Circles and Tools

Hi!

This is Anja. Can't believe how the time flies. It's already July and finally holidays ahead. Can't wait for a few week off and more time to craft and clean out my craft room. And of course going to the seaside and meeting with friends. Yey!

For today's card I used new Dad's Tools die. I love this die. You can make really cool small tools, all that you can find in your dad's garage. Other design teams members made such great cards, using this die and I gave it a go today.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Dad's Tools, Retro Tag Toppers, Circle Set),
- Distress Oxides (Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen, Broken China, Fired Brick, Black Soot),
- white card base (10,5x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and stamping,
- white watercolor paper (10x15 cm) for background,
- silver pigment ink,
- Gansai Tambi silver watercolor,
- brush,
- water spritzer,
- heat gun,
- sentiment stamp,
- acrylic block,
- Versafine Onyx black ink,
- scissors,
- paper glue.

First I made the background. I used Distress Oxides and blended the three colors together. Then I spritzed it with water and colored it with the heat gun.

Then I spritzed the background with silver drops and also dried it with the heat gun.

In the next step I die cut three circles out of the paper. I used 5th largest circle from the die set.

Next I die cut three circles from the Retro Toppers Set. I colored it with Distress Inks.

Then I glued the background and the circles on the card base.

Next I die cut and colored the tools.

I stamped the sentiment on white paper and cut it out with the scissors.

And then I just glued the tools and the sentiment on the background. And the card was finished.

I used leftover cut to decorate the inside of the card.

Enjoy the res of the Sunday and see you again next time.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Dad's Tool Box

Hi, Lois here with a really special card today -- a real labor of love.  My late husband was an auto mechanic, who had several large tool chests, chock full of the tools of his trade.  When I saw the new "Just for Guys" release from CottageCutz, and particularly the die called "Dad's Tools," I knew I would have to make a card like this one.

If you've followed my blog at all, you know that I love fun-fold cards.  This card is a variation on a side-step card, but with only one step on the side rather than two.  To start the card, I cut a piece of 110# red cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  I cut a slit longways down the center (at 2 3/4") from the 3 1/4" mark to the 7 1/2" mark.  Then I scored the left side at 4 1/4" and the right side at 3 1/4", 6 1/2" and 7 1/2".

For the small pieces, I cut cardstock as follows:

Red - 5 1/8" x 5/8", 2 3/8" x 2 7/8", and 2 3/8" x 5/8" (2 pieces)

Silver - 5 1/4" x 3/4", 2 1/8" x 3", and 2" x 2 1/2"

Medium Gray - 2 1/4" x 2 3/4"

On the three small pieces, I drew a horizontal black line at 1/4" and then scored on that same line.

I then adhered Scor-Tape on the sides and bottom of each piece.

The three pieces were then adhered to the silver pieces.  The gray piece was centered on the coordinating silver piece, and the red door piece was vertically scored at 1/4" from the left side and attached over the gray piece, as shown in this photo.  I drew a black line around the gray piece to give a bit more dimension.

These were then glued to the front of my step card.

I drew some lines inside the door to give the effect of the floor and shelf.

I then cut the images from the Dad's Tools die -- in both silver and white, picking out which pieces would be silver and which ones would be colored . . .

. . . and constructed the various tools.

My husband's tool check was on wheels, so using die-cut pieces from both the Classic Car and the Train, Bike and Plane dies, I made some wheels for the bottom of my tool chest.

I added the wheels to the bottom of the front of my card and placed the other die-cut pieces in the drawers and/or cabinet, utilizing one of the unused silver screwdriver handles as a handle on the cabinet door.  Because the wheels were rather small, I decided to reinforce them by cutting a strip of clear acetate packaging about 1" high and long enough to span the space between the wheels.  I added some Scor-Tape to the top and sides.

I adhered the acetate strip between the wheels, stamped an appropriate sentiment on a small piece of silver cardstock and glued it to the front of the cabinet door -- and I was finished.

Here is a photo of the inside of the cabinet.

CottageCutz dies used on this card are:

Just For Guys Design Team Samples (Part 2)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new Just For Guys release. There are 14 dies in this release and it's currently on sale for 25% off.
They are ideal for all your masculine type cards. For all your car buffs with a great retro and classic look. And, the Retro Alphabet dies have so many possibilities.

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team. So we are continuing that again this month. We have 3 more samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1:  This first card is from Pam MacKay. She used the Dad's Tools die to create this great masculine card. It's called a Bench Fold card and here is a link to the Splitcoaststampers tutorial.
This is such a perfect card (Birthday or Father's Day) for the man who loves using his tools.

She did such a fabulous job turning it into a work bench, even down to the faux wood paneling. Did you notice her sentiment above the work bench? She used the Retro Tag Toppers die to stamp her sentiment. And, this does fold flat for mailing!!

Card 2:  This next sample is from Janja Albrecht. She also used the Dad's Tools die to create a great retirement card. And, a Splitcoaststampers tutorial helped her create a side step card. Here is a link to that tutorial.

She decorated it to resemble a man's tool chest. So spot-on for the guy who is getting ready to retire and will finally have the time to spend using all those tools. The tools all look so realistic- don't you agree?

Card 3: Our last sample for today is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Happy Father's Day Phrase + Racecars & Flags die to create a card for the race loving Dad. This would also work for the guy who is a car enthusiast or "gearhead" as some people say. Her card colors and papers are terrific for a masculine card.

The team did such a fabulous job with their samples today. I hope they have sparked some additional ideas for ways to use these new dies.  And, remember they are currently 25% off in the online store.

dies used to create cards: