Sunday, June 12, 2016

Father's Day License Plate Card

I was asked by a friend to create a card for her husband for Father's Day. This is the same friend of who asked me to create a birthday card for her husband, too. (http://ienjoywhatido.blogspot.com/2016/02/masculine-interactive-birthday-card.html



For this card, I turned to the Cricut Design Space and browsed under the Father's Day category. I found this License Plate cut file from the Holiday Cakes cartridge. After duplicating the base cut, I rotated this 180 degrees and welded both the base cuts to create a card base. I added the scoring line on the middle.

I designed and customized the layer cut by adding my friend's husband's name on the top. I chose a font close to the fonts on the layer cut. I cut the layers three times in 3 different colored cardstocks, red, blue and white, to re-create the Illinois license plate where they live. The size of this layer is 12" x 6", just like a real license plate. With the card base, this is a huge card since the card base is slightly larger than the layer cut to matte it. I kept all the negative die cuts since I will be in-laying this later on.

Using a Post-It Full Adhesive Roll, I masked the upper portion of the white layered cut. I also applied this on the back of the layered cut. This is where I attached the negative cuts using the letter cuts as guide. I blended Tim Holtz Distress Inks on this bottom area, starting with the lighter blue shade of Tumbled Glass, then blending in Faded Jeans.


This is where the tedious process begins. I first applied a double sided tape to the back of the white layered cut. This will make the in-laying process easier. With the exposed adhesive from the double sided tape, all I needed to do is piece in the die cuts. This is why I kept the negative die cuts.


I layered the different die cuts by adhering one on top of the other using wet adhesive for more wiggle time. I made sure that the die cut color that will be on top is the same as the color of the Illinois license plate. I adhered a silver Duck Tape around the edges of the front of the card base to serve as the matte. I adhered the layer cut to the card base using a strong double sided adhesive tape for stability. For added shimmer, I applied Wink of Stella to the stars and the main sentiment, No. 1 Dad.

Thanks for viewing my blog. Have a blessed & brilliant day!

Maria Giselle B.

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7 comments:

  1. GREAT design, Clemente! I don't know a single guy who wouldn't be thrilled with this! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  2. This is so Awesome!!! what a great idea - license plate I love it.
    Thank you for joining the Fantabulous cricut challenge Linky Challenge. I am your newest follower I hope you will come follow me to. Have a blessed day
    DIANA L.

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    1. I am following you now here @ Blogger. Thanks for viewing my blog!-Maria Giselle B.

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  3. Beautiful idea and fabulously executed!
    Do play the Father's day challenge at Paru's Card Making Challenges too!
    http://paruscardmakingchallenges.blogspot.in/2016/06/june-challenge.html

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    1. I would love to submit my creation to your challenge blog but I already submitted my creation to 3 other blogs. Maybe next time. Thanks for viewing my blog!-Maria Giselle B.

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  4. Wow! Fantastic job- I love all the details!! Thanks so much for joining us for the FCCB challenge this week! Hugs, DT Karla

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  5. Hi Maria! Wow this looks so life-like! Amazing card!
    Thanks so much for joining my challenge this week :)

    Jeannie T.
    Dragonfly Journeys

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