The tiny snowflakes were scattered amongst the penguins. I randomly filled in the empty spaces with them.The remaining snowflakes were adhered along the top edge of my card completing the adorable scene.Here are the die sets used on my card, available in the store:
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Merry Christmas
The tiny snowflakes were scattered amongst the penguins. I randomly filled in the empty spaces with them.The remaining snowflakes were adhered along the top edge of my card completing the adorable scene.Here are the die sets used on my card, available in the store:
Monday, September 14, 2020
North Pole Toy Company
Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Monday edition of the Blog.
bumblebee, merry merlot, mossy meadow |
Sunday, September 13, 2020
You Are Wonderful
Hi!
It's Anja here. My tropical release has finally arrived. First I tried this beautiful hibiscus flower die and made a bright card.
For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz die (Hibiscus Flowers),
- Distress Inks,
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- patterned paper for background (14,5x14,5 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and background (13,5x13,5 cm),
- plastic stencil (stripes),
- baby wipes,
- sentiment stamp,
- black pigment ink,
- acrylic block,
- paper trimmer,
- paper glue.
First I cut and colored the flowers.
Next I colored the background. I used baby wipes. I tapped it in Distress Ink and then colored over the stencil. I let the paper dry.
And when I glued all the pieces together my card was done.
Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week.
Anja Z.
Cottage Cutz die I used:
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Peace, Hope & Joy Christmas
We have three brand new releases in the online store. It's Christmas Part 1 (22 new designs), Christmas Part 2 (21 new designs) and a Halloween release (14 new designs). They are all currently on sale and you can save anywhere from 25% to 60%.
Friday, September 11, 2020
Caroling Penguin Band
This card features the Caroling Penguins dies. These little guys are too cute and can be used as a group or individually. As I was making them I realized they would also be adorable for New Years by changing their top hats, the vest and bow tie to either black or silver in order to dress them in "formal wear"!
I cut all the pieces from black, white, red, green and yellow cardstock. I used a metallic gold for the trumpet and a metallic silver for the flute and drum. I also placed all the pieces for each penguin in an individual cup so I wouldn't get them mixed up when assembling. (I have also used a muffin tin to do this in the past.)
I made a slimline card by folding a piece of 7 x 8 1/2 inch card stock in half and cut a panel for the front from mixed media paper for a watercolor wash background. So I would know where to make the wash, I loosely arranged the penguins on the front of card base along with the sentiment as a guide.
The word "Joy" uses the Joy Ornament die from the Christmas Part 1 release. After die cutting from the gold metallic paper, I used small scissors to trim away the ornament.
I then made my wash from a medium and a dark blue ink concentrating the dark blue at the bottom. I wanted the gold to stand out against the background.
After adhering the word "Joy", I placed the panel in my stamping platform and stamped the rest of the sentiment using a black archival ink.
I placed a piece of washi tape with music notes and a 1/4 inch strip of red cardtsock down the right side of the card base. After trimming my panel to 3 1/8 inches I glued it to the card base. Because watercoloring often warps the paper, I placed heavy books on top after gluing to flattened the card before adding my penguins.
The top and bottom penguins are glued to the panel and the flute player is popped up using foam dots. I added some self adhesive crystal gems to simulate ice and snowfall.
Dies used:
Be sure to visit the online store where both Christmas releases and the new Halloween release are on sale for a limited time!
Thanks for stopping by today. Have a fun and creative weekend!