It's your Day to Bask in the Sun!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a quick card to share for my design team post.  I'm using one of the die sets from the new Springtime die release.  This die release offers so many wonderful dies which are currently on sale.  Also, check out the St. Patrick's Day sale going on through tomorrow!

For today's post, I used the Gnome Sleeping in Hammock die set.  Using basic card stock for the die cut pieces, I followed the package design for my colors.  I changed the gnome's hat to a patterned design.

The ink blended card base is a background that I had created some time ago and ended up not using it for my project.  It seemed to be the perfect background for the sleepy little gnome.

The die cut scene was placed in the center of my card against the yellow portion of the ink blended background.  The yellow is a nice contrast against the die cut pieces.

I found a whimsical sentiment in my stash of stamps and added it to a coordinating strip of paper and adhered it at an angle in the corner of my card.

The edges of the sentiment tag were snipped off with some scissors using the card base as a guide.

This card came together very quickly and  will be a fun celebratory card for a birthday, Father's Day or other special occasion.

Here is the die set used on my card, available in the store:

Bunny Tree Cottage

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Tuesday edition of the Blog.

We have a brand new release of dies in the online store. It's our Spring Release with 22 new designs. Everything you need to create Spring, Easter, Birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thinking of you cards and so much more.

The Design Team has been showing samples using these new dies. So if you haven't seen them check back on the blog for lots of great ideas. The dies are currently on sale at 25% off so check all the new designs in the online store for some great selections. 

The Safari & Circus releases are still available at 25% off as well. There is also a St Patrick's Day sale going on until March 18th. You can save up to 60% off on selected designs.

Now onto my card for today. I am featuring the new Bunny Tree Cottage die and I created an Easter card. No tutorial today but I do have some card details for you. 

My card colors are from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #835. I am the hostess and I chose purple posy, night of navy and coastal cabana for the challenge colors. Optional is to use designer paper. 

For my card I started off stenciling a brick background - soft suede ink (neutral) on kraft paper (neutral).  The bunny window scene is cut in the challenge colors . I used designer paper on the bunny outfits and the wallpaper (it's a bit light in this photo).

I used the Spring Grass die and cut in a dark green cardstock (another neutral). I added some Easter eggs (2018 Mr Peter Rabbit die) and tulips (2017 Hello Spring die). My bunny kisses phrase is from the 2019 Bunny Kisses and Easter Wishes die. I cut in coastal cabana cardstock and shaded with the same color ink.

The card base is 4 1/2" x 5 3/4". I didn't have cardstock that size so I used a hinge technique to make it larger. Instructions for the technique are here.

Well, that's it for me for this post. I hope I have given you a fresh idea for a way to use this new die. See you on Saturday!

dies I used to create card:

Have A Nice Day

Hi!

It's Anja here. I have another Spring card for you today.

 

 

For this project I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Mouse w/Flower Cart, Spring Grass),

- Distress inks,

- white card base (15x15 cm),

- white card stock for die cuts,

- black pen,

- white pen,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- plastic stencil (clouds),

- paper glue. 

First I cut and colored the mouse with the cart.

Next I cut and colored the grass.

Then I did the background. I used the plastic stencil.

Then I arranged all the pieces on the card base and added the sentiment.

And my card was done.

Before I go I want to invite you to The Scrapping Cottage online store to check St. Patrick's Day Sale. 

And that's all from me for today. Have a nice Sunday and see you again next week. 

Anja Z. 

Cottage Cutz dies I used for this card: 

 

 

Fox in Airplane

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.

 
We have a brand new release of dies in the online store. It's our Spring Release with 22 new designs. Everything you need to create Spring, Easter, Birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thinking of you cards and so much more.

The Design Team has been showing samples using these new dies. So if you haven't seen them check back on the blog for lots of great ideas. The dies are currently on sale at 25% off so check all the new designs in the online store for some great selections. The Safari & Circus releases are still available at 25% off as well. There is also a St Patrick's Day sale going on until March 18th. You can save up to 60% off on selected designs. 

Now onto my card for today. I am featuring the new Fox in Airplane die. I created a card to send to my precious little Granddaughter in California. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps:

I started by cutting the Fox in Airplane and used the packaging colors because I knew they would work well with the outdoor scene I was creating. 

Next I started my stenciled background. I used a cloud stencil, a layered mountain stencil with pine trees along with various distress and die inks. Here are my supplies:

And this is my finished scene with my stamped sentiment.. 

Next, I attached the Fox and Airplane image using dimensional adhesive.  I wanted it lifted off the background for more depth. 

To complete my card, I attached the image panel to an apple green card base and scattered a few sequins.

And, that's it for me for this week. I will be back on Tuesday with another sample from the Spring release. I hope I have given you an idea for a way to use this whimsical new die. 

Die I used to create card: 

Spring Flowers Note Card Set

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today and I a note card set for you that features the three Spring Flowers in Jar dies from the new release.  These cards are quick to make and are the perfect size when you want to write a quick note or attach to a gift.

The cards are 3 1/2 x 5 inches.  I cut card bases for them from white cardstock but then used Bristol cardstock panels for my washes.  You can also use mixed media paper or watercolor paper for the front panels. 

 When I create a wash I tape the paper to a masonite board.  This ensures minimal warping of my paper.  For these cards I used ZIG Kuretake water pens and a brush for the water.  I like these because they have brush nibs and blend well.  You can also use regular watercolors or your dye inks.

For each card I picked two or three main colors and kept inking until the wash had good saturation.  I also would periodically lay down the die (blade down) to make sure my wash was roughly the correct shape.  I wanted the die cut to fit inside the wash.

After all three were finished and dry (and I use a heat tool to speed up drying) I used my stamping platform to stamp "Hello" in the lower right corner of the three panels.

I die cut my flowers from black cardstock.  Because these are fairly intricate dies I used a self-adhesive sheet on the back.  

You can see that the panels are still a bit warped.  I used several heavy books placed on top to help flatten them.

 All that was left was to adhere the panels to the card bases and add a clear crystal "water" drop.  These cards were very quick to create with regards to hands on time.  The hardest part for me was letting them sit under the books for a few hours to flatten out!

I hope you've enjoyed my cards today.  Be sure to visit the online store where the new release is discounted for a limited time!

Products used:

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

Hatching Bunny Chick!

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends,

It is Pam sharing with you on the blog today!

I am continuing to make Easter cards for friends and family.  Today, I am using the delightful Hatching Bunny Chick.  This Spring Collection has 22 sweet dies and they are on sale in the store right now.  

Design Steps:

1.  Using the Hatching Bunny Chick die cut out 3 chicks.  I used white and yellow cards stock

2.  Shade the ears and egg shell with a light gray ink. Color the inside of the ears and the becks with copic makers.  Shade the chicks with a light orange ink and finally use black and white gel pen for the eyes

3.  Using the Stitched Alphabet die cut out Easter in pink.  Assemble the chicks with a fine tip glue

4.  The white card base is a slimline (8 1/2 x 7 scored on the 7 inch side at 3 1/2).  Cut a piece of pink card stock 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 and also cut a piece of green dotted DP 8 x 6 1/2.  Glue the pink to the green and then glue to the white card base

5.  Glue the chicks flat to the card (I started with the center chick).  Then pop up the letters (I started with the S and T) and your card is complete

CottageCutz Products

 

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!  We are so glad you did!  Please check out the new release in the online store.  It is on sale for a short time only.

Blessings and Take Care

Pam