MINI ACCORDION PHOTO BOOK

Hello Dear Friends !!!

It's Anita here and I hope you had a great week. Spring is in the air and birds and bees are to be seen in the gardens.
CottageCutz has something new for you this season and that is the combination of stamps and dies that will surely make you happy. These are super cute and so much fun to colour.
You can check all of them here.
Valentine's Day just got over but a gift for our loved ones is what we all love making.
So here I have a cute mini accordion photo book featuring the CottageCutz Sweet Valentines stamp and Die set.

To make this book, follow the pictures and instructions below.

  

Stamp the image with black ink

Colour with medium of your choice. I have used Zig Brush Pens

Cut them out with coordinating dies

Cut two card stock 12" x 5" and score in mountain and valley fold at 4".

Adhere the last panel of one card stock to the first panel of the other card stock to form an accordion book.

Cut out pattern paper 4.75" x 3.75" and round of corners. Distress with aged mahogany distress ink.

Adhere these panels to the front and back of the book. Adhere Wide Stitched Rectangle frames after they also have been distressed.

Add the die cut images popping them up with 3D foam tape

Tie the book with a ribbon.

CottageCutz dies

 Sweet Valentines

 Stitched Wide Rectangle Frame set

Its so much fun to create cute projects using this stamp and die combination. To see many new dies , visit the store here.

Thank you so much for your time and comments. Happy crafting.

Spring fairy

Hi, Janja here!

Today I share with you another spring card.

CottageCutz dies: Spring Fairy, Wildflowers 1, Wildflowers 3, Wildflowers 4, Build An Easter Egg

Supplies:
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- purple paper: 4.4 x 4.4" (11,2 x 11,2 cm)
- white cardstock: 5.1 x 5.1" (13 x 13 cm)
- fun foam
- white cardstock

Trim purple paper and prepare cutouts with dies from white cardstock.

Fasten all cutouts. Use glue and self-adhesive foam pads.  

Cut two squares with a paper cutter. One from a white cardstock and another from fun foam. Cut out a square 0.6" (1,5 cm) from the outer edge to get the frame. Interior dimensions are 3.9 x 3.9" (10 x 10 cm).

From purple paper cut out a thinner frame with external dimensions of 4.6 x 4.6" (11,7 x 11,7 cm).

Beautiful bow is cut out by the die - Build an Easter Egg. 

Glue frames to each other and attach a bow in the upper left corner.

Complete the card.  

Thank you for coming over and see you next Tuesday.

Shaker Money Holder

Hi, Lois here with a fun project.  I'm sure we all look for creative ways to give money as a gift.  Last fall during the Splitcoaststampers Falliday Fest, one of the tutorials presented was a shaker money holder.  At the time, I didn't have a Fuse tool; so I used sticky tape.  I received a Fuse tool for Christmas, so I'm trying it again -- this time using one of the new CottageCutz stamp/die sets featuring Ben and Chloe.

Supplies used on this project are:

Plastic page protector

Sequins (black, gold, white)

Ribbon

We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool  (if you don't have one, sticky tape will work)

CottageCutz dies - Bumblebee Chloe, Sweet Valentines

White and Yellow cardstock

Scor-tape and foam adhesive circles

Copic markers

Wink of Stella

Xyron sticker maker

To begin my project, I cut one corner of the 8 1/2" x 11" page protector down to 6" x 7 1/2".

If you've never used a Fuse tool before, you should probably practice a little bit before attempting a project.  You need to let it warm up for about 10 minutes to achieve the proper temperature.   The tool comes with a 6 1/2" ruler/guide, but I needed to fuse the 7 1/2" side; so I used a longer metal ruler.

This made a pocket, which I folded in half, using a bone folder to make a good crease.

I opened the pocket and poured in some black, gold, and white sequins -- distributing them evenly on both sides of the crease.

Then I folded the pocket back together and fused along both short sides.

It just so happened that I had some ribbon with bumblebees on it.  I cut a piece of ribbon long enough to go around the top of the pocket and lap over slightly.  To make adhering the ribbon easier, I ran a strip of Scor-tape across the back of the ribbon.  Then I applied the ribbon around the top of the pocket, made a bow and attached it to the left-hand side of the front of the pocket.

Now it was time to finish decorating the front of the money holder.  On white cardstock I stamped, colored, and die cut Bumblebee Chloe.  I used some Wink of Stella on her wings to make them sparkle a bit.

Then I ran her through my Xyron sticker maker to make sure she had adhesive covering her entire back.

Again on white cardstock I stamped, colored and die-cut the Honey Pot, Honey Applicator and some bees from the Sweet Valentines set.

I cut a banner from a scrap piece of yellow cardstock and stamped the "Bee Happy" sentiment at the top, then attached the small die-cuts to the banner with foam adhesive circles.  I adhered the banner beneath the bow, using Scor-tape, and the Chloe "sticker" to the right side of the money holder.  All that remained was to put the money in the pocket between the front and back "shaker" sides.

This was a fun project, and I imagine I will be making many of these!  I hope you try one, too.

CottageCutz stamp/die sets used on this project are:

Lilly of the Valley Flower

Hello everyone!

It's Donna here and I am sharing with you one of the new stamp & die combo set. I am featuring one of the new Birthday Flowers sets. This one is the Lilly of the Valley Flower - May set. This set has two stamps, the flower and the butterfly, plus it has two dies, which is for the flower and butterfly. Take a browse around on the blog, there are some very creative projects using the birthday flower stamp & die combos.

Here is my card, my card is an A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2)

Here is a closer look of the flower and butterfly.  I added some wink of stella clear to give the elements some shine.

I used these copics to color all the elements on the flower and butterfly.

I hope I have inspired you to get one of these beautiful birthday stamp and die combo sets!

Also, there is a design team call for CottageCutz going on right now, if you are interested, all the info is here.  This is a wonderful team to be on if you are a very open minded and creative person.

Dies Used:

February Violets + Colored Pencil technique

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

We have some fabulous new stamp & die combo sets released. Today for your viewing pleasure I am featuring one of the new Birthday Flowers sets. This one is the Violets Flower - February.  Not only is it a stamp but it has a matching die. So let's get started on how I created my card.

Purple Card Base: 5 1/8" x 4"
Wide Rectangle Frame: 4 3/4" x 3 3/4"
Kraft Image Panel: 4 5/8" x 3 5/8"

For this week's card, I wanted to use Prismacolor pencils to color my image on Kraft cardstock. I  stamped the Violet's image with white pigment ink. I set it aside to dry for a few hours or you could speed up the process with your heat tool.

For my next step I gathered up the Prismacolor pencils I wanted to use. I chose 2 different shades of purple pencils (PC932 & PC1008) for the flowers and 2 shades of green pencils (PC109 & PC989) for the leaves and stems. On the centers I used a yellow (PC916) and an orange pencil (PC1002).
What I like about this technique is that after you color the image the white pigment ink is still there and gives your image that little pop. I used the lighter purple pencil to color the flower and then the darker to add shading. The darker pencils give it depth and define the flower. I did the same with the leaves.

It really produces a soft look by stamping on the kraft cardstock and then using the colored pencils. You definitely should give this technique a try.
Once the image was colored, I decided to cut a rectangle frame in white cardstock and use the new Calendar Months die to cut out February. I thought this would be a nice card to send to someone special to let them know you are thinking about them. Come February we are getting tired of winter and a handmade card always brightens someone's spirits.

The final step before assembling my card was to step the sentiment. I like to use my MISTI tool with clear stamps in case you don't get a good image the first time. With this tool you just re-ink your stamp and try again.  I used a chocolate ink for my sentiment because the card look is so soft. I thought black was a bit too stark.

 

 

To assemble the card, I used double sided tape to secure the layers together and Ranger multi-matte medium to secure the February die cut at the top of the card. 

 

Well, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have inspired you to pull out your colored pencils and give this technique a try. So until next time.........inky hugs!!!