for a special dad

May 31, 2023

Hi everyone! Sylvia today on the blog for you with some inspiration for a Father’s Day card. We probably all struggle with masculine cards, so this might help. I need to give a little explanation on beforehand on where my inspiration came from. In the Netherlands we used to have a bedtime TV story when I was little. Every night at approx 7 pm Mister Owl read a story in the animal newspaper about something that happened in the forest. In that forest there lived a lot of animals, a.o. these 2 brothers, Ed and Willem Beaver, who were the handymen for all other animals. They are the inspiration for this card.

step 1: cut a base card of 21 x 20 cm and score at the top to create a slimeline card of 10,5 x 20 cm. Leaving the card folded, diecut the chain (2x) from planner set 2029 at the long side and cut it off totally at both ends from the top layer of the card to form a shaped border. This will be the front of the card. On the back of the card, line the card at the back with a small strip (approx 1,5 cm) of silver cardstock and glue both chain parts back in.

step 2: ink the centre of the front in a colour of your choice (I used distress ink peeled paint) and stamp some leaves from set CS 298 in the upper corners in a green ink.

step 3: diecut 2 beavers (set 1931) in Soft Finish Cardstock. Use the big round belly to draw an apron on (see photo for reference). Colour one of the aprons black (this is “Ed”), leave the other apron white (this is “Willem”). Colour all body parts for Ed in a dark brown, use a lighter brown for all bodyparts of Willem. Diecut one small round belly extra, cut in half, colour 1 half black, leave the other half white. These are the pockets on the aprons. Assemble both beavers, ahere the pockets to the aprons and glue the small round belly piece under/below the apron to mimick a belly. Draw black brows above the eyes of Ed (the black beaver).

step 4: diecut the toolbox, tools, and letters from set 2029 in a colour of your choice and assemble. I used woodgrain paper for the toolbox and a small piece of scrap to make a measuring tool. Draw some random paint splothes and spatters on the toolbox and colour them with a marker in different colours (as if the toolbox has been heavily used and stained with paint). Give both beavers some tools/screws in their hands and/or pocket.

step 5: adhere the beavers to the left and right of the card. Pop-dot the toolbox in between. Stamp “for a special dad” and “you’re my hero” above and below the toolbox.