Hey Sweet Heart Folded Flap Card

Happy Tuesday Cottage Cutz Friends!

Melinda here with you, and today I am sharing a fun and colorful Valentine's day card. Here's a look at my finished project. I used the sweet Mrs. Gingerbread Die as the focal image from this year's Christmas release.

Here is a look at my finished card. I started with a 5.5 x 5.5 white mat. I then used a pink cardstock mat and some yellow mini hearts patterned pattern.

Here's a closeup of the sweet little Mrs. Gingerbread die. I used some Doodlebug patterned paper for her hat and dress. I mounted her onto the 3rd pierced circle die from the set. I then used a smaller circle punch for the mat. I added a couple of hearts from my stash.

I used a scallop punch and some circles along with some hearts for the last part of my sentiment.

Here I used the Hey from the Berry Phrases Sentiment along with the Sweet as a Christmas Cookie die.

Here is the center slightly open. I used a small Velcro circle to help keep the flaps closed.

Here is a closeup of the inside. I used some of the heart stitched dies along with the I Love You 

How to do the center of the card

I used the largest Pierced Circle from the set and cut it out 4 times. I also cut a separate piece of white cardstock at 3.75 inches squared. I folded the circles in half.

Next I glued half of the circles to each side of the square. This is what it looks like in the photo above.

This is what the back of the card looks like once the 4 circles are attached. This photo is with the circles open.

This is what it looks like when the circle are closed.

I then used the next size circle down and used the pink cardstock for mats.

I then cut the circles in half and attached half on the front flaps and on the inside flaps. If you decide to put the mats on, make sure you leave a little room so they will close. I ultimately decided not to use the pink mats for the inside.

Dies I Used

Mrs. Gingerbread Gnome

I Love You

Berry Phrases

Sweet As A Christmas Cookie

Pierced Circle Set

Stitched Heart Set

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

Melinda Beltran

Valentine Wishes From the Puppies

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.

Hope you all had a great Christmas and holiday week. Now it's time to settle in for the winter months. It's a perfect time for cardmaking, scrapbooking and other crafting pursuits. I am onto my Valentine cards. I send them out to family and friends. 

For your viewing pleasure today, I am featuring a slimline card using the Christmas Puppies and the Heart XO Windows Slimline dies. I like taking dies intended for one season and move them to a different holiday. It allows you to get more use out of your dies that way. 

card details: 

I started my card by using the Heart Xo die and cutting it in red cardstock. For the background for the hearts, I am using designer paper. I only had a small piece of the heart paper, so I decided to do something different with the middle heart window. I used another paper that I only had a small piece of, but it complements the other paper. 

The slimline panel is 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". I cut red cardstock in the same size for the card base. 

Next, I cut the puppy images I used different colors of cardstock. You could also cut them in white cardstock and use the medium of your choice to color them. 

I started some card assembly at this point. Attached the designer paper inside the hearts with double sided tape. For the puppy images I used dimensional adhesive to lift them off the background slightly. 

I wanted a phrase for the middle heart window. I thought about stamping something but then I decided to use the "be my Valentine" phrase from the 2019 Valentine Puppies die. For the bottom heart window, I used the XOXO from the Valentine Phrase & More die also from the 2019 release. 

Now I am ready to finish off the card. I attached the phrases with clear art glue. In the middle heart, I added some hearts cut from the Valentine Puppies die. On the top heart, I added the puppy paws. And then scattered some white hearts on the card front. I had those saved from another project. I am not sure which die they came from. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you a way to use this Christmas die for another holiday. See you next Saturday! 

dies I used to create card:

You Rock Valentine

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends

It is Pam creating with you today!

I hope you all had a fantastic time ushering in the New Year!  We decided to stay home and just have a quiet celebration.

Believe it or not I have started my Valentine's Day cards!  I used the Fifties release to create the card.  This release can be used in so many different ways!  The dies I used are Fifties Phrases #1 and Guitar, Music Notes & Records

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Guitar, Music Notes & Records die cut out the following card stock colors: black, turquoise, silver, pink, white, brown and yellow.  (I cut 2 guitars and two sets of notes) Also using the Fifties Phrases #1 cut out three of the stars and You Rock in black twice (glue the two together)

2.  Assemble the pieces with a fine tip glue

3.  For the card base use a white slimline measuring 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 closed.  Cut a piece of heart DP 8 1/4 x 3 1/4.  Start your design on the DP by adhering the you rock and stamped Valentine in the center

4.  To the right of the center add the two guitars plus the notes and to the left add your records and some notes.  Glue down the stars around the sentiment as shown below.  Glue the heart panel to the white card base and you card is complete

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

Blessings and Take Care

Let's Party

Hey Krafty Friends, Jen from Katahdin Krafts, back with another  CottageCutz YouTube video on the CottageCutz Channel.  For this weeks project I am featuring three dies from the "Classic Fifties" release, "Guitar, Music Notes & Records", "Classic Radio", and "Fifties Phrases #1."  

To really bring the "party" to this project I selected bright retro colors, and filled in most of the white spaces.  This helped make the card busy and super fun, just like any party should be!

I love how all the dies from this release pair perfectly together!

You can find all my layout instructions over on the YouTube Channel!

While over on the channel, make sure you like and comment for a chance to win the "Guitar, Music Notes & Records" die!

The winner of the "Snowy Village Buildings" die from my last video is Minnie Lewis, the details for collecting your giveaway prize are over on YouTube!  

Thanks for stopping in, and Happy New Year!!!

Slimline Birthday Puppies Card

Happy Tuesday Cottage Cutz Friends!

Melinda here with you, and today I am sharing a fun and cheerful slimline birthday card. Here's a look at my finished project. I used the sweet little Christmas Puppies Dies from this year's Christmas release.

My card is pretty straightforward. It is a side folding slimline card. I started with a white card base. I cut a piece of paper to 8 x 9. I folded it in half at the 4" mark along the 8" length. I then cut a piece of red cardstock paper at 3.75 x 7.75. After I added that to my card base, I cut out the slimline circle windows base out. I then cut out a piece of the cute dotted patterned paper from doodlebug. I used some foam tape to give the slimline circle window base some lift. I then went to work cutting out the cute little puppies from some plain white cardstock. I then colored them with my markers.

Here's a closeup of the Happy title and the cute puppies in the first - top circle. The Happy title comes from the Fifties Phrase 1 die. I cut those pieces out in plain white and then used my markers to color the backgrounds.

Here is another closeup showing the cute puppy on the second window. I colored him with my markers and then put the paws along the rim.

In this final closeup, I have two more of the cute puppies. I colored them with my markers along with the Birthday sentiment. As for the hearts, I cut out the Whimsical Hearts Slimline die. You get a TON of hearts as part of the negative spaces. I love using them. I colored them with my same markers.

Dies I Used

Christmas Puppies

Circle Windows Slimline

Whimsical Hearts Slimline

Fifties Phrases #1

Today's the last day for the fabulous New Year Sale! So head over and do some shopping and grab some terrific dies at a super price!

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

Melinda Beltran