Tree of Life

Hi Cottage Cutz fans!  It's Jeanne today.  The card I have for you goes together quickly and is perfect if you love sparkle!  I've used the Spring Tree of Life die which is so sweet and makes a wonderful focal point for a lovely background.

I love to play with inks while creating backgrounds.  For this card  I used Distress Oxide inks and blended stripes going from green through a blue-violet.

When I was happy with my blend, I cut a rectangle for my card front 4  x 5 1/4 inches.  I decided my blend would go side to side rather than top to bottom.

I cut a white card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, folded in half  to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches (A2).  I also cut a panel 4 1/4  x 5 1/2 inches from a glitter cardstock.  I wanted this to be a sparkly border  for my blended panel.

Most items do not adhere well to glitter cardstock.  In order for my blended panel to be placed over the glitter cardstock and still stick in place, I used an old trick.  I took a large rectangle die and made my glitter panel into a frame.  By doing this I can glue my blended panel to the front of the card, not the glitter.  I used the largest of the Double Stitched Rectangle dies, but any of the rectangular dies that is fairly large will work - the Cross-Stitched Rectangles, the Stitched Rectangles, etc.  You could even use an oval!  As an added bonus you have a nice size scrap of glitter cardstock to use for something else.

Using Whisper White cardstock, I cut the sentiment from the Happy Easter Egg and the main image from Spring Tree of Life dies.

Then I carefully snipped the sentiment from the egg.

I used a shimmer pen to add some glitz to the sentiment and the Tree of Life images.

I used two coats for extra sparkle.  Then I adhered both to the blended panel.  Finally I added some clear glitter enamel dots to the side of the sentiment.

This card really shines in person.

Easter is approaching quickly - be sure to visit the website to see all the new Spring and Easter dies!  They are on sale for 25% off for a limited time!

Dies used on today's card:

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a peaceful and creative weekend!

Rainy Days

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Fans!

It is Pam creating with you today!  We have been having some gorgeous weather down south.  But believe it or not we are in need of some rain.  We have had some cloudy days but the rain continues to pass us by.  So that is my inspiration for my card today.

Designer Steps:

1. Use an A2 white card stock base cut a piece of DP just slightly smaller then the card base. Cut a piece of black card stock 5 1/4 x 4 and a white piece of card stock 5 x 3 3/4

2.  On the piece of white card stock use Post It Notes to mask off a strip of white

3.  Use TH oxide ink to sponge over the white strip then splatter with water

4.  Remove the masks

5.  Cut out your pieces using Stitched Sun, Clouds & Umbrella.  I used gray for the clouds & raindrops, yellow for the sun, DP for the umbrella and black for the handle

6.  Assemble your die cut pieces I popped up one of the clouds

7. I also popped up the umbrella

8.  Add the raindrops and use Glossy Accents on them. Let dry and then glue to the black, DP and then finally to the card base

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Thanks so much for taking time to stop by!  We appreciate you!

Blessings

Pam

One Die Used Five Ways - Spring Tree of Life

Hello! I hope today finds you happy and in a creative spirit.

In today's video, I've demonstrated five different cards using the same new spring 2018 die, Spring Tree of Life. I really love CottageCutz's single pass dies and when I saw this one in the new release, I couldn't wait to use it.

Why do I love this style so much? Let me count the ways. First, they are super quick to cut. Just one pass through your machine and they're ready to use on your project. Second, they have such amazing detail! The art is always exquisite. Third, you can use them in so many ways and get so many different presentations out of them. How many? A lot. The video today shows five but I'm sure you can think of even more. The photo below shows my favorite of the set. I flocked the die cut for a soft and unique look. The others are different styles and size and include a few other spring dies as well.

Click on the thumbnail below or on this link to access the video.

I hope you get some great ideas to inspire you in your creative journey. Have a fantastic day!

Janet
SugarShine Designs

Dies Used In Today's Video:

Some Bunny Loves You

Hi Everyone, Sherry here. I really hope that you enjoy the video today. All of the dies that I used for this project are listed and linked below, so that you can easily locate them. Remember to practice you CPR - Craft Pray Repeat. Thanks for visiting me today and happy crafting.

God Bless,

Sherry

Some Bunny Loves You Video

Some Bunny Loves You

Tree Stump and Log for Peekers

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutznestedstitcheddoilyset.aspx

Nested Stitched Doily Dies

Some Bunny Loves You

Hi, Lois here with my Monday card.  CottageCutz has a whole series of spring/Easter dies and stitched dies.  I chose a die from each set for my card today.   Be sure to check out their store because both releases are currently 25% off.  And who doesn't love a bargain.  The two dies I used for my card are Some Bunny Loves You and Stitched Sun, Clouds and Umbrella.  This card went together pretty easily.

I started by cutting my cardstock:

Purple - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

White - 4" x 5 1/4"

Using Ranger Distress inks (Bundled Sage and Tumbled Glass) I created my background, stamping the sprigs of grass with Memento Cottage Ivy.

I then cut my images . . .

. . . and built my little scene, coloring the bunny rabbits with some pale gray markers and popping up their cotton tails with small foam dots.

Here again is my completed card.

CottageCutz dies used on my card are: