Father’s day card - Arthur

Hello and welcome, 

I have made this card for my dear Father. In Sweden we celebrate Father’s Day in November so this year it was last Sunday. I have used Tim Holtz products for this card.

Started with the background papers for Arthur. Used mixed media heavystock and my Distress inks on my craftmat, spritzed with water and dipped. I dried between the layers with my heat tool. Repeated until I was happy with the result. Then diecut all the pieces for 664730 Arthur, and assembled him.

The background is from watercolor cardstock. I used Distess ink in Antique linen for the moon, then I diecut a circle mask from post-it paper for the moon. Then I used Blue Distress inks for the rest of the background. Spritzed with water and then I used the Stamptember 2019 stencil for the stars, crackle paste and Embossing glaze in Speckled egg. Let dry. Then heated it. I then spritzed some water to create drops over the “heaven” and then again using Embossing glaze in Speckled egg. I used my sewing machine to stitched around the edges.

Then I diecut the twigs behind Arthur with 663086 Tangled twigs in metallic gold Kraft stock, sanded it and then inked them with Ground Espresso Distress ink. 

On this photo you can see the crackle on the stars. I decorated the corner of the card with a number, (my Father likes numbers) from Remnant rubs “Numbers”. You can also see the Embossing glaze drops.

I made a small “flag” from inked heavystock layered on sanded, inked gold metallic Kraft stock. Stamped with CMS394 Tiny text. Embossed with black powder. Fastened it with a mini fastener. 

The “sign” with “Grattis Pappa” = “Congratulations dad”, is made from inked mixed media heavystock, stitched with sewing machine around the edges. I layered it on a piece of inked Cracked leather cardstock, and hand stitched it three times on the ends to the background. The letters are 664177 Alpanumeric label, cut from metallic Kraft stock, sanded and inked.

Here you can see how I layered the background to sanded, inked metallic Kraft stock, sanded colored cardstock, a piece of inked cardbord and finally to a black card blank. All adhered with 3D adhesive for dimension.  

I choosed Arthur for my Dad’s card because in Sweden we often say “ you are wise as an old owl”, and that saying fits well on my Father. 

It was a very long time since I visited my parents in their home due to Covid, so it was really great to meet each other in their home (we live in the same city) and hand over this card and a small gift for my Father. (The recommendations in Sweden now are that you are allowed to meet your nearest family). 

Thank you very much for visiting my blog today, take care. Til next time, 

/ Susanne