Feel Better Soon

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing this "get well" card.  Since we are in the middle of winter and flu season, this card is perfect for cheering up anyone who is under the weather.

I went with an embossed background for my card and then cut out my pieces from the Ouch With Tooth and the Chicken Noodle Soup die sets.  The napkin is triangle cut with my paper trimmer.

Once I matted the embossed card stock on a blue background, I added the triangle napkin at the base of my card.

Next, each of the die cuts were adhered on top of the napkin with the extra spoon resting on top.

The "feel better soon" sentiment was stretched along the top of my card fitting perfectly across the background.

Here are the dies used on my card, available in the store:

Friendship

Hi! Janja here with a card for friends. Spending time with friends is never a waste of time.
I used some of the Arctic animals dies.

- CottageCutz dies: Baby Walruses, Baby Seals, Seal & Walrus Pals, Goldfish & Bowl (air bubbles)
- blank card: 4.25 x 5.5" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- white cardstosk: 4 x 5.2" (10 x 13,2 cm)
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- clear embossing ink pad
- white embossing powder
- glossy accents
- fun foam (craft foam)
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape

I started making my card by die-cutting all the elements for it. To add shading to the arctic animals, I used colored ink pads.

I trimmed a piece of white cardstock and colored it with Distress Oxide blue ink. I then sprayed everything with some water.

I cut off another white cardstock and wavy cut the top edge with scissors. It is colored the same.
I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed with white powder.

Lastly, I cut out white air bubbles and applied glossy accents.

I glued the bottom part to a fun foam (craft foam) and attached it all to the blue background for more depth.

Have a nice day.
Janja

Walruses Wishing You A Happy Birthday

Hi!

It's Anja here. I'm back to Arctic Animals. For today's post I made a birthday card.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Baby Walruses, Birthday Hedgehog, Expressions Happy, Expressions Birthday),
- Zig Watercolor brushes (Numbers: 050, 064, 072, 091, 043, 034, 010),
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- yellow cardstock (14x14 cm),
- dark blue cardstock (13,5x13,5 cm),
- white watercolor paper for die cuts and background (12,5x12,5 cm),
- black pen,
- white pen,
- brushes,
- watercolor brush,
- washi tape,
- heat gun,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the walruses and birthday props. I used watercolor brushes for coloring.

Then I assembled the walruses together.

Next I cut and colored the sentiment. Again I used washi tapes on the back to adhere the cuts for easier coloring.

Then I cut a piece of background paper and spritzed it with color drops. I used watercolor pens and mixed it with water.

Then I trimmed colored paper for background.. And when I had all the pieces I put the card together.

And this is the result.

I wish you all a nice Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.



Cottage Cutz dies I used for this project:

I Love Us

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 day edition of the Blog. Happy New Year wishes to all our Blogger friends!

Today, I am featuring the Seal & Walrus Pals die. It's from our latest Artic Animals release. There are 13 new designs in this release and each one is so versatile for a variety of card making and giving occasions.

I needed to start making some Valentine's Day cards and the idea for this one has been brewing in my head ever since I saw the die. This would also work as an anniversary card. It will go to my hubby for the big love day celebration. So let's get started on some details of how I created my card.

Design Steps:

My card took several detours on the actual layout, but I wasn't getting anywhere with trying to use the designer paper and all the layers I had in mind.  I even tried using heart paper for the ice floats but that didn't work either. So I switched gears and decided to sponge my background with distress inks. 

I started with Tumbled Glass distress ink and a stencil for the clouds. Then for the horizon line I used Broken China distress and the water is done with Salty Ocean distress. To get some white caps in the water I used a Tombow sand eraser, I was happy with the results. 

Image Panel: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Next, I cut the seal and walrus images in various colored cardstock. I am showing the ice floats with the designer paper I was going to use. I thought they didn't look like ice floats with this designer paper,  so I went back to white cardstock. I just forgot to take a photo of my change. (LOL)!!!

I decided to stamp the Valentine sentiment on a cloud. I used the cloud die from the Clouds & Sun die. The largest die was the perfect size for my sentiment. I used my MISTI for placement and also just in case I needed to stamp the sentiment 2x. Which I did. 

Now that all my card elements are done, I am ready to start card assembly. I attached both the ice floats and the sentiment cloud with dimensional adhesive. I wanted them lifted off the background.

To finish off my card, I attached the image panel to the blue card base. I like using non-traditional colors for Valentine cards and after all the beginning issues I was pleased with how the card turned out.  

Blue card Base: 5 3/4" x 4 1/2"

Well,that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use these Artic Animals. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Husky Love Mail

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne sharing with you today and I have a Valentine's card for any dog lover in your life.  This card uses the Husky w/Sled die from the new Arctic Animals release along with some older Valentine's Day dies.

I started off by cutting all the pieces from cardstock in white, gray, brown and two shades of red.

I used some gray ink to shade the white areas of the husky, then I glued him together along with the letters and banner.  Final assembly of the pieces will be on the card itself.

My card is going to be a top folding A2 size card so I cut a panel 5.5 x 4.25 inches to glue on top of the base.  I used two shades of red/pink to create a soft background with more of the color towards the bottom and going diagonally from the middle to the upper right.

For my snow, I  cut a free form snow bank and used light blue ink to just shade the top.

I adhered the snow to my background panel and then glued down my dog and sled.  I left the top part of the sled unglued so I could slip the envelopes underneath.

I tucked the envelopes on the sled and used the various size hearts to create a trail.

Finally, I popped up the sentiment using foam dots and added a few rhinestone hearts in clear and red.  A fun and easy to make Valentine's Day card!

Dies used:

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card.  Have a fun and creative weekend!