Showing posts with label Blessings Phrase. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blessings Phrase. Show all posts

Friday, April 12, 2019

Bunny Medallion

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne posting today with an Easter card for you.  This card is easy to create and is perfect for a last minute card.  I love this little bunny die - it reminds me of the adorable cottontails that are in my yard right now! (And eating my grass I might add. LOL)
It also uses a technique that I like which gives subtle color and added dimension - stacking dies cuts.
I started by cutting three ovals in purple and one in white from the fourth largest oval in the Stitched Ovals set.  I then stacked and glued them together with the white on top.
Next I cut three of the Spring Egg Scene in white and the Blessings Phrase from lavender glitter paper.  I used a self adhesive backing sheet on the phrase.
I stacked and glued the scene pieces together then glued that to my stacked oval forming a medallion.
On an A2 white card base I used a splatter stamp and purple ink to create some background interest behind where the medallion will go.  (You could also just splatter on some ink with a paint brush if you felt so inclined!)  I thought it still needed  little something, so I cut white foliage using the Spring Teacup Bouquet set.  I also added some fine silver thread.
Finally I added the Blessing Phrase and a few sequins.

Dies used:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzspringeggsceneelites.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzspringteacupbouquet.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsplusblessingsphrase.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzstitchedovalsetbasics.aspx


I hope you enjoyed my card today.  Have a fun and creative weekend!



Thursday, November 16, 2017

Nativity Blessings

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

It is Pam on the blog today!  I just love the nativity scene that Cottage Cutz has created.  It is so beautifully detailed and everything looks so precious!


 Designer Steps:

 1.  Cut an A2 Kraft card base, cut a piece of wood grain DP 4 x 5 1/4. Cut a piece of navy dotted paper 4 x 5 1/4 and back it with foam. Use the Pierced Rectangle die to cut through the paper and foam to create the window
 2.  Glue down the wood grain paper then the frame on top of the wood grain
 3.  Cut out all of the pieces using the Cottage Cutz Nativity - Joseph & Animals and Mary, Angel and Baby.  I cut all the pieces out of white
 4.  Color all of the pieces with Copic Markers
5.  After the pieces are colored assemble them on the card as shown.  Cut the word blessings with the Cottage Cutz Expressions Blessings die out of kraft card stock and glue to the top of the card

Cottage Cutz Products




I hope you love this set as much as I do! It is the true meaning of Christmas!

Blessings
Pam


Monday, October 16, 2017

Autumn Blessings

Hi, Lois here with an autumn card today.  Yesterday one of the challenges on Splitcoaststampers was entitled "Textures of Fall."  I was inspired by that challenge to make my CottageCutz card for today.  It combines all kinds of textures and texture techniques -- embossing, layering, sponging.


I started my card with the Pine Cone Branch die. Originally, I was going to cut it from white cardstock and color the various elements; but I decided that I wanted a bit more "texture."  So I cut it from both green and tan cardstock.  I thought that building up the pine sprigs (the green onto the tan) would give some more depth to them.


I then sponged Ranger Pine Needle ink onto the green die-cut and Vintage Photo ink on the tan one.


Then I cut the pine sprigs off the green die cut and glued them to the tan one . . .


. . . and added the additional pinecones and pine sprigs.


Once the tedious part was complete, I cut my cardstock.  

Dark Gold - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Cream - 4" x 5 1/4"
Scrap of Dark Gold large enough for the focal panel


I have a Darice embossing folder of fall foliage.  I took some Ranger Distress ink (Dried Marigold, Fired Brick, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo) and rubbed various parts of the embossing folder.


When I embossed the cream cardstock, the ink gave the embossing some nice fall coloring, and then I cut the focal panel with the largest Rounded Rectangle die.


I constructed my card base, using Scor-Tape to hold down the embossed panel and large foam pop dots to add the rectangle.  I had stamped the word "Autumn" in the Pine Needle ink at the lower right-hand corner of the dark gold panel and die-cut the word "blessings" using one of the Expressions Plus dies.





I then added my constructed pine bough, and my card was finished.


CottageCutz dies used on this card are:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzpineconebranch4x6.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzroundedrectanglesetbasics.aspx

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsplusblessingsphrase.aspx


Don't forget that CottageCutz has lots of new Halloween and Christmas dies on their website.  Be sure to check them out!


Saturday, September 02, 2017

Grapevine Wreath Thanksgiving Card


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

I can't believe we are into September already. Today there is a chill in the air that makes it feel just like a fall day. The temperatures will rise again for sure this month, but today I am thinking fall. And, with fall comes one of my favorite holidays, and that would be Thanksgiving.

I pulled out an older CottageCutz die, Build-A-Grapevine Wreath, to create my card. Also used the Blessings Phrase. So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1: Once my dies were selected, I chose my card colors. The fall colors I am using are chocolate chip, curry, cajun (cinnamon color), olive green.
Step 2: Cut the grapevine wreath, leaves and acorns on this next step. I cut the wreath 2x in chocolate chip cardstock. I did that for a bit more dimension. Sponged the leaves with the matching inks. The acorn tops I sponged in chocolate chip ink.
Step 3: I wanted a wood background for the wreath. I used a wood planks embossing folder with kraft cardstock and then sponged on the cajun ink.
 
 Step 4: Cut the Blessings Phrase in chocolate chip ink. Again I cut it 2x. I like the dimension that 2 cuts gives my card. I adhered the 2 pieces together using multi medium matte by Ranger.  I like this adhesive because it dries clear.
Started the assembly of my card. Adhered all the pieces of the grapevine wreath using the same multi medium matte adhesive. I wanted a more weathered look on the wood plank background so I sponged on some curry ink.
 
Added the Blessings Phrase. I adhered this panel to some cajun cardstock.
Image Panel Size: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Cajun Cardstock Panel: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Step 5: To complete my card,  I stamped the Harvest word on Cajun cardstock in black ink and cut a flag shape. Used some curry bakers twine and made a bow for my wreath. Added a Cajun enamel dot to the center. I layered the panels to my chocolate chip card base. The base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2 size) 

Well friends that's my card for this week. I hope I have given you some inspiration on a way to use the Blessings Phrase for a Thanksgiving card. See you all next Saturday.

Dies I used to complete card:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzexpressionsplusblessingsphrase.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbuild-a-grapevinewreathelitespre-order.aspx