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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.

If you have andy questions, please feel free to ask, I’d be happy to help you out.

Happy Father’s Day and happy crafting!

Love,
Sylvia

ModaScrap Planner Essentials

Father’s Day Gift Idea

May 18, 2019

Hello, it’s Sandy here today!

We all know how difficult it can be to come up with a gift or card for the men in our lives, so I’m here to share an idea using my dies and stamps from the Planner Essentials. I love my ECD Planner but wanted to show you another way to use the great elements from this collection.

This fun photo holder can act as a card by folding it up to mail, or as a photo frame to display all of Dad’s favorite photos. It is perfect for his desk because it’s double-sided. I’ve added some small tags to each section so a personal message or information could be added.

This is a fun project –– so let’s get started making it.

I knew that I wanted 5 panels so the first thing to do is cut 10 large tags, 10 small tags and 10 Photo Frames. I have linked all the products below so you can easily find the sets I used. Also needed is 10 black strips of black cardstock to go on the frames behind the word “photo”. 1″ is the perfect height.

The Manly Man Paper Collection from ModaScrap was used for this project.

Assembly of the tags is pretty fast and easy. The black strip was added to the back and then the larger tag was added directly above that. The sizing on these are perfect.

With that completed, the small tags were stamped and decorated using the dies and stamps in the collection. For the final touch I edged all the tags with some brown ink. I then set everything aside to work on the stand.

To make the stand, two sheets of 120# black cardstock were used. The tags are about 3″ wide so the panels measure 3.25″ X 5.5″. I simply scored and folded the cardstock every 3.25″ and left a connecting tab on one end of the first section. When the two panels were connected a tag was positioned on the panel and a pencil line was added where a cut line should be. A few quick snips with the scissors and its ready to go.

Double-sided foam tape was added to each panel so it would stand out from the base. After adding the small tags with a black brad, I laid the panels out for placement.

A couple little trinkets were added from the Tim Holtz collection: the key, the stars and the charm (where 2019 was added).

All that is left now is to add my personal messages, information and photos. I’ll use the same photo frame from the die set to cut the photos so they will fit perfectly.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope this has sparked a few ideas.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting,

S@ndy

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