Hot Rod Card for Dad’s Day

Hey everybody! How in the world can it be May already?! Better start gearing up for those Father’s Day cards and projects because it’ll be here in a flash! Leslie with you today, sharing a tutorial for making a very cool empty-nester hot rod card for Dad’s Day. I used some of our awesome cardstock and another car die in the Spellbinders classic car series. So let’s get started!

Cut Card Base & Layers

First time using a Lynx A2 Folded Card Base, and ladies and gentlemen, I have to tell you they’re awesome! The 120# weight makes the best card base.

Next, cut a background panel and embellishing strip from patterned paper using a stitched rectangle die. Similarly, die cut two sunbursts, one from Stardream Metallic Jupiter and one from Stardream Metallic Eris.

Additionally, cut inside layering panels from Stardream Metallic Jupiter and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White.

Adhere Layers

For the front panel, adhere the sunbursts together in an offset fashion so the red shows slightly under the white. Use thin foam squares to adhere the sunburst piece to the background panel.

Also adhere the inside white sentiment panel to the red layer. Add the patterned paper embellishing strip. Typically I put the embellishing strip at the top but chose to adhere it to the bottom for this card.

Assemble Hot Rod

Now comes the fun part of assembling the hot rod after we cut the following pieces:
1. Stardream Metallic Jupiter for the body.
2. Stardream Metallic Eris for the top and headliner. Take a light gray marker and color the headliner so it’s slightly darker than the top.
3. Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White for the lights and tire centers.
4. Pop Tone Black Licorice for the steering wheel, under-carriage and wheels.
5. Bright Silver Foil for the grill, bumper and other trim.

Create Focal Element

Die cut a stitched oval from Glama Natural Clear Translucent Vellum and stamp a sentiment at the bottom. Personally, I prefer to heat emboss on vellum but solvent-based or archival-quality pigment ink can be used. Afterwards, adhere the hot rod and a few tiny punched hearts.

Add Inside Sentiment

Stamp a sentiment in black ink on the inside panel.

Complete Hot Rod Card for Dad’s Day

All that’s left to do is adhere the front and inside panels to the card base, and add a few clear gemstones.

Summing up, these are the other products I used:
PAPER: Keep It Simple Paper Crafts Happy Birthday 12×12 Collection Pack
STAMPS: Keep It Simple Paper Crafts Sunshine & Rainbows Sentiment Stamp Set
INK: Versafine Onyx Black ink, Versamark, Copic Ciao C-1 alcohol marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Classic Car Dies, Stampin’ Up Sunburst Thinlit, Love From Lizi Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Oval Nested Cutting Dies, Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter Punch (tiny hearts)
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, TapeRunner Retractable Double-Sided Adhesive Tape, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Powder, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares, clear gemstones

To conclude, I hope you’ve enjoyed this awesome hot rod card for Dad’s Day! Be sure to visit CutCardStock on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for more DT inspiration! Also join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
Leslie