Puppy Trick or Treat

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.

Well we are into the 9th day of September. I hope you have made a smooth transition from the hot, humid summer months. Our temperatures have cooled off somewhat rapidly here in Pittsburgh. So fall is coming- maybe a bit sooner than we want (LOL)! With fall comes thoughts of harvest time, pumpkins, hay rides and of course Halloween.

CottageCutz has a new release of Halloween & Christmas dies coming on September 20th. Online ordering is not available right now because of a move to a larger warehouse. But, the DT will be giving you sneak peeks of what's coming until then.

My card today is using some of the new dies: Halloween Pup, Halloween Phrases & More and Halloween Candy Jar. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1: This week I started my card with my layout. Splitcoaststampers had a good one posted for their Wednesday Sketch Challenge #661. I thought it would work great as my card layout. A layout always helps me to jump start my creativity.

Step 2: I looked through my cardstock and patterned papers to see what colors would work best for a fall card. I chose a pumpkin, olive green and purple for the main card colors. I decided to use the patterned paper for the larger part of the background (#2 in above sketch). Embossed the solid colored cardstock with a pumpkin embossing folder.
Background measurements:
patterned paper: 2 1/2" x 5 3/8"
Embossed Pumpkin Cardstock: 1 3/4" x 5 3/8"

I didn't want a seam showing, so I used some ribbon that matched the puppy's hat and my trick or treat words  to cover the seam and also as an accent piece.

Step 3: Time to start the die cutting. I decided to use more bright festive colors for the puppy's hat. He is such a little cutie and I wanted that carried over with the hat as well as the rest of the card. I believe I accomplished that look.

The trick or treat word I wanted placed in the circle element of the sketch. I used the 4th largest die in the CottageCutz circle set. It's approximately 2 1/2" round. This size was a perfect fit.

Step 4: I am ready to start assembly of my card parts. I cut a rectangle (#3) on the sketch. I layered that over a purple panel. It defined the panel a little more. Used the largest pierced rectangle die.
I added a few pumpkin enamel dots on this panel and a spider to the circle panel. The spider is from the new Halloween Candy Jar set. Layered  onto a white cardstock base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and my card is complete.

I hope I have given you some inspiration for a cute Halloween card. Remember all the dies will be available on September 20th. So there will be plenty of time to get cards made for Halloween giving.

A couple of our Design Team members are in the path of Hurricane Irma. Sending thoughts and prayers their way for safety and protection. I will see you next Saturday.

Dies I used to create card:

 

 

 

 

Stop and Smell the Roses!

It's Jeanne here today sharing a card featuring some of my favorite things - hummingbirds, roses and Prismacolor pencils!  This beautiful stamp and die set is part of the new release set to be available September 20.

This is an A2 side fold card.  The base is 11 x 8 1/2 inches, scored at the 5 1/2 inch mark.  I cut a piece of patterned paper 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 to completely cover front.

I first picked out the patterned paper and then matched the colors for the rose to it.  I used Copic markers under the colored pencils.

Next I die cut the foliage from the Fancy Doves with Vine die set and glued it directly to the card.  I then die cut the bird and roses.

I tied the ribbon on the bottom of the die cut and popped it off the card using foam dots.

My last step was to add the sentiment and some sequins. I decided to rip the edge of the sentiment strip to give it a more organic feel.

Dies used:

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  This is such a pretty stamp and die set - I had so much fun coloring it and creating this card!

Remember - the new dies will be available September 20 and the website ordering will be down until that date due to Cottage Cutz big move to a larger space.  Keep that wish list going!

See you next Friday!

Birthday Gift Card!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Fans!

It is Pam from Stamper at Heart Blog Spot

I know now a days that so many young people like gift cards.  And it really takes all the thrill out of hunting for the perfect gift!  However it is a lot easier and faster to get the gift card.  So to make it a little more personal I decided to make the gift card holder!

Designer steps:

1.  Start with a 4 1/8 x 9 3/4 piece of white card stock.  Score at 2 1/8, 5, 6 and 7.  Fold as shown this is the inside of the gift card

 2.  Flip the card over and glue the mountain fold (which is now the vally fold) together.  Then flip the card back over

 3.  Cut 4 pieces of DP at 4 x 2 3/4 and cut 2 pieces at 2 x 4.  Working on the inside of the card glue one of the 4 x 2 3/4 down as shown

 4.  On the inside glue the flap for the card holder down with a tiny lines of glue on both of the far left and right edges and then push it down onto the DP

 5.  Still working on the inside glue the 2 x 4 inch DP to the top flap and glue the 2 3/4 x 4 piece of DP to the bottom half of the gift card

 6.  Flip the card over and glue down the DP to the front of the card

7.  Next cut out the cupcake using the  Cottage Cutz Stitched Cupcake die also using Cottage Cutz Celebrate die cut out the sentiment.   Assemble the pieces

8.  Glue to the front flap as shown

 9.  Flip the card over and add a sentiment just below the pocket for the gift card and add a small velcro dot for secure closing

Cottage Cutz Products

I hope you give this project a try!  It is very versatile!  I use it for weddings, baby showers, and of course Christmas!

* Just a note we are moving to a larger warehouse so ordering will be set to start on Sept. 20th

Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings
Pam

Haunted Mansion

Hi, Lois here.  I hope you are enjoying this long Labor Day weekend.  Now that September has arrived, Halloween is just around the corner.  CottageCutz has some new, really cute Halloween dies.  My card today uses one of them, as well as a couple of older dies.  The name of the Halloween die brings memories of many trips to Disney World -- Haunted Mansion.

I usually start a card by cutting the card base and mats, but this was Halloween -- why not mix it up!  This die has many small pieces to it.  I first ran the die through my Big Shot using gray cardstock.  I was able to color many of the gray pieces with various Copic markers.  Some pieces, like the ghost and the insides of the windows had to be cut from white cardstock because the gray was too dark.

So now I was ready to gather my card base pieces.  I have an old patterned paper pad made up of photographs.  One of the photos is of a dark night sky.  That's the one I used for my spooky house.

I cut a strip of the green to form the ground and constructed my card base.  You can just about see the outlines of the spooky-looking trees in the background.

I decided  to use the photo on the die packaging as a guide for constructing my house.  And the jack-o-lantern is from the Calendar Icons die.  I placed a small piece of yellow cardstock behind his face.

Now I was ready to complete my card.  The trees are from another CottageCutz die called Campsite Clothesline.   And don't look too closely -- I forgot to include the spider webs on the front of the house.  It was too late when I discovered that!  But I did stamp a small sentiment and placed it on a "sign" in front of my house.

The Haunted Mansion die, as well as other Halloween dies and several new series of Christmas dies, will be available for purchase in the CottageCutz store starting September 20th.  Because of the support of our wonderful customers, it has become necessary to move into a larger warehouse.  Because of the move, the store is temporarily on hold.  But that gives you lots of time to decide what you want next!  LOL!

CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

Baked with Love

Hi!
This is Anja again. My colleague asked me to make her a card for her friend who loves to bake. And this is what I came up with. I played with embossing and Distress Oxides.

I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Tiered Wedding Cake, Baking In The Kitchen, Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set, Nested Stitched Doily Set),
- Distress Oxides (Antique Linen, Abandoned Coral, Vintage Photo),
- transparent embossing powder,
- Versamark embossing ink,
- watercolor paper (10,7x14,7 cm),
- white card base (11x15 cm),
- paper glue,
- enamel dot,
- Wink of Stella glitter brush pen.

First I stamped the images on watercolor paper. I used the stamping platform to make it easier. I embossed the images with transparent embossing powder.

I colored the images with water and Distress Oxides. I spritzed a few drops of color all over the paper at the end. I used the same technique to color the cake.

I decided to stamp the sentiment directly on the cake.

Then I die cut two different circles that combine each other nicely.

And after that I just combined and glued all the pieces together. I added a little glitter with Wink of Stella marker to the cake and colored images on the background.

Have a fun filled Sunday.
Anja Z.