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Showing posts with label CottageCutz. Show all posts

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Spring Tulips and Spring Sheep







Hi friends. Marla here, back with another spring themed card. I had a couple of backgrounds on my desk. Well, actually I have a pile of them, but I regress. I don't know about you, but there are many times that I set out to create a background and for whatever reason it doesn't work out for the card I am making. Of course, I don't throw these backgrounds away, I set them aside to use later. Here's a look at two backgrounds I found, that I had created for two different projects, that I will use on my card today.




As you can see, these coordinated perfectly and ended up being the jumping off point for my card. I had several CottageCutz dies, sitting on my desk, to consider for future projects. I looked through them and settled on using the "Spring Tulips" and "Spring Sheep" dies. I envisioned a split scene for my design and thought they complimented each other.




After die cutting my images, I watercolored them using the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor pencils. I had created my background with his Distress Inks, so I knew the watercolored images would coordinate with my backgrounds. For the larger tulips I used "Kitsch Flamingo" and "Shaded Lilac". On the sheep, I used "Hickory Smoke" "Shaded Lilac" and "Tattered Rose". I added "Rustic Wilderness" and "Twisted Citron" to the large tulip leaves and the same colors with a touch of "Cracked Pistachio" to the grass. Finally, for my small tulips I used "Cracked Pistachio" and "Seedless Preserves".



After assembling the die cuts, the card came together quickly. I cut one of my background panels down to 3.5" x 4.75" and used a piece of blue cardstock cut to 3.75" x 5" to use as a mat. Next, I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to my second background, which had been adhered to a 4.25" x 5.5" card base. Again, I had the sentiment already stamped and die cut along with the green vellum that I had trimmed using the Deckled Edge Trimmer from Tim Holtz.  I attached those pieces to the center of my top panel and then built my split scene around the sentiment. Finally, I covered the vellum and sheep and splattered the panel with a "Picket Fence" Distress paint to complete the card.



Thank you for stopping by the blog today.  Until next time.... 





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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Easy Coloring with Distress Inks




Happy New Year, friends.  It's Marla here today with another CottageCutz YouTube video.  With all the cold weather making its way around this past week, I thought it would be nice to share a little ray of sunshine using the "Greenhouse" die. 

I have a full tutorial using this die along with several others from the Black Friday release.  I used my Distress Inks and some water to add color to these pieces.  Check out the variance in colors that add so much character to the card.

I hope you join me on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel to see how this came together.  I will also link all of the CottageCutz products I used on this project below.  Until next time, stay warm and happy crafting.... Marla
















Saturday, November 25, 2023

Black Friday Bundle One Review




Oh boy, oh boy, it's that wonderful time of year when the Scrapping Cottage releases their Black Friday Specials.  This year is a real treat with not just one, but two new bundles offered at a deep discount.  For a limited time you can purchase these products at 60% off.  

Today, I am over on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel with a review of Bundle One and I am sharing three cards that I created with several dies from this bundle.  If you are wondering what sizes the dies are and how they fit on an A2 card, I have you covered.  I'm also giving away one of these dies, so I hope you'll join me.

The card shown above features the "Garden Birds".  Not just for spring, this blue bird can be used to add a little joy to someone's dreary winter's day.  You can check out my other two cards here

Until next time.... Marla







Wednesday, November 08, 2023

One Last Hoorah




Happy Wednesday!  As a card maker, I struggle with the emergence of fall.  I want to create many cards using all of the beautiful fall products.  Then suddenly I realize, I need to get all of my Christmas cards completed and have a limited amount of time.  When I sat down to create my video today, I set aside all things Christmas to give fall one last hoorah. 

The "Fall Centerpiece" is a gorgeous die that demands center stage on a card.  My vision was to create another clean and simple design, with texture.  Keeping the background white allowed the elegance of the die cut image to shine.

If you head over to watch the video, you will see how this card came together and can enter to win this beauty.  I hope to see you there.
Until next time..... Marla






Saturday, October 28, 2023

Christmas Carolers




Hello, my crafty friends, it's Marla here today with a new CottageCutz You Tube video.   I am sharing something a little different today.  I am reviewing several dies from the Christmas 2023 release.  I thought it might be helpful to see the sizing of some of the dies and how they would appear on both an A2 and 5x7 cards.  Some of the new dies are larger than others, such as the beautiful "Carolers" in the card above.  I also will be sharing a few card layout ideas and finally, I will assemble four different cards. I hope you will join me.

I will link all of the new products I used on my card below, for easy shopping.
Until next time.... Marla




















Wednesday, August 23, 2023

One Small Die One Beautiful Wreath





Happy Wednesday.  Marla here back with a new card making tutorial on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel.  I have said over and over again how much I appreciate the small CottageCutz foliage and flower dies that have been released.  I find them so useful and have created many beautiful swag and floral arrangements using them. As we creep into fall, I thought I would revisit the "Leafy Branch 1" and use it to create a beautiful wreath.  I kept mine simple using the one die, but you could fill it with flowers, acorns or berries too. There are many colors you could use for your wreath that would also change the vibe.   I kept mine rich with a deep green because I like the way it complimented my wood plank background.

You can find more specific detail about my card in my video and enter to win this die to create fall wreaths of your own.  I hope to see you there.  Until next time.... Marla





Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Spring Themed Thinking of You Note Card




Hello, my crafty friends.  I hope you are beginning to see signs of spring and are getting outside more.  One of my favorite things about this time of year is listening to the birds sing again.  The melodic sound always brings me joy.  Especially, when I sit outside to enjoy my morning coffee.  Obviously, they were the inspiration for my card today.

I used two dies from the Easter release to create a cheery spring card.  I loved the size of the "Spring Bird w/ Vine" yet I wanted to add a couple flowers for that spring feel, so I used the flowers from the "Spring Potted Flowers w/ Bird."  I hope you'll join me over on the CottageCutz YouTube Channel to see how the card come together and to enter for a chance to win one of these two dies.  Until next time.... Marla







Wednesday, March 08, 2023

Dress Up Your Die Cuts








Hi my crafty friends, it's Marla back with another card share.  Easter is right around the corner and it's my favorite holiday for so many reasons.  One being, it's when all of the beautiful colors begin to show themselves again. For today's card I mixed several dies from The Scrapping Cottage to create a beautiful, yet playful Easter card.  





The "Flowers and More" release had so many floral and foliage dies that work well together to create amazing floral swags and clusters.  I wanted a colorful card, so instead of coloring the leaf die cuts in traditional greens, I used non-traditional color combinations.  If you look carefully, you'll see I included all of the colors of the rainbow on this card for a bright and vibrant touch.

I hope you will head over to the CottageCutz YouTube Channel to see how this card came together.  I will also be giving away the "Little Flowers" die.  I provide all of the information on how you can win in the video. I have also added all of the products I used below for quick and easy shopping.

Until next time..... Marla