Make A Wish

Hi!

It's Anja here. Finally I got my hands on the new Magical Fantasy Designs Release. So much cuteness in all the dies. Couldn't wait to try it out. And here is my first card, using three of the designs.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Flying Unicorn, Rainbow with Clouds, Fairytale Birthday),
- Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Wild honey, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Black Soot, Pumice Stone) and Oxides (Broken China),
- white card base (10x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- water color paper for background (9,3x20,3 cm),
- gold pigment ink,
- white pen,
- makeup brush,
- water spritzer,
- baby wipe,
- heat gun,
- paper glue,
- adhesive foam pads.

First I made the background. I cut the paper and colored it with this makeup brush.

Then I spritzed the paper with water and tapped the drops with a wipe. I dried the paper with the heat gun.

Next I cut the unicorn. I colored it with Distress Inks. I used gold ink for the wing and the horn.

I colored the rainbow next. Again I used Distress Inks.

I cut the sentiment from white card stock and colored it around the edges to match the sky on the background.

And then I just glued everything together. I used adhesive foam pads for the unicorn.

And my card was done.

 

 

This is all from me for today. Have a nice week and see you again next Sunday.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

I Believe in You

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a card of encouragement.  Unicorns are so much fun to use since they lend themselves to all manner of sentiments.

For this card I also used a sketch I found on Splitcoaststampers.  Sketches make creating a card easier in many respects since some the the design decisions are already made!  For this sketch I rotated and flipped it.

I started by cutting all my pieces from the Flying Unicorn and Rainbow with Clouds dies out of white card stock and then coloring with Distress Oxide Ink using sponge daubers and small foam eye shadow wands.

For the rainbow, I glued all the stripes to the rainbow backing by covering it completely in glue first, then carefully laying each stripe down.

For my sky panel, I used a stencil and DO ink in a light blue to create clouds on a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch piece of white card stock and then cut out a stitched rectangle using the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies.

I glued that to a white panel cut using the largest of the Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangle dies.

To complete the sketch, I used an A2 top fold card base in purple with a 5 1/4  x 4 inch white panel and a strip of gingham paper 2 inches wide.

I stamped the sentiment in purple on a piece of yellow card stock I cut using the second smallest of the Stitched Rectangle dies.  I glued the rainbow and clouds directly to the front.

When it came time to add the unicorn I was not happy with the colors I originally chose - they were too pastel and the grey shading a bit too dark.  It was very easy to cut and color a new one in brighter colors.  I've saved the other one and will use it on another card.

I used foam dots to pop the unicorn up off of the front of the card.

My final step was to add Wink of Stella to the mane, horn, wing and tail and then add some sequins for more sparkle.  When making a card with unicorns, you really can't have TOO much sparkle!

Dies:

Thanks for joining me today.  Make sure to visit the store where the Magical Fantasy dies are 25% off for a limited time.  They are a wonderful collection and offer so many creative possibilities!

 I hope you have a relaxing and creative weekend!

Knight and Dragon

Hi, Janja is here with you.
Above the dragons and knights, boys are always excited. I made two cards for all the little boys who dream that they are brave knights who overcome the dragon.
I used dies from the new release - Magical Fantasy.

- CottageCutz dies: Knight, Royal Horse, Magic Dragon, Fairytale Castle, Rainbow With Clouds, Retro Alphabet
- white card base: 4.25 x 5.5" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- white cardstock: 4 x 5,2" (10,2 x 13,2 cm)
- scrapbooking glitter paper
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- embossing folder
- glue, double side adhesive tape, self adhesive foam pads

For the first card, cut out the knight and horse. Then darken all the pieces with colored ink pads along the edges and fasten them together.

For the brick wall use embossing folder and distress ink - Iced spruce.

The first letter of the boy's name is cut out of blue and silver scrapbooking glitter paper.

Completed card.

Repeat the process on the second card and cut out the central motive first. 

Cut the hill with scissors.

I used an oval brush and a plastic stencil for the cloudy background. Very simple and the result is flawless.

Now we have everything ready. We finish the card as shown.

Have a nice day.

Janja