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Hello!  This is Sukie with this week's design team post showcasing the newly released Slimline dies.  This release is a wonderful selection of slimline dies that are perfect for creating all occasion cards.  They are all on sale too!  Also, there is a huge Christmas in July sale going on right now!

The Leafy Background Slimline die set was used to cut out the background for my card.  I created an ink blended background and spritzed it with water.  Once it was dry, I used the die to cut it out.  I also cut out the adorable Bluebird and the Nested Stitched Scallop Oval and shaded them with Oxide Inks.

The die cut panel was adhered to a white slimline card base.  The contrast of the colors really makes the leafy background pop.

The bluebird and branch were nestled inside the die cut oval fitting almost perfectly.

The oval was then affixed to the center of the card base.

I stamped a whimsical sentiment on a piece of card stock and trimmed it into a hand cut flag. The flag was added underneath the oval.

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

Introducing Lil' Bluebird Designs

Hello Scrapping Cottage Fans! 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 are excited to announce a new brand under The Scrapping Cottage Inc line. Lil’ Bluebird Designs is being introduced with 16 new Photopolymer Clear Stamp Sets and 16 coordinating dies. There are stamps for so many of your card making occasions and then some. The coordinating dies just make it a perfect fit for your card making designs.  

There are some great bundle savings on just the stamps or the stamp and die combo. It's a limited time sale so check it out in the online store.    

We have some exciting ideas for products that we will be adding under the Lil’ Bluebird Designs brand.  Items that will compliment all of your paper crafting projects.

The design team will begin showing samples with the new stamps and dies later in the week. So check back in with us. Or if you don't already get email updates from us featuring the DT sample cards, you can sign up at the top right side of the Blog. 

We also have a big Christmas in July sale going on right now with savings of up to 65% off selected dies.  

Wedding Slimline

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.

IT'S NEW RELEASE TIME! We have a new collection of Slimline Designs. Your slimline cardmaking is going to get a lot easier. We have 20 new designs and they are on sale. You can get each individual die for a limited time 25% off. The dies have appeal for all styles and occasions of cardmaking. So check them out and make your selections.

We also are having a big Christmas in July sale with savings of up to 65% on selected CottageCutz designs. Shop early for best selections. 

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Heart XO Windows Slimline die, and I created a wedding card. I love the XO's cascading down the side of the card. So perfect for a wedding card. Then again this die would work for Valentine's Day, anniversary or birthday cards as well. 

I used elements from an older 2017 wedding release to decorate the hearts. I used the Little Chapel, Rose with Wedding Rings and Wedding Bells with Bow. I also used the Best Wishes Expressions die but it's retired and out of stock.  But you could also stamp a sentiment or add one of our other Love phrases such as this one or this one. 

The light purple card base is 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". I cut another panel in the same color of cardstock for the image panel.  I used a medium and a darker purple cardstock for the card accents.  To finish it off, I added a few purple enamel dots. 

That's it for me for this post. See you this Saturday. 

Dies I used to create card:

    

Thank You Pocket

It's Anja for my Sunday post. It's the second time in a row that I don't have a card for you. This time I made a small pocket that can be used as a little pocket for a short note or maybe for a little money prize. I decorated it with country farm dies. 

For this card I used:

- Cottage Cutz dies (Country Farm Stable, Dog in Cowboy Boot, Fancy Pocket Plus),

- Distress and other dye Inks,

- white card stock for die cuts,

- patterned card stock for die cuts,

- black pen, 

- white ink,

- black pigment ink,

- sentiment stamp,

- acrylic block,

- scissors,

- paper glue. 

 

First I cut and colored the horses and the stables. 

Next I cut and colored the boot. 

Then I cut the pocket and colored it around the edges. I adhered the pocket together and added colored pieces to both sides. 

Last I stamped the sentiment and cut it out. I added the sentiment to the front side of the pocket. 

And my thank you pocket was finished.

 

 

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

Anja Z.

Cottage Cutz dies I used:

Filmstrip Graduation Card

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.

IT'S NEW RELEASE TIME! We have a new collection of Slimline Designs. Your slimline cardmaking is going to get a lot easier. We have 20 new designs and they are on sale. You can get each individual die for a limited time 25% off. The dies have appeal for all styles and occasions of cardmaking. So check them out and make your selections.

Today for your viewing pleasure, I am featuring the new Filmstrip Slimline die. There are lots of cute accessories that come with this die and I am using a few of them on my card. 

I needed a graduation card for my nephew and this die worked out perfectly for my idea. He graduated magna cum laude from high school and plans to go onto to college in an engineering major. So proud of him. Now let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Design Steps: 

I cut the filmstrip from black cardstock. My white card base is 8 1/4" x 3 1/4". It's the same size as the filmstrip. 

Next, I cut the Smile phrase and the Camera. These images are both part of the Filmstrip die. I used cardstock to cut the images.  

I cut another white panel 3 1/4" x 8 1/4" to stamp my sentiment and grad cap images. I just thought it would be easier this way rather than stamping directly on the card base. I laid the filmstrip down for placement of the stamps. These are wood stamps so I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig for exact placement. 

I am ready to start card assembly. I attached the filmstrip to the white background panel with Ranger multi medium matte. When I use this die again I will definitely use an adhesive sheet. It will be easier that way. 

Next, I placed the camera image and smile phrase in the left opening.  I used double sided tape and liquid adhesive to attach these images. Notice the graduation cap in the corner. It's not a die. I cut it out and in the next photos I will tell you how I did it.

Grad Cap Steps:

I started with a piece of red cardstock 2" x 1". I penciled a line at 1" and then turned it and penciled another line at 1/2". 

Then I started making my cuts. I went from point to point so it would form the top of the graduation cap.  The next photo shows the start of my cutting.

I went around and made 3 additional cuts going from point to point to form the shape. I believe it's called a parallelogram. I flipped it over since my pencil marks were still there. 

Now to make the piece that fits on the grad's head, I used the 2nd largest stitched die heart and placed just a portion of it on red cardstock. 

This is what the cut looks like. I am using the negative part of cut. I just trimmed until I got the size that would work for the cap. 

Here is the finished piece. 

And then I attached it to the head part. I was happy with how it turned out. Then I started thinking about a tassel but I didn't want to fuss with twine. So I looked through my dies and found a ribbon that I thought would work. It's from the Penguins with Presents die. I cut just the ribbon portion and then used the longest loop of the ribbon. I think it works for the tassel.  I punched a 1/8" hole and added a gold brad. 

Before I attached the white card base to the image panel,  I stamped my inside sentiment. I also added a few stars that are part of this Film Strip die. I thought this sentiment is a perfect companion to the front of my non-traditional graduation card. 

To finish off my card I attached the image panel to the card base using double sided adhesive. 

And that's it for me for this week. I hope I have given you an idea for this new Slimline die. Sometimes you just have to do some out of the box thinking! See you on Monday with another sample using these new Slimline dies.