Swinging Gate Father's Day Card

My husband is an amazing father to our grown children and a wonderful, fun grandpa to our soon-to-be 2-year-old grandson. I always try to make him a special Father's Day card, and this year I had a new Altenew Craft-Your-Life: Rustic Charm set to play with to create his card.

For the background, I added VersaMark embossing ink through the cloud stencil that came with the Rustic Charm set. Then I added white embossing powder and heat set the clouds. They have some nice texture to them that you can't really see in the photos. I stamped "Happy Father's Day" with a retired CTMH stamp and then set to work on creating the gate. I wanted it to swing open and shut, so I die cut the gate in white cardstock with a half inch "hinge" (I scored the paper with a half inch on the left side that I folded over and when I die cut the gate, I made sure the part with the folded over scored portion didn't go to the edge of the die so that it left a hinge on that part that I could adhere to the back of the card. Then I die cut a gate using woodgrain card stock and embossed it using the coordinating embossing folder and adhered it to the white gate with foam tape. I also die cut a third gate out of the same woodgrain paper but the backside of the paper so that when I flipped the gate die cut, it would fit on the inside of the white gate and cover the white gate. 

The birds and branches were made from the same Rustic Charm set, and I added one on the inside of the card so it shows more fully when the gate is open. The second was added directly to the front of the gate. 

I added the "Every birdy thinks you're great" sentiment (which was a print and cut I designed in Silhouette Design Studio software) with foam tape, and the card was finished. 

Close up:

When the gate is open:

Close up:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog (sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com): Father's Day (2/2; ends 6/20/24

Allsorts challenge blog: Masculine (3/3; ends 6/22/24)

Crafty Catz (craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com): ATG with option of Make it Masculine (3/5; ends 6/27/24)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 6/29/24)

As You Like It Challenge: With or Without Words and Why: I prefer to add a sentiment to my cards (whether on the inside or the card front) because I like to personalize the card that way and give a message to fit the occasion. (3/3; ends 6/26/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Bright and Cheerful (3/5; ends 6/19/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 8/10 for the challenge; ends 6/19/24)

Cardz 4 Guyz: Father's Day (3/3; ends 6/24/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 6/18/24)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: Masculine project (ends 6/16/24) (3/4; ends 6/16/24)

Inspiration Station (inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com): The photo shows a celebration, and my card is celebrating 2 dads: my FIL and my son (4/8; ends at the end of the  month 

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG or option of For The Guys (ends at the end of the month)

Triple B (dd-tripleb.blogspot.com): Birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)