Happy Birthday

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing a birthday card created with the new Spring dies.  In my family we have several birthdays over the next few months so I converted the sweet Carrot Farmer Truck to a farm truck loaded with flowers from the new Spring Blooms die set.

I found some bright and cheery papers in my stash and used them to create my card base that coordinated perfectly.

Next, I cut out the truck and added the flowers to the back.  I used the Route 66 sign pieces for the sentiment and for an embellishment. The card panel is from the Stitched Rectangle set and the circle is from the Circle set.

The card panel and circle were adhered on top of my card base.  The truck was nestled inside the circle.

My first embellishment was placed at the top of the panel leaving enough room for the sentiment arrow.

Once I added the arrow, a set of coordinating enamel dots were placed vertically along the edge of the card panel.  The embellishments were the perfect finishing accents on this fun and festive card.

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

Hello Sunshine

Hi! Janja here with you. For my post today I prepared a simple spring card made with a cute duck.

- CottageCutz dies: Daffodil Duck, Spring Grass, Stitched Wide Rectangle Frame Set
- blank card: 4.25 x 5.5" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- colored cardstock
- colored ink pads
- enamel dot
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

I cut duck and daffodil out of colored cardstock. I used different shades of Distress Inks to color the cutouts.

From white cardstock I cut a frame with the largest die from the set. The matching rectangle was cut from patterned paper.

I cut the grass 3 times. Then I printed "Hello Sunshine" on yellow paper and trimmed the strip.

Have a nice day.
Janja

Splish Splash Hello

Hi!

It's Anja here. My package finally arrived and this cute duckling die was the first to get on a card.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Splish Splash Duckling, Expression Hello, Pierced Square Set),
- Distress Inks,
- white card base 15x15 cm,
- white card stock for die cuts,
- violet card stock for background (13,2x13,2 cm, 9,2x9,2 cm),
- patterned paper for background (13x13 cm),
- silver pigment ink,
- black pen,
- white pen,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the duck. I used black and white pen for the eyes.

Then I cut and colored the sentiment.

Then I cut all the pieces for the background.

 And assembled the card together.

This is all from me for today. I wish you all a sunny Sunday.

See you again next week.

Anja Z.



Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Double Trouble Bunnies

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 Double Trouble Bunnies die. These little bunnies are just too cute, and I have the perfect little boy in mind to send it too. But, it's not just for little ones. We all have friends and family who would love to get a card featuring these little bunnies. So let's get started with some details on 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 had this older MojoMonday sketch saved on my Pinterest board and I thought it would work well for my card today. 

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

Daffodil Yellow Card Base:  4" x 5 1/2"

Designer Paper Layer: 3 3/4" x 4"

Square Panel: 2 3/4" stitched rounded square die (3rd largest).For this element of the sketch I kept it a square panel  and made it a 1/2" larger than what was called for in the sketch. I needed it larger to accommodate my images. 

Next, I cut the bunny images using grape, heather, gray and mint cardstocks. You could always cut everything in white cardstock and use the coloring medium of your choice. I just prefer using the colored cardstock.

I sponged clouds on the square panel using tumbled glass distress ink and a cloud stencil. It just adds a little interest to the outdoor scene. 

Now that all my card elements are cut, I am ready to start assembly. I started with the image panel. The images are attached with Ranger multi medium matte.I like this adhesive because it dries clear.  I also used dimensional adhesive to lift them off the sponged panel slightly.  

I attached the designer paper to the card base using double sided tape. I used a grape ribbon to come across the middle of the designer paper per the sketch. 

Attached the image panel with dimensional adhesive. I also cut 2 small pieces of ribbon and attached them to the side of the image panel. I didn't have enough of this color to make a bow and the tufts make a nice presentation. To finish off my card, I scattered some grape glittered enamel dots and this one is complete.

I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this new die. Remember the new Spring release is on sale for a limited time for 25% off. We are also having a President's Day sale on selected CottageCutz dies. Check it out here. 

See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Latte Love

Happy Valentine's Day!  It's Jeanne today and I have a Valentine for you.  Actually, I sent this one to my youngest daughter - a gal who loves her lattes! (I also enclosed a Starbucks gift card.)

This card uses the same color palette as last week's card and some of the same elements.

I cut my pieces from various colors of cardstock using the new Juggling Spring Bunny and Spring Lamb & Chick dies, and the older Coffee & Cocoa Warm Wishes die.  I assembled all the pieces.

You may recognize this striped panel from last week - it's the panel I cut from the middle of my base panel!  I used the Nested Stitched Scallop Rectangles (middle size) to cut a white panel.

I stamped my sentiment on it using black ink.  I cut a panel 4.25 x 5.5 inches from white and embossed it with large dots.  The white was too plain for me and I felt this gave the card some visual interest.  The large dots contrast nicely with the smaller stripes.

I assembled it all on an A2 side fold card base.

Dies:

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

I hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a wonderful weekend!