CottageCutz: Spring bunny baker

Friday, March 18, 2022

Bunny Baker

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Friday edition of the Blog.

The Spring Release with 20 new designs is in the online store. There is a nice combination of both religious and whimsical designs. So perfect for all card makers out there.

And there is still plenty of time to order and get them for your Easter cardmaking. Today for your viewing pleasure, I have a whimsical card for Easter using the ever so cute Spring Bunny Baker die. I made this one for my neighbor who is an avid baker. I have enjoyed many of her homemade treats, and I thought she would really like this card.

I used the colors from this week's Splitcoaststamper color challenge #887. The color trio is real red, petal pink and pool party.

I used the challenge colors to cut the elements of the Spring Bunny Baker die. Plus, some allowed neutral colors for the bunny, her mixing spoon and the card base. I thought the pool party needed a darker shade to make it pop. So, I used a dark gray cardstock.

My card is a little larger than what I usually make, but I needed that because of the layout I used.

Gray card base: 4 3/4" x 6"

Pool party layer: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Pool party designer paper: 4 3/8" x 5 3/8"

I used the largest of the Stitched Oval die and cut in pink cardstock and then the largest of the Oval Set die and cut in white cardstock. I attached my image to the circle with dimensional adhesive to give it some depth.

The sentiment is from the 2019 Bunny Kisses & Easter Wishes die. It is still available in the online store. I cut it in pink cardstock and used Art Glitter Glue to attach to the image panel.

Well, that's it for me for this post. I will be back tomorrow for my regular Saturday post.

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dies I used to create card:

Friday, January 28, 2022

Sweet on you easel card

Happy Friday, It’s Wendy bringing you the blog today. I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and have plenty of time planned for crafting this weekend.

Today, yes I’m bringing you another easel but I really think they have a super impact for the recipient.

This is a Valentines card and I was really inspired by Pam’s colour on her card yesterday. What an impact red, black and white can have

Anyway, right to the card. I’m not going to show you every item I’ve die cut as I think that technique is more important. I die cut all the elements from the ‘Sprint Bunny Baker’ die and assembled. Here she is in her crowning glory. I thought the mixer looked very much like my cake mixer so used the colours from mine. Don’t you just love the little bow. I couldn’t help but pop a gem on the top. I also gave her pink cheeks with some chalk

Next I took the largest ‘Stitched Rectangle’ in white card. Once cut I wanted to add some brickwork to the background, to I took a stencil and added some ink with a brush. I have a tool that allows me to pop the stencil on the card with magnets so the card doesn’t move. I wasn’t fussed whether the ink was darker in some places so just take your time and find your happy design

Once inked, here is the finished piece of card

Next I took the largest of the ‘Stitched Scalloped Rectangles’ in red card and attached my piece of inked card to it with 1mm foam pads. I also attached my assembled bunny to the card with 1mm foam pads

Next I took a piece of black card measuring 10” x 4” and scored in hall. I also cut another piece of black card measuring 5” x 4” for the front of the card. You’ll notice that I scored the front of the main card in half and then attached my other piece if card to the bottom part only to get my easel

To finish I attached my other piece of completed card with the bunny to the front. To keep my easel standing up I used the flower from the ‘Bottoms up Bunny Baker’. I cut it 3 times and layered it up to keep the card standing up.

I added some extra embellishments like a pice of white card on the bottom card with a stamped sentiment. I also went through my stash of Cottagecutz dies and found a suitable heart and popped this on the bunny’s hat, the mixer and then next to the sentiment and we are all done!