Friday, March 15, 2013

♥♥♥Summer Love Bug ♥♥♥

♥♥♥Easel Card♥♥♥
Hello everyone, Cheryl here today with a summery Mr.Love Bug Easel card designed using CottageCutz Darling Dies!

My card base was cut using the cricut, and then I added some circles for layers. Next I cut the CottageCutz Love tag and distressed it in green. I stamped the sentiment on the bottom and then added my completed CottageCutz "Mr.Love Bug".

I colored him with copics, and then some Creative Inspiration Paints for some shimmer. My card was super easy to make, and fast to put together. I added some pearls, and cut a flower in half to add to each side of the love tag.


One easy thing I do, is keep extra CottageCutz tags and frames set in a drawer to pull from. It makes things go quickly when you have extra embellishments close at hand. 

♥♥♥CottageCutz Dies Used♥♥♥




Thank you for stopping by and looking!!
Have a lovely day :)
Hugs to all,
Cheryl

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Elegant Hat Box

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Hi everyone Cindy here with a SWEET CottageCutz Design. I made this treat bag with CottageCutz Elegant Hat Box. I used designer paper for the main image.
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CottageCutz Elegant Hat Box
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Hugs Cindy xoxo

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

CottageCutz post - Bluebird card

Hi Everyone! 

It's Olena here today to share with you a Bluebird card! 
I made this card using the Super CUTE CottageCutz dies- Bluebird  dies (4x4) and Oval Doily & Frame dies (4x6).


I cut out all the pieces of bluebird with different colors of cardstock and sponge them with inks. Then I cut out Oval Doily with cream cardstock and, also, sponge them with orange-yellow Distress ink. For base card I used pool color of cardstock 4" x 5.5". On the bottom of card I punched border using border punch. 



I added  all  pieces and  die cuts to card front as shown in picture above. I decorated card with punched corners, blue and yellow plastic pearls and clear Dew Drops. 
 
 For this card I used:









Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Happy Birds


Hi everyone!

It's Kathy here with you today with a Happy Birds card for you! I love this Bluebird Die with the bird, branch, and flowers! You can use each separately or all together!



You can click on the photo for a closer look


I couldn't decide whether to use blue or lavender on this, so I decided to use both of them! I cut all the die pieces in Solar White Cardstock and colored them with VersaMagic Chalk inks (Eggplant, Hint of Pesto, and Aegean Blue). I arranged them around the Oval Doily & Frame Die and placed it on a white mat embossed with a folder. I added some Buttercup Liquid Pearls to the flower centers, adhesive pearls and a twine bow.

Here are the dies I used on this:




 

Monday, March 11, 2013

Parisian Inspired Box and Tags

Hi Everyone! It's Lisa here and today I am sharing with you an altered "Laughing Cow" cheese box. I know what you are thinking! Oh no! Another box is that all she does? LOL 

I have always loved boxes and little treasures to put inside them. Laughing Cow cheese boxes are one of my favorite things to alter. You can bet I save them up when I buy this cheese. 
I used some Glitz papers in a toile pattern and distress the edges. I used the Eiffle Tower die from the Vintage Collection. I cut it two times and folded the base up for a 3-D effect. 

I also used the Ornate Circle Frame in the background. I happened to have a set of french inspired stamps and used them on the gold color paper and cut them out to make my own embellishments. Of course a cheese box wouldn't be complete without a little cheescloth tucked in there. ;)


I finished off the inside of the box with the same toile paper. I then included two little tags. I cut them out of coordinating paper using the Magnolia Doily die. 
I stamped on the tags once again using a stamp from the "french" inspired collection I have. Then I added the Perfume Bottle Mini to one and the Clutch Mini to the other.  Both of the die cuts were inked slightly with distress ink for a little shading.
I finished off the back of the box with another stamp from the set and the little bow that was part of the Ornate Circle Frame set. 

I promise on my next post it won't be a box. **grin**
Here is quick peek at the dies I used because you need to get some for yourself!
xo
Lisa






       


Sunday, March 10, 2013

CottageCutz Elegant Purse and Pumps

 
 It's CottageCutz time here at Chocolate Crafts and Bears, Oh My.   What fun it was to create this card.  Sending this to a special friend would really convey how much their friendship means to you.   You know we all have one of those girlfriends that loves to shop and can't resist a pair of shoes and matching purse!  She would just adore this card. 
 The following are Cottage Cutz Dies used to create this:
Three different purses with a matching pair of shoes for each were created from the Cottage Cutz dies.  The rose from the Elegant Purse Die was used to embellish two pairs of the shoes to match the purses.
Here are the dies used:











Thanks so much for stopping by today to view my creation.  I really appreciate it so very much.  Happy Crafting!

Saturday, March 09, 2013

CottageCutz-Stylized Owl Card

Hi, Friends,
Happy Saturday to all! Today I am
showcasing a lovely card with
  Take a look:




Papers and Sentiment from 
American Crafts-Lucky Charm Coll.
Other: hemp cord, button, brads.
Hugs, 

Friday, March 08, 2013

What is Beauty?


Hi, Vladka here and today I have something special for you - one beautiful quote.


We don't look just with our eyes, but also with our emotions, heart and with our mood and character. A lot of people look, but don't see and I'm really happy that I know a lot of people who can see with his/her heart. It would be really boring if we all see the same, don't you think?

 
Love is perfect lens or even third eye which gives us the opportunity to see more and to find beauty all around us and in a every ordinary thing. And so, is this quote really true:

 
I found this quote on internet, designed it in Word and printed on kraft cardstock. And then I needed something to made my card really special and Scrapping Cotage die Tweet Love was perfect for that.

And don´t forget, today is International Women's Day! Enjoy it!