Love Train

 Hi To All My Crafty Friends!

It is Pam sharing with you on the blog today.

I don't know if you all are old enough to remember the song Love Train By the O'Jays.  It was an R&B hit back in 1972!  Now I am really dating myself! Anyway it is now playing in my head and that was the inpiration for this fun Valentine card.

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Circus Train die cut out the pieces on silver, white and black card stock. The little window and headlight I cut in white then colored with an C1 copic marker.  Next use the Be My Valentine Puppy die and cut out the pink and red hearts several times.  Turn the cage car over and glue down the hearts, add hearts to the wheels and car tops as shown

2.  For the base use a white A2 card, heart DP 4 x 5 1/4 and cut a white retangle using the second from the largest Stitched Scallop Rectangle die

3.  Glue the heart paper to the white card base then center and glue down the rectangle

4.  Pop up the train using dimensional dots or tape

5.  Add the sentiment layered on red card stock and finally add the sequins

6.  I decided to decorate the inside with some leftover paper and a little pink heart and your card is complete

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I hope you enjoyed this little trip back in time and I will see you next Thursday!  Remember to check out all of the wonderful dies in our online store HERE!

Blessing and Take Care

Pam

Love You Bunches!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a sweet Valentine's card to share for my design team day.  I'm having a blast showcasing the latest Circus die sets which are perfect for almost every occasion! 

When I saw this adorable Juggling Monkey die set I couldn't wait to create a whimsical card with him.  I used basic card stock for all of my die cut pieces.  I also cut out a tiny heart from the Stitched Heart Set in some red card stock.

I found this patterned card stock in my stash and thought it would be perfect for a Valentine's Day card with a bit of a masculine look.  I hand cut out 3 different banners for my card.

I stamped a fun sentiment onto the large banner and affixed it in the center of my card base.

Next, the juggling monkey was placed in the empty space on the right side of the banner with his tail slightly over the sentiment.

The bananas were randomly adhered above the monkey's head as if he were juggling them in the air.

To finish off my card, I layered the smaller hand cut banners in the corner and added the heart on top.

Here are the die sets that I used on my card, available in the store:

Love U

Hi!

It's Anja here again today. I made another Valentine's Day card for today's post. It's a simple and clean card with bright yellow car. 

For this car used: 

- Cottage Cutz dies (Safari Peekers, Forest Peekers Beaver & Dog, Ballerina Mouse),

- Distress Inks,

- white card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- silver pigment ink,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- black pen,

- white pen,

- brush,

- adhesive foam pads,

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored all the pieces. Next I glued the dog and the balloon to the car. Then I colored the background. I colored with a brush directly on the card base. Next I added the sentiment. Again I stamped it directly on the card base. And last I added the car. This time I used adhesive foam pads to add some dimension to the card. 

 That's my short post for today. Have a nice week and see you again on Sunday. 

Anja Z. 

Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Go Wild

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have a very simple card for you today. My Circus dies are still on its way so I made another card using the Safari dies.

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Safari Cruiser w/Banner, Safari Phrases, Savanna),

- Distress Inks and Oxides,

- craft card base (12,5x18 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- silver pigment ink,

- brushes,

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored the car and the sentiment.

Next I did the trees.

And last I did the background. I colored directly on the craft card base with Distress Oxides. I used different types of brushes for coloring.

And when the color was dry I added the colored pieces to the card base and my card was done.

This is all from me for today. See you again tomorrow for my Monday post.

Have a nice Sunday!

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card:

Big Top Father's Day

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

We have a brand new release of dies in the online store. It's our Circus release with 16 new designs. They are currently on sale at 25% off individual dies. The Safari release dies are also on sale at 25% off individual dies. This was our Black Friday release.

The Circus dies are so cute for Birthday, Valentine, Thinking of You or even Father's Day cards. Just let your creativity soar. The DT has been showing some great ideas & techniques for ways to use these dies. So if you missed any check back on the Blog. 

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Circus Tent die and I created a Father's Day card. I had a sentiment that I thought would work well with this image. I make several cards for this holiday so you can never get started to soon especially when an idea hits. 

So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps:

Since I knew what die I was going to use, I looked through my designer papers for papers that had more of a masculine vibe. Striped paper always seems to work for me. I found this blue diagonal striped paper.

white card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

designer paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Then I cut the tent in cardstock colors that would coordinate with the background paper.  

For the image panel, I used the 2nd largest Stitched Rectangle die. Cut in white cardstock and stenciled in some clouds and grass. Looks like this die is sold out. I cut and stenciled before I realized that but you could use the 2nd largest Double Stitched Rectangle die. 

Next, I attached the Circus Tent to the background with dimensional adhesive. I held off the the tent stakes because I wanted the image on the designer paper first for placement. 

Attached the image panel to card base again using dimensional adhesive and also the tent stakes with Ranger multi medium matte. 

 I stamped my sentiments at this point. For the Dad phrase I used the 3rd largest circle from the Circle Set.  I layered this with the 3rd largest stitched circle die.  I masked off the part of the stamp I didn't want to use. 

  

Stamped the next phrase on a flag with the blue ink that coordinates with the designer paper and tent. 

Secured these to the card base with double sided tape and my card is complete. I will stamp a Father's Day sentiment on the inside once I decide who will get this card. I hope I have given you another idea for an alternative way to use these dies. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card: