Festive Cats

Hi!

It's Anja again. Today I have a cat themed card for you. When I saw the latest pets release I first spotted all the cats dies. My best friend has a big cat, named Franček (Francis in English). I often babysit him, when she and her husband go on holidays. And he has this big cat tree. So I used the cat and the tree for inspiration and gave Franček some company :)

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Fancy Feline, Santa Hat Cat, Fluffy Buddies),
- Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick, Black Soot, Pumice Stone, Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Peacock Feathers, Hickory Smoke),
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- patterned paper (14,5x14,5 cm),
- craft card base for background (11,5x11,5 cm),
- white watercolor paper for background (11x11 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- sentiment stamp,
- acrylic block,
- black pigment ink,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the cat tree.

Then the cats. I used black pen for the eyes.

Then the second cat. I used greenery from the first die to decorate the tail.

The I cut the papers for the background.

I don't have a lot of sentiment stamp in English. I found one that seemed quite appropriate :)
Cats bring a lot of joy and peace.

And the I just glued everything together. Ant my card was finished.

I wish you all a peaceful and joyful Sunday.

See you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Rufus Says I'm Sorry (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 Saturday edition of the Blog. 
The Pet release from Black Friday is still on sale at 30% off so you still have a chance to pick up some really cute dies. The team sampled cards using these dies here, here, here and here. Just in case you missed them.

And, today I have another card to show you using the Rufus the Hound die. When I saw this die and those sweet puppy eyes, I immediately thought of a card to say "I'm sorry". So that's the direction I took with my card today. Let's get started with some details on how I created it.

Step 1: I cut Rufus out using 2 different shades of brown cardstock. I used a black Copic multiliner and a white gel pen for his eyes. I also cut 2 of the dog bones with a confetti white and a brown cardstock.

I looked for some fun papers to go along with this cute little hound. I decided on this circle patterned paper, and I coordinated it a soft yellow and a teal to pick up the colors in the paper.

card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
patterned paper layer: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
teal layer: 1" x 5 3/8"

For the oval frames I used the 3rd largest CottageCutz cross stitched oval die and the 3rd largest oval from the basic set.

On the oval where Rufus is laying I stamped my first sentiment. Since it's a cling stamp I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the placement straight and where I wanted it. I did the same for the smaller oval where I stamped "I'm Sorry". This oval is the smallest from the cross stitched set. I used a teal ink.

I thought some background splatters would add interest on the image panel.

Now that everything is cut and stamped, I am ready to start card assembly. I started with the card base and patterned paper.

Attached the ovals with double sided tape and with Rufus I used dimensional adhesive. To complete my card, I laid his dog bones on the card just for some added interest. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have give you an idea for a way to use this new die. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Warm Wishes

Happy Friday!  I had two motivations for today's card: 1) it's getting closer to Christmas so I need quick cards to make (I'm a little behind) and 2) I wanted something cozy.  We've had some cold weather here for the past two days (okay, 52 degrees, but COLD for Southern California!)  So my card fits both those criteria.

The cable knit embossing folder coupled with a plaid that reminds me of flannel is the perfect pairing for the sweater from Ugly But Cute Sweater die.  This card goes together quickly.

I die cut all pieces in white using the sweater from Ugly But Cute Sweater, mittens from Coffee & Cocoa Warm Wishes and snowflake from Season's Greetings w/ Snowflakes dies.

I used markers to color all the pieces except the snowflake.

Then I assembled them.

I embossed an A2 white panel using the cable knit embossing folder and cut a 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch panel from the plaid.  I also used a self adhesive sheet and cut "Warm Wishes" from green card stock.

I glues all the pieces down except the sweater which I popped up using foam dots.  After I had it assembled I decided the sentiment didn't stand out enough for my liking so I cut another using gold card stock.  By using the self adhesive sheet under the card stock it was easy to just adhere the gold sentiment over the green one.  I like how it turned out.  It gives the sentiment a little dimensions and you can just see a bit of green shadow!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful and creative weekend!

Cozy Christmas!

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Fans!

I am still cranking out my Christmas cards.  I make the cards mainly for family, close friends and especially the kids.  The one I am making today is going to a friend's little son!  He is just 2 which is the perfect age at Christmas.  He is just so excited about everything!!

Design Steps:

 1.  Cut all the piece out using the Cozy Fireplace Pets die.  I cut them out of the different colored card stocks seen above. Add shading with red, brown, dark green, and gray ink.  After shading assemble all of the pieces

 2.  Use an A2 white card base cut a slightly smaller piece of yellow card stock and cut a piece of yellow striped DP slightly smaller then the yellow card stock

 3.  Cut a piece of brown card stock 4 x 1 1/2.  Glue the striped DP to the yellow card stock and then add the brown to the bottom of the striped paper

 4.  Glue to the A2 white card base

 5.  Place the fireplace onto the card first and then add the rug with the little critters

6.  Stamp your sentiment and layer onto red card stock.  Glue to the upper center of the card as shown

below

CottageCutz Products

I am just in love with this cute card.  It is going to be very difficult for me to give it away!

Blessings

Pam

Merry Christmas Card and Treats

Hello!  This Sukie and I'm back with a fun project idea for my guest designer post.  I used the Cottage Cutz Christmas Tag Topper set for my card and treats. This set is so versatile and can be used for so many different projects.

I found the papers in my stash from the DCWV Winter mat stack, the papers are a lighter card stock which works best for wrapping the Hershey's Nuggets.  I trimmed the wrappers to 1"x3" which is the perfect size for the chocolate.  I used Glue Dots Temporary Adhesive tape to adhere the wrappers to the Nuggets.

The tray for the Nuggets was cut at 2"x4" in a heavier card stock.  I scored the sides at 1/4" to create the tray.

The tag toppers were die cut to coordinate with the Hershey's Nuggets.  I used a pen to detail the snowmen faces and buttons.

Once I wrapped all of the Nuggets, they were secured to the trays with a removable Glue Dot, this helps to keep them from shifting in the clear bags.  I cut out the rectangles from the Cottage Cutz Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangle set and folded it in half to create the bag topper.  The base of my card was inked on the edges and splattered with some blue paint for a bit of detail.

I adhered the banners to the card based and used some Totally Blue Trendy Twine to accent the top of  my card.  

Here are the dies used on my project available over in the shop: