Bunny Tree Cottage Happy Easter Card - Giveaway

Hey Krafty Friends, Jen from Katahin Krafts, back with another CottageCutz YouTube video on the CottageCutz Channel.  I crafted my fun Easter scene using "Bunny Tree Cottage", "Spring Sentiments", "Spring Chicken", "Little Flowers" and "Bunny Express Carrot Cars" dies.  

I love creating scenes using elements from several different die sets, even if it's just a small element like the Easter eggs from the "Bunny Express Carrot Cars."  I was excited to add the vine from the "Spring Chicken" sign to the Bunny Tree, I loved how well they fit together!

You can find all my card instructions over on the  YouTube Channel!

While over on the channel, make sure you like and comment for a chance to win the "Bunny Tree Cottage" die!

The winner of the "Playful Piggies" die from my last video is Katherine Lavender, the details for collecting your giveaway prize are over on YouTube!  

Thanks for stopping in, and happy krafting!

Sweet Easter Wishes

Hello Scrapping Cottage peeps! 🐤

Kris here, sharing an Easter card featuring the CottageCutz Spring Bowl w/ Eggs.  

Design Steps:

I cut and layered the following, bottom to top:

• White card base = 4-1/2" x 11" and score at 5-1/2" for a top folding card

• Patterned paper (gingham) 4-1/2" x 5-1/2"

• Die cut largest from the Nested Scalloped Rectangles set (attach with foam tape)

• Patterned paper (scripty) 4-1/4" x 5-1/4" 

• Die cut largest of the Nested Stitched Scalloped Circles set

• Die cut Spring Bowl w/ Eggs, the Sweet w/ Shadow, and Wishes w/ Shadow from white cardstock and apply distress ink and/or markers.  Assemble. 

• Adhere bowl to lower part of scalloped circle with a thin piece of foam strip.  Adhere eggs behind the bowl with glue.

• Stamp "Easter" and trim.

• Run ribbon around the Scalloped Rectangle (between foam strips) and tie a knot on front right side.

• Add foam strips to each of the sentiments and adhere as shown.

Kept it fairly simple this week.  I hope you all have a funtastic week!

~Kristine

Products I used:

    

Easter Blessings Chickee Die Faux Shadow Box

Happy SUPERBOWL Sunday Scrapping Cottage friends!

Melinda here with you today. I am not a big football fan, but my hubby, son and brothers all love to watch.... so they will be tuning in this evening.... How about you? If I am lucky, I will be able to get lost here in my craft room...lol!  Today I am sharing a cute little Easter décor piece I created with dies from the new SPRING RELEASE! Here's my project.

I created this little faux shadow box with a cute little décor piece inside. 

I started by taking the adorable little pieces from the Spring Chickee in Basket die and coloring them. I cut them all from plain white cardstock.

I cut out two of the Nested Stitched Doilies from the die Set in white cardstock. I wanted to make some mats for them and a two hour circle cutting saga began!!!!...lol! I have some punches and recently got this circle cutter. I know some things are great tools and some are not. This, for me, is a big fat NOT! It was something I just couldn't use with ease. I didn't have the right size punches either. I didn't want to pull out my electronic cutter for a simple circle....so the lesson here...
get a great set of basic circle dies.... like this set!

Going forward, I will be collecting all of the basics from Cottage Cutz... I don't want to go around the "circle saga mountain" again...lol!

Next, in staying with the circle theme, I wanted to create a rosette. So I cut out a piece of paper 5" x 12" from some patterned paper in my stash. I scored it every half inch.

I then cut it in half, so I had two pieces that measured 2.5 x 12. They were both scored. I then "accordion" folded them. 

For one I started with the first flap up. For the other I started with the first flap down. This way when it came time to join them together, they would just fall right in line.

Here's a photo of the adhesive on one end tab. I just adhered the first flap of the other one, right onto that piece.

Here's what it looks like joined together. You can't tell where one begins and the other ends.

I then adhered both ends together. That creates this piece.

Once you gather the folds together, you lay it flat and you get your rosette. Here you can see that you can change the size of the rosette based on how loose you gather it, or how tight and small you make the center.

Here is a picture of the center closed in together much tighter.

I then used some hot glue and a circle punched piece of cardstock to the back.

I do the same thing in the front. I use hot glue so that all the folds will stay together.

I wanted to add a little extra something, so I had this white tulle netting with a little sparkle.I just cut a length of it off the spool. Approximately 20 inches or so and just gathered it in the center.

I folded it and more or less found the center. I used a little twist tie from my stash to keep it gathered in the center.

I then poofed it out and saw that it was way too big for the rosette so....

I gathered it together and chopped of about 3/4-1"

I then arranged the cute little pieces onto the circle doily mats.

I then added all that onto the tulle and rosette.

Here's another view. you can see I added some foam in between the layers to give it all some extra dimension.

Next, I decided to create what I am calling a "faux shadow box" I needed the inside to be a finished size of 6x6. So I worked out from there. Here is a photo as I was putting it together. There is some definite "tweaking" I had to do, but as soon as I can, I will share the dimensions. I kind of had to "Frankenstein" this one.

Once I got it all together, I added the sentiments Easter and Blessings along the top. Here is a closer look at the blessings.

Here is a closer look at the Easter. They both come from the Spring Sentiments Die

Here's another look at my finished project.

I have it sitting on my entrance table. I will finish decorating it for the coming season and this will definitely be a part of it. 

DON'T FORGET THIS DIE IS PART OF THE FABULOUS NEW SPRING RELEASE! THEY ARE A GENEROUS 30% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME! CHECK OUT ALL OF THE SUPER CUTE DIES IN THE SHOP, AND PICK THEM UP TODAY!

The Dies I used to create this project:

Spring Chickee in Basket die

Spring Sentiments Die

Nested Stitched Doily Set

In case you didn't hear, The CottageCutz YouTube channel is up and running.  Head over and check out the latest video! There is a giveaway for subscribing too!

Well that about covers it for today! Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda Beltran

Bunny Peeker Treat Box w/ Bonus Card

Happy Sunday Scrapping Cottage friends!

Melinda here with you today. It's another Sunday Funday and I hope you are enjoying some crafting! I am sharing a little more spring inspiration featuring dies from the new SPRING RELEASE! Today's project is a super cute little box with the adorable new Peeker Bunny w/ Pocket Die for the front!

The new Peeker Bunny w/ Pocket Die is part of the fantastic new Spring Release! I started by cutting out my die pieces in white cardstock. I then colored my various pieces in with my markers. I did also cut out the pocket piece in blue cardstock as well as a patterned paper for the sides of the box mats from my Doodlebug paper pad.

I decided to make my Peeker Bunny w/ Pocket the front of a cute little treat box, instead of a card. The box size I ended up using comfortably holds 3 Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares with some tissue. That's the perfect amount for a little gift for your co-worker's, teachers, etc. this spring season.

Box Assembly

I settled on starting with a piece of paper 5.25 x 5.25 size.

I scored all four sides at 1 5/8th. That is the next 1/8" line past the 1/2" mark.

Here is what it looks like when scored. It is not a perfect square size. I settled on this size to match the width of the pocket piece as close as possible.

Next you will want to cut it as shown. The easiest way to remember how to do this is just cut the line of the outside score to the first cross line. Then do a quarter turn and repeat. Do this all the way around. You will also want to cut a little slice out so that it makes assembly easy.

This photo shows you where to apply your adhesive. You will put it on the "top" of each of the four corner tabs you created. Once you do this, simply fold up the box and adhere the sides.

Here is what it looks like assembled.

This is a slight segue. I wanted to share all the various size boxes I worked up before I settled on my size. I wanted to come up with one that was as close to the width of the pocket without making it too complicated. Can you tell I am not the greatest at math?....LOL!

Here is one more look at the finished box. After I assembled it and took my photos, I realized I left off the sweet little ladybug that sits on top of the flower!!!! UGH! SOOOO.... I had to get it on somewhere!!! 

So I whipped up this cute card. I had extra pieces, so this came together easily. 

My finished card size is a 5x5 top folding card. I used a piece of white cardstock for my base. I then used the same blue cardstock for the pockets as a base mat. On top of that I layered some Doodlebug patterned flowers paper, a strip of some of the bright green paper in the same pad. I then used the Wacky Stitched square for another base and then some more Doodlebug patterned paper for a mat. I set my sweet little bunny in her pocket on top of that. I did add a little foam tape to the back of the die cuts to give them just a bit of lift and dimension.

Here is a side view. You can see that sweet little ladybug on top of this flower. 

Here you can see I used the double stitched rectangle and the hello and spring words from the Hello Spring Bunny Cottage.

DON'T FORGET THIS DIE IS PART OF THE FABULOUS NEW SPRING RELEASE! THEY ARE A GENEROUS 30% OFF FOR A LIMITED TIME! CHECK OUT ALL OF THE SUPER CUTE DIES IN THE SHOP, AND PICK THEM UP TODAY!

The Dies I used to create this project:

Peeker Bunny w/ Pocket

Hello Spring Bunny Cottage

Nested Wacky Stitched Square Set

Double Stitched Rectangle Set

In case you didn't hear, The CottageCutz YouTube channel is up and running.  Head over and check out the latest video! There is a giveaway for subscribing too!

Well that about covers it for today! Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda Beltran