Two Father's Day cards

Hi all!  Here are my dad's and my FIL's Father Days cards and I need your advice please!  For my FIL's (Bill) card, I used a very old stamp from Magnolia' Lazy Summer Days collection called' Ocean Background scene'...

 

I love the sentiment inside the card, it says "wishing you calm winds, gentle waters, and smooth sailing" - it's by Paper Makeup from the Sailing By set (from Quixotic Paperie here).  My in-laws live in a village called Wargrave near Henley, in the UK and Bill has a gorgeous boat - their house backs onto The Thames and he has a lovely time sailing up and down it!  I know he would love to take it out to sea one day, hence my card!

For my dad, I made him a more cosy card - he loves animals and the birds in his garden!  I used Mo Manning's pile of pets called 'coexist' - sweet, huh?!!

 

Now I need some advice!  I'm not great at grown up men cards - never know how much to embellish or not!!  Are these cards too plain?  Shall I add anything?!!  Your advice warmly welcomed before I pop them in the post on Wednesday!  Thank you!

I am entering the first card into the following challenges:

• All That Scraps Magnolia June challenge for Father's Day 
• Phindy's Friday challenge for water 
• Magnolia Stamp Lovers - anything goes

My second card into these challenges:

• Mo Manning's recipe challenge 
• Do It With Digis for animal magic 

And entering both into the following challenges:

• Cupcake Craft Challenges - boy, oh boy, oh boy
• Whimsie Wednesday challenge - father's day
• C.R.A.F.T. challenge - father's day
• Wags 'n Whiskers - one for the boys/masculine
• Delicious Doodles - father's day
• Crazy 4 Challenges - masculine cards
• Digis with Attitude - father's day

 PHEW!!!

 

Sailing card

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, can't remember what the polka dot paper is!

Stamps: Magnolia' Lazy Summer Days collection called' Ocean Background scene', CC Designs sentiment, Paper Makeup sailing sentiment inside from the Sailing By set (from Quixotic Paperie here)

Mediums: Copics

Accents:string from stash, jute ribbon (from Bunny Zoe's Crafts here)
Tools: Fiskars border punch

Paper/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock, BasicGrey Max & Whiskers paper pad (from Quixotic Paperie here)

Stamps: Mo Manning's pile of pets called 'coexist', CC Designs sentiment

Mediums: watercolouring with Distress Inks

Accents: Nestabilitie square dies, Martha Stewart border punch