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A Quick And Easy Father’s Day Gift Idea & The Living With Style Blog Hop

Living-With-Style-Blog-Hop-for-BlogWelcome to our May Blog Hop!

This month we are focusing on all things Father’s Day…it’s only a few weeks away! Get ready for some great ideas, inspiration and how to as you move along through the blog hop.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Pam B at Hey, Miss Adventures! on our Living with Style Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.

Looking for a quick and easy Father’s Day gift idea? Here’s one that’s inexpensive too. Use a floating frame to create a personalized keepsake for daddy. Continue reading to find out how.

father's day footsteps 3Right now, I’m loving anything and everything that’s transparent and that includes floating frames. Initially, I was going to use vinyl for this project, but decided to use a transparency instead. I love the way this turned out and it’s a simple alternative to using a die cutting machine.

father's day footsteps 1What You’ll Need
8×10 Floating Frame
2 Transparencies
Paper Trimmer
Photoshop Elements
Printer
Washable Paint

1. The first thing I did was create the text in Photoshop Elements. You could use Microsoft Word as well.

father's day footsteps 22. I also added the little guy’s name and the date in the bottom right corner. Once I had things just the way I wanted them, I printed the text onto a transparency. I trimmed it and added it to the frame. This was my first layer.

3. I used the second transparency for the little guy’s footprints. After everything was dry, I trimmed it, and added it to the frame as well. This was my second layer.

father's day footsteps 24. I reassembled the frame and it was finished. Like I said, quick and easy. What do you think? Have you used a floating frame for any of your projects lately? Leave a comment and share.

The next stop is Keisha Sibert at Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams on our Living with Style Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next month!

  1. Lory Robinson at The Robin’s Nest Designs
  2. Abby Winstead at Winstead Wandering
  3. Laura Gelnett at Making It Happen Together
  4. Brandy VanDeKop at The Dutchman’s Wife
  5. Natalie Bradley at Soirée by Natalie Bradley
  6. Karissa Ancell at A Fresh Start
  7. Leah M. Briick at Briick by Briick
  8. Dianne O’Donnell at Scrutinizing Life
  9. Rhonda at MultiTaskingMaven
  10. Pam B at Hey, Miss Adventures!
  11. Cristi Wuenschel at The Keeper of the Memories << you are here
  12. Keisha Sibert at Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams
  13. Kristy Stewart at Under My Gabled Roof
  14. Pam Bennett at The Birch Cottage
  15. Ann Fontaine at The Clumsy Wife
  16. Lisa Milligan at Harmony and Happiness
  17. Kendra Sawyer at Wonderland Kind of Mind
  18. Ellen Ocampo at Baby Boo Gifts
  19. Fanny Seto at Living Richly on a Budget

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Comments

  7. Can’t wait to see your take on this! Thanks so much, Pam! Have a great week!

  9. I love this idea. We have a six week old baby so this would be a great gift to reflect his first father’s day with her.

  10. It definitely would be, Emily! I wish I would’ve done this back then. I have his footprints from the hospital and that’s it. Thanks so much! Have a great week!

  11. Your Father’s Day Frame is so adorable! What a great keepsake. Thanks for sharing your beautiful treasure.

  15. This is so cute! I love the process and it is so perfect. I own a Silhouette so I tend to go that way but your method gives me a super easy way to use my great fonts and get a fantastic gift.

    Leah

  16. Oh I love floating frames too. My Mother’s Day craft was a shadow box which had a similar floating feel to it. Great craft! Thanks for sharing!

  18. Love the idea of the transparency – I was thinking how on earth did you get it onto the glass but then it became clearer!

  20. I was definitely thinking the same thing while I was working on this – so many options! Thanks so much! Have a great week!

  22. Kristy – I was actually considering making another one for me – maybe with the little guy’s hand prints. Lol… Thanks so much! Have a great week!

  23. I’ve used transparencies for scrapbooking as well. Simple pleasures, right? Lol… Thanks so much! Have a great week!

  28. Thanks so much, Fanny! I’m so happy to hear that you love it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

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