Gift Card Holder - Cottage Cutz

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

I just thought I would share another use for this cute little new release Baby Monkey die!  I always need cards for enclosing gift cards. So I found this really easy design on Youtube.  I altered some of the measurements so that it would fit into a A2 envelope.   It seems now a days that a gift card is all anyone wants especially my older nieces and nephews.  I must admit it is much easier then trying to please them but it does take some of the fun out of gift searching!

Designer steps:

1.  Use a light brown card stock base 4 1/4 x 11 and score at 4 1/2, 5 1/2 and 6 1/2.  Use your bone folder and crease the card as shown.

2. Flip the card over and put a strip of strong tape as shown then press together.  This will form the card holder.

3. Use the second to the largest Pierced Rectangle die which is the same wideth as a gift card and make the cut through the mountain fold.

4. And now it is time to decorate the  card!  Cut a white 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of white card stock and emboss it with cupcakes.  Glue to the front of the card

5. Using the Baby Monkey with Balloons die cut all the pieces of the monkey and balloons.  Use brown, tan, and black for the monkey.  Before you assemble the monkey sponge the edges for more depth

6. Glue all the pieces together adding small black pearls for the eyes

7. Cut the balloons using designer paper and the strings out of black card stock

8. Cut a strip of light brown card stock 11 x 1 inches this will make a band around your card to keep the gift card inside it good and safe.   Just take your band and fit it around your card and make a tiny pencil mark as to where you will place the tape

9. Cut a Cross Stitched Circle out of designer paper and glue the monkey and balloons to the circle.  Then attach the circle to the front of the band set aside

10. On the inside of the card cut a Double Stitched Rectangle and glue to the center of the inside of the card

11. Using designer paper cut another set of balloons, string and the word Celebrate glue all to the inside of the card

Here are the Cottage Cutz Products used:

I hope you enjoyed this project and that it will inspire you to make a card with an enclosed gift card!

Blessings and thanks for stopping by!

Pam

New Release - Cottage Cutz

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam and I am so happy to be sharing with you today because I am using one of our new release Baby Dies called Bear on Cloud and Moon!  All of the new release baby dies are so incredible and very detailed!

1.  Use a white A2 card base cut 3 mats.  Blue mat is 5 3/8 x 4 1/8, white mat is 5 1/4 x 4 and checked mat is 5 x 3 3/4

2. Glue layers to the white card base

3. Next cut a piece of yellow card stock 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 and border punch the edge. Layer with solid blue 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 then with star paper 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 

4.  Before mounting to the card add the ribbon

5.  Using the second to the largest Pierced Rectangle die cut out a white piece of card stock and layer it onto blue card stock then glue to the card front as shown

6.  Using the Bear on Cloud and Moon die cut out all the pieces: moon sparkle yellow card stock, bear brown card stock, cloud and base of hat blue card stock, top of hat and blanket star paper, bear face tan, bear nose black and tassle out of white.  After cuting out and assembling the pieces add highlights with colored pencils

7.  Using pop dots mount the moon, cloud and the bear to the front of the card glue on the blank, and hat

8.  Add the rhinestone stars

Cottage Cutz Products Used

I really think this card would be a wonderful keepsake for any new mom!  I hope you give our new baby dies a try they are absolutely fantastic!!


Bleassings
Pam

Easter! - Cottage Cutz

Good Morning to All of Our Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam with an Easter card to share with you today.  I have created a card using inlays from the die called Spring Bunny Egg.

1.  Begin by cutting the Spring Bunny Egg die and removing all the pieces. Be careful to put them in a place where the piece will not get lost.  I actually place them in a small box until I am ready for them

2.  Trace the egg to make a back so that you can glue down the inlaid small pieces after you are finished coloring them set aside

3.  Mask the top half of the egg using green ink sponge the bottom half of the egg.

 4.   Then mask the bottom of the egg using blue ink sponge the top part of the egg

5.   Gather all the inside pieces and begin coloring them with your copic markers or any coloring tools you may enjoy using

6.  After you are finished coloring glue the back to the egg and then start adding the colored inlay pieces

7.  Next using the largest Double Stitched Rectangle die center a piece 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of yellow checked paper to make a frame

8.   Using the second largest Double Stitched Rectangle die cut 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of yellow card stock

9.   Glue the yellow card stock directly under the checked paper

10.  Using the Grass Border die cut a strip of grass and glue it behind the frame on the yellow card stock

 11.  Glue the entire frame to the front of an A2 card

 12.  Center your Spring Bunny Egg in the frame under the grass

 13.  Cut two more bunnies using the Spring Bunny Egg and color them plus cut 3 orange flowers using the Hello Spring die

 14.  Add the bunnies and flowers as shown and for a final touch add a small bow to the top left of the frame

Cottage Cutz Products used:

I hope you enjoyed this Spring tutorial and that you will give it a try!!

Thanks for stopping by today! I am always so glad you did!!

Blessings

Pam