Kindred Dads stamp line preview!!!

GinaK has done it again!

Remember the Kindred Spirits line of stamps that Gina came out with last month? Well, she's now added a Kindred Dads line to compliment it!

I was SO excited when I saw this line of stamps because I know I can use every one of them!

Gina has a few of the girls on her design team doing a preview of this special line and you can check out the list of those girls, PLUS Gina's own preview project, over at Gina's Blog.

When Gina asked us girls what stamps we wanted to help preview, I knew I HAD to preview the "Hiking with Dad" image.

My Davy is a born nature lover. He adores being out on the mountains and has hiked most of the high peaks in the Adirondacks (just over the border in New York) and has done all of the big mountains here in Vermont. He's hiked a couple of volcanoes. He hikes in the middle of the winter, with his snowboard on his back and boards back down the mountain. He hiked up Mt. Abraham here in Vermont with Girly strapped to his back and Zach strapped to the front (when they were much younger, of course). He's sat on top of one of the high peaks to eat his lunch in -30 degree weather, only to get half way through his sandwich before it froze in his hands. The man is a hiking powerhouse. I love that about him.

We do a lot of hiking as a family....we always have. But Davy also does a lot by himself, too, since some of the mountains he picks are a bit too much for the kids and myself to handle. The kids have SO many memories already of hiking with us and Zach and Davy even go out on hikes by themselves. I just find that so special. They've learned so much from hiking with their dad. He's taught them about different plants, how to look for tracks, how to read trail signs, etc. These kids love being outdoors just as much as we do.

I know that this stamp is going to come in really handy for the kids making cards for their dad, to use on scrapbook pages of our hiking trips, for mini books and SO much more!

I wanted to create a card that reflected the ruggedness of the outdoors. I went with a faux-wood look on Creamy Caramel cardstock. I really love texture, so I used my distressing tool on the edges of my cardstock layers to rough them up a bit.

All of my cardstock layers were swiped with the same color ink as the cardstock (except for the Kraft cardstock, which was swiped with Creamy Caramel ink).

I adhered a length of green and brown striped ribbon to my Old Olive layer for some extra color.

My image was stamped on Kraft cardstock with Versamark ink and embossed with black embossing powder.

I didn't want to color in my image with colors, as I didn't want to compete with the colors in the ribbon. I wanted the card to stay muted and earthy looking. I used a little bit of bleach gel from a Clorox bleach pen and a paintbrush to paint the gel onto the image. I actually had to do a second coat and use the heat gun on it to bring out the whiteness, but I'm thinking it could be because my bleach pen is a couple years ago and might not be as potent as a new one would be.

I mounted stamped image on top of a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock and then mounted that on top of the card with pop-dots for dimension.

The greeting at the bottom of the card comes from Gina's new set, "Kindred Greetings for Him." This is a fantastic companion set to all of the great new Kindred Dads stamps. It'll be released along with all of the other new sets on Tuesday night, the 20th, over at Gina's Forum from 7-10 pm Central Time.

I stamped the greeting on Creamy Caramel cardstock with Versamark ink and embossed it with black embossing powder then swiped the cardstock with Creamy Caramel ink. I tore the end of the strip and mounted it onto the card base. I added a mini green brad at the end to carry over the green color scheme from up top.

Here's a picture that I took last fall at the top of Cascade Mountain, which is one of the 46 High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains over in New York.

Davy, Zach and Girly were enjoying a relaxing moment at the top, while Davy pointed out different things in the landscape below. Those kids hang onto every word he says.

As always, you can click on any of the pictures in my posts for a larger view.

Have a wonderful week!

Happy Creating!

-Stampin' Mama

Comments

[barb]

Oh my, what a great card!!!! And meaning behind it! Love it, just wonderful.

[LuvLee]

Ohhhhh...........I LOVE what you did with this preview card!! The monochromatic type of look is stunning!!! And the pop of the Olive color is perfect!!! What a sweet picture too!!

[Markie's Mom]

Oh, I love your card! The family hiking is awesome! You really captured your family and their adventure!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

very earthy, indeed, somethng my husband or dad would love to get :)

[Bee]

I love the rustic and rough feel of your card! :-)

[Carol]

what a perfect stamp set for you huh? I love the rustic, outdoor feeling this card conveys, and the picture of your family is spectacular! Nature at it's finest! TFS

[Lourin]

Truly a great sight. Thanks for sharing yoru great card as well. Im sure you will get lots of milage out of this stamp set ;) Can't wait to see more.
Hugs and blessings,
Lourin

[Mary C. Anderson]

I can see why you would love this stamp set Erika. After reading how much your Davy loves to hike this stamp set is perfect for you and your family.I love,love love your card. It came out beautiful.

Mary

[Dee]

Truely Wonderful Card!!
I loved your post...
This is the perfect stamp set
for you and your family hikers :)

[Charmaine]

I love what you did with the card. The faux wood technique is fabulous. You feel the outdoors when looking at it. Thanks for sharing it and your story.

Charmaine