Showing posts with label Birch Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birch Trees. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

Keep Calm and Make Tea!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a whimsical card to share for my design team day. I created a fun tea party scene with the new Springtime die release!

The adorable critters are from the Spring Tea Party die set and were cut out of card stock and shaded with ink.  I also cut out the birch trees from white card stock.
I used a soft color palette for my background and ink blended the colors.  I fussy cut the hill for a bit of dimension.  The background was spritzed with water and splattered with a bit of paint. 
The birch trees were cut apart for better placement on my card.  I shaded the birch tree pieces with ink.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white.
Next, I adhered the birch trees on each side ensuring the tops were aligned with the top edge of my card and the bottoms were tucked into the hills.
The sweet fox with her tea cup was nestled into the hill with a partial tree branch behind her.
The raccoon was placed on the opposite side with another birch tree branch stretched above.
For a finishing accent on my card, the tea kettle was adhered next to the embossed sentiment.
Here are the die sets used on my card, available in the store:

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

I can Bearly wait 'til Christmas!

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I have a sweet card to share.  I used the most adorable Polar Friends die set as the focal point of my card.  It's available in the store along with so many other amazing die sets.

I used card stock to cut out the critters and Birch Trees.  I ended up only cutting out one of the penguins from the Polar Friends die set.
I created an ink blended background, splattered it water and then added a bit of paint for a snowy effect.  The birch trees were trimmed down for a better fit on my card.  I also hand cut a snowy slope.
The fun sentiment was stamped on the slope while the trees were tucked in behind.  The polar bear fit perfectly between the set of trees.
Next came the penguin which was adhered on top of the polar bear for a playful look.
This whimsical card completes my collection of Christmas cards for this year and as the sentiment says, "I can Bearly wait 'til Christmas!"
Here are the die sets used on my card, available in the store:

Thursday, November 05, 2020

Reindeer with Tree

 Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends,

It is Pam sharing with you on the blog today and I hope you are all doing well!

The design team is continuing to create cards from our new releases.  The dies are from Christmas Part 1 (22 designs), Christmas Part 2 (21 designs), and Christmas Part 3 (12 designs).  All of these fabulous dies are on sale right now in the store for 25% off.  Just click here to check them out.

I am well on my way with my Christmas cards and I only have about 10 more to go!  I am using the Reindeer w/Tree today. This little reindeer needed a Christmas tree so he ventured out into the forest and chopped one down! I think he got a really great tree!


Design Steps:
1.  Using the Reindeer w/Tree die cut out green, brown, tan, red, dark brown, and black card stock
2.  Shade the pieces using a variety of ink colors.  I used TH's and Stampin Up inks with a small applicator.  Glue the pieces together with a fine tip glue
3.  For the background cut out 3 additional pine trees in green and some birch trees in gray using the Birch Tree die.  Glue the birch trees down first then pop up 2 pine trees
4.  Cut a bank of snow out of white glitter card stock and pop it to the bottom of the card
5.  Last glue the blue panel to an A2 white card base.  Pop on the reindeer and the sentiment and your card front is complete
6.  For the inside I used a embossed white panel added a pine tree and the sentiment

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I appreciate your time and comments!

Blessings
Pam



Friday, November 22, 2019

Christmas Cardinal

Happy Friday!  It's Jeanne today with a card using the Christmas Cardinal from the new Christmas release and an older die, Birch Trees.  I plan to send this card to a neighbor who collects cardinals.  She frames any cardinal Christmas cards she receives and displays them over the holidays.
This card would also make a wonderful masculine birthday card - just change the holly behind the bird to less seasonal greenery.  The Seasons Floral 1 and 2 dies have some lovely pine cones and leaves that would work well.
I cut all the pieces from white cardstock and shaded the cardinal and birch trees using Distress Oxide inks. The rest were colored with  Copic markers.

To get shading under some of the feathers, I used a small piece of paper slipped into one of the slits on his wing as a mask.  This is a nice way to add depth to your die cuts.
I created a misty background using two shades of DO gray ink on a 4.25 x5.5 inch panel.
My birch trees are shaded with the same grays.
To create the card, I cut half an inch off the side of the panel so is is now 3.75 x 5.5 inches and added a thin strip of gold washi tape.  On an A2 card base I glued a .75 inch strip of plaid paper.
After adhering the panel to the card base, I glued the birch tress and greenery.
I added some gold thread, then popped the cardinal off the card using foam dots.

Dies:
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzchristmascardinal.aspx
http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzbirchtreeselites.aspx

Thanks for joining me today.  I hope you have a fun and creative weekend!


Sunday, January 13, 2019

Fox and Bird

Hi!

It's Anja here. Hope you had a good week. I was adjusting back to work after the holidays.
We still have now snow where I live, so I decided to male a winter scene on my card for today's post. I used combination of new and older dies.


For this card I used:
- Cottage Cutz dies (Winter Birdhouses, Sweet Fox, Birch Trees),
- Distress Inks 7Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone, Black Soot, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick, Walnut Stain),
- white card base (15x15 cm),
- white card stock for die cuts and background 13,5x13,5 cm),
- white acrylic paint,
- brush,
- black pen,
- black brush pen,
- white pen,
- heat gun,
- scissors,
- paper glue.

First I cut the fox and the little bird. I used Distress Ink for coloring. I used pens for the eyes.


Then I colored the house.


And the the trees.


Next it was the background. I colored it in grey and light blue tones.


I used white acrylic paint for snow. I dried it with the heat gun.


Then I made the snowy ground. I used white card stock and cut it with sccisors.


And when I had all the pieces I assembled the card and glued it together. And my card was finished.





Before I go I just want to invite you to the store to check out new Valentine's day release. You can get all the new dies for lower price.

Have a great Sunday and see you again next week.

Anja Z.


Cottage Cuts dies I used: