Building A Scene With Stenciling and Adorable Die-cuts For A Memorable Cottagecore Missing You Card

Keisha Diann
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Pastel handmade cottage card with house, clouds, pets, and Wish you were here text; Simon Says Stamp release graphic.

Hello Lovelies! My inspiration here was imagining a small cottage tucked away in a forest, so I choose the new Leafy Stencil and paired it with this darling Cottagecore Stamp Set from Simon Says Stamp's Shine On Release to create a sweet storybook scene.

The stenciling is done with Tim Holtz Texture Paste to create dimension and given a dreamy glow with some ink-blending to set the stage for the die-cuts that are layered on top to make our memorable Cottagecore Missing You Card.

Cute pastel handmade card with house, clouds, trees, cat and dog; text says Wish you were here and Designed by Keisha Charles. — Each element comes together to create this sweet scene!

Key Supplies for Memorable Cottagecore Missing You Card

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COTTAGECORE MISSING YOU CARD - Stamping, Coloring, Die-cutting, Stenciling with Texture Paste and Ink-blending

Card Size: ~4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Cute handmade card with pastel house, cat and dog, clouds, mailbox, and Wish you were here text on leafy blue-green background. — Glad that we have two more critters to rescue our cutie that's floating away!

PROJECT PALETTE

SIMON SAYS STAMP PAWSITIVELY SATURATED INKS: Marine, Surf and Limelicious

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

COLORING

Stamped sheet with colored houses, dog and cat, tree, mailbox, lamp, wheelbarrow, clouds, and fence, in soft pastel colors.

DIE-CUTTING

Cute illustrated house with heart door, tree, mailbox, dogs under bunting, clouds, and text Wish you were here on a grid background

STENCILING

leaf-pattern stencil over paper on grid mat, taped at corners with yellow masking tape; numbers visible along the bottom edge.

White stenciled leaf-pattern paper on a gridded craft mat beside a Ranger Distress Texture Paste jar with visible text.

ASSEMBLY - Note, I initially forgot to ink-blend the perimeter of the embossed cardstock with the Citrine Ink, it is better if you do this before adhering your critters and sentiment to avoid unintended staining of those die-cuts.

Cute birthday card with cartoon squirrel, bunny, and cat holding pastel balloons; text says Up, up, and hooray—it’s your birthday!

CREATING SHAPED CARD BASE

Ensure that the left side of the ~5" x 7" A7 Arched Die overlaps the folded edge of 80lb Neenah White Cardstock to create the shaped card base.

Blank white paper with a gray arched template taped by yellow tabs on a gridded mat; pink manicured fingers hold the bottom.

Close-up of a hand with pink polished nail holding white paper over graph paper, with a metal edge along the side.

UP CLOSE AND CRAFTY

Cute hand-drawn peach house with teal roof, heart-decorated door and vines, surrounded by green bushes on a blue background.

Cute cat and dog die-cuts on a green leaf background with bunting; turquoise text says Were here!

LAST LOOK

Pastel handmade card with a house, clouds, trees, two dogs, and text Wish you were here on a leafy blue-green background.

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SUPPLIES:

I listed the products that I have used below. Please note that these are compensated affiliate links, used at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support. All stamps used today were part of my Shine On maker package from Simon Says Stamp. Click on the icons below each product picture to shop with SimonSaysStamp.com.