Sweet Slimline Birthday

Hello and welcome back ~ it's Kris here on this sweet Sunday... or shall I say sundae? ☺  This week I'm sharing a yummy slimline birthday card using the Ice Cream Sundae die from the new Sweet Treats release, along with some other funtastic CottageCutz dies! 

Design Steps

I cut a piece of pink cardstock to 8-1/2" x 7" & scored at 3-1/2" along the 7" side.

Next, I die-cut a white frame (I used glittery white cardstock) from the Windows Slimline die.

And then I cut 3 pieces of coordinating patterned papers at 2-1/2" x 2-3/4".  

I glued the patterned papers to the back of window frames, and then glued the frame to card base.

Next, I cut all my pieces with the Ice Cream Sundae and sentiment dies and glued together.  

• The cupcake liners were cut from patterned papers in the same paper pad as my 3 rectangle frame pieces so they coordinate.  I cut the rest of the die out of pink, brown and white cardstock. 
•  I gave some shadows to the strawberry & chocolate ice cream and colored all other pieces with Copic markers.  
• The top layers of the sentiments were cut from glittery white cardstock, like the frame.
• I added some shaker elements to the ice cream for some sparkly "sprinkles"

And to finish the card, I attached all the die-cut elements to my card front using foam dots.  Easy peasy!

Thanks for taking a peek!  Hope your Sunday is extra sweet!

~Kristine

Here are the products I used:

***This release is still 30% OFF***

Happy Birthday Gnome Paper Piecing Card

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends!  

Melinda here with you on this Terrific Tuesdie!  Today I am sharing a FUN card featuring more dies from the New Sweet Treats Release! Last week I shared this cute little gnome piecing I created with some leftover pieces. This week I will show you what I used and share the cute little card he is on!

Here's a look at my completed card. I started with a horizontal top folding card base. I used some white cardstock for that. I then cut a piece of some colorfully cute diagonal striped patterned paper I had in my stash. I cut it to 4x5.25 for the mat. 

Here's the photo I shared last week of the little Gnome I made with some leftover pieces.

So here are the pieces I used to create this cute little fella. They are all pieces from various dies in this "SAHWEEET" release! 

So here's a closer look at the pieces I used for his arms (the top pieces). I cut off the bottom part and used that for his "hand". I also cut off that extra piece around the edge and it made a little lip at the bottom to look like a slight cuff.

Here are the pieces that I used for his "head". I added the side pieces to fill in the sides for the "hair". I did cut off the extra  once his beard was in place.

Here is what his head pieces look like. I loosely layered them onto each other to give you the idea.

Here is his body along with his two "shoes". I just cut the extra lip off the bottoms.

Here's another look at little Mr. Gnome. I mounted him onto a stitched rectangle scalloped mat with a yellow cardstock mat. I put some of those super cute cupcakes along side. I added some glaze to that tiny cherry, but it doesn't really show on the photo. I also added some stickles to the top cupcake and the centers of the flowers on the bottom cupcake.

Here's a closer look at the large cupcake and the Happy Birthday sentiment. I did add some foam tape underneath them all to give them just a little lift. I also added some cinnamon stickles to the brown swirls. It didn't show up too well in the photo but the swirls are nice and sparkly.

Here is the new sweet treats release.

Sweet Treats Release

The Dies I used to create this project:

Candy & Gumballs

The jar piece on the right is what I used for the gnomes arms

Cupcake w/Twists

I used this cupcake and the top for the gnomes head and beard. I also used the top right "pink" piece for his mustache.

Cupcake w/Swirls

I used this cupcake top piece for his hat and the longer swirl piece for his "hair". I did also use this complete cupcake to decorate my card.

Ice Cream Sundae

I used the sundae cups top ruffled piece (just above the heart) for the Gnome's hat brim.

Pedestal Stand W/ Cupcakes

I used the brown frosting on the cupcake on the top right for the gnomes hat top. I also used some of the cupcakes from this die to decorate my card.

Nested Scallop Rectangle Set

Happy Birthday w/ Shadow

Make sure you 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

Easy Slider Card with No Special Dies

Hi everyone! My name is Linh and I'm honored and excited to be here as a guest designer. I have a new video up on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel. In this video, I'll show you how I made this fun slider card. I don't drink so when I say "Make it a double", my husband knows this is what I'm talking about. LOL

To create this card, I've used elements from three different sets from the new Sweet Treats collection. The main ice cream cup and larger scoop of ice cream is from the Ice Cream Sundae die set. That set includes a dollop of whipped cream and a strawberry, but I always think of ice cream sundaes as having a cherry on top, so I took the cherry from the Cupcake with Cherry set. The scale fits perfectly. In order to have the second scoop hidden initially, it needs to be smaller than the large scoop. I used one of the many scoops of ice cream from the Build An Ice Cream Cone set.  This creates the perfect double-scoop ice cream cup!

I die cut all the elements from solid color card stock but to make the ice cream extra special, I dusted it with Nuvo Shimmer Powder and spritz it with my homemade mica mist in snow white. That gives it all the delicious color variation of natural ice cream as well as a beautiful shimmer. I used Diamond Glaze on the cherry to give it that glossy shine. To finish the card, I used my Dymo label to create the custom sentiment and stamped "pull here" on an arrow so the card recipient knows this is an interactive card.

You're So Sweet, Ice Cream Sundae Project

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends!  

Melinda here with you on this Terrific Tuesdie! Today I am sharing another sweet project featuring dies from the New Sweet Treats Release! Talk about sweet! This set is over the top adorable!  Here is what I created.

I created this sweet sundae card. I started with a standard horizontal top fold A4 card.

I created the base by adhering a blue cardstock to the white cardstock background. Along to that, I added a red polka dot paper.

I then turned to this super cute Ice Cream Sundae die and cut all the pieces out of plain white cardstock. Here is a look at the adorable Ice Cream Sundae. colored in the heart, strawberry, cup and straw. I added some sparkle to the ice cream.

Here's a closer look at the pierced circle die and the scalloped circle die. You can also see all the shimmer from adding some glitter to the mix.

Here's a closer look at the pretty little bow. I added it to give a border between the two papers.

Here's a closer look at the sentiment. I simply used a marker to write the sentiment.

Here is the new sweet treats release.

Sweet Treats Release

The Dies I used to create this project:

Ice Cream Sundae

Pierced Circle Set

Nested Scallop Circle Set

Nested Scallop Stitched Rectangle

While I used the Nested Scallop Stitched Rectangle set, you can use this one as a perfect alternative.

Have you checked out the CottageCutz YouTube channel yet? 

It is filling up with beautiful projects and great how-tos!  

Head over and check out the latest video! 

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

Melinda Beltran

Fun Fold Ice Cream Birthday Card

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

It's new release time!!! We have new dies in the online store. It's our Sweet Treats release with 13 new designs. They are so perfect for any card making occasion you may have. The individual dies are currently 30% off.

Today for your viewing pleasure I have created a birthday fun fold card. This fold is called a W-fold. I am using the new Build An Ice Cream Cone and the Ice Cream Sundae dies for my card. So let's get started with some details of how I made this card. 

Design Steps:

Since I knew the fun fold I was going to use, I selected my card base and designer papers as my first step. I looked for a fun design and decided on this one. My fold is on the left side of my card. 

Blue card base: 4 1/4" x 11" - scored at 5 1/4"

Designer paper Layer (outside) - 4" x 5 1/4"

I decided to stamp my sentiment on the card front at this point. I cut white cardstock at 1" x 1 5/8" and a blue layer at 1 1/8" x 5 1/4" and with the help of my MISTI, I stamped my "happy birthday" sentiment in blue ink to match the cardstock. Attached to card front with double sided tape.

Now onto the card inside. I added the same designer paper to the left side of the panel only. 4" x 5 1/4" for both panels. For the right side I decided to emboss a white panel for added texture. Added to the card base with double sided tape. 

Now for the card bridge. 

Cardstock is 1 3/4″ x 11″

score at 2 3/4″ x 5 1/2″, 8 1/4″. 

Fold at the 5 1/2" score line and then bring the 2 end panels over to create a rectangle.

 

I attached double sided tape to the two end panels only. The bridge center of the "W" should line up with the center of the card base and this forms the "W" fold.  

Now for the inside decorations. I cut an ice cream cone and an ice cream sundae. I layered these on coral cardstock measuring 2" x 2 3/4" and the white image panel is 1 3/4" x 2 1/2". Used double sided tape to attach. Tape is on the center of the panel only. The camera angle on this photo makes it appear that the centers don't line up. They do or card won't close properly.  

To complete my card I added an ice cream cone to the card front.

I cut another piece of white cardstock 5 1/4" x 4" and attached to back of card for a personal note and to sign my name. I could have signed the yum - delicious panel but decided to leave that as is. 

Well, that's it for me for this post. See you next Saturday.  

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