Simple Filigree Card

 This is a simple way to use the Cottage Cutz Floral Doily die to show a screen look to a card. (I have used yellow card stock to show the contrast, yellow was not used in the card) I cut a 3 1/4" circle in the front of my card and glued the Floral Doily over the hole. This created a window like.  . trellis on the front of the card. I than added the Cottage Cutz Flower Petals die flower over the lower corner (half on half off).

 The flower I cut from Basill Bling card stock and highlighted in two shades of pink Copic markers. The Stem was cut twice from the die, once in a lime green and the second from a leaf green. I cut the leaves off the second cut and added them behind the lime branch. This added a bit of base color contrast, than highlighted the whole branch in three shades of Copic greens. A mini bow was added to the stem. I thought the jewels added a bit of bling to the flower, because of the jewels in the stripes of the paper. If you go back to the first picture you will see the random stripes done with Stickles and the added jewels. (its hard to see, but there are 14 random stripes of various sizes with 6 jewels added) This is a great way to jazz up a simple stripe paper.

 This is a shot from the inside of the card.

What a great flower die. A lot of possibilities . .  This really is a simple card that you can get several done and add the matching envelopes, put in an organza bag and give as gifts.

Thanks Barry

This added little goodie is a gift tag, I DOUBLED the paper on the Floral Doily to add weight to the tag. Attached the same flower. Looped organza ribbon through the filigree and feed a bead onto the two stands of ribbon, tied a knot above the bead. The tag is ready to attach to any gift.

Layout of Love

Good morning!!  It's a red hot Friday morning in Missouri, and I have a red hot scrapbook layout to share with you today.  ;-)  I pulled out some of my dies and stamps from the Valentine release and paired them up with one of the new dies (Bird with Flowers) from the new Flower Power release at The Scrapping Cottage to bring you this fun creation.  From the Valentine release, I used the Label 1 die, and the Frame 1 background stamp, as well as the Valentine sentiments stamps.  I got the sketch from the current Scrapping Cottage challenge. There's still time for you to play along, as you have until the 8th to upload your creation for a chance to win a great prize!!

Here's the page map to follow for the current challenge, and you can find all the details here, to link up your work.  We're sure looking forward to seeing your fabulous creations!  Good luck, and thanks so much for stopping by today on this beautiful day.  I wish you a safe and happy 4th of July weekend, and lots of happy stamping and scrapping!!!

Hello, sunshine!

Summer time is officially here - finally! - and what could be more appropriate than a bright and cheerful welcome for Mr. Sunshine. :) I love this summer sun die by Cottage Cutz.

For his sweet face I used one of the face stamps from the gingerbread doll set. Isn't it cute. :)

Before I sign off today for the last time, I want to take this opportunity to thank Joanne and the Scrapping Cottage, Kay our DT Coordinator and all the DT members for making my time on this team so much fun. I have thoroughly enjoyed  the past year as part of this talented team of crafters, sharing my work and showcasing the fabulous Cottage Cutz products Joanne brings to us. Thank you all so much for such a wonderful experience!!!

See you 'round Scrapendipity's Studio! :)
HUGS and craftyness,

New Flowers to Love

I'm in love with this new Layered Flower die. So many possibilities!

I made these flowers for my Bridal Shower layout and I just love the dimension. I added some Glossy Accents to a few of the centers.

Lots of pretty flower dies from the newest release "Flower Power" Be sure to check them out. Don't forget our Second Saturday Challenge going on right now for a chance to win a $25 CottageCutz Gift certificate. You can read about it here.

Have a great Wednesday!

Kay

Gift Card Holder . . 1st BD

 This is a Gift Card Holder, rather than a traditional card it is a ""and the winner is"" type card!. You do the front or a face of a card and mount into an envelope type frame. This card was made with three of the Cottage Cutz dies, Surprise Phrase, Eyelet Circle and Birthday Peeker Bear. I made a pouch type slop for the gift card and sat the bear peeker over the edge. The bear head was mounted on foam dots to make it level with the thickness of the gift card. The corners of the card face were punched with a bubble corner punch and than the front of the card was mounted on a brighter card stock. The color than showed through, I cut assorted color dots and added like confetti in the corners.

 I made the bear pink with rose ink highlights.  All the colors in her hat were used in the rest of the card.

 I used the verse SURPRISE centered on a eyelet circle. . on the outside of the flaps. Almost like a buckle. The envelope frame was made with swiss dot card stock for texture. Because the inside of the card is thick and the envelope frame is heavy card stock. . the envelope frame does not want to stay closed.

As you can see. . I did not glue any of the flaps. I also made the envelope frame smaller than a traditional envelope so you can than put this into a envelope to mail or give. This way when the person who receives the card pulls it out of the mailing style envelope. . . . the flaps will automatically open because of the bulk of the paper and. . ""It POPs Open""  This is a good office style card because everyone who contributed to the gift card can write a comment on the flaps of the envelope frame. Lotz of places to write!

Thanks Barry

What's Cookin'

Good morning!  Well it's Friday, and the end to another glorious week, which means it's my turn to share a card with you.  I made this card with the Antique Stove Cottage Cutz die from the In The Kitchen release.  Don't you just love the charm of this adorable piece?

I found this pretty October Afternoon paper from their Modern Homemaker Cherry Pie collection, and I thought it went perfect with this entire In The Kitchen release.  I colored the stove with my Copic markers, and added a little shading around the edges with some Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful day and a fabulous weekend!  Happy Stamping!!!

I love you beyond measure

Welcome and happy Thursday! You know what that means....it means it's my turn to share. :) In case you may have missed it, I'm in L - O - V - E with the kitchen release! So this week, I'm sharing another project with dies from this set. 

This is the measuring cup with comes with a stamp for the measurements! Adorable beyond measure, isn't it....hahahaha!!!!  I'm so punny! :)

And for the bowl full of love and kisses, I used the largest of the stacking bowls. I love those bowls, and they are fun to fill with stuff!

Thank you for visiting the blog today. I hope I've inspired you to use your dies in a way you hadn't thought of before. :) Have a crafty weekend!

Simple Pleasures

Today I'm going back to last fall's release and showing a simple card I did with the Windmill. It was my dad's 83rd birthday last week and he loves windmills, it reminds him of growing up in Iowa. I knew I had to have this die for this very reason.

I inked the edges of my light blue card layer as well as the the clouds and the grassy hill. I Assembled my windmill and inked that as well. I added a flat gem to the middle and added some pop dots. Very simple but peaceful if you ask me.

Wishing you a peaceful summer day.

Kay

Just testing....

Hi all!  Just trying to get this networked to FB.  Hope this works.

Friendly Reminder

Don't forget to play along with us for a chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to The Scrapping Cottage Store.  You have until July 8th to link up your layout.  You may find all the details here.  We can't wait to see what you create.

In a Pinch?

Good morning friends!
Today I made a card with the adorable Duck Die and Duck Accessories, designed by Kathy Jakopovich of Peachy Keen Stamps.  This die is one of my favorites!  That duck just makes me smile.  She is all set to take a swim in the ocean with her goggles and innertube, but she better watch her step!

I colored the duck with copics.  I used Memento Summer Sky to sponge the clouds.  I used Colorbox Cyan pigment ink for the ocean along with  VersaMagic Aquatic Splash chalk ink.  For the sand I used Anna Griffin pigment ink and Tim Holtz Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress ink.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for the crab and the sentiment is My Pink Stamper, Even More Punny-licious.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

How's your Sketch Challenge coming?

Just a reminder that this months Second Saturday Challenge is a Pagemaps sketch. Hope to see your layouts. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store.

You can see the sketch here.

Recipe For Happiness

Good afternoon, and happy Friday!  I'm a bit late getting my post up today, because we've had some big thunder boomers go through this morning, when that happens, I disconnect all my computers from the power, just to be on the safe side.  They're all plugged in to surge protectors, but I don't completely trust those things.  Anywho, between the storms, I've been cooking up a storm.  I've got 140 hot rolls made, the last of which are in the oven as I type, and this house smells sooooo GOOD!!  We've got a little 25th  anniversary celebration to attend, and I volunteered to make the rolls and punch for the event.  Such a wonderful thing to be celebrating, and I'm sure looking forward to it!  So, that brings me to my project for today.  When thinking about spending 25 years of wedded bliss together, one might think about what it takes to accomplish that, and I ran across this cute little poem one day that was entitled A Recipe For Happiness.  You can click on the picture to get a closer look, and read the poem more clearly.  

  I thought these special, but simple words would make a great addition to kitchen decor, so I decided to scrap this page and frame it.  I used the Recipe Box with Cards 4x6, and the Mixing Bowls Cottage Cutz dies, which are both from the In The Kitchen release at The Scrapping Cottage.  I cut the bowls with scraps of paper to match the accent piece on the page.  I decided I needed a table to set the bowls on, so I cut that from white card stock, and added an eyelet border with a punch.  A little added bonus was the stitched ribbon, which really makes it look real.  The paper is from the Nana's Kitchen collection from DCWV.  For the finishing touch, I added a little spatula brad.  I hope you like this as much as I do.  I think it's going to look really cute in the kitchen!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day, a blessed weekend, and happy stamping!

Life is just a bowl of cherries

I love cherries. Love. All kinds - the eating kind, the pie kind, the paper and stamp kind. And these are no exception. Aren't they super cute!? From the Scrapping Cottage In the Kitchen release, I've used several dies and stamps to make this card. I think it looks good enough to eat!

This is the homemade tag with the matching stamp and computer printing all on one message.

I used two different dies, mixing bowl and oven mitt, and cherry stamp on this sweet embellishment.

For a finishing touch, I added a cute little spoon charm to the ribbon. I love charms - they are so .... charming! ;)

Thanks for visiting today. Hope you like my cheery - cherry card! :)

Creme Brulee French Toast and some Kitchen dies

Last week while I was on my scrappy retreat, one of my friends made this yummy recipe for breakfast. I got the recipe and typed it up and used my CottageCutz kitchen dies to make it look cute. I think I'm going to try it out on my family for Father's Day morning.

I used the Measuring Cup, Timer, Measuring Spoons and Bowls. There isn't too much cuter than these Kitchen release dies.

I just love the way the measuring cup looks after you stamp it with the measurements stamp that comes with the die. I shades around the edges with a dauber and some distress ink.

I added some little markings on my bowl with a stylus and some white acrylic paint.

It's so fun having these dies for my recipes, it just makes them come to life!

Have a great day!

Kay