Easter Wreath

Hi everyone!

It's Anja here. Easter holidays are approaching and it's time to make some Easter cards. I decided to make an Easter wreath, using the new Fresh Spring Floral. It allows you to make a perfect wreath. I used eggs instead of flowers.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Fresh Spring Floral, Happy Phrase, Mr. Peter Rabbit, Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set, Pierced Circle Set),
- watercolors,
- white watercolor card stock for die cuts,
- white card base (13,5x 13,5 cm),
- patterned paper (13x13 cm),
- acetate foil,
- adhesive foam pads,
- double sided adhesve tape,
- washi tape,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- paper glue.

First I die cut the pieces for the wreath. I die cut two sets. I used my new Gansai Tambi watercolors to color the greenery and the little flowers.

I added small white dots with white pen to the middle of the flowers.

Then I used the same colors to color a piece of paper. I drew stripes of different colors. I let the paper to dry.

 

I cut Easter eggs from different colors.

Then I combined everything into the wreath and glued it together.

I cut a scalloped circle and then die cut  another circle into it to make a circle frame.  I glued the frame around the circle cut from the patterned paper.

 

Then I cut the circle into the card base and pattered paper. I used washi tape to hold the die to the middle of the paper.

I put stripes of double sided adhesive tape around the hole and glued acetate foil on it.

I added adhesive foam pads on the other side of the patterned paper.  Then I glued the wreath on the foil and then the patterned paper on the card base.

Something was missing, so I decided to put a sentiment on the card. I die cut phrase happy from white card stock and glued it over the wreath.

I decided to hand write the phrase Easter inside. I used black pen.

And this is my finished Easter card.

Don't forget to stop by in the store and check out the new stitched collection of dies. They are so loely and you can still get them 25 % off.

Have a nice Sunday. I'll be back again next week.
Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Easter Wreath

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  Are you ready for the weekend?  I know I am.  It's Jeanne posting today and I have a card that I created from an inspiration challenge at Fusion Challenge blog.

For the challenge you can use the photo as inspiration or the sketch or both.  When I saw the wreath on the door I knew that the new Fresh Spring Floral die would be PERFECT. Here is the challenge:

Not only would the die be perfect, but I have a paper stack of "wood" papers!  I did not want my card to be dark so I picked a light color weathered wood paper and cut it to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (A2).

I love the color combination of yellow, lavender and purple.  It reminds me of Spring.  I cut the flowers from various shades of those colors and the foliage from two shades of green and Crumb Cake which matches the wood tone on the distressed wood panel.

I glued the two tone flowers together and used a marker to accent the centers of the tiny flowers.

Next I arranged all the wreath pieces on the upper portion of the panel leaving enough space for a sentiment strip.  I adhered all the pieces except for one of the larger purple flowers.  I set that aside. I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock 4 1/4 x 11 and scored it at 5 1/2 inches to make a top fold card.

I cut two strips 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches and heat embossed "Happy Easter" in both white and a metallic purple.  I wasn't sure which one I would like better.

I decided on the purple and glued it down letting the edges hang over the sides of the card. Then I trimmed it with my paper snips.  For short cuts like this I find that easier than using a paper trimmer.

I added the last large purple flowers by popping it off the card using a foam dot.  I added iridescent sequins that change from yellow to purple.  It really adds some sparkle to the wreath - almost like little berries!

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  The new Fresh Spring Floral die is very versatile - this could easily be made a thank you, birthday or thinking of you card just by changing the sentiments.  And by changing the colors you can match it to the seasons or your recipient's personal tastes.

For a limited time this die and all the new Spring dies are on sale!  Be sure to visit the website!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a creative weekend!

Fresh Spring Floral Gratitude

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! It's Janet here with another video tutorial. This time I'm showing off one of the largest dies in the new Spring 2018 Release called Fresh Spring Floral. Others on the DT have featured this gorgeous floral die but this is my twist on it.

My thank you card includes the Expressions Plus Grateful die at the bottom. Inside, I used the Thanks Expressions die. All three dies are available in the store.

This is a pretty simple A2 card base in black card stock. The black background makes the pastel colors in the wreath pop. The white frame was created with an embossing pen and white embossing powder. The raised glossy frame gives it an almost nostalgic look, like the old fashioned photo albums with white writing. The Grateful Expressions Plus sentiment is cut from textured red foil card stock to add a little glamour without competing with the wreath.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch the card construction tutorial. As always, just click on the YouTube thumbnail below. If you have trouble using the thumbnail, you can also follow this link directly: Fresh Floral Gratitude Video Tutorial

That's it from me today. Thanks for visiting us!

- Janet

Dies Used In This Project:

Fresh Spring Floral Wreath (new die)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog. Hope you are staying warm during this cold snap that is currently with us.

Here is some good news that comes in the middle of winter! We have a new release of dies. There is a In-Stitches release with 12 new dies and a Spring release with 21 new designs. And, some other good news is that for a limited time, you can get the new dies at 25% off. Just in time to create your Easter or Springs cards.

Today, I am using the  new Fresh Spring Floral, Lil Bunny Peeps and Spring Meadow dies. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1: Since I was creating a spring wreath, I chose some spring like colors for the card base and the wide rectangle frame I was using.
Sweet Sugarplum Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Wide Rectangle Frame: 4 3/4" x 3 3/4"
White Rectangle Layer: 4 5/8" x 3 5/8"

Step 2: I cut the wreath, flowers and stems using garden green cardstock, sweet sugarplum and rich razzleberry cardstocks for the flowers.

Step 3: I started the frame assembly at this point because I wanted to attach the wreath directly to the white panel. Used double sided tape on the white panel to attach to the rectangle frame. I decided to stamp my sentiment before I started adhering the wreath. Just thought it would be easier that way. I used my MISTI since it's a clear stamp and sometimes you don't always get a good impression on the first try. And in this case, I did not so I stamped it twice.

Step 4: Continued the assembly by attaching the wreath, flowers, and leaf stem to the white panel. Once I started, I decided to make the leaf stems a lighter shade of green. I wanted them to stand out a bit.

Step 5: I thought the card needed something else in the way of an embellishment. So I cut a butterfly from the new Spring Meadow die for the wreath center. Then I also added a bunny for the frame corner. I cut this in the rich razzleberry cardstock using the new Lil Bunny Peeps die.

To complete my card I attached the frame to the card base. I was going for the tone-on-tone look so I used dimensional foam tape on my frame to lift it off the card base. It gives it a little more depth since the card base is also sweet sugarplum.

That's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for a card using the new Fresh Spring Floral die. And, remember these dies are currently 25% off the regular price for a limited time. The rectangle die is currently 44% off the regular price.
Have a great week and I will see you next Saturday.

Dies I used to create card: