Father's Day is nearly upon us... commence panic.

I don't know about you, but holidays tend to sneak up on me - I think, "Oh, I have lots of time," and I do, and then... I don't.

I've put together a few ideas for you for Father's Day - both making cards and scrapping the event, in case it just sneaks past you and all you have is photos and a desire to at least record those :)

And to make things a little easier, I have some guy kits on sale for the rest of the week.  We can do this!

First the inspiration:

Card ideas - choose a masculine kit and create your own scene:

Or choose a photo that is special to you and use word art to create the sentiment:

Masculine Layout Ideas - choose a kit with neutral elements & papers - it doesn't have to be just for guys!

 (Layout by Poki)

 Both of these layouts use In His Garage (which I first made to scrap photos of my handy husband)  I still find the tools incredibly fun to use in a layout.  Ironically, my husband is buying MORE tools in this particular photo... I will have to make another kit, I guess, LOL.

Here's an example of a layout done with a reasonably neutral kit that looks girly at first glance (Miss Mary Mack).  There were a lot of dark neutrals included, though, so look for those in the kits in your stash!

Another example using a largely pastel kit - I just kept the neutrals for this layout of my son-in-law and his dog, Leo (kit is Joy Bundle)

This was scrapped using a Christmas kit - I just used the bits I wanted :)  (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen)

If Flowers aren't your jam on a masculine layout, you could substitute geometric shapes or flair in this instance.  (Scrapped by Lexy using Life Story - Summer)

Here's a whole list of suggestions to replace flowers on a masculine layout (contributed by readers of my Facebook page):

military ribbons or pins

metallic flowers

pleated ribbon flowers

newspaper bits

stars

octagons

flair

zipper flowers

round tags

gears

splatters

brads

screws

wire

mesh

tickets

hats or caps

crowns

balloons

pleated paper circles/medallions

buttons

clocks/watches

coiled strip/rope

leaves

wood chips

sunbursts

cars

tools

wheels

frogs, snakes, lizards

dinosaurs

arrows

hexagons

chunky arrows

leather buttons

tie tacks or bars

rivets

burlap flower

Product suggestions:

Here's a helpful set of greetings all set to go - make card-making a snap!

There you go - I hope this gives you some ideas of your own for Father's Day and scrapping your favorite fella!  And to make it even more pain-free, you will find them all on sale through the weekend!