My Father’s Day Card

Today is I am sharing My Father’s Day Card that is using the Handsomely Suited Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I decided to create a Centre-Step Fun Fold card with the shirt on the centre panel. There is a link at the end of this post to a Horizontal Centre-Step Template.

The Details of My Card

My Father-in-law isn’t a suit kind of guy, but he does wear golf shirts in blues. So, I created a short sleeve golf shirt using the Well Suited Designer Series Paper. For the sleeves, I used the pocket die and the shirt was die cut from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I trimmed the stitched rectangle to 4 ¼” after it was die cut to fit an envelope. A number of his shirts are Lacoste with a small green allegator on the left side. Since I didn’t have any alligator dies, I used the hearts from the paws of the Pets Dies. I also figured that having a heart to represent his real heart was perfect for Father’s Day!

For my sentiment, I didn’t think “Have a Happy Father’s Day Handsome” coming from both my husband and I would be appropriate for my father-in-law. So, I used the technique of covering the part of the sentiment that I didn’t want with scotch tape. Then, I inked the stamp up and removed the tape before stamping. Once the sentiment was stamped like this, I discovered that it fit perfectly in one of the dies from the Tasteful Labels Dies. The Pacific Point banner that flanks my sentiment was also from the Tasteful Labels Dies, but it wasn’t long enough to show on both sides of my sentiment. So, I cut in half giving the illusion that my banner is longer than it is.

For my other panels, I used the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper since he is a very handy man and likes to build things with wood. The Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder was perfect for that material kind of look it gives my card. 

Tips for Cutting/Scoring Card Base

At 1 ¼” from the edge of the long side of card stock cut from 1” to 5 ¼” using the Paper Trimmer blade guide. Once I cut one side, I flipped the card stock over to cut the other side. Make sure that your new cut line will be parallel to the first one. Turn so that the long edge of card stock is horizontal and score side panels at 1”, 2” and 5 ¼” and 4 ¼” for the centre panel. To download a PDF file, please see the template link at the end of the post or click the image below.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Handsomely Suited Bundle (156240), Tasteful Labels Dies (152886), Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)

Inks: Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (147110)

Paper: Night of Navy (100867), Pacific Point (111350), Poppy Parade (119793), Basic White (159276), Well Suited Designer Series Paper (154562), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)

Accessories: Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Paper Trimmer (152392)

Measurements: 

• Night of Navy: 5 ½” x 8 ½” (see template for score marks), scraps (collar, buttonholes)
• Well Suited Designer Series Paper (3 pieces): 3” x 4 3/8” (trimmed to 4 ¼” after die cut to fit envelope), scraps for sleeves
• In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (2 pieces): 1” x 3 1/8”
• Basic White: 1 ¼” x 2 ¾”, scraps (buttons)
• Pacific Point: ½” x 2 3/16”
• Poppy Parade: 1” x 5 3/8”, scraps (hearts)

For Further Info:

Hope you like My Father’s Day Card. To download a PDF of this card, please click here.

For more of my Stampin’ Up! cards, please click here.

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