Love U

Hi!

It's Anja here again today. I made another Valentine's Day card for today's post. It's a simple and clean card with bright yellow car. 

For this car used: 

- Cottage Cutz dies (Safari Peekers, Forest Peekers Beaver & Dog, Ballerina Mouse),

- Distress Inks,

- white card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- silver pigment ink,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- black pen,

- white pen,

- brush,

- adhesive foam pads,

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored all the pieces. Next I glued the dog and the balloon to the car. Then I colored the background. I colored with a brush directly on the card base. Next I added the sentiment. Again I stamped it directly on the card base. And last I added the car. This time I used adhesive foam pads to add some dimension to the card. 

 That's my short post for today. Have a nice week and see you again on Sunday. 

Anja Z. 

Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Cheesy Birthday

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have a little bit bigger project for you today. I made a larger birthday card, using all the cute mice from the birthday release.

For this project I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Ballerina Mouse, Mouse With Cupcake, Birthday Mouse Cupcake, Mouse With Cake, Circle Set),
- Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Mowed Lawn, Pumice Stone, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey) and Oxides (Wild Honey, Fossilized Amber),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- water color paper for background (29,5x14,5 cm),
- yellow/orange card stock for background (30,5x15,5 cm) and cuts,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- white pigment ink,
- water spritzer,
- heat gun,
- black pigment ink,
- scissors,
- adhesive foam pads,
- paper glue.

First I colored all four mice. I used black pen for the eyes and white to add some dimension to the cuts.

Next I colored the water color paper for background. I used Oxides to color and Distress Ink for the edges.

Next I cut the holes. I used Circle Set dies (the smallest three) for the cuts.

Next I cut orange card stock and used white pigment ink to color the cuts in the middle so the middle would look a bit lighter.

I decided to add a bit more interest to previous paper with some water drops. I dried the paper with the heat gun.

And last I made the sentiment. I stamped it on the orange paper and cut it out with the scissors.

And when I had all the pieces I glued the card together. I used adhesive foam pads to glue both parts of the background and paper glue for the sentiment and the mice. And my project was done.

Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used for this project:

Ballerina Mouse Birthday

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog. 

The new release of Birthday dies have been restocked in the online store. So if you didn't get the ones you wanted previously, all 25 designs are in stock. This release is filled with cute little whimsical animals, birthday cakes, cupcakes and birthday phrases. Everything you need to create some outstanding birthday cards.

Today, I am featuring the Ballerina Mouse die. I needed a birthday card for a little girl turning 3 and I was invited to the birthday party. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1: I found this interesting sketch #762 on Splitcoaststampers this week. I thought it would be a good layout to feature this new die and allow me to use designer paper, a birthday number balloon and a stamped sentiment. 

I wanted the papers to be girly and I found this designer paper with shades of pink, teal and cocoa. I used the coordinating cardstocks as layering panels. 

Cocoa Card Base: 4 3/8" x 5 3/8"

Pink Layering Panel: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Designer Paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

I cut the ballerina mouse in a light gray (smoky slate) and her outfit in 2 shades of pink (pretty in pink and pink pirouette). Her ballerina slippers are cut in teal cardstock. 

For the number balloon. I used the Stitched Numbers die and the streamer is from the Ballerina Mouse die. 

For the circle elements of the sketch, I used the Circle (4th largest), Stitched Circle (4th largest), Double Stitched Circle (5th largest) and the Sweetheart Doilies (2nd largest) dies. The sizes fit my image and sentiment well.

Step 2: I am ready to start card assembly Next, I stamped my birthday sentiment. It's a one liner but with the help of my MISTI and masking I changed it to 3 lines. I stamped in teal ink.

Attached the designer paper to the pink layering panel with double sided tape.

Next I secured the ballerina to the circle layer with double sided tape. I am using the #3 balloon as element 5 of the sketch. I just moved it to the other side.

Then I added the sentiment circle.

I thought I was finishing off my card by attaching the cocoa card base and adding enamel dots to the sentiment circle. But I thought it still need something to balance the lower left corner.

So I cut the balloon bunch from the Festive Birthday die.

Still wasn't quite right for me.  I thought I needed something on the top left. I couldn't add any enamel dots because of all the dots on the designer paper. So I cut the happy phrase from the festive Birthday die in teal cardstock. And my card is complete.

Well that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this sweet Ballerina Mouse die. See you again next Saturday.

dies I used to create card:

Pink is More than a Color

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a card for that special pink-loving girl in your life.  When I first saw this die it reminded me of my girls when they were small and taking ballet.  And they loved pink!

I started by cutting the pieces from white, light pink and dark pink card stock.   I used Distress Oxide inks in Pumice Stone and Tattered Rose to color the ears and mouse.  I used a Copic marker in dark grey to color the balloon strings.

Next, I worked on the sentiment.  I stamped it in Melon Mambo ink using my Mini-Misti.  While it was still in the Misti I stamped over the pink with Versamark ink.

Then I used a holographic embossing powder to emboss the sentiment.  It REALLY sparkles!  Hard to capture in the photos.

Because I wanted to offset this sentiment in the heart, I stamped it in a landscape orientation (see above photos) so when I cut it out I had room to adjust for placement.  I used the largest of the Stitched Heart dies.

I made an A2 card base from Melon Mambo card stock and cut a 4 x 5.25 inch panel from a pink patterned paper.

Since the strings on the balloons are so fine, they needed some stabilization as did the mouse's head.  I used foam dots on the back which provided support and also allowed me to pop her up from the card base.

I glued the heart to the card and popped up the ballerina.  Finally I added a few sequins for extra sparkle.

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!