Showing posts with label Birdhouse with Vine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birdhouse with Vine. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Beach cabins

Hi, Janja here!

Today I share with you a hello card in vivid colors. Fresh, cute and suitable for creating, even in these hot days. It can also be used as an invitation to a cocktail party, or instead of a postcard from our vacation.


For the card we need:
- brown card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- white drawing sheet: 4.9 x 4.9" (12,5 x 12,5 cm)
- white cardstock
- Memento ink: Lady Bug, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Summer Sky, Pear Tart
- Distress ink: Broken China

Spray a drawing sheet with a brush. This will be our background.


From a white cardstock with the die build-a-house set 1 cut out cabins, roofs and windows. Larger cabins with the die are not cut completely. Complete them with a scissors. Also prepare an inscription and waves.


Paint cutouts with an ink pads so that the entire surface of a pad is being dragged over the cutouts. Choose vivid colors.
 

On cabins, fasten roofs and windows. Paste them to the background.
 

Add the wavy sea, the inscription and for the icing on the cake, a birdie.
 

I would like to remind you on our CottageCutz challenge #4 - greenery. Join us.
Thank you so much for stopping by! 
Janja
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Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Singing birds

Hi everyone, Janja here!

The sun's rays are more powerful every day and in the morning you can listen to the birds singing.
So, today I share with you two cards with birds.


For the cards we need: 
- white card base: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- light brown cardstock: 4 x 5.2" (10 x 13 cm)
- patterned paper: 3.7 x 4.7" (9,5 x 12 cm)
- gray cardstock: 3.6 x 4.5" (9 x 11,5 cm)
- white cardstock
- watercolor paper
- Distress inks: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Lawn Mowed, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Weathered Wookd, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany and Tea Dye
- Memento ink: Cantaloupe

From the watercolor paper cut out two birds with the tweet die and paint them with Distress inks.


Prepare another cutout and paint it with Distress ink only around the birds. The birds cutout are not removed. Paste them on the back side of the paper.


Once the paper is dry, cut out a rectangle with the largest die from the stitched rectangle set. Paste the colored birds.


Cutout the inscription hello and assemble the card.


For the second card prepare cutouts from white cardstock with the die birdhouse with vine and shadow them.


Place a birdhouse in frame which was cutout with the largest die from the stitched wide rectangle frame set. Stamp inscription and assemble the card.


That's all for today. I hope you like it and thank you for viewing.

Janja

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Birdhouse With Vine + Homemade Enamel Dots


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

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring a new die set from the May “This and That” release. I have used the Birdhouse with Vine set to create a sweet card of encouragement. You probably know someone that could use a little cheering up and a handmade card is a great way to do that. I just love the detail on the birdhouse roof. CottageCutz dies stand apart with the detail, in my opinion.
 
 
If you have followed the cards I post here on the Scrapping Cottage Blog, then you know that I like to use patterned paper on my cards. I am such a big fan of it and probably have way to much in my stash (lol).

In planning my card, I knew I wanted to use this die set and this patterned paper. So all that was left for me was the layout. I used this sketch for my card and my creative wheels were turning.
 
So let's get started with the details on how I created it.

First, the background patterned paper was actually an envelope that I cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8". Just another way to re-purpose our supplies and it was the perfect color for my blue-green card base.

re-purposed envelope
envelope cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and card base 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
 
My next step in the sketch was to cut the large circle. I used both the CottageCutz circle and the stitched circle dies because I wanted a wide circle frame. This way all the pretty background paper isn't covered up with other layers. Just another way to do something a little different with the sketch. I simply laid both dies on the magnetic platform of my BigShot machine and cut it.
2nd largest stitched circle and 3rd largest circle die
cut circle size 3 3/8"


 
Using double sided tape, this was adhered to the patterned paper base. I then cut my rectangle layer using the CottageCutz rectangle dies. I used the 2nd largest rectangle die. I have been asked how I figure out the different shape sizes on a sketch. What I do is look at the sketch and then just guess-timate. I could have made the rectangle a little larger but again I didn't want to cover up the background paper.
 
I cut the birdhouse from a tangerine shade cardstock and the bird and vine in the same blue green as my card base and circle frame. It keeps continuity throughout your card. I stamped my sentiment and added some home made enamel dots.
 
Adhered this panel to my card and then added my ribbon. Since it is only 1/8" wide I wrapped it around the patterned paper 3x. I made a small bow and used glue dots to secure it to ribbon. I used the bow in place of the rectangle piece of this sketch.

Well that's it for me for this week. And as a reminder, we are having our 3rd challenge and this one has a pocket theme. Get more info here. There are prizes to be won so get your craft on with CottageCutz dies and enter the challenge.
 
TIP: I made the enamel dots using Perler beads. They are the plastic ones that kids use for projects. I placed them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and baked them at 325° for 35 minutes. There is no smell when they are in the oven. They melt into a round shape. I let them cool and then removed them from the pan. I used the same paper and baked another batch. Don't place them too close together or they will melt together.  
 
Until next time...........inky hugs.  
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbirdhousewithvine.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzcirclesetbasics.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedcirclesetbasics.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzrectanglesetbasics.aspx