Showing posts with label Double-stitched Square set. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Double-stitched Square set. Show all posts

Monday, April 30, 2018

Orchids for Mom

Hi, Lois here with some new dies to show you.   CottageCutz has a brand-new release of Mother's Day's dies -- words, flowers, and more.  They are currently 25% off, so you might want to check them out.  I featured one of the sets, Orchids, on my card today.

Again I used one of the old Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenges for my layout.


This is the card I created using that layout as a guide.



Orchids are such delicate-looking flowers, so I wanted my card to show that.  I took some vellum and colored it with a pink Copic marker before I cut the flowers.


Then I cut out the flower petals. I decided that one layer of the orchids needed to be darker, as shown in the packaging, so I colored them with a darker pink.   The rest of the pieces I cut from white cardstock.


I then colored the white pieces in appropriate colors and built my image.  You can see how the orchids have a delicate look.


I cut my cardstock and patterned paper as follows:

White cardstock for base - 8 1/2" x 11"
Pink cardstock - 4" x 5 1/4", 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", 3" x 4"
Patterned paper - 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Using the 2nd largest Double-stitched Square die and the 2nd largest Double-stitched Rectangle die, I cut two smaller white panels.



Using the sketch challenge layout, I constructed my card base.


I then cut the Mom sentiment from pink cardstock using another one of the new dies.



I glued the sentiment at the corner where the star appears in the sketch and popped up the orchid with foam pop dots. I added a few soft green enamel dot stickers, and I was done. 


CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzorchids.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzdouble-stitchedsquaresetbasics.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzdouble-stitchedrectanglesetbasics.aspx




Monday, December 18, 2017

Feel Better Bear

Hi, Lois here today with another card using dies from the Get Well release from CottageCutz.   The cute dies were released for Black Friday.  Again, I've made something other than an A2 card -- it's a Z Box Fold card, using both Bear Patient die and the Ouch with Tooth die, as well as a Double-Stitched Square die.


As I wasn't sure which of the images from the Bear Patient die I was eventually going to use, I cut all the pieces out of white cardstock so that I could color them.  I knew I was only going to use one sentiment from the Ouch with Tooth die, so I just cut it out of red cardstock.


Using various Copic markers and a couple of Wink of Stella brushes, I colored the bear pieces and constructed the various images.

I then cut the cardstock for the base of my card -- a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of dark brown and a 9 3/4" x 4" piece of kraft.


I scored the long piece at 5 1/4".   With the short edge of this piece at the top of my paper cutter and the long edge at the 1" mark, I cut a slit from the 3" mark to the 7 1/2" mark.   IMPORTANT:  If you decide to make a similar card, be sure that the larger section of the cardstock strip is at the top before you cut the slit.  (Ask me what happens when you don't place it in your paper cutter the correct way!)


I placed  the strip on my Scor-Pal with the long edge across the top and the larger section toward the left.  I then scored at the 3" mark down to the slit.  At the end of the slit (at the 7 1/2" mark), I scored down to the edge.  (I slightly folded on the score lines so that you can see them.)


Fold on the score lines to make the "box."



Apply Scor-Tape to the back of the 4 3/4" x 4" section, as shown.


Now it was time to cut the background panels of the card.  I wanted to use the Double-Stitched Squares and Rectangles on my card, but the rectangles weren't quite the right size.  So I just cut the front panel with the die and the rest of the panels as listed:
Cream cardstock - 2 1/2" Double-Stitched Square, 4" x 2 1/2" rectangle
Dark brown cardstock - 2 3/4" square, 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" rectangle, 3/4" x 5" strip, and (2) 3/4" x 2" strips
Patterned paper - 1/2" x 4 3/4" strip and (2) 1/2" x 1 3/4" strips



I layered the panels and adhered them to the front of the card.



I then glued the die cuts to the front and inside panels . . .


. . . removed the protective covering from the Scor-Tape and glued the back panel to the dark brown card base, carefully centering it.


And my card was complete.


CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbearpatient.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzouchwithtooth.aspx


http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzdouble-stitchedsquaresetbasics.aspx





Thursday, November 17, 2016

Pink Cockatoo

Hi, Lois here with a happy card today.  It is almost Thanksgiving, and the weather here in Florida is still quite warm -- which is fine by me.  I thought I would make a tropical-looking card to brighten the day, using one of the In the Forest dies from CottageCutz -- Forest Bird.


Supplies needed for this card:

Blue cardstock cut 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded in half, and 3 1/4" square
White cardstock cut 4" x 5 1/4" plus another piece approximately 3 1/2" square to be die cut
Scraps of cardstock - pink, gray, green, wood grain patterned paper
Wood grain patterned paper strip 1 1/8" x 3"
Cloud embossing folder
Pastel chalks - light blue
Distress inks - Worn Lipstick, Weathered Wood
Sequins
Dies - CottageCutz Forest Bird and Double-stitched Square

I Googled "cockatoo" and really liked the pink/gray one, which is called a Galah and can be found in open country in most parts of Australia.  There's your geography lesson for the day. 

Meanwhile, back in the craft room, to start your card you should cut your pieces out in the various colors.



Sponge with distress ink as desired.



Cut the card base and layering pieces.


Emboss the large white piece with the cloud embossing folder.  Sorry that it is a little hard to see the embossing.


Using the pastels, color in the sky on the embossed piece.


Then construct your card as shown, adding the three sequins to the background.  Here again is my finished card.  I attached the small pieces in two ways.  The bird, wings and tail, and branch I ran through a Xyron X sticker maker.  The other small pieces are attached using Glue Dots micro dots, as are the sequins.


Dies used on this card is: