Father's Day Freebie + Designer Discovery

Yesterday I traded a day at the gym for some creative time in my studio. I was on a mission to make 2 cards-one for a friend who is graduating from college and the other for Father's Day. I will share the graduation card with you over the weekend, but with Father's Day just two days away, I had to share the card I made today! Why? Because I am giving it to you for free so you can make one, too!

If you recall from my last post, I mentioned when I design, I like to create things that fill a void. What I mean by that is if I see that there is something in "everyday life" that doesn't have a product in "digital-design-scrapbook-community" to represent it, I like to create something for it! And that is what I did with the Father's Day card I created for my husband.

While looking at handmade Father's Day card examples online, I noticed that they were made with the intention to be given to our dads. Which, of course, is totally fine! But what about making a card for our husbands-the father to our children? I saw a void and decided to fill it.

The card is super simple to make. Just download the .jpg file by clicking the link below, print, cut and assemble! The file will fit on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper (it actually measures 8.5x5.5). I printed mine out on Staples Brand Double-Sided Matte Photo Paper. It is my favorite paper to print projects such as this on! Enjoy!

Download SeptBlue_FathersDayCard.jpg

I included a mustache "seal" for the envelope! 

Also, please, please, please don't forget to vote in the Designer Discovery Contest sponsored by Jessica Sprague and Echo Park Paper Company. My mini kit-"Let's Hear It For The Boys" has made it to the Top 25 and voting is going on now to narrow the Top to the Top 10. The administration teams at Jessica Sprague and Echo Park will choose the overall winner from that Top 10! In order to vote, you need to be a registered user and logged into your account at JessicaSprague.com. Voting ends at 11:59pm EST tomorrow night! The photo below is the preview for the kit I created. To see more detailed pictures click here.

Remember, in order for you to vote, you must be a registered user and logged into your JessicaSprague.com account. Not registered yet? Here's how you can register:

 

Go to www.jessicasprague.com

In the upper right hand corner of the page, there is a small file card with a person on it. Click it to register your name. I believe you will then get an email and you have to click the link in that email to confirm your account.

Once you confirm, log into the site by typing in your username and password in the boxes in the upper right hand corner of the page.

In the menu bar go to Gallery and scroll to "Designer Discovery Top 25" and click on the photo. You will now arrive in the contest gallery.

Scroll to the very bottom, and in the blue-gray bar click the number "2" My entry is on the second page. "Let's Hear It For The Boys". Click on the photo (not my name-the photo).

This next screen will show you all of the elements that I have in my kit. Scroll all the way to the bottom and under the "Vote for This" section, click the very last star. 

That should be it!

The overall winner will be chosen by Jessica Sprague and Echo Park Paper Company, so the person in the Top 10 with the most votes is not necessarily the overall winner. The winner will be announced on June 22 and will receive $1000, and Epson Picturemate Printer and Echo Park will print and distribute the winning kit worldwide. Wish me luck! I really have no high hopes of winning, but I am excited to know that two of my favorite companies in the industry are taking the time and reviewing my work :)

Thanks for reading! Oh! By the way! For those of you who are wondering the status of my Project Life Weekly Word Art Circles, I will have weeks 20-26 for you on Monday!!! (I worked a few weeks ahead!)

Have a great weekend!