Happy Father's Day

Hi!

It's Anja here. For today's post I made a Father's Day card. I used one of the dies from the Christmas release. It seemed perfect for the occasion.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Christmas Pets, Rounded Rectangles Slimline, Oval Set), 

- Distress Inks and Oxides,

- white card base (9,5x22,5 cm),

- white and patterned card stock for die cuts,

- white pen,

- black pen,

- plastic stencil,

- heat gun,

- washi tape,

- tape,

- water spritzer, 

- printer,

- vellum paper,

- adhesive foam pads,

- paper glue. 

 

First I cut and colored the pets.

 

Next I started on the background. I used the smooching technique. I dried the paper with the heat gun. 

 

 

Next I added more interest to the background using the plastic stencil. I used the same Distress Oxide for coloring.

 

 

 

Next I cut an oval out of patterned paper and placed it on the background. I used rounded rectangle slimline die over it and adhered it with the washi tape to prevent moving. I cut it with my cutting machine.

 

I printed the sentiment on the vellum paper and teared the paper on both sides. I adhered the paper to the background using tape on the back side. 

I placed and adhered the background to the card base and added the pets using adhesive foam pads. And my card was done.

And that's all from me for today. Have a nice week and see you again next Sunday. 

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Happy Paw-lidays!

Happy Friday!  Its' Jeanne today with a card for pet lovers.  Christmas Pets is one of my favorite dies from the new Christmas Releases because it is so versatile.  I used it for a Christmas card, but if you leave off the Santa hats you have an adorable bundle of pets for any occasion.

To start my card I cut all the pieces from white cardstock and used Distress Oxide ink and blending brushes to color.  The tree is cut from the Reindeer w/Tree die and the star is from the Christmas Camper die.  I did use gold foil cardstock for the star.

I partially assembled my images before placing them on the card.  I find this easier than trying to assemble everything on the card itself.

Below are the inks I used for coloring the pieces.  This pile of pets reminds me of a dog and two cats that I used to have, so I colored them similarly.  Our orange tabby would definitely have been the cat sitting on top of the dog! 

I decided to make this a 5 1/4 inch top fold square card to fit in a 5 1/2 inch square envelope.  I cut the card base from white cardstock 10 1/2 inches by 5 1/4 inches and folded it in half.  Then, I cut a plaid panel 5 1/4 inch square to completely cover the front and a piece of red cardstock 4 7/8 inch square.

Using white cardstock I cut a circle using the largest of the Stitched Circle dies and a 4 3/4 square which I embossed with a snowflake themed embossing folder.

My sentiment strip is 3/4 inch high and about 4 1/2 inches long.  The length isn't crucial as it gets trimmed but I did center my sentiment to make it easier to place.

Next, I stacked all the layers centering them.  The red being just slightly larger than the white embossed panel gives it a nice frame.

I glued my images to the front and placed the sentiment at an angle.  Because this plaid is on a diagonal I made sure to line up the sentiment with the plaid.  After it was glued down, I trimmed the overhang.

I hope you've enjoyed my card today and it's given you some inspiration for creating this weekend.  The new Christmas releases and Halloween release are on sale for a limited time.  Be sure to stop by the online store!

Dies used:

 

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

Hooray, It's Halloween Time!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a sweet Halloween card to share.  I went with a non-traditional card bringing in a variety of dies.  The little puppy from the Christmas Pets die set is one of my favorites with his adorable pirate hat which is borrowed from the Pirate Monkey.  He's definitely ready for a night of Halloween!  

My card panel was created with a combination of ink colors and layered on a Nested Scallop Rectangle.  The polka dot background adds a pop of color to this card.  The embellishments were cut from the Spooky Witch House making for a fun addition on my card.  The ghosts floating above the puppy add to the spooky but cute scene.  

Here are the dies used on my card, available in the store: