Showing posts with label Honey Bee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Honey Bee. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Take Me Back Tuesday More Bees Please

Hello Cottage Cutz friends,
Melinda here with you and today we are sharing a different type of post. We are calling it, Take Me Back Tuesday! From time to time on Tuesdays, we will share a fun compilation of past projects featuring some of our wonderful past dies.


This week's post features three dies from the Strawberries and Bees Release. The Bee Gnome, the Honey Bee and the Bee Phrases dies.







Here are some of the amazing projects our designers created. Included are links to each post so you can get all the details for each project!

Check out the details on how to create this fun spinner card by DT member Kristine B.

A sweet fun fold card by Designer Pam M.


Head over for all the details on this sweet Welcome card by Designer Mary M.


Check out the details on this sweet card and soap sleeve set by former DT member Linh.

Buzz over to the post for details on this adorable card from Designer Mary M.

Head over for all the sweet details on this honey of a card by Designer Pam M.

Whew that is some Buzz Worthy Crafty Inspiration! Sure to get your creative honey flowing! If you don't have these wonderful dies, head over to CottageCutz.com and pick them up while available!


Be sure to also check out the Cottage Cutz You Tube Channel
There are so many creative ideas there too! 

Until the next time, have a Sweet As Can Bee Crafty Kinda Day!
-Melinda

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Donut Worry Be Happy Card

Happy TuesDIE Cottage Cutz Friends!
Melinda here with you on on another sweet TuesDIE. Today I am sharing a super cute card I created, featuring dies from the Strawberries and Bees release
Here is a look at my completed card. It is a top folding A-4 Card. The base is a white cardstock. 
I used some fun patterned papers from Doodlebug.

I started by cutting out some donuts and coffee cup from the Strawberry Treats 3 die set. I cut them in plain white cardstock. I then set to coloring my pieces in.

Once they were colored, I assembled them onto a Pierced Circle Set mat. These pierced circle mats came from that die set. I layered that mat onto the largest circle cut from white cardstock.

I then added the donut paper mat and a strip of tiny hearts to the center.


I added a twine bow and put a Dew Drop in the center for an extra decorative touch.

Here you can see I added some foam tape between the circle layers from the Pierced Circle Set to give them some lift.

Here is a closer look at the cute sentiment I added. I printed from my computer and then attached it to the smallest rectangle in the Nested Scallop Rectangle Set. It truly is a motto to live....and maybe eat by....lol!



Dies I Used











Be sure to check it out and all the amazing creations from the design team!


Also, don't forget to head over to the CottageCutz YouTube channel and check out all of the amazing projects on there. Our video team is doing a wonderful job of filling the channel with all sorts of creative content! You don't want to miss it!


Well that about covers it for today! Until the next time, have a wonderfully craft-die day!
Melinda Beltran

Saturday, August 06, 2022

Welcome to our Hive

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

It's new release time!!! We have new dies in the online store. It's our Strawberries and Bees release with 16 new designs. You can pick up the individual dies at 30% off.

The new dies are perfect for all your cardmaking needs. They would work for so many occasions as our design team has been showing.

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Bee Phrases and Honey Bee dies. We have new neighbors and I thought I would create a card to welcome them to the neighborhood. Usually, I would make a meal or a baked treat to go along with it, but Covid changed all of that. I still send and receive meals from the neighbors on either side of me, but we have known each other for a lot of years.  

I don't know how the new neighbors would feel about a meal coming from someone they don't know. So, I decided to cut flowers from my husband's flower garden and make them a bouquet. He has at least 10-12 different varieties of flowers so I will have a nice selection for the bouquet. 

Card Details:

I didn't really have a layout in mind for the card when I started so I cut out the hive, bees and welcome phrase first. 
My design idea then went to a slimline card. I cut a panel from the Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Slimline die. I used the largest die 3 1/4" x 8 1/4". I decided to stencil some leaves on the panel with twisted citron distress ink. I added a stenciled branch with ground espresso distress ink so the beehive would have something to hang from. 
Next, I attached the "welcome to our hive phrase" with clear drying glue. 
Now I am ready for my images. They are attached with clear drying glue and glue dots. 
To finish off my card, I added a few flowers. these are cut from the Strawberry Cottage die. I secured the card to a base of green apple cardstock. The base measures 3 1/2" x 8 1/2"
That's my card for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use these new dies. See you next Saturday! We have a new release coming and the team will begin showing samples next week. 

Dies I used to Create card:








Thursday, July 28, 2022

Bee Happy

 Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends, 

We have a huge Christmas in July sale going on right now! The last day for the sale is tomorrow! So don’t miss a chance to save up to 65% off!  Check it out HERE

We also have a new release and it is just plain adorable.  It is called Strawberries and Bees perfect for those fun summertime cards. There are 16 designs in this new collection and you can get the individual dies for 30% off right now! This sale will not last so shop today to get the incredible savings.

Here is my card for today using two new release dies Honey Bee and Bee Phrases.


Design Steps:

1.  Start with a black A2 card base with the front flap cut in half.  2 pieces of white card stock cut at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and 5 3/8 x 2. 2 pieces of DP cut at 4 x 5 1/4 and 1 3/4 x 5 1/4

2.  Glue the DP pieces to there matching white layer and then glue them to the black card base

3.  Use the Scalloped Circle die second from the largest and cut two pieces of yellow card stock.  Use the Cross Stitched Circle die third from the largest and cut two pieces of white card stock.  Glue the pieces together (One will go on the inside of the card)

4.  Use the Honey Bee die and cut out pieces using: yellow, mustard yellow, black, red, vellum and brown

5.  Shade the pieces with ink and a small applicator.  Assemble the pieces with fine tip glue and then arrange onto the white circle as shown above.  Use a white gel pen to dot the eyes

6.  Using the Bee Phrase die cut out the mustard yellow and red card stock.  Shade with ink and a small applicator

7.  Glue the scalloped circle to the edge of the front flap as shown above.  Glue down the sentiment

8.  I decided the card need just one more little bee so I cut out the second bee and glued it to the bottom right of the card as shown



9.  For the inside stamp the white circle with your sentiment and then glue directly under the front circle and your card is complete


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Thanks so much for stopping by!  And I will see you next Thursday.

Blessings and Take Care