Showing posts with label Mushrooms & Greenery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mushrooms & Greenery. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2018

Discover Shaker Card

Happy Friday Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today and I have a fun shaker card for you!  I love interactive cards and this one uses some really cute dies.  I just love this mouse and snail.
I started with an A2 sized top fold card base.  I cut a panel from patterned paper the same size as the front (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches) and a slightly smaller panel from a coordinating paper for the back of the shaker.
Next I die cut all my pieces for the foliage and critters from a variety of green and neutral card stocks.
You may notice that there are a few pieces missing from this photo - that's because as I was puting this together I decided to add a few extra elements.

I cut the word discovery from a dark purple card stock that had been backed with adhesive paper.  I like doing this with fine elements.  I wait until I'm ready to stick it down before I  try to remove it from the rest of the card stock since it also removes it from the adhesive backing.
I used the third largest oval and cut an opening from my from the front panel about 1/2 inch from each side and the bottom.  Then I adhered an acetate panel to the back with "snail" tape.
On the front side I glued down  all of my elements.
When I finished I put a double layer of foam tape on the back.  Keep the tape very close to the shaker.  It does not have to touch on all sides of the opening as long as the sequins (or beads or whatever) can't escape through any holes.  I used anti-static powder to the inside of the tape so my sequins would not stick to it.
After gluing my smaller back panel to my A2 base I added about one tablespoon of sequins in the center of the card.
Then I placed the card front on top.
I hope you enjoyed this card today.  It was a lot of fun to make.

Dies used:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzforestcritters.aspx





http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzmushroomsandgreenery.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsplusdiscoverphrase.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedovalsetbasics.aspx


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

Sunday, July 02, 2017

Under the Sea Life

Hi!

It's Anja here and I have a summer card for you today. Summer has officially started and I can't wait to go to the beach, soak up the sun and get my feet wet. But for now a sea scene will have to do.


For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Under the Sea, Anchor, Happy Fish 1, Crab, Mushrooms & Greenery),
- Distress Inks (Broken China, Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Peeled Paint; Abandoned Coral, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Black Soot, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade),
- Distress Oxides (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint),
- white Hero Arts pigment,
- white card base (21 x 10,5 cm),
- watercolor paper (20,7 x 10,2 cm),
- Ranger Multi medium Matte,
- Glossy Accents Glue,
- white and black pen,
- brown acrylic paint,
- brown foam,
- cinnamon and nutmeg mix,
- beach sand,
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen,
- white string,
- paper glue. 

First I made the background. I used watercolor paper and blended different shades of blue Distress Inks.


I started with light colors and added darker colors in the end. I blended the shades with Cracked Pistachio. I finished it off with a few drops of water and dried it with heat gun.


Then I die cut and colored all the greenery and creatures.





For the anchor I used a technique I learned on one of Pete Hughes's classes. I wanted the anchor to look old, like it under the sea for quite some time. I painted it with brown acrylic paint and before it dried I sprinkled cinnamon and nutmeg all over it. It gives it a rusty edge. I die cut additional anchor from foam to add a bit of dimension.


Then I glued all the pieces to the card. I put a generous amount of Multi medium matte at the bottom of the card and sprinkled it with beach sand to make it look more realistic. Then I added a few greenery pieces on it. I let it dry then.


And for the final touch I added some glitter on the fish, using Wink of Stella brush pen and some bubbles with Glossy Accents.


And this is how I made my under the sea scene.





Hope you like my card. I'm wishing you a fun filled Sunday :)

Take care,
Anja Z.






Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Dinosaur Birthday Card

Hi, Janja here!

Today I prepared a birthday card with four new dies from CottageCutz - Baby release.
Perfect card for a little boy who loves everything related to dinosaurs.


Supplies:
- CottageCutz dies: Baby Dino - Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, T-Rex, Mushrooms & Greenery
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- white cardstock: 4.72 x 4.72" (12 x 12 cm)
- white and colored cardstock
- Distress ink: Antique Linen, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Mowed Lawn
- Archival ink: Sepia

Start by cutting out the dinosaurs. Use a colored cardstocks. Shadow individual elements with Distress inks on the edges, and assemble them into a whole.



For background trim white cardstock and shadow it. Prepare also two cardstocks, which are wavy cut with scissors. One is colored with Distress ink - Mowed Lawn, on another one add dots with a stencil.


Cut out grass with the die of a green cardstock.


Paste the grass cutouts with glue on the wavy edges of both cardstocks.


Attach dinosaurs with self-adhesive pads on ready background.


Stamp "Happy Birthday" with brown ink, and place it on the card.


Have a lovely day!





Friday, January 06, 2017

FOREST FRIENDS ARE HERE FOR YOU

HELLO!!!!!

It's Anita here and a warm welcome to the Cottage Blog on New Year. I wish loads of happiness and good health for all of you.

New Year means new things and I start my post with my new friends from the forest. They are super cute and you will love assembling them. You can find the entire collection here

I have made a sweet forest scene where the bunny and the deer are my new friends peeping from the foliage and can you see the mushrooms. I have given a glossy look to them by applying glossy accents.
I loved assembling the whole scene and it looks so pretty.


Have a look for yourself.



I have embossed the card panel with an embossing folder and all the die cuts are coloured with distress inks.

CottageCutz products used.

CottageCutz Forest Peekers, Deer & Rabbit


                                                                                    CottageCutz Mushrooms & Greenery



                                                            Cross -Stitched Circle Set

I hope you had a good time with my friends. I will share more inspirations with you in the coming week.