You're Strong Father's Day Card for Creative Creases #104

Challenge #104 starts on the Creative Creases Challenge blog today, and I made a fun fold Father's Day card this time. I hope you'll join the fun over at CCC this month! It's always anything goes with a fun fold project. You can link up your fun fold creations here: https://wp.me/p4bS0N-cmQ

My card is a CASE of the card I helped my oldest daughter make a couple months ago. She and I had such fun working together in my craft room! She had never used layering stencils before and just loved ink blending with them! I've included pictures of her card at the end of this post if you'd like to see her version. It's lovely, and she gave it to me for Mother's Day with a sweet note. 

This card is 5 1/2 by 11 inches. It's scored at 2 3/4, 5, 6, and 8 1/4. I used orange cardstock for my base because I'm following the color palette for Altenew's June Inspiration Challenge. 

For the layers I added to the card base, I used dark brown cardstock trimmed in the following measurements: (3) 2 1/2 by 5 1/4 inches (including one panel for the back of the card), (2) 2 by 5 1/4 inches, and (1) 3/4. 

The top layer is on sand-colored cardstock in the following measurements: (2) 2 1/4 by 5 inches, 

(2) 1 3/4 by 5 inches, and (1) 2 by 4 3/4 inches (for the back of the card). I used Altenew's Festive Greenery Stencil for 2 of the 2 1/4 by 5 1/4-inch panels and Altenew's Festive Greenery 3D embossing folder for the (2) 1 3/4 by 5-inch panels. 

For the focal point, I used Altenew's Strong Oak stencil and coordinating die set. The die set includes the "you are strong" sentiment and shadow dies that I die cut out several times to stack up for dimension. I also die cut a couple birds using Altenew's Bird Bath layering die set and added the largest of the 2 bird I die cut to the front of the card. I did reverse die cutting for that bird since I wanted him to face the opposite direction (I die cut the pieces and then flipped them over). 

For the back of the card, I stamped "Happy Dad's Day" using an old stamp from my stash (sorry, I don't know who made it or if it's still available) and then added the second bird I had die cut and a few enamel dots from Altenew's Whispering Woodland Enamel Dot set. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Here's a look at the card my daughter made:

Challenges I'm entering: 

https://blog.altenew.com/category/inspiration-challenge/: (ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Masculine (1/5; ends 6/11/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge: Masculine (1/5; ends 6/9/25)

https://heartsquestshapedcardsandtags.blogspot.com/2025/06/hqfscat-6-anything-goes-theme-on-shaped.html?m=1: ATG with shaped cards or tags (1/3: ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 6/18/25)

A Cut Above: ATG with a die cut (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of recycle it (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of for the guys (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 6/14/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Sparkles Monthly Challenges: ATG (3/3; ends 6/14/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 7/2/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

Cut It Up: ATG (3/3; ends 6/9/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (2/6; ends at the end of July)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Use your die cuts (2/2 ; ends 6/17/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of embossing  (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Craft Rocket Challenges: No design paper (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (I have a bird on the front and on the back of the card) (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Crafting Uncles: More than One Fold (1/3; ends 6/14/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)
 

Crafty Gals Corner: Fill in the blank: Fancy ___Fold___ (3/3; ends 6/10/25)

You Are The Sweetest Card

I created this card for a crafty friend in the Netherlands who is always leaving sweet comments on people's projects in the Altenew Fan Group on Facebook and who has been an encouragement to me in my cardmaking, too. Thanks so much for the kindness you spread in the crafting community, Angelique! 

I started my card by embossing a panel of watercolor paper I had painted with Altenew's Coral Red gouache and embossed the panel using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Rose 3D embossing folder. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock a quarter inch larger than my embossed panel and ink blended Altenew's Lagoon ink onto the edges of it. I adhered the embossed panel to the ink blended one and then set about die cutting the pieces for the bouquet. I used Altenew's Parchment Bouquet set for all the die cuts and ink blended the foliage and magnolias using Altenew's Lagoon and Coral Bliss inks. I popped up the bouquet using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape.

For the sentiment, I stamped "you are the sweetest" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit and heat embossed it using Altenew's Rose Gold embossing powder. I die cut it using the coordinating dies in the set and then ink blended a bit of Lagoon ink over it. I used the same sentiment die to die cut several more layers using some thin cardboard packaging and then stacked all the layers and glued them together using Art Glitter liquid glue. I added the sentiment to the panel and then placed 3 white enamel dots from Altenew's Colorful Wonder enamel dots set to finish off the card. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Close up:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the main focus (6/6; ends 6/12/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 6/18/25)

A Cut Above: ATG with a die cut (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of recycle it (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of for the guys (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 6/14/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG summer (ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Sparkles Monthly Challenges: ATG (2/3; ends 6/14/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Christmas BINGO Challenges: Letter I:  green, stamped text, ink blending (through a stencil) (2/8; ends 6/15/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 7/2/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Cut It Up: ATG (2/3; ends 6/9/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite type of embossing and why: I love the way a 3D embossing folder adds so much texture and dimension! I also love the shine from heat embossing, so I used both on my card!  (2/3; ends 6/11/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Floral Frenzy (2/3; ends 6/11/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (1/6; ends at the end of July)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Use your die cuts (1/2 ; ends 6/17/25)

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Flowers (3/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of embossing (I embossed the background panel with a 3D embossing folder and heat embossing the sentiment) (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Art Impressions Blog: Blossoms and Blooms (1/2; ends 6/19/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: No design paper (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Blooming Delight Shaped Guest Designer Card for HQFSCAT

I was recently a winner on the Hearts Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags blog, and Becca Sadler kindly invited me to be a Guest Designer on the blog for the June challenge. I love to make shaped cards, so this challenge is perfect for me! If you also enjoy making shaped cards and tags, please join the fun here: Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

For my card, I made a shaped card base using Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Blooming Delight set. I scored and folded a piece of white cardstock to die cut for the card base and then die cut another piece of white cardstock to fit on top of the card base. 

I stamped the Blooming Delight floral onto the white cardstock using embossing ink and then used Altenew's Crystal Clear Embossing Powder to heat emboss the image. I then used the coordinating stencil to ink blend the image using Altenew's Bubblegum Dreams and Whispering Woodlands Fresh Dye Inks and Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Sunkissed, and Orange Cream Crisp Dye Inks. I added trios of Altenew's Zesty Lemon-Lime, Bubblegum Dreams, and Whispering Woodlands Enamel Dots to finish the front of the card. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped "Sending you God's blessings" from Altenew's Blessings stamp set onto a small rectangle of pink cardstock using pink ink and popped it up on Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

Inside of the card:

Close up of the sentiment:

The card can be landscape orientation, too. I would just have to change the orientation of the sentiment inside the card:

One final look:

AECP Homework for Impressive Heat Embossing: Lesson 3: heat embossing an image using clear embossing powder and then ink blending over for a resist effect

Challenges I'm entering: 

A Cut Above: ATG with a die cut (I used the coordinating die for this floral stamp) (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of recycle it (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of for the guys (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 6/14/25)

Stamping Sensations: Furry Friends or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love Stamping: Nature or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the  month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG summer (ends at the end of the month)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Sparkles Monthly Challenges: ATG (1/3; ends 6/14/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Christmas BINGO Challenges: Letter I: 1 layer card, green, stamped image, ink blending (through a stencil) (1/8; ends 6/15/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (5/5; ends 6/4/25) Happy birthday, Allsorts!

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 7/2/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 6/14/25)

Cut It Up: ATG (1/3; ends 6/9/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite type of embossing and why: I love how heat embossing looks with ink blending! It adds a lovely shine, and I love how it resists the ink when ink blending over it. (1/3; ends 6/11/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Floral Frenzy (1/3; ends 6/11/25)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: ATG (1/3; ends 6/4/25)

little red wagon: Friendship (ends 6/3/25) Featured 6/4/25