Big Bird Birthday

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 a new release in the online store. It's our Australian Friends with 14 new designs. The dies are perfect for Mother's Day, Baby Cards, Kids & Adult Birthdays, Thinking of You, Thank You - just about any occasion you would need a card for.

They are currently on a limited time sale of 30% off the individual dies. For your viewing pleasure today, I am featuring the new Emu and Outback Trees dies, and I created a birthday card for my brother. I kept it on the simple side because I think that works best for a masculine card.  So, let's get started with some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I blended several distress inks on Bristol smooth cardstock for my sky - Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick and Rusty Hinge. This particular cardstock is great for ink blending.  I decided to cut a slope so I could place the Emu on top. I used the Hills Slimline die. 

Panel size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Next, I die cut the images. For the Outback Tree, I used different shades of green cardstock and ink blended the edges. The Emu is cut in shades of beige cardstock. You could also use white cardstock and color with your favorite coloring medium. 

I bought some punny sentiment stamps for this Australian release. This one is from Technique Tuesday.  I stamped it in a suede ink. 

Now I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the slope to the background with double sided tape, the tree is attached with tape & art glitter glue and the emu with double sided tape.  

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to a white card base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"). Scattered a few brown enamel dots for a bit of contrast and that completes my card for this week. See you next Saturday.

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Dies I used to create card:

Sassy Croc!

  Hello CottageCutz Friends

I have a sassy little birthday card today.  I made it using the new release die called the Crocodile.  There are 14 different dies in this release and all of them are just as cute as they can be!!  If you haven't checked out the Australian Friends Release click HERE.

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Crocodile die and the following colors of card stock: green, pink, white, black, yellow and dark green cut out the pieces.  After the pieces are cut shade with different colors of inks and a small applicator.  After shaded glue the crocodile together usings a fine tip, fast drying glue

2.  Cut a piece of white card stock 4 1/4 x 2 1/2.  Next use the Hills Slimline die and cut the top of the card stock to create the hill.  Use a piece of black card stock and cut out Oh Snap which is included in the Film Strip Slimline die.  Glue the Oh Snap as shown above and then stamp the sentiment just under it in black ink

3.  The base of the card is an A2 white.  Using the Cloud Horizontal Slimline die cut out a variety of different size cloud.  Glue the hill with the sentiment to the bottom of the card and pop up the clouds as shown making sure to leave room for the crocodile

4.  Place pop squares on the back of the Crocodile and then pop him to the front of the card as shown below.  Your card is complete

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

Blessings and Take Care

Hey there Krafty Friends, Jen from Katahdin Krafts, back with another  CottageCutz YouTube  video on the CottageCutz Channel.  Today, I am sharing my "Miss You So Much Swan Card" using a few dies from the new Australian Friends release.  

You can find all of the card details in my video and also enter for a chance to win the "Swan" die!  

Congratulations to our winner from my last video, Sue Baker!  Sue won the "Spring Sheep" die!  

Happy Birthday Crocodile Card

Happy Terrific TuesDIE Scrapping Cottage friends!Melinda here with you for another fun Tuesday. My project today features some dies from the fabulous new Australian Friends Die Release!!! Here is what I created.

This super cute scalloped stitched rectangle shaped birthday card featuring that Croc-o-licious Croc from the new release! She is too cute!

To Make The Card Base

You start with two cuts of the same die. For this one I used the largest die from the scallop stitched rectangle die set. I cut them out of some craft cardstock.

Next, I scored a crease 1/2" from one edge.

I added a mat to the one that would be on the top. Here you can see where the crease is on the one.

Next you put adhesive just on the top 1/2" of the scored mat. Then you line them up, one right on top of the other and adhere them together.

Once adhered, this is what it looks like when opened from the side view.

You can then decorate the interior just making allowance for the portion of the top that is used for the fold. Doing it this way allows for a fold without creasing the top mat.

Next, I used the largest die from the scallop circle set and cut it out of some pink cardstock. I added a couple of mats. In this shot I had a different piece of patterned paper. I ultimately changed it out as it blended to much to miss croc...in my humble opinion...lol.

Here she is all ready for her close up! What an adorable die! I of course cut her out in white and then colored her in. My favorite thing to do. She is just too stinkin' cute with those little teeth and that flower!!!! 

For the sentiment, I used the Shadow Happy Birthday Die. I added a dot of Star Dust Stickles for the Dot in the "i".

I also layered in the cute little palm tree from the Australian Trees die from the new release. I added some more Stardust Stickles and some Cinnamon to kind of resemble some coconuts.

Here a couple more shots.

I think it turned out super cute. This is such a fun way to add a little "shape" to your cards without really any effort at all! You can try it with your oval, circle, heart and other fun shaped dies!

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The Dies I used to create this project:

Crocodile

Outback Trees

Happy Birthday W/Shadow

Scallop Rectangle Die Set

I used the Scallop Stitched Rectangle set, however that is currently sold out. This is a great alternative through.

Nested Scallop Circle Set

Have you checked out the CottageCutz YouTube channel yet? 

It is filling up with beautiful projects and great how-tos!  

Head over and check out the latest video! 

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

Melinda Beltran