Home | RpShutterbug

Hello crafting friends! Today I am sharing a playful, interactive card that is perfect for Father’s Day, featuring a clean layout with a touch of interactive fun. The front of the card features a sweet, vibrant scene that completely transforms when opened. I designed a clever surprise flap that lifts up, creating a wonderful interactive element that reveals a hidden holiday greeting for Dad.

To bring this whimsical scene to life, I started by printing the adorable Road Trip Car Bee Buzzy Gnome digi stamp. After fussy cutting the image, I colored the entire piece using my alcohol markers to make the driving gnome and his carriage pop. For the text elements, I printed two separate sentiments from the Gnome Men Greeting Digi stamps set. The first sentiment anchors the card front right below our driving gnome, while the second is a hidden gem tucked safely away for the inside of the flap.

For the background and landscape, I mixed and matched a couple of beautiful digital paper collections to create texture and depth. I printed a soft, textured blue paper from the Spring to Easter paper pad for a gorgeous sky, and used a vibrant green from the Bee Busy Flower and Plains paper pad to construct my grassy hills. I die-cut a little hill border to act as the interactive front flap, placing the gnome so he partially hangs off the top edge for extra dimension. Finally, I added a similar matching hill border on the inside directly behind the flap to beautifully frame and anchor the second hidden sentiment.

Check out the Polkadoodles Crafts shop for some more new and fun digital products.

Do check out fun pictures of the project on my Instagram page (@rp_shutterbug). Do tag me on Instagram with pictures of your projects.

SUPPLIES:

*NOTE:  Affiliate links may be used (at no additional cost to you) – thank you for your support!

Thank you so much for joining me today. Until next time, stay safe!