Toolbox - in keeping with our men's card theme this month!

 Materials
A5 Base Card
8cm x 7cm matching card
7cm x 5cm Tread Plate Foil paper
Foil card scrap (6.5cm wide)
Matching and contrasting scrap for tools.
Dies – Tools
Dark ink pad
Senitment
3D adhesive foam squares, double sided tape, glue dots
Base Card
Cut
In portrait mode at the 7.5cm mark cut only between 2.5cm and 16.5cm.
Score
Turn to landscape and smaller side only score at 2.5cm, 5cm, 8cm, 11cm 16cm.
Folding
On the 6.5cm side:
2.5cm – Mountain fold
5cm – Valley fold
8cm – Mountain fold
11cm – Valley fold
16cm – Mountain fold

On the 7.5cm side:
For the other side fold whole card in half
Die Cut
Die cut tools from matching and contrasting scrap or foil scrap.
Drawers

1. Cut matching card into 4 x 7cm x 2cm pieces
2. Using ink pad sponge around the edges of the drawers to give 3D effect
3. Cut Foil card into 6.5cm x 3MM pieces (thin for handles). Attach 1 piece to each drawer.
4. Using 3d adhesive foam squares, attach drawers evenly down the 7.5cm side of the base card.
5. Tuck and attach one of the tools into a drawer.

Finishing Decoration
Back tier, attach tread plate piece on an angle.
Decorate with die cut tools (remember to tuck one piece into a drawer).
Attach sentiment to the front tier.

Variations - Wood Toolbox

 

Backgrounds – Masking

Acetate Technique (Small Card)

17 x 8.5cm card (folded in half to give 8.5 x 8.5 card) 
Acetate sheet larger than your card
Removable tape and sticky tape
Dies – shape of your choice, e.g. square, circle, etc
Pigment inks and daubers
Sentiment stamp of your choice and ink.
Decorative stamp of your choice and Stazon black ink
Or

1. Diecut shape with black / dark card for cutting out shape Cut your shape from the acetate sheet (metal die and cutting machine)
2. Place your folded card on your work mat and secure with removable tape.
3. Place the acetate sheet with the cutout, over the front of your card and position where you want the colour. Remember where your stamp or diecut will go – test by putting it over the acetate cutout to see where it will fit. - attach with sticky tape to work mat.
4. Looking at your pigment inkpad, choose 3 colours from light to dark to use on your card.
5. Start with the lightest colour at the top of the cut out first.
6. Dab dauber in pigment ink pad and start at the edge of the acetate and using a circular, rolling motion move over the card and cover approximately 1/3 of the top of the acetate cutout.
7. Using the next darker colour, repeat for the middle 1/3 of the card, blending a little into the top colour.
8. Using the darkest colour, repeat for the bottom 1/3 of the card, blending a little into the middle colour.
9. Remove the acetate shape.
10. If stamping directly onto the pigment ink, use a heat tool to dry.
11. Ink your stamp well with Stazon black ink and stamp on your card OR diecut your shape from the dark card and attach.

If a filigree diecut, before cutting attach Diecut n Bond – large double sided tape roll - to one side of the card, then cut, remove protective tape cover and attach.

Post-It note Technique

A5 White Card
Large Sticky/Post-it Notes (must be sticky on the long side)
Pigment inks and Daubers
Decorative Stamp of your choice and Stazon Black Ink
Or
Die Shape and black or dark card for cutting out shape.

1. Fold card in half.
2. Make a small pencil mark at 1cm in from the each edge along all sides of the front of the card.
3. Using the pencil marks stick large Post-it notes around the border.
4. Looking at your pigment inkpad, choose 3 colours from light to dark to use on your card.
5. Choose 3 colours from your pigment ink pads.
6. Follow from number 6 - 8 above - remove the Post It notes carefully.
7. Follow 10 above.

Pigment inkpad storage:  Store your inkpads upside down, so the ink stays in the pad and not at the bottom of it.