Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Project | Bright & Fun Father’s Day Gnome Card

Hi crafty friends! This week’s Digi Choosday Design Team prompt is all about Father’s Day and bright colors, and I enjoyed making this cute beer-holding gnome! How cute is he?! I paired him with matching beer-themed pattern paper from the Gnome Men BBQ collection, and the result is such a fun and cheerful card - perfect for celebrating Dad.

For this project, I used my Cricut Design Space to create a custom-shaped card with a bold “DAD” design. I know I usually love sharing my Design Space files, but unfortunately, this one includes copyrighted digi stamps, so it can’t be shared. But don’t worry! I’ve got you covered with a step-by-step Cricut tutorial below so you can recreate something similar!

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Materials Used

• Cricut Maker
• White Cardstock
• Pattern Paper - Polkadoodles Gnome Men BBQ collection
• Digi Stamp - Polkadoodles Gnome Father Celebration Party
• Mirror Cardstock
• Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue

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Cricut Tutorial - How I Made This Card

Start by opening your Cricut Design Space and create a new blank project.

Create your sentiment by clicking on Text and typing DAD, pressing enter after each letter so they stack vertically. Choose your preferred font, then adjust the spacing by going to Format and decreasing the line space until the letters touch. Once they do, select all letters and click Combine → Weld.

Next, upload your digi stamp and resize it to fit nicely with your DAD design.

Now, select both the welded DAD and the gnome image, then click Effects → Offset. This offset will become your card base. Adjust it to your desired thickness.

To make sure the base cuts as one solid piece, select the offset layer and click Contour. Remove any inner cutouts (small holes) so your base stays intact.

Resize everything to fit within an A2 card size (maximum 5.5” x 4.25”). Mine ended up at 4.92” x 4.25”.

Now hide the DAD and gnome layers temporarily. Duplicate the offset, flip it vertically, and align it with the original so they slightly overlap at the top. Select both and Combine → Weld to create your folding card base.

Insert a score line where the two shapes meet, then Attach it to the card base.

Unhide your DAD and gnome layers again. Select the DAD and create a slight outline using Offset—this will be your layering piece.

To add pattern paper to the DAD letters, upload your chosen paper, place it over the DAD, then select both and click Slice. Delete the excess pieces until only the patterned DAD remains.

Now you’re ready to cut!

• The DAD letters and gnome will be Print then Cut
• The rest will be Basic Cut

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Assembly

Once everything is cut:

• Fold your card base along the score line
• Adhere the patterned DAD to the mirror cardstock layer
• Attach the DAD to the card base
• Pop up the gnome using foam tape for dimension

And just like that - you’re done! 

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I hope this little Cricut tutorial helps, especially if you’re just starting out with your machine. It’s such a fun way to create custom cards!

Don’t forget to join the Anything Goes Digi Choosday challenge over at Polkadoodles - you might even win some amazing goodies! And if you’d like to see more of my projects and behind-the-scenes crafting, come hang out with me on my socials:

Instagram: @my.cat.and.crafts

Facebook: My Cat and Crafts

Happy crafting and happy Father’s Day creating! 

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday Project | Simple Clear Front Father’s Day Card

Looking for something a little different for Father’s Day? This clear front card is a fun twist on a classic design! The middle section of the card front is made with acetate, giving it that see-through effect. I used adorable Polkadoodles digis of a father and two kids on the outside, and when you open the card, you’ll find the same father image inside with a sweet Happy Father’s Day sentiment.

It’s simple, unique, and perfect for showcasing your favorite digi stamps - whether it be for Fathers Day or any other card you'd want to create!

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 Materials Needed

• White cardstock
• Pattern paper – Polkadoodles Gnome Men Football USA
• Digi stamps – Polkadoodles Dad Father Family Bundle
• Sentiment – Happy Father’s Day (from the same bundle)
• Acetate
• Tim Holtz Guillotine Paper Trimmer
• CutterPillar Crease Score Board
• Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
• Foam Tape

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Instructions

1. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.25 x 11 inches.

2. Score at 5.5 inches on the long side.

3. From the score line, trim the right side of the cardstock at 1.5 inches to create your card base.

4. Take the trimmed piece and cut it down to 1.5 x 4.25 inches.

5. Cut your acetate to 4.25 x 5.5 inches.

6. Fold your card base and adhere the acetate to the inside edge of the 1.5-inch panel. Attach the 1.5 x 4.25-inch cardstock strip to the lower outside portion of the acetate. 

7. Trim 2 pieces of 4 x 1.25 pattern paper and adhere it to the white panels of the front of the card.

8. Prepare your digi stamps. Adhere the father image to the center of the acetate panel.
Add the two children on each side of the father.

9. Inside the card, adhere another father digi in the center—position it so it lines up and hides behind the front image when the card is closed.

Add your sentiment inside the card.

And that’s it—your clear front card is ready! Feel free to mix and match with other digis for different occasions.

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This design is such a fun way to play with layers and transparency while keeping everything clean and simple. It’s also a great way to stretch your digi stash and create something interactive without complicated steps.

💛 Don’t forget—Digi Choosday is an Anything Goes challenge, so you can create whatever inspires you! Join in for your chance to win amazing Polkadoodles goodies and share your creativity with the community.

Happy crafting! ✨