Wish I Was Stampin': Whimsical, Elegant and Just for Dad Cards this June

Friday, July 1, 2011

Whimsical, Elegant and Just for Dad Cards this June

At our monthly Hostess Club this month, we made a pinwheel card, did some watercoloring and created a Father's Day card just in time for some special fathers out there. I even gave this card to my husband for Father's Day and my dad since both of them like to golf. Made for a quick and easy card this year! Check out the cards and bookmarks we made this month.

Instructions for the pinwheel card:

Outside layer: Emboss a piece of colored cardstock using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (#117335)
Cut a 4" x 4" piece of DSP
Score DSP from corner to corner to create an "X"
Cut towards the center but not too far or you will cut your paper into 4 triangles (Trust me. I've done this before. HaHa)
Put just a bit of Snail Adhesive (#104332) on one corner (always choose either the left or the right corner) of every triangle
Fold the end with Snail Adhesive up to the center & overlap all the center edges until it looks like a pinwheel
Punch a hole through the center of your pinwheel and the embossed layer of cardstock
Place a Glimmer Brad (#121006 - Brights collection) through the hole and close the brad
Seal a 5 3/4" x 4 3/8" envelope and use your paper trimmer to cut a sliver off the other side of your envelope (not the side just sealed)
Adhere your colored cardstock layer to your cardbase (aka...your envelope)
Use a Small Oval Punch (#120908) to cut a notch out of your envelope cardbase and attached colored cardstock layer. This will allow the receipent to see and pull out your card inside the envelope.
Stamp and adhere a greeting onto the outside layer if desired
Inside card is a simple 4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock
Decorate the inside card any way you like (Feel free to use DSP, a stamp set, jot a note or all of the above as I did.)

Congratulations! You now have a functioning pinwheel card to give for a child's or an adult's Birthday, Thank You or any occasion you want. I chose to use this as Thank You cards for my child's teacher and teacher assistant at the end of the year. (FYI: Don't bother wasting your breath on the pinwheel. You'll pass out before it can move on it's own. Just spin the pinwheel with your fingers instead.)