Next month is a time for celebrating Fathers and all that they mean to us.  It’s the perfect opportunity to show the dad in your life how much he means to you.  The Geared Up Garage Bundle is perfect for masculine cards.  It can be hard to create cards for men but these products make it easy.

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Supplies:
• Stamp Set – Geared Up Garage Bundle (148590)
• Card Stock – Real Red (102482); Basic Black (121045); Crushed Curry (131199)
• Stamp Pads – Read Red (147084); Memento Tuxedo Black (132708); Versamark Pad (102283)
• Misc. – Classic Garage 6×6 Designer Series Paper (148482); Garage Gears Thinlits Dies (148521)- or Bundle with Geared Up Garage Stamp Set (Bundle – 150610); Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (1469456); Classic Garage Metal Elements (148485); Linen Thread (104199); Snail Adhesive (104332); Heat Tool (129053); Big Shot (143263); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements:
• Real Red Cardstock – 11” x 4 ¼”
• Basic Black Cardstock – 3” x 3”
• Crushed Curry Cardstock- 2 ½” x 2”
• Classic Garage Designer Series Paper – 2 ¾” x 2 ¾”

Instructions:

1. Score the Real Red cardstock at 5 1/2″ and fold to form card front.
2. Stamp the oil blotch to the card front in Real Red ink. Add some nut images in Memento Tuxedo Black around the oil blotches.
3. Glue Designer Series Paper to the Basic Black layer.
4. Wrap Linen Thread several times around the middle of the of the DSP and tie in a bow on the right side. Thread Line Thread through the key and tie to the bow.
5. Pop up the DSP piece to the card front.
6. Stamp the sentiment in Versamark ink on the Crushed Curry, add Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set.
7. Cut out sentiment with the coordinating framelits and Big Shot. Pop up on top of the Linen Thread.