Showing posts with label Pine Cone Branch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pine Cone Branch. Show all posts

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!


Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Love Bandit



I hope you had a fantastic Valentine's Day! My husband and I went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and it was so yummy! If you are still in the mood for a little romance, perhaps this adorable raccoon will do the trick. Looks like he's heading out of the forest ready for a big date!



I love this pine branch, and thought it would be great to create a little scene.