Good day, Sunshine!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a project to share for my design team post.  I'm showcasing a couple of dies from the fabulous new Gardening release.

I cut out all of my pieces from the Puppy in Garden Cart and the Planter Box & Seeds die sets.  The oval is from the Stitched Oval Set.

I selected a whimsical floral pattern for my card panel and drew out the different colors for my die cuts.  A small strip of paper was punched with the Fiskars Scalloped Sentiment punch.

I created my card base by layering the pieces together and adding a stamped sentiment to the punched border.  The garden cart was centered inside the oval and adhered on my card.

Next, I tucked in the greenery along the punched border.  The seed packets and garden sign were nestled in between the greenery.

The fussy cut flag was adhered along the top edge of my card adding an extra pop of color to the gardening scene!

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

To brighten your day

Hi Janja here. Welcome to the blog today.
As much as I love creating my cards with lots of cutouts, it’s fun to take a step back occasionally and create a simple card.

- CottageCutz die Gardening Tomte
- blank card: 4 ¼ x 5 ½" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- white cardstock: 3 1/2 x 4 13/16" (8,9 x 12,2 cm)
- different colors of cardstock
- different colors of ink pads
- white ink pen
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape

Start by die-cutting all the pieces for the main image out from different colors of cardstock. For greater depth, use ink pads that are slightly darker than the cardstock.

Then cut out a rectangle from white cardstock.
To add a little more depth to the overall look, leave the die in place and shade around the bottom with a grey ink pad and blender brush. You will get white unshaded edges at the bottom.
I printed this cute quote later on the top.

Trim the selected patterned paper to the size of a blank card. Stick it on the front of the card.

Completed card.

Thank you for stopping by.
Janja

Blooming Wagon 2

Hi Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne again today.  On Friday I posted a card and said that I had made two cards with the same die.  Today I am featuring the second card.

The sentiment here really guided the design of this card.  While working on Friday's card, I came across this sentiment and loved it but it did not work for that particular card.  However, it is a wonderful sentiment for a clean and simple card, so I created one using my leftover die cut pieces from Friday!

I glued all the pieces to an A2 panel that I had stamped with the sentiment - then I added a strip of washi tape.  I glued that to an A2 card base. A super easy, fun and understated card!

Here are both cards I made using the Garden Wheelbarrow die.

The colors of the cardstock and paper as well as the shading of the dies with ink can lend a totally different feel to cards created with the same die.  A great way to make the dies go further!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to visit the online store where select dies are on sale for a limited time!

Thinking of You

Hi!

It's Anja here. I got my package of beautiful new Garden release dies this week. And first I made this simple card, using the wheelbarrow die.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Garden Wheelbarrow),
- Distress Inks,
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and background (14x14 cm),
- silver pigment ink,
- black pigment ink,
- brush,
- sentiment stamp,
- water spritzer,
- heat gun,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the wheelbarrow.

Next I did the background. I used water spritzer to add some interest to the colored sky.

When the background was dried, I added the sentiment.

And at last I put all the pieces together and my card was done.

Have a nice week. See you again on Sunday.

Anja Z.



Cottage Cutz die I used for this card:

Flower Power Tomte

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

It's Mother's Day weekend and even though we will be having a different type of celebration because of the stay at home orders; it's still a day to honor Mothers everywhere. So on behalf of the CottageCutz team and our wonderful owner, Joanne, I extend greetings to all Moms. 

There is also a Mother's Day sale going on through this coming Monday night, May 11. It's a chance to pick up some new dies and get a deal on them as well. 

Now onto my card for today. I am featuring the new Flower Power Tomte die to create a summer birthday card. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps:

I started my card by cutting the images. I used various colors of bright cardstock. The flower pot that I used is from the new Potting Shed die. Since I was cutting circle windows on my card, I wanted the image just a bit larger. 

 I stamped the HB2U sentiment on the little garden post that the tomte is holding. This is actually a new word (tomte) for me. When I saw the new dies I had to look up that word to find out it's another word to describe a gnome. 

Next, I laid out the circle dies on my cardstock. I taped them down so they wouldn't move when I ran them through my Big Shot machine. Before any cutting took place, I laid the images inside the circles to make sure everything would fit nicely. 

The circles are the 4th, 5th and 6th largest dies from the circle die set. 

For the circle backgrounds, I decided to use some blue designer paper that had the look of a sky. I cut 3 more circles just slightly larger so they would fit behind nicely. I used the 3rd, 4th and 5th dies from the circle set. 

Now I am ready for card assembly. I placed the images inside each circle. 

I thought that at least 2 of the circles need something additional.  For the birdhouse circle I cut a couple of flowers and also a small cloud image. On the flower pot circle, I just added a cloud. The cloud die is from the Lighthouse w/Clouds die. It's an older one from CottageCutz. 

The card still looked a bit empty and too much white space for my liking. So I decided to stamp 3 small birthday sentiments in grape ink. My card is another work in progress this week. 

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to a highland heather (light purple) card base. I also scattered a few grape enamel dots. I am definitely happy with how the card turned out. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this ever so cute Flower Power Tomte new die. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday. 

dies I used to create card:

  

Blooming Wagon

Happy Friday! It's Jeanne today with a card featuring a die from the new Gardening release.  This release, along with other dies, are on sale right now for Mother's Day - but this is for a limited time only!

I wanted to make a card with a vintage feel to it and thought the Garden Wheelbarrow die would be perfect.

I started the card by choosing the paper for the background and then going through my scraps to choose colors for the flowers.

From the patterned background paper I cut a panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches.  I used a fine point multiliner pen to draw small flowers in the corners and lines joining them.  The trick to doing this is to draw at a steady, rather quick pace.  The point is to get a line that is not dead straight (if so, use a ruler!) but just a little wavy.  With a little practice it really is quite easy.  For me it's a matter of speed.  Try to draw a straight line at a certain speed and it comes out perfectly waved!  I did this twice to make a double line.

Next, I cut a lot of flowers from my scraps.  More than I knew I'd need, but wanted play with the number and colors of flowers in the wheelbarrow.  I glued them all together.

I then cut the leaves and two colors of wheelbarrows - one rose red and the other green.

 I decided to use the green wheel barrow as it allowed the focus more on the flowers and not the wheelbarrow itself.  I used some Distress Oxide ink to antique the edges of the panel and the wheelbarrow.

 I adhered the wheelbarrow to the panel.  I cut the word "Bloom" by using the Garden Phrases die and cutting away the rest of the phrase.

When I glued down the wheelbarrow I adhered only the bottom of the cart so I could tuck the greenery and flowers into the wagon.

For my finished card I used the flowers in pinks and purples.  I had many flowers leftover and one wheelbarrow, so I made another card that is very different in look and feel from this one.  This is something I love about these dies - you can achieve so many different looks depending on the paper colors and patterns, and how you cut and color the dies.  Visit the blog on Monday, May 11 and see the second card I created!

Dies used:

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a great weekend and a terrific Mother's Day - whether you are being celebrated, you are celebrating your mother or both!