Friday, June 10, 2016

Father's Day Fishing

     My dad was a man who never expected any kind of fuss to be made over him, not even on his birthday or Father's Day.  He used both of those occasions every year as an excuse to go fishing and just have quiet time.  Since both his birthday and Father's day were in June and since I was out of school by that time, I got to go with him on many of those occasions.  It was wonderful, father-daughter, quiet time and I still love fishing and enjoying serene, quiet time.

     When I discovered our new challenge at QKR Stampede this week had a "For the Guys" theme, I immediately dug out my favorite "Going Fishing" image (Digi 13209) and paired it with the "Fishing Is" sentiment (Digi 12401) as an homage to my dad.  Today would have been his birthday.  :-D


Colors are from The Outlawz Color Challenge.


Blue isn't necessarily required but a monochrome creation is.

     I colored the image with ProMarkers, die cut it with a Cheery Lynn stitched die, and inked the edges.  I did the same with the sentiment.  The other two die cut pieces were done with dies from Spellbinders.   The ribbons were in my stash.  Can you tell I've just gone crazy over those 'bow tie' bows?  I seem to be making them for about every third card, give or take.  :-D

     Challenges:
Craft Rocket
Crafty Calendar
Crafty Sentiments Designs
Deep Ocean
Digi Choosday 
Inky Chicks
Inspiration Destination
Lemon Shortbread
Male Room
Sasayaki Glitter
Scrapy Land
Star Stampz
Sweet Stampin'
Through the Craft room Door
Tuesday Throwdown

     I have now added those "few more challenges" as promised after getting some sleep.  Thanks for your patience.  :-D  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie

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22 comments:

*Vicki* said...

Really cute image and so beautifully colored too Connie!! Wishing you a fabulous weekend! HUGS

Sammy said...

Such a fab card. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week. Sammy-x

Chris said...

Great design and fabulous image, the sentiment is a perfect match! Thank you for playing along with us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
Chris
x

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

It's wonderful to see two different takes on this image that both give me inspiration. I have this image but yet to use it. This week's theme might be the time.

jimlynn said...

Wonderful and cute card Connie. Especially wonderful too since it would have been your dads birthday. Know he would have loved this!
Lynn

Jane said...

What a super and fun card! Love how you've coloured that image and the bright blue background card is perfect. Thanks for playing at The Male Room.

Teresa Arsenault said...

Super cute sentiment to go with that fun image. Your coloring is wonderful and so is your design.
hugs,
Teresa

Victoria Rowson said...

I love this card. You've coloured beautifully. Thank you for joining us at the Lemon Shortbread challenge blog. I hope to see your fantastic creations again. Hugs Victoria (DT) x

Deanne Saunders said...

Sweet!!! Thanks so much for participating in our LEMON SHORTBREAD challenge!!! Can’t wait to see you participate again in our next challenge!! Have a great crafty day!!!
Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

TRACEY MO said...

He a cute!

Great card fab layout with all the blues!


Thanks for playing along with us at I D

TRACEY DT

sarascloset said...

What a cute card with great use of those die cuts! Love your coloring of the image and the layering of the blue on the black in the background really makes this pop! Thank you for joining our Anything Goes challenge at Scrapy Land. Hugs! Sara Emily Guest DT

ScrappyHorses said...

That image is adorable and you really brought him to life! I love a card that tells a story and this one definitely tells a good one! Thanks for sharing with us at TTCRD.
Katrina
ScrappyHorses.blogspot.com

Dawn said...

Great card & a fun sentiment!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Samra said...

What a fun card!
Thank you for joining Scrapy Land Anything Goes Challenge.
Samra DT
Paper Talk with Samra

Melissa said...

This is a lovely card.
Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments Challenge.
Good Luck xx

Glenda Atkins said...

Loving the image (love QKR images) and the sentiment. A great fun card!

karenlotty said...

Lovely card Thank you for sharing with Craft Rocket Challenges - Karen DT

Jane Savage said...

Lovely card! Great layout and image!
Thank you for joining us at Digi Choosday! Jane (DT) xxx

Wendy L said...

Super card for our MAN challenge over at Craft Rocket, xxxx

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

Wonderful creation and just love that sentiment! Thanks so much for playing at Digi Choosday with Polkadoodles Sentiment Challenge. Hugs:) Audrey DT

Planetsusie said...

This really is a lovely image and great colouring too! Thank you so much for entering our Crafty Calendar (Father's Day/For a Male) Challenge this month, lots of luck to you. Hugs Sue Pxxx DT

GalFridayStamping said...

Great Fathers Day card. Love the image! ❤️. Thank you playing with us at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday. Hugs, Jane P. DT