Father's Day {Shirt & Tie} Card + Templates

The new June kits are available now for subscribers at Studio Calico & will become available to everyone in just a few short hours. (links will be active at midnight for non-subbers)

I wanted to share one of the cards I made for this month's gallery using products from the kits.

Did you ever make origami shirts when you were a kid?  One of my friends taught me how when I was in elementary school & we made them out of dollar bills.  We thought we were so clever.  ;)  That memory inspired this design.  They're so simple to assemble & with Father's Day just around the corner... I need simple!

I started off with a 4" x 5.5" flesh-toned card base. (If you don't have any flesh-toned cardstock, there's a great medium shade in this month's More Color Cardstock set.)

Use the templates provided to cut out your shirt & tie.  If you have a Silhouette, you can let the machine do all the work for you.  If you don't have an electronic die cutter, you can download & print the PDF file & cut each piece by hand.  Either way, it's very simple.

I used some of the patterned paper found in the Hello, Hello card kit for my tie.  It's also found in the Hello, Hello paper pad.

I used my Silhouette again to cut out the word "DAD"  (Habana font) and stamp from the Ciao kit to finish out the sentiment.

From here, you can add as little or as many details as you'd like.  I used a hole punch to make a couple of "buttons" for the collar & a white gel pen to add details to the pocket.  To make it look even more realistic, I machine stitched along the middle & added a real button.

You can download all of the files HERE.  (PDF, .studio, png, svg)

Enjoy!

Berry Basket Project Life Organizers & Free Templates

Spring is in the air & I have a quick little project to share with you today.  I was inspired by these adorable ceramic Farmers Market Baskets from Anthropologie & decided to make a paper version.

I designed some free templates to share with you.  If you have a Silhouette die cutter, you'll find .studio files, but I also included SVG files & a PDF for those that want to just print a pattern & hand-cut your designs.  (The berry box pattern is 12" x 12", so you would need to have it printed on a large format printer or at your local print shop.)  You can download all of the files here.

The basket is really easy to assemble!  If you die cut it, the score marks are already in place.  Just fold & adhere the tabs in place.  (I used hot glue to secure the tabs to make it extra sturdy.) I added foam adhesive to the included contrast strips to give it a little added dimension.

Along with the berry basket, you'll find a template for dividers & tabs.  I originally designed this box to organize my Project Life cards, but there are a lot of other things that you can do with the template.

I used the new Color Theory paper pack to cut out the basket & dividers.  The colors are just perfect!

 One idea is to create 12 dividers, one for each month.  I filled this basket with library cards & am using it to jot down things I want to remember.  You can make a perpetual calendar, having a card for every day of the year, & quickly see what happened on a certain day for several years in a row.  Or... you can jot down a little journaling & slip in photos,  using it in lieu of a memory album.  I think I'd like to use it to keep track of things (my kids' quotes, things we did during the month, etc.) & then use the cards as prompts for when I find time to work on my Project Life album.

The stamps in Studio Calico's April card kit are the perfect companion for this berry basket! (Kits will be available on March 27th for subscribers & 28th for everyone.)

If you're not a Project Life-er, these berry baskets make adorable gift packaging!  Here's another Anthropologie find that I'd love to replicate:

 

I hope you enjoy the free templates!

New Stamps & a Great Tutorial!

Yeah! Today is the release date for 2 new Kim Hughes sets by CHF! The first one is called The Birds & The Bees.

And the set below is called I Thee Wed.

Make sure to check out the Gallery to see all of the designer's projects! They're all so CUTE!

I love handmade gifts & when I saw this box template by Mel, I thought it would make a perfect gift for a new bride & groom!

Just slide off the belly band and the box opens to reveal a set of cards, perfect for sending out as thank you's, etc. Make sure to check back tomorrow b/c I'm posting the accessory cards in the morning. :)

I used Ranger's Crackle Accents and really loved the outcome! My stamped panel looks so vintage! :)

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: all by Cornish Heritage Farms
- I Thee Wed (the Kim Hughes Line)
- Wedding Centers (Mona Lisa Moments Line)

Ink:
- Frayed Burlap Distress inkpad by Ranger
- Timber Brown StazOn by Tsukineko

Cardstock:
- Birchtone Medium by Prism
- (box made by reusing chipboard backing from paper packaging)

Printed Paper:
- The Daily Grind collection by Fancy Pants
- Houndstooth Poolside Paperie by Making Memories

Accessories:
- Crackle Accents by Ranger
- Petite Oval Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders
- Kaiser Pearls
- Prima Flowers
- Hemp twine
- Small Corner Rounder punch by EK Success
- Small Scalloped Scissor by Fiskars

Oven Template

Several of you have been asking for a template for the little oven I posted earlier last week. Hopefully these pictures will help you create your own --- but if you have any more questions, please e-mail me. :)

This is how I made mine:

1. Trim 1/2" off of your cardstock so that your main piece is 8.5" x 10.5".
2. Score the long side at 0.5", 3.5", 7", and 10".
3. Score the shorter side at 2.5" and 6".
4. Fold all of the scored marks.
5. Cut only where you see the dark black lines in the picture below.

You now have the main base for your oven. Fold it up and use extra sticky tape to hold it together.

You will also need some accessory pieces cut from the same color of cardstock.

• One piece cut to 3.5" x 2". Score 1.5" down as shown below. this will be the bottom "drawer" of your oven. You can add more score marks for decoration if you would like. (see original post for pictures).
• I added a piece of a Clear Card Sheet (or acetate) to create a glass oven door. If you want to add this to your oven, just cut to size and adhere it to the back side of the "drawer" piece that you've just created. I mitered the corners of mine at the top so that it could easily open and close. (closes kind of like the top of a cereal box)
  
• Cut a piece of cardstock 3.5" x 5.5". This is the back of your oven. You can add more cardstock and stamping to accessorize it with "knobs" etc.
• You can also add a square of cardstock to the top of your oven in a contrasting color. This is where your burners will be. I stamped mine using two different floral images that reminded me of oven burners.)
  

So.... that's about it! I think these boxes are so adorable & I'm so glad Lauren came up with such a brilliant idea! I'd love to see your versions of these ovens too! And please... don't hesitate to e-mail me if my directions are not clear enough. Have fun! :)