Happy Father’s Day

A very Happy Father’s Day to those celebrating today. I have a friend for whom today is very difficult, so I know that it’s not always a joyous occasion, and there can be a variety of reasons for that.

Luckily for us, it was a day to celebrate. Three of my favorite dads spent the day together; it might be a first. And later, we enjoyed dinner with yet another great dad–my daughter-in-law’s father.

It was a hot, humid day and the weather forecast was for thunderstorms. Fortunately, they held off until late afternoon. Earlier all five of my grandchildren were together for the very first time.

Playing in the pool . . . 

Having fun with water balloons . . .

Swinging . . .

Just “hanging out” . . .

And having lunch . . .

Thanks to Betsy’s niece, we got our annual family photo.

Just as Matt finished grilling the hot dogs and hamburgers, it started to rain, so dinner was inside. We had a lovely day. 

Here are the cards I made for the three dads in our family.

All variations on the same theme: bright colors, my favorite “Stitched Rectangles” by Simon Says, stacked letters die cut with Neat and Tangled “Journaling Alphas” and Altenew’s “Label Love.”

Betsy’s dad is a cyclist. He rode nearly 150 miles this weekend, and I was lucky to find the perfect embellishment for his card in my stash.

More bright colors (all Papertrey Ink cardstock), die cut with the PTI “Stripes Horizontal Cover Plate” and stamped with a sentiment from Kelly Perky’s “Dude” by Simon Says.