Easter Egg Hunt

Hi!

It's Anja here. Hope you're all doing well. I have a simple card for you today, combining two new dies in a lovely Easter scene.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Easter Egg Hunt, Hide & Seek Bunny, Happy Easter Greeting),
- Distress Inks,
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- bristol paper for background (12,5x12,5 cm),
- green card stock for background (13x13 cm),
- brush,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the bunny and the sign.

Next I did the same with the sentiment.

Then I cut the paper for the background and colored it.

Then I cut another piece of paper for the background. This time I used green cardstock.

When I had all the pieces I assembled the card together.

Stay healthy. See you again next week.

Anja Z.



Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Basket Of Eggs

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 Basket of Eggs die to create an Easter card. So let's get started on some details of how I created my card. 

Design Steps:

I started my card this week with the card colors. Jeanne was hosting a color challenge on Splitcoaststampers, and her choices of daffodil delight (yellow), calypso coral and seaside spray (light blue) worked well for an Easter card. 

She also had an optional to use Washi Tape on our card. I just happen to have some wide washi tape in these colors, and I used it for my card background. This tape is 2 3/8" wide so it gives nice background coverage.  

I cut the basket of eggs in the challenge colors and used some designer paper cut with the 4th largest Stitched Circle die as the backdrop. 

I decided to stamp some splatters down the right side of my card in the coral color and added yellow ribbon to the left side for added interest. The Easter phrase is from the Bunny Kisses  & Easter Wishes die. I cut it 3x for more depth in coral cardstock. 

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

Image Panel" 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

To complete the card, I scattered a few coral enamel dots. Well, that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you a new idea for using this lovely Easter die. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

May All Your Chocolate Bunnies be Solid

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a quick and easy Easter card for you.  This one uses the Bunny Backsides dies to make chocolate bunnies - the star of the show in many Easter baskets!

To start, I cut the bunnies from Chocolate Chip cardstock.

I then cut a panel from patterned paper 5.5 x 4.25 inches, a strip of green cardstock 5.5 x 2.5 inches, and a strip of white cardstock 5.5 x 2.25 inches.

To place my sentiment, I placed the bunnies and adjusted where I wanted the sentiment to go.

After stamping the sentiment, I glued the two strips together, added a narrow ribbon...

and attached it to the patterned panel.

When gluing down the three bunnies, I started with the middle one.  When placing groups of three, if you start with the middle one it is much easier to place the other two.  If you happen to be a bit off you can adjust, but if you start at one end it is more difficult to adjust placement if you happen to miss a little.

These chocolate bunnies are just the sweetest and this card is super simple to make!  I hope you will check out the new Spring dies on the website - there is something for everyone!

Die used:

This die is out of stock, but be sure to visit the online store where the current release is on sale for a limited time.

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

Froggie Fun!

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted you to know we have great savings in our store on the overstock and retired dies! Along with these savings we have our new release on sale for 25% off!

Today,  I am using the new release dies for a whimsical and cute birthday card.  Check out this adorable die in our store.

Design Steps:

 1.  Cut out all of the pieces using the Spring Frogs die and assorted colored card stock

2.  Shade all of the pieces using matching inks then assemble

 3.  Cut a piece of light blue card stock 4 x 5 1/4 then use a small teal ink pad to create the water.  I just went direct to paper with the small ink pad

4.  Use an A2 white card base, cut a brown frame using the Wide Rectangle Frame die

 5.  Use dimension tape to attach the frame to the blue card stock

 6.  Glue down the cattails and then pop up the frog

7.  Glue down the dragonfly and pop up the sun and clouds and then attach the blue card panel to the white card base.  Stamp the clouds with Happy Birthday

8.  Next open up the card and use the teal ink pad direct to card stock method and create the water.  Add your frog, lily pad, flower and bug.  Then stamp the sentiment

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you are able to take some time to play in your craft room!

Blessings

Pam

Celebrate

Hello!  This is Sukie and I have a fun card to share for my design team post.  The Spring die release has so many wonderful dies that can be used in a variety of ways.

I cut out the pieces from the Rooster & Chick die set and shaded the pieces with some Oxide Inks. The Cross-Stitched Squares were cut out with different pieces of card stock to coordinate with the rooster. The Celebrate sentiment was cut out of some patterned card stock.

I created a simple background with some bright and cheery papers from my stash and layered it with a couple of overlapping squares.

Next, I added the solid square toward the bottom of my card and adhered the sentiment on the other square for a contrasting look.

The sun was layered above the rooster and on top of the larger square.  The sun broke up the bold pattern a bit.

The sweet chick gazing at the rooster was the final finishing accent on my card.

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

Spring Frogs

Hi, Janja here with you.
Spring frogs are so incredibly cute that I just couldn't resist them.

- CottageCutz die: Spring frogs
- blank card: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" (10,8 x 14 cm), folded
- green cardstock in different shades
- colored ink pads
- colored markers
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

First I applied blue ink on a white cardstock. Then I splashed water on it.

While the background was drying, I cut out all the pieces for my card.
I shaded the edges with ink pads and markers. I applied clear glitter to a dragonfly.

Then I attached the prepared background to the front of the card with double-sided adhesive tape. I glued the remaining pieces with glue and foam pads.

Have a nice day.
Janja