Father's Day Superhero

My inspiration for Father's Day this year came from all the superhero elements I had seen (scrapbooking kits, movies, pillowcases, etc). I had the general idea of getting a photo of Dylan in his Superman shirt with "Dada, you're my superhero!" It took a little coaxing to get my now opinionated child to participate. He likes to pick his own shirt and I had to work hard to convince him to wear the Superman one for at least a few minutes. He also likes to choose at times when and where he wants his photo taken. Naturally, my suggestions originally were ignored. I snapped shots regardless hoping to get something and I did by patiently following his lead.

When he finally moved in front of my herb garden (better background and no direct sun) plus blew a kiss and made the best smile - I managed to get not just the one photo I had hope for, but three! I edited each using Ashley's Nice & Easy and Momaziggy's Gold Glory actions, cropped and outlined to mimic a comic strip. Then added the text in Marker font below (I see now I made a typo in adding a space between super & hero - oops!) and had it printed at 8x10 for Dylan to give to his father along with a card he made.

After breakfast and gifts, the three of us went to Bond Park to spend some time together. We had fun strolling the paths, watching the boats and playing at the playground. I haven't even had the chance to look at the photos I took on my DSLR, but this shot taken with my iPhone and edited with Instagram is a favorite:

Like father, like son. :)

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Father's Day 2011

Loved these photos from last Father's Day of Trent & Dylan looking at the book I made with photos of the two of them. :)

Kate's The Rag Coat layout shared at Design House Digital was the perfect inspiration for helping me get them scrapped.

Supplies: Back to Basics white frames by Sara Schmutz; Rocketman kit by Deena Rutter; Decorative Stitches set 1 by Agnes Biro; Daditude and Craft Jar kits by Miss Mint; In This Life kit by Karen Funk; Teletype font.

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"Dad" card

Last year I made hybrid cards for our fathers for Father's Day:

I started with a simple 5.5" x 8" rectangle and added a 5" x 7.5" mask in the center. This allowed me to easily layer two papers to create the background. I printed these onto white cardstock, cut to size and scored it at the 4" line to create the fold.

Next, I opened a pennant flag element from the Give Thanks kit and added "DAD" using brushes. I printed these onto white cardstock as well, cut out and then adhered to the cards with adhesive backed foam to give the design a bit of dimension.

Simple as that and they each had a beautiful handmade card.

Are you making cards this year? I'd love to see. Share a link to the post or image in the comments section. :)

Supplies: Give Thanks & Happy Camper kits by Sara Schmutz; Digi Essentials 8 by Karla Dudley; white cardstock; adhesive backed foam.

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Shoot and Edit: Father's Day edit

I really liked my SOOC shot this week and kept my edit very simple. Funny thing about it, I realized while writing this post that I pretty much did the exact same edit on another photo of the two of them for the Family theme.

• Ran Ashley's Nice & Easy action. Adjusted layers to suit.
• Merged all layers.
• Ran Vintage action from The CoffeeShop Blog. Adjusted the tint and color layers.
• Used clone tool to remove sippy cup handle.
• Cropped image.

Join in the fun with Jill Samter Photography and Ramblings and Photos:

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Father's Day

Love this photo I captured of Trent & Dylan yesterday morning. For Trent's gift, I put together a photobook of the two of them with thank yous (ie, thanks for teaching me how to kick a ball). This was Dylan's first time seeing it too and the excitement shows on his face. :)

ISO 2800, ss 1/60, f5.0

I am so glad they both liked it! I made the book as much for Dylan as Trent. Being a stay-at-home mom, Dylan and I have lots of adventures together and most of his scrapbook pages reflect that. I wanted to be sure to document the times he spends with his dad too.

Here's the card I made for Trent:

Supplies: Sara Schmutz's No 1 Fan kit; Tiffany Tillman's Tears Set 1; Maiandra GD font.

And for those curious, the photobook:

Click here to view this photo book larger

Join in the fun with Jill Samter Photography and Ramblings and Photos:

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Ceramics Painting

6 mommies + 6 babies in one ceramics shop = a whole lot of fun creating one of a kind Father's Day gifts.  

This was such a fun playgroup adventure and I think I had almost as much fun scrapping the memory.  I made my own template while working out the photo arrangement (hint: watch for a freebie later in the month).  My goal was to keep the photos the focus of the design.  After the photos & journaling were placed, it felt a little bare.  I finally came up with the perfect embellishment using a scan of Dylan's handprint from thank you notes he and I made in April.  I recolored the handprint in a shade of orange to match the layout.

Supplies: 2paws Designs Rounded Corners 12x12 template; Deena Rutter's Hotel California kit; Another Typewriter font.

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Handprint Pencil Cup & Dada Card

Last month, our weekly play group took a trip to a local ceramics shop to paint gifts for Father's Day. We had 6 mommies and 6 little ones ranging from 7 to 14 months in age. I confess, I did have my fears (think babies grabbing and tossing ceramic pieces to the floor) but it went so well! With the help of booster seats and a couple of high chairs, we managed to safely secure the group and have fun.

I helped Dylan paint a pencil cup for Trent. Having watched a couple of his friends get their hands painted first, he was a pro at letting me apply the paint to his hand:

Then with the added assistance of one of the other mommies, we placed his hand firmly on the cup. Repeated with the other hand. Added a few brush strokes (which didn't last long as Dylan tried to eat the brush LOL). Then I painted "To Dada / Love, Dylan 2010."

The final part of our gift - I handmade a card for Trent:

Supplies: Kraft paper; American Crafts patterned papers; Bazzill red cardstock; miscellaneous navy blue cardstock; QuicKutz heart die; Making Memories letter stickers. Inspired by the May A Year in Cards class at Two Peas.

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My Boys

This is one of my favorite photos from the weekend.  Trent & Dylan sitting on the steps in our house Father's Day morning.  I love the sweet smile on Dylan's face as he looks at his daddy.  :)

The onesie he's wearing is the gift I gave to Trent last year for Father's Day.  Amazing how fast time flies.  Now our little boy fits in that outfit!

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Father's Day

One of my friends took this photo of Trent & Dylan a few weeks ago. To me, it's the perfect representation of today - the simplicity of a father and son enjoying time together.

A very happy day to all the fathers.

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Father's Day cards

Finally finished the cards for our fathers & grandfathers today. Thankfully, they don't live too far so they should still arrive in time. ;)

Supplies: Recollections card; TaDa patterned paper; miscellaneous cardtock; pewter brads; StazOn black ink; Studio G and Stampin' Up stamps; American Crafts rub-on letters. Inspired by the May A Year in Cards class at Two Peas.

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Father's Day cards

The card I made for our fathers & grandfathers:

Supplies: Die Cuts with a View card & adhesive backed cardstock; miscellaneous white cardstock; Micron black pen; TaDa patterned paper; Staz-On black stamp pad; Studio G acrylic stamps; QuicKutz Metro font. Inspired by March 14 of dw2007.

And the card I made for Trent:


I based the paper piecing design off this cute little onesie I gave him:

Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Little Yellow Bicycle patterned paper; EK Success corner rounder punch; miscellaneous cardstock; Micron black pen; foam adhesive square; Making Memories alpha stickers; Staz-On black stamp pad; Studio G acrylic stamps. Inspired by June A Year in Cards class at Two Peas.

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Father's Day 2008

Inspired by Sketch This #77:


Supplies: Bazzill white cardstock; Archiver's black cardstock; Cloud 9 Designs and American Crafts patterned papers; journaling tag; black stamp ink; Die Cuts with a View adhesive backed cardstock; QuicKutz Moxie font; Doodlebug Designs rub-on letters.

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Happy Father's Day!

Here's the card I made for our fathers:


Supplies: American Crafts patterned paper; Autumn Leaves journaling stamp; black stamp ink pad; Die Cuts with a View adhesive backed cardstock; QuicKutz Studio classic font. Inspired by June 19th of dw2008.

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