Skirt Fold Technique

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

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring a fun card fold and showcasing the teacup & flowers die. This die is the perfect companion to the skirt fold technique that I used on my card.

Let's get started on just how I made this card and the fun fold I used. The skirt fold technique isn't something new but I think it has such feminine appeal. And, a big plus is that it's not hard to do.

Skirt Fold Technique instructions:
Step 1: Start with your choice of patterned paper measuring 3" x 6. You score at 3/4", 1", 1 3/4", 2", 2 3/4", 3", 3 3/4", 4".

Step 2: Your paper needs cut in order to create an angle. Lay the paper on your trimmer with the wider part that is not scored to your right. The 2nd score line should be in the groove of your trimmer. The top left corner of your paper should be at the 1 1/2" mark on your trimmer. It will be at an angle in your trimmer and you just cut from point to point.



click on photo to enlarge to see score lines

 

Step 3: Fold accordion style, back and forth, on your score lines. The finished folded piece will look like this.

Step 4: To hold the folds in place add some adhesive to the back of each pleat.

Step 5: Attach patterned paper to white card base. Base measure 3 7/8" x 5 1/2". At this point I also added my ribbon at the top of the skirt fold pleats. I think it adds a finished look. No photo of this step.

Step 6: Die-cut the teacups & flowers image. I used X-Press It card stock because I colored the image with alcohol markers.

 

 

Step 7: Attached teacup & flowers image to card base.  Stamped a sentiment and added some enamel dots.

 I also added a die cut heart from the brand new fancy pocket plus dies to the bottom of my card. I am giving you a little sneak peek of the new This N That CottageCutz dies that were just released. There is a 25% off sale right now at the Scrapping Cottage store. More to come with these fabulous new dies.

 

 

Just a reminder about our newest challenge. The theme is Spring and you have until May 31st to enter. Get all the deets here.

 

See you again next Wednesday Blogger friends! Until next time......inky hugs. If you have any questions about what I have created just ask. I will get back to you with an answer.

 

 

 

 

 

Gingerbread flowers

Hi, Janja here!

When I first saw the Doodle flowers die, I immediately got an association to gingerbread. And so today I share with you monochrome set (card and notebook) with my gingerbread flowers :).

For the card and notebook we need:

• light brown card base: 10.6 x 5.3" (27 x 13,5 cm), folded in half
• dark brown cardstock: 5 x 5" and 3.7 x 3.7" (12,6 x 12,6 cm and 9,5 x 9,5 cm)
• white cardstock: 4.7 x 4.7" (12 x 12 cm)
• 2 x light brown cardstock for notebook: 6 x 4.4" (15 x 11 cm)
• inlay sheets: 5.8 x 4.1" (14,8 x 10,5 cm)

First we prepare the flower background. This I done with homemade stamp, using the die Doodle flowers set 1.
Cut out 6 pieces of flowers and glue them to each other. Apply adhesive across the entire surface. Because the adhesive is almost impossible to apply evenly, first place a flower with a sticky side on a piece of paper. With this, the adhesive is evenly spread across the entire surface and it is only then fasten to the second flower.
Once we have all the flowers glued to each other, place them on a transparent adhesive sheet which holds our stamp on an acrylic block.

With the stamp we prepare a unique background. Flowers can also be painted, or shadowed. Since my card is monochrome, I left the flowers unpainted. 

Now cut out the squares. Attach flowers and leaves to the cardstock, that is cut out with the largest cross-stitched square die from the set. Add the inscription with best wishes, and few sequins.  

Assemble the card.  

On the cover of the notebook, fix a frame cut out with a stitched wide rectangle frame die (the largest die of the set). Decorate the notebook like a card.  

Covers and inlay sheets tack to each other with your favorite binding machine. The corners are treated with a corner punches.

And don't forget on our May challenge - Hello spring. 

Dies, which I used at work: 

Have a nice day.

Janja

Best Wishes card with vellum flowers

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

Yuliya here. Today I share with you my new card I will be sharing how to make this card using the CottageCutz dies!

Supplies:

- CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4)
- CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)
- CottageCutz Plumeria & Leaves (4x4)
- CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes
Other:  White Cardstock for Cardbase,  vellum paper, Scissors, Paper trimmer, Sizzix machine

So let's start!

1.The size of my card is 14 by 14 cm. Prepare cardstock for base card: 1 pc - 11х 11 cm and 1 pc 14*28 cm

Prepare the details for our card - cut out 2 details from paper sheet. Prepare some die-cuts. I use CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4) and CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)

2. Glued the die-cuts as it is shown on the picture with help chipboard. 

3. Here is how I put the flower together. The flower has 3 pieces. I die cut them out with Vellum paper

4. Here is the finished flowers. Add some cristals

5. Add the Expression Hello from the CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and will be happy to inspire you!

See you next week. Please do leave a few words and thanks for your time.

MIXED MEDIA WITH COTTAGECUTZ

HELLO !!!!

Its Saturday again and time for my new post !!!! I hope you will like this post as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Have you always thought that die cuts are usually for card making or scrapbooking. But after this post , you will change your opinion, for today I have for you-A Mixed Media Canvas with CottaageCutz dies. YES!!! you got me right !!!
CottageCutz has some most amazing dies that can used in mixed media to create beautiful backgrounds.
I have made a video tutorial on the making of my mixed media canvas. Do go through it to get detailed description of the project.
Here is the video tutorial.

Photographs of the project

CottageCutz dies used

CottageCutz Wide Rectangle Stitched Frame Die

Cottagecutz Cross Stitched Square Set

CottageCutz Cross Stitched Circle Die

CottageCutz 3D flower #4 die

CottageCutz leafy Foliage die

CottageCutz Blossom Branch (4x4)

CottageCutz Tea Time Doily die Set

CottageCutz Butterfly (petites)

Other products used

An 8x8 inch wooden board, Modelling paste , white gesso, White sand Texture Paste, Distress inks, Distress Sprays, Stamps, Black Ink, Glossy Accents, Distress Glitter, Stencils, Multi Medium Gel

I hope you liked  the project. We are having a brand new Challenge at the CottageCutz blog and the theme is Hello Spring. So do take part in it to win fabulous prizes.

Keep crafting and thanks for stopping by.