Not So Last Minute!

I'm a bit proud of myself. Usually when it comes to cards for my loved ones, I am a last minute girl. I am great at getting out BRAK's to my swap group girls, but to my family and friends, I am usually whipping it all together on the day of the occasion. I really am super busy in the next two weeks and I have my crafting time scheduled down to the minute (okay a slight exaggeration, but it feels like that). Today was my day to finish the Father's Day cards for the 3 terrific DAD's in my life-my Dad, my FIL, and my kids' DAD! I already posted the first card I made for this Occasion back on this post (it was when I first got the Pond Life set from PTI). Here are the two cards I finished today.

The fishy card is for my DAD. He loves to fish, so I chose these images along with strips of the Father Know's Best dp from PTI. The base is a 4 1/4 square card of choc. chip, then layered with a 4 inch square of Summer Sunrise. It's all tied up with a piece of Summer Sunrise twill ribbon.
This second card is for my DH. He is an amazing DAD to our three boys and works very hard to provide for us. It is because of his job that I am blessed and get to stay home with the boys. I love it, I only wish Tim's hours weren't so long. We leave for vacation next week, and it feels like he has been working everyday this month, just so he has 10 days off at the end of the month. He even has to work on Father's Day :( how sad is that. He knows he's loved, I just hope this card helps make his Sunday a little less poopie! This card is double duty (triple duty if you count the occasion it was made for). I'm behind on the last two challenges from the GSG Blog. I'm not quite sure I got the sketch challenge exactly right, but it was close enough for me since I was going off my memory. The other Challenge was a Ways to Use it Challenge. I had to dust off my crimper for this one. It is a fun tool, I just never think to use it. I crimped up the bottom strip of dp and the middle oval layer. I added some distressing and Antique Brass brads to give it a more manly feel. Done!

Hugs,