You're One Cool Chick

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have another card to share,  I'm showcasing a couple die sets from the fabulous new Slimline die release!  There is such a great variety of dies in this release and I used a couple of them on my card.

Once I selected the patterned paper for the my card base I cut it out with the Pinking Shear Edge Slimline die set.  I also cut out the Picket Fence Slimline and trimmed it down so it would fit between the 2 chicks.  The chicks are from the Country Farm Chicks die set.  I shaded the chicks with some Oxide Inks and used patterned paper for their outfits.

I layered the die cut patterned piece on a white card base creating a whimsical background for my card.

Each of the farm chicks were affixed on the outer edge of my card base.

The picket fence was adhered between the chicks. I tucked a piece of card stock into the picket fence to create a sentiment sign.

The sentiment tag was added to the card stock piece as the final finishing touch on my card.

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

Herd it's your Birthday!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing a slimline card. I'm excited to use one of the dies from the new Slimline die release.  There are 20 new dies in this amazing release! I combined the new die release with the original Slimline dies and the Country Farm dies to create a fun birthday card.

My card base was cut with the Nested Stitched Rectangles Slimline die set and layered with the Hills Slimline die cut. The Farm Fence Slimline was trimmed down a bit to leave enough space for the Farm Truck w/Animals.  The Baby Farm Animals finished off the adorable farm scene along with a fun sentiment sign.

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

Life Is Magic

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have another farm inspired card for you today. This time I made a card with lovely cows.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Country Farm Cows), 

- Distress and other dye Inks,

- craft card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts and background 814x14 cm),

- black pen, 

- white ink,

- silver pigment ink, 

- gold pigment ink,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- paper glue. 

 

First I cut and colored the cows. 

Next I did the background. I colored the grass and the sky on the white paper.

I glued the background on the card base and added the cows.  Last I stamped the sentiment to the right corner.

 

And my card was done.

 

 

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

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Berry Best Birthday Slimline

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 NEW RELEASE TIME! We have a new collection of Slimline Designs. Your slimline cardmaking is going to get a lot easier. We have 20 new designs and they are on sale. You can get each individual die for a limited time 25% off. The dies have appeal for all styles of cardmaking. So check them out and make your selections.

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Circle Windows Slimline die and the strawberry image that's included  to make a birthday card for a friend. She celebrates her special day at the end of the month. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I started my card by cutting the windows slimline in white cardstock. The panel is 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". 

I wanted to use a strawberry themed designer paper in the windows, and I cut the circles with the 4th largest die from the Circle set. The circles are slightly larger that the opening so they will fit nicely behind. 

The strawberry image is part of this new die and I cut it in a poppy red cardstock and then again in a green cardstock for the hull. 

Now that I have all the card elements cut, I am ready to start card assembly. The card base is 3 3/4" x 8 3/4". It will still fit in a #10 business envelope for mailing or you could make your own. 

I attached the designer paper to the circle openings with double sided tape. Then this panel was attached with the same adhesive. After I attached the panels I realized I hadn't stamped my sentiment. I put it in my MISTI and stamped. I wasn't sure if I would have to ink a few times since I was stamping on 3 layers of cardstock. But one inking was fine. 

Next, I attached the strawberries with dimensional adhesive. I decide to cut three small vines so the strawberries weren't hanging in mid-air. I used an older Strawberry die. 

To finish off my card, I scattered a few green glitter enamel dots for some added interest. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this new die. That's it for me for this post. I will see you again next Saturday. 

Dies I used to create card: 

  

Snowflake Present Slimline

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today and I hope everyone has had a chance to check out the new Slimline dies in the online store.  They are wonderful!  There are a great variety of styles including some beautiful background dies.  I'm using one today to create an elegant holiday card.  I know it's July but so many blogs are celebrating Christmas in July, I thought I'd give it a go with these beautiful snowflakes.

I started by cutting three panels - two from plain white cardstock, one using the largest of Nested Rectangle Slimline dies and one using the Snowflake Background Slimline.  I cut a panel just slightly smaller from Diamond Glitter paper.

I layered these together.  By cutting the glitter paper slightly smaller I can glue around the edges and sandwich it between the two white layers.

When using the Snowflake die save the snowflakes that come out of the holes. They make wonderful embellishments or shaker bits!

I added sparkly ribbon like you would see on a package.

Next was time for the bow.  Cut approximately 18-22inches of ribbon and a few pieces of gold twine. I added some silver later.

Wrap the ribbon around three of your fingers and then hold in the center.  Add the extra twine in loops on the back and hold these down in the center as well.

Using the twine tie the ribbon tightly in the center.

When the center is secure, fluff up the bow.  Pull the sides out and twist and scrunch.  It looks more complicated than it is.  There really is no wrong way to do it. (And you can use larger ribbon and this same technique for gift wrapping presents!)

I used a couple of glue dots to hold down the bow and added a few rhinestones for extra sparkle.  I love the elegant simplicity of this card.

Be sure to visit the online store to see the 20 new Slimline designs!  Right now they are on sale for a limited time!

Products used:

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