Before Sale-a-Bration ends on Thursday, I wanted to share some fun cards I made with the Trusty Toolbox Designer Paper. This paper pack is one of the Sale-a-Bration free picks with a $50 order. And it coordinates so nicely with the Trusty Tools Stamp Set and Trusty Tools Dies (which can be purchased in a bundle to save 10%). The stamps and dies aren’t going away yet…just the designer paper.
This first card I made with cut-out images from the paper, a couple images from the stamp set, a couple ink colors, and the letter S die-cut with the Mini Alphabet Dies from a scrap of black cardstock.
I used a Blending Brush to add Crushed Curry Ink to the 4″ x 5-1/4″ Basic White Cardstock layer. Then I positioned the saws how I thought they looked best but didn’t stick them down yet. I stamped the “nuts and screw” image and the sentiment (leaving room for the S) with Tuxedo Black ink. Next I added the saws starting with the back one first. That one I added flat with Seal Adhesive. Then I added the circular saw blade with Dimensionals. And then I added the top saw with Dimensionals. Finally I glued on the letter S and added this whole layer to the folded Basic White card base (5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folded in half at 4-1/4″).
FYI…The Basic White Cardstock bases and layers are the same size in all three cards.
Of course there are images in this designer paper that pair up with the dies in the bundle. So for my other two cards I moved away from fussy cutting and die-cut tape measures, pencils, and a paintbrush.
This second card is full of sparkle! And you have to be willing to give up quite a few embellishments to make it. I think I added 27 rhinestones, gems and pearls to this thank you card. Feel free to count them and correct me if I’m wrong though.
On this one I added a strip of 1″ x 5-1/4″ Pool Party Cardstock that I had punched with the Banners Pick-a-Punch and stamped with Tuxedo Black ink. Then I attached the paintbrush using Seal Adhesive at the brush end and a Mini Dimensional at the handle end. Lastly I used the Take Your Pick Tool and added the Pretty Peacock Blooming Pearls, the Balmy Blue Iridescent Pastel Gems, and the Rhinstones (which I had colored beforehand with the Lost Lagoon Dark Blends Marker).
My last card was inspired by a design I saw from my demonstrator friend, Lorri Heiling. (Thanks Lorri!) She took the tool images and formed the word “dAd.” I just had to try it. And this is my result. Isn’t it fun!?
I hope my dad doesn’t see this post, because I think this is the card I need to give him this June for Father’s Day.
I used a Blending Brush on the white layer like I had on my first card, but this time I used Pool Party ink. I made sure that my blue flowed from the top left to the bottom right so the soft color would bring focus to the sentiment in the upper left and the “dAd” in the lower right.
The pencils and tape measures I cut from the designer paper which is leaving us in just a few days – end of February. But if you miss out, you could stamp, color, and die-cut these same images using the stamps, dies, and Blends Markers.
In fact you could even make these tools match your dad’s favorite color or the actual colors of his tools. (I’ve listed all the Blends Markers I used below in my Product List.)
After die-cutting the pencils and tape measures, I die-cut the nuts and screw from a scrap of Holographic Foil Paper. Then I die-cut a 2-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Pecan Pie Cardstock twice to get the peg board. And I cut the red pencil into two pieces so I could hide the cut behind the first tape measure to make it appear longer.
I punched then stamped a 1/2″ by 3-1/4″ strip of Basic White Cardstock with Tuxedo Black Ink for the sentiment and started assembling.
First I adde the peg board with Mini Dimensionals. Then I glued on the sentiment and nuts and screw. Finally I glued on the tools to form the word “dAd.”
By the way if you want, you can put together even more tools by just using the dies. It’s a fun collection of coordinating products. And I don’t want you to miss out on that paper if you think you might use it.
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SALE-A-BRATION 2024 – NOW MORE OPTIONS
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KITS COLLECTION: BIRTHDAY SPARKLE & HAPPY HOUSEPLANTS KITS ADDED
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS
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A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Memorable Meadows Kit: Share nature’s beauty with lovely all-occasion cards! Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs. Projects include printed cards & coordinating envelopes. Kit includes precut vellum pieces and wood embellishments. This kit coordinates with the Meandering Meadows Suite Collection (item 162745). And it includes an extra bonus stamp set! Coordinating colors: Granny Apple Green, Garden Green (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Gorgeous Grape, and Fresh Freesia. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last!
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ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES
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