Happy Father's Day x 3 with the Anthony's Paper Craft Group Design Team Project

Hello everyone!  This month the Anthony's Paper Craft Group Design Team Project is about Father's Day. Having recently lost my own dad, I know that some people might no longer have their dad around, or they might not have a relationship with their dad, or, maybe they don't have a dad.  Each of us has a different situation. 

I was having a hard time thinking of a card to make and was not focusing.  But I think my dad sent me a message.  I still had my nautical sets sitting on my desk from the two cards I made the other day, which you can see {HERE}, and my dad was in the Navy in his youth and he loved to fish when I was a kid.  So I decided to go with a "nautical-themed" Father's Day card in his honor.  The creativity was flowing and I ended up making 3 cards.  Even if you don't have a "dad" to give a card to, maybe this card will inspire you to make a birthday card for that guy in your life that you look to as a dad, or a neighbor, or even an Uncle. 

These cards were inspired by a card I had seen on Pinterest, which had a ship's wheel in the center with some curved text above and below the wheel.  I had NO idea how to do this "curved text" thing so I hit YouTube where I found THIS video showing how to do it using Canva.  

For my first card...

I started with a top-folding A2 card to which I adhered a piece of navy blue textured cardstock.  I also printed my "curved text" sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock in the size I wanted.  

I stamped the ship's wheel from Nautical 1 in the center of the "curved text" and then I cut it out using a stitched circle die.

And I used a stitched rectangle die to cut a piece of decorative paper that I found in the Artist paper pad from Paper House Productions.  I also die-cut a piece of the navy cardstock using the next circle die up.  

Then I put it all together.  Decorative paper adhered to the card front.  Then the navy blue circle and, finally, the circle with the image and sentiment.  Lastly, I added some dots using a Blue Pearl Pen and a Silver Chrome Pearl Pen, both by Viva Decor.  I have these in my stash but you can also use Nuvo drops.  

For my 2nd card...

I used a top-folding A2 card with a piece of navy blue textured cardstock adhered to the front.   

Then I cut a piece of white cardstock using a stitched rectangle die.  I sprayed some Vibrant Turquoise, Pure Sunshine, and Fresh Lime Dylusions Ink Sprays (Ranger) on the cardstock, removed the excess with a paper towel and they heat dried.  Then I placed the Swirly Floral stencil (StencilGirl) on the cardstock, sprayed it with water, and then removed the excess with a paper towel.  I liked this stencil because it gave the look of wind blowing.  Then I heat set it.  

 

I wrapped some navy blue twine around the lower part and secured it in the back.  Then I adhered this to a piece of fun foam and then to the card front.  Then I printed out my "curved text" again onto white cardstock, stamped the wheel in the center and cut out using the same stitched circle die, along with a piece of the blue cardstock.  I adhered them together and then adhered over the twine with foam tape.  Lastly, I colored in the wheel.  

For my 3rd card...

Again...top folding A2 card base with a piece of navy blue textured cardstock on the front.  When I played with the Dylusions inks earlier, I made 2 pieces.  So I adhered the 2nd one I made to the card front.  

Then I stamped the fisherman at the ship's wheel from Nautical 2 and added my own sentiment under it.  I adhered this to the card front and only colored in the ship's wheel.  Lastly, I added some blue enamel dots to the card front.  

On the inside, I printed out Happy Father's Day onto a piece of white cardstock that I adhered on the inside and stamped the anchor from Nautical 1 next to it.  

I hope you enjoyed these cards and that they inspire you to make a card for that special Dad or guy in your life.  I think Dad would have loved to have received one of these.  Do you have a fav?  Let me know, leave a comment below!  

Also, please remember to check out the other Father's Day cards made by the other Design Team Members.

Links are below to all of their social media pages. 

Michael (World of Michael Trent)

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FB:https://www.facebook.com/worldofmichaeltrent
Blog:https://worldofmichaeltrent.blogspot.com/

Anthony's Paper Craft

Website: https://anthonyspapercraft.com/
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Chris (Christopher Crafts)

IG: https://www.instagram.com/christophercraftsindy/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/christophercraftsindy
Blog: https://sbcraftsbychristopherdale.wordpress.com/

Misty - The Jolly Fat Elf 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thejollyfatelf/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheJollyFatElf

Pam Kline Stang

IG: https://www.instagram.com/plstang/
Blog: https://4mustangcreations.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!  I hope you loved this card as much as I do.  Let me know, leave a comment.  Until next time - 

Hugs from Brasil!

~Michael