Just For Guys Design Team Samples (Part 1)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new Just For Guys release. There are 14 dies in this release and it's currently on sale for 25% off.
 They are ideal for Father's Day, Guy Stuff, Car Buffs, Retro & Classic look and a great Retro Alphabet. So many possibilities with the14 new designs.

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. We have 4 samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1:  This first sample is from Jeanne Knobbe. She used the Vintage T-Bird and Build-A-Sign dies to create a great masculine card. So perfect for your guy's birthday or even for Father's Day. She stamped her sentiment right on the sign. It reminds me of a billboard you might see at a car dealership. Her choice of patterned paper really completed the retro look on the card.

Card 2:  This next sample is from Lois Bak.  She used the Happy Father's Day Phrase and Hats, Glasses & Moustaches dies to create a great Father's Day card. She stamped the guy image and then added the hat and glasses to it. A creative way to extend your dies and stamps. She completed this card by adding her die cut Father's Day sentiment and a pipe.

Card 3:  This next sample is another from Lois Bak.  She used the Classic Car and Retro Alphabet dies to create a great masculine birthday card. The card layout is the "Impossible Card" that is trending online right now. Here is a link to a Splitcoaststampers tutorial if you would like to create one. She stamped the Happy word and used the Retro Alphabet letters for the Birthday word. The different fonts in the alphabet die add interest to her card.

Card 4:  The last sample for today is a Father's Day card that I (Mary Marsh) created using the Dad's Tools and Happy Father's Day Phrase dies. I used some cork background paper because I was going after a peg board look. The tools have such detail, a look that CottageCutz specializes in on all their dies.



 

I hope the samples shown today have sparked some ideas for ways to use these new dies.  And, remember they are currently 25% off in the online store.

 

dies used to create today's cards.

 

 

 

 

Guy's Birthday!

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam sharing 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!!! It is 14 wonderful dies all for the wonderful men in our lives! Can you believe they are on sale for 25% off!  So please check out the online sales!

Today, I am using one of the new dies from the Just for Guys release.  I think these new dies are amazing and so wonderfully detailed!

Design Steps:

1.  Use an A2 white card base cut a slightly smaller piece of black card stock.  Cut a piece of car DP 4 x 2 1/2,  a piece of wave length DP 1 1/2 x 4,  a piece of gray card stock 1/2 x 4 glue all pieces to the black card stock as shown.  Set aside

2.  Cut all of the piece out of white and black card stock using the Race Cars and Flags die

3.  Color all of the pieces with your markers

 4.  Assemble the car and add the ribbon to the card front then glue to the white card base. Then pop the car to the card as shown

 5.  Assemble the flags shade with gray marker then pop to the card front add the sentiment layered on black card stock

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Please make sure you take some time out of your busy day and get crafty!

Blessings

Pam

Tagged Orchids

Hi, Lois here with my Monday card.   While waiting for receipt of the "Just for Guys" release from CottageCutz, the design team is still spotlighting dies from the Mother's Day release.  My card today features the Orchids die and came together very quickly.

I started by cutting the orchid pieces from white cardstock.

I colored the pieces using Copic markers and constructed my orchid plant.

I then cut the card base as follows:  8 1/2" x 5 1/2" white cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"; 4" x 5 1/4" patterned paper; and the tag from white cardstock 2" x 4 1/2".

I cut the corners of the tag with a punch then punched a hole in the top center of the tag, threading some baker's twine through the hole.

I then stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment at the bottom of the tag and glued on the orchids.

I adhered the tag to the card at an angle, using large foam pop dots and finished off the card by adding a few enamel dot stickers.

Be sure to check out the CottageCutz/Scrapping Cottage website for the new "Just for Guys" dies, which are on sale at 25% off for a limited time.

The die used on my card is:

Raccoon for Dad

Hi!

This is Anja. I have a short post for you today. I made a simple black&white card for Father's Day. I found this mustache patterned paper and build the card around it.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Mama Raccoon & Baby, Stitched Alphabet, Stitched Numbers, Oval Set),
- Distress Ink Pumice Stone,
- white card base (10,5x15 cm),
- black card stock for background (10x14,5 cm) and die cuts,
- grey and white card stock for die cuts,
- patterned paper for background (9,5x14 cm),
- adhesive foam pads,
- scissors,
- white pen,
- black pen,
- paper glue.

First I die cut the raccoon from white, grey and black card stock. I used Distress Ink to color the edges. I used white and black pen for the eyes. I cut raccoons arm with the scissors, for it to hold the number.

Then I die cut the letters and the numbers. I used Distress Ink to color the edges.

I did the same with the ovals.I used the two largest dies.

I cut the background from black and patterned paper. I used Distress Ink around the patterned paper.

When I had everything colored and cut, I used paper glue to adhere all the pieces to the card. And this is my finished card.

New "Just for Guys" release is still available for 25 % off. Check it out, if you haven't already. 
Have a nice Sunday! I'll spend mine on the seaside.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

 

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.

 

dies I used to create card: