Good Day Sunshine

Hello!  This is Sukie and I'm sharing a card using the new Cottage Cutz die sets. I wanted to mix up a couple of the die sets from the Beach & Tropical die release which is currently on sale!

I used the Surfboard SUV and a palm tree from the Surf Shack die set to create this beach theme card.

I started by creating the background by blending some bold Oxide Ink colors replicating a bright and sunny beach day.  The circle also got some inking and was stamped with fun sentiment.  The hand cut hill was also shaded with some ink.

Next I created the scene by adding the oversized sun on the top of my card and layering the hand cut hill along the bottom edge.

I'm loving the cool background!  It served as the perfect backdrop for the coordinating Surfboard SUV.

I pieced together the palm tree and affixed it to my card.  The oversized palm is perfect for towering over this beachy scene!

The final card is a bold and beautiful beach scene which is perfect for an all occasion card!

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

Ahoy Envelope

Hi!

It's Anja here. For today's post I have a little bit different project for you. I decorated a pirate themed envelope.

For this project I used:

- Cottage Cutz die (Ahoy Matey),

- dye inks,

- craft paper envelope (13x18 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- map themed stamp,

- acrylic block,

- white pen,

- iron,

- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the parrot and the sentiment.

 

 

Next I stamped the map on the envelope.

Then I crushed the envelope and shaded all the folds with the ink.

 

Next I ironed the paper to get it back in shape. 

 

 

And last I adhered the parrot and the sentiment to the envelope. And my project was done.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Anja Z.

 

 

Cottage Cutz die I used:

 

 

Ahoy Matey

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.

We have a brand new release of Beach & Tropical dies in the online store. We have 14 new designs in this release and they are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off. 

They are so perfect for creating beach themed birthday cards, thank you, thinking of you etc. Let your imagination soar! The Design Team has been showing some great samples to spark your creativity. If you haven't seen them, look back on the Blog for lots of eye candy. 

For my card today, I am using the Ahoy Matey die and created a birthday card for a 7 year old boy. He loves Pirates so this one will be perfect for him. I usually give him 2 cards and this Pirate card is the other that will be his.  This one is part of the Pirates & Sea Creatures release. They are a companion to the Beach & Tropical release. And, it's also still on the 25% off sale price. 

Design Steps:

I started off my card this week with the colors. I saw the color challenge #804 On Splitcoaststampers and thought of this Ahoy Matey die immediately. The colors are perfect for a parrot. 

granny apple green, mango melody, misty moonlight

Once I had the colors, I cut the parrot and the Ahoy Matey phrase in the challenge colors.

I found this layout online and decided to use it for my card design. It would allow me to use designer paper and have several layers for my card. These are 2 elements I really like for my cards.

For the horizontal rectangle, I wanted a look to complement the stitched circle I used. The Pierced Rectangle set doesn't cut this size so I worked the die to get the size I wanted. First I took a piece of mango melody cardstock and cut it 4 1/4" long  x 3" high and then I made my first cut with the die.  

Then I marked this piece at 1 1/4" and laid the die back on cardstock for my 2nd cut. I used Purple Tape to secure the die. This brand is easy release and doesn't tear your cardstock. 

This is the finished piece- a perfect 4 1/4" x 1 1/4". It's just another way to get more mileage out of the dies you own.

Next, I selected my designer papers. I decided to focus on the granny apple green for the 3" and 4" rectangle layers. The circles are cut with the 3rd largest Stitched Circle & Circle dies. 

Now that all my card elements and images are cut, I am ready to start card assembly. 

I attached the parrot  to the circle panel with dimensional adhesive. 

The layers are attached to the white card base (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") with double sided tape. 

The image panel is next  and that also is attached with double sided tape. 

To finish off my card I added the "ahoy matey" phrase. I did cut it twice to give it more depth on my card. A few enamel dots in the misty moonlight color and it's done. I hope I have given you another idea for a way to use this new and oh so cute die. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Beautiful Friendship

Happy Friday! It's Jeanne today with a beautiful floral card celebrating friendship.  The card features three dies from the new Tropical collection.  I LOVE this collection - hibiscus flowers are one of my favorites followed by plumeria.  Both are in this collection!

 

 

I wanted the flowers to be very organic and fluid so I decided to watercolor my cardstock that I would use to cut the flowers.

This was very easy to do.

I took a piece of Mixed Media paper 6 x 11 and just started watercoloring with three analogous colors - a yellow orange, an orange and a bright pink.  This gave me the color palette I was looking for.

Using the Hibiscus Flowers, the Tropical Bouquet and the Sloth dies, I cut my flowers from the watercolored cardstock and my leaves from various colors of green.  I took my greens from the designer paper I decided to use for my accent strip.

Next I cut a panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (A2 card size), a strip 1 x 5 1/2 inches and three circle using the largest of the Stitched Circles dies.  Two in green and one in white.

I stamped my sentiment in the lower left and glued the strip to the right side of the card.  I stacked all three circles together and glued them to the upper right overhanging the circle.  I then used scissors to trim the circle.

To glue the flowers to the card, I started with the two main flowers and adhered just their centers.  In this way, I could tuck the leaves behind the flowers.  When everything was on the card, I added glue with my fine-tipped glue.

The small flower is popped up using foam dots.  Some of the leaves were overhanging the edges of the card and I trimmed those using scissors.

Finally, this card seemed to need a bit of sparkle.  I added a few sequins and used a shimmer pen on the small hibiscus flower in the front.

Dies used:

 

Be sure to stop by the online store to check out all the new dies.  They're on sale for a limited time!

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