Retro Father's Day

It's time to kick the Father's Day card making in gear!

I have some nice new retro motorcycle and car dies that I have been wanting to use

and thought that they'd be perfect for the occasion!

I created an assortment of 10 cards total....

switching up the background colors 

the motorcycle colors...

and the car colors

for an assortment of combinations and looks

All of the card stock (with the exception of the base card)  is LCI Metallic Card Stock...

silver....red...and black 

so the layers...the motorcycles and the car are all glistening

I'll list the die info below at the close of the blog post... in a brief supply list

for those of you who might want to add them to your own die collection.

 First up...the retro motorcycle...

I thought that this embossing folder was a good match for this card...(and a few others)

Metallic card stock seemed like the perfect choice as well.

The base card is black...

so I lined the inside of the back panel with white card stock...

so that the sender can write and sign the card with a regular pen...

The Happy Father's Day sentiment is heat embossed..

in silver...

and the sentiment banner is popped up on low profile dimensionals...

and finished with 2 mini silver brads

*Lots of texture and dimension on this card

an a close-up...

I love all of the details on the bike

I made a nice little stack of cards with this die...

before I retired it for the day.

I also created a few cards with a different motorcycle die...

(Can't share those though...because they were snatched up in a millisecond...

before I could take a few photos)

After the retro bike...

it was time to move on to a great looking retro car...

I really like this car....

It's got great lines and details...

Isn't it great looking?

It reminds me of the cars that were on the road in my neighborhood, when I grew up

(yes...I guess that makes ME....RETRO!)

The card front was trimmed 

The left panel is a little ore than half of the normal width of an A2 card...

And the mat layers and car extend beyond the half front panel

The Father's Day sentiment is hidden behind the car...

when the card is closed.

When the card is closed..

the car extends over the inside of the cad..

and it hides the sentiment

See?

The inside sentient is hidden under the car...

Here's the car in black...

(sorry...not the best photo...

the card was already sealed upon it's little cellophane bag...

so there's some reflective glare in this photo from the cellophane.

But I wanted you to see the car in black...

I think that Danny Zucco and his crew of cohorts in Grease would love this car...

almost as much as they loved Greased Lightening!

I still need to create more Father's Day cards...

masculine cards (or as I call them..."guy cards")

can be a challenge...

But I have something up my sleeve...

Card loving friends...these retro Father's Day cards are now available at HERE...at The Bellissima Card Shop

Card making friends...a brief list noting key supplies is posted below

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle

Supply List: 

Metallic card stock: LCI

Dies: 

Motorcycle...Die # 09162...by Frantic Stamper

Retro Car...Die #DV-528 ...by Die Versions