Pocket Watch

Well, I know I am running late for Father's Day cards. Here is a pocket watch card I made.

You open the first cover to reveal the watch.

Then you open the next cover to reveal the card.

Or you could just write on the side opposite the clock.

One of my favorite parts is the chain I came up with...

The pieces interlock to form a 3D chain.

(you know how I love the details :)

I also made several different animal silhouettes to put on the cover...

ok,ok, I got a little carried away...

...but hey, that's what I do. LOL

I hope to have a video online later today.

I also have a special treat panned for tomorrow.

Be sure and check back.

One more thing...

I added a tab under my blog header for all my crafty friends to post pictures of things you have made using my files. Please feel free to link any and all posts where you showed off your lovely creations!

Thanks 

Dad you are dynamite

I'm on a roll baby! I have had so much fun making these masculine cut files. (Although I do miss my paper flowers) I am going to start doing more "cute" projects along with my "pretty" stuff like my paper flowers.

Well, here is another project for a guy. I made this for Father's Day but it could really be for anytime.

I got the idea from a creative lady named Jean at Jean's Crafty Corner. You can view her project here. She credits Allie at Allie Makes for her inspiration. You can see Allie's project here. Well, now I have added my touch to their idea with cut files.

The "sticks" are paper rolled around Rollo's candies. I made some single sticks and also bound three sticks together with twine.

I also made a little crate to hold them.

The starburst and ovals with the caption were all cut from white cardstock and inked. I used TH Distress Inks: Barn Red & Wild Honey.

I printed the caption in Inkscape and then used my die cutting machine to cut it out.

I also added a card inspired from Jean's project.

It is a long shaped card. I inked it with Barn Red and Frayed Burlap. I added some holographic glitter to the little starburst. (front & back since you see the back of it when you open the card.)

I always line the inside of my cards to make them sturdier and give them a more finished appearance.

It will fit in a letter sized envelope.

(Handy Hint: place the card on top of the envelope before you attach the wick and starburst pieces to make sure you don't get them hanging off the edge and unable to fit in the envelope)

(Guess how I learned that???)

Well here is the link to the free svg cut files and pdf templates. Most of the steps are pretty obvious but I put some simple instructions in one of the pdf's.

Dynamite Files

Be sure and check out Jean's and Allie's posts too. Everyone does things a little differently and you may like the way they did this idea better.

Hope you enjoy them!

Toolbelt card and jeans pocket card

How Stinkin' cute is this!

It is a toolbelt card with tools and the belt buckle actually works so the belt can be opened and closed.

 

The belt can go in the front or in the back.

I used tan colored cardstock and TH Distress ink (Antique Linen & Frayed Burlap) to make the paper look like real leather. I added stitches with white embroidery floss.

(mu first draft of this card just had white stitchmarks from a pen but the embroidery floss looks much better IMO)

Then I added miny brads to the corners of the pockets to replecate the grommets in a real tool belt.

I considered using eyelets but did not want to go dig through my stash to find them...LOL.

I went back and added stitchmarks to the cut file. It took FOREVER to get them just right. (which is why I did not post for a week and missed out on all the fun challenges this past week :(

All in all, I have to admitt it was worth the effort.

And what is a tool belt without tools...

I even added an accessory loop on the side for the hammer!

(My dear husband gets credit for that idea)

If you look really close, you can see all the little bity holes I added to the handle of the hammer!

I am not sure whether or not that is hard on the digital cutter, but how cute is that!

Can you tell I am excited about this project? Actually some of that excitement is just from FINALLY being through with it :)

Oh, and underneath all that cutness is a card...LOL...I almost forgot about that part :)

Oh, yeah! That is what this project started out as...a card...ha-ha

I ended up making several of these so I put one up in my new Etsy store. I also put the svg files and pdf templates for the card on Etsy. You can see them here.

But don't worry, I am not sending you home empty handed...

After making the pockets for the toolbelt card, I started thinking how cute a pocket on jeans would look.

Sooo cute!

Of coarse, I had to make something to go into the pocket...

A key chain for dad. (actually you could put anything on this key chain so the possibilites are endless.)

I twisted the edges of the middle layer of the keychain to make it look more realistic.

I cut a slit in the round part of the ring so the key would fit onto it, then covered up the slit with the tab on the keychain.

I just happened to have some denium patterned paper that I stashed away several years ago.

(I confess to hoarding paper)

I also had a little bit of bandana material left over from a project I did a few years ago.

(ok, I hoard all kinds of craft stuff, but how else would I be able to make this cute little card???)

This pocket would be great for cash or gift cards. I can just picture a sling shot and a toy rubber snake hanging out of the pocket too. (OH, I should have added a little red tab on the side of the pocket!)

I forgot to mention the wrench in the card was from my toolbelt card. I included it in the pocket card acessories.

Here is the link for the free cut files and PDF's .

Jeans pocket card

Thanks for hanging in there for this really long post and for sharing in my excitement over these two cards.

Happy Crafting!

I am entering these cards in :

the Stampin' Sisters In Christ Challenge : Father's Day or Praising our heavenly Father.

Scripture: Ephesians 6:2-4 (NRSV) "Honor your father and mother"--this is the first commandment with a promise: {3} "so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." {4} And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

and the My Craft Spot Challenge : Project for Dad