All the Tools

When I saw the challenges at The Paper Players and Shopping Your Stash, I knew exactly what I wanted to make–my first Father’s Day card. Both challenges are looking for masculine cards. I purchased the Spellbinders All the Tools die set and the accompanying stamp set, A Cut Above, because I have three men in the family for whom tools are important. This one is for my son-in-law and the sentiment couldn’t be more perfect. My daughter started out with the woodworking tools and projects many years ago, but in the last couple of years, she’s ceded the hobby over to her husband who has definitely upgraded the tools she had.

I loved putting together the tools for this card and will definitely be using it again. There are so many good sentiments in the stamp set. It can be used for a number of occassions. I started the card by die cutting multiple shiplap dies from The Greetery and adhered them to a kraft card base. I like how the kraft color peeks through the tiny holes in the shiplap die. 

I used a variety of cardstock from my scrap folders for the tools, adding Nuvo Glaze to the paint brush and die cutting the roller for the paint roller from felt. I won’t be posting this on Instagram until Father’s Day since my son-in-law is apt to see it there. Along with The Paper Players and Shopping Your Stash, I’m sending this off to NBUS as this is the first time I’ve used the Spellbinders sets.