Blossom and Live!

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! It's Jeanne posting today and I'd like to thank you for taking the time to stop and visit. We have a brand new release of Llamas & Botanicals dies available in the online store. And the dies are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off the retail price.

Today's card features flowers from the  Botanical Garden 1 and Garden Bird dies.  I love the flowers in the Botanical Garden sets (there are two!) because they are ultra versatile.  You can put these together many ways to come up with some really gorgeous flowers.

This card is for the color challenge and the sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers this week.  The colors are Crumb Cake, Powder Pink, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip.

You see I varied a little from the sketch by substituting flowers for stars and I used the Double Stitched Rectangle as my bordered frame in the center.

I cut flowers from both the Garden Botanical 1 and Garden Bird in both the pink and green.  I also cut one each of the middle and next size down Double Stitched Rectangle in Crumb Cake and three of the smaller ones in Chocolate Chip.

I sponged the edges of my flowers in Powder Pink and used a cotton swab to add Wild Wasabi ink to the center of the flowers.

You will notice that some of the features I originally cut don't show in my finished card.  That is because I sometimes design as I go and this is one of those cards.  It developed a life of it's own as I went along!  I started with the word Love from the Live, Laugh, Love sentiment on the small rectangle.  It seemed overwhelming to me so I decided to just use the larger rectangle instead and I decided that I liked the word Live better for this card.

So I angled the word Live across the larger rectangle and cut out three more from the Chocolate Chip card stock so I could stack them. Before gluing the rectangle stack to the Crumb Cake card base, I added the branch from the Garden Bird die under the stack.  It is very subtle and adds an embossed look to the card.  The flowers are from Garden Bird but the leaves and flower stamen are from Botanical Garden 1.  I am loving how you can combine these sets!!

For the flower on the upper corner I added some Powder Pink ink to the petals and also to the stamen.

I am quite pleased with this card and how it fits the challenges.  I hope you give the Botanical Garden 1 and Botanical Garden 2 dies (and others in this release too) a try!

I had so much fun playing with all the flower combinations.  When I first started this card I cut all the flowers in white just to play with combinations of petals and greenery.  I was restricted here by the colors in the color challenge - I can imagine how much fun it will be to play not only with the flowers but various color combos as well!  Looking forward to the weekend!

 

Don't forget to stop by the online store and check out the new dies that are on sale for a limited time.

I hope you have a creative weekend!

Mother's Day is Coming!

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam creating with you today!

Thanks for taking time to stop by today!  We have a brand new release of Llama & Botanical dies available in the online store.  And the dies are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off the retail price.

The new dies have a couple of super cute Llama images as well as cactus and other succulents.  And don't miss the sweet hummingbird and garden bird too!  This new release is so versatile!  They can be used for all kinds of cards and other projects!

I am using the new Dogwood Branch!

Design Steps:

 1.  Using the Dogwood Branch die cut out all of the pieces in white

 2.  Using the Double Stitched Square die cut out the third largest in white.  Then keep the die intact with the paper.  Place a cloud stencil over the top and sponge on the blue ink

 3.  Pull the square away from the die and it will give you a nice clean edge

 4.  Use your Copic Markers to color the branch and leaves

 5.  Use your Copics to color all of the flower pieces also

 6.  I used a shaping tool to give the flowers a little bend

 7.  Glue the flower layers together

 8.  Glue the branch to the cloud covered square as shown

 9.  Arrange the flowers as shown

 10.  Use an A2 white card base a slightly smaller piece of DP and then a piece of blue cardstock cut to 3 3/4 x 5.  Run it through an embossing folder for some texture

11.  Use craft foam on the back of the cloudy square then glue to the card front.  Stamp your sentiment and layer onto DP glue to the front of the card.  Add the bow and your card is complete!

Cottage Cutz Products used:

As always thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to take a look at the new release dies. They are just so sweet!  And they are dies that can be used over and over again for so many different projects and occasions!

Blessings

Pam

Happy Llama Trails To You!

Hello CottageCutz fans. Today I'm sharing a project I made with two dies from the new Llamas and Botanicals collection. This release contains thirteen new dies full of llamas, cacti and beautiful traditional birds and fauna. If you haven't noticed, Llamas, cacti and desert images are very popular right now and of course The Scrapping Cottage has lived up to the challenge with some adorable images in that theme in this release. Please check all the new dies out at the store. They are 25% off for a limited time so head on over to make your selections!

I chose to feature the Traveling Llama die with all his luggage and cute jaunty hat at the top of his load. I can't say I understand the llama trend completely but I can tell you I've fallen in love with this little character. He is so cute and detailed with all his colorful bags, saddle and harnesses. I want to reach out and give him a hug!

To give the llama more dimension I put a layer of foam tape under his saddle and the three bags. The middle blue case is on two layers of foam tape which gives the impression that it provides a platform for the final bag. To give him motion, I used an action wobble so that he trots as he goes on his merry way. He's a traveling llama after all!

To enhance the desert look, I used the Potted Cactus die cuts on both the front and inside of the card for extra fun. The cactus images are also very cute and easy to put together. I chose not to use the pots for them since the idea was that the llama was traveling and that means cactus in the ground, not in pots.

Please visit the CottageCutz YouTube channel to see this little llama in action! I show the coloring and how to piece these dies together which is helpful if you're not sure where all the pieces go. You can either click on THIS LINK or click on the video thumbnail below.

Thanks and Happy Trails To You!

- Janet

Dies Used For This Card:

Llamas & Botanicals Card Samples (Part 1)

 

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We have a brand new release of Llamas & Botanicals dies available in the online store. And the dies are currently on sale for a limited time at 25% off the retail price.

The new dies have a couple of super cute Llama images as well as cactus and other succulents. And, let's not dismiss our sweet hummingbird and a great garden bird image. There are so many different ways to use these dies and the Design Team will be featuring them in our posts over the next couple of weeks.

We wanted to get a jump start on samples so today we are showing you 4 cards using different dies from this release. You can also see a couple of other samples here and here.

Card 1: This first sample is a card from Pam MacKay. She used the Garden Bird die to create such a pretty and soft feminine card. Her design could easily be used for a variety of occasions - a birthday-thinking of you-get well or even a sympathy card.

Card 2: The next sample is a card from Lois Bak. On this card, she used the Succulent Terrarium die to create a lovely thinking of you card. Perfect for anyone but especially someone who has succulents in their home. They are so popular right now and I see them all over the garden nurseries.

Card 3: This next sample is another card from Lois Bak. She has been a busy stamper creating all these beauties for your viewing pleasure. For her beautiful easel card she used the Iron Stand w/Plants dies and for the easel bumper she used one of the Garden Frames die. These easel cards always make for such a beautiful presentation and Lois didn't disappoint us with this one.

Card 4: Our last sample for today is this pretty hello card from Janet Axtman using the Dogwood Branch die. She watercolored her blossoms, framed them with bling and added her gold hello for a sparkling presentation.

 

That's our card samples for today.  Hope these samples have sparked some ideas for ways to use these dies. They are so versatile and could be used for a variety of occasions. And, remember they are currently 25% off for a limited time in the online store.

dies used to create cards:

 

 

 

 

  

Llama Birthday (new die)

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. Before I start with today's card, I wanted to give you a heads up on a few sales going on over in the online store. You can save up to 70% on some overstocked designs and also some great savings on retired designs.

And, the BIG NEWS is that we have a new release of dies and they are 25% off for a limited time. The new dies are the Llamas & Botanicals. There are 13 new designs in this release. Lois featured a card on Saturday using one of the new dies. See that here.

For my card today, I am featuring the Llamas and Potted Cactus dies. So let's get started on how I created this card.

Step 1: I wanted some festive patterned paper for this card that would compliment the llama images. I found this paper in my stash and thought it would work for the look I was after. 

Turquoise Card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Patterned Paper: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
White Circle Die: 2nd largest in set
Stitched Circle Die: 2nd largest in set

Step 2: I cut the llama images and also the cactus. I used colors that coordinated with the patterned paper. The llamas are just to cute. I like how you can add color to them with the flowers and the saddle.

Step 3: I stamped my sentiment before I started assembly of the llama scene. It's a one line sentiment but it was too long for my circle. So I used my MISTI and stamped it on 2 lines.

 

Once this was finished I started the assembly of the scene.

Step 3: I attached the turquoise circle to the image panel. And then assembled the card base and patterned paper layer.

I used mounting tape to lift the image panel off the background. I always like the bit of dimension it gives the card.

I thought I was finished with my card but I felt it needed something else. So I scattered a few black enamel dots on the patterned paper and I thought it completed the card quite nicely. 

 

Well that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you some inspiration on a way to use these new dies. I will be back on Saturday with another card sample.

 

Dies I used to create card: