Showing posts with label Plumeria and Leaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plumeria and Leaves. Show all posts

Monday, April 10, 2017

Framed Plumeria

Hi, Lois here with my Monday post.  Before I tell you about my card for today, I want to let you know that CottageCutz has some brand-new baby dies in the store.  Be sure to check them out -- they're on sale at 25% off the regular price.  Today I've made a card using some more new-to-me CottageCutz dies. I love making shaped flowers, and the Plumeria die allowed me to have a bit of fun.  I thought I was unfamiliar with the plumeria, so I Googled it.  As it turns out, the frangipani is a common variety of plumeria -- and I actually had a frangipani in my yard at a house in which I lived many years ago.  Here's my card:


Supplies used on this card are:

Orchid cardstock - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded in half, scrap for circle
Pale orchid cardstock - approximately 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Patterned paper - 4" x 5 1/4"
White cardstock - approximately 4" x 5 1/2" to cut frame, scrap for circle, larger piece to cut flowers
Green cardstock - large enough to cut leaves
Scrap of yellow cardstock
Sentiment stamp
Copic markers - Y02, Y04, Y21, RV00, RV63, E71
Green ink
Embossing folder
Micro glue dots
Circle punches
Foam tape
CottageCutz dies - Plumeria and Leaves, Leafy Foliage, Pierced Wide Rectangle Frame Set

I must admit  that, when I start a card, I do NOT meticulously plan out what it is going to look like.  I usually have half an idea in my head and sort of roll with it, and I wasn't sure just how many flowers and leaves I was going to need to complete my card.  So I cut several sets of the Plumeria and Leaves, plus one set of the Leafy Foliage.


As I mentioned before, I didn't think I knew anything about the plumeria; so, in order to color the petals, I Googled "plumeria" and found this photo.


Using several shades of red-violet and yellow, I colored all my die-cut flowers.


Using a sponge, I gave the leaves some shadowing; and I colored the branches and the flower centers with Copic markers.


As you can see on the photo of the plumeria flowers, the petals are slightly layered over each other.  So I snipped between the petals and, using micro glue dots, layered the petals over each other so they looked a bit more realistic.


Then I cut the pieces to make the card base . . .



. . .  and constructed my card.  Before adhering the background inside the frame with foam tape, I embossed the pale orchid piece of cardstock.  Here is a close-up showing all the dimension created by layering the leaves, flowers, and frame.


I then stamped the sentiment, punched it out, layered it on a punched orchid circle and adhered the circle on the side of the frame.  By the way, I still have some already-colored blossoms left that I can use for another card!



CottageCutz dies used on this card are:


http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzplumeriaandleaves4x4pre-order.aspx


http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzleafyfoliage4x6pre-order.aspx


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




Sunday, May 15, 2016

Best Wishes card with vellum flowers

Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends!
Yuliya here. Today I share with you my new card I will be sharing how to make this card using the CottageCutz dies!
Supplies:
CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4)
- CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)
CottageCutz Plumeria & Leaves (4x4)
CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes
Other:  White Cardstock for Cardbase,  vellum paper, Scissors, Paper trimmer, Sizzix machine


So let's start!
1.The size of my card is 14 by 14 cm. Prepare cardstock for base card: 1 pc - 11х 11 cm and 1 pc 14*28 cm
Prepare the details for our card - cut out 2 details from paper sheet. Prepare some die-cuts. I use CottageCutz Tea Time Doily (4x4) and CottageCutz Cross-Stitched Circle Set (Basics)

2. Glued the die-cuts as it is shown on the picture with help chipboard. 
3. Here is how I put the flower together. The flower has 3 pieces. I die cut them out with Vellum paper
4. Here is the finished flowers. Add some cristals
5. Add the Expression Hello from the CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes
I hope you enjoy the tutorial and will be happy to inspire you!








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Saturday, April 23, 2016

VELLUM BLOOMS WITH ANITA KEJRIWAL



Hello friends,

Its saturday today and I hope you all are set to enjoy your weekend. Let there be lots of crafting on your table. I too have planned a super weekend with lot of projects in the queue. But first, let me share with you this delicate card adorned with vellum blooms. Vellum imparts an elegance to any flower ..so soft, so gentle. Hence, I love making these and have brought for you a card where the blooms are made with CottageCutz 3D flowers die set , both in 3D form and also as a background.

So have a look at this cool coloured card.






Instructions
 1. The card base measures 5 inches by 7 inches.                    
                                         2. Cut a mat layer in white card stock measuring 4.75 inches by 6.75 inches.                    
Adhere to the base using foam tape. 
                                       3.   Add a coloured patterned paper measuring 4.5 inches and 3.5 inches and add it to the bottom part of the mat layer.
             4.Apply Distress ink Picked Raspberry and Dusty Concord on vellum 
 5.   Cut out die cuts from CottageCutz 3D flower #7. 
                6. Keep aside four large and two medium die cuts for the main flowers and 
                                adhere the rest on the top portion of mat layer using Art Glitter glue as shown
in the picture below.
                                


                            7.Cut two die cuts from the CottageCutz stitched Wide Rectangle Frame Set 
adhere to the front using foam tape.
       8. Now make the flowers by shaping them with embossing tool.                       
                     9.   Layer two large and one medium flower together to make one flower. 
                                10. Add pearls in the center. The leaves are again cut from green coloured vellum from the CottageCutz Plumeria die set.                         
                   11.Add the Expression Hello from the CottageCutz Expressions Hello Die 
12. Add a bow twine and pearls to complete the card.












Do visit the CottageCutz blog for all the details. There is a fabulous challenge going on there with awesome prizes. Do share your work with us. I hope you enjoyed being here. Thanks for stopping by


CottageCutz 3D flower #7

Saturday, April 09, 2016

PLUMERIA BLOOMS



Hello friends,

It's Anita Kejriwal here, bringing for you a very pretty spring card made with CottageCutz dies.

It's Saturday today and everyone is ready to have super weekend. I ,too am going to have a fun filled weekend with lot of craft activities. So why don't you join me to create this card adorned with very pretty flowers!
I have used stitched Circle dies to create a pattern on the card base on which I have laid down the flowers.

So have a look at the card followed by some step by step pictures to show you how to make this card.




Instructions and pictures for making the card.

The completed card measures 7 inches by 5 inches.

1. Cut a card base the measures 10 inches by 7 inches. Score at the 5 inch mark on the 10 inches side and fold.

2. To make the first mat layer, Cut a card stock measuring 4.75 inches by 6.75 inches. Cut another pink pattern paper measuring 4.5 inches by 6.5inches .
Apply Aged Mahogany Distress Ink on the pattern paper and mark score lines at an interval of 1/8th inch. Adhere this to the mat layer. Adhere the mat layer to the card base with 3D foam tape.



3. Using the CottageCutz Stitched Circle set, cut out frames in many sizes in white card stock and arrange on to the card as shown in the picture below.


4. Cut out flowers and leaves from the CottageCutz Plumeria and Leaves set and make do some deep cutting between the petals by removing the notch between the petals.


5. Colour the flowers with Color Box inks and the leaves with Distress inks. Add a few black dots on the petals.




6. Arrange the flowers and leaves on the card as shown.



7. Add the sentiment from the CottageCutz Expressions Best Wishes on a vellum paper and adhere to the card.

The card is ready.

CottageCutz is having a new challenge - Anything Goes, for the very first time  and giving away two prizes to the winners. So do follow this link Challenge #1 and play with us. 


Here are the dies that I used for my project

       





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Have a great weekend. See you next week.