I have some craft dies by Robert Addams designed to look like a set of miniature tools. Robert specialises in designing dies around themes and these ones are just perfect for men's cards.
Over the last few days my mind has been occupied with making men's cards. I have a few to share I have made with the Craftwork Cards Man Made paper collection which I promise to share in my next post. However, today I want to show you my tool box card I have made. It was inspired by the box shaped cards we are becoming familiar with. I could have made a card using this partiucular design but really wanted to have a go at making my own tool box.
I scoured the internet for a template and had almost given up and then came across an idea for a carton that in my mind looked just like a toolbox. I copied the image and blew it up just large enough to fit on an a piece of A4 paper in landscape. If I were to cut off the bottom tabs of the carton it would be just like a box card that folds flat. I cut out the template onto red cardstock and put creases in where the folds are required. Then all it needed was some strips of card inserted inside the box, carefully positioned so that the box could still lie flat for posting. This is easy to do if you glue the ends of each tab in opposite directions. Just check it lies flat before the glue has had time to dry. Finally, I proceeded to cut some tools out from the above die set and then stuck them onto the tab strips.
Here is the end result. Now mum please don't show this to my father as I plan to send it to him for Father's Day!
Anyone wishing to have a copy of the template need only ask as I am more than happy to share.
Over the last few days my mind has been occupied with making men's cards. I have a few to share I have made with the Craftwork Cards Man Made paper collection which I promise to share in my next post. However, today I want to show you my tool box card I have made. It was inspired by the box shaped cards we are becoming familiar with. I could have made a card using this partiucular design but really wanted to have a go at making my own tool box.
I scoured the internet for a template and had almost given up and then came across an idea for a carton that in my mind looked just like a toolbox. I copied the image and blew it up just large enough to fit on an a piece of A4 paper in landscape. If I were to cut off the bottom tabs of the carton it would be just like a box card that folds flat. I cut out the template onto red cardstock and put creases in where the folds are required. Then all it needed was some strips of card inserted inside the box, carefully positioned so that the box could still lie flat for posting. This is easy to do if you glue the ends of each tab in opposite directions. Just check it lies flat before the glue has had time to dry. Finally, I proceeded to cut some tools out from the above die set and then stuck them onto the tab strips.
Here is the end result. Now mum please don't show this to my father as I plan to send it to him for Father's Day!
Anyone wishing to have a copy of the template need only ask as I am more than happy to share.
Love this idea, would love to know where in Australia I can buy this die and look at what else is available by Robert Addams.
ReplyDeleteAny help is appreciated.