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:

Birthday Mouse & Cupcake

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. 

We have a brand new release of Birthday dies in the online store. There are 25 new designs and they are currently on sale at 25% off. 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 Birthday Mouse Cupcake die. I needed a birthday card for a 4 year old boy and these new images are perfect for kids as well as adults. So let's get started on some details on how I created my card. 

Step 1: I selected my designer paper first this time around. I wanted something festive with balloons and presents, and I found the perfect pattern in my collection. The card base is an 1/8" longer and wider than an A2 card. I wanted more of the card base to show around the designer paper.

Pacific Point (royal blue) Card Base:  4 3/8" x 5 5/8"
Designer Paper Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Pumpkin Layer: 2 11/16" x 3 11/16" (2nd largest rectangle die)
White Image Panel: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (3rd largest stitched rectangle die)

Step 2: Next, I cut the mouse and cupcake image. I used the colors from the designer paper and then added a couple. I wanted to keep it more on the boy side with the colors. I used pacific point for his shirt, lemon-lime twist for cupcake holder, pumpkin for icing and choc chip for cupcake.

I stamped my first sentiment at the top of the image panel. It was a bit too long for the panel so with the help of my MISTI, I stamped on 2 lines. The first stamping was a bit light so without moving the stamp I reinked and stamped again. That's the great thing about a MISTI, it allows you to stamp an image multiple times.

Since I didn't want the images "floating in air",  I decided to cut a flag in pacific point cardstock and stamp another sentiment. I used the MISTI again just in case I needed a 2nd stamping and it turns out I did.

Step 3: Now that all the card parts and cut and stamped, it's time to start assembling. First, I attached the designer paper to the card base with double sided tape. 

Next, I attached the image panel to the pumpkin layer. 

For the images, I used dimensional adhesive. I wanted them lifted off the panel for added interest and dimension. 

To finish up my card, I attached the image panel to the card base and again I used dimensional adhesive. I cut a few streamers with the Festive Birthday Greeting die in pumpkin and red cardstock and scattered them on the designer paper. 

Well that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you an idea for this cute little mouse with his cupcake. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Round birthday cards

Hi! Janja is here. My summer holidays are over and I'm with you again.
For my today post I prepared 4 cards with a new release - Birthday.
Let's see how they are made.

- CottageCutz dies: Birthday Mouse Cupcake, Ballerina Mouse, Mouse with Cake, Party Mouse with Presents, Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set

- round card bases

- white and colored cardstock

- colored ink pads

- self-adhesive foam pads, glue

Cut out all the pieces from a colored cardstock. Color them around the edges with colored ink pads. Then assemble all mouses.

Prepare white round card bases. Cut circles from patterned papers and colored cardstock. Paste all circles on card bases.

Attach the mouses to the background with glue and self-adhesive foam pads. Stamp a sentiment and we're done.

Thanks for stopping here and happy crafting.

Janja

Birthday Mice! New Release

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!!

It is Pam creating with you on the blog today!

It is NEW RELEASE TIME!!!  We have an amazing new release for birthdays.  These new dies will make your birthday cards unique and special! Check them out in our store they are now 25% off!

I am using 3 of the dies that features the sweetest little mice!

Designer Steps:

 1.  Using the Mouse w/cake, Birthday Mouse Cupcake and Mouse w/cupcake dies cut them out in white card stock

 2.  Color all of the pieces using your favorite markers or inks.  Assemble the pieces

 3.  Cut a Green Polka Dot DP 4 x 5 1/4 and then cut out 3 circles using the Cross Stitch Circle dies

 4.  Cut a piece of blue flowered DP the same size as the Green Polka Dot DP.  Glue the blue DP behind the green polka dot DP

5.  Add the little mice to each of the circles as shown.  Glue to a white A2 card base then add the sentiment and rhinestones

CottageCutz Products

Make sure to check out this wonderful new release!!  It will make your birthday cards look fantastic!

Blessings

Pam