CottageCutz Wedding Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to CottageCutz Blog Hop for June! We will have lots to share with you today using the Beautiful CottageCutz Wedding dies, so be sure to grab your favorite drink ,and enjoy the hop!

If you arrived here from the CottageCutz Blog, you're in the right place!  If not, you'll want to make sure to start there first so you have all the details about the hop!

For my card, I used the Bride & Groom, Wedding Day, Fancy Lace Border and Oval Doily & Frame CottageCutz Dies.

I used a cream card stock (Neenah's Natural White) for the card base and all the die cuts and then inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  The card base was partially embossed with the Rosa Embossing Folder.  Here is a close up of the beautiful Bride & Groom.

These are the dies I used on my project.

Thank you for joining us today for the hop!  The next stop on the hop is Olena!  Be sure to leave comments on all the designers blogs and the CottageCutz Blog so you will be entered to win!

I'm also submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #138 - Anything Goes.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Card Recipe:

Paper: Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger)
Accessories: Havana Brown Seam Binding, Bow-Easy (Really Reasonable Ribbon), button, Rosa Embossing Folder, Bisque Liquid Pearls (Ranger).

Thank You So Much - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a little inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!  This week I have a thank you card for you!

I just love these new stamps and dies!  What beautiful flowers and flourishes you can make with this collection!  I love the delicate lace dies from the Arianna Lace Die, so beautiful!

If you click on the photo, you can get a better view.  Here's a close up of the side for you too so you can see the different layers!

The flowers were stamped on white card stock with Pixie Pink Ink and heat embossed with Detail Clear Embossing Powder.  It's hard to see in the photo, but they were also sprayed with Sparkle Shimmer Spritz which looks really pretty with the Diamond Stickles and Tu-Tu Pink Prills in the centers.  I love this pink and light green color combination, so soft and feminine!

Make sure to visit the HC Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #138 - Anything Goes
Allsorts Week #264 - How Does Your Garden Grow

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Thank You So Much

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3608 - Arianna Blooms PreCut Set
HCPC 3611 - Arianna Bird Haven PreCut Set
HCD 747 - Arianna Lace Die
HCD 748 - Arianna Blooms Die
HCD 740 - Sweet Juliet Die
HCDP1 244 - Arianna Blooms Paper Collection
452255 - Grand Calibur
368770 - Scor-Pal
SMP001 - Stamp Mat Pad
Spring Bling Prills
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Double Dots
Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Other Products:

Paper: White (Recollections), Baby Pink (Coredinations)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Pixie Dust, Aloe Vera (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Rosa Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Sparkle Sheer Shimmer Spritz (Imagine Crafts), Diamond Stickles (Ranger), spacer bead, adhesive pearls, trim (Jo-Anns), Bow-Easy, Baby Pink Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Detail Clear Embossing Powder (Stampendous), heat tool, pop dots.

Instructions: Make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" top fold card base with Baby Pink card stock (cs). Cut white mat 4 1/16" x 5 5/16", stamp sentiment on bottom right and emboss top 4" with folder. Wrap seam binding around mat as shown and add to base with pop dots. Adhere trim over seam binding. Using Arianna Lace Die, cut 3 flourishing vines with Baby Pink cs, 1 smaller lace flower with white cs, 1 larger lace flower with light green designer paper (dp). Cut 2 vines using Sweet Juliet Die and light green dp. Color smaller lace flower using Pixie Dust in the middle and Aloe Vera on the outside. Ink edges of green die cuts with Aloe Vera Ink. Cut 1 of each size of the stamens with white cs. Color larger one with Aloe Vera and 2 smaller ones with Pixie Dust Ink. Stamp flowers on white cs with Pixie Dust Ink and heat emboss with Detail Clear Embossing Powder. Ink edges with Pixie Dust. Spray flowers with Shimmer Spritz and shape as desired. Create 1 large flower with the 3 largest die cuts and stamens, then layer the lace flowers underneath. Assemble on card as pictured. Add Tu-Tu Pink Mini Prills and Diamond Stickles to flower centers. Add adhesive pearls and bow with spacer bead and pearl.

Love You Much - CottageCutz

Happy Sunday!

Today I have a sweet love card using 2 dies from the Scrapping Cottage, Flourish Love Heart and Plumeria & Leaves.

The flowers and leaves were cut with white card stock and colored with chalk inks using make up applicators and sponges.  I shaped them a little and added some “Lemon Chiffon“ Mini Prills to the flower centers.

The heart was cut with yellow card stock, glued to the white mat and them embossed with the Perfect Polka Embossing Folder.  I then add the leaves and flowers around the side of the heart.

The white mat was glued to a yellow mat with the sentiment stamped on the bottom.  This was then added to a Weathered Wood card base using pop dots.  I added trim, adhesive pearls, bow and button.

These are the dies I used:

Card recipe:

Stamp: Well Scripted (SU)
Paper: White (Recollections), yellow (DCWV Stack), Weathered Wood Distressed (Coredinations)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Aegean Blue (VersaMagic), Blue Moon, Green With Envy, Green Tea, Banana Bliss (PowderPuffs - Quick Quotes)
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (SU), Danish Blue Seam Binding, Bow-Easy Tool (Really Reasonable Ribbon), trim, button (Jo-Ann's), fibers, Lemon Chiffon Spring Bling Mini Prills (US Art Quest), Detail Clear Embossing Powder (Stampendous), heat tool.

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #137 - Anything Goes
Allsorts Week #264 - How Does Your Garden Grow

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

With You Always Easel Card - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for some Heartfelt Creations inspiration!  Today I have an easel card using more of the Arianna Blooms Collection released last week!

I used one of the 6" x 6" designer papers for the mat on the front, so it is a larger card than I normally do, 6 3/8" square when closed.  In order to make it into an easel card, I had to used 12" x 12" card stock and add an extra piece on the inside to extend it.  (Full instructions are at the bottom on my post.)

Here's a picture of the front only.

The main image, hummingbird and flowers were all colored with pencils and mineral spirits.  Here's a close up for you.

Here's a picture of the card opened flat.

And a picture of the inside only.  The panel across the bottom is raised up with pop dots to keep the card open as an easel.  The vine image is stamped directly on the panel from the designer paper and color with pencils and mineral spirits.

Be sure to visit the HC Blog to see what the designers have created for you!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #137 - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy


With You Always

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3609 - Arianna Blooms Bouquet PreCut Set
HCPC 3608 - Arianna Blooms PreCut Set
HCPC 3610 - Arianna Vines PreCut Set
HCPC 3613 - Arianna Hummingbird PreCut Set
HCDP1 244 - Arianna Blooms Paper Collection
HCD 747 - Arianna Lace Die
HCD 748 - Arianna Blooms Die
088605 - Decorative Labels 28
452255 - Grand Calibur
368770 - Scor-Pal
SMP001 - Stamp Mat Pad
Spring Bling Prills
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Double Dots
459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Other Products:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), More Mustard 12" x 12" (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Rhubarb Stalk, Hint of Pesto (VersaMagic), Banana Bliss (PowderPuff - Quick Quotes)
Accessories: Labels 28 Dies (Spellbinders), Diamond Stickles, Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), yellow adhesive pearls, Olive Burlap String (May Arts), pop dots, glue dots, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Henna, Tuscan Red, Black, Prussian Green, Dark Green, Yellow Ochre, Jasmine, Chocolate.

Instructions: Card measures 6 3/8" square.  Make easel card base with More Mustard using this tutorial as a guide with the following measurements: Cut 1 each - 6 3/8" x 12", 6 3/8" x 6 3/8" and 6 3/8" x 1 1/4". Score the 6 3/8" x 12" piece at 6 3/8" and 3 3/16" and fold creases. Adhere the 6 3/8" x 6 3/8" piece to the half fold of the 6 3/8" x 12" piece, then adhere 6 3/8" x 1 1/4" piece to the inside bottom to extend the base inside to be 6 3/8" square. Cut dark green designer paper (dp) measuring 6 3/16" square, ink edges with Hint of Pesto and adhere to card front. Cut 6" x 6" dp piece (pictured), stamp "I Will Be With You Always" in black ink on lower right and ink edges with Banana Bliss

Stamp Arianna Blooms Bouquet image on Solar White with Onyx Black and color with pencils or as desired. Die cut image with Labels 28 using the out of the box technique seen here. Die cut dark green dp with Decorative Labels 28 and add image with pop dots. Add this to card as shown using pop dots. Stamp flowers on Solar White with Onyx Black, die cut with matching die, color with pencils and ink edges with Rhubarb Stalk. Shape with mat and tool kit and assemble one of each size together to form a flower and set aside the other small flower for the bow center. Using dark green dp and the Arianna Lace Die, die cut 3 flourishing vines and 1 decorative swirl. Glue to card as shown in picture. With white card stock, die cut 1 of the smaller lace flowers and cut apart the petals using only 5 of the petals. Arrange on card as pictured with the triple flower on top. Add twine bow over decorative swirl on top left, then add the single small flower on top.

Stamp hummingbird image on Solar White with Onyx Black, color hummingbird only and fussy cut.  Add to image as shown using pop dots. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower centers using Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear. When dry, add Diamond Stickles around Prills. Dot flower stamens on dp with Buttercup Liquid Pearls.

Inside: From dp, cut yellow rectangle piece with green edging and trim off sides to that it measures 6 3/8". Stamp vine image on it with Onyx Black and color with pencils. Ink edges with Banana Bliss. Cut the lower right 12" x 12" piece of dp (pictured) measuring 6 3/8" x 4 3/8", ink with Banana Bliss and glue to card. Add vine image piece to bottom with pop dots. Add prills, Stickles and Liquid Pearls to designer paper and images in the same manner as the card front. Stamp sentiment on Solar White with Onyx Black and die cut with Labels 28. Die cut 2 flourishing vines with dark green dp and add all together with sentiment as pictured. Add 2 yellow adhesive pearls.

Craft Ideas Magazine

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I'm so excited to share a card I made that was published in the Fall Issue of Craft Ideas Magazine!  I just received the issue in the mail and there I am on page 52!  So exciting!

Here's a closeup of the image on it which is from Heartfelt Creations.

Just wanted to share my happy news!  Hope you are all having a wonderful day!  I'll be back tomorrow with a new project from Heartfelt Creations, so be sure to stop by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Wedding Birds - CottageCutz

Happy Thursday!

Today I have a cute Wedding Save the Date card for you using 2 new CottageCutz dies from The Scrapping Cottage, Wedding Birds and Save the Date Dies.

The Wedding Birds Die was cut with white, black, gray and a tiny piece of Enchanted Designer Paper (Bo Bunny) for the bridal veil.  The Save the Date Die was cut with a piece of peach card stock (DCWV).

I started with a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" black card base, then added a white mat with the bottom embossed with Pirouette Embossing Border.  The designer paper behind the birds is also from Enchanted.  After assembling the dies together, I added some black trim, adhesive pearls, a bow and a rhinestone flower.

These are the dies I used:

Card recipe:

Paper: White, Black (Recollections), peach (DCWV Stack), Enchanted (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Ribbon, Bow-Easy Tool, black trim (Jo-Ann's), rhinestone flower, adhesive pearls, Pirouette Embossing Border Folder (Cuttlebug - Anna Griffin)

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #136 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Arianna Blooms Bouquet - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for the release of the new Arianna Blooms Collection!

Heartfelt Creations invites you to take time to smell the flowers with the release of the Arianna Blooms Collection.  Step away from the hustle and bustle as you enter a peaceful garden that winds its way through flower strewn paths in sunny hues of yellow, pink and green and richly hued background papers that are reminiscent of shaded bowers. Hand drawn stamps plant seeds of inspiration with images of bird houses, cottage gardens, artfully arranged florals and elegant sentiments.  The Arianna Blooms die allows you to create five blossoms with one pass through your cutting machine while the Arianna Lace die contains intricate flowers, lacy doilies delicate foliage, corners and page accents. Refresh your spirit and let your creativity flourish with the Arianna Blooms collection.

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by June 17th and you will be eligible to win the entire collection valued at $210.90.

For my card this week, I used a beautiful flower image from the Arianna Blooms Bouquet Set.

The image is colored with pencils and mineral spirits and Mini Prills were added to the flower centers.   Here's a little close up for you.

I then die cut the image with an ovals die and matted it with an Elegant Ovals die cut using a piece of rose designer paper from the collection.  The mat behind the image is one of the many pretty card fronts from the designer papers.  I love using these card fronts as a base for cards, they make it so much easier and there are so many to choose from!

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week and leave comment for a chance to win the entire collection!  Wow, HC is VERY generous, that is a lot of products to be giving away!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #136 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Arianna Blooms Bouquet

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3609 - Arianna Blooms Bouquet PreCut Set
HCDP1 244 - Arianna Blooms Paper Collection
452255 - Grand Calibur
368770 - Scor-Pal
SMP001 - Stamp Mat Pad
Spring Bling Prills
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Double Dots
354802 - Classic Ovals Large

Other Products:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections), Guacamole (Bazzills)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: button, twine, Moss Seam Binding, Bow-Easy Tool (Really Reasonable Ribbon), pop dots, Diamonds Stickles (Ranger), Elegant Ovals Die (Spellbinders), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Blush Pink, Tuscan Red, Pale Sage, Olive Green.

Instructions: Make a top fold card base with Guacamole card stock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Cut mat with white card stock measuring 4 1/16" x 5 5/16". Cut card front (pictured) from paper collection and glue to white mat. Wrap ribbon across center and secure in back. Add mat to card base with pop dots. Stamp flower image with Onyx Black on Solar White card stock. Color with pencils. Diecut with Ovals Die. Cut rose color designer paper with Elegant Ovals Die and glue image to it. Add to card base with Double Dots. Add “Lettuce Entertain You” Prills to flower centers. Add Diamond Stickles to image. Make a triple loop bow and add to card. Add button with twine bow to center.

Sweet Little One - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a little Heartfelt Creations inspiration!  This week I have a sweet baby card for you!

I used white and cream/light yellow card stock for the base, mat and die cuts with white embossing for the stamp images.  I love the soft look and think it would work for a boy or girl baby card.  Here's a couple of close ups for you.

I just love these little booties!

Make sure to visit the HC Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week!  Lots of baby projects to check out!  Also, Emma Lou has a stunning sneak peak of the Arianna Blooms Collection being released next week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #135 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy


Sweet Little One

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3606 - Sweet Lullaby Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3605 - Sweet Lullaby Sentiments PreCut Set
HCD 746 - Sweet Lullaby Die
HCD 744 - Once Upon A Time Die
452255 - Grand Calibur
368770 - Scor-Pal
SMP001 - Stamp Mat Pad

Other Products:
Paper: Cream (DCWV), White (Recollections)
Ink: VersaMark Watermark (Ranger), Wheat (VersaMagic)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (SU), heat tool, adhesive pearls, fibers (my stash), Bow-Easy Tool, pop dots, glue dots.

Instructions: Make card base with white card stock that measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". Stamp Sweet Lullaby Background image on cream card stock with VersaMark Ink and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder. Trim down image to fit on card, ink edges with Wheat Ink, wrap fibers across 3 times and secure on back. Add mat to card base with pop dots. Stamp sentiments on cream and white card stock with VersaMark and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder. Die cut with Once Upon a Time Die. Select the medallion in white card stock and the “Sweet Little One” in cream card stock and add to each other and to card with pop dots. Add small adhesive pearl to flower center. Die cut 2 booties using white card stock and the Sweet Lullaby Die. Add to card as pictured using pop dots. Make 2 small multi loop bows with yellow fibers and Bow-Easy Tool and add to booties with glue dots. Add adhesive pearls to bow centers using glue dots.

Starburst Notecard

Happy Monday!

Today I have a little notecard and matching envelope to show you using leftover pieces from my last project, the Happy Anniversary Easel Card.  I've used the Starburst Flower, Greenery and Elegant Envelope CottageCutz Dies.

This is a super quick and easy project to put together for a pretty notecard to go with a gift.  The envelope was made using black card stock that I added the large Starburst Flower to using Le Creme designer paper and then just added a rhinestone flower to the center.  The notecard was made using more of the designer paper for the card base and flower and then black for the Greenery.  I finished it off with three little rhinestones on the bottom corner.

These are the dies I used:

Project Recipe:

Paper: Le Creme (DCWV), Black (Recollections)
Accessories: Rhinestones, rhinestone flower, Aleene's Paper Glaze, Xyron Create-a-sticker Machine.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy