Make a Splash

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing this adorable card for my design team post. I have another sweet die set to showcase on this card from the new Spring die release.

The Splish Splash Duckling was shaded with my Oxide Inks and tucked inside the oversized tub.  I also cut out a sign from the Route 66 Road Signs die set for the sentiment.  The circle is from the Nested Stitched Scallop Circle Set.

I selected a cheery background for featuring the duck at the focal point of my card.  I trimmed down the road sign, stamped it with a fun sentiment and layered the 2 pieces.

To build my card, I placed the scallop circle die cut in the center of my card.  The sweet duck was centered inside the circle.

Next, the water splashes and bubbles were clustered around the duck for a whimsical look on my card.

The layered sentiment sign was adhered on the bottom of the card for a final finishing touch.

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

A truck with colorful Easter eggs

Hi, Janja here with you. I hope you are all well.
Today I have a cute Easter card for you.

- CottageCutz dies: Bunny Truck, Spring Buddies
- blank card: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- patterned paper
- white cardstock
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- embossing powder - white
- clear embossing ink pad
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

I started making my card by die-cutting a truck, eggs and chickens from colored cardstock. I used colored ink pads for extra shading.

After that, I cut out a strip from green cardstock and heat-embossed the sentiment.

With a paper cutter I cut a white cardstock and two paper strips. I applied blue color on a white cardstock.

I then glued the strips to white cardstock and treated the bottom corners with a corner puncher.

I attached the central motif with self-adhesive foam pads.

Stay safe and healthy.

Janja

Everything Is Going To Be Okay

Hi!

It's Anja here. This social distancing is getting harder and harder every day. That's why I wanted to make a card with a positive sentiment. And these cute frogs seemed as a good idea.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz die (Spring Frogs),
- Distress Inks,
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts.
- bristol paper for background (14,5x14,5 cm)
- white pen,
- black pigment ink,
- pencil,
- rubber,
- water spritzer,
- plastic stencil (clouds),
- printer,
- trimmer,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the frogs and all the other die parts.

Then I started on the background. I used a pencil to sketch the borders for coloring.

First I colored the water. I used a rubber to erase the sketch marks.

Next I spritzed a few water drops over the colored water and let it dry. After that I made the sky using a plastic stencil.

Last I colored the right bottom corner to make it look like a piece of grass on the shore.

When I had everything colored I printed and trimmed the sentiment and assembled the card together.

This is all from me for today. Stay safe.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz die I used:

Juggling Spring Bunny

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.

The new release of Spring dies are available 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 are perfect for your Easter and Spring card making.

Today, I am featuring the new Juggling Spring Bunny and created another Easter card. With all that's happening in the world right now, I am going to send more cards this year. I think it will help brighten someone's spirits to receive some happy mail. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

This week I started my card with a sketch. 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 #793 from Splitcoaststampers. It is a bit different of a layout, but I thought my bunny would look cute sitting atop the half circle #3.

I wanted a fun background paper for the bunny and chose this one from my collection. I thought the pattern would be broken up enough with the 2 half circles of the sketch.

Rich Razzleberry Card Base: 41/4" x 5 1/2"

Designer Paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Circle & Stitched Circle dies: 5 & 6th largest

Element 4 of sketch: 5/8" - used bermuda bay cardstock

Next, I cut the bunny and eggs in cardstock colors to match the designer paper. 

I decided to use a punny sentiment and stamped in rich razzleberry ink. I started card assembly using double sided tape as my adhesive.. 

I attached the bunny to the top semi-circle using double sided tape and the eggs are attached with glue dots. 

To complete my card I added some bermuda bay enamel dots. And I have another Easter card for the stash. 

Well that's it for me for this week. Hope you get some craft time in this weekend or even during the week if your job is considered non-essential and your required to stay at home. It's definitely a way to relax and take your mind off all the corona-virus stories. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Egg Hunt!

Happy Friday everyone!  I hope today finds you well and safe.  Here in California we're on mandatory stay at home orders.  I know many will take this time to craft.  This is a great time to send cards to friends to let them know you are thinking about them.

My card today is for Easter and features three new dies from the Spring release.

It is also for the color challenge this week at Splitcoaststampers - Highland Heather, Purple Posy, Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam.

To start I cut all pieces from white cardstock.  I colored my tree stump, sign post and bunny using neutral Distress Oxide inks.

I then colored the eggs and signs using the colors specified in the challenge.  I also added Mossy Meadow since that is considered a neutral and is allowed by the challenge rules.

I used a fine multi-liner pen to trace over the lines on the signs and emphasize the words.

Next I cut a piece of polka dot paper 4.25 x 5.5 inches and a frame using the largest of the Stitched Wide Square Frames.

I centered the frame die on my polka dot panel and cut it out.  Then I adhered the panel to a white card base.

This allowed me to add my frame flush with the polka dot panel.  This card is very flat and would make for easy mailing.

Finally I added all the elements to the card.

This is a super fun and quick card to make.  By coloring all the pieces (rather than using different colors of cardstock) I was able to make one pass through the die cutting machine with each die!

Be sure to visit the online store where the new Spring release is on sale for a limited time!

Dies used:

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!