It's your Birthday - Paint the Town!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a bright and cheery card to share for my design team post.  I used one of the intricate dies from the Spring die release.

I cut out the largest butterfly from the Springtime Butterflies die set and opted to leave all of the negative space pieces intact.  The butterfly was inked up with some Oxide Inks.  The doily is from the Nested Stitched Doily Set.

I used a rainbow of Oxide Inks to create the background for my card. Once the ink was dry, I splattered it with some water.

I waited for the water to dry and then splattered the card panel with some white paint.  Next, I embossed it with a butterfly embossing folder.

The doily was adhered in the center of my card base breaking up the rainbow background.  The white doily also helps to bring out the paint splatters.

The butterfly was nestled inside the doily.  A heat embossed sentiment on some vellum was the finishing touch on my card.

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

Happy Holidays

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing this adorable Christmas card.  This sweet bird sitting on the snowy branch is the cutest!

The cardinal is from the Jolly Cardinal die set and inked with my Oxide Inks.  I cut out a circle from the Circle Set and a doily from the Nested Stitched Doily Set.  The sentiment is from the Happy Holidays die set which was adhered on a flag from the Retro Tag Toppers die set.

I went with a Christmas plaid background for my card base and layered in with the doily and circle cuts.

The cardinal was centered inside the layered doily.  I placed the first sentiment flag directly above the doily.

The second flag was added to the bottom edge of my card finishing off the curved sentiment design.

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

Get Well Soon

Hi! Janja is with you today to share a card created with a few spring dies.
Let's take a closer look at the card I created.

- CottageCutz dies: Spring Teapot & Cups, Spring Bowl w/ Eggs, Coffee & Donuts, Nested Stitched Doily Set
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- white crystal drops
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

Cut a teapot, two cups, and a bowl from colored cardstock. Fill the bowl with donuts.

Trim a piece of white cardstock. Lay a cardstock on a scoring board and create a few fold lines on it.

Now color a cardstock with Distress Oxide pad.

To add some texture, spray the cardstock with water and emboss it with a lumber folder.

Left and right paste a patterned paper and cut the background with a square die. The size of the square is 4.9 x 4.9" (12,5 x 12,5 cm).
Unfortunately, the relief becomes slightly flattened while cutting with a die. It would be better to use a paper cutter.

Cut out a napkin and a strip of white cardstock. Stamp a sentiment.

Completed card.

Have a nice day.

Janja 

Have a Magical Day Card

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing a project for my design team post.  The new Magical Fantasy dies are perfect for making all kinds of unique creations.  I love all of the whimsical designs from this release.

I found this scrap of confetti paper left over from another project in my scrap box which inspired the colors of my card.

I die cut the Unicorn Cupcake in white card stock and shaded it with my Oxide Inks and adhered all of the pieces.  I die cut the sentiment from the Magical Unicorn Dreams set and shaded it to coordinate with the cupcake.  The gorgeous doily is from the Nested Stitched Doily set.

I created my A2 sized card by layering the tiny checkered pattern with the confetti strip and white card stock.

Next, the doily was placed on the top half of my card with the unicorn centered on top of the doily.

The oversized sentiment was anchored on the white card stock along with the tiny stars from the same die set.

To finish off my card I stamped a partial sentiment from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Countless Occasions stamp set and pop dotted the pieces to create the phrase.

Here are the dies I used on my card available in the shop:

Bowl of Flowers

Hi!

This is Anja. How was you week? I've been busy at work. Lots of projects to finish, before the school year ends. When I manage to get some free time, I've been crafting. Flowers are still one of my favourites dies to work with. An because I'm still waiting for the new dies to come, I used flowers again an made a flower arrangement.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Flowers for Mom, Hat Box with Flowers, Mom's Garden Bouquet, Chicken Noodle Soup, Made w/ Love Phrase, Nested Stitched Doily Set),
- Distress Inks (Black Soot, Dusty Concord, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, Stormy Sky),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- white card base (10,5x21 cm),
- patterned paper (2,5x21 cm),
- scissors,
- adhesive tape,
- paper glue.

First I die cut the flowers. I used Distress Inks to color it.

Then I die cut and colored the bowl.

I cut the flowers in pieces and arranged in the bowl. I used adhesive tape in the back to hold it together.

Then I cut the doily, to look like a tablecloth.

I also cut the sentiment and colored it with Distress Ink.

When I had all the pieces cut and colored I arranged it on the card base. I also cut a strip from patterned paper, so it looks like a wooden table.

This is all about my card for today. I hope next week I start wit more masculine cards. New "Just for Guys" release is still on sale. You should check it out.

Enjoy your Sunday and see you gain in a week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used: