Hello, and welcome to the Celebrating Parents card drive blog hop. If you came from the amazing Aga’s blog, you are right on track! Today the design team girls are sharing some fabulous projects using new stamps to support seniors who are in nursing homes or shelters.
Altenew is donating 20% of all profits from these stamp sets to support seniors. You can find more details about the card drive HERE and I hope you can join this great cause by sending handmade cards.
I created a Father’s Day card using the Best Dad stamp set. While I was making this card, I wished I could send it to my dad. It’s been 12 years since he died unexpectedly. I wasn’t close to my dad at all and I wasn’t a sweet daughter either which I deeply regret.
Since I’m into watercoloring these days, I decided to go out of my comfort zone by trying new watercolor medium which is Tim Holtz Distress Inks.
To be honest, I almost gave up and went for Copic coloring. But I’m glad that I stuck with watercoloring until I finished my card. That doesn’t mean that I love how it turned out, though.
I made a video tutorial to show you how I created my watercolor card. You can watch the video here or in HD on YouTube:
Giveaways: There are two ways to win!
- Altenew is giving away TWO $50 gift certificates to the Altenew store. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Friday April 8th for a chance to win.
- And there is more! I have a gift certificate to give away for one winner: $30 gift certificate to Altenew. Please leave a comment below, telling me your best memory of your father. I will announce the winner in this post on Sunday, April 10. Good luck!
It is now time to head on over to the talented Lydia’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. I am sure she has something amazing made up. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!
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- Yana Smakula
- Agnieszka Malyszek
- May Sukyong Park (you’re here!)
- Lydia Evans
- Nicole Picadura
- Sveta Fotinia
Giveaway Winner (Edited to add)
Congratulations, Kathy! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your prize with a subject line : Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop Winner from May’s Blog.
TracyM #6773
FABULOUS card May – LOVE your collage of images and colours!!! … my Father still uses a brush like the one in this set, I can almost smell his aftershave as I type!!!
Apr . 06 . 2016THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION and video – I’m IMPRESSED with how you stamped SO MUCH at once with the MISTI and how PRETTY the Distress Inks can be, I also appreciate that you shared that things didn’t work perfectly the 1st time, it will help me persevere more when I struggle next time 🙂
My favourite memory is such a challenge to choose, so I will share a recent one that we were talking about together. My Father taught me how to drive and he was so STRICT with PERFECTING everything, insisting that I learn in a manual car. I spent so much time practising my reverse parking but when it came for my driving test I didn’t even have to reverse park. It’s a valuable skill that I have kept since then, even though it wasn’t needed on the day I got my licence to drive => THANKS Dad 🙂
TracyM #6773
PS – Sending {{{HUGS}}} your way – loss is always a challenge and it is difficult to not have regrets. I feel that all the challenges we face in life are what help make us be a better person and I KNOW you put SO MUCH HEART into your creations!!!
Apr . 06 . 2016Sindhu Manokaran
Amazing card…my kids are waiting for vacation trip to play with my dad..
Apr . 06 . 2016Piyu
Fabulous Card! Loved the watercoloring!
Apr . 06 . 2016Patti G
My Favorite memories of my Dad was when we would go hiking and he always had to wander off the path, which would lead to us getting lost at times. My brother and I still laugh about this.
Apr . 06 . 2016Linda Carson
Really adore this fun Father’s Day card! My favorite memory of my Dad was going fishing with him!
Apr . 06 . 2016sparklebymonica
Love the video tutorial! So many sparkle-tastic stamps and sentiments! Love the cause senior cause donation aspect, too. I was raised by my grandparents and they are the reason my sister and I survived! Greatest generation! Thanks for the opportunity to win some goodies and see other designers projects in the hop!
Apr . 05 . 2016sparklebymonica
I also just subscribed to your YouTube channel, as I’m new to watercoloring and would love the techniques you offer. Thanks!
Apr . 05 . 2016Rahmat
These stamps are so fun, and I love the touch of pink on a masculine card. Great car May!
Apr . 05 . 2016Sheila Harper
Your card is so colorful!
Apr . 05 . 2016lisascreativeniche
Love the colors on here!
Apr . 05 . 2016Mary-Anne V.
What a great watercoloured collage look you created on this card. My favourite memories are of my Dad reading stories to my kids.
Apr . 05 . 2016Melinda Sweetman
Great card! And a fave Dad memory, Im gonna go with one of my little boys with their Daddy (I dont have a relationship with own) – I just love watching them playing together, especially on the beach where they ALWAYS dig a big hole 🙂
Apr . 05 . 2016Becca Yahrling
Awesome card that any Dad would LOVE to have! <3
Apr . 05 . 2016Alma
When he soothed my problems from another country
Apr . 05 . 2016Berina Febin
Beautiful card!! Love the neat background you have created!! Awesome!
Apr . 05 . 2016-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Lin F
Very nice card, so many of the elements on it remind me of my dad. He liked to build things, loved coffee and I loved to watch him shave in the mornings, sadly he passed away 32 years ago but I’ll always have the memories!
Apr . 05 . 2016kartelene531
cool very different design love it thank you for sharing your work with us
Apr . 05 . 2016Teresa Doyle
May, your cards are always great and this one is no exception. Any Dad would love it!
Apr . 05 . 2016I totally enjoy watching your videos and even my young grandsons come running when they hear your music! LOL Such a fun tune.
joy meadows
My dad loved flowers and had the most beautiful flower beds. He spent hours amending the soil, planting, weeding, feeding and enjoying time outdoors. I loved learning about annuals and perennials and all of the ins and outs of gardening from him.
Your card is such a fun one – any dad would love to receive it!
Apr . 05 . 2016raggiodiluce82
My favourite memory with my Dad is when he taught me to ride a bike,
Apr . 05 . 2016raggiodiluce82
Wow! This card is too funny! Perfect for a dad!
Apr . 05 . 2016blissfullyscrappy
Nice job coloring. Very creative card.
Apr . 05 . 2016Helen Gullett
Wow! This is one stunning coloring with distress ink card! Love how you created your background, fun and cool! It tells so many things about Dad for sure 🙂
Apr . 05 . 2016Linda F
Great card. I think the distress watercolouring is lovely. I think you are being a bit too critical. My favourite memory with my Dad is of us working together to build my first car. Working on the engine, doing the body work and painting. I always loved doing garage work with Dad.
Apr . 05 . 2016Rosali
The coloring on this card is beautiful!! Don’t be too hard on yourself, sweetie. ❤ I have issues with my father, too, but relationships are always a two-way street, right? At least I’ve come to this way of seeing it. I had to think a bit for a very happy memory … I always loved when the two of us played Mastermind (a board game) together! 🙂
Apr . 04 . 2016Barbara
Love you card, makes me smile. Thanks
Apr . 04 . 2016