A Gardening Tomte

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 dies in the online store. This one is garden themed and has 19 new designs. These new dies are perfect for Father's Day, birthdays, thank you, or even a thinking of you card for the person who loves to garden. 

For my card today, I am featuring the new Gardening Tomte and created a thinking of you card for a friend. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps:

I started my card with the colors and used the color challenge #790 on Splitcoaststampers. I thought this color trio would work well for my outdoor garden scene. Plus you can add neutral shades and with this challenge dark green is considered a neutral shade. So that helped with the grass I would need for my scene.   

flirty flamingo, crushed curry, rich razzleberry

The outdoor scene was easily created with my landscape themed designer paper. The clouds and sky were a good match for the crushed curry color. The sky goes from the light to dark shades of this color. I decided to go with a square card this week because I didn't want to lose a lot of the designer paper. 

Crushed curry card base: 5 1/2" square

Designer paper layer: 5 1/4" square

Next, I cut all the images in the challenge colors + a few neutrals. To get the varying shades of crushed curry in the flower pot and the gnome's hat. I used a crushed curry designer paper that again went from light to dark. The images are attached to the designer paper layer with a combo of glue dots, double sided tape and multi medium matte. 

I stamped my hello sentiment in a cloud cut in crushed curry cardstock and used rich razzleberry ink. The cloud die is an older one from CottageCutz - clouds and sun die. I used the 2nd largest cloud on my card. 

Attached that to image panel with dimensional adhesive. The image panel is secured with double sided tape. I added a few flirty flamingo enamel dots to complete the card. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this new die. Designer papers can give you a big assist with your design. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Birthday hamsters

Hi Janja here. Welcome to the blog.
For today's post, I wanted to create something vibrant. I used some dies from past releases and here is my birthday card.

- CottageCutz dies: Happy Hamster, Flower Pot House, Clouds & Sun
- blank card: 4 ¼ x 5 ½” (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- white cardstock: 3 15/16 x 5 3/16” (10 x 13,2 cm)
- different colors of cardstock
- different colors of ink pads
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

First, cut out two hamsters, a large flower pot, grass and some individual flowers from different colors of cardstock. Shade all cutouts with ink pads.

Then cut the sun and white cloud out of the cardstock. Stamp a sentiment.

Trim white cardstock. Use a large brush and ink to shade the background.

Paste the background on the front of the card. Gradually paste all the cutouts as shown and we're done.

Thank you for stopping by.

Janja

I Love Us

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 day edition of the Blog. Happy New Year wishes to all our Blogger friends!

Today, I am featuring the Seal & Walrus Pals die. It's from our latest Artic Animals release. There are 13 new designs in this release and each one is so versatile for a variety of card making and giving occasions.

I needed to start making some Valentine's Day cards and the idea for this one has been brewing in my head ever since I saw the die. This would also work as an anniversary card. It will go to my hubby for the big love day celebration. So let's get started on some details of how I created my card.

Design Steps:

My card took several detours on the actual layout, but I wasn't getting anywhere with trying to use the designer paper and all the layers I had in mind.  I even tried using heart paper for the ice floats but that didn't work either. So I switched gears and decided to sponge my background with distress inks. 

I started with Tumbled Glass distress ink and a stencil for the clouds. Then for the horizon line I used Broken China distress and the water is done with Salty Ocean distress. To get some white caps in the water I used a Tombow sand eraser, I was happy with the results. 

Image Panel: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Next, I cut the seal and walrus images in various colored cardstock. I am showing the ice floats with the designer paper I was going to use. I thought they didn't look like ice floats with this designer paper,  so I went back to white cardstock. I just forgot to take a photo of my change. (LOL)!!!

I decided to stamp the Valentine sentiment on a cloud. I used the cloud die from the Clouds & Sun die. The largest die was the perfect size for my sentiment. I used my MISTI for placement and also just in case I needed to stamp the sentiment 2x. Which I did. 

Now that all my card elements are done, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached both the ice floats and the sentiment cloud with dimensional adhesive. I wanted them lifted off the background.

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to the blue card base. I like using non-traditional colors for Valentine cards and after all the beginning issues I was pleased with how the card turned out.  

Blue card Base: 5 3/4" x 4 1/2"

Well,that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use these Artic Animals. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Imagine Summer

Hi!

It's Anja here. I made one last Summer card for this season, before I move to Autumn and Christmas cards.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Surfboard 1, Flipflops, Happy Fish 2, Circle Set, Clouds & Sun, Imagine Phrase),
- Distress Inks and Oxides,
- craft card base (10,5x15 cm),
- white and craft card stock for die cuts and background (9,5x14 cm),
- black pen,
- brush,
- scalpel,
- pencil,
- double sided wide tape,
- scissors,
- sand,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the flip flops- I cut two pairs of bottom for more dimension.This time I used Distress Oxides for coloring.

Next I cut the sun.

And then the fish. I used black pen for the eye.

I did the circles and the sentiment next. i used craft card stock for the sentiment. And I used blue ink for the edges of the circles.

Then I cut a surfboard and used it as a stencil to cut another from the white card stock. I used this one as the bottom of the surfboard. I then cut one more with the die.

I had three surfboards cut and I colored It with Distress Oxides. I only used smaller pieces of the red surfboard to insert it in the yellow one.

Next I did the sandy beach. I taped double sided paper on the card stock and then put sand (I brought it from my vacation and stored in a jar) on the other side. I cut a piece out for the card using scissors.

Then I used a scalpel and cut a piece to insert the surfboard.

Last I did the background. I used a brush to make some waves with water.

And when all that was done I glued all the pieces together and my card was done.

I wish you all a nice Sunday. See you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Spring Frog

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have another simple card for you today. I combined tho die sets to make the scene with this cute frog.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Spring Frog w/lily Pad, Clouds & Sun),
- Distress Inks (Mustard Seen, Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Shabby Shutters, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Spun Sugar, Stormy Sky, Vintage Photo, Black Soot) and Oxides (Broken China, Faded Jeans),
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- water color paper for background (14,5x14,5 cm),
- plastic stencil (clouds),
- white pen,
- water spritzer,
- heat gun,
- adhesive foam pads,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the frog.

Then I did the same with the sun and clouds.

Next I made the background. I used Distress Oxides to color it and then I added a few water drops to add a bit of dimension. I dried it with the heat gun.

On the upper side I used plastic stencil to make the clouds.

When I had everything cut and colored I put the card together. I used adhesive foam pads to glue the frog. And my card was done.

That's everything from me for today. See you again next week.

Have a great Sunday.
Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card: