Thanks a TON

Hi there crafty friends!

Kris here, and as promised in Saturday's post, I'm back with a tutorial for a Vertical Easel Card with a Floating Shaker!  Today's is the same style card, but a different theme.  I realized this weekend that I don't have enough "Thank You" cards, so I used the Festive Elephant from the Christmas 1 Release (which are all 30% off right now!)... I simply left off his Santa hat and tree and added a heart ♥ I also used the Thanks w/Shadow die, and then I spelled out "a ton" on the far right strip that holds the easel in place using the Stitched Alphabet die.  A few other dies are listed in my tutorial (and shown at the end of my post).  

Before I get to the tutorial, I'll share a few more project photos so you get a good idea of what we're making today!  

-Here's the front in closed position-

-Inside-

-View from the top as it is standing in easel position-

Trust me - this is so EASY to make, you don't even need a video!  If you've ever made an easel card, this is basically an easel turned on it's side... except that instead of your focal image on the front being glued to half your card front, there is a li'l mechanism that makes it pop forward when the card is in easel position.  ☺  And I stepped it up by making my focal image a shaker! (If you want to keep your card more flat, you can simply made a flat focal image piece.)

- Here's How I Made It -

BLACK CARDSTOCK:

(Card Base) Cut at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" 

- score at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4" (along 8-1/2" side)

PINK CARDSTOCK:

(Front Mats)  Cut 2 Panels at 5 1/4" x 1 7/8"

(Inside Mat) Cut 1 Panel 5 1/4" x 2 1/2"

(Inside Mat) Cut 1 Panel 5 1/4" x 1 3/8"

(Focal Mechanism) Cut at 3" x 1-1/2" 

- score at 1/2", 1", 2" & 2-1/2" 

PATTERNED PAPER (Floral):

(Front)  Cut 2 Panels at 5 1/8 x 1 3/4

(Inside) Cut 1 Panel at 5 1/8 x 2 3/8

PATTERNED PAPER (Polka-Dot):

(Inside Edge)  Cut 1 Panel at 5 1/8 x 1 1/4

- DESIGN STEPS -

• Attach your patterned papers to the pink mats.

• Fold your mechanism so that the outside scores are mountain folds & inside scores are valley folds.

• Mechanism:   Add strong adhesive to the bottom of your 2 outside flaps and attach them right up to the score line of your card front. See photo below.  It helps to attach one side first, then the other.

•  Attach your front panels over the glued flaps of mechanism but under the top part as shown.

•  Add foam strips (or dimensionals/pop dots) to the back side of your thin polka-dot panel and attach INSIDE your card, near the edge.

• Attach your larger panel (not popped up) to the side of it, leaving equal black border all around.

• Since the base is black, I added a white panel to the INSIDE far left (backside of card front) for writing a message.  That measures 5-1/4" x 1-7/8" - OR you could cut a larger white panel for the way back of your card cut at 5-1/4" x 4"

Our Card Base is DONE!  Easy peasy, right?!  

Now let's make the shaker!

BLACK CARDSTOCK:

• Die cut a frame by nesting the largest from the Nested Stitched Scalloped Circle set and the 3rd largest die from the Pierced Circle set as shown...

*Note:  this photo is not exactly correct, but my instructions are!  The photo shows that I first cut with the 4th largest die, but then I went back and cut it again with the 3rd largest and forgot to take a photo.

WHITE CARDSTOCK:

• Die cut a frame by nesting the 2nd & 4th largest dies from the  Pierced Circle set

• Glue your white frame onto the black scalloped frame, making sure to center it so there's equal border showing.  (Mine is not centered as it's not glued down yet in this photo.)

PATTERNED PAPER & ACETATE:

• Die cut a circle using the 2nd largest from the Pierced Circle set

•  Glue your acetate circle to the BACK of your scalloped frame.  

•  Add foam strips/tape on top of acetate, being careful it doesn't show from the front.

*TIP #1: if you remove the backing from your foam tape first, it makes it much easier to bend around curves like this. 

*TIP #2:  if you rub both sides of your acetate with a used dryer sheet, it will remove the static from it so your sequins don't stick to it!

•  Add your shaker elements to the well as shown below.

*TIP #3:  If you glue a few of your sequins to the patterned paper, when your card is standing up and all the rest of the elements fall to the bottom, it will still look pretty! (at least until they get shaken off! LOL)

•  Turn your patterned paper circle upside down and place centered onto the shaker.

•  Add Scor Tape or other strong adhesive/glue to the tab mechanism on card front and attach your shaker!

•  Die cut and color/assemble your CottageCutz Festive Elephant.  (The heart is left over from die cutting the Whimsical Hearts Slimline Die for another project, so use any CC heart die you have)

• Die cut "a" and "ton" from the Stitched Alphabet die from PINK & BLACK cardstock, then offset them and glue together.  

• Die cut Thanks w/ Shadow die from GREY & PINK cardstock and glue together.

•  Glue "a" and "ton" vertically to the inside popped up panel 

•  Glue "thanks" to the top of your shaker.

•  Pop up the elephant with foam tape to your shaker.  I added 2 layers of foam tape to his head to give it more dimension. ☺

Voilà! and DONE!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it easy to recreate!

-Here's my version I shared on Saturday-

see more pics of this one here

PRODUCT USED on today's card:

~Kristine

Rockin' Fifties Stand & Pop Card

Happy Monday crafters!

Kris here sharing with you today.  I tried a new-to-me card fold called a Stand & Pop Card!  It has a kind of "kick stand" on the back that helps it to stand, and the front has a pop out feature.  I've used the  Fifties Jukebox, Guitar, Music Notes & Records, and Fifties Phrases #1 from the Classic Fifties Release (all of which are 40% OFF right now!) along with some cute stamped images.  

CUTTING & SCORING

Below is my photo tutorial with written instructions, however, if you'd like to watch a video on this style of card fold, you can watch that here.

RED CARD BASE:

• Cut a 9" x 4-1/2" - score at 1" (mountain fold) and 3" (valley fold) 

• Cut a 7" x 4-1/2"

• Cut a 6-1/4" x 3" - score at 1/4", 1-1/4", and 5-1/4" - fold & burnish

• Cut a 5" x 2"

• Cut a 3" x 1" - score at 1/2" and 2-1/2" - fold & burnish

WHITE CARDSTOCK:

• Cut a 2-3/4" x 3-3/4" (layer for pop out piece)

• Cut a 4-1/4" x 6-7/8" - score in half at 2-1/8" (for back)

• Cut a 1-3/4" x 6-5/8" (for back)

TEAL CARDSTOCK MATS:

• Cut a 4-1/4 x 5-3/4"

• Cut a 1-3/4" x 4-1/4"

• Cut a 1-3/4" x 4-3/4"

• Cut a 1-1/2" x 6-3/8" (for back)

PATTERNED PAPER LAYERS:

• Cut black/white checkered paper at 4" x 5-1/2"

• Cut a patterned paper at 1-1/2" x 4"

• Cut a patterned paper (or holographic cs) at 1-1/2 x 4-1/2"

DESIGN STEPS

1.  Lay your two biggest red pieces as shown below. 

2.  Add glue/tape to the top 6" portion of  your 9" piece, then adhere your 7" x 4-1/4" piece on top so that the top is flush with the top of your 9" piece.  *NOTE:  You will have a 1" overhang at the bottom that is not adhered down.  This is the BACK of your card.

3.  Flip your card base over to the front side.  

4.  Adhere your checkered piece to the teal mat layer that is 4-1/4" x 5-3/4" and adhere to card front. 

5.  Attach your 1-1/2" x 4" patterned paper to the 1-3/4" x 4-1/4" teal mat and attach between your 2 score lines on card front.

6.  Attach your white piece to the middle of your 6-1/4" x 3" red piece.  

7.  Hold that piece so that the 1" scored section is at the bottom and apply glue to the front of that 1" section.  Lay it flat onto your checkered card front so that the bottom of the part you just glued is right at the score line of card base and bring the rest of the card base up onto your glued tab and rub to secure.

8.  Add glue to the front of the 1/4" tab.  Fold the 1-1/4" flap backwards and with the card in folded position, attach the top of your pop out piece to the checkered back.  

9.  With card still in folded position, add glue to both flaps on your 3" x 1" piece and attach one flap to the very bottom of card and the other to the back of your short scored flap as shown below.

10.  Add glue to the flap pictured above and attach your 5" x 2" red piece to that flap so the bottom of your piece is flush with the bottom of that glued piece.  *NOTE:  It will stick up above the glued piece by 1".

11.  Attach your patterned paper that is 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" to it's coordinating teal mat and then attach to that front piece you just glued in step 10. 

12.  For the BACK of card, you can stamp inside your folded white piece, then attach just HALF of it to your card back.  It should be flush with the bottom of card (oops!  I missed that part!)

13.  Attach your teal layer to it's white mat and adhere to the right side of card back as shown.  You can cut a piece of patterned paper to that teal piece if you wish.  

Here is what the card base looks like before decorating.

14.  Die cut your pieces and assemble.  Stamp your images and fussy cut.

15.  For one of my poodles on the top of card, I wanted to pop him out away from the back of card a bit, so I created a 1/2" cube and glued the back and bottom of cube and insert to back and top of red pop out feature, then glued my poodle to the front of the cube.

16.  Finish decorating with all your images/die-cuts.

This card folds flat to a 5" x 7" size and fits into an envelope ☺

I hope you'll try this or something creative with your favorite CottageCutz dies!

-Kristine

PRODUCTS I USED:

Snowy Drive thru the Pines

Happy Monday CottageCutz friends!  Kris here with you today, sharing a card using the Classic 50's Release!  

My dad and hubby's birthdays are in December, so this card works for either one!  It's a Bridge Fold card and I'll show you how I made it, but if you'd like a video, there's a great one on Splitcoast Stampers here.

DESIGN STEPS:

Step 1

Cut a cardstock base to 5 1/2" x 9”.

Score at 3” and 6". Fold into a Z and burnish.

Step 2

Center one of the Clouds Slimline Dies (or die of your choice) over the Z folded piece at the top. Secure with Post it notes or Washi tape and run thru machine back and forth a few times to go thru all 3 sections.

Step 3

Cut 3 pieces of white cardstock to 2-3/4” x 5". Using the same cloud die you used on your folded piece, and in the same position, die cut the tops of all 3 pieces.   

Step 4

Score down the center of the outside two pieces of card base and 2 of the white pieces, and mountain fold them. Adhere the non-folded white piece to the center of card and the folded ones to the outside panels.

Step 5

Cut a piece of white cardstock that is 4" x 1-1/2" and score 1/2" on each end.  

Cut another piece of white that is 4" wide by about 2" tall and score 1/2" on each end.  Then cut the top with one of the cloud dies.

Step 6

Add glue to the side flaps of the straight-topped piece and adhere to the inside sides and so the bottom is flush with the bottom of the white sides as shown below.

Adhere the cloud-topped piece half-way between the front "bridge" piece and the back, but up higher, but so the bottom is hidden below the top of the front piece.  (See photo in Step 9)

Step 7

Die cut pieces from Classic Car (front), Woodland Pine Trees, and the Fifties Phrases #2 and assemble.

Step 8

I added Snow Writer to the pine trees for a puffy snowy effect!  

Step 9

Adhere one tree to the center back of card with a foam strip/dot, and then glue 2 trees to the cloud-topped center piece.

Glue "You're a Classic" down the side panels.

Step 10

Add foam strips to the bottom portion of the back of car and adhere to the front center piece.

How CUTE are those dice hanging from the mirror? {♥♥}

PRODUCTS I USED:

I hope you're inspired to create something fabby with your favorite CottageCutz dies!

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