Happy Father's Day!

 To all the great Dads out there, Happy Father's Day!

Supplies:
Just Toolin Around Puns Cut Its (svg)
Silver Foil cardstock
Red Foil cardstock
Diamond Plate embossing folder

Friday Freebies!

Today's LD's freebie is perfect for those of us who have yet to prepare anything for Dad. Click HERE or the image below to go to the LD site. Add the Just Toolin Around Coupon Book to your cart and check out. You pay $0!

scrapsnfonts is a sister site of LD and this is their freebie for today:

image by scrapnfonts

Click HERE to go to their Fontaholic blog to download the Father's day Airplane Card for free.

Silhouette users, don't forget to get your free shape from the Silhouette Online (Shapes) Store.

To all the Dads who are reading this, I hope that you have a wonderful Father's Day on Sunday!

Daddy's Toolbox

It's the Friday before Father's Day and I am still working on a gift for Hubby. He loved the grill box that I made the other day and has been helping himself to the Hershey Almond/Caramel chocolates even though Father's Day isn't here yet. Thanks to LD's latest release, I now have another brand new box for him that I can give him on Sunday.

The first file in the Just Toolin Around Boxes is a little toolbox gift box. Just like the grill box, I decided to make it with foil paper except that this time I used a sheet that is red in color.

Initially I wanted to use brads to attach the smaller layers to the box but I didn't like that the prongs show up everywhere inside and so I decided to use snaps instead. I had bought some from a local store eons ago and had almost forgotten that I had them. They look just like rivets once they are attached to the toolbox. Love it!

By the way, on a side note, do you see that jumbo screw thingy that are in almost all of today's photos? It's actually not a real screw. It's a pen! I bought it from the University Bookstore here and I just love it so much I had to put it in all my pictures!

This toolbox is easy to make and I would say that the hardest part for me was attaching the snaps. Brads will be a lot easier to use if you don't mind that their prongs show up inside the box. I had to use my Crop-o-Dile to affix my snaps, and in those places where the Crop-o-Dile cannot reach, I used my manual eyelet setter/hammer. Still, I thought it was worth the trouble as I really like the look of them.

The finished toolbox is a little smaller than the grill gift box. When closed, it measures only 3.75" wide x 2.75" tall x 1.75" deep but it can hold plenty of chocolates, or in this case, plenty of .....

.....Kisses for Daddy! :)

Click HERE to get your Just Toolin Around Boxes.

New! Just Toolin Around

A new collection is up on the LD site! Click HERE to check Just Toolin Around:

New bonus freebies for June!

Oh Happy Day! LD has new bonus monthly freebies for us!

Click HERE for the free Monsieur Paper Pack, HERE for the Grill, and HERE for the Printable Positive Affirmations. Add each item to your cart and check out. You pay $0!

The free alphabet-of-the-month works differently from the usual freebies. You can only download a sample of the alphabet instead of checking out with the entire set for free.

To get your free Red Paint alphabet sample, click on the Try Me Now tool on the top right. Enter a word or a phrase in the text box and the preview box will show you how it looks like in the form of the alphabet. If you like the way it looks, you can get it as a free sample by clicking on the Save button. Don't forget to change to a higher resolution before starting the download. Note that you can only download the word or phrase that you type in the text box for free. Unlike the usual LD freebies, you will be charged for the alphabet if you try to check out with the set in your cart. 

the Grill box

Father's Day is this Sunday (June 16) and here's a great gift box for Dad:

LD released their King of the Grill last week and I was curious about the 6th file - the Grill Gift Box - in the Cut Its Projects set.

Hubby's grill is stainless steel so I wanted to make a gift box that looks similar. Luckily I have some silver foil cardstock in my stash that would be perfect for the box.

The assembly of the box is pretty straightforward and I was surprised that it was easier to put together than I had imagined. The finished box measures only about 3.375" wide x 3.5" tall x 2.25" deep, not including the wingspan of the two grill plates on the sides. Each grill plate is about 1.25" wide. To give a better perspective of the size, I have two pictures that compare the box to a regular navel orange and a CapriSun juice pack.

I had bought my silver foil cardstock from a local paper store that is no longer in business (I miss you, Paper Zone!) but I understand (thanks to Patty's post on Facebook) that Walmart carries foil paper in different colors. I also did a search on Amazon and found several different brands of foil paper HERE. You will need the cardstock in 12"x12" in order to make the box in the original (LD) size.

Even though the box is pretty small, it can store almost a full 11oz bag of Hershey's Kisses.  By the way, the file for this grill box also includes 4 wheels but I left those out because I thought it would be more sturdy without.

LD is having a Dollar Sale and for a limited time, the King of the Grill Cut It Projects is available for only $2 (reg. $5). The set comes with 9 cutting files but frankly, I think that the file for this grill box alone is already worth the $2. If you do not already own this set, click HERE to get yours now.

Friday Freebies! {plus $1 SALE!! }

Have you seen the new King of the Grill? It is LD's latest release and today's freebie completes the collection.

Click HERE or the image above to go to the LD site. Add the file to your cart and check out. You pay $0!

While you're there, check out the Get Greedy Dollar sale where everything is priced from $1-$2! Here is a sample of what's on sale, there are plenty more on the LD site.

 You can even use the coupons below to sweeten the deal. Click HERE to check out the sale!

scrapNfonts is a sister site of LD and they too have a freebie to give away. Click HERE to go to their Fontaholic blog to get the free Hello Envelope.

Silhouette users, don't forget to get your weekly freebie from the Silhouette Online (Shapes) Store.