Welcome to week forty-one of our Art With Heart 2023-24 Colour Creations blog hop!
Our colour this week is Poppy Parade, a lovely bright red that certainly packs a punch!
As there’s only just over a week left of Sale-a-bration, I’m sharing a birthday card I made in November for my youngest son who is halfway through his electrical apprenticeship. He loves his tools so the Sale-a-bration Trusty Toolbox DSP was simply perfect for him!
Apart from being a great DSP for masculine cards, what I particularly love about the Trusty Toolbox DSP is that the tool sheets have been designed to be die cut out using the Trusty Tools dies. This makes card making a breeze!
My simple silver tool box and handle were die cut from silver foil, mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals and then it was simply a matter of die cutting the tools from the DSP and arranging them into the tool box.
The tape measure is also a strip of Trusty Toolbox DSP. I love that there are both inches and centimetres on this particular design.
The “Happy birthday” sentiment is from the Hello Kiwi stamp set. I love the modern masculine font on this stamp set.
Die cut offcuts from the DSP that weren’t used on the card front decorate the inside of my card.
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Kate Morgan. I can’t wait to see what Kate has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
Catherine Proctor – you are here!
We’ll be back showcasing Pretty Peacock next Wednesday, 28th February. I hope you can join us then.
Such a fun and great card! I love the tool box and the tools in it! Such a great masculine card but then there are quite a few female tradies that would love this card too! Fantastic Birthday card!
Your silver tool box is fantastic, Cathy, and love how easy it is to add those tools from the DSP. The tools from the edges of the paper are great to use and perfect on the inside of your card, brilliant!
Such a great card Cathy that I am sure your son loved. I do love a paper that has dies to match so no fussy cutting! Great idea to use the silver for the metallic toolbox.
Love your tool box Catherine, and so love this set. This is a real keeper for me. It’s so nice to get a lovely male card made, they are so hard to do. But you have nailed it. (Pardon the pun)
Love this tool box Cathy. This paper is proving to be such a favourite with everyone because it makes masculine cards so easy. Another wonderful example of how to get the most from DSP.
What an awesome card! The toolbox looks incredible! I was just thinking that it would be a good way to use the partial images on the sides of the DSP, and then you go and use them on the inside. Great minds!
Fabulous masculine card Cathy, I love your shiny toolbox.
Great card, Cath! I, too, love these products for masculine cards. I love the composition of your card, and how you’ve arranged the tools in the metallic tool box. I agree, that’s a great birthday sentiment!