Corner Tuck Fun Fold Birthday

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.

We have a brand-new release of dies in the online store. It's our Flowers & More release. The individual dies are currently on sale for 30% off. This release has what we are calling "simple cuts". Meaning not as many pieces to put together so they assemble quickly.

We are also having a huge President's Day sale with savings from 40% to 70% on selected CottageCutz dies. Shop early before anything sells out. The sale will run through Friday, February 24th. 

For today I am showing two of the dies that is on sale. The Party Cake die is currently 50% off and the Happy Birthday w/Shadow die is 40% off.  I created a corner tuck fun fold card. It's a new to me fold that I saw Linh make on a recent YouTube video. Click here to see her card. 

Design Steps:

1. Start with cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 11"

2. Cut cardstock to 4-1/4" x 8" Score the 8" side at 5-1/2" to create the base of the fun fold card. Leftover panel can be used for the image panel. I decided not to use this color panel on my card.

3. Cut a 2-3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of designer paper and adhere it to the front flap on the card base.  Cut a 5-3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of white card stock and adhered it to the inside of the card.

4. Cut a 2" x 2" piece of the same designer paper and cut the square in half on a diagonal. This is what you tuck the image panel into.

5. Add a bit of liquid glue to the top and right edges of patterned paper. Adhere it to the upper right corner of the white card stock piece on the inside of the card.

6. For my image panel, I cut a piece of granny apple green cardstock at 3 1/4" x 4 1/4". I used designer paper that has the granny apple green as a gradient and cut it at 3 1/8" x 4 1/8".

I cut the cake image and birthday phrase in colors that are in the designer paper.  Stamped the sentiment in chocolate chip ink.  

7. I attached the image panel to the front flap of the card base. You will be adhering the card stock directly onto the designer paper piece. I only added adhesive to the section that comes in contact with the flap of the card base. Once this panel is secured, you lift up on the right side of the card stock and tuck it under the corner piece.

To finish off the image panel, I added some "cake confetti". It's part of the Party Cake die.

Here is a photo of the card untucked from the corner.

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

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dies I used to create card:

Never Too Old

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today sharing a very easy birthday card.  This card uses two dies from the new birthday release that are are both gender and age neutral.  These dies can be used for ANYONE!

It also features a sentiment that is great for anyone who likes to have a good time.

I started by picking two coordinating designer papers in bright colors.  I cut an A2 card base from  Rich Razzleberry, a panel 5.5 x 4.25 inches from the polka dots, a panel 5.5 x 1.625 inches from the chevron pattern and a strip 5.5 x .375 inches from the Razzleberry.

I used white card stock for my die cuts and colored them in a combination of Copic markers and Stampin Blends to match the colors in the designer paper.

I stamped the sentiment in black on a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock and use the second smallest of the Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangle dies to cut it out.

After I adhered all my panels together, I glued the sentiment panel in the upper right.

Then I could place my cake and presents.

I'm trying to increase my stash of ready to go birthday cards so I'm not making them at the last minute.  These dies are perfect for that!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend.

Party Cake (new die)

Hello Scrapping Cottage 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. 

We have a brand new release of Birthday dies in the online store. There are 25 new designs and they are currently on sale at 25% off. This release is filled with cute little whimsical animals, birthday cakes, cupcakes and birthday phrases. Everything you need to create some outstanding birthday cards.

Today, I am featuring the Party Cake and Festive Birthday Greeting dies. So let's get started on some details of how I created my card.

Step 1:   As I have said so many times before, having a layout in mind at the start of my card is always a big boost for me. It jump starts my creative thought process. I love working with the sketches that are out there in the online world. That way I just choose the colors and designer paper and I am good to go. 

This week's sketch #758 on Splitcoaststampers was perfect to create a festive birthday card. It allowed me to use designer paper and the image was perfect for showcasing the party cake image.

White Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Designer Paper Panel: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Layer #3: 3 1/16" x 4 1/16" (largest rectangle die)
Layer #4: 2 7/8" x 3 7/8" (2nd largest pierced rectangle die)
Layer #5: 2 11/16" x 3 11/16" (2nd largest rectangle die)

I cut the birthday cake in chocolate chip and melon mambo cardstocks. The candles are cut in grape cardstock, the cake plate in coastal cabana, and for the "cake confetti" I used a combination of the cardstocks I've just listed.

Step 2: I stamped my birthday wishes sentiment in melon mambo ink to match the "happy" banner at the top of the panel.
Attached the cake image with double sided tape. The happy banner and cake confetti are attached with Ranger multi medium matte.

I started the assembly of the card layers. Attached the designer paper to the card base with double sided tape. The white panels are element 2 of the sketch and also attached with double sided tape.

Secured the espresso panel - element 3 of the sketch- with double sided tape.

To finish off my card , I added the image panel and scattered a few melon mambo enamel dots to the espresso brown panel. That's my card for this week. I hope I have given you an idea on a way to use this super cute and festive party cake. See you next Saturday.

dies I used to create card: