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Cutest Cows Barn Door Card

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024

Today I’m sharing a card that we made in class months ago. I was excited to see this stamp set carry over into the current 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. It’s so cute and I’ve used it several times, for classes, treats, and swaps. See those projects here and here. I just knew we needed a Cutest Cows Barn Door Card!

Cutest Cows Barn Door Card

I made this card using Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the base (5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″ on the long side) and the barn doors. Next, I cut a layer of Basic Black (3 1/2″ x 5″).

I made the barn doors but before I adhered them to the black layer, I stamped and punched the cow’s body (Memento Tuxedo Black on Basic White) and colored the spots with Basic Black Blends. Next, I glued it so it would be behind the left door. After adhering the barn doors (see below), I wrapped a length of black & white ribbon around the top of the layer and adhered the layer it to the card base.

Note: the ribbon I used is no longer available, so I’ve substituted the vanilla & white in the supply list below.

The Details

I stamped and punched the cows head and stamped and fussy cut the bell (Memento Tuxedo Black on Basic White), then punched a “collar” from Cherry Cobbler. The cow’s top knot is colored with Basic Black Blends and the snout and ears are colored with Petal Pink Blends. I glued the collar to the back of the cow’s chin and popped the head up over the body with Dimensionals. The Bell is colored with Daffodil Delight Blends and adhered with a Mini Dimensional.

The Sentiment is stamped in Memento on a 1/2″ strip of Basic White and trimmed diagonally with Paper Snips and adhered with glue.

Barn Doors

To make the barn doors, I cut two pieces of Cherry Cobbler (1 1/2″ x 3 1/4″) and four strips (1/2″ x 4″). I ran these through my Stampin Cut & Embossing machine using the Timber 3D Embossing Folder.

I took two of the 4″ strips and glued them horizontally across the 1 1/2″ pieces. Pay attention to the direction of these. Next, cut the other two strips in half and glue across the top and bottom. Turn the door over and trim the excess.

The Inside

I stamped the sentiment and flower in Memento and colored the flower with Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight Blends.

The Fixin’s

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Cutest Cows Slide & Lock

April 24, 2024

I’ve been playing with this Bundle so much lately! This Cutest Cows Slide & Lock card was for a swap at OnStage in Houston last month. It was fun to make.

Slide & Lock

If you aren’t sure how a Slide & Lock card works, the red circle with the cow image and greeting, slides either up or down and off the card, so that you can open the card.

Inside the Card

I decorated the inside of the card simply, with only a greeting and small flower from the same stamp set.

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The Fixin’s

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Cow Tales Treat Free Tutorial

April 22, 2024

Need a fun little treat for your family, friends, or your child’s class? This Cow Tales Treat is fairly easy to make and doesn’t require a lot of supplies. I found the Cow Tales candy at my local dollar store. They are the mini size and are perfect for this packaging.

Cow Tales Treat

Here’s How it’s Made

Cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. This is a quarter of a sheet, so you can make four treats with one sheet of cardstock.

Score on short side at ½”. Score on long side at ½”, 2 ½”, 3”, and 5”.

With the lengthwise score line at the bottom, use Paper Snips to cut up from the bottom edge to the ½” score line on all four score lines. Cut out the bottom left square only. Then snip each side of the two small flaps at an angle to make assembly easier. Also snip the bottom edge of the left flap at an angle. (See picture below).

Add DSP to the large section on the right side. Punch or die cut a half circle at the top of this same section, cutting both cardstock and DSP layers.

Fold on all score lines. Use glue or Tear N Tape adhesive to adhere the long ½” side flap with the angle cut INSIDE the long flap on the other side of the box.

For the bottom – fold small flaps in, then back flap, and adhere the front flap over these to create a nice folded edge.

Decorate as desired.

I used the Cutest Cows stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Basic Black and Petal Pink Blends, and punched with the Cow Builder Punch. I tied red ribbon around the box. My DSP is from the Delightfully Eclectic 12” x 12” pack.

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