Painting Eggs with Mr. Bunny

Hi, Jeanne here today.  The Easter bunny has been busy this week painting eggs!

For this card I started with a white A2 card base (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 to create a top fold card) then added a panel of plaid paper cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches.  I wanted my eggs to be variegated rather than solid so I took out my Distress Oxide inks in colors to coordinate with the paper.

I had fun creating a large panel that I could use to cut the eggs, paintbrush tip and paint can paint.  I die cut Mr. Bunny and everything else from various colors of cardstock.

Before I assembled Mr. Bunny I took a sponge dauber and some Crumb Cake ink to give his edges just a bit of dimension. 

Next I used the largest of the Nested Wacky Stitched Rectangles dies to cut a panel for my scene and sentiment.  I used a stamping platform to stamp the sentiment in two different colors.

Finally, I arranged my eggs under the sentiment.  I really like how cutting the eggs from the blended panel gives variation to them.

This card goes together quickly but is a little messy - brings back memories of coloring real Easter Eggs with my kids!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Spring Wreath

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam sharing with you today from Stamper at Heart Blog.  I just wanted to remind you that we are having a hugh sale!!  The two new collections In Stitches and Spring Designs are 25% off! And there are other wonderful sales going on too! So don't miss out!!

Today, I am making an Easter card with the new Fresh Spring Floral die. This die is so awesome that it can be used for just about any occasion!

Design Steps:

 1.  Start with an A2 white card base and a piece of white card stock 4 x 5 1/4.  Emboss that white piece with a stripe.  Using the Fresh Spring Floral die cut out all of the pieces using different color card stock: light yellow, dark yellow, purple, light green and dark green.  Cut out Happy in light yellow using the Expressions Happy die

 2. Arrange the wreath on the embossed white card stock using both the light and dark greenery

 3.  Add the layered yellow flowers

4.  Add the tiny purple flowers and dot the centers with white.  Add the sentiment and ribbon

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As always thanks for stopping by and please don't forget the fabulous sale we have going on right now!!! Take some time out of your busy schedule and be creative! It is so good for the soul!

Blessings

Pam

Happy Easter Bunny

Hey Everyone. Sherry here today with another really fun Easter card. Links for all of the products I used will be listed below and in the description box of this YouTube video. I hope that you enjoy this video as much as I enjoyed making it for you. Click on the photo below to watch the process tutorial.

Remember to practice your CPR - Craft Pray Repeat. Thanks for visiting me today and happy crafting.
God Bless,
Sherry

Rise and Shine Dies

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. I have some exciting news to share. There is a brand new release of dies. It's our Rise & Shine release and the designs are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off the retail price.

So many cute breakfast and made with love themed dies. The design team has put together some cute samples to give you some ideas on how to use these dies. For the next 3 Tuesdays, we will be showcasing these new dies.

So let's get started with the samples for today.

Card 1: This first sample is a card from Lois Bak. I love how the card looks the breakfast plate is sitting on a checked table cloth. Reminds me of going to a diner for breakfast - so cute. She used the Breakfast Plate, Coffee & Donuts  and Rise & Shine Phrase.

Card 2: This next sample is a card from Pam MacKay. She carried her theme through with the coffee themed designer paper. She used the Coffee & Donuts and the Sweet Phrase dies.

Card 3: This next sample is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Yogurt & Fruit dies to create a beautiful thank you card. She colored the images with her Copic Markers. Love how her sentiment ties back to the bowl of fruit.

 

Card 4:  This next sample is from Janet Axtman. She used the uber cute Pancake & Waffle die to create a thinking of you style card. She accented her sentiment with a muffin from the Pastry Goodies dies.  

Project 5:  The final project for this week comes from our guest designer Sherry Wolfe. She created a recipe card using the Pastry Goodies dies. She is making a recipe book for her son and this will be a part of it. She used the Made with Love die for her book title page.

That's the samples for this week. I will have another set to show next Tuesday. Hope these samples have sparked your creativity. The dies are currently 25% off for a limited time in the online store.

 

Dies used to create cards:

 

High Flying Bunny

Hi, Lois here today.  One of the things from my bucket list that I have been able to cross off is flying in a hot air balloon.  It was so quiet up there (except when they turn on the flame to get more hot air into the balloon).  So, when I saw this cute new die from CottageCutz, I knew I would have to make a card with it.

It was a pretty simple card to construct.  I cut the cardstock and paper as follows:

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

Navy - 4" x 5 1/4"

Cloud paper - 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Then I gathered some scraps of various colored cardstock and cut the bunny and balloon.

The clouds are cut from one of the new stitched dies from CottageCutz.  I stamped my Happy Easter sentiment on the larger cloud.

All that remained was to construct my card.  I used the illustration on the front of the Spring Hot Air Balloon package as my guide.  Easy Peasy!

Both the Spring and the Stitched series of dies are still 25% off, so be sure to check out the Scrapping Cottage/CottageCutz store for the entire line of dies.  CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

Easter Wreath

Hi everyone!

It's Anja here. Easter holidays are approaching and it's time to make some Easter cards. I decided to make an Easter wreath, using the new Fresh Spring Floral. It allows you to make a perfect wreath. I used eggs instead of flowers.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Fresh Spring Floral, Happy Phrase, Mr. Peter Rabbit, Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set, Pierced Circle Set),
- watercolors,
- white watercolor card stock for die cuts,
- white card base (13,5x 13,5 cm),
- patterned paper (13x13 cm),
- acetate foil,
- adhesive foam pads,
- double sided adhesve tape,
- washi tape,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- paper glue.

First I die cut the pieces for the wreath. I die cut two sets. I used my new Gansai Tambi watercolors to color the greenery and the little flowers.

I added small white dots with white pen to the middle of the flowers.

Then I used the same colors to color a piece of paper. I drew stripes of different colors. I let the paper to dry.

 

I cut Easter eggs from different colors.

Then I combined everything into the wreath and glued it together.

I cut a scalloped circle and then die cut  another circle into it to make a circle frame.  I glued the frame around the circle cut from the patterned paper.

 

Then I cut the circle into the card base and pattered paper. I used washi tape to hold the die to the middle of the paper.

I put stripes of double sided adhesive tape around the hole and glued acetate foil on it.

I added adhesive foam pads on the other side of the patterned paper.  Then I glued the wreath on the foil and then the patterned paper on the card base.

Something was missing, so I decided to put a sentiment on the card. I die cut phrase happy from white card stock and glued it over the wreath.

I decided to hand write the phrase Easter inside. I used black pen.

And this is my finished Easter card.

Don't forget to stop by in the store and check out the new stitched collection of dies. They are so loely and you can still get them 25 % off.

Have a nice Sunday. I'll be back again next week.
Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used: