Saturday, June 20, 2009

Relax, Get To It

For years, my dad held on to (as I called it) 'the world's ugliest living room furniture' - orange patchwork. Since it was in good shape, he saw no reason in updating...plus it matched the orange carpeting in the room. Don't you love houses that were built in the late 70s!

So in making a card for him, I picked out Riley reclining in his chair. And yep, I made it orange. Believe me, his furniture (which is now in his basement) is the same color but with patchwork designs all over it including blues, yellows, reds, and greens. I couldn't do that to Riley.



The inside of the card reads: "It's Your Day! Happy Father's Day" - a simple message for a simple man. I made sure to print a barcode on the back because I knew he'd get a kick out of it. You can download the Barcode font at dafont.com - it's really fun!

I'm entering this card into the Hanna Stamps guest designer challenge - have you heard about it? If not, hurry and get over to the Hanna forum at SCS. Today's the last day to submit entries!!


Details:
Stamps - Coffee Riley Moose(Hanna Stamps); Relax sentiment - Who's That Girl (MFT)
Ink - Memento; Copics (Riley-E29, E33, E35, E37; Chair/Ottoman-YR04, YR07,E08; Mug-RV29, R29; Cupcake-Y00, YR02, YR04)
Paper - white, DCWV Fun in the Sun summer matstack
Accessories - circle punch, buttons, ribbon, Nestabilities circle & scallop circle dies, Swiss Dots EF

Thanks for stopping by!!

7 comments:

Gina Lindsay said...

Stephanie, this is great! I love the story about your dad's furniture. So sweet how you tied the card and the story together!

Debby said...

This is awesome. Love the layout and love the circles under the buttons. Brilliant.

peggysue said...

That is a very crisp, neatly designed card. I like the ribbon and the striped paper. Cute story about your dad, we had burnt orange SHAG carpet, yup. It was gorgeous.

Kim said...

Cute card! Love your colors and good luck with your entry!!!

Debbie said...

I love your card. Great colors. This riley is one of my favs. Good luck..I bet your dad absolutely loved your card.

Keri Brown said...

Your card is awesome.. I love the colors you used and that ribbon is totally yummy... GL with the call hun!!! :)

Crystal said...

Wonderful job with him!! This is great, love those colors and fabulous buttons!