Campin' Out Spinning Slider Hedgie

Hello crafty friends! 

I hope our American friends have a fun and safe holiday tomorrow as we celebrate our country's Independence Day 🎆 We don't have our adult kids home but the hubby will BBQ something and I'll make some easy picnic foods. We live up on the plains so we can see the fireworks from our driveway.  

It's Kris sharing with you today.  Summer is great camping weather, so I created a cute camping-themed interactive slimline card that is both a spinner and a pull tab slider! 

 I followed a video tutorial for this Interactive Cartwheel card by Laura Dovalo, so instead of doing a full written tutorial, I will simply link you to her video and then I'll share with you some of my process photos (and the adjustments I made to fit this to a slimline size) using the following CottageCutz dies...

Campin Out Fox

Campin Out Bear in Tent

Campin Out Campfire & Sign

Campin Out Moose & Reindeer (just lantern)

Campin Out Hedgehog & Mouse

Campin Out Sun & Moon (just stars)

Campin Out Trees

Campin Out Mushrooms & Rocks

Nested Stitched Rectangles Slimline

Rounded Rectangles Slimline

Stitched Circles Set

OTHER SUPPLIES

Foam Tape

Spinner Disc

Fishing Line

Glue

I started by diecutting a rectangle from smooth white cardstock using the largest of the Nested Stitched Rectangles Slimline set, and I die cut my pull tab slider by using the *Die extension method to make it fit my slimline card size.

I then die cut the top part using one of the dies from the Slimline Hills set.  To the top piece, I ink blended some Uncharted Mariner D.O. ink and then I spattered white acrylic paint and some white die cut stars from the Campin Out Sun & Moon die.  

For the lower section, I die cut the smallest of the Rounded Rectangles Slimline, leaving space on the right for my campfire and pull tab cout-out. *Requires thinking ahead on image placement.  

***OPTIONAL:  On the righthand side, I used the end of the 3rd smallest Rounded Rectangles Slimline -- just enough to get your fingers on the tab to pull it out. (this step was NOT in the video tutorial, but I did not want my tab to stick out as I wanted it to fit into my slimline envelope.) 

I then ink blended some Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink onto the bottom half  of my card front and the pull tab, then spattered some alcohol ink.  

I went ahead and die cut all my Campin Out elements and glued to card front so I could determine positions for my spinning hedgie. 

I die cut 2 of the smallest Stiched Circles dies for my spinner and also showing above is my plastic spinner disc.  I also cut my card base at 7-1/2" x 8-3/4" and scored in half at 3-3/4" - I then taped off the edges and added some of the same Tea Dye and Vintage Photo D.O. ink as it will show thru then the slider is pulled out. 

I followed the video to add the stablilizer piece, wrapping the fishing line (clear plastic string) and foam strips on the back and to add the hedgie to the front.  

I hope I provided enough info for you to re-create a fun interactive slimline card using your favorite CottageCutz dies?!!  Be sure to watch the video tutorial for more details on this mechanism.  

Have a CRAFT-astic day!! 

~Kristine

        

     

      

     

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Birthday Badges

Happy Tuesday Cottagecutz fans. I hope you had a wonderful new year. I can’t believe how quickly Christmas went. What I do know is that come June I’ll be working on Christmas for next year.

Anyway it’s Wendy bringing you the blog today and I thought I’d use the Black Friday release to make some birthday badges. I think it’s really cute for youngsters to have a name badge at a birthday party. So this is how I made them

Firstly I cut out 3 of the ‘Nested Stiyched Scalloped Circles’ in a bronze brown colour. I have also cut out 3 of the ‘Stitched Rounded Rectangles’ as we’ll need these shortly

I use 38m broach bars to make my badges and secure wit a hot gun. I then use the small rectangle as cut above to extra secure the broach bar in place

Next I printed some names on this beautiful cream pearlescent card and cut out with the ‘Stitched Circle Set’

I wanted to add a little background to the badges so I cut out some green circles in the same size

Next I used the ‘Grass Slimelime’ to cut some hills from the circles

I then attached the grass to the bottom of the badges and they are a perfect fit

Next I added the names to the brown badges 

To finish off, I used some of the designs from the ‘Black Friday’ release, which I will list below and you have your badges

I really hope you like the badges as much as I did making them. 

Have a wonderful week and I will see you on Friday with another project

Dies I used:

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Z Fold Campin Out

Good morning CottageCutz fans, I hope you are enjoying the festive break. If I see another turkey I think I’m going to explode. It’s Wendy bringing you the blog today and it’s a pyjamas and movie kind of day so I’m making most of taking it easy.

Today I’m bringing you a Z-Fold card. I’ve never made one f these before but there area. However, there are ton of tutorials on You Tube so check them out.

To begin with I assembled the Z-Fold card base and used the ‘Grass Slimline’ to cover the base. I then used the Farm Fence Slimline above which i thought look really cool.

Next I cut out some of the trees from the ‘Campin Out Tress’ die and dotted them around the card. I used some chalk to make them look more realistic.

I then used the ‘Clouds Slimline die for the top of the card 

To finish I added the Moose and Reindeer by the fire with their mugs of hot chocolate. Also the mushrooms. I’ll list all the dies below

I really hope you like today card. I had fun making it. 

Enjoy the rest of the week and i will be back with a full tutorial on Friday

Hugs

Wendy

Dies used: