Floral Tag with Anita Kejriwal

Hello friends !!!

Happy Saturday!! I am really amazed to see how time flies. It's the last week of the month and almost half the year is gone. Sometimes, I want to hold on to time and go on creating the best of my projects. But as it's said that we must go on doing our work, I too forget everything when it comes to crafting !!! How many hours do you craft everyday ? Just a question !!!! I try to spend every waking minute in my craft room.

So let me show you what I have for you today. By now, everyone knows about my passion for flower making . With so many beautiful 3D flower dies from CottageCutz, I want to give shape to a variety of flowers using these dies. I have made sweet roses this time using the CottageCutz 3D flower #5
along with the new release die from This and That Collection-Butterfly tag
Its all about gardens and spring.
So do have a look and follow the photo tutorial below to see how I made this tag.

 Dies used for making the tag

CottageCutz Butterfly tag
CottageCutz 3D flower # 5
CottageCutz greenery die

I have cut all the die cuts in white 160 gsm card stock

Distress the tags with Distress inks

Cut a corrugated piece which is 1/4 inch bigger than the tag on all sides and paint it black.

  

I added some design with stencils on one of the tag.

Cut out the butterfly from one of the tag that has no stencil design and apply Glossy Accents. Then sprinkle some glitter. Let it dry.

Add colours to flowers and leaves using  Distress inks.

To make the rose, choose 5 large flowers and cup on the opposite side.

Roll one petal like a cone and secure with adhesive.

Bring the rest of the petals together like this.

Add another layer bring the petals together.

Add all five layers as shown and curl the petals outwards with a tweezer,

The rose is ready.

Stick the two tags together with the butterfly one on top. Adhere the glitter butterfly on the tag below as shown. Arrange the flowers as shown. 

Do stop by the CottageCutz blog for the new challenge. /the theme is spring and you can win wonderful prizes.

Branch, Bird and Heart

Hi, is Vladka and today is time for CAS card.

Basics:
White card base: 4 1/4 x 6 inches (cut 4 1/4 x 12 inches, fold in half)
Additional piece of white cardstock (3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches)
Additional piece of white watercolor paper

Other Supplies:
CottageCutz Dies: Listed Below
Distres markers: Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs
Other: paint brush, water, acrylic block, paper trimmer, Sizzix machine, Scor-buddy, scissors

Let's prepare background first.

1. Apply some Tumbled Glass and Mermaid Lagoon ink directly to the acrylic block. Use thick brush and apply just water on the left middle part of the watercolor piece of paper. Now apply also some Tumbled Glass with the brush on the same place as water. Repeat this also with Mermaid Lagoon ink.
Let it dry or speed the dry process with a heat gun. Background is prepared.

2. With Tree Tag Topper die, cut the tree out from white or kraft cardstock and with the scissors cut off the circle around the tree:

3. Color the Leaves and branches with Peeled Paint, Brushed Corduroy and Gathered Twigs distress inks. Use post-it notes to mask branches when coloring the leaves and the opposite.

4. Now turn the die cut so, that you get branch instead of the tree and glue it on the watercolor paper. With the biggest stitched rectangle die cut the rectangle out of whatercolor paper with a branch.

5. With Whimsical Deer and Bird die cut the bird out with white cardstock and colored his beak yellow. Glue it on the branch.

6. Cut the smallest heart from red cardstock, using die from Heart Set and glue it on the card. With the ruler draw a line from the bird to the heart.

7. Stamp desired sentiment  and card is finished.

I hope you like my card and that will inspire you to try this. You can use watercolor paint set instead of distress inks, if you wish.

Have fun and thank you!

Before I go, I just want to remind you on our second CottageCutz challenge with theme Hello Spring. Link button can be found here!

~April Showers bring May Flowers~

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 new die set from the May release. This one is the Spring Stamps die. It's an 8 piece die set with just the cutest images for your card making. Joanne has made it so easy to make a really cute card with this new set.  In fact, I think this die set almost makes the card for you (lol)!!!

So lets get started with how I put this card together. How I started my design process this week was with my papers and colors. I came across this patterned paper in my stash the other day and decided I was going to use it sooner than later.
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Patterned Paper Layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

 Then I decided on my layout and found this sketch on line. It's a good one to use all 4 of the squares from this new Spring Stamps set. Sketches are such a good way to get your card design going.

 

 

I thought the die cut squares would look good in a darker shade as a backdrop for the images. I chose a dark gray and cut 4 of them. Each square die in this set has a different edge and is a 1 1/2" square. There is a scallop, a postage stamp edge, a pierced square and a stitched square. I used all 4 patterns.

 

 

Cut the images next and adhered them to the squares. The bird image is cut in blue and then I pieced the green cardstock for the branch and leaf. On the cloud image I sponged some purple and dark blue to represent a rain cloud. I arranged them according to my sentiment the rain and sun brings the flowers and birds in spring.

I cut a 1" x 4 1/8" panel of the Caribbean blue cardstock and used an embossing folder for background texture. Attached right below the squares.

My sentiment is computer generated in Word 2016. It reads "April sun and showers bring May flowers". I used word art to put in a circular fashion. I won't give instructions here but if you want to know how I did this just leave a comment and I will get back to you. Cut with the stitched circles die using the 4th largest die.

My butterfly is cut from another new die, the Fancy Pocket Plus. I will have a sample using the complete die in the coming weeks. Scattered a few centers that were left from the flowers I cut to complete my card.

 

Well, friends that's it for me for this week. A reminder that you still have 6 days to get your card completed for our 2nd challenge. This one is spring themed. Get more info here. These new dies would be perfect for the challenge.

So until next time.......inky hugs!

 

 

 

In a gilded frame

Hi, Janja here!

CottageCutz frame dies are so useful that they belong in my go-to collection. The card for today's post is also spiced up with a frame covered with a thin layer of golden flakes. On the frame I put a leafy foliage with flowers.

For the card we need:

• brown card base: 4.53 x 5.70" (11,5 x 14,5 cm), folded
• corrugated cardboard: 4.3 x 5.5" (10,8 x 14 cm)
• brown cardstock: 3.9 x 4.9" (10 x 12,5 cm)
• white cardstock
• Distress inks: Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Aged Mahogany and Moved Lawn
• Memento inks: Cantaloupe, Pear Tart
• golden flakes

From white cardstock cut flowers and leaves with 3D flower #1 and leafy foliage dies. Cutouts of flowers and leaves are then shaded and shaped. For flowers use only the smallest die cuts.

With the largest die from the stitched wide rectangle frame set, cut out the frame and brush it with a copper metal paste.

When the frame is dry, apply the adhesive with a sponge on few places. Sprinkle it with golden flakes. With fingers press them gently for perfect bonding. We remove the surplus flakes with a sponge.

The frame is very shin, although I have not been able to catch its glow on photos. 

Put it on the brown cardstock, mark the inner part of the frame and cut it out. Corrugated cardboard is part of an old package. 

Assemble the card.

And don't forget on our May challenge - Hello spring. You still have time to share your projects with us till the end of the month.  

Dies, which I used at work:

Have a nice day.

Janja