Awesome Chick

Hi!

It's Anja here for my Sunday post. While I'm still waiting for the new slimline dies and stamp sets to arrive, I'm still making cards with cute Country Farm release dies. This time I made a smaller card with a cute chick.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Cowgirl Chick, Nested Stitched Rectangles Slimline),

- Distress Inks and Oxides,

- yellow, orange, red, light brown, dark brown, green and white card stock for die cuts,

- black pen, 

- white ink, 

- dark brown foam,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- scissors,

- plastic stencil (clouds),

- baby wipe, 

- scoring board, 

- adhesive foam pads,

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored the chick. This time I used colored card stock and just emphasized the edges with Distress Inks. I also cut the hay from foam to give it some dimension. 

Next I cut the rectangle and made a card base out of it.  

Then I colored the card stock with Distress Oxide ink and added the clouds with a plastic stencil and baby wipe. 

Last I stamped the sentiment and cut it out.

 

 

When I had all the pieces ready I adhered the chick on the card base. I used adhesive foam pads for the chick and two layers of foam for the hay to give it more dimension. Last I added the sentiment and my card was done. 

And that's all from me for today. Before I go I want to invite you to The Scrapping Cottage online store to check the new Lil' Bluebird Designs release and Christmas in July Sale.

 

Have a nice week and see you again on Sunday.

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Hay Chickie

Hello!  This is Sukie and I have a card to share featuring the new Country Farm die release! This release has the most adorable die sets for creating those all occasion cards!

I cut out the sweet Cowgirl Chick, the Nested Stitched Scallop Oval and Oval using card stock.  Everything was inked on the edges to add some depth and dimension.

I found the most adorable paper in my stash which was layered on some kraft card stock. The double ovals were layered on top of my card base.

The cowgirl chick was nestled inside of the oval die cuts as the focal point of my card.  I added some glossy accents to her eyes for a glassy eyed look.

The fun sentiment was stamped in brown ink for a rustic look.  I hand cut the sentiment tag and inked it on the edges.

This card has a bit of a western flair and will be perfect for sending a simple hello!

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

Hey Chick

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.

IT'S NEW RELEASE TIME! The collection is called COUNTRY FARM! It has the most delightful dies from Tractors to Cowboy Chicks! Each die is just full of awesome details and can be used for so many different occasions. All of the new dies are on sale at 25% off.

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Cowgirl Chick die. She is just the cutest little thing and even a bit sassy.  I thought it would make a great birthday card for a gal! So lets get started with some details on how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I started my card by cutting the Cowgirl Chick die. For her hat and scarf I used the packaging colors because it's a perfect western look.

Next, I looked through my designer papers and found this one that already has an outdoor scene as part of the paper. I decided to make a square card because I didn't want to cut to much of the designer paper. 

Card Base: 5 1/2" square

Designer Paper layer: 5 1/4" square

Stamped my sentiments on both the clouds. I wanted the words to be a bit sassy like the chick. The "hey chick" sentiment has an exclamation point at the end. The clouds are from the Stitched Sun, Clouds & Umbrella die. 

Now I am ready to start the card assembly. I used dimensional adhesive to lift the image and clouds off the background. 

 

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to the card base. I scattered a few red enamel dots just for some added interest. Well, that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this new die. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card: