Celebrate

Hello!  This is Sukie and I have a fun card to share for my design team post.  The Spring die release has so many wonderful dies that can be used in a variety of ways.

I cut out the pieces from the Rooster & Chick die set and shaded the pieces with some Oxide Inks. The Cross-Stitched Squares were cut out with different pieces of card stock to coordinate with the rooster. The Celebrate sentiment was cut out of some patterned card stock.

I created a simple background with some bright and cheery papers from my stash and layered it with a couple of overlapping squares.

Next, I added the solid square toward the bottom of my card and adhered the sentiment on the other square for a contrasting look.

The sun was layered above the rooster and on top of the larger square.  The sun broke up the bold pattern a bit.

The sweet chick gazing at the rooster was the final finishing accent on my card.

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

Valentine Blooming Heart

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne posting today and I've been in the mood to make Valentine's Day cards this year.  They are so fun to send to friends and family - not just your "sweetheart" (there should be only ONE of those, right?)  So I've been making Valentine's - or "Galentine's" - Day cards.  This one is right up my alley in a clean and simple style.

I started off by watercoloring a background using Real Red and Powder Pink.

Then I cut a square using the largest of the Nested Scallop Squares dies.

Using the second largest square from the Cross Stitched Squares set, I made a frame by centering it and cutting out the middle.  I just eye balled it to get it centered, but I would recommend using Washi tape to hold it down as you run it through your die cutter so it doesn't shift.

I made an A2 card base from white card stock and stamped my sentiment in the Real Red.

I cut my watercolor panel to a size in between the inner and outer dimensions of the frame.  About 3 1/2 inches.  This is adhered to the card base.  Then I used narrow foam tape to pop up the frame from the base and put it on top.

For my main image I used the Blooming Heart die in silver card stock.  Whenever I have an intricate die such as this I like to use an adhesive sheet on the back.  The die will cut through all layers EXCEPT the "wax paper" backing of the adhesive sheet.  However, that works great because the image peels right off like a sticker!

After I attached my frame, I added the main image and some crystal heart embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed this card today.  I had fun designing it and it is one I can easily see sending out to my friends on Valentine's Day to let them know how special they are.

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!