Circle Punch.

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Midnight Muse, Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
Other: Pennant Builder Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

One again, this would be easy to customize for any occasion, just be switching out the “Happy Father’s Day” for another sentiment.

I saw this great card on Melissa Stout’s blog, and I knew I had to make one like it for my wood-working husband!

Stamps: Tool Shed, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Soft Suede, Midnight Muse
Paper: Soft Suede, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla
Other: Apothecary Arts Framelits, Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon, Metallic Brads (gold)

This great for Father’s Day, or any other time, just by switching out the sentiment. Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads out there!

Fun challenge over at the Friday Mashup this week. A great sketch with the added challenge of making a masculine card with it.

I had to use Loads of Love with this one. It is one of the very first stamp sets I ever bought, and it is retiring on Thursday!  Since Steve drives a blue pick-up, it’s a natural choice for a Father’s Day card. I didn’t realize it until I had finished, but I ended up pretty much using the same colors on my card that were in the sketch! It’s also a pretty patriotic color scheme for this Memorial Day weekend.

Stamps: Loads of Love
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Island Indigo, Poppy Parade, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Naturals White, 2010-2012 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack, 2011-2013 In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack

Just a reminder that anything Poppy Parade (or any of the 2010-2012 In Colors) will no longer be available after Thursday, May 31st. In fact, a lot is sold out already. Get what you need while you still have a chance!

Since I had my after-school kids make Mother’s Day cards, I figured it was only fair to have them make Father’s Day cards as well! We used the super cute Packed for Dad stamp and Paula’s great sketch from Stampin’ Addicts Sketch Challenge #126 for this one.

Stamps: Packed for Dad
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey, Soft Suede
Paper: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper
Other: Tempting Turquoise 1/4 inch Grosgrain ribbon, Small Heart Punch

I love this Big Top Birthday paper! It is great for so many different projects! We’ll find out on Wednesday if it is retiring with this catalog or not. Most likely yes, but it doesn’t have any In Colors in it, so you never know. Be sure to check back here Wednesday for the retiring accessories list. Remember, those are only while supplies last, and some items will sell out quickly!

I know that it is well after Father’s Day, but I wanted to show you the pop-up card I made for Steve. It could easily be used for another occasion by changing out the sentiment. My friend Staci made this same style of pop-up card for a Leadership swap a year and a half ago, and I have been meaning to make one ever since! This is what it looks like when it is all opened up:

Stamps: Totally Tool, Wood Grain, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Other: Modern Label Punch, Gold Brads

It also can lie flat for easy mailing, as you can see in the picture below.

I used the tutorial over on SplitCoast Stampers to make it. It was really fun and much easier than I thought it would be.

Another Father’s Day card to show you today. This one I made for my dad. As before, it can easily be used for any occassion simply by switching out the sentiment. It’s a gate fold card, and uses the retiring Newsprint Designer Series Paper. That will be gone after Thursday! (Though the very similar First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper will still be available.)

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Newsprint Designer Series Paper
Other: Black Embossing Powder

I heat embossed the tree and the words to add an extra touch of elegance to the card. Since the base of the card is black, I put a piece of Very Vanilla on the inside as well.

While I realize that Father’s Day is behind us now, I have a few more Father’s Day cards to share with you. All of these are easily adaptable to any type of masculine card you may need, just by swapping out the sentiment. That’s one thing I love about Teeny Tiny Wishes — all of the phrases fit in the Word Window punch for easy customization of any card! This is the card I made for my father-in-law, who is an avid golfer.

Stamps: On the Green, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Garden Green, Basic Black
Paper: Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Big Shot

Remember, this fabulous golfing stamp will not be available to purchase after June 30th. And there are no new golf stamps in the new catalog, so get it while you can!

Pals Paper Arts has some great colors this week, all from the Regals family. I decided to combine them with the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge.

Since these colors are leaning more on the masculine side, I decided to put them together to make a Father’s Day card. I’m missing the bottom element off of the sketch, but I couldn’t think of a good way to include it. I tried something new and used ribbon underneath a strip of card stock to create a border. I really like how it looks!

Stamps: All Holidays, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, More Mustard
Paper: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Whisper White
Other: Night of Navy Satin Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

There are a lot of items on this card that are on the retiring list — All Holidays, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel, Night of Navy Satin Ribbon, and Hodgepodge Hardware. Stamps will be available until the end of the month, but accessories (including wheels) may sell out sooner. Some items already have. Nothing is worse than paying 3 times as much for something on eBay. Make sure you get what you want before they are gone!

I have one last father’s day card to show you, which certainly could be adapted for any other occasion as well.  I made this one for my sister-in-law’s boyfriend. I started with red wine as a theme and wanted to give it a tropical feel. Change up the sentiment, and this would work well as a Hawaiian wedding card too!

Stamps: Cheers to You, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Old Olive, Rose Red Stampin’ Write Marker
Paper: Old Olive, Rose Red, Tempting Turquiose, Whisper White, Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
Other: Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

That’s it for the Father’s Day cards for this year! Hope you enjoyed them, and that they gave you some ideas for some masculine themed cards.