Showing posts with label Vintage Holiday Car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage Holiday Car. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Art Journal - Home for the Holidays

Art journaling is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to create smaller works of art.  Die cuts can add interest and whimsy to these small creations.
I used the Cottage Cutz Vintage Holiday Car and colored in the image with watercolors.
By adding layers of watercolor, I added shading to the car.  For small die cuts, it is easier to leave them in the die cut scrap when coloring them in.
Next, I added glitter glue to the die cut to give a little shimmer.
Then I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in assorted colors to create the background.
Wishing you a creative day, dear friends.

Sheila


Sunday, December 17, 2017

Festive Penguins

Hi!

Anja here. I can't believe how quickly this week went by. I'm still waiting for my new Cottage Cutz dies to come, so I used a few holiday dies and combined different pieces together to make a cute penguin card. It's so cool how different Cottage Cutz dies go so well together.


For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Penguin With Present, Snowglobe Friends, Vintage Holiday Car, Sweet Baby Lamb),
- Distress Oxides (Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Broken China) and Inks (Black Soot, Wild Honey, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss),
- smooth watercolor paper for background (13x13 cm),
- white card base (14x14 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- black pen,
- Zig watercolor brush (pink shade),
- watercolor brush,
- adhesive foam pads,
- paper glue.

First I colored the background. I used smooth watercolor paper which is great for coloring with Oxides. It allows you to blend the colors really well. I started with black and then went to light blue. I just circled around the paper with round blending tools. I prefer the round ones over the rectangular ones. When I had the color I wanted, I spritzed it with a few drops of water and dried it.


Then I die cut the  penguins from two different dies. I colored them with Distress Inks. I added eyes and cheeks with black and pink pen.


Instead of the skates I used another die to make penguin feet.


I die cut the wreath from Vintage Holiday Card die.


I used adhesive foam pads to add a bit of dimension.


And this is the finished card.




Have a peaceful Sunday.

Anja Z. 


Cottage Cutz dies I used: 






Sunday, November 05, 2017

Holiday Car and Trailer

Hi!

It's Sunday again and I'm (Anja) back with my new post. It's been a busy few weeks for me at work and crafting really helps me to relax after a stressful day at work. And I'm still testing all the beautiful Christmas themed dies that are available in the Scrapping Cottage store. This time I tried two new dies that can also be used after the Holiday season.


For both cards I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Vintage Holiday Car, Christmas Trailer),
- Distress Oxides (Fired Brick, Black Soot, Worn Lipstick, Lucky Clover, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves, Intense Violet, Antique Linen, Spiced Marmalade, Ice Spruce),
- white card base (2 13x13 cm),
- craft paper (2 12x12 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- silver pigment ink,
- Versafine Onyx Black ink pad,
- white acrylic paint,
- heat gun,
- sponge,
- acetate foil,
- roller,
- paper distresser,
- Zig brush (flesh tone),
- black pen,
- foam adhesive pads,
- sentiment stamp.

First I die cut both motives and colored them with Distress Oxides. I colored all metal pieces with silver pigment ink for additional shine.


For the little elf I used Zig brush and black pen to finish his face.


Then I started with the backgrounds. I put some acrylic paint on to acetate foil. I used two pieces of foil and squashed the color between it.


Then I put one foil on top of craft paper and transferred the color with a roller.


I got two different patterns. With a sponge I put a little more color to the edges of both papers. I dried the paint with my heat gun and then added a bit more interest to the edges, using my paper distresser. 


I stamped the sentiment on a strip of white paper. Again I distressed the edges.


I adhere the sentiment and the motives on the background with foam adhesive pads to give it a bit more dimension.


And these are my finished cards.







Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back soon. Have a nice Sunday.
Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz products I used: