Father's Day Nautical Clipboard

Ahoy Matey! Give the Captain of your crew a seaworthy gift for Father's Day! Designer Grace has a swashbuckling gift idea for Father's Day.

Time: Approximately 15 minutes
Level: Beginner
Size: 12 x 9 x 1/8”

Give dad a DIY gift that he can use in the office. This clipboard is not too bulky but still has some great nautical accents that will sure impress any “sea” loving man.

Here's what you need:

• Ultra-Thin Glue Dots®
• 1" Glue Lines®
• Patterned Paper - Seaworthy and Candy Cane Lane stacks, Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)
• Clipboard
• Contact paper
• Black ink
• Craft knife
• Scissors

Here's what you do:

1. Measure your clipboard and cut a piece of the gold and blue striped patterned paper to size. Add some Ultra-Thin Glue Dots to the clipboard and adhere the paper. Use the craft knife to cut off excess paper pieces.
2. Cut a 5" x 7” piece of white anchor paper. Ink the edges and adhere to the center of the gold/blue stripe paper using 1" Glue Lines.
3. Cut a piece of red glittery paper measuring 9" x 2”. Cut notches on the short ends. Ink the edges and adhere, horizontally onto the center of the board using 1" Glue Lines.
4. Cut out a 4" x 6"  piece of paper from the Seaworthy stack and adhere to the center of the board using more 1" Glue Lines.
5. Cut out the 3" x 4" block with the title from a Seaworthy stack paper and ink the edges. Adhere to the center with more 1" Glue Lines.
6. Cut out a piece of contact paper that will cover the back side of your clipboard. Cover the entire surface and use scissors or a craft knife to cut the excess. Make sure that you take out the air bubbles in between the layers of paper.
7. Measure the front side of the clipboard and cut a piece of blue anchor paper to size, making sure you cut out the piece that covers the clip on the top of the board. Adhere to the board using Ultra-Thin Glue Dots.
8. Cut out another piece of white anchor paper that is 9" x 7”. Ink the edges and adhere to the center of the board just under the clip using some Ultra-Thin Glue Dots.
9. Cut out a 1 ¼” strip of red paper, distress the top edge and adhere to the bottom of the board using 1" Glue Lines. Trim the excess using a craft knife.

~Grace

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