CCEE1810 Die Cut Words

Vicky's second challenge for March is "Die Cut Words."  We were to use a technique involving die-cut words.  Not one to shy away from a challenge, I tried a technique I had never done before -- 3-D Word Dies.  I'm not completely satisfied with the results of my endeavor, but it is what it is.  I may try again some time to see if I can improve upon my attempt.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see how the rest of the team answered Vicky's challenge.

High Flying Bunny

One of the things from my bucket list that I have been able to cross off is flying in a hot air balloon.  It was so quiet up there (except when they turn on the flame to get more hot air into the balloon).  So, when I saw this cute new die from CottageCutz, I knew I would have to make a card with it.

It was a pretty simple card to construct.  I cut the cardstock and paper as follows:

White - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Navy - 4" x 5 1/4"
Cloud paper - 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Then I gathered some scraps of various colored cardstock and cut the bunny and balloon.

The clouds are cut from one of the new stitched dies from CottageCutz.  I stamped my Happy Easter sentiment on the larger cloud.

All that remained was to construct my card.  I used the illustration on the front of the Spring Hot Air Balloon package as my guide.  Easy Peasy!

Both the Spring and the Stitched series of dies are still 25% off, so be sure to check out the Scrapping Cottage/CottageCutz store for the entire line of dies.  CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" Challenge

The theme of this month's Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" challenge is "all things bright and beautiful."  When I saw that, the first thing I thought of was bright, cheery flowers.  My card is a Z-fold with lots of pretty yellow and pink hibiscus flowers.

The dimensional flowers were made with stamps and dies from Tropical Hibiscus by Heartfelt Creations.  The layered ones on the inside are Hero Arts Layering Hibiscus stamps.

Be sure to check out the Scor-Pal blog for some more inspiration.  If you'd like to play along with us, you might be the winner of a $20 gift certificate from Scor-Pal.

National Pigs Day

Vicky Gould is starting off her month as hostess for the CCEE Stampers celebrating a holiday I had never heard of before -- "National Pigs Day."  This reminded me of a funny little story from when I was a kid.  My brother Bob (who is 2 1/2 years younger than me) was ill.  My uncle for some reason or other decided that Bob needed a pet to perk him up.  He bought him a pig!  BTW, we lived out in the country, so a pig might not be considered an unusual pet.  BUT, the pig ran away shortly afterwards, and we could never find him.  About a year later, someone said they saw a wild pig out in the woods.  We were certain it was Bob's pig!

Anyway, here's my card for today's challenge.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more porcine creations

Some Bunny Loves You

CottageCutz has a whole series of spring/Easter dies and stitched dies.  I chose a die from each set for my card today.   Be sure to check out their store because both releases are currently 25% off.  And who doesn't love a bargain.  The two dies I used for my card are Some Bunny Loves You and Stitched Sun, Clouds and Umbrella.  This card went together pretty easily.

I started by cutting my cardstock:

Purple - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
White - 4" x 5 1/4"

Using Ranger Distress inks (Bundled Sage and Tumbled Glass) I created my background, stamping the sprigs of grass with Memento Cottage Ivy.

I then cut my images . . .

. . . and built my little scene, coloring the bunny rabbits with some pale gray markers and popping up their cotton tails with small foam dots.

Here again is my completed card.

CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

CCEE1808 - Polar Bear Day

As her last challenge for the month, Kelly informed the CCEE Stampers that next Tuesday (February 27th) is Polar Bear Day.  She asked us to create a card with a polar bear(s) or snow OR use white as our card's focal color.  I do have one polar bear stamp, so I used him on my card, along with a cute penguin.

Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog to see what the rest of the team did with Kelly's challenge.

Eggs in a Basket/Wagon

Spring is making its way into Florida at last.  After a few cool/cold snaps, it's finally getting more like Florida weather around here.  CottageCutz has a new Spring release with some really cute flowery and Easter dies, which are on sale for a short while longer.   I've used several of them on my card for today.

I started my card by running a strip of white cardstock through my Xyron sticker maker and then cutting out the Spring Window w/ Vine.

By putting the adhesive on the back of the cardstock prior to cutting, I'll be able to construct my window more easily on the card. 

I cut my card base as follows:

Purple - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Gray - 4" x 5 1/4"

I wanted a brick background for my bunny, so I used a favorite technique of inking up my embossing folder with gray ink prior to running the cardstock through my Cuttlebug.  The ink is pressed onto the paper, creating the "mortar" between the bricks.

I then cut two sets of shapes from the Spring Meadow die.  I did this because I knew I would need more than just the single set of die-cuts for my little scene.

After coloring both the Spring Window and Spring Meadow die-cut pieces with Copic markers, I constructed my scene on the brick background.

As you can see, I saved the inner white pieces of the window to place into the window frame.  When I attached the front layer of grass, I put narrow strips of foam tape behind the die-cut pieces.  This would allow me to insert the bunny behind the grass.  I wanted to wait until after the bunny was on the card before placing the butterflies.

I then cut the bunny out . . .

. . . and colored him and his wagon and eggs with markers.

After constructing Mr. Peter Rabbit and his wagon full of eggs, I placed some small foam pop dots behind his head as well as the wagon and some glue behind his feet.  That way his feet would slip in behind the grass, but his head, body, and wagon would be popped up.

I then added the butterflies in the open space next to the window, and my card was completed.

CottageCutz dies used on my card are: