Father's Day Cat

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today and I have a Father's Day card for you using some of the dies from the new Gardening release.  I can't believe it's already mid May!  Father's Day will be here before you know it, so I thought I would start now.  Actually, any masculine themed card is something I always need and this could easily be a birthday card just by changing the sentiment!

I used various colors of cardstock to die cut the cat from the Garden Cat w/ Wagon die and the Lawnmower using the Lawnmower die.  I inked the edges with similar or matching ink to give the pieces some depth and shading.

I glued most of the pieces together but not all.  Some needed to be placed when I glued them to the card.

I wanted a lawn scene for the front so I stenciled the grass on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch white panel.  Then I stenciled clouds using a cloud stencil.  The grass stencil I used has a positive and negative edge, so after stenciling the grass, I used the other side to cover up the grass while I stenciled the sky.

I cut a panel from wood-look paper 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches and then used the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut down my stenciled panel.

After centering the stenciled panel, I laid out my cat and lawnmower.

I started with the cat on the left and then placed the lawnmower handle and grass bag.  You'll notice my sentiment in white - I also have the cat and lawnmower in white.  I often cut everything out of thin white cardstock and assemble (usually with only the essential shapes no details) so that I can play with the layout of my card.  I store these with the die so that the next time I want to use the image on a card I have it to "play with" again!

I settled on a grass green for the sentiment and mounted the panel to an A2 matching green card base.

Dies used:

I hope you are inspired to create your own special card for Father's Day!  The new release has  wonderful dies for any man or woman who loves their yard!

Thanks for joining us today and have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Father's Day!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing this Father's Day card. These masculine dies made it easy to create this fun card for celebrating dad!

I created my card by cutting the pieces from the Hats, Glasses & Mustaches, Happy Father's Day Phrase and the Nested Stitched Scallop Square die sets.

I found this mustache themed paper in the Doodlebug Day to Day paper pad and coordinated the solid colors with the patterned paper.

Once I created my card base, I layered the background with the larger Nested Stitched Scallop Square.

The smaller Nested Stitched Scallop Square was turned on it's side and adorned with the die cuts.  I added some Glossy Accents inside the glasses.

While the Glossy Accents were drying, I worked on the inside of my card by adhering the sentiment along with the hat and mustache.  I also stamped a sentiment on a hand cut flag from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Fun Celebrations stamp set.  A piece of solid card stock was also added as a decorative element.

Finally my card was ready to be put together by adhering the die cut pieces to the card base. 

To finish off my card, I added the stamped sentiment at the bottom portion of my card.  The whimsical design of this card will be so fun for Father's Day.

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

Father's Day Card

Hi!

It's Anja here. Hope you're having a great day celebrating Father's day. This new Cottage Cutz dies are great to make different cards for your dads and men in general. Not just for Father's day, but also for other occasions. I got mine a few days ago and I look forward to using it in my future crafting projects.

For today's card I found inspiration in Lois's card. I really liked what she did with background and I thought all the small icons and pieces would be so great to use. And this is what I did.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Happy Father's Day Phrase, Automotive Icons, Classic Car, Hats, Glasses & Mustaches),
- black card base, made from black card stock (21x15 cm),
- patterned paper (10x14,5 cm),
- black and white card stock for die cuts,
- Vesafine Black Onyx Ink pad,
- sentiment stamp,
- stamping platform,
- paper glue,
- scissors,
- Fiskars cutting machine,
- white pen.

Making this card was easy and quite fast. First I made the card base and cut the patterned paper.

Then I die cut all the small pieces from black card stock.

I glued the small pieces on the patterned paper.

I cut the Happy Father's Day phrase from white card stock.

Then I stamped the sentiment with black ink on the white paper and cut it out with the scissors.

And then I just glued both phrases on the background. And my card was finished.

Before I go, I would like to invite you to the Scrapping Cottage store, to check out Anniversary sale and discounts. It's definitely worth the look.

And now I'm off to my craft room. I have some projects to finish and some football to watch. Enjoy your Sunday.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Just For Guys Design Team Samples (Part 2)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new Just For Guys release. There are 14 dies in this release and it's currently on sale for 25% off.
They are ideal for all your masculine type cards. For all your car buffs with a great retro and classic look. And, the Retro Alphabet dies have so many possibilities.

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team. So we are continuing that again this month. We have 3 more samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1:  This first card is from Pam MacKay. She used the Dad's Tools die to create this great masculine card. It's called a Bench Fold card and here is a link to the Splitcoaststampers tutorial.
This is such a perfect card (Birthday or Father's Day) for the man who loves using his tools.

She did such a fabulous job turning it into a work bench, even down to the faux wood paneling. Did you notice her sentiment above the work bench? She used the Retro Tag Toppers die to stamp her sentiment. And, this does fold flat for mailing!!

Card 2:  This next sample is from Janja Albrecht. She also used the Dad's Tools die to create a great retirement card. And, a Splitcoaststampers tutorial helped her create a side step card. Here is a link to that tutorial.

She decorated it to resemble a man's tool chest. So spot-on for the guy who is getting ready to retire and will finally have the time to spend using all those tools. The tools all look so realistic- don't you agree?

Card 3: Our last sample for today is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Happy Father's Day Phrase + Racecars & Flags die to create a card for the race loving Dad. This would also work for the guy who is a car enthusiast or "gearhead" as some people say. Her card colors and papers are terrific for a masculine card.

The team did such a fabulous job with their samples today. I hope they have sparked some additional ideas for ways to use these new dies.  And, remember they are currently 25% off in the online store.

dies used to create cards:

 

 

Just For Guys Design Team Samples (Part 1)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new Just For Guys release. There are 14 dies in this release and it's currently on sale for 25% off.
 They are ideal for Father's Day, Guy Stuff, Car Buffs, Retro & Classic look and a great Retro Alphabet. So many possibilities with the14 new designs.

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team. So we are continuing that again this month. We have 4 samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1:  This first sample is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Vintage T-Bird and Build-A-Sign dies to create a great masculine card. So perfect for your guy's birthday or even for Father's Day. She stamped her sentiment right on the sign. It reminds me of a billboard you might see at a car dealership. Her choice of patterned paper really completed the retro look on the card.

Card 2:  This next sample is from Lois Bak.  She used the Happy Father's Day Phrase and Hats, Glasses & Moustaches dies to create a great Father's Day card. She stamped the guy image and then added the hat and glasses to it. A creative way to extend your dies and stamps. She completed this card by adding her die cut Father's Day sentiment and a pipe.

Card 3:  This next sample is another from Lois Bak.  She used the Classic Car and Retro Alphabet dies to create a great masculine birthday card. The card layout is the "Impossible Card" that is trending online right now. Here is a link to a Splitcoaststampers tutorial if you would like to create one. She stamped the Happy word and used the Retro Alphabet letters for the Birthday word. The different fonts in the alphabet die add interest to her card.

Card 4:  The last sample for today is a Father's Day card that I (Mary Marsh) created using the Dad's Tools and Happy Father's Day Phrase dies. I used some cork background paper because I was going after a peg board look. The tools have such detail, a look that CottageCutz specializes in on all their dies.



 

I hope the samples shown today have sparked some ideas for ways to use these new dies.  And, remember they are currently 25% off in the online store.

 

dies used to create today's cards.