Celebrate with Breakfast in Bed

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog. Wow, I can't believe the month of June is already here. May is just a memory now.

We have a new release of dies here at the Scrapping  Cottage. This one is our "Just For Guys" dies. There are 14 awesome designs and they will be so perfect for creating your Father's Day or other masculine cards. The design team will begin showing samples, using these new dies, next week. 

For today's card, I am featuring the sweet Breakfast in Bed die. I have a friend who loves being pampered this way by her family on special occasions. Her birthday is coming up so I thought I would send her a card honoring her special day and treatment. Let's get started with some details on how I created my project.

Step 1: I started my card this week with the card colors and the layout. For the colors, I used the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #689. The colors are turquoise, cucumber crush (green). daffodil delight (yellow) and berry burst. The sketch is an older one that I had saved on my Pinterest board. But I thought it would work well for this die. I switched it up to a vertical layout.

 

turquoise, cucumber crush, daffodil delight, berry burst

Step 2: I didn't have any patterned paper that worked for my background. So, I decided to use a background stamp inked in berry burst ink. I always forget about my background stamps and they are a nice alternative to patterned paper.

I paired this with a berry burst card base. For the 3 strips on the sketch, I used some berry burst ribbon.

Card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Stamped Background: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

I used all the challenge colors to cut the Breakfast in Bed elements. For the little kitty, I used a medium, brown cardstock and for the coffee service items,  a naturals ivory cardstock.  I sponged the edges in the daffodil delight.

Step 3: Started the card assembly by adding the 3 ribbon strips to the stamped layer and then attaching to card base.

I found a paler yellow sheet of paper in the stash and used this as the backdrop for my images.  Before I attached my images to the rectangle panel, I stamped my "celebrate your day" sentiment.

Next up, I adhered my images to the rectangle panel. I just love this sweet little breakfast in bed scene.

The image panel was attached to the card base with dimensional adhesive. I always like the look when the image is lifted from the card background. And, on this card I didn't use a layering panel for the image so the extra lift is good.

Image Panel: 3 1/8" x4 3/8"

Step 4: To complete my card I added the little flags that are part of this sketch. Used berry burst patterned paper to get a bit of color gradient.  And, since I like the look of enamel dots so much I scattered 3 of them on the card.  

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you an idea for the Breakfast in Bed die. I used it for a birthday card, but you could also use it as a get well card or a thinking of you. Maybe you have your own ideas- let me know in the comments below.

 

See you next Saturday and I will be featuring a masculine card.

 

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Beautiful Orchid

Happy Friday everyone!  It's Jeanne posting today.  We have a number of sales going on in the store today!  Including a look at our new release which is Just for Guys!!! Which is also on sale for 25% off!  So please check out the online sales!

My card today features the gorgeous orchid die from the Mother's Day release.

I saw this layout in a card making book and thought it went well with the die.  I first picked out the paper - I wanted it to coordinate with what I think of as "traditional" orchid colors.

I cut an A2 card base, six strips of patterned paper 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, a rectangle using the third largest die from the Double Stitched Rectangle set and one slightly larger.    I glued the stitched rectangle to the larger one.

I laid out the strips alternating their angle then glued the rectangle on top.

Next I cut all the pieces for the orchid from white card stock.

I used alcohol markers to color in the pieces.

Finally I added the word "Beautiful" cut using the Beautiful Phrase die (sorry I forgot to take a colse up of the die cut).

This is a very versatile card that could be used for a number of occasions.

Dies used:

 Thanks for stopping by today - have a great weekend.  I hope you find the time to do something creative!

Gorgeous Tulips

Good Morning Friends!

It is Pam creating with you today!

We have a number of sales going on in the store today!  Including a look at our new release which is Just for Guys!!! Which is also on sale for 25% off!  So please check out the online sales!

Today, I am using one of the dies from the Mother's Day release.  I think it is just beautiful and can be used for anniversary, birthday, sympathy and thank you.

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Bouquet of Tulips die cut all of the pieces out in white

2.  Use your markers to color and shade the flowers

3.  Assemble the flowers and tape or glue them to the back of the pitcher.  Glue the bow to the pitcher as shown

4.  Use a black A2 card base cut a piece of polka dot black DP slightly smaller then the base.  Use the second from the largest Cross Stitched Circle and cut a black circle.  Also using the Expression Thanks die cut 3 out and layer one on top of the other.

5.  Pop the pitcher to the black circle and then add to the card.  Glue the thanks to the card as shown

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! And make sure to take some time for yourself to be creative!

Blessings

Pam

Mother's Day Release Design Team Samples (Part 4)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the Mother's Day release.
There are 22 dies in this release that includes 3 Mothers Day phrase dies. All the other dies could be used year round for a variety of occasions as you will see with these DT cards. 

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team. So we are continuing that again this month. The Design Team will start showing cards with the "Just For Guys" dies next week.

There are 4 samples for today from our talented Design Team members Jeanne Knobbe and Pam Mackay.

Card 1:  This first sample is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Stitched Birdhouse die. It's perfect for new neighbors and a great way to welcome people to the neighborhood.

The card also features the Spring Grass and Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangle dies. Jeanne cut two rectangles from the Wacky Rectangles and used partial die cutting with the Spring Grass die to get the grassy bottom. Her card colors are from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #689.

Card 2:  The next sample is another beautiful one from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Berry Cake, Mother's Day Cupcake, Love Hearts, Sweet Phrase and Scalloped Circles dies to create a card for a special friend. 

This card could be used for a birthday card, thank you card, or just to let someone know they are special. The berry cake and cupcake are so detailed with  the added berries, flowers and icings.

Card 3: Our next sample is from design team member Pam MacKay. She used the Mama Raccoon & Baby to create such a cute outdoor scene. The trees just completes her scene so well and they are part of the Rustic Sign & Trees die. A perfect thank you for the outdoors person.

Or how about as thank you cards from a new mother for a baby gift. By changing the sentiment you could make it a birthday or get well card. Lots of possibilities with this die.

Card 4: Our last sample for today is another from Pam MacKay.  On this one she used the Mom's Garden Bouquet to create such a pretty, feminine card. The colors for her card are also from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #689.
The addition of the stitched eyelet oval draws your eye right to the bouquet and the fancy floral lace border just adds to the feminine appeal. Think birthday, get well or a card just to say hello as some possibilities with this die.

 I hope the samples shown today have sparked some ideas for alternate ways to use these new dies.  They are all so beautiful and the detail in all of them is amazing. All of the dies used on today's cards are on sale. Check out the online store for the exact savings.

Mother's Day release dies used: