You're Invited

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have another celebration themed card for you today. This time it's a party invitation. 

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Juggling Monkey, Circus Snacks, Rounded Rectangles Slimline, Pierced Circle Set),

- Distress Inks and Oxides

- white card base (10x21 cm),

- white card stock and watercolor paper for die cuts, 

- black pen,

- white pen,

-water spritzer,

- white acrylic paint.

- heat gun,

- printer,

- paper glue. 

 

First I cut and colored the monkey and the snacks.

Next I cut the rectangle and colored it with Distress Oxides.  

 

 

Next I sprinkled the background with water and white acrylic paint. I dried the paper with the heat gun.

 

After that I printed and cut the sentiment. I also cut another circle from white card stock.

 

 

Last I arranged all the pieces to the card base and glued it together. And my card was done. 

 

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

Anja Z.

 

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

 

We Make a Great Combo!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a super fun card to share!  There's another new die release in the store with some spectacular Circus themed sets.  They are perfect for all types of occasions!  I'm showcasing a couple of the new die sets on my card!

I used colored card stock for my die cuts from the Build-A-Burger and Circus Snacks die sets.  The die cuts were inked on the edges for added dimension.  I printed out the sentiment on my computer and used the Nested Wacky Stitched Oval to cut it out.

The adorable paper for my card base is from the DCWV Good Eats stack and it was layered on a red background.  The paper coordinated perfectly with my die cuts.

Next, I affixed the die cut oval on my card base leaving enough of the patterned paper peaking though on all sides.

The giant burger was placed on my card first which fit nicely between the sentiment and the edge of the oval die cut.

The box of fries was adhered next to the burger toward the upper edge of the oval.

The hot dog came next and fit perfectly in the empty space directly above the sentiment.

This yummy card will be perfect for Valentine's, an anniversary or just because to celebrate that special someone.

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

Family Circus

Happy Monday!  It's Jeanne with the Monday post this week and I have a special box card that uses nine of the new Circus dies!  These dies are stupendously cute and are on sale for a limited time.  

When I saw this release I thought of this sentiment that I had in my stash and never used.  I love box cards so I couldn't resist making a FULL BLOWN CIRCUS!

The card folded:

There are many tutorials out there to make box cards.  This one folds to a 5 x 7 size but it could be scaled to an A2 size by placing the elements closer together or not using as many.

I limited my colors to what I think are classic circus colors - red (two shades), yellow and blue (two shades) along with neutrals and used many of the color combinations that are on the packaging.  This cut down my choices when putting my pieces together and made it go a bit quicker.  On some cards I cut everything in white and color with either Copic markers or Distress Oxide ink.  On others I use colored cardstock.  I employed all three techniques on this card!

Although I had a fun sentiment for the front flap, if you do not have  a sentiment you could easily place either the megaphone and "Show Time" or the arrow and "Big Top" across the front while using more of the Circus Snacks (cotton candy and corn dog) on the other small flap. 

The juggling monkey may be my favorite item in the box.  To create the illusion of the clubs in the air I used a 1 1/4 inch acetate circle behind him and glued the clubs to that.  If you look closely at this photo you can see it.  Since he is standing on one foot, I also stabilized him by gluing an acetate strip to his back.

Here are a few more details of the box.

 

 

This box could also be done with just the clown dies.  The Clown with Balloons could be made to juggle just like the monkey!

In my extended family we don't exchange birthday gifts, so I love making special cards like this one.  These are my gifts to the people I love and I know that they appreciate and cherish them.

Dies used:

 

 

 

 

Be sure to stop by the online store for great discounts on this release!  But these discounts are only for a limited time! 

 

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you have a wonderful week!