Father's Day Cards by May Guest Designer Anika Mercier

Hi Everyone,

Wow, I can't believe how fast the month has flown by! Today I'm sharing my last guest design post for Newton's Nook Designs. It has been so wonderful working with this fabulous company and I want to thank Jennifer and Samantha again for this fantastic opportunity! I have very much enjoyed sharing my cards with you all - thank you for reading my guest blog posts! 

For my last post, I thought it would be fun to share some Father's Day cards ideas. My Dad is very outdoorsy so the new Father's Day stamp set is absolutely perfect for creating cards for him. Today, I'll be sharing with you two card ideas using this fantastic stamp set. 

Card One

For my first card, I wanted to create a card that was very fishing/water focused. 

Backgrounds

This card actually features two background design panels. On the first design panel, I stamped several of the images from the Lake Advice stamp set onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat set the images with clear embossing powder. I then colored in the images with a combination of Zig and Arteza watercolor markers.  

For the second design panel, I started by inking the entire Bristol Smooth cardstock panel with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. Next, I pulled out the Bokeh Stencil Set and inked the stencils with Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide inks. This stencil set is fantastic and is so easy to use since there is light etching on the stencils making aligning them a breezy! 

Sentiment 

My sentiment was created by stamping the Father's Day stamp set onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat setting it with clear embossing powder. To color the fish, splash, and fishing pole I used the same markers/colors I used on the canoe/kayak panel. 

Assembly 

Using craft foam I popped up the panel I created with the Bokeh Stencil Set - I think this stencil really creates the feeling of water on this card. Next, I adhered the canoe/kayak panel directly on top of the water/stencil panel. After that, I fussy cut the sentiment and popped it up with craft foam adhering it to the canoe/kayak panel. 

Card Two

For my second card, I wanted to create a simple monochromatic card which works well for any Dad that likes low key cards. 

Focal Panel

On this card, I wanted to feature the Tree Ring Stencil so I started by taping the stencil to a piece of kraft cardstock and inking it with Gathered Twigs and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide inks. Next, I created a custom embossing paste color using Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink. I then applied the embossing paste to the outer edges of the tree ring - I really love how much dimension and interest this adds! 

Sentiment 

I stamped the Father's Day sentiment using Nuvo's Acorn Brown hybrid ink and die cut the sentiment with an oval die. After that, I inked the edges of the oval panel using Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink to give the die cut more dimension/interest. 

Assembly

After making a kraft card base I inked the edges using Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink. Once that was done, I fussy cut the Tree Ring image and popped it up using craft foam and then adhered the sentiment overlapping the image. 

I hope you enjoyed both of these cards and they give you some ideas for creating your own Father's Day cards. We'd love to see what you're making using Newton's products so be sure to tag #newtonsnookdesigns on Instagram! 

Thanks for joining me this month! 

-Anika

I'd love to connect with you! Please come find me at my blog colorandink.com or follow me on Instagram at colorandinkdesigns