Golfing Joy Fold Card

Hi everyone! Linh here and I have a new video up on the Cottage Cutz YouTube channel. This is an easy joy fold card, which I love because it gives you so much more additional space to decorate but still folds down to a compact US A2 size. If you struggle with making cards for the men and sports lovers in your life, the Baseball & Golf collection for you!

Click here to watch me make this card!

FORE!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends,

We have a NEW RELEASE which is perfect for all those sports fans in the family! It is called Baseball & Golf! It has 16 fantastic dies which will make your card making and scrapbooking pages look great! The release has special pricing right now so go and check it out HERE!

Not only is my husband a golfer but my two nephews take a swing at it too! So I am happy to make a few more cards with the golf theme.  Today's card features the Golf Ball & Tee, Golf Basket of Balls, and Golf Bag and Clubs.  

Design Steps:

1.  Start with an A2 size kraft card base, green DP cut at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, green plaid DP 4 x 5 1/4, strip of green DP 2 1/8 x 5 3/8 and a strip of newspaper DP 2 x 5 1/4

2.  Cut out the pieces using the Golf Ball & Tee , Golf Basket of Balls, Golf Bag and Clubs on green, red, white, brown and silver card stock.  Cut out the squares using the 6th from the largest Pierced Square die on kraft card stock.  Cut out the the rectangle 6th from the largest Pierced Rectangle die on kraft card stock

3.  Assemble the pieces using a fine tip glue.  I traced the golf basket and put a white liner behind it.  Using the Stitched Alphabet die cut out FORE in red

4.  Glue down the solid green DP to the card front.  Next glue down the plaid DP.  Glue the green strip to the newspaper DP and add it to the front as shown.  Glue the FORE, squares and the rectangle to the front as shown

5.  Add dimension squares to the back of the golf basket, golf bag and the ball and then pop them to the card front as shown below and your card is complete

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We have more inspiration on our YouTube Channel check it out HERE

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

Blessings and Take Care

Hey Now You're an Allstar

Hi, Marla here with another CottageCutz YouTube video.  Today, I am sharing not one, but two cards featuring products from the new "Baseball and Golf" release.  Baseball is one of my favorite sports to watch and my son played on many Allstar teams, so my cards today are kind of an homage to him.

 

For my first card, I created a background using a layering star stencil and went for a more vintage vibe. I began with the "Baseball Glove, Bat and Ball" die.  I paired it with the "Allstars w/Shadow" and "Baseball Phrase w/ Shadow" dies and went with an All American red, white and blue color palette.  

For my second card, I stayed with the same red, white and blue color scheme, but used a plaid stamped background I had in my craft stash.  I used the "Baseball Glove, Bat and Ball" die again, but this time I paired it with the "Baseball Phrases" and "Allstar Emblem" dies. Not sure which one I prefer.  I'd love to know your thoughts.

More details can be found in the video and while you're there, don't forget to enter for a chance to win the "Baseball Bat, Glove and Ball" die.  I've linked all of the products that I used on my cards below for easy shopping. 

Until next time..... Marla

Baseball Bag and Card Set w Video

Happy TuesDIE Cottage Cutz Friends!

Melinda here with you on on another sweet TuesDIE. Today I am sharing a fun card and box set, featuring dies from the Baseball and Golf release.

Here’s a look at the set. It features an A2 top folding card and an easy to make, treat bag. I made the bag from one sheet of 8.5 x 11 cardstock. Below is a quick tutorial on how I made the little box.
You start with one piece of 8.5 x 11 cardstock. A little heavier weight cardstock is ideal. You want to score your cardstock at the 2.5" and 6" along the 8.5" side.Score at 4.5 and 6.5 along the 11" side.Then along the 11" side you want to score from the top of the paper to the first score line at 2.25" Then you want to score from the bottom of the paper up to the first score line at 2.25".  Flip your paper and do it on the other end of the 11" side as well. This is just for a cutting guide to be able to cut off all 4 corners.

Here is what the bag looks like when cut. You will then want to create a pleat on the sides as you gather them up so that the two large flaps (front and back) will touch. For my closure, I just punched a couple of holes through both and strung some ribbon through them.

I added a piece of patterned paper to the front and back of the bag. The size of the mats are 3.25 wide x 4.25 tall. I used the baseball die, the Baseball phrase die and the mit to decorate the bag. It hangs as a tag for the front of the bag.

Here's a photo of the card. I used the All Star emblem, the baseball player silhouette and the ball, mit and bat along with the MVP phrase. I mounted the mit, ball and bat as well as the silhouette batter onto some red cardstock and onto some square wacky stitched mats.

Here's a photo showing how I colored my Baseball phrase die with my markers. I cut all of my dies in white cardstock and then use my markers and inks to color them in. 

Here is one last look at my set. I think it turned out great and can't wait to gift it to one of my favorite all stars!

Head over to my YouTube Channel For a Quick Project Share and helpful tutorial for this cute set!

CLICK HERE FOR THIS VIDEO LINK

Be sure to check out my project share video on last week's set too!

CLICK HERE FOR THIS VIDEO LINK

The Dies I Used For This Project

Baseball Die

Baseball Glove, Bat and Ball

Baseball Phrases

All Star Emblem

Baseball Phrase w/Shadow

Baseball Batter Silhouettes

Nested Wacky Stitched Square Set

Here's the entire release. Head over to the shop and check them all out!

CLICK HERE

Also, don't forget to head over to the CottageCutz YouTube channel and check out all of the amazing projects on there. Our video team is doing a wonderful job of filling the channel with all sorts of creative content! You don't want to miss it!

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

Melinda Beltran

Triple Twisted Easel

Happy Monday ~ Guest Designer Kris here with a fun Triple Twisted Easel card using the new  BASEBALL & GOLF RELEASE  which is perfect for all the sports fans!  PLUS... the individual dies from this release are currently 30% off! 

Design Steps:

I cut my card base out of Misty Moonlight cardstock - 6" x 9" and scored along the 6" side at 3" to make a horizontal slimline card base.

On the TOP half ... (see photo below):

I cut down to the score line from 3" and again at 6" to make 3 equal parts.

I scored the 2 end squares diagonally from the top outter corner down to the inside corner. 

 

I scored the middle square in half horizontally at 1-1/2"

I cut a piece of Seaside Spray (light blue) at 8-3/4" x 2-3/4" and attached to the inside lower portion.

From base card color, I cut (3) 3" squares.

From the lighter blue, I cut (3) 2-3/4" squares 

From patterned paper, I cut (3) 2-5/8" squares 

Next, I attached the 3 sets of squares from smallest to largest.  

I added glue just to the lower scored sections as shown in the photo below:

...and attached my 3 squares, centering them onto the card front.

DIE CUTTING:   I die cut all my pieces from the Baseball Cap, Baseball Glove, Bat and Ball, All Star Emblem, Baseball Phrases, Baseball Phrase w/ Shadow, Baseball Batter & Silhouette, and then for the light blue circle behind the emblem, I used the 5th (from smallest) of the Pierced Circles set. (see photo below for color/piecing reference).

GLUING:  I glued the All Star Emblem to the light blue circle die cut.  I glued the glove directly to the left square.  I glued the #1 to the cap, and I cut each of the batter silhouettes in half and glued them to the lower portion of inside card, aligning them with bottom edge (as shown).  

POPPING UP:  Everything else I popped onto the card using foam dots.  The phrases serve as the easels to prop up the squares, so they "need" to be popped up.  

The top squares lay flat to fit inside a slimline envelope!  

Don't have a slimline envelope?  Here's how I made one out of double-sided 12" paper:  (the paper I used was an older SU! one - Best Suited? or something like that.  I used the one that is red with blue diamonds on it, perfect for a baseball themed card!)

I cut a piece of patterned paper to 8-1/2" x 12".

   

With the 8-1/2" across the top of my score board, I scored at 2" and 6"

I turned my paper so 12" is across the top of my score board, and scored at 1/2" and 10"

Next, I cut out the corner pieces (as shown below) and mitered the middle flaps (cut at an angle) and the 4 side flaps I angled ever-so-slightly.  

*Optional:  You may choose to round the corners of the largest flap.  I used my envelope punch board.

Next, I used double sided tape to attach the narrower side over the wider side, and then the bottom flap up over the sides.  

For the TOP... you may wish to add a piece of Score Tape and don't peel the backing off until you've written on your card and are ready to send it off.  (I ran out of Score Tape, but that's what I normally use.)

Here's the card going into the envelope...

and ready to seal ☺

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  Have a craft-astic week :) 

~Kristine

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