Monday, June 11, 2018

Have Fun -- On the Road


Hi, Lois here with a card made with two of the brand-new CottageCutz "Just for Guys" dies.  Included in this set are 14 dies perfect for that masculine card you've been struggling with!  I used two of them on my card today.  Again I looked back at an old Sketch Challenge layout on Splitcoaststampers.


I used this layout for my card, but I rotated it 180 degrees so that the larger area is at the bottom rather than at the top.




When I saw the Automotive Icons die, I thought I could use the die-cut pieces to create a background -- so that's exactly what I did.  I put a two-sided adhesive sheet on the back of a 6" x 6" piece of black cardstock and cut out the images.


In order to get my top layer balanced, I made a template out of some copy paper . . .


. . . and then cut my cardstock, as follows:

White - 8 1/" x 5 1/2", 3 3/4" x 5"
Black - 4" x 5 1/4"

Using the copy paper template, I cut a lime green piece and a white piece, trimming the white piece slightly smaller.


I then attached most of the Automotive Icon pieces down the sides of the smaller white panel, creating my "patterned paper" background.


Now it was time to cut my Build-a-Sign pieces.  After I decided which one of the cute designs I wanted to use for my card, I cut out the pieces using scraps of colored cardstock.


I then colored them with Copic markers to give them a bit more texture . . .


. . . and created my focal layer, adding the car silhouette from the Automotive Icons, and stamping the sentiment.


Here again is my finished card.


CottageCutz "Just for Guys" dies used on this card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzautomotiveicons.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbuild-a-sign.aspx


Sunday, June 10, 2018

Bowl of Flowers

Hi!

This is Anja. How was you week? I've been busy at work. Lots of projects to finish, before the school year ends. When I manage to get some free time, I've been crafting. Flowers are still one of my favourites dies to work with. An because I'm still waiting for the new dies to come, I used flowers again an made a flower arrangement.


For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Flowers for Mom, Hat Box with Flowers, Mom's Garden Bouquet, Chicken Noodle Soup, Made w/ Love Phrase, Nested Stitched Doily Set),
- Distress Inks (Black Soot, Dusty Concord, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, Stormy Sky),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- white card base (10,5x21 cm),
- patterned paper (2,5x21 cm),
- scissors,
- adhesive tape,
- paper glue.

First I die cut the flowers. I used Distress Inks to color it.




Then I die cut and colored the bowl.


I cut the flowers in pieces and arranged in the bowl. I used adhesive tape in the back to hold it together.


Then I cut the doily, to look like a tablecloth.


I also cut the sentiment and colored it with Distress Ink.


When I had all the pieces cut and colored I arranged it on the card base. I also cut a strip from patterned paper, so it looks like a wooden table.




This is all about my card for today. I hope next week I start wit more masculine cards. New "Just for Guys" release is still on sale. You should check it out.

Enjoy your Sunday and see you gain in a week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:








Saturday, June 09, 2018

For Dad (new dies)

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.

We have a brand new release of Just For Guys dies in the online store, and they are currently 25% off.  There are 14 new designs and they are ideal for Father's Day cards, guy stuff or car buffs. They all have a retro and classic look. The design team has begun to show samples using the new dies. You can check them out here and here.

For my card today, I am featuring the new Hats, Glasses & Moustaches + the Retro Alphabet dies. Let's get started with some details on how I created my project.

Step 1: I started my card this week with the layout. I saw this interesting sketch on Splitcoaststampers on Wednesday and an immediate idea came into my head on how to use it with these new dies. Love it when that happens.  
Step 2: I selected my card colors. Looked through my papers for some patterned paper with masculine appeal. I found this paper that had this tweed pattern -  very masculine so I decided to use it. Paired that up with some matching cardstock in soft suede (light brown). For the panel across the middle I used a yellow cardstock.
Soft Suede Card Base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Patterned Paper Layer: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
Yellow rectangle Panel: 5 3/8" x 1"

Step 3: I cut my Dad phrase and used the same cardstocks as the card base colors. I added a 3rd color of Cajun craze. It's a cinnamon color cardstock.
The hat, glasses, moustache and pipe are all cut in soft suede cardstock. I sponged the glasses & pipe with soft suede ink to make them a little darker.
For the tags on the sketch, I used an older CottageCutz die- it's the mail tag set. It's the smallest of the tags and I cut in a kraft card stock.
Step 4: Started card assembly.  I assembled the card base, patterned paper and middle rectangle panel using double sided tape.
Next, I attached the tags, the Dad Letters and the hat, glasses moustache and pipe. On the tags I used double sided tape and for the letters I used Ranger Multi medium matte. Its a liquid adhesive that dries clear. For the other images I wanted them lifted from the background panel so I used dimensional adhesive.
Well, that's my card for this week. I hope I have given you another idea for a way to use these new masculine dies. Remember, they are on sale right now for 25% off. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzhatsglassesandmustaches.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzretroalphabet.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzmailtagset.aspx