Showing posts with label Give Thanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Give Thanks. Show all posts

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 

I am so grateful for my family, friends and you!!!  I hope you have a wonderful time enjoying the delicious smells, tastes and fun this awesome holiday has to offer.  May you give thanks for all you have and God Bless!



For this card I used a wheat DP for the background.  A cream colored card stock cut with the Pierced Rectangle and run through an embossing folder.  Next I cut the Give Thanks using copper metalic paper.  And finally I cut out the pumpkin and leaves in white and colored them with my Copic Markers.


Have a restful and joyous time with loved ones!!
Blessings

Pam

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Autumn Cards

Hi, Janja is here.
For today's post, I prepared two autumn cards.


Supplies:
- kraft card base: 5.3 x 5.3 " (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- white card base: 4.25 x 5.35 " (10,7 x 13,9 cm), folded
- patterned paper: 5 x 5 " (12,7 x 12,7 cm)
- beige card: 4 x 5.2" (10 x 13,2 cm)
- color cards
- colored pads
- embossing folder: brick
- fun foam
- sequins
- glue, double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam pads

For the first card, cut out a basket and vegetables from color cards. Use colored pads for more depth along the edges.


Cut out the sentiment and use only the lower part.


Use the card in a beige color and an embossing folder for the background. The bottom part of the background is not embossed.



Complete the card.



Cut out and assemble a fox and a hedgehog for another card.


Prepare and combine all the elements we need for a shaker card: card base, transparent foil, fun foam, frame and two pieces of patterned paper.


Add some sequins into the opening and complete the card.




I wish you a happy Thanksgiving day.

 

 

Saturday, October 07, 2017

Give Thanks

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.

Just as a reminder, CottageCutz has a new release of Halloween & Christmas dies that are now available in the online store for ordering. The DT has been showing lots of great samples and will continue to show them over the next couple of months to get your creativity flowing. There are plenty of beautiful new Christmas dies  and something for everyone's tastes.

Today, I used a new Christmas die, Pine Spray, to create a Thanksgiving card. I  love celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday and making Thanksgiving cards to send out to family and friends.  So let's get started with some details on how I created my card.

Step 1. I found this Give Thanks word already die cut and placed on vanilla cardstock. The words are cut in a rich, purple shade and popped up on fun foam It gives great dimension. So that determined the other colors I would use on my card. The card base is the purple and my layering panel is a curry color. I think they make a great fall combo.
Razzleberry Card Base: 4 1/8" x 5 1/2"
Curry Layering Panel: 3 3/4" x 5"
Image Panel: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
Step 2: Since this is a fall card I wanted some fall leaves in addition to the other elements. I cut 3 leaves from the Pine Spray die in white cardstock. I sponged with various distress inks and then pressed them into a Versamark ink pad and clear embossed.
Step 3: Again using the Pine Spray die, I cut the pine cone and some sprigs. I cut the pinecone in 2 shades of brown cardstock and the sprigs in a cinnamon cardstock.
I also used the Sunflower and Wheat Stalks dies- these are older CottageCutz dies- for additional elements on my cad. The sunflower is cut in curry cardstock and the center is razzleberry cardstock. For the wheat, I used a kraft cardstock and then sponged with some fossilized amber ink. 
Step 4: On this step, I figured out the layout for all my die cut elements and adhered them to the image panel. Used dimensional adhesive on the sunflower to left it from the background. On the other elements I used glue dots and multi matte adhesive.
I attached it to the curry panel with double sided tape.
 
To complete my card, I attached it to the Razzleberry base and then scattered a few sequins. I hope I have given you an idea on a way to user the Pine Spray die other than for Christmas. Well, that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday.
Dies I used to create card:
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzpinespray.aspx

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

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzsunflowers.aspx
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzgivethanks.aspx
 
 

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Autumn leaves

Hi, Janja here!

In a sunny autumn afternoon during a walk in a nearby forest, one hears only rustling of leaves beneath the feet. Under the impression of beautiful colors that flow on autumn leaves, I created this card.


For the card we need:
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm)
- patterned paper: 5 x 5" (12,7 x 12,7 cm)
- white and color cardstock
- Distress ink: Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo
- Memento ink: Desert Sand

Slightly shadow patterned paper with distress ink and stamp text.


With dies - give thanks and cornucopia cut out the most of oak leaves and acorns. Also cut out branches with winter branches die. Shadow all the pieces with distress inks.


For a hedgehog use forest critters die. At the end stamp " Thinking of you".



 Thank you for coming over and have a great day. 





Friday, October 07, 2016

Autumn Tree + Distress Crayon technique



Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Friday edition of the Blog.
 
I went to a garage sale recently and the person holding it was selling some Ranger Distressed  Crayons. She had 18 of them for $5.00. They were brand new and she just didn't like working with them. What a find for me!!
 
So I watched some YouTube videos to see what to do with them and the idea for the background on this card was born. I am also using some new dies from the Autumn 2016 release. These ones are the autumn tree w/ swing and the give thanks die set. So let's get started with details on my card for today.
 
Chocolate Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Kraft Layering Panel: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
Image Panel: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
 
Distressed Crayon Technique:
Step 1:  Used watercolor distressed cardstock and applied a layer of Gesso to prepare the paper. Set aside to dry.
Step 2.  After that dried I applied the distress crayons in fossilized amber, spiced marmalade, mustard seed and peeled paint. Used my finger and a little water to spread the color around. The finger method is what Tim Holtz recommended in of his videos. I set this aside to dry. You could use a heat tool to dry it as well. I used this time to start making my die cuts.
 
 
Step 3. Once this was dry I took a sun-ray stencil laid it over top of the color and used a wet (but not soaking) paper towel. I followed the stencil layout and started to remove color. I was really pleased how this turned out. Especially since it was my first attempt with these crayons. I did make another one and didn't use the Gesso layer. The color is much subtler without the Gesso.  Just depends what you are looking for with your color.
 
Step 4: Now that my background is prepared, I am ready to make my die cuts. I used various shades of fall cardstock and cut my autumn tree with swing, the leaves pumpkins and sunflower. I used some distress ink to highlight the colors.  The Give Thanks word I cut 2x in chocolate cardstock for dimension.  I attached it to the right side of the card and took it just slightly off the card for added interest. I didn't want to completely cover up the stenciled sun image.
Step 5:  Now my card is ready for assembly. I used a combination of Ranger multi-matte medium, glue dots and double sided tape on all the die cuts. 
 
Step 6: The image panel is layered on kraft cardstock. I then used foam adhesive for added dimension to attach to the chocolate card base. And with that, my card is completed. I hope I have given you some inspiration on a way to create a fall scene using a couple of different die sets.
 
We are also underway with our challenge for October. The theme this month is Fall. Get all the details here as well as the winners from Challenge #6.  So until next time........inky hugs!
 
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzautumntreewswing.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzgivethanks.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzharvestscarecrow.aspx