Pink is More than a Color

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a card for that special pink-loving girl in your life.  When I first saw this die it reminded me of my girls when they were small and taking ballet.  And they loved pink!

I started by cutting the pieces from white, light pink and dark pink card stock.   I used Distress Oxide inks in Pumice Stone and Tattered Rose to color the ears and mouse.  I used a Copic marker in dark grey to color the balloon strings.

Next, I worked on the sentiment.  I stamped it in Melon Mambo ink using my Mini-Misti.  While it was still in the Misti I stamped over the pink with Versamark ink.

Then I used a holographic embossing powder to emboss the sentiment.  It REALLY sparkles!  Hard to capture in the photos.

Because I wanted to offset this sentiment in the heart, I stamped it in a landscape orientation (see above photos) so when I cut it out I had room to adjust for placement.  I used the largest of the Stitched Heart dies.

I made an A2 card base from Melon Mambo card stock and cut a 4 x 5.25 inch panel from a pink patterned paper.

Since the strings on the balloons are so fine, they needed some stabilization as did the mouse's head.  I used foam dots on the back which provided support and also allowed me to pop her up from the card base.

I glued the heart to the card and popped up the ballerina.  Finally I added a few sequins for extra sparkle.

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

Cherry Cupcake!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Fans!

It is Pam creating with you on the blog today.

The Birthday Release has really given me the opportunity to stay ahead of all the birthdays I have coming up.  There are a number of sweet yummy cupcakes in this collection and each one of them lends itself to some bright cheery colors.

Designer Steps:

 1.  Using the Birthday Cupcake w/Cherry die cut all the pieces out in white card stock

2.  Color all of the pieces with your favorite makers.  I added score lines to the cupcake bottom and glossy accents to the cherry.  Glue all of the pieces together after the Glossy Accents is dry

 3.  Use a white A2 base card. Cut out a green piece of card stock just slightly smaller then the white card base. Then cut a piece of red checked DP 4 x 5 1/4. Glue the Red checked DP to the green card stock and then glue to the card front

 4.  Cut a piece of cherry DP 5 1/8 x 2 1/2 and then layer it on top of green card stock. Make 2 small banners with DP and adhere to the top of the cherry panel.  Add a ribbon and that panel is complete.  Glue the panel to the front of the card just slightly left of center as shown above

 5.  Cut a piece of green card stock 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 and run it through a dotted embossing folder.  Layer it onto a piece of white card stock

6.  Glue the green embossed panel as shown above

7.   Add the cupcake using dimensional tape.  Cut out the word celebrate twice using the Celebrate Expressions die.  Glue the two Celebrates together and then glue to the card front

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I hope you enjoyed this card!  I love the bright colors!

Blessings
Pam

Happy Birthday

Hello!  This is Sukie and I have another birthday card to share created with the new Cottage Cutz Birthday dies.

I found the patterned paper in my stash and pulled the solid color stock to coordinate with the colors.

I cut out the Party Mouse with Presents in white card stock and used some inks to shade all of the pieces.  I also cut the Stitched Wide Rectangle Frame.

Totally Sky Trendy Twine coordinated perfectly with my background paper.  The sentiment is from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Simple Sentiments.

The patterned paper was layered on the red card stock.  I wrapped the twine at the top of the card base.  The lighter blue paper was layered underneath the Wide Rectangle Frame.

The sentiment was anchored in the corner of the frame and the Birthday Mouse with Presents was balanced inside the frame.

The finishing touch was a twine bow.  I tied the ends of the bow for a bit more softness on my card. 

Here are the dies used on my card, available in the shop:

Animals Celebrating

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have a simple and fun card for you today. Again using one of the new Birthday Release dies.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Party Animal Bus, Celebrate Expressions),

- Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Broken China, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone, Black Soot, Hickory Smoke, Picked Raspberry) and Oxides (Broken China, Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint),

- white card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- silver pigment ink,

- black pen,

- plastic stencil (clouds),

- brushes for background,

- paper glue.

First I cut and colored all the pieces for the bus. I used black pen for the eyes.

Next I cut and colored the sentiment.

And then I made the background directly on the card base. I used brushes for coloring. I made the clouds with a stencil and grass just by coloring on the paper with the brush. I used Distress Oxides for better effect.

And when I had finished my background, all I had to do was glue the bus and the sentiment on top. And my card was done.

That's all from me for today. Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Hedgehogs Selfie Card

Hi, Janja here with you.
This week I have a cute birthday card for you with a hedgehog's selfie.

- CottageCutz dies: Birthday Hedgehog, Stitched Rectangle Set, Stitched Square Set, Sending Hugs Bear
- card base: 4.25 x 5.5" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 4 x 5.20" (10,2 x 13,2 cm)
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- self-adhesive foam pads, glue

First, double cut out the hedgehog with a balloon.
My hedgehogs are cut out of colored cardstock and the edges are colored with colored ink pads.

For a polaroid frame, use a rectangle and a square die. Cut out four frames.

Attach the hedgehog on the back of the white frame. Use scissors to trim the hedgehog around the frame. Paste the remaining frames together.

Insert a blue background at the back of the frame. Attach the other hedgehog and balloons to the background with self-adhesive foam pads.

Cut the sentiment out of white cardstock. Prepare a card base and a piece of pattern paper.

When the card was completed, I drew white lines to the balloons.

Thanks for stopping here and happy crafting.
Janja