You knew I had to make another fathers day card for my own dad, right? \u00a0As I had so many crafty yummies out for my father-in-law’s card, I thought I would go ahead and make a\u00a0card for my dad before I put everything away.<\/p>\n

<\/a>But I have crafty ADHD so I couldn’t just make 2 of the same cards. I had to mix it up. I\u00a0made the card front with more\u00a0of that inexpensive\u00a0140 lb Seth Cole water color paper using the WPlus9 Sunshine Layers<\/a><\/span> scalloped rectangle die\u00a0(this paper is not great for watercoloring because it absorbed inks and paint too quickly, but I love\u00a0the results with shimmer sprays). I used Recollections\u2019 purple\u00a0shimmer and Heidi Swapp mustard and Heidi Swapp primrose\u00a0sprays.<\/p>\n

For the inside sentiment, I used a free font called Magnolia Sky<\/a><\/span> that I found out about from the Pretty Pink Posh blog<\/a><\/span> (love all the great ideas Paulina\u00a0shares there). Then after watching an MFT Cap Create Glitzy Glitter YT video<\/a><\/span>, \u00a0I was inspired to decorate the inside panel with gold glitter washi tape and dots of champagne gold glitter Stickles. \u00a0It’s amazing what a difference a little glitter makes!<\/p>\n

<\/a>The little boy and girl, that represent me and my hubby, are from the Mama Elephant \u201cIn My Heart\u201d stamp set<\/a><\/span>. I used a Copic multi-liner pen to doodle in some jeans and belt to alter the boy\u2019s outfit from looking like pajamas. Then I colored up the images with the following\u00a0Copic markers: Skin: E00, E21, E11, and R20; Girl’s hair: C6, 7, 9 and B00; Girl’s dress: RV52, 55, 66; Boy’s hair: E55, 57, 59; Boy’s jeans: B91, 95, 97; Boy’s shirt: V12, 15, and 17.<\/p>\n

I used the Winnie & Walter True Multifaceted Heart Cutaways<\/a><\/span> die on gold foil paper and layered that behind the boy and girl. I just love how this gives a bit of structure and focuses the eye on the two kids while bringing in the theme of “heartfelt thanks” (I printed out that sentiment with the Magnolia Sky font again and hand cut it into a banner).<\/p>\n

For finishing toppers, I picked out some sequins from my stash in lavender, gold, and iridescent pink and glued a handful of them on the card front for extra sparkle. \u00a0Lastly I had some thin Dollar Tree gold foil paper that I decided to add as matting layers to the card front as well as the inside card liner. That extra shimmer is everything!<\/p>\n

The following is a video share of this card:<\/p>\n