A Bouquet of Flowers for you!

Hello everyone,

It's Donna here sharing another beautiful card using the CottageCutz dies!  As Janja said on Tuesday, May is the month for flower's to bloom, you know the old saying "April showers, bring May flowers".  On my card, I am playing with distress inks, watercolor paint and watercolor paper.  Just a mixture of everything!

Here is how I put my card together....

• Card base  is an A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)
• Double stitched rectangle die first and third (from the largest)
• Center inked piece is the center piece from the rectangle

Since I do not have the stitched wide rectangle dies by CottageCutz, I had to make one with the double stitched rectange dies.  I die cut my frame using these two dies at the same time.  I used some repositional tape so the dies would not slip.

I cut the frame out twice so I could use the frame as a mask to ink up my background.  You could also use painters tape to do this.

 I used some distress ink on cardstock so I could die cut my leaves.  I often ink or use water color paints on a large sheets of paper and that way I can have some for projects later.  This is what I did with the flowers.  The flowers are die cut out of watercolor paper that I used watercolor paints.

Here are a couple of the flowers I had some leftover watercolor paper that I used to cut the flowers out.  I used my rolling tool some my flowers would not be flat. 

I cut the vase out with vellum and after I finished cutting all my dies, I assembled my card.  I really like how it came out.  What do you think?  I hope you will hop on over to the store and see what might fit your fancy.

Dies used to make this card.

Tea Time

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Wednesday edition of the Blog. 

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring another of the April release dies. This time it's the "rose doily" die. It's temporarily sold out but you can preorder it for the next shipment. I paired it up with the teapot & teacup die to create a many occasions type card.

This week I had an idea of what I wanted to create. When that happens with me, I look through my patterned paper stash first to see what paper I might want to use. Then from there I choose my cardstock and any other matching embellishments I might have.

I found this patterned paper that I have had for a few years and I knew I had some matching ribbon. Then my idea really started to take shape.  So without further ado lets get started with some details on just exactly what I did here this week.

Cardstock and Patterned Paper Measurements:
peach card base measures 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 5 1/2"
patterned paper measure 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
green embossed panel: 2" x 4 1/8"

When I was thinking about my layout, I decided to take a piece of green cardstock that matches the patterned paper and emboss it. Just for some added texture and interest on my card.

 

I then started the initial assembly process by attaching the peach ribbon to my patterned paper and then to the card base. At this point I also attached the embossed panel. And from there moved onto my doily. I thought a white doily would look best and that would allow me to cut my teapot and cups in a color. I just love this new rose doily die. It's a 3 1/2" size and that makes it so perfect for an A2 card.

 

I cut my teapot and teacup die in the peach cardstock. This is one of the petite dies but there is such detail on both the pot and the cups. I decided to use a small leaf stamp that I had and stamp the pot and cups with green ink. Again, I just do some things for added interest. I tried cutting in a patterned paper but it was just too busy with my background paper.

 

 

 

I attached the doily with some dimensional adhesive for some card depth. I  stamped my sentiment and added it onto a flag and attached to my card. I created this card for my friend as a thinking of you type card. She holds an annual Christmas Tea and she love all types of tea accessories and cards.

To finish off my card, I added some small amber rhinestones to the doily and my sentiment flag.

 

 

Well Friends that's my card for today. I hope this provided some inspiration for you. The April release is filled with  awesome dies to help you create some gorgeous floral cards. Check it out.

 

If you have any questions about any of the cards I create or would like something explained, just leave a comment. I will get back to you. So until next time.......inky hugs!!!

 

Thank you cards

Hi, Janja here!

May is considered the month of fertility and love, the month when the buds burst open and the flowers bloom. Perfect for my first post in May to use dies from the flourish & flowers release.

For card we need:

• white scalloped card base: 5 x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm), folded
• colored cardstock: 4 x 4" (10,1 x 10,1 cm)
• white cardstock: 3.5 x 3.5" (8,9 x 8,9 cm)
• glue
• Distress inks: Worn Lipstick, Victorian Velvet, Cracked Pistachio and Salty Ocean
• Memento inks: Angel Pink, Cantaloupe, New Sprout, Pear Tart 

From white cardstock cut out a square with a cross-stitched square die (the largest die from the set) and spray it with Distress inks or use a stamp. With foam tape, fasten it to a color coordinated cardstock.
Now we start with cutting out leaves and flowers. I chose two new dies: leaves & stems, and Doodle flower set 1.

When we have flowers and leaves attached to the background, cut out the word thank you in two colors and with a lag also paste it on the background.

As with the thank you card wasn't a lot of work and I was pleased with the pink version, I made two more in other colors.

I hope, I am given you a little inspiration.

Dies, which I used at work: 

Thank you for watching.

Janja

Mini - album - Photoframe " The Sea adventures"

Hi friends!)

It's Yuliya here sharing  beautiful Mini-album - photoframe using the CottageCutz dies!

Supplies:

- chipboard
- cardstock
- patterned paper
- ribbon

 - CottageCutz Crab

- CottageCutz Life Preserver

- CottageCutz Paddles & Rope Ladder (Net)

- CottageCutz Stitched Wide Rectangle Frame Set (Basics)
- CottageCutz Expressions Happy

1. Cut chipboard 2 pc 5,5”х4,6” и 1 pc 5,5,”х4”. This is the future cover of our mini-album

2. Glue the details to the selected cotton. Wrap the cover with the cotton

3. Make neat corners

4. Our cover is ready for the next step

 5. Now glue the lace

5. Make a neat endpapers.

6.Glue the endpapers.

7. Prepare some die-cuts

8. Glue the details)

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and will be happy to inspire you!