STOP! in the Name of Love

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne posting today.  This week has me a bit mixed up and off schedule but I hope to get back to normal this weekend.  My card this week pays homage to one of my all-time favorite groups - The Supremes!  When I saw this Traffic Light die, the Supremes' signature song went through my mind.  Soooo....a card.

I started with an A2 card base and a panel of the speckled paper 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches.  The paper is has black, red and coral speckles which is how I picked the coral color for the banner.

I used the Traffic Light die in black, grey, red, yellow and green to cut out the elements for the light.

I drew a light line on the coral paper and stamped the sentiment.  I used a stamp set that has individual letters and erased my line after I stamped.

Next, I did the same for "stop".  I colored in the word with an R29 Copic marker and then used the largest of the Stitched Hearts die to cut it out.

The sentiment strip is cut to 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches.

I arranged the heart off center on the front of the card and then adhered the other elements.....

....and the finished card.  I'm not sure who I'll send it to, but I know they'll be a Motown fan!

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Thanks for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

Red T-Bird!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam sharing with you today on the blog.

I have really enjoyed working with the new release dies from the Just for Guys collection.  This little T-Bird reminds me of the movie American Graffiti one of my all time favorite shows!

Designer Steps:

1.  Cut out all of the pieces in white using the Vintage T-Bird die.  Color the pieces with your markers.  I used Copics. 

2.  Assemble the car using a fine tip glue for the smaller pieces

3.  Use an A2 white card base then cut the following: 5 1/4 x 4 piece of deep red card stock, 5 x 3 3/4 piece of DP, cut a white rectangle 4th from the largest using the Pierced Rectangle Set  and last cut a yellow rectangle cut 2 x 3 1/2.

4.  Glue the DP to the deep red card stock add the yellow rectangle and then the white pieced rectangle.  Last step before you glue it to the card front is to add the ribbon.  I tape it with scotch tape to the back so it lays nice and flat

5.  Cut out the pieces of the medallion using the Retro Tag Toppers.  Use deep red, white and yellow card stock.  Glue the white on top of the red and then the yellow.  Stamp the yellow with your sentiment

6.  Pop the car to the card front panel then glue the panel to the white card base.  Last add the Retro Tag to the upper left using pop dots and your card is complete

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Blessings

Pam

Quick Gift Card Holder

Hi, Lois here for my Monday post.  The CottageCutz design team is going to pull out some older dies during the month of July and show them off.  I used the Filigree Daisy Envelope to make a quick gift card holder, adding one of the Expressions Plus sentiments.

I cut the envelope from a piece of purple cardstock.

The base of the card is just a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of purple cardstock and a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper.

After folding on all of the score lines on the envelope, I added some narrow Scor-Tape to the side tabs.

I then cut the sentiment twice -- once in purple and once in shimmery white.  I had run the scraps of cardstock through my Xyron machine prior to cutting so that I could adhere them easily.

I used Scor-Tape on the back of the envelope for good adhesion to the card.

I adhered the envelope at the bottom of the card and layered the two sentiments at the top -- on an angle.

To hold the flap closed, I cut a strip of Velcro . . . 

. . . and placed it behind the daisy.  I closed the flap to place the second piece on the envelope.  I trimmed the portion that was above the opening.

I then added a few sequins and inserted the gift card.

Here again is my completed card.

I would encourage you to look through the CottageCutz website and see what you may have missed.

dies used to create card:

 

 

Circles and Tools

Hi!

This is Anja. Can't believe how the time flies. It's already July and finally holidays ahead. Can't wait for a few week off and more time to craft and clean out my craft room. And of course going to the seaside and meeting with friends. Yey!

For today's card I used new Dad's Tools die. I love this die. You can make really cool small tools, all that you can find in your dad's garage. Other design teams members made such great cards, using this die and I gave it a go today.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Dad's Tools, Retro Tag Toppers, Circle Set),
- Distress Oxides (Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen, Broken China, Fired Brick, Black Soot),
- white card base (10,5x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and stamping,
- white watercolor paper (10x15 cm) for background,
- silver pigment ink,
- Gansai Tambi silver watercolor,
- brush,
- water spritzer,
- heat gun,
- sentiment stamp,
- acrylic block,
- Versafine Onyx black ink,
- scissors,
- paper glue.

First I made the background. I used Distress Oxides and blended the three colors together. Then I spritzed it with water and colored it with the heat gun.

Then I spritzed the background with silver drops and also dried it with the heat gun.

In the next step I die cut three circles out of the paper. I used 5th largest circle from the die set.

Next I die cut three circles from the Retro Toppers Set. I colored it with Distress Inks.

Then I glued the background and the circles on the card base.

Next I die cut and colored the tools.

I stamped the sentiment on white paper and cut it out with the scissors.

And then I just glued the tools and the sentiment on the background. And the card was finished.

I used leftover cut to decorate the inside of the card.

Enjoy the res of the Sunday and see you again next time.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used: