Monday, September 6, 2010

Happy Birthday - My Dad's card

We celebrated my Dad's birthday yesterday. His b-day is on Thursday he'll be 72. Both my parents love to garden, between both of them, they have 4 green thumbs! On Father's day I made a wreath with packets of seeds, got the inspiration from here. He planted the radish and the pumpkins, it was too late for the others but he will plant when it's time. The wreath is the fourth picture on the slideshow.
The last pic is my dad with a pumpkin that was growing in the front yard, up until last week when a kid tried to steal it. He thought he can grab it and go, not realizing it was still on the vine. My dad was so proud of it too! Oh well, he does have others growing in the back yard, along with tomatoes and chiles!

Now for the card, I used My Scrapchick's, Harvest Bears Collection. The sign translation is simple, "Mata Garden". I had so much fun cutting this lil guy! I chalked all the edges, which I think I like better than inking them. I cut the tag using shadow and used pop dots so the tag slides in/out. I also included some cash for him.

Paper: DCWV, TPC, Creative Memories and scraps
Ribbon: Michael's dollar bin
Chalk: EK Success
Cuts: My Scrapchick, TBBM, and my own design.




23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Yolie....................this is too cute! I bet your Dad loved everything! Thanks for the freebie!

Karen said...

Awe, this is adorable!! : )

Chris Hanselman said...

Love your card...sooo cute. Job well done. Thanks for the file. I am working on a birthday card right now and am going to put it to good use. Thanks

Precious Memories Scrapbooking & More said...

great card, I bet he loved it!

Carol Ric said...

Great photo and card! Super cute! Thanks for sharing the svg.

Cheryl First said...

He is super cute! What a great card for a fall birthday!

Tammy said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Harvest Bear is so super cute and I so have to attempt an easel card, I have never made one! Thanks for the free file, I love your files!
Tammy

Lorie said...

That is a fantastic card...so cute!

Tammy D said...

Yolie I love the card you made. I love the textured paper for the hat and the way you did the shirt and that tag. Way cool. Garden stuff looks so much better than anything around here this season.

My Inkie Fingers said...

Oour dad's are so lucky they have daughters that make such beautiful cards! Love yours! Lovin the SVG too! WTG! TFS =)

Sharon said...

What a wonderful card. I know he loved it.

Aussie Carolyn said...

Thank you for the great file. It will come in very handy.
Your finished card looks wonderful.

paperscissorsink said...

Fantastic! Your card is so cute and I love the wreath! Thanks for sharing!

Laura said...

Yolie - this is great. I am itching to get back to my Cricut and play with the new swirls library! Thanks for the inspiration, and especially for the sweet note on my blog. Been taking care of my ailing mom in my home, so there's been no time to craft for the past couple of months. All is well, now. Thanks so much for caring! You're a doll-baby!

lovemypaper said...

Yolie very nice card. Are you growing pumpkin in your yard.Very nice picture I wish I could get some to grow in mine.

CBH said...

Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Hands Cricut Freebies Search List, under the Wedding, Birthday/Party Theme(s), Mardi Gras/Carnaval Theme post on Sep. 08, 2010. Thanks again.

Angie said...

Yolie, beautiful creations How sweet of you to share all these files with all of us. Thanks for sharing your talent.

Unknown said...

I love this card!! You did a wonderful job on it and I am sure that your father will love it!!!!

Hugs~
Ramona

Veronica said...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You ROCK!!!

Mandy said...

Aww your card is adorable, so cute, love your photos.
I hope your dad had a wonderful Birthday
hugs Mandy xx

Unknown said...

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Unknown said...

This is so darling, I've never seen anything like it before so impressive! You really should consider entering some of your pretty projects over at Papercraft Star. It's a unique challenge blog that allow participants and the public to vote on their favorites, the challenges are posted way in advance to give you plenty of time to get your projects ready and you can win prizes too! http://www.papercraftstar.blogspot.com

(this post corrects the web address, sorry)

Heidi said...

Thank you. I love to have things already created for those times when I'm in a hurry to get something done. I appreciate you sharing your time and files with us! Love you Dad's card too!