Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamptastic Friends’ Blog Hop, where we are focussing on the men in our lives and I show you how to make an easy Father’s Day card ready for the 16th June here in the UK
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I find making cards for men really quite a challenge, so I generally start with some of the more neutral colours and then pick a simple layout. I also tend to try and include some metallics, because they always seem to go down well!
I started this card with a Pebbled Path card base, inspired by the colour in the Nature’s Sweetness paper pack. It pairs really beautifully with the gold foiling and embossing too! My next layer is embossed, with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder – a real winner in my books.
I chose three different patters of paper, and the nice thing about this layout is that you can choose completely different papers to me and I am sure you would still end up with an absolutely brilliant but easy Father’s Day card.
Each strip measured 9.5cm x 2.8cm and I banner cut each end by cutting up by 8mm at the halfway point of 1.4cm. I then cut in from each corner to that mark to create the banner cut. All that was left to do was to cut them at 6.5cm, to give me two pieces of each with a banner end on each piece. Still with me?!?
The sentiment is from the Happy Little Things stamp set, available as an Online Exclusive, and I heat embossed this is gold embossing powder onto a piece of Pebbled Path cardstock measuring 10cm x 2.5cm. I mounted this on to a piece of Gold Foil measuring 10cm x 3cm
Why not have a go at making an easy Father’s Day card of your own, or even a birthday card for a special man in your life. This layout really is perfect for any occasion. Until next time, Happy Stamping!! xx
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Beautiful card Heather. Very elegant with the metallics and layout. x