Mr. Snuggles Split Front Card

Happy Friday Friends!

Kris here to share some coffee-themed inspiration with you.  Today kicks off the Spring/Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop, so I was inspired to make a coffee-themed card using some 'new-to-me' CottageCutz dies that were perfect for this.  I made a fun fold card that is so super simple... let me show you! ☺

To create the split, you start with an A2 landscape card, then make 2 cuts to the front of card, up to the score line.  Adding a supporting cross bar that connects the front 2 side flaps, helps to hold them together as you open the card.  

The middle section inside (which is also the middle of the front of your card) serves to hide your stamped or hand written message.  ☺  It's so simple, but adds a fun unexpected feature.

DIE CUTS:

Kraft cardstock:

Mr. Snuggles 

White cardstock:

Hot Drink Cups

Coffee & Donuts (donuts and steam)

Cookies & Cocoa (just the hearts)

Warm & Cozy Cocoa (just the marshmallows & cocoa oval)

PAPER TRIMMER CUTS:

 Teal Cardstock:

Cut card base at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and score at 4-1/4"

Kraft Cardstock:

2-13/16" x 4-1/16" 

(2) 1-1/16" x 4-1/16"

1-1/4" x 5-7/16"

White Cardstock:

2-5/8" x 3-7/8"

1-1/16" x 5-1/4"

(2) 1-1/16" x 4-1/16"

Designer Paper (coffee cups):

2-5/8" x 3-7/8"

(2)  7/8" x 3-7/8"

Designer Paper (Teal Plaid):

(2) 7/8" x 3-7/8"

7/8" x 5-1/16"

DESIGN STEPS:

• With 5-1/2" edge along top of trimmer, cut just down to the score line at 1-1/4" and 4-1/4"

• Attach your coffee print papers to their brown mats.  

• Attach the larger one to the middle section of card front

• Attach the skinny ones to the inside side panels so there's equal border around.

• Attach white message piece to the inside center.

• Attach plaid papers to the white mats, and attach to the front side panels as shown.

• Attach the longer plaid piece to the white mat, then onto the brown kraft piece.  

• Add adhesive ONLY to the side ends that will be overlapping the 2 side columns (don't attach to the center panel that has cups on it. 

• Add color and shading to your die cuts and assemble.

*Tip:  For the croissant, I angled the ends of the "marshmallows" and colored like a croissant.  For the plate, I added some lines to the cocoa oval.

 **Optional:  I added glossy glaze to my bear's eyes and nose, and the donut icings.  The photo below shows before it dried, so it's a li'l opaque here.  When it dries, it is transparent ☺

• I added foam tape to the lower part of bear and cup and attached them to the cross bar on front of card.

Grab some fun COFFEE or COCOA dies and join in the fun!!

  

  

Thank you for visiting today! 

I hope you are inspired to get crafty with your favorite CottageCutz dies!

~Kristine

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Ginger Friends Tunnel Card

Hello friends!

Kris here to share some Monday inspiration with you!  I made a Christmas-themed tunnel card using some of my favorite dies from the Christmas 2022 Part 2 Release:  Ginger Friends and Cookies & Cocoa and more.

DESIGN STEPS:

1.  Cut and score a red A2 side-folding card base.

2.  Cut (2) pieces of patterned paper (green on my card) at 5-1/4" x 4".  Glue each piece inside your card very close to the center score line w/out going over it.

3.  Cut a piece of patterned paper (red chevron on my card) at 5-1/4" x 8-1/4".  Score the 8-1/4" side at 2-1/16", 4-1/8", and 6-3/16".  Fold as follows:  valley fold, mountain fold, valley fold. 

4.  Cut the largest pierced oval die from the middle of red patterned piece.

5. Open card flat and lay the oval piece over the green, lining up the edges so there's equal red border all around.  While holding it in place, fold back one outter section and apply glue then lay it back down.  Repeat with other outter panel.  Do not glue the middle portion.

6.  Use the extender technique to lengthen the Icicle Border die so it covers the width of the inside of card as shown below.  Glue to top of the red patterned paper --- make sure it stays below the top edge of red card base.

7.  To make our focal image pop up in middle, cut a piece of cardstock at 4" x 3/4" and score at 1", 2" and 3".  Cut another piece at 3" x 3/4" and score at 1/2", 1", 2" and 2-1/2" and fold as shown below (the one shown on top is the 3" x 3/4")

8.  With the 3" piece, apply glue to the backside of each outside panel as shown.

9.  Adhere to the 4" piece so that the 2 glued tabs are bumped up to the middle score line as shown.

10.  I forgot to take a good pic of how to insert it, but you'll want to add glue to the outter 1 tabs of the 4" piece and butt them up against the middle score line of your card base as shown below.  

11.  Die cut, color, and assemble the Ginger Friends, Cookies & Cocoa, and the 3rd largest Scalloped Oval.

12.  Glue the Ginger Friends to each side panel and adhere oval to the mechanism in center of card.  Done!

Thanks for taking a peek today!  I hope you are inspired to get crafty with your favorite CottageCutz dies!
~Kristine

      

      

Hot Cocoa Box

Hello Cottage Cutz Friends!

Melinda here with you, and today I am sharing a fun Hot cocoa box I made. I decorated it with some of the fun dies from the Christmas release. I love that you can invest in these seasonal dies, but use them well past their intended season. It is great to get a lot of mileage out of them!

Here's a look at my fun box. I used white cardstock for the base of the box. I then used some blue cardstock for the mats. From there I did all the fun stuff of decorating my box. 

here is another view of my box. You can see the front is just a bit shorter so you can pull out the hot cocoa packets.

Both pieces of the box. I have to take the time to measure out the two pieces. I will update this when I do. I made SEVERAL versions before I settle on what I was happy with. I think one of these days, I need to add in some photos of what my desk looks like when I am coming up with these boxes. There is a LOT of trial and error involved before I get it right...lol. Of course that is a part of the fun of crafting, right?! Dreaming up something and having it come together. I do know the large rectangles on the left side piece are 3.5 x 5. That is the right size for the Swiss Miss hot cocoa packs. 

Here is a photo of the box as I am putting the two pieces together.

Here is another picture as I am putting the box together.

Here is a picture of the base of the box as it is first put together.

Here is a picture of the bottom. I added some half beads on the bottom for the "legs". I also added some extra mats at the bottom for some extra stability.

Here is a closer look at the top. I added some of the super cute snowmen friends die to a scalloped rectangle mat. I added some pink paper and some pretty patterned paper too.

For both sides I used the scalloped rectangle and added a pink cardstock mat and some more of that pretty Doodlebug patterned paper. To that I added my hot cocoa mug with the little "steam curl" and the cookies & cocoa verbiage.

I think my little box turned out super cute and will be taking this to my office.

Dies I Used

Cookies & Cocoa

Santa Gnome w/Cookies

Snowmen Friends

Nested Scallop Rectangle Set

Stitched Heart Set

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

Melinda Beltran