Mini Lemonade Stand Shadow Box

Hello Cottage Cutz friends,

Melinda here with you on this wonderful Wednesday. Today I am sharing a cute little shadow box I created for my entrance table decor. I love making tiered tray and themed little decor pieces for that front table. It is a treat to come home and see the seasonal decor. Here in Florida it is hard to feel the four seasons. We just get varying degrees of HOT...lol!

Here's a look at my finished little shadow box. I started with a shadow box from the dollar tree. It had another image in the center but I took that out to start with a flat surface.

I started by decorating the inside of the shadow box with some paper. I used some black cardstock for the base. I then added a white mat and some diagonal plaid patterned paper that I created and printed from my home inkjet printer. I cut it to size and then added all that to the shadow boxes inside.

I created a little sign for the top by adding the word fresh and one of the lemon wedges from the Lemon phrases die set. I cut the lemon wedge down. For the black base of the sign, I cut out the lemonade stand in black cardstock and cut the top and sides off. I used just the bottom piece.

I then cut out two banners in white cardstock and then used my markers to color the pennants of the banner in yellow and green. 

Next I went to work creating that sweet little lemonade stand. I cut the base out in kraft cardstock. I then added some brown marker to bring out the wood grain look. I used my black marker to darken the word Lemonade. It cuts out with the die cut to make things real easy! I then cut and colored the banner and added my pitcher, glass, lemons and stand sentiment. I added all that to a square scallop stitched mat with a green polka dot patterned paper.

Next, I needed to make something to give my little lemonade stand some lift off the base of the shadow box. I didn't want to layer a bunch of foam tape. So instead I made a little 3" x 3" box. 

Here are some .75" x 11" strips that I scored and folded at 3". I did this so I could adhere them to the inside of the box or riser as I like to call it. It makes it super sturdy.

Here is my little riser after I have added the extra layers. Nice and strong. It will keep my little lemonade stand nice and sturdy and flush. I adhered this to the base of the shadow box and then added my little lemonade stand.

Here is a view with a slight angle. You can see how much lift the stand mat and sentiment have off the base. But it is nice and sturdy and the edges won't collapse in. The shadow box is 1" thick so making my riser .75" thick still kept the mat inset enough.

Here is one last look at my completed shadow box. I am making a few more items for my decor that I will be sharing and then I will share a final photo of how it all comes together. 

Dies Used

Lemonade Stand

Lemonade Phrases

Nested Scallop Square Set
The stitched one I used is unavailable at the moment.
This one would be a great alternative.

Don't forget to also check out the Cottage Cutz YouTube Channel for some great crafty videos!

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

TMBT: Take Me Back Tuesday Sweet Treats Die Release Projects

Happy Tuesday crafty friends!

Today we are sharing another Take Me Back Tuesday! This week we are featuring several amazing projects the Cottage Cutz designers created with last summer's Sweet Treats Die release,

 

Happy Birthday

Check out all the fun details on this sweet birthday card by designer Pam.

Fountain Sundae Double Easel Card

Find out how to make this super fun fold card with a super DEEE-Lish theme by designer Mary.

Hello

Get the details on this colorful card with some of the cutest treats by designer Marla.

My Heart Belongs To Daddy

Check out this wonderful treat of a card for Dad from designer Mary.

Candy Cart Mini Slimline Card

Details on this incredibly cute card by designer Marla.

Ice Cream Truck Slider

Head over to see how this card is made by designer Kristine.

Happy Birthday

Head over for the details on this berry-licious card by designer Pam.

Ice Cream Sodas

Get the details on the Soda-licious card by designer Melinda.

Sweet Birthday Blessings

This explosion of sweetness slimline card is a must see by designer Marla.

Gumball Shaker

Get all the details on this shaker card from our designer Kristine.

Happy Birthday Gnome

Head over for details on this fun Gnome treat card by designer Melinda.

Birthday Gnome

Curious minds want to gnome! How this little guy was made from a cupcake! Head over for details.

Here is a look at the amazing dies from the

Sweet Treats Die Release

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your crafty time with us! Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!

-Melinda

Butterfly Thoughts

Hello crafty friends!

Kris here to share some Monday inspiration with you!  Today's card is a simple thinking of you card featuring the Spring Butterflies and some flowers and leaves from the Spring Frog w/ Mushroom and the Spring Potted Flowers w/ Bird dies.

I really like this color combo - it has an elegance to it which was fitting for this card.

Design Steps:

• I cut a pc of black cardstock to 6" x 9" and scored the 9" side at 4-1/2" for a side folding card.

• I cut a pc of Soft Suede cardstock at 5" x 3-1/2" and layered onto black.

• I die cut the 3rd largest Pierced Oval die 

---TIP:  after die cutting the shape, and before you take it out of the die, I ran my scoring tool (small ball end) around the inside of the die.  This gives a much deeper embossing than running it thru machine with embossing mat.  

here are the results 👍

(although, most of my oval ends up covered up, but it's still pretty!

• I stamped a sentiment onto the white oval.  I didn't use my MISTI and I think the sticker was a bit crooked so I got it a bit crooked too.  Clear stamps are so much easier to position!   To rectify that, I could have stamped first, then die cut 2nd (hindsight!) ☺

• I die cut my flowers and leaves from colored cardstock.  I ended up cutting more than what's pictured here because I never know how much I want to use until I start gluing things down.

• For my butterfly, I die cut it from a burgundy c.s. then I laid that over some pink c.s. and trimmed with my scissors a slight angle inward so the pink ends up a tiny bit smaller than the top one.  Then I glued it under my die cut butterfly. 

PRODUCTS I USED:

Just a couple of reminders:

• All the products in our Spring/Easter Release are 30% OFF!

• We're having a DESIGN TEAM CALL here!

• YouTube channel with GIVEAWAYS here!

~Kristine

Lemonade Tiered Tray Sign

Hello crafty friends,

Melinda here with you today. For my project today, I am sharing a cute sign I created with a lemon theme for my tiered tray decorations. Here is my sign.

My little sign is the perfect topper for the top tier of my tray. I used a variety of super cute dies from CottageCutz.com to create my sign. I have always liked this saying, so I decided to use it.

Here is a view of my sign. For my base I used a scallop stitched rectangle die. I cut it from white cardstock. I then used some diagonal plaid paper I created for a mat.

 I then set out to create all the cute lemon slices, the Lemonade title and more.  

For the upper portion, I used a scallop oval from white cardstock. For the mat, I used some wood paper I created and cut out a double stitched oval. 

Here's a closer look at the top portion. I printed out the "When Life Hands You" sign. I attached it to the top portion of the lemonade stand sign in black cardstock. 

I cut out the word Lemon from black cardstock. I cut the word Stand in black as well. I used the "S" from stand to make the word plural.

For this lower section, I cut out a white fence for the base. I then cut out the leaves and lemon slices all in white cardstock. I then used my markers to color in my lemon slices and my branches. I assembled my slices and then layered them onto my piece with the branches. I also cut and assembled the cute little glass and pitcher from the lemonade stand. I also cut out the word Lemonade in black and white. I layered the black title onto a couple of layers of the white title and offset them to create a pseudo shadow layer. I did this so that it would stand out a little more from the fence and branches. I also printed out the word "make" and trimmed it out. I added it to my piece and used a cute little gem for an extra touch.  I lastly scattered some sequins for a little extra bling.

Here is one last look at my sign. I think it turned out super super cute and it is the perfect touch to my tiered tray decor.

Fresh Lemonade Phrases

Lemonade Stand

Lemon Branch

Fence & Grass

Nested Oval Double Stitch Mat Set

Nested Oval Scallop Set

Nested Scallop Rectangle Set

I hope you are inspired to create your own cute little signs with some fun lemony themed projects. 

Don't forget to also check out the Cottage Cutz YouTube Channel for some great crafty videos!

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