"Dear 'Ol Dad" Father's Day Card!

Hello everybody!

Father's Day is just around the corner, so its time to get crackin' on the cards for our Dads, Step-Dads, Grandpas, Husbands & all the other special guys in our lives, if you haven't done so already.

First of all, I have to apologize for the poor quality of the picture of my card; my scanner is NOT behaving & my DD left the camera charger in Mobile at my sisters house! Therefore I had to resort to snapping a pic w/my phone, which of course has NO flash. Yay!

The card I've posted today was made for my "Dear 'Ol Dad". My Dad has always signed my birthday cards & letters as "D-O-D", otherwise known as "Dear Ol Dad", ever since I was a little girl. When I got the idea of crafting a "banner" card, it seemed only fitting to use "D-O-D" instead of "D-A-D"!

What would be your take and/or inspiration on my "banner" card?

Supplies used:

• Fancy Pants "Buddies" (Fancy-free collection; Spiffy)


• Yellow Bazzil cardstock (I used scraps!)


• Green chipboard letters


• Stickles - Lime Green


• Cats Eye ink - Blue Iris


• 8 1/2 in. white ric-rack


• 4 white eyelets


• Crop-a-dile


• Other: Argyle mini stamp, Crop-a-dile, mini bookplate, green mini brads

Technique hint: To create a "shadow" effect with you cardstock letters, very carefully peel (w/your nail) your chipboard letters in half. Adhere the bottom layer of you letter first; then carefully adhere the top, or second layer, of your chipboard letter approximately 1/4 of an inch to the right of your first layer. Repeat for all remaining letters. (I inked the "bottom layer" of my chipboard letters with the same ink I used on the edges of my card as well as for my stamp. You don't have to do this! The "naked" chipboard look is fantastic as well!)

Happy Crafting!

Colleen