Engagement Party Invitation

Hi!

It's Anja here. I finally got my hands on the new wedding and nested dies. For my first card I made a clean engagement party invitation with a matching envelope. This can easily be turned into a wedding invitation or even a wedding card.

This is what I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle Set, Rose With Wedding Rings, Pair of Doves),
- Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Dusty Concord)
- silver VersaColor pigment ink,
- white card stock for invitation base and die cuts,
- white paper for printing,
- violet card stock,
- black pen,
- Wink of Stella glitter brush pen,
- WRMK Envelope Punch,
- paper glue,
- adhesive foam pads.

And this is how I did it.

First I die cut the base for the invitation. I used the largest die from Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle Set and made it longer. I cut a rectangle from violet card stock that was a few millimeters smaller than the inside of the stitched rectangle.

This is how I prolonged the stitched rectangle. First I cut through only half of it.

Than I turned the paper around and put the die it the already cut lines. And again I only cut it to thee part that has not been already cut. You have to be careful with this so you don't cut to far because the die will leave a mark. 

 

Then I die cut all the other pieces and colored them with Distress Inks. I used Wink of Stella Marker to add a sparkle to the diamonds. 

For the envelope I used WRMK Envelope punch. It's so easy to make a matching envelope to go with your card. For my invitation I needed to cut a paper size 21x21 cm and started to score it at 7,9 cm. I also cut a smaller stitched rectangle that would fit the name and the address.

I designed the invitation text and printed it on white 220 g paper. And then I just glued all the pieces together. I glued the doves with adhesive foam pads. 

You can check all the other new dies in Janet's video. 

 Have a sunny Sunday!

Anja Z.

Mr & Mrs Wedding Card

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

It's wedding season here in my neck of the woods. It seems like every couple of years I get invited to several weddings and this is the year. Fortunately for me, we just had a release of 20 new wedding dies that fit perfectly for my card ideas.

So lets get started with some details on the card I am showcasing today.

Step 1: I start my cards each week in several different ways. Today, I started with my card colors. That made it easy because these are the ones the Bride has chosen for her wedding. I looked through my paper stash for colors that matched along with patterned paper. I chose a soft green, a rich espresso brown and peach as my accent colors. I am also using a peach ribbon. I assembled these parts of the card at this point.

Green Card Base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Espresso Layering Panel: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"

Patterned Paper Panel: 5 1/4" x 4" 

Step 2: I decided to use the Mr & Mrs with Hearts and frame it with the Nested Stitched Doily dies. I assembled this part of my card and attached to the base panel. I used dimensional adhesive to attach it to card. It adds depth to your card. 

 

 

Step 3: I also wanted to finish the inside of my card. I don't usually do this with anything more than a sentiment. The exception is wedding cards.  I like to add other embellies to make it a little more special for the couple. So for this card I used the Rose with wedding rings, Love Phrase.and the  Nested Scallop Rectangle dies.

 

I adhered the images to the scallop panel. I really like the wedding rings that are part of the rose die. The hearts were leftover when I cut the Mr & Mrs phrase.

Attached the decorated panel to the card inside. The espresso is such a rich shade of brown and complements the green nicely. The bride chose some beautiful colors for her wedding.

I decided to add a bow to the card front. It just seemed a little more complete. I don't have to mail this card so no worries that my bow will get ruined. Well that completes my card for this week. I hope I have given you another idea on how to use these new wedding dies. See you next Saturday.

 

 

Dies I used to complete card:

 

 

 

Wedding Doves

Good morning!  It’s Jeanne here with my first post as a guest designer on the CottageCutz Blog. I am excited to be a part of the team and share my crafting skills with you.

  

 The card I have for today's post would make a great engagement, wedding, or anniversary card.  For a wedding, it would be fantastic to do in the bride's colors.  The layout for this card came from a sketch challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.

I started with a pink card base of 8 1/2 x 5 1/5, scored at the 4 1/4 inch point and a vanilla layer cut to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.

Next I cut the doily using the largest die from the Nested Stitched Doily Set.  Since the color of the pink cardstock was close to the vanilla color, I sponged the edges with pink to give some definition.

From vanilla cardstock, I cut two medium flowers, one small flower and one large flower along with a small and medium center from the Plumeria and Leaves die.  I sponged the edges of the flowers in pink and the centers in yellow.  I also added just a touch of pink to the very center of each flower.

When I have very small items to glue, I usually place a large drop of glue on a craft mat and use a toothpick to put the glue on my piece.  The toothpick also helps me to place the item where I want it on the card.

I cut the birds from vanilla cardstock and their perch and the word "love" from a matte silver cardstock. The birds were edged in a light grey ink and their beaks colored in the same yellow I used for the flower centers.  I used a Multi-liner to dot their eyes.

The last step was to put it all together.  The doily, birds, and one medium flower are glued to the vanilla layer.  I used a foam dot to place the small flower on top of the medium flower.  The larger flower was created in the same way and adhered to the card using two layers of foam dots.  I added the word "love" and some pearls to finish it off.

That’s my card for this week. I hope I have given you some inspiration on ways to use the new wedding dies. See you next Friday.

Products used:

There is another great release of new dies over in the online store. The Nested Shapes with 17 designs as well as a Wedding Release with 20 designs. Janet (our video artist) has put together a video showcasing all the new nested shapes dies. Just click on the photo below to be taken to the CottageCutz YouTube channel.

Roses!

Good Morning Cottage Cutz Friends!

It is Pam sharing with you today.  I am playing with the new release Rose with Wedding Ring die and giving you options to make your dies more versatile.  The card I made for you today can be a wedding card, birthday card, thinking of you and many others.  Who wouldn't love a beautiful bouquet on their card!

1.  Start with an A2 Vanilla card base cut a light pink piece of card stock to 5 1/4 x 4 and a piece of dark pink card stock 5 x 3 3/4

2.  Run the dark pink through an embossing folder and then glue the layers to the front of the card and set aside

 3.  Using a mint green card stock and the Cottage Cutz Roses with Wedding Ring die cut out 6 stems.  Then cut out 5 dark pink roses and 5 light pink roses.  Using your copic markers shade the flowers.  Using the largest of the Cottage Cutz Nested Stitched Eyelet Rectangle Set cut out a vanilla rectangle

 4.  Begin the arrangement in the center of the retangle and work from there.  I cut a lot of the leaves off and rearranged them in the bouquet.  Use a glue dot to attach your bow mount the rectangle to the dark pink on the front of your card

Cottage Cutz Products

There is another great release of new dies over in the online store. The Nested Shapes with 17 designs as well as a Wedding Release with 20 designs. Janet (our video artist) has put together a video showcasing all the new nested shapes dies. Just click on the photo below to be taken to the CottageCutz YouTube channel.

I hope you will visit our shop!  We have a great selection of beautiful dies!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings

Pam