You're a Treasure

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 edition of the Blog. Happy 4th of July to all our American friends. Hope you are getting to enjoy the day and celebrating the founding of our great nation.

We have a brand new release of dies in the online store. This one is all about the sea with Pirates and undersea creatures. There are 14 new whimsical designs and each one is cuter than the next. These cards would be ideal for so many occasions. The entire bundle is currently 60% off and you can pick it up for less than $100. Each individual die is also 25% off. 

For my card today, I am featuring the new Treasure Chest Island and I created a card of encouragement for a friend who is always doing something special for me. I thought I would make her a card and let her know how special she is to me. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps:

Since I was using the Treasure Chest Island die I wanted to do some ink blending to create an ocean scene. I use jumbo daubers for my ink blending technique. I started off with the sandy shore. I cut 2 templates and used crumb cake and old paper distress inks for the sand.  

Image Panel: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Next I sponged in the water using salty ocean distress ink. I laid my 2nd template over the sand and began sponging the blue ink. I used the other end of my template and sponged more salty ocean ink to create the horizon line. I wanted it just a bit darker than the water. 

I used a sun ray stencil and sponged the sun with wild honey and abandoned coral inks. I took a cloud stencil and lightly stenciled in some clouds using tumbled glass distress ink.

I stamped a few sand granules on the sandy shore just to add a bit of texture. My stamp had lots more than just the sand so I taped off what I didn't want. Then, with the help of my stamp-a-ma-jig I was able to stamp the sand where I wanted it. 

 I decided to stamp my sentiment directly on the sandy shore. I used a medium brown ink and my MISTI for placement. I did stamp the sentiment 3 times to get the color intensity I wanted.  

Now that my background is completed I am ready to cut the die images. I used different colors of cardstock to cut the palm tree, treasure chest, oyster and the mound of sand. I attached it to the background using dimensional adhesive. 

I used a royal blue cardstock for the layering panel and attached this with double sided tape to my image panel. Then attached to the yellow card base. To finish off the card I added 3 enamel dots to highlight the sentiment. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. I will see you next Saturday! There is a 4th of July sale in progress at our online store with savings up to 60%. Check it out here for some great deals. 

die I used to create card:

You're My Harbor

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a card from the new Pirates and Sea Creatures release.  The release has a wide variety of wonderful images - all with a seafaring theme.  And they are on sale right now for a limited time!

I made this card for the Clean and Simple card challenge this week at Splitcoaststampers.  The theme is "Sail Away" - use a sailing or nautical theme.

I used the new Lighthouse die and a sentiment that is perfect for any close friend.  I think this could also make a good masculine card.

To begin, I die cut the pieces from various colors of cardstock.  I inked the edges for some shading and used white craft ink to add whitecaps to the waves.

In order to ink just the tips of the waves, I slid a piece of paper into the cuts and used a sponge dauber with the white ink.  It worked very well.  For the rest of the shading I used Buckaroo Blue, Gray Granite and Crumb Cake dye inks.

I assembled the lighthouse.

I cut a panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 from white and laid a piece of striped washi tape down the left side.  To add some interest I masked off the tape and used a splatter stamp.  I did not stamp before I added the tape, since it is very then and I did not want the splatters to show through.

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink.

I still wanted a bit more to the card but had to be careful not to stray too far away from clean and simple, so I added some linen thread and navy blue baker's twine.

The lighthouse is popped up from the card using foam dots and the panel adhered to an A2 card base.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Be sure to visit the online and check out the July 4 sale on select designs!

Dies used:

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you have a fun and creative holiday weekend!

New Summer Release!! Ahoy Matey!

Hello My Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam having fun with you on the blog today!

It is always exciting when a new release comes and this one is no exception! It is just perfect for summer!  And super fun for all of those pirate loving fans!  This release features 14 different designs and the bundle is a whopping 60% off right now!!  You can't go wrong with this special pricing!!  There is also a 4th of July sale going on too featuring many of the other dies.  Now is the time to stock up on all those essential dies you have been waiting for!!

I am using the new Ahoy Matey! die.  And the parrot is just adorable!!

Background Photo by Giga Khurtsilava on Unsplash

Design Steps:

1.  Cut out all of the pieces using the Ahoy Matey! die.  I used green, blue, black, white yellow and purple card stock 

2.  Shade the pieces using a small applicator and TH inks.  Assemble the pieces using a fine tip glue and a white gel pen for the eye.  I cut the Ahoy and Matey words twice and glued them together for some strength

3.  For the background of this card I cut a port hole using the Pierced Wide Circle Frame die.  I inked it and then glued it slightly off  an A2 white card base as shown. Next cut off the part that hangs over the card edge.  I then masked around it and stenciled in the clouds using a cosmetic blender brush and TH ink

4.  Lastly I used the LawnMower dies inner wheels for the black port hole accents.  Glued them down and added Glossy Accents to them for some shine.  I glued down the Ahoy Motey! as shown and then pop up the parrot.  Your card is complete

CottageCutz Products

DON'T MISS THIS FANTASTIC SALE!!! THE PRICES ARE PHENOMENAL!!

I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July celebrating this awesome country we live in!

Blessings and see you next Thursday!

Pam

Mermaid Kisses and Starfish Wishes

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing a fun card for my design team day. There's a brand new release of Cottage Cutz dies featuring underwater and pirate themed designs. These magical dies are currently on sale in the store.

I was immediately drawn to the new Mermaid and Tropical Fish die sets.  I cut out all of the pieces and shaded them with my Oxide Inks.  The mermaid is so sweet with the adorable starfish in her hair.

I created an ink blended background for my card, splattered it with water and with some white paint.  I hand cut the sea floor and adhered it along the bottom of my card panel.  The whimsical sentiment was perfect for this under the sea card!

All of the die cuts were adhered to the card base building the ocean step by step with all of the elements.

The larger fish filled in the open areas in the water while the smaller fish were adhered to the ocean bottom.

The bubbles were randomly affixed to my card base.  I added some Stickles to the bubbles for a bit of sparkly fun.

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

Hugs from all of us

Hi. It's Janja here with you.

This is my last post here on the Scrapping Cottage blog. It was an honour for me to work for such a great company. Thank you very much for your encouragement and for the trust you have placed in me. I loved to work with all these incredibly cute dies.

Let's take a look at my card.

- CottageCutz dies: Mama Raccoon & Baby, Mushroom Fairy Garden, Hide & Seek Bunny
- card blank: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- different colors of cardstock
- different colors of ink pads
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

As usual, first die-cut all the pieces for main image out from different colors of cardstock. Use different ink pads for more depth.

Trim white cardstock and shade the blue background.

Cut out the grass twice and add a green strip.

It seemed to me that it would look better if I added a frame. Cut it out of white cardstock. 

Attach the green strip to the back of the frame and everything to the background we prepared earlier.

Stamp or print the sentiment. Cut out two banners and attach them to the stick.

Complete the card.

I would like to thank you all for all your comments and support over all these years.

Janja

Planting A Garden

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have the last gardening card for you today. I combined my favorite gardening quote with this lovely ladder die and this is the final result.

For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz die (Garden Ladder),
- Distress Inks,
- craft card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts,
- white paper for printing (220 g; 14,2x14,2 cm),
- silver pigment ink,
- black pen,
- orange pen,
- printer,
- paper trimmer,
- brush,
- paper glue.

First I cut and colored the ladders and all the other smaller pieces. I cut three ladders for more dimension. On the last one I used a bit more color to add the shadows.

Then I printed the sentiment and trimmed the paper for the background.

I added a bit of color for grass and sky using a brush.

And when I had all the pieces ready I combined it in a card.

That's all from me for today.

Before I go I just want to inform you there's 4th of July sale going on on The Scrapping Cottage site. You can save up to 60% on selected CottageCutz designs. 

Have a nice Sunday and see yu again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cutz die I used: