So Lucky Slimline Paper Piecing Card

Hey crafty friends,

Melinda here with you on this Terrific Tuesday! Can you believe it is already March? My goodness how time is flying! Today I am sharing a fun card I created with some cute dies from Cottage Cutz. Take a look.

Here is another view of my card. The base is a 4 x 9 side fold base of Marigold Cardstock. I used some rectangle stitched slimline dies and cut out a white one and a smaller one with the polka dot patterned paper I created. 

Here's a closer look at the cute little "pot of gold". It was actually a "witches" cauldron I made the bubbles in yellow. I cut the shoes in white and then colored them in green and colored the yellow buckles. I also used the Alphabet and the same marker that I used for some of the gold coins I colored the YOU. I also lightly dusted the edges of the black cauldron with white. I then attached it to a white circle stitched die that I cut some of the patterned paper I created.

Here's a closer look at my little Leprechaun. He was actually a Christmas Baker Gnome. I just switched up his colors and then made his hat. I also added him to another circle stitched circle in some more of the patterned paper I create.

Here is a closer look at the darling little rainbow from the rainbow die. I just used a variety of my markers for the colors. I didn't use the typical rainbow colors but rather ones that I thought would work for my card. I also used my blue marker to put some outlines on the little clouds that are a part of the die set.

Here is a closer look at my title So and Lucky. I used the same alphabet I cut in white and then colored with my markers. I then just wrote to have in one of the clouds. I also cut out a variety of more pierced circles in a variety of my patterned papers.

Here are some photos showing how I pieced his little hat together. In the top left, that is the piece that the little bakers hat is. I just cut it down as shown. I then free handed the top of the hat you see it in the bottom left photos. I then traced the piece and then attached them. The bottom right shows the pieces assembled and in the back of the hat.

Here are some more photos showing some additional details for his little clover, I used the flower from the little garden flowers die set. You can see how the die is in white. you can see in my "clover" looking flower I cut the middle point out on each of the four petals to create the clover. On the top right I simply colored a piece of my cardstock anhd then used a hole punch to punch out several more small circles. In the lower right, you see the little leprechaun guy coming together.

Dies Used For This Project

Holiday Gnome Baker

Cauldron

Stitched Alphabet

Folk Art Rainbow 

Pierced Circle Set

Stitched Slimline Rectangle 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

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Hippity Hoppity Easter Express

Happy Friday friends!

It's Kris sharing with you today. It's the first day of March, which means there's  30 more days til Easter!  I have a few more Easter cards to make and today's turned out super cute, in my humble opinion. ☺  This slimline features the Bunny Express Engine and Bunny Express Carrot Cars along with the Spring Sentiments from the Spring 2022 release.  

Design Steps:

My card base is 4" x 9" (folded).  My next layer (SU! Berry Burst) is cut at 3-3/4" x 8-3/4" (I actually cut it 1/16" shy of those figures, but if you don't like working in 16th inches, you can easily round up to 3/4")

Next, I die cut a piece of blue/white gingham paper (Divinity Designs Polka Dots & Gingham)  using the largest of the Nested Stitched Rectangles Slimline set.  And for my main focal panel, I die cut a piece of white cardstock using the largest of the Scalloped Stitched Rectangles Slimline set.  I then sponged some clouds with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. 

I cut a piece of (SU! Granny Apple Green) at 1-1/2" x 7-15/16" and I die cut the top with a die from the Grass Slimline set. 

I die cut a piece of iridescent cardstock using the Picket Fence Slimline die and then trimmed it as shown in the photo below to look like train tracks. 

I layered all those pieces onto my card base.

Next, I die cut all of my Easter elements from white cardstock and colored with Copic markers and then I assembled them.  I popped the train onto the track with foam dots and I glued the sentiment to the top.  

I love the font and how the ending letters include bunny ears! 

Thanks so much for looking today!  I hope you are inspired to create something CUTE with your favorite CottageCutz dies ☺

~Kristine

 

 

   

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Easter Parade

Hello Friends

It is Pam sharing with you! Happy Leap Day!

I am starting my Easter cards because this incredible holy holiday is early this year.  I will be featuring the Spring Parade die on a slimline card base.

Design Steps:

1.  Start by using the Windows Slimline die cut out of white card stock.  Next cut 3 pieces of DP measuring 2 3/4 x 2 3/4.  The card base is white card stock measuring 3 1/4 x 8 1/4 when folded and also cut a extra piece of white 2 7/8 x 7 7/8

2.  Use the Spring Meadow die and cut out 3 pieces of the shorter grass and 3 pieces of the longer grass in green card stock.  Glue the shorter grass to the back of the slimline window frame.  Using the Fence & Grass die cut out 3 pieces of the fence in white.  Glue the fence pieces to the blue DP squares and then add the longer grass to the front of the fence.  Glue the squares to the extra white piece measuring 2 7/8 x 7 7/8.  Make sure that they will be even when you place the Slimline Window die on top of it.  Before attaching the Slimline Window die add dimension tape to the back of it.  Then pop it over the top

3.  Use the Spring Parade die and cut out the bunny in gray, light gray, black, orange, orange striped DP and pink.  Cut out the sheep in gray, black and white.  Cut out the duck and chicks in yellow and orange.  Assemble the pieces using a fine tip glue

4.  Add the little critters to the card front using dimension dots and tucking their feet in between the grass layers.  I cut out the little sign using the Bunny Gnome 3 in brown and stamped Happy Easter

5.  Using the Spring Meadow die cut out flowers in 3 pink and  5 purple.  Also cut out 3 pink butterflies using the same die.  To give the flowers a little shape I used my stylus

6.  Add the flowers and butterflies as shown above.  To finish I added pearls to the flowers and butterflies

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

Blessings and Take Care

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