Thursday, January 31, 2013

CottageCutz Inspiration Day!

Hello everyone and Welcome To CottageCutz Inspiration Day!

While everyday is an Inspirational Day here at the CottageCutz blog with all our talented CottageCutz Designers, we have decided to do a couple of Inspiration Days a month. This will consist of 2 or more designers creations for you to view.

Today we have 
Vladka
Simona
Cheryl


1st is Vladka's Beautiful Cards using CottageCutz Vintage Lamps & Hand Mirror w/Cameo
Inspirational day, such fun and I’m really glad that I can do this together with Simona and Cheryl. I decided to use some dies from Vintage release, which is so special and so darling. It brings you to Jane Austen time and everybody who knows me, knows how much I love and admire her work, indeed! So, this was my inspiration for my two cards. They say, that eyes are the mirror of our soul and this is the reason I put heart in my mirror. I think this is the great way to show your best friend how you admire her kindness and tenderness of her heart. Mirror is cut from this great Hand Mirror and Cameo die and heart is made with Angel Wings Mini die.

Always when I think about Jane Austen books, especially about her book Pride and Prejudice, I think about all the letters which they send it to each other. So, I made little old letter and put this beautiful romantic Vintage Lamp on it. For a 'wax seal' I used bigger flower of the Vintage Lamps die and put the small one on the top of the letter.

This is it for today! Have a nice day.

Vladka






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Next we have Simona with her Beautiful card using CottageCutz Vintage Clock
Hello everyone and Welcome to CottageCutz Inspirational Day!
Today Vladka , I (Simona), & Cheryl are sharing new creations made with beautiful CottageCutz dies.

To make this card I chose Vintage Clock (4x4), Trellis w/ Vines (4x6) 
and Love Tags, set (4x6) dies and Cottage Impressions Frame 1 Lettering Clear Stamps (4 items). I used Distress Ink - walnut stain to color my clock. The face of the clock was colored with Copics and I added and heat embossed some clear UTEE. Around the clock face I added gold self adhesive plastic half beads.

The vines were colored with Distress Ink - peeled paint and for the little flowers I used a red Copic marker.
It's been a long time since I've last used my sewing machine to add some stitches to the card. I also distressed paper edges with distress tool.

To finish the card I added one of the tags from Love Tags set, a red bow and a brad. I stamped the word XOXO from the Frame 1 Lettering clear stamps and heat embossed it.

Hugs, Simona







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Next is Me(Cheryl) with my Card using CottageCutz Elegant Hat Box Die
My card  was designed for SCS Sketch Challenge, that is where I got this layout from. I wanted to use some bright and cheery colors, and chose to go with this bright blue. I airbrushed the hat box, and then colored the flowers,and leaves with copics. Next for the hat I colored it completely with copics. I did add some Viva Pearl Pen for the black and white.dots. The flower centers are flat back pearls. 

I thought it would be cute to add the flowers to buttons, and did that on all four.






Thank you all for stopping by and hope you have enjoyed today's INSPIRATION! We will be back tomorrow for another INSPIRATION DAY! Hope you will come back and take a peek tomorrow!!!
Have a wonderful day!!!!

12 comments:

Vladuška said...

Such fun to have post together with you, girls :) Simona, this old clock is great and you did beautiful card. Cheryl, I like the colors of your card, this is so elegant and beautiful.

Liz said...

These are fun off to look for frame on clock comes with shadow and can use for layout with those vintage mirror silhiuette very very cool imaging layout. Mirror mirror even make that a mirror
My new wish kist is growing and b day coming

Simko said...

Wow, girls, this is absolutely beautiful! Vladka, both of your cards are so classy. Love the color scheme and the dies used are just gorgeous! ....
Cheryl, your card is stunning! Very elegant and great choice of colors! LOVE it! Hugs, Simona

Becky said...

wow, what beautiful creations.

Olena said...

Super, girls!!!! This is absolutely awesome!!!! Great job! Olena

Cheryl Walker said...

Vladka your cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE the colors and distressing on them, also love the backgrounds on both your cards!!! Beautiful Job!!!!!

Simona I LOVE the OLD clock, and the way you made it look so real!!! Beautiful layout, and Beautiful JOB!!!!

Hugs,
Cheryl

Cindy Haffner said...

Oh these are all just GORGEOUS!!~

Lisa aka Raining said...

Super gorgeous work with the dies ladies! All three of you have inspired me! :)

Joanne said...

Wow all of these are so beautiful! What a wonderful group of talented girls! Thanks for sharing these today!

Carol Hurlock said...

What a day of inspiration. I think you girls did a fabulous job with the CottageCutz dies. Each project is as beautiful as the next.
Bear Hugs,
Carol

Kathy said...

All of these are fabulous, ladies! So much inspiration all in one place and each one is so different! Blessings! Kathy

Vicki Morris said...

Those are absolutely gorgeous cards. You all are great enablers, lol. Thank you for sharing your talent ladies.