I had a brainstorm a couple of weeks ago about a fun Father’s Day Card based on the iPad—a little craft I call the iDad. I am guessing that I am not the only one to have come up with this idea, but it’s a fun, easy craft for the gadget-loving men in your life.
Supplies:
- Black cardstock
- White Cardstock
- X-acto knife
- Cutting mat
- Spray Glue
- Markers
Step 1: Take two pieces of 8.5 x 11″ black cardstock, and sandwich a piece of white cardstock in between, then cut rounded corners. You may want to take out the white piece and cut it down a little further, so that it doesn’t show along the edges. Use spray glue to secure the white cardstock to the bottom piece of black cardstock and set aside.
Step 2: Find some iPad/iPhone icon images online and print them out on cardstock (you will have no trouble finding these on Google). In a Google image search, look for medium or large images, so that the resolution is decent. Once you print them out, cut them out.
Step 3: Arrange the images on your top piece of black cardstock, then glue them down in the order you want them with spray glue. Let dry for a couple of minutes.
Step 4: Using a cutting mat and X-acto knife, carefully cut along the sides and the bottom of each icon to create lift up flaps.
When you’re done, they look like this:
Step 5: It’s time to glue the top piece to the bottom piece. Spray glue very carefully on the back of the top piece, being careful to avoid the areas where the lift up flaps are (you don’t want to get glue in the area where you will be writing your messages).
Step 6: Once you glue the top and bottom pieces together, draw the little button at the bottom (I used a silver Sharpie), and trim the edges to make the whole presentation neat. Then you can write whatever messages you like under the flaps. I used the bottom three icons to write, “Happy Father’s Day,” “We love you,” and “Love, Molly, Elena and Rosa,” then I let the girls fill out all the rest.
If you happen to live near a Paper Source (or have a similarly great paper supply store), their 9″ x 11.5″ presentation envelopes make an excellent iDad “sleeve” for presenting your clever creation.
I printed “iDad” onto a piece of paper, cut it out with an X-acto knife and glued it to the front of the presentation envelope.
I love how this turned out, and I think Rolando (who’s been instructed not to read the blog today) will think it’s funny.
gray.com said,
June 14, 2010 @ 10:09 am
How clever and how fun! You could do the same thing with pictures of the kids, and have each of them write something (hopefully there are a bunch of kids.) Or photos of gifts, and say “choose one.”
Not only a great post, but seems like it could lead to other ideas! Thanks.
Molly said,
June 14, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
I love both of those ideas – pictures of presents hiding under the flaps or photos of kids! And of course, this card idea can be adapted for birthdays or other occasions – it’s not just for Father’s Day.
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lesley said,
June 14, 2010 @ 8:45 pm
nice job, molly! i love it, what a creative card!
dongdong said,
June 16, 2010 @ 1:46 pm
Oh, I love this! We’re going to have to make this. Thank you!
Haus Frau said,
June 16, 2010 @ 2:00 pm
Thanks~ I have to make this with the kids for my husband/their daddy. He would absolutely love it!
Rachel said,
June 16, 2010 @ 6:59 pm
you are so clever !!!
trish said,
June 16, 2010 @ 10:42 pm
maybe you can have a calender image with the Sunday the 5th on it that would be cool
Tricia @Hodgepodge said,
June 17, 2010 @ 11:36 am
Love this! Our Daddy is chief Apple fan. We’ve already made this – simplified with supplies on hand (black construction paper). Turned out SO CUTE! Thanks a bunch!
Katherine marie said,
June 18, 2010 @ 8:31 pm
This is so fantastic!!!! I wonder how many dads are getting real ipads for dads day? This card is even sweeter than the real thing! I think I might make one for my kiddos since they always want to play on mine. Thanks sooo much for the awesome idea!
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Claire said,
September 4, 2010 @ 8:58 am
Thanks for a fabulous idea – I was really struggling to find a Father’s Day card from myself to my hubby…and this was just the kind of idea I was looking for! I made it tonight, but adapted it a little with an extra layer raised with mounting foam tape to give a more 3D effect – and I’ve done it for an iPhone.
Thanks, I can’t wait to give it to my hubby! Like someone else said very versatile – can be used for birthday card, or a congratulations on graduating card….well done!
Molly said,
September 4, 2010 @ 9:31 am
Thanks for your kind words, Claire! I’m sure he’s going to love your card.
Matthew Green said,
October 12, 2010 @ 6:57 pm
Hi Molly,
Excellent idea for a Fathers Day card.
I have been writing a blog on the adventures of iDad since August and I was wondering if I could re-post your iDad Fathers Day card for my readers please.
Of course I will make sure that you are fully credited for the concept.
Have a look at my blog and let me know if this will be ok.
Many thanks.
–
Matthew
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Tina said,
May 10, 2011 @ 1:22 pm
What an AWESOME idea! I love it. I just had to share it with my Tweeps!
Molly said,
May 10, 2011 @ 1:45 pm
Thanks! It was fun to make!
Becky said,
May 12, 2011 @ 10:49 pm
I am making this for my husband & also one for my dad. It will be funny cause I’m sure my 3 year old son will want to play with daddy’s new phone. LOL
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:47 pm
Costs a lot less than the real one! And no big deal if the 3 year old breaks it!
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kiki said,
May 30, 2011 @ 9:56 am
Thanx for sharing that great idea!!!!!!!
Our dad will love it!
Kiki
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:47 pm
I’m so happy to hear that, kiki!
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Benjawan said,
June 9, 2011 @ 12:03 pm
Love it! my next project!! Thanks for the great ideas and the instructions!!
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:46 pm
You’re welcome! Glad you love it.
Staci said,
June 11, 2011 @ 3:26 pm
I HAVE TO do this for my husband this year! He is obsessed with apple & this is perfect! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:46 pm
Thank you. Staci!
Amber Peterson said,
June 11, 2011 @ 9:51 pm
Awesome! I got online to find exactly this! I wanted to find ideas so I can make my husband an ipad looking card and here you have a tutorial and everything! thanks so much for sharing!
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:46 pm
Thank you, Amber! I’m glad you found what you were looking for (and that I could give it to you!)
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Laura said,
June 14, 2011 @ 12:04 pm
What i did is i put a picture of our whole family on top of the cardstock and then put all of the “buttons” on it like a wallpaper
Molly said,
June 14, 2011 @ 12:05 pm
That sounds awesome!
laura said,
June 15, 2011 @ 10:07 am
ohmygosh – PERFECTION for my hubby. and my 6 year old who is almost as obsessed with the iPad as his father, is going to LOVE helping me make this today! I found it on Pinterest. . .you are a genius! THANK YOU!!!!
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:45 pm
Thank you, Laura! So nice of you to say. I’m not a genius, though…
Crafting Marfa said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:40 pm
This card is probably one of the coolest, most imaginative cards that I have ever seen. Two thumbs up!!!!
Molly said,
June 15, 2011 @ 7:45 pm
Yay! So glad you like it. Thank you for leaving me a comment.
Leslie from Onesie Twosie said,
June 16, 2011 @ 1:50 pm
This is so incredibly creative. My brother, who is an amazing daddy, would so love this. He is an iphone/ipad addict. I can not wait to make this and give it to him. Thank you so much for sharing.
Lisa said,
June 16, 2011 @ 5:04 pm
This is a wonderful and very creative idea! I found your blog after seeing this over on Pinterest!
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Mandy said,
June 18, 2011 @ 10:58 pm
I am working on this tonight! Thanks so very much for sharing your idea and letting us all copy it. I am having fun finding all the icons for the games my husband has recently become addicted to. It will be a fun surprise! Thanks!!!
Mandy said,
August 30, 2011 @ 4:51 am
Great idea!! I was stuck for something to share with my students. They’ll love this.
Cheers
Scilla said,
January 13, 2012 @ 5:44 pm
i just made something like this for my dad’s bithday!
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