Soccer Father's Day Card by Rosie Posie

Hello, and welcome back!! My husband absolutely LOVED his present and his card!

I knew I needed to use Joe the second I decided to make a soccer player card.  He is the perfect image to make into ANYTHING! Well, I knew I couldn't replicate a Manchester City jersey, so I went to the internet. I eyeballed this and shrunk it down to fit.  I then had to have shorts, so the second image was specifically for the shorts.  I fussy cut all three images out to make sure that they fit and so I could decide which jersey image I liked the best.

Next,  it was time to color Joe.  When coloring the body, I always color outside of the lines. I like the way that they blend better so I am always coloring one for the base and then stamping another image to cut out and glue on.  With Joe, I was going to cover his body so I didn't worry about coloring his torso completely.  I use Spectum Noir markers and after a lot of practice I am able to blend them nicely.  Again, I had to fussy cut him out.  Since I needed his arms available for holding something, I cut out the hands so they were not attached to his torso.  I did not detail cut out the toes because I try to wait for the end so they don't get squished, damaged or messed up on accident. (I usually wait to cut out the fingers and hands as well, but needed to dress Joe differently this time.)

Here I go playing with the body parts again!!  My husband isn't bald and the hair styles with Joe just don't quite match hubby.  But Andrew's head is perfect!  I stamped Andrew's head using my MISTI to make sure I conserve my scraps.  Then I color just his head and cut it out.  Simply glue on Andrew's head to Joe's body and viola! A perfect hubby!

Now for the finished card!  I used a honeycomb embossing folder and embossed the background. I colored in the hexagons that resembled a soccer ball pattern with my black markers.  I liked the shirt tucked into the shorts and it fit perfectly!!  I stamped a soccer ball,  which I cut out and positioned it in Joe's hands.  Now is the time where I fussy cut the feet.  I also used my scissors to make grass for hubby to stand on.  My daughter picked out the stickers to spell DAD in Manchester City colors.  I used some flag dies to cut out some flags and had the kids sign the banners.  Finished up with a "Happy Father's Day" sentiment and I am amazed at the results!  Thanks of looking and of course Joe and Andrew are available in the tic tail store!  http://cthruthewoodsclearstamps.tictail.com/products

#1 Soccer Fans by Rosie Posie

Good morning!! Today is my day to post to the blog and I am excited to do so! I have been in love with these stamps since I discovered them!! They are very versatile and it is so much fun to mix and match body parts. Yes, that is right….I said body parts!

Both my father and my husband are HUGE soccer fans. My father was my soccer coach for years. My husband and I played soccer for almost 15 years, so you can say it runs in our blood!  The best part of my last pregnancy was I was put on bed rest during the EURO's and a very convenient time to have to lay down!!  Anyway, my husband records the soccer games because we are on pacific time and it is too hard to watch a game at 3am.  For father's day I wanted to give him something from his favorite team.  Fortunately my best friend was in London and picked it up for me. However, I LOVE themes, so I knew I needed to make a matching card!! And since I made something for hubby, it seemed like I just had to do something related to soccer for my dad.

Now since I may have freaked you out talking about body parts, let me post you a photo.  Here is my father's card using Andrew. I loved the suit, because the European coaches always wear suits at the games.  However, my father has a very long beard. So I used the beard stamp from Kris.  Viola!! Problem solved!

For the background I used a honeycomb embossing folder and colored in a few of them black.  I used a toothpick and cut off the sharp ends.  The flag is made from washi tape that was wrapped around the toothpick and I glued a white piece of paper placed on top.  I drew on the glasses since my father wears glasses.  Overall, I am very happy with how he turned out!!

Now since my hubby follows my blogs, you will have to come back next Thursday to see what he received and his card…it is TOP SECRET for now!! But, since I am making you wait, I will also have a mini tutorial on the blog as well!!

Meet "Andrew"

This is Andrew!! 

 He will measure 6.75 inches tall.  

Andrew is a snappy dresser.  He dresses up even when others don't. 

He will retail for $8.99 and will be available within three weeks for shipping.

Email CThrutheWoods@comcast.net if you would like to preorder.  

I will offer free shipping on all preorders!