A beautiful underwater world

Hi, Janja here!

The new CottageCutz flourish & flowers dies are already on my desk. But before I start with them, I want to lead you in a beautiful underwater world. Let's see what is hiding in the coral reef.

For the card we need:

• white card base: 10.6 x 5.3", folded
• blue or patterned paper: 5 x 5"
• patterned paper in the sand color: 5 x 1"
• white and color cardstock
• distress inks: peeled paint, mowed lawn, worn lipstick, dusty concord, festive berries, aged mahogany, mustard seed, rusty hinge, pumice stone and black soot

First, we prepare cutouts shaded with distress inks. We prepare a larger number of cutouts, because the card is made inside and outside.  

For corals, underwater plants and coral reef, I used the die - under the sea. The die offers a lot of elements that you can optionally attach to the background. Some of cutouts are fixed directly to the background and for the remaining we use adhesive pads.  In this beautiful environment, I added a crab, a starfish and a fish.  

In the interior of the card, the background is prepared the same way as the front side of the card.  From the white cardstock we cut out a circle (the largest die of a set) for text. The edges are covered with the stitched circle frame (the largest die of a set). With the remaining cutouts we create a beautiful underwater world.  

And don't forget on our April challenge - anything goes. You still have time to share your projects with us till the end of the month. Two lucky winners will get the nice award. Dies, which I used at work:

Have a nice day. 

Janja

Magic-box for the Newborn Girl

Hello friends!

Yuliya here and today I share with you another project made with the CottageCutz dies. I make  magic-box for the Newborn Girl

The size of my box is 4' 'х 4'' х4''

Let's see how it is made.

Supplies:

Cardstock for base box - 2 pc 12'' х 12''

White cardstock for cut - 1 pc A4

Patterned Paper: 4 pc 12'' х 12''

CottageCutz Plumeria & Leaves (4x4)

CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4)

CottageCutz Baby Girls Clothes (4x4)

CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)

CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes

CottageCutz Expressions Happy

CottageCutz Expressions Birthday

1.  Prepare cardstock for base box - 12'' х 12''. Fold it at 4'' and 8" on both sides. Cut the folded lines as it is shown on the picture.

2. I make the cover for box. Prepare scrapbookpaper for cover 5,59'' х 5,59''

Fold it at 0,78'' on all sides. Cut the folded lines as it is shown on the picture.

3. I glued the cover

4. Let's decorate with papers!

Prepare the details for our Box - cut out 8 details from paper sheets:
10 pc - 3,75''
4 pc - 3,4''

5. I glue the paper

6. Inside too

7.  Prepare some die-cuts. I use CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4) and CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)

8. Glued the die-cuts as it is shown on the picture with help glue tape

9. Here is how I put the flower together. The flower has 3 pieces. I die cut them out with paper. 

10. After the flowers are die cut and inked

11. I used my  special tool to curl the edges to get the fibers lose.

12.  Here is the finished flowers.

13. Our Box is ready 

So cute, isn't it?)

Finally adding some crystals!))

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and will be happy to inspire you!

Also, did you know that we are having a challenge for our fans and followers to display the cards you have made with CottageCutz dies? There are prizes to be won as well.Click here for all the details. I hope you will join in on the fun!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank You

Hello everyone,

It's Donna here and I am sharing with you one of the new release CottageCutz for April.  How do you like all the new "Flourish N Flowers" released this month.  You can see the whole release here. The design team have shared some awesome projects.  I'm sharing another clean and simple card.

Closer look at the card.

Here is how I put my card together:

I used the Stick It by Ken Oliver to put on the back of my paper that I am going to die cut.  This paper is great to use with intricate dies so that you will have adhesive on the back of your die.  I like using this, because when I use glue it can be messy.  I cut the pieces to the size I want and take the film off of one side of the adhesive.  I then die cut my die and then it is already to adhere to my card.

I sponged the ink onto my cut pieces to make my background.

Here are my pieces already for me to die cut my CottageCutz dies. I also used some gold shimmer spritz onto the sponged background and the card base to give it some dimension.  After I cut my dies, I adhered them to the Stitched Rounded Rectange die piece and adhered this to my card base and added some sequins.

I told you it was clean and simple.  Don't forget to join the CottageCutz challenge...click here for all the details.  Please come back and see us again soon!

List of dies used for this project: