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If your Dad loves to fish then this stunning card idea from Julissa is perfect! She stamped the background, the scene and some lures, coloring them with Copic markers and added a bit of ink blending on the postage edge and words too. Take a closer look at the Unity Stamps blog.

I know a lot of us sometimes struggle with creating card designs for men so with Father’s Day coming up soon it’s a great time to take a look at masculine card ideas that might have darker colors, subtle prints and stamps and dies that are more “manly” for the Dads, Step Dads, Grandfathers, Father’s in Law and Father figures in our lives. Of course you know your Dad best and if he loves to garden send him a card full of flowers and plants, there are no rules, just include something he enjoys and he’s sure to appreciate the cards you make.

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For the Father who’s a grill master try a card with all the BBQ fixings like this fun interactive pop up card from Chari. This new pull and slide die design pops up to reveal the sentiment but also includes a place to add a gift card. Watch her how to video over at the Lawn Fawn blog.

For the handy man this card is full of stamped tools and a heartfelt sentiment from The Stamps of Life. The black, grey and blue colors along with and a cleaner, simpler layout works really well for masculine designs. I spotted this idea on the simplebeez_creations Instagram page.

This whimsical Big Foot card is great for an outdoorsy Dad. Ceal created the background with a foot print stenciled with ink blended in an ombre’ of blue inks, stamped the trees on the foot in green and brown and then stamped and cut out the big foot silhouette and sentiment in black. Find step by step directions at the Imagine Crafts blog.

I love this card so much, one of my Grandfathers was from Florida and everyone called him Gator, so this design really touches my heart. Beth stamped the hugging alligators from Whimsy Stamps, coloring them in shades of green, added a subtle masked ground and stamped the sentiment in a bold black to match the card base. I came across her idea on the bethwitchingcards Instagram page.

Here’s another cool tool card this time with tools die cut from silver metallic paper and blue cardstock. They sit inside a tool box made from woodgrain pattern paper in front of a die cut peg board background. Learn more about this clever card design at the Stamp 4 Joy blog.

If you’re Daddy is a doggy lover then be sure to include a pup on his card like this darling design from Teri. She stenciled yellow graphics on the blue background to match the pretty yellow flowers behind the  die cut dog from Spellbinders. See, you can include flowers on a masculine card! Learn more at the Cut, Color and Create blog.

If your Dad is into reptiles check out this amazing terrarium and turtle card from Brenda. The base of the card looks like an aquarium and inside are die cut leaves, rocks, limbs and turtle all die cut and colored with Copic markers. Take a closer look at the Honey Bee Stamps blog.

Let Dad know he’s the absolute Worlds Greatest with a fun trophy card. The die cut card is in the actual shape of the trophy and is filled with golden die cut stars. There’s also a gold heat embossed sentiment too. Take a closer peek over at The Greetery blog.

Make a card like Kristie’s for a Dad who loves to boat, sail or kayak. She used lovely blue and green shades of ink with the boating stamps and waves with a touching sentiment stamped in black and a white on white die cut “Dad”. Find more details at the Catherine Pooler blog.

Let Dad know he’s your super hero with an incredible card like this one from Tina. This card has such great movement with shooting stars, an explosive comic book style sentiment and die cut bursting background. She stamped and colored her stamped hero with Copic Markers. Zoom over to the Sunny Studio Stamps blog for more details.

And finally for the sporty Dad here’s a football card from Sue created with dies from Taylored Expressions. This die cut gnome is ready for the big game with a foam finger, ball and jersey, all die cut with ink blending added for shading. And he’s sitting in an amazing stadium background. Run on over to the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog for more info.

I hope you’ve found some inspiration today to create a Father’s Day card that reflects your Dads interests and let’s him know how much you love and apricate him.

-Heather

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