Posted by camille – June 11, 2008 11:46 AM

Guest Blogger: Melissa Phillips of Lilybean Paperie

How fun to create cards just for the guys in your life. Creating masculine cards can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, so for this card, I decided to use a masculine color scheme and focus on a single very masculine element — a vintage Woodie station wagon. My dad took my brothers and me on countless road trips and I still have the most wonderful memories of those crazy times with all of us packed together in the camper. So, I tried to find an element that sparked a memory for me and I used that as my spring board. I chose to use a car die-cut and from there the road sign came into play. I love the color combination of brown, blue, green and orange — so away I went and created a little something for my favorite dad!

Necessary Supplies:
teal card stock or similarly heavy-weight paper
cream patterned paper
brown solid paper
orange patterned paper
car die-cut (or design stamped or drawn onto card stock)
green flourish
2 green buttons in different sizes
1 chipboard piece
1 small ticket stub
1 100% authentic or similar text rub-on or sticker
natural hemp or twine
sewing machine (optional)

Steps:
1. Cut blue cardstock paper 7" x 5-1/4” and fold in half.

2. Cut a strip of cream patterned paper to fit down center of card. Attach a block of brown paper to this strip, along with a bit of orange at the bottom of the brown paper. Stitch down the sides if desired.

3. Wrap hemp around card vertically. Thread chipboard road sign and ticket onto hemp and tie in a bow near top.

4. Attach car die-cut using dimensional adhesive just below center of card.

5. Attach paper flourish just under edge of car and curving upwards toward right corner of card, and apply 100% authentic or similar text rub-on.

6. Stack 2 green buttons and tie with hemp. Tie to hemp just below car die-cut.

* Note from Camille -- Melissa is a FANTASTIC crafter who makes the most exquisite handmade cards and paper crafts. To see more of her original designs, be sure to check out her blog, Lilybean Paperie.

For more Father's Day inspiration, check out our Father's Day feature on HGTV.com. We have creative handmade gift ideas as well as a gift guide to help you make this year's Father's Day fantastic!