No Time To Stamp?

Today I have a simply made card for my Dad for Father’s Day.  He’s had a tough year, with the last  month being particularly difficult, but he is ever filled with hope, so when I saw this image I thought it just may work for his Father’s Day card.

As I said, simply made.  No stamping at all.  I’ll write the message inside.  A favorite layout of mine that always works well for a quick card — not a lot of fuss to put together.  I used 1/8″ Jute Cording for my stringy embellishment.  I do try to avoid actual ribbon on guy cards when I can, and since I do like to use some *stringy* feature on bird cards when it works, I thought the cording was perfect here.  It is a twisted 3 strand rope.  Once untwisting the 3 strands, I then untwisted the 4 strands in each of the 3.  Just roll it between your fingers and it untwists very quickly.  I just made this card, and as you can see, my glue is still wet and showing.  It will dry clear.  I’ve been a real glue dot fan for years, but I’m really liking my new bottle of Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue for adhering buttons and bows of late.  It was from Wal-Mart, very inexpensive, holds super tight and my bottle tip has not yet gunked up — my pet peeve with glues!

Just wanted to show you the message included on this sheet from the Birds and Botanicals Journal Note Pad.  Hope…  what would we all do without hope!  Our hope is that which is offered freely by Jesus Chrst!

Stamps and Ink:  None

Paper: SU Basic Black and Ruby Red; Image is from Birds and Botanicals Journal Note Pad

Accessories:  1/8″ 100% Jute Cording,  Glue Glider, Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue and Button from Wal-Mart

Shopping:

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries the Journal Note Pads by Crafty Secrets and the Jute Cording.

May you all enjoy a wonderful Father’s Day spending time with the men in your lives!