Warm and Cozy Sandwhich Board Sign-Card

Hey crafty friends,

So glad you stopped in today!Today I am sharing here on the Cottage Cutz blog. I created this easy little sandwhich board sign/card and it features some fun dies from Cottage Cutz. Take a look.

Here is my sweet little sandwhich board sign/card.

For the base, I cut a piece of 8.5" x 11" piece of paper to 4x11. I folded it in half as the 5.5" mark. I then measured out a portion of the bottom to cut out the "legs". I marked the folded bottom open edge .75" from either side. I measured it lengthwise a half inch from the bottom.

Here is a photo collage of the measurements and the finished cut out at the bottom of the card.

I cut out a piece of paper at 3.75 x 4 and then scored it at a half inch along the 4" side. I accordion folded the piece and then attached it on the inside of the stand. This will allow the stand to open but not too far.

For my black mat, I did some dry brushing of the white ink to make it look a little like a chalboard.

Here is one final look at my cute little sandwhich board. If you wanted to use it as a card, you can use the back to put your sentiment.

Here is a closeup view of the cocoa cups. I added some stickles to the whipped cream. I also used some dimensional paint on the tops of the cookies. Also for the little faces, instead of making them like Santa and Frosty, I used regular noses instead of carrot noses. I also cut off the beard and used the other face.

Here is one more closeup look at the cute little cocoa cups and the cute little cookies.

I added all the cute embellishments onto the black, brown mats and added those to the scallop stitched mat.

Dies Used For This Project

Warm and Cozy Cocoa

Nested Scallop Rectangle

Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back real soon. You will want to keep up with my crafty adventures!  Don't forget to find me on social media too! Links are below.

Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda

Hello Scallop Edged Card

Hey crafty friends,

So glad you stopped in today! It's another Terrific Tuesday and I am sharing over on the Cottage Cutz blog. I am sharing this fun, easy "Hello" card. Take a look.

I made this cute and easy card. It is a side folding A2 card. 

To make the scalloped edge of the top layer, I scored a line 1" from the edge. I then put the slime line scalloped die in such a way, that the top edge will cut the scallop and the bottom edge is underneath the cardstock.

Here is a closer look at the scored line. I then just but the scallop edge of the slimline die up to the scored line. I then sent it through my die cut machine and it left a really nice scalloped edge.

Here's a closer look at the super cute bicycle die cut. I layered the bike on top of an oval, double stitched mat cut from some bright yellow patterned paper and then layered all of that onto an oval scallop layer with white cardstock.

Here's a closer look at the "hello" sentiment and the hearts. You can also see the stitched scallop edge from the slimline die. I used some blue/teal striped paper for the inside of the card.

Here is one last look at my completed card. I colored the hearts with my markers. I also used some fun striped paper for the inside mat layer.

Dies Used For This Project

Garden Bicycle

Sentiment, Hello Sunshine

Double-Stitched Oval Set

Nested Scallop Oval Set

Whimsical Hearts Slimline

Scallop edge slimline die

Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back and check out what the rest of the designers are doing. Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda

Nugget Treat Boxes Tutorial

Hey crafty friends,

Happy Wonderful Wednesday. I hope this day is going well for you. Today I am sharing the tutorial for the project I created Yesterday. Here is a picture of the project yesterday (with a different version).

This is a picture of my project only from yesterday. For details on this project, see yesterday's post.

Tutorial

To make the box, start with cutting your piece of cardstock to 8x10.5. Below is the template I designed. 

Per my template, cut out the red areas of the paper. 

You will want to score along the green lines. So to make it. Cut your paper to the size listed above.

Along the 10.5" side, Score along the following: 1.25, 2.5, 3.75 and 5" marks. HOWEVER, for the 5" mark, you want to only score up to the 1.25 in from each side of the 8" side.

On the 8" side, score at 1.25" and the 6.75" side which is the same as 1.25 from that side.

Last thing: Snip just a little from the flaps so that there is just a little wiggle room when you glue them together. You see that by the thin strip of light red at the end of each one.

Here is what it should look like when you have it cut and scored. Notice, the 5" score line really isn't across the main part. It is really to reference the measurement for the side tabs to cut out the larger sections.

Here is what the base looks like once it is folded up. This is the smaller base.

Here is a look at the finished larger sized box. 

Here is the larger nugget box template. Remember to snip just a little from the flaps so that there is just a little wiggle room when you glue the flaps together.

Here is a side view of the larger box before I closed up one of the sides. Here you can see that it is two rows of four on the bottom and the top.

Here is a view of the two treat boxes. You can see the size better.

Here is a different view from the top to show the size difference as well. 

The main difference is that the larger one equates to twice as big as the smaller. You can do 8 nuggets in the smaller one. Two rows of 4. One stacked on top of eachother.

The larger one allows for two rows of 4 with two rows stacked for a total of 16 nuggets.

Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back and see what the rest of the super talented designers are up to. Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda

Hersheys Nugget Treat Box

Hey crafty friends,

Melinda here with you and I am very glad you stopped in today! It's another Terrific Tuesday!

It's my turn to share here at the Cottage Cutz blog. So here is what I came up with. I created this fun Hershey's Nugget treat box with a fun message panel. Take a look.

Here are my elements, ready to put on my box.

Here's a closer look at the sentiment. I used the fun sentiments from two die sets. The Warm and Wishes are from a retired die and the birthday is from the Sentiment, Happy Birthday die. The balloons came from the Spring Party Car die from last year's spring release. I layered all of those onto a colored paper mat that is on top of the second to the largest double-stitched rectangle die in that set. I cut that out of white cardstock. 

Here is a closer look at the adorable Merry Moose. While he was a Christmas die, he works perfectly for the cold weather too! I tucked his hat behind his antler and left off the pom pom to make it look less "christmasy".  I cut him out of all white cardstock and then colored him in. I would say that I do that with my dies about 75% of the time. I love coloring them in.

This is the back of the treat box. The finished outer size of the back panel shown here is 5.5 x 5.5. I didn't put an additional panel after the colored mat, but you could easily do so and write your personal note here.

Stay tuned, tomorrow I will share the template and tutorial on how to assemble the box!

Dies Used For This Project

Merry Moose

Spring Party Car

Sentiment, Happy Birthday

Double Stitched Rectangle

Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow as I mentioned above. I will share the details and tutorial on how I made the box! You won't want to miss it.

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Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda

Thank You Berry Much Card

Hey crafty friends,

So glad you stopped in today! Whew what a whirlwind this holiday season has been.... but wait it's not over yet...lol! We still have the new year coming. Today it's my turn to share here on the Cottage Cutz blog...so I wanted to take a break from all the holiday "stuff" and create a thank you card that is completely out of this season...

I needed a thank you card, so I decided to go with a fun, bright and very spring"ish" card. I used the new Strawberry Thank You Berry Much die that was part of the recent Black Friday release. This die is a fantastic one to have in your craftty arsenal!

Here's a closer look at the berry. I cut it out in white and also some patterned paper. I did ink the edge of the large berry and then added the white letters. I then used the Strawberry plant die and added the flowers and the smaller strawberries. I anchored all of the berrylicious goodness onto a double-stitched circle cut from some patterened paper. Lastly, I used the double stitched rectangle die and cut that out in white. I added a multi-colored polka dot mat to that and then seated all of that onto my card base that has another patterned paper mat. I do like to put lots of layers on my cards.

This is a quick and easy card that you can recreate very fast and in a variety of themes to have on hand.

Dies Used For This Project

Strawberry Plant

Sentiment, Thank You Berry Much

Well, that about covers it for today. Be sure to come back real soon. You will want to keep up with my crafty adventures! Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

Melinda