Garden Tools Dies

I love creating outdoor scene cards that focuses on a theme like these garden tools dies.  The pots of flowers have been set out along the fence ready for planting and the tools are ready to do their work to spruce up the yard for spring. For this project I used the new Rubbernecker Garden Tools, Spring Leaves, Leaves and Greenery, Small Flowers #3 paired with the Winter Tree, Tall Terracotta Pots, Picket Fence, Grass and Small Butterflies.

The Card Base, Grass and Fence

• Cut a blue layer 4.50″ x 3.25″ and attach it to the white A2 sized card base using strips of mounting tape.
• Use green cardstock to cut a grass layer and white cardstock to cut the fence.
• Attach the fence to the back of the grass layer using double stick tape.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the grass and fence layer and attach it to the blue card base.

The Tree

• Cut the tree using light brown cardstock and apply Vintage Photo ink by rubbing the ink pad directly over the cardstock.
• Gently wipe a wet baby wipe over the tree to blend in the ink to the trunk and branches.
• Use green cardstock to cut the leaves, and form each leaf with a leaf tool and molding pad.
• Attach the leaves to the tree branches using glossy accents.  Note:  I use my reverse action tweezers to pick up the leaves and place them right where I want them.  The tweezers are like having a third hand and are such a big help when working with small die cuts.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the tree trunk and a few rolled up glue dots to  spots on the back of leaves, tuck it in behind the fence and attach to the card base.

The Flowers and Flower Pots

• Use yellow cardstock to cut the flower pots and apply Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge ink using a mini applicator to create the terracotta color.
• Cut several sections of the Leaves and Greenery set.
• Attach branches to the back of the pots using glossy accents and tuck branches in behind the grass and attach using glossy accents.
• Use pink and yellow cardstock to cut the flowers and form them using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
• Attach the flowers to the foliage on the flower pots and along the fence using glossy accents.
• Tuck the pots in behind the grass layer and attach them using strips of mounting tape.

The Garden Tools and Butterflies

• Cut the garden tools using gray cardstock.
• Color all the handles using a dark red marker.
• Arrange the tools in the scene and attach them using glossy accents.
• Use bright pink cardstock to cut the butterflies and attach three of them to the card base and fence using glossy accents.
• Finish the butterflies by attaching pre made white Nuvo Crystal Drops to each using glossy accents.

I am excited to announce that  Rubbernecker is holding a store wide 15% off sale.  And, in case you have a long wish list of their stamps and dies they are offering additional percentages off on larger orders.  The sale also includes all the new March die release.  The new Color Fuse Inks are not included in the sale but if your purchase the 48 Color Fuse bundle you will receive a 10% discount. 

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my garden tools dies themed card today.  You may think these scene cards are hard to do but really they are quite simple.  It’s just a matter of layering.  Check out this Pinterest link for lots of scene inspiration and if that isn’t enough you can check out my Scene Card Category.  Thank you for coming by today.  I hope you are taking good card of yourself and staying in and staying safe. 

Here are the dies used for my project.

5309-07D Garden Tools Die [ RBB ] Winter Tree Die Cut 5170D [ RBB ] 5309-06D Spring Leaves Die [ RBB ] Picket Fence Die Cut 5152-01D [ RBB ] Tabed Grass Set Die Cut 5152-03D [ RBB ] Tall Terracotta Pot Die Cut 5147-16D [ RBB ] 5309-04D Leaves and Greenery Die [ RBB ] 5309-09D Small Flowers #3 [ RBB ] Small Butterflies Die 5147-08D [ RBB ]

Here are the tools and supplies used.

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Icy… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Candy… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Sour… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… [ ELH ] Bazzill COTTON CANDY Card Shoppe… [ SSS ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… [ ELH ] Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… [ ELH ] Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Wild Honey, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Rusty Hinge, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH ] Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… [ ELH ] McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat-8.3… [ AMZUS ] R89 – Dark Red, COPIC Sketch Marker [ ELH ] Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, Gloss White [ ELH ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ]

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my garden tools dies themed card