Retro Men Desk Caddy Tutorial

Here is my second design team project tutorial using the exclusive "Retro Men" paper collection from Country Craft Creations. This desk caddy is fun and easy to make and can be done two ways, with or without the chipboard box base. I talk about this in the video. This will make a great Father's Day present. At the end of the video I discuss a couple of little goodies that I made with the scraps. One of them was inspired by a fellow designer for Country Craft Creations, Kim Rannells...she did this tutorial discussing how to make a full sized Altered Book Note Holder. You can find her tutorial here.    • Altered Book Note HolderTutorial   I designed a smaller one using a mini notebook and thought it would be good for business cards.

I also reference the video I did on how to wrap chipboard for a book cover. You can find that video here.    • The Lay Flat Album Cover Method  

Don't forget, there are two days left in the Country Craft Creations contest. Through tomorrow, when you make an order at Country Craft Creations at https://countrycraftcreations.com, mention that Michelle sent you in the comment box before you check out. The designer with the most mentions, and one lucky person who mentioned that designer, will each win $50 gift certificate to Country Craft Creations!

Below is a cut list for this project. I list the chipboard and cardstock, I will give measurements for the patterned papers and how to cut them in the video. Thank you for watching and have fun with this tutorial.

Small boxes:
3 - 7 1/8 x 12

Middle Box:
1 - 10 5/8 x 10

Back Box:
1 - 11 1/8 x 10 7/8

Outer Chipboard Box:
Chipboard:
1 - 8 3/4 x 5 1/2
1 - 8 3/4 x 5 1/8
1 - 8 3/4 x 1
2 - 5 1/8 x 1
Cardstock:
1 - 10 3/4 x 7 1/2
1 - 7 1/2 x 12