World’s Best Father’s Day Card

This DIY Father’s Day card is from my friend and blogger Deanna Gorham from The Folksy Sanctuary where she shares how you can have a delightful safe haven without spending a ton of money.

Deanna has so many amazing, fun and crafty ideas that I asked her to share her Crafty Scoop with us.

Get the Local Mom Scoop on this adorable DIY Father’s Day card you can make with your kids.

 

 

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Materials needed (all materials can be purchased at Target, Michael’s, or Hobby Lobby)

• white card stock paper

• blue card stock paper with or without texture

• washable paint

• sponge brush

• construction pape

• hot glue gun or some type of glue

• black marker

 

 

 

 

Steps to achieving this crafty Father’s Day card

1. HANDPRINTS

• Prepare your little one for handprints (any color you prefer)

• sponge on the paint. ( the younger the child the more difficult this could be, so get ready for bathtime after this craft)

• get several prints to ensure that you have a good one to use

• choose the prints then cut them out. 2 prints for 1 card

 

 

2. Choose the prints that you would like to use

• one will be used on the front of the card as the waving hand

• the other will be used inside the card as the fishy

 

 

 

 3. Creating the inside of the card

• use both of your child’s hands to make prints on the inside of the card to resemble seaweed.

• cut out wavy pieces of green construction paper to also resemble seaweed. This will give the ocean floor a little more dimension.

• fold the ends of the seaweed under and glue to the card so that the seaweed gives a pop out effect.

 

 

4. Choose 2 pictures that you would like to use.

• one picture should be of your child for the front of the card

• the other should be of daddy and child for the inside of your card

• cut the picture small enough to fit under each handprint ( will probably be of just the faces)

• Glue the one of your child to the bottom right corner of the front of the card

• Glue the one of daddy and child to the inside of the card in the seaweed where the fish will go

 

 

5. Finishing the inside of the card

• on the handprint that is being used as a fish, glue a scrap piece of paper folded in half that will act as a hinge to open, over the picture of daddy and child.

• write your Happy Father’s Day message inside and don’t forget the date!!

• Write O’Fish-ally the world’s Best Daddy( Grandpa, Uncle, whoever the card is for) on a white piece of construction paper. Cut the message out however you prefer

• Glue this piece of paper on the top, inside of the card

 

 

6. Finishing the front of the card

• cut circles out of scrap paper for your “Hi Daddy” message

• Glue them to the top right of the card above the picture of your little one

• write your message on the back of the waving handprint (Guess what)

• create another flap out of a scrap piece of paper the same as for the handprint inside. So that this hand can open down

• Glue the flap to the handprint then to the card covering the picture of your little one

 

 

 

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