a fathers day to remember

I had this idea to build a book for my boyfriend for father's day.  I wanted to make him something special to show him how special he is to me,  my boys and his own kids. We've known eachother nearly 20 years,  we have been friends for nearly all of those 20 years,  who would have thought we would find out all these years later that we could make eachother so happy.

With the help of his ex wife(whom i am still friends with) who provided the pictures - i set in on my adventure.
Being a mans book i kept my colors natural and my patterns not so bold.. i chose paper from prima..i loved the vintage feal and the colors were perfect.
I printed 14  5x7 photos and 18 wallet size photos.
To accent i grabbed some metal embellishments.
My seam accents were not over powering,  a few misc. Rubber stamps and an amazing stamp set from "acreativejourneywithmelissa.com " called "for my boys". ( It is one of my favorite stamp sets ever. )

After about 4 hours total, stretched over three days... It was finished.  All that is left to add are the letters being written by his kids. .. (i have blank tags in place marking where i will slip those in).

NEW Release Wednesday-FROM A CREATIVEJOURNEYWITHMELISSA.COM

A Card- to remind someone special that you are missing them.

Welcome to the monthly NEW RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa. Normally, we have a new release Every second Wednesday of the month however in January, we will be going to the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) Convention so we will NOT have a new stamp release in January. The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA)Convention is located in Anaheim, California and super close to Disneyland.  We are looking forward to learning some great new things! One of the BEST things about this convention is you get to see the latest and greatest of the Craft and Hobby Industry are shown BEFORE they are released to the public! Instead of new stamp releases we will be showing you the latest products BEFORE THEY ARE released to the public. It is an amazing show and we hope you will join us in our adventure. If you are creative, you are going to LOVE IT! It will feel like you are right there with us! To check out pictures from last year, go to our photo album https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?et=a.552906888118538.1073741847.146653672077197&type=3. You will see some AMAZING THINGS and we can't wait to share them with you! If you are interested in finding out if you qualify to be a CHA member visit https://www.craftandhobby.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx?site=cha I am a Design Team member for A Creative Journey with Melissa and I am thrilled to be able to share these creations with you today. The new stamp releases are the Sentiments for all Occasions and the Sign Language Numbers - American Sign Language stamp sets. We are also highlighting our amazingly cute and versatile Everyday Alphabet stamp sets throughout this hop as well. I am highlighting the "Sentiments for all Occassions" stamp set for this blog hop.

Here are the projects I have created using the "Sentiments for all Occasions" stamp set.

Wine Corks!!! Turn them into an Angel.

Celebrate the true meaning of the season.

This project is made with extra lace and paper flowers.

This is a paper purse that I Filled with Salt Water Taffy.

Please be sure to hop along to each of the Design Team Member's blog, become a follower their blog if you aren’t already and answer the question correctly that they have posted to qualify for the giveaway.

The giveaway includes:
Sentiments for all Occasions stamp set
Sign Language Numbers - American Sign Language stamp set
Sizzix Embossing Folder set
Prima Flowers

My question is what is your favorite  item to alter?
The Blog Hop line-up:

Melissa: http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/december-new-stamp-release-blog-hop-giveaway/

Sandy:  http://creationsbysandyb.blogspot.com/2014/12/new-release-wednesday-from.html   YOU ARE HERE!!!!

Haidee: http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-creative-journey-with-melissa-new.html

Alena: http://www.anela.com/2014/12/a-creative-journey-with-melissa.html

Amanda: http://theoccasionalcard.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-creative-journey-with-melissa.html

Leticia: http://www.craftyamiga.com/2014/12/a-creative-journey-with-melissa.html?m=1

Brandie: http://justapieceofmebrans.blogspot.com/2014/12/woo-hoo-sign-language-numbers-american.html

Please be sure to answer every question asked of you correctly on each blog and become a follower if you aren’t already. If you qualify, you will be entered in the giveaway for the three prizes if you do so! Entries for this blog hop will end Friday at 8 PM PT. Winners will be announced on Saturday on the A Creative Journey with Melissa's blog at http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/december-blog-hop-winner/ You must contact Melissa with your shipping information via Facebook PM, comment on her blog or e-mail her within three days of the winning announcement blog post or your prize will be forfeited. US Residents only please. Thank you for your understanding.

Be sure to check back to see if you are a winner. Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

New Release for A Creative Journey with Melissa. .

Welcome to the monthly NEW RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa. Every SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month we will be featuring our newly released stamp sets. I am a Design Team member for A Creative Journey with Melissa and I am thrilled to be able to share these creations with you today. The new stamp releases are the Greetings on the Go and Birthday Wishes stamp sets. We are also highlighting our amazingly cute and versatile Everyday Alphabet stamp sets throughout this hop as well. I am highlighting the "Greetings on the Go" stamp set for this blog hop.

Here are the projects I have created using the " Greetings on the Go" stamp set.  I chose to make a few Fun projects. Simple and quick cards as well as a book marker and a cute little notepad. This set is so versatile. My favorite part is that Trucks are no longer just for Boys :)

Please be sure to hop along to each of the Design Team Member's blog, become a follower their blog if you aren’t already and answer the question correctly that they have posted to qualify for the giveaway.

The giveaway includes:
Greetings on the Go Stamp Set
Birthday Wishes Stamp Set
Sizzix Embossing Folder set

My question is What is your Favorite Image on this set.


Melissa: http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/november-release-blog-hop-giveaway/
 
Sandy:  http://creationsbysandyb.blogspot.com/2014/11/new-release-for-creative-journey-with.html
 
Haidee: http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-creative-journey-with-melissa-new.html

Monica:  http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/2014/11/party-time-new-release.html 

Rhoda: http://rockpaperscissorsandscrap.blogspot.com/2014/11/november-creative-journey-with-melissa.html
 
Alease: http://prettiespleasecraftycorner.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-creative-journey-with-melissa.html

 

Please be sure to answer every question asked of you correctly on each blog and become a follower if you aren’t already. If you qualify, you will be entered in the giveaway for the three prizes if you do so! Entries for this blog hop will end Friday at 8 PM PT. Winners will be announced on Saturday on the A Creative Journey with Melissa's blog at http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/november-blog-hop-winners/ You must contact Melissa with your shipping information via Facebook PM, comment on her blog or e-mail her within three days of the winning announcement blog post or your prize will be forfeited. US Residents only please. Thank you for your understanding.

Be sure to check back to see if you are a winner. Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

NEW RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa

 Welcome to the monthly NEW RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa. Every SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month we will be featuring our newly released stamp sets. I am a Design Team member for A Creative Journey with Melissa and I am so excited to be able to share these creations with you today. The new stamp releases are the Fall and Winter Holiday Sentiments and Celebrate Judaism.
We are also highlighting our amazingly cute and versatile Everyday Alphabet and Everyday Alphabet Outline stamp sets throughout this hop as well. I am highlighting the Fall and Winter Holiday Sentiments and the Everyday Alphabet Outline stamp sets for this blog hop. These sets were SO MUCH FUN to work with. Please be sure to hop along to each Design Team Member's blog, become a follow their blog and answer the question correctly that they have posted to qualify to win the prizes. The prizes include:

• Fall and Winter Holiday Sentiments
• Celebrate Judaism
• Sizzix Embossing folder set
• Scrapbook Adhesives 3-D foam squares

My question is What is your favorite sentiment on the Fall and Winter Holiday Sentiments stamp set?

 Here are some ideas I came up with with these amazing stamp sets.

I am an out of the box creator.  These stamp sets are perfect for all kinds of projects.













Brandie http://justapieceofmebrans.blogspot.com/2014/09/celebrate-judaism-with-creative-journey.html


Sandy !!you are here!! http://creationsbysandyb.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-releases-for-creative-journey-with.html

Haidee
http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-new-stamp-release.html

Leticia 
http://www.craftyamiga.com/2014/09/a-creative-journey-with-melissa.html




Marie 
http://www.justwhistlewhileyouscrap.com/2014/09/new-stamp-releases-and-blog-hop.html


Melissa: http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/september-new-release-blog-hop-prizes/

Please be sure to answer on everyone's blog the question asked of you correctly and follow each blog. You will be entered in the giveaway for the three prizes if you do so! Entries for this blog hop will end Friday at 8 PM PT. Winners will be announced on Saturday on the A Creative Journey with Melissa's blog here http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/blog/september-release-blog-hop-winners/  Be sure to check back to see if you are a winner!
Links for stamp sets:

Celebrate Judaism - http://ACreativeJourneywithMelissa.com/product/celebrate-judaism/

Fall and Winter Holiday Sentiments -
http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.com/product/fall-winter-holiday-sentiments/



Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

me time is pretty awesome.