Wishing You A Sealiously Great Day

Hi!

It's Anja here. My package of new dies is still on its way. But I still had two of the arctic dies I haven't used yet, so this was the perfect chance to try them out.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Baby Seals, Seal & Walrus Pals),
- die inks,
- white card stock (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- watercolor paper for background (14x14 cm),
- color sprays,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- heat gun,
- printer,
- scissors,
- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored the seals.

Next I sprayed the watercolor paper with two shades of blue spray. I dried the paper with the heat gun.

I colored the rest of the paper with light blue die ink.

Then I cut the piece of paper for the ground. I used blue ink to color around the edges.

Then I printed and trimmed the sentiment.

And in the end I just needed to glue all the pieces on the card base. And my card was done.

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

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Easter Egg Hunt

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. 

We have a new release of Spring dies, and they are in the online store and 25% off for a limited time. There are 27 new dies in the release and each one is cuter than the next. They will be perfect for your Easter and Spring card making. The DT will be showing more samples in the weeks to come. Today, I am featuring the new Easter Egg Hunt die and made my first Easter card for the upcoming season.

So let's get started on some details of how I created my card.

Design Steps:

As I have said so many times before, having a layout in mind at the start of my card is always a big boost for me. It jump starts my creative thought process. I love working with the sketches that are out there in the online world. That way I just choose the colors and designer paper and I am good to go.
I liked this week's sketch #787 from Splitcoaststampers.

I wanted some bright Spring colors for my card. I chose this grape designer paper from my collection and then paired colors that I thought would work well with it.

Grape Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Grape Gingham Designer Paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Heather Layer #2: 3 1/8" x 4 3/8"
Blue Layer #4: 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"

Next I cut the images from the die. I used various colored cardstock. You could always cut everything in white cardstock and use the coloring medium of your choice. I just prefer using the colored cardstock.

Now that my panels and images are cut. I am ready to start my card assembly. I started with the image panel. The images are attached with mini glue dots and Ranger multi medium matte. I like this adhesive because it dries clear.

My original idea was to use ribbon for panel 3 of the sketch. Instead I decided to cut a 1" strip of the lemon-lime cardstock and emboss it. This way the image panel would lay flat on top of it. My cards are always a work in progress.

I attached the image panel to the designer panel layer using double sided tape. For the bunny, I used dimensional adhesive. At this point I wasn't going to use the other bunny. But that changed as well.

To finish off my card I attached the grape card base. I used lemon-lime sequins for element 5 of the sketch. I thought it just kept with the whimsical card appeal. In the upper right corner I used some grape enamel dots. This is the point that I decided to go with the gray bunny. I attached him with dimensional adhesive and my card is complete.

I hope I have given you a fresh idea for a way to use this new die. That's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday!!!

die I used to create card:

Love Ewe

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a Valentine using the new Spring dies.  These dies are adorable and very versatile (and on sale right now!)  I made this card for my oldest daughter.  She loves puns, so I know she'll love this.

To start I cut all the pieces in various colors using the Spring Lamb & Chick and the Hello Spring Bloom dies.  The lamb is cut from vanilla cardstock to contrast a little with the white panel.

Then I assembled the pieces.  I use a silicone mat when gluing so my pieces don't stick to the surface.

For the base I cut a panel 4.25 x 5.5 inches from patterned paper.

Very often when I know I will be layering other panels on top of a patterned paper that I like, I cut a rectangle from the center of my panel.  This gives me a panel to use elsewhere and saves my paper!  It's not like I'm a paper hoarder (LOL), but I will admit to being afraid of running out of retired paper that I love.  This is one way to maximize its use.

I used the largest of the Nested Stitched Scalloped Rectangles to cut a white panel and stamped the sentiment in the lower left.

I centered that panel on my patterned paper and added the lamb and flowers.  My striped paper was dotted on the other side and I decided that I liked that better with the fluffy lamb and scallops.  To finish the card I adhered everything to an A2 top folding card base.

Dies:

Thanks for visiting today!  Be sure to stop by the online store where the new Spring dies are on sale for a limited time!

I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!

Easter Basket!

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited about our NEW RELEASE!!!  This release features Spring dies and right now they are 25% off for a limited time.  There are 27 different dies and they are just perfect for Easter and Spring cards.  This Spring release has everything from bunnies to baskets and more.  Check them out HERE!

Today, I am featuring the Basket of Eggs die!!

Design Steps:

 1.  Cut out your pieces with a variety of DP and card stock using the Basket of Eggs die

 2.  Use an A2 white card base, 5 1/4 x 4 pink card stock, 5 x 3 3/4 jelly bean DP, 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 green DP cut with a dove tail, 3 x 2 pink DP and 1/2 x 5 1/4 light green strip.  Also cut a white circle using the second from the largest Cross-Stitched Circle die

 3.  Glue the Jelly Bean DP to the pink card stock then add the green dove tail DP and finally the pink DP rectangle

 4.  Last glue the light green strip to the top of all the layers and glue to the white card base

 5.  Use the white Cross Stitched circle as a base assemble and glue the Easter basket to the circle

6.  Add dimension dots to the back of the circle and add to card front.  Last add your sentiment and your card is finished

CottageCutz Products

Thanks so much for stopping by!  The new Spring Dies are a must in your collections so be sure to check them out especially while the sale is on!!

Blessing
Pam

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello!  This is Sukie and I'm excited to share a card created with the new Spring Release dies.  These dies are not only ideal for those Spring and Easter creations but also perfect for Valentine's.

I cut out the newly released Bunny Truck for my card and added some hearts to the back of the truck. The hearts are from the Party Favors die set.  The truck and hearts were inked up with some Oxide Inks.  I used the Nested Stitched Eyelet Rectangle Set for my card panel.

I prepared my panel by stamping it with a sentiment from the Scrappy Moms (retired) Love Notes stamp set.  I also added some Peppermint Icicle Trendy Twine as an embellishment.

I used the colors from the truck as inspiration for the papers on the background of my card.  The center piece was punched with the Fiskars Scalloped Sentiment punch.  The rectangle panel was adhered on top.

To finish off my Valentine's card, the truck was placed in the center of the panel as the focal point.

Here are the dies used on my card, available here: