Showing posts with label Iron Stand w/ Plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iron Stand w/ Plants. Show all posts

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Easter Cross


Hi!

It's Anja here. Today I made a card that can be used as an Easter card. I have this cross die for quite some time and I've been waiting to use it. So today I decorated it with spray colors and some spring flowers.


For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Ornate Cross, Hedgehogs in Love, Iron Stand w/ Plants, Fresh Spring Floral),
- color sprays (green, pink, gold, orange),
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- watercolor paper for background (14x14 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
-  white foam sheet,
- paper embossing tools and surface,
- Nuvo Crystal Drops (pink, yellow),
- paper distresser,
- heat gun,
- paper glue.

First I cut the paper for background and the cross. I colored it all t once by spraying both with gold color.


Next I added green and a few drops of pink. I used heat gun to dry it.


Then I sprayed paper with green and orange. Dried the paper and then cut the flowers and the greenery.
 

I did colored another piece of paper using pink.


I used embossing tools to add some dimension to the flowers and leaves.


Next I cut another cross, this time using foam.


I used paper distresser for the edges of the background and card base.


When I had everything clued on the base I added Crystal Drops to the flowers. And my card was finished.



That's all from me for today. I wish you all a nice Sunday.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:




Saturday, April 28, 2018

Friendship Grows


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. Before I get started with my card for today, I wanted to give you a heads-up on a new release of dies and a sale.

There is a brand new release of Mother's Day dies with 22 different designs and they are on sale right now at 25% off. The Design Team has begun showing samples using these dies. Check out the previous days Blog posts to see those samples.

Now let's move onto my card for today. This one I created with the Iron Stand w/plants die from the Llamas & Botanical release. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1: This week I started my card with the card colors. I used the colors from the Tuesday Splitcoaststampers color challenge #684. They were sweet sugarplum, rich razzleberry and tranquil tide.

sweet sugarplum, rich razzleberry, tranquil tide

Step 2: I used a stencil to add some subtle color to my white background panel. Anytime I use a stencil I secure it with painters tape. That works best for me and it doesn't allow the stencil to move around. The stencil I used is a vintage quilt and is from Stampers Anonymous.
I used a stencil brush because I just wanted some light color and a somewhat faint design for the background.
Step 3: I stamped my sentiment before I added my images. I only wanted the sentiment portion of this stamp. So I used painters tape to tape off the image and inked my stamp.

My Stamp-a-ma-jig is my go to tool when stamping with red rubber stamps. Stamped first on the plastic sheet and then used the sheet for placement and to make sure it was stamped straight.
 
 
Step 4: I cut the plant stand in black cardstock and then the plants and pots in the challenge colors.
 I wanted the plant stand lifted somewhat from the background so I rolled small glue dots to create a dimensional adhesive.  Used multi medium matte to secure the images to the card base.
Step 5: To complete my card I attached the image panel to the sweet sugarplum card base and added 2 enamel hearts.
Well, I hope I have given you some inspiration on a way to use this die. And, by changing the sentiment you could easily use this for Mother's Day or a birthday card.
that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday.
 
dies I used to create card:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzironstandwplants.aspx
 
 
 



Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Llamas & Botanical Samples (Part 3)



Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We have a release of Llamas & Botanical dies available in the online store.

The dies have a couple of super cute Llama images as well as cactus and other succulents. And, let's not dismiss our sweet hummingbird and a great garden bird image.
 
There are so many different ways to use these dies, and the Design Team has been featuring these dies in their posts over the past 2 weeks. If you haven't' seen them look back over the blog for some great eye candy.
 
Today we are showing you 3 additional cards using different dies from this release. You can also see a couple of other group samples here and here.
 
Card 1: This first sample is done by Anja Zurga. She used the Iron Stand w/Plants die to create a beautiful card of encouragement. She did some background stenciling to give some added emphasis to the plant stand.
Her sentiment fits so many occasions. Whether you are sending this card off to a friend or to your significant other, the message complements the flower images so well.  
 
Card 2: Our next sample is done by Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Garden Hummingbird to create a beautiful floral card. She paired the images with some great designer papers. Nothing says garden to me like gingham paper. It harmonizes with these images really well.
 
Card 3: This last sample is done by me - Mary Marsh. I used the Botanical Garden 1 and Botanical Garden 2 dies to create a sympathy card. The background is a watercolored card base that I stamped with flowers. I used the stamping off technique to make them lighter.
Cut the ornamental grass from Botanical Garden 2 and some other ornamental greenery from Botanical Garden 1 and layered it on the card.  A sympathy  sentiment and a few sequins completed this card.
 
That's our card samples for today.  Hope these samples have sparked some ideas for additional ways to use these dies. They are so versatile and could be used for a variety of occasions. 
 
dies used to create cards:
 
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzgardenhummingbird.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbotanicalgarden1.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbotanicalgarden2.aspx
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Llamas & Botanicals Card Samples (Part 1)

 
Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We have a brand new release of Llamas & Botanicals dies available in the online store. And the dies are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off the retail price.

The new dies have a couple of super cute Llama images as well as cactus and other succulents. And, let's not dismiss our sweet hummingbird and a great garden bird image. There are so many different ways to use these dies and the Design Team will be featuring them in our posts over the next couple of weeks.

We wanted to get a jump start on samples so today we are showing you 4 cards using different dies from this release. You can also see a couple of other samples here and here.

Card 1: This first sample is a card from Pam MacKay. She used the Garden Bird die to create such a pretty and soft feminine card. Her design could easily be used for a variety of occasions - a birthday-thinking of you-get well or even a sympathy card.
Card 2: The next sample is a card from Lois Bak. On this card, she used the Succulent Terrarium die to create a lovely thinking of you card. Perfect for anyone but especially someone who has succulents in their home. They are so popular right now and I see them all over the garden nurseries.
Card 3: This next sample is another card from Lois Bak. She has been a busy stamper creating all these beauties for your viewing pleasure. For her beautiful easel card she used the Iron Stand w/Plants dies and for the easel bumper she used one of the Garden Frames die. These easel cards always make for such a beautiful presentation and Lois didn't disappoint us with this one.
Card 4: Our last sample for today is this pretty hello card from Janet Axtman using the Dogwood Branch die. She watercolored her blossoms, framed them with bling and added her gold hello for a sparkling presentation.
 
That's our card samples for today.  Hope these samples have sparked some ideas for ways to use these dies. They are so versatile and could be used for a variety of occasions. And, remember they are currently 25% off for a limited time in the online store.

dies used to create cards:


http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzgardenbird.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzsucculentterrarium.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzironstandwplants.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzgardenframes.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzdogwoodbranch.aspx