Showing posts with label Valentine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine. Show all posts

Monday, February 12, 2024

Llama Love Slimline Shaker

Happy Monday friends!

Kris here, sharing one more Valentine card idea for you!  It's a cute & punny SHAKER card!  Who doesn't love a shaker, right?!  

For this one I used the Whimsical Hearts Slimline die and the Llama Love stamps and coordinating dies from Little Bluebird Designs.  I also used the scalloped heart from Be My Valentine Puppies die.


Slimline cards can be hard to photograph, but I just had to sneak in my llama plant stand for this one!  ☺ Also, you may notice my heart focal point is upside down... but I think it totally works with the random whimsical hearts and the placement of my llamas.  However if that bothers you, feel free to turn the heart right side up.

CUTTING & SCORING:

CUT white card base at 7" x 8-1/2" and SCORE along the 7" side at 3-1/2".

CUT a backing from dark pink cardstock cut at 3-1/2" x 8-1/2" and cut a sheet of acetate the same size.

Die cut Whimsical Hearts Slimline die from Kraft c.s., // *Optional:  cut it out of White, and Lime Green c.s.. as well if you want to piece some of hearts back into the die cut front.  Set the white and green ones aside.

Die cut just the scalloped heart from Be My Valentine Puppies die from white and Kraft c.s.

DESIGN STEPS:

1.  Create a shaker by adhering the acetate to back of Kraft heart layer, then add 1/8" foam strips on top of acetate all around the outside border and a few tiny pieces in center.  Add shaker elements inside the foam strips then carefully place the dark pink backing on top, lining up the outer edges.

*Optional:  I inserted some of the white and green tiny hearts back into the die cuts, (adding glue directly to the acetate then inserting hearts.)


2.  Stamp, color and die cut as pictured using the Llama Love stamps and coordinating dies

3.  Using scissors, trim the Kraft heart on the inner stitched line as shown. 


4.  Glue the Kraft heart onto the White scalloped heart.  Turn it upside down (if you wish) and adhere the llamas and other elements as shown below. 


5.  This next part is *Optional... but I wanted a scalloped border but didn't have one larger than my Whimsical Hearts card front, so I die cut (3) of the 2nd largest Scalloped Rectangles dies (currently out of stock). 


As you can see in the finished photo, this size rectangle will leave gaps in between, so I adhered the 2 outer ones first so I could get equal amount of border around the sides, and then I added the middle one. 

*Tip:   I placed it on wax paper below because I put tape all over the back of shaker and didn't want it to stick to my table.  

6.  Adhere to card base and done!  


I hope you liked this tutorial and are inspired to create something FUN with your favorite stamps and CottageCutz dies!  

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's or Galentine's Day friends!

~Kris


 


   



Monday, January 23, 2023

Be Mine Valentine Gnome

Hello and happy Monday CottageCutz friends!

Kris here sharing with you a cute slimline Valentine card I made using the Jolly Santa Gnome die from the Christmas 1 Release (which are all 30% off right now!) which I made into a Valentine Gnome ♥  I simply left off his white trim on his outfit, and exchanged the present & candy cane in his hands to hearts (from the Whimsical Hearts Slimline die) Getting creative with your dies gets you more bang for your buck!  


I used some cute papers from Doodlebug Designs behind the heart cut-outs.

DESIGN STEPS:

• I die cut the Heart XO Windows Slimline die from light teal cardstock.

• I decided I wanted a li'l bit of a pink border so I cut my card base at 7-1/2" x 8-3/4" and scored the 7-1/2" side in half at 3-3/4"

• I cut each of 3 patterned papers at 2-3/4" x 3-1/4"


• I added tape behind each of the 3 patterned papers and attached to card front as pictured below (even amount of pink border around the outsides).

• I added foam strips to the backside of XO Heart Windows layer to give a bit of dimension to my card.  Then I centered onto card front.


•  Next, I die cut my Jolly Santa Gnome from white cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  I die cut just the hat from a piece of patterned paper.  I then popped him onto the middle heart with foam strips.

•  I glued some random size hearts (left overs from cutting the Whimsical Hearts Slimline die) to the front.

•  And to finish it off, I die cut "Be Mine" from the Stitched Alphabet die and popped them up with foam strips.  ☺♥

Thanks so much for peeking in today!  I hope I've inspired you to get creative with your CottageCutz dies!  Happy Crafting xo
~Kristine

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Sunday, January 16, 2022

A Sweet Hello Square Kitty Card

Happy Sunday Scrapping Cottage friends!
Melinda here with another Sunday Funday project. Here's a look at my card.
The finished card is approximately 5.5 x 5.5.The card base is top folding. It is in a Valentine theme. I have one grandson, so I will be sending this sweet hello over to him!

The star of my card is the sweet little Winter Cat & Bird Sledding die set from the recent Winter Release. I started by cutting out my die pieces in white cardstock. I then colored my various pieces in with my markers. I set the sweet little bird on top of a cupcake.

I outlined the cupcake top with my pink marker and then used my stickles to give it a little extra sparkle. The cupcake is the retired Christmas tree cupcake, but there are a ton of super cute cupcakes that you could use. Check them out HERE


Here is a closer look at the sweet little bird. He is sitting on top of the finished sparkly cupcake top. 

Here is a closer look at the sweet little kitty. He is adorable! I love his little whiskers already cut into the die! 

Here is a closer look at the word hello. It is a sneak peek for an upcoming die! So stay tuned!

I decided to use some patterned paper for the background so I went ahead and colored my sentiments with my marker. Here is a shot showing that. I do like to start out with plain white die cuts. That way if I change my mind as I am creating my project, I can just color the pieces with a corresponding color. Easy Peasy!


Here is another shot of the little scene.

Here is the closeup of the focal point of my card. Once I finished assembling my die cuts, I adhered them to my square mat. The mat set consists of the cute Wacky stitched square die and then a red cardstock and patterned paper mat. The patterned papers are all from Doodlebug. The words A and Sweet came from the Sweet As A Christmas Cookie Die Set. The adorable hello is from an upcoming release! So you will want to stay tuned!

Here is one last look at my finished card.  I finished off my card by adding a border and bow from some Valentine ribbon I had in my stash. 


The Dies I used to create this project:






Christmas Tree Cupcake (Retired)
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Well that about covers it for today! Until the next time, have a wonderfully crafty day!
Melinda Beltran

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Balancing Elephant

 

Hello Scrapping Cottage 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 brand new release of dies in the online store. It's our Circus release with 16 new designs. They are currently on sale at 25% off individual dies. The Safari release dies are also on sale at 25% off individual dies. This was our Black Friday release.

The Circus dies are so cute for Birthday, Valentine, Thinking of You or even Father's Day cards. Just let your creativity soar. The DT has been showing some great ideas & techniques for ways to use these dies. So if you missed any check back on the Blog.

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Balancing Elephant die and I created a whimsical Valentine card. I plan on giving this to my hubby for Valentine's Day. 

So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps: 

I started my card this week with the layout. I saw this sketch #838 on Splitcoaststampers using a slimline design and decided to use it for my card. Slimline cards are so popular now and add such great eye appeal.  
Next, I cut the elephant image from various colored cardstock. I liked the colors on the packaging and they work well as Valentine colors. 
Then I chose my designer paper and card base colors. I really like this metallic heart paper from my Valentine collection for my card. I changed the circle image to a heart. It's from the 2019 "be my valentine puppies" die. 

Red Card Base: 7 1/2" x 4"
Heart Designer Paper: 7 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Red Strip (Element 3): 1/2" x 7 1/2"
I stamped my sentiment in red ink on the heart. It is a one line sentiment and I had to space it on the heart with my elephant. So I masked and with the help of my MISTI, I was able to stamp it vertically. 
Now I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the designer paper and the red strip to the card base with double sided tape. 
For the elephant, I used dimensional adhesive to lift the image off the heart background. And, I used the same adhesive to attach to the designer paper. 

I also finished the inside of this card. Because I am giving this to my hubby, I wanted the inside to reflect my love for him. The #xoxo & hearts are from the 2019 Valentine Phrases & More die. 

And, that's my card for this week. I hope I have given you a fresh idea for a way to use this die. There is still time to order this die and get it to create Valentine's Day cards. And, you can get it on sale. 

dies I used to create card: