I set out to make something for my dad for a small token of my appreciation. Remember this print I made for my mom for Christmas...?
Well, I thought my dad deserved his own. But smaller. Not that he DESERVED a smaller print, he just doesn't have a ton of free office space.
In Photoshop, I created a new 8x10 layer and got to work. After some serious thought, here's what I came up with:
I used a few different fonts (ChunkFive, Stencil, Impact Label and Cavier Dreams), and stuck with 4 colors (black, red, tan and gray). Using my dad's company's tag line, name and the date it was established, I created a simple subway art.
I was going to frame it in a black frame, but decided that was BORING. Okay, not boring, but predictable. I dug around my craft room and found an old clip board - one I wouldn't mind using. I grabbed some Matte Modge-Podge, a paint brush, and the prints I picked up from Walgreens (TIP!! don't modge podge over regular printer ink, doesn't work; it streaks!). I used a 30% off coupon and paid $4.21 for two copies (8x10).
After I did a few coats of the modge podge, I decided it needed a little something more. When I was at my brother's house back in October, I borrowed a box of pens.
These are my FAVORITE! Growing up on several Army bases - as an Army brat- they were everywhere! I figured it would be perfect to add to the clipboard.
I found some ball link chain in the husband's garage. I attached it to the pen and then to the clipboard, so that it was hanging in the front.
The clip still opens, but I told him to just hang it - and use it as an art piece. Not a real clipboard.
Here it is hanging (in my house... his walls are gray - and it will look cool above his desk). I gave him the second copy in case he wanted to frame one.
Simple and easy Father's Day present for one of my special heroes!
This would make a great present for Veterans' Day, too.
He loved it.
I think.
No, I know he did.
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