Love You Card

Hey crafty friends,

Happy New Year! I hope 2024 will be a GREAT year for you. Here is my first project share for 2024!

I started by die cutting the sweet little Jolly Reindeer w sled die cut pieces in...you guessed it. White cardstock. I then colored my pieces in. I also cut the hearts out of the slimeline die and colored those in as well.  I then cut out a scalloped oval mat from some white paper. I sliced it in half. 

In this above photo off to the right, you can also see where I used one of the cute little bow die cut pieces from the little Reindeer w Sled die cut and cut off the long strand or piece from the little bow. It was one of the pieces of the present, but I used it for the little reindeer's collar. I didn't use the bell because I thought it was a little to "christmasy". 

I then created a pink paper mat for my double stitched mat that I was going to be using. Here is a pic of the pink mat.

I attached the two halves of the scalloped white oval to the bottom of the pink mat. You can also see in the photo that I lightly inked the edges with my blue ink.

Here is a view of the attached scalloped die pieces from the back of the pink mat.

Here is a shot of the pink mat with my little "snow mounds" once it was attached to my double stitched rectangle mat. It is always so satisfying to use your die cuts in unconventional ways. It makes you feel like you are getting a little more mileage out of your tools and save a few pennies by not having to by absolutely every crafty tool out there...lol!

Here is a close up of the sweet little reindeer and his sled loaded down with a ton o' love (hearts) to give. I finished off my card by adding the Love You die sentiment to the bottom. I used some cute Doodlebug patterned paper for the background mat.  My finised card is an A2 size, top folding with a "landscape" size.

Dies Used For This Project

Jolly Reindeer w/Sled

Love You Mom Phrase

Whimsical Slimline Hearts Die

Double Stitched Rectangle

Nested Scallop Oval Set

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

Winter Ski Trip Slimline Card

Happy New Year crafty friends!!

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY of our huge After Christmas Sale where you can save up to 80%!!   If you hurry, you can stock up on your favorites for some crafty fun in the new year!

Kris here with a winter wishes slimline card that I think is fitting for this time of year!  We actually got our first snowfall of the season on Christmas Eve.  While I'm not hoping for a ton of snow this winter, I enjoy creating snowy themed cards like this one.  ☺

I've used the Winter Ski Trip die,  the cute Winter Raccoon on Skis.  I've also used the Hills Slimline die and the Stitched Rectangles die.

DESIGN STEPS:

I die cut the Winter Ski Trip die 2x and the Winter Raccoon on Skis 1x in white cardstock, then colored with Copic Markers.

I then used the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut a slimline panel using the extended die method.  I repeated this method for a 2nd panel, then used 2 of the Hills Slimline dies to cut 2 hills from the 2nd panel.  

On the 1st slimline panel, I used Distress Oxide ink pads in Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral and Crackling Campfire and ink blended a sunset to the top half.  I then attached the 2 sets of mountains.

Before adding my decorative elements, I used white acrylic paint mixed with a li'l bit of water to spatter "snow" onto my scene and raccoon.  

Next, I stamped a sentiment onto the snowy hills in Starry Sky ink then attached them to card front, followed by my decorative elements. 

I cut a piece of turquoise cardstock at 7-1/2" x 8-3/4" and scored the 7-1/2" side at 3-3/4" for a top folding slimline card base.  I mounted my card front to the base and done!

Thanks so much for talking a peek today!  I hope you'll take advantage of the huge SALE going on thru Jan 2 (tomorrow night!)  and get your craft on with some of your favorite dies.  

Speaking of favorites, I thought I'd share my 9 favorite cards I've made from 2023 --- super hard to pick just 9, but here's just SOME of my faves ☺

Check out our YouTube channel for more inspiration and giveaways!

Wishing you all a healthy, happy and CRAFT-tastic 2024!

~Kristine

DT FAves From 2023

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.

We have an after Christmas sale going on right now at the online store with savings of up to 80%.  The sale runs through January 2 so stop over and visit to get some dies you may have on your wish list. 

This is the 2nd day of featuring DT favorite cards from 2023. So, let's get started to see what they have chosen. 

Design Team Faves:

Kristine created a beautiful sympathy card using dies from our Flowers & More release as another of her faves from 2023. There is a complete tutorial on this post. 

Kristine also selected this envelope box card as a fave using dies from the Easter release. The bold and bright colors made it so perfect for Springtime. See this post for a complete tutorial. 

Pam chose this tulip card as another of her faves from 2023. It's a perfect way to send a bouquet of beautiful paper flowers. See her tutorial here. 

Marla chose this beautiful Folk Art Rooster card as another of her faves from 2023. Distress inks and white gouache really captured the folk-art style in such a unique way. 

Melinda chose this shadow box home decor item as another of her faves from 2023. You can see more of how she created this on her Blog post here. 

I (Mary Marsh) chose this pop-up fun fold birthday card as another of my faves from 2023. You can see the complete tutorial on this post. There is also a video on the post that shows it opening and closing. 

card front

card inside

That's it for today's post. I hope you have enjoyed watching down memory lane with us for the past 2 days. 

Other News: This is my last post as a member of the CottageCutz Design Team. It's been nearly 8 years and I have thoroughly enjoyed my time designing for this incredible company. But in 2024 I will be getting more involved in the political realm in my community and that will take a good amount of my time. So, farewell my friends. It's been a wonderful ride!

DT Faves from 2023

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 an after Christmas sale going on right now at the online store with savings of up to 80%.  The sale runs through January 2 so stop over and visit to get some dies you may have on your wish list. 

For today and tomorrow we will be featuring some of the DT favorite cards from 2023. So let's get started to see what they have chosen. 

Design Team Faves:

Melinda made this Hot Coca Box in January. She presented a way to take Christmas dies and use them for the winter season. There are full details and more photos to show all sides of the box on this Blog post. 

Pam chose this slimline Valentine card using the Classic 50's dies. It's a great color palette and a super cute card for all ages from the boomers through the millennials. See her post here. 

Kris chose her vertical easel card using dies from the Christmas release and created a thank you card. This card was one of my faves as well because it ended up in my mailbox. I have it on display in my craft room. She has a complete tutorial on this Blog post.  

Marla chose this beautiful Fall themed card that she created in a 5 x 7 design. All her tips and tricks on how she created this card are on this YouTube post. 

I (Mary) chose this fun fold pop-up birthday card as one of my faves from 2023. All the details of how I created it are on this Blog post. 

Well, that's it for today's post. Stop by again tomorrow and see more of the Design Team faves. And as a reminder, all of these dies are on sale right now. 

 

Anniversary in the Pines

Happy Friday crafty friends!  

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas ♥ 

We have an after Christmas sale going on right now with savings of up to 80%.  The sale runs through January 2 so stop over and visit to get some dies you may have on your wish list. 

Kris here sharing an anniversary card featuring the Pine Tree, Full and Pine Tree, Slim from our Christmas 2023 Release,  All the dies in this release are 30% off for a limited time.  

I'm also showcasing the beautiful Garden Bride & Groom die and Stitched Hearts set to make this heart window cutout card for my husband for our anniversary.  We got married a few days before Christmas and had white flocked (and lit) trees in the sanctuary, so I left the top layer of my tree dies white to resemble snow.

Below is the inside of my card.  

I followed the Color Challenge CC979 at Splitcoast Stampers 

Sweet Sorbet

Daffodil Delight

Lemon Lime Twist

Petal Pink

Neutrals of your choice

DESIGN STEPS:

I die cut my Garden Bride & Groom from black cardstock.  Then I die cut my trees and cut a piece of 5-3/8" x 4-1/8" from white cardstock.

I used Twisted Citron, Scattered Straw, Abandoned Coral, and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide ink and blended onto the white panel as shown.

I used Mowed Lawn and Vintage Photo D.O. ink and blended onto tree bases and trunks.  I left the top layers white to resemble snow. 

Next, I spattered white paint with a paint brush dipped in water then paint and hit the handle using another paint brush handle as shown below. 

I cut my card base from black cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4" and then with card open, I die cut the largest  Stitched Hearts set  from the center of card front. 

I added a sheet of scrap paper to cover the back 1/2" of my card, then spattered white ink onto the front to resemble snow.  

I mounted my silhouette to the ink blended panel and then I cut a white mat at 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" and taped to inside of card.

Next I stamped and die cut my Happy Anniversary sentiment from a Divinity Designs stamp set and glued to the inside bottom where it won't show thru the front when card is closed. 

For the front, I put a sheet of wax paper inside to cover my silhouette panel, then I added glue to back of trees where it would touch the black card front.  The wax paper prevents any excess glue from ruining your ink blended panel inside.  

My daughter insisted that I needed a snowy bank at the bottom of my card, so I cut a pc of black c.s. at 5-1/2" and die cut the top with the Hills Slimline die.  I then added puffy snow with my Snow Writer.

Thanks so much for taking a peek today!  

~Kristine