Showing posts with label Angelica Suarez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angelica Suarez. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Festive Penguin Ribbon Wreath

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends! Angelica here with a SUPER simple, fun, festive ribbon wreath that you still have time for, even just a week or so away from Christmas. Whip up a few in an afternoon for your kid's teachers, neighbors and friends.


Starting with a small styrofoam wreath form, I wrapped some grosgrain ribbon in a muted shade of green all around my wreath, stopping at the bottom so I could wrap in an accent color. I placed dots of hot glue along the way (in the back). I then wrapped the bottom of the wreath in a red twill ribbon and secured to the back using my low-temp hot glue gun again. 

I even wrapped some baker's twine to anchor the red ribbon, but after I placed the snowflakes, it was hard to see. I cut out my Snowflakes 1 & 2 dies a few times and ended up using two of one of the snowflakes and just one of the other. It also would have been pretty to put them all over the wreath, but I really liked how the ribbon looked, so I chose to keep them on the bottom.  

I got the "peppermint" idea from The Twinery's Blog when Julie used her red twine to make holly berries. I think they look just perfect as peppermints, too! :)

The joyful penguin I added to the scene is from the Peachy Keen Penguin Doll die.

Hope you enjoyed today's inspiration! See you again right before Christmas! 



Sunday, November 13, 2011

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

It sure is! Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends! Angelica here, and we had our first snowfall this week in Wisconsin. I have to admit, I think it put a lot of people into the holiday spirit. I like to wait to start putting up the Christmas decor after Thanksgiving, but there's no reason you can't get a head start on your cards, right? ;)

Today I am showcasing the gorgeous new ornaments from Cottage Cutz! I used "Snowflake Ornament" and "Holiday Ornament". These intricate dies cut beautifully on the Big Shot by Sizzix and leave you with a gorgeous ornament that you can layer on top of cardstock as I did, OR you could also use it to mask on your mixed media art pieces and use chalk, ink or an airbrush to leave the lovely pattern behind! I just love the endless possibilities!



I used my favorite holiday pattern paper, "Eskimo Kisses" (Basic Grey) and combined patterns to create my long card. I used Market Street Stamps' "Joyful Snowman" sentiment to create a little more interest on the kraft background. I simply stamped it multiple times using Versamagic Watermark ink by Tsukineko. 

After adhering all my pieces, I added a few strips of bling and heat embossed the sentiment once again in Seafoam White (Ranger) on chocolate brown cardstock.


Wanna know something even better about this card? I used all scraps! Yep, I do use this paper quite often in my holiday cards and gift giving (hey, if you love it, you love it, right? ;)) so I had strips left over from the 12x12 sheets - it worked out perfectly and there was no waste! I bet you have some scraps that you can use to create a card like this, too!! Hope you enjoyed today's inspiration, thanks so much for stopping by! 

Thursday, November 03, 2011

Non-Traditional Christmas Greeting

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage friends! 
Angelica here with one of my favorite non-traditional Christmas color combos - that's right - it's not red and green! 
I do love those gorgeous evergreens and holly berries, but isn't it fun to see bright blues and pinks, too?  With just a little bit of sparkle? 


The Ornate Holiday Tree is one of my favorite Cottage Cutz ever! It is so versatile and perfect for stenciling or just as it is! I used some of my most favorite specialty cardstock - American Crafts glitter paper to cut the tree. It has a fabulous sparkle, is a breeze to cut, and the glitter is completely encapsulated so there is absolutely no rough texture, it doesn't flake off - ever.

Here's a close up of the paper:



I used my iRock to rock those beautiful little ornament circles that punch out with the die. Using the size of the circles as my guide, I chose three different gem sizes and placed them inside the tree.


Hope you enjoyed today's inspiration - the holidays are fast approaching and this would be an easy and quick card to make for your friends and family this Christmas season! Thanks for coming by today!

Angelica

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Nativity Angel Christmas Tag

Good Morning Scrapping Cottage Friends!

Angelica here, and today I have a sweet and fun way to use the soon-to-be-released Cottage Cutz Christmas dies from The Scrapping Cottage!

I have so many awesome ideas for these Nativity characters, especially since my 3 1/2 year old daughter is starting to really enjoy Bible stories, learning about Christmas, and why we celebrate it. 

The first idea I'll be showcasing from this Nativity Angel set is a gift tag that has limitless possibilities! I took the die cut angel and colored her with Copic markers. I loved that she was just the perfect size for this small, arched tag.



I went ahead and cut out two tag shapes - one in a pink cardstock and the other in a transparent vellum. I stamped a music background stamp over the vellum in Memento London Fog ink. I wanted the music to be noticeable - but subtle, so grey ink was the perfect choice.

I finished the tag off in pretty Lemondrop and Blossom twine.

Have you seen this sweet die yet? It's being released soon, and you can still get it at  great pre-order price!


Here are all the dies in the release - I LOVE them all!!!




I hope you enjoyed today's project and you're inspired to go out and create your own Cottage Cutz tags! They give SO much life and dimension to a regular ol' gift tag! :)

Angelica 

Thursday, October 13, 2011

It'll be OWLright!


Good Morning Scrapping Cottage friends! Angelica here and I have a sweet little card for you today that would be perfect if you need to cheer someone up!

I love this cute owl (Stylized Owl) and thought he'd be the perfect focal point against my Woodgrain background from Market Street Stamps.


I wanted him to look a little nervous so I placed the pupils closer together and towards the top of his eyes. The packaging shows them looking down.

I used just a bit of Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Ink to give his little wings, eyes, and body some depth. I opted to leave the leaves off and added some Prima sculpted flowers to the side instead.

I finished off the brown cardstock piece with a bit of whimsy faux-stitching (I didn't want it to look too perfect) and a piece of "Ripe Avocado" ribbon from Papertrey Ink. The sentiment was heat-embossed with Seafoam White (Ranger) Embossing powder and is from my Night Owls set (Market Street Stamps).

This owl will be adorable on all your Halloween projects too!! I used a die cut from My Little Shoebox, and for Halloween, I could have simply layered some black behind it so it looked like he was in front of a moon!

Hope you enjoyed today's inspiration! Have a wonderful day! - Angelica


Monday, October 03, 2011

Sew What?

Hey Scrapping Cottage fans! Angelica here with a sweet and simple card using the My Little Shoebox designs by CottageCutz.



The thing I LOVE about co-branding is that you can always find coordinating everything.
For someone just starting out in this hobby, that's important to know, because you'll know that no matter what, you'll always have something that matches. 
Cottage Cutz make it so easy to add that extra bit of "oompf" to your projects without spending a ton of time.


For this card, I used paper and some of the border strips from MLS' Sew Cute line (Spring 2011).

Design Tip: To create a bit of a shadow, I cut out an additional bodice for the dress form and simply offset it by just a bit. It's actually the same size as the front bodice! 

By layering journaling tags and die cuts you can punch from the collection, making a card like this is an absolute breeze (which is kinda the point! ;))!

I used a sentiment from Unity Stamp's kit also named "Sew Cute"! Don't they just fit together perfectly?

Thanks so much for stopping by, hope you were inspired today!
Have a fabulous week, everyone!
- Angelica 

Friday, September 23, 2011

Wholesome Pumpkin Bread

Hi Scrapping Cottage fans! Thanks so much for popping by today, it's Angelica here with a recipe card project that is quick, and has so many variations!

Have you checked out all the fun dies The Scrapping Cottage carries for the Kitchen? They are delectable! Today I opted to use the Bread die which is awesome because Fall is definitely in the air! My favorite bread is pumpkin bread and I found a wonderful recipe at Eat Clean Recipes that has wholesome, yummy, clean ingredients that will make you feel A LOT less guilty when you end up eating the whole loaf in one day. Oh, is that just me? ha ha!


This is the "Bread" 4x4 die I used for this project.

I decided to create a 4x6 Recipe card using Basic Grey's "Payrus" line and matched my cardstock to it. For shading this time, I used Color Box Pigment Inks and my Prismacolor pencils. Doesn't the bread look so toasty and warm?


To create the optional pocket, simply put a line of glue on the back of your pocket just around the outside edges leaving the top edge unglued. That will be your opening. You could even snap a photo and slide it into the pocket with the recipe card so you remember exactly how it came out!

I doodled a bit on the front of my card to match the pattern in the paper. I used my Faber Castell Pitt pens. LOVE them!


See? Once you tuck the card back in your quick pocket, it lays pretty flush against the card, making indexing a complete breeze. Hope you enjoyed today's project - what's your favorite fall treat? Have a great weekend, everyone! :) Angelica

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Witchy Wishes

Good Morning Cottage Cutz fans! Angelica here, and I'm so glad you could stop by this morning - have you SEEN the new Halloween dies? Oh my goodness, they arrived in my mailbox this week and I couldn't wait to start creating! 


Pre-order these adorable dies HERE!

Of course, loving Halloween, when I recently traveled to Milwaukee and visited the Miller Brewery, I couldn't help but think their famous "Girl in the Moon" High Life logo resembled a witch.When I saw the "Elegant Witch Legs" die, it totally reminded me of the colors in the High Life logo. 



Luckily, I still had some of my favorite Basic Grey Halloween pattern paper ("Freak" in the Eerie Collection), so using that as my color inspiration, I created this card! I used some olive, cream and orange cardstock to piece my witch legs, and glitter to dress up the stars on her skirt. I cut extra stars and used those to accent the frame. VersaMagic chalk ink in "Hint of Pesto", "Pumpkin Spice" and "Sahara Sand" really brought everything to life. I used just a bit of Distress Stickles in "Peeled Paint" on her boots, and some rustic cream twine for that peek-a-boo bow. I finished the card off with a sentiment from "Lisa Jean Halloween" (Peachy Keen Stamps).


I hope you like it, I'm totally in the mood for Halloween now! By the way, have you joined our Cottage Challenge yet for August? You still have until next weekend to join in the fun and be in the running for a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrapping Cottage!! I know there's at least one of these new dies that you just have to have!! 


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Sweet Thank You

Good Morning everyone! Angelica here, hanging onto the last bit of summer. For today's project, I wanted to create something using the new My Little Shoebox collection from The Scrapping Cottage. These designs are a little whimsy, but still feminine enough to create a soft and delicate "thank you" note.

 I pieced almost every element from the Laundry Line die and the Pink Peony Flower die using "Good Day Sunshine" by My Mind's Eye. I inked everything with just one color of Distress Ink - Antique Linen. I thought it really gave it the vintage country look I was going for. (Seems like I'm always going for vintage country these days!) The sentiment is from "Thankful Hearts" (Verve Stamps).

Here's a photo to show you the dimension you can create with the MLS Peony die. It's gorgeous and really simple to put together. I doodled a bit on the flower and leaves with a white Gelly Roll pen.

Don't you just love that dress? SUCH cute designs in this collection!
QUICK TIPS:
  • I use Zig Two-Way glue for all my Cottage Cutz piecing. It dries clear and quickly. It won't leave an icky residue, either. 
  • I always run one 4x4" sheet of white cardstock on my new dies first. Not only will you then be able to see where each element will cut after mounting the foam, but you'll have extra pieces in case you want to ink any element a solid a color. I always, always cut extra. :)
That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed it and left feeling inspired. Have you played along in the Cottage Cutz August challenge yet? I created a simple sketch and we'd love to see what you come up with! Up for grabs is a $25 Gift Certificate to The Scrapping Cottage.

Have a beautiful day! ~ Angelica

Saturday, August 13, 2011

The Scrapping Cottage Challenge #4

Good morning everyone! Angelica here! I have another new challenge for you today! It's a sketch, so you can play along no matter what dies you currently have in your stash!

Thanks so much to those who participated in Lorie's Christmas in July challenge - we LOVE seeing what you create so please feel free to share any of your Cottage Cutz projects with us on our Facebook page anytime!
Our RANDOM winner from Challenge #3 is Entry#1 - 
LISA B.!
Congratulations, Lisa! We will be emailing you your gift certificate.

For this month's challenge, all you have to do is create a card, layout, or any type of project following the sketch provided and your Cottage Cutz dies! Easy!


Here's a card I created using the Pumpkin Trio (which I made into a duo) designed by Peachy Keen Stamps!


Hope you're feeling inspired to create!

We will choose one random winner and you'll win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrapping Cottage! There are SO many fun new releases, the hardest part will be what to use it on!

Link up in the widget below, thanks SO much for playing along!
Can't wait to see what you create!




Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Autumn Hues

Good Morning Everyone - Happy Tuesday!

One of my favorite ways to use my left over die cut pieces (I always cut extras!) is to use them as a mask or a screen. The shapes cut using these dies are much more intricate than a typical thin metal die, and the results are just so beautiful.




Today for my project, I used Ornate Circle Frame (one of the new MLS releases!) and some Zig Two-Way glue to adhere it to a blank cream-colored piece of cardstock. The Zig Two-Way glue is nice, because it's liquid, and once it dries it's reposition-able and removeable. So it will stay put when you are blending/misting and come off cleanly once you've achieved your desired look on your project.

I first took some Tea Dye Distress Ink and completely sponged my card. I sponged just a tiny bit on the inside middle of the circle to make it stand out (that's where I wanted my sentiment). 

After all my sponging was complete, I took some Glimmer Mist (Sunshine) and spritzed the entire card, and spritzed just once more in the center. Once it was completely dry, I stamped my sentiment in the middle of the circle with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. To finish off the background, I used Vintage Photo again all around my edges.

I cut the branches from the same Ornate Circle Frame die in an olive color. It may be hard to see, but I also inked the branches in Tea Dye and spritzed with Olive Vine Glimmer Mist. I thought this Autumn-hued card was a great opportunity to use some yummy new Prima embellies I picked up last week. They're actually meant to be flower centers, but it worked perfectly on this card as is.


After my entire layer was complete, I adhered to the same cream colored card stock with some foam dimensionals and that was it! 

On Sunday I mentioned today was Challenge day - well leave it to the newbie to goof it up! ;) The next challenge is actually on 8/13, which means you still have time to play in Lorie's Christmas in July Challenge

I would still love to see how you use masking with your Cottage Cutz - please share your creations on our Facebook page anytime! The other designers and I check regularly and love being inspired by YOU! 

Have  a great day everyone, thanks so much for stopping by! ~ Angelica


Sunday, July 31, 2011

Ferris Wheel Versatility

Hello hello everyone! Good Morning! I have two very different cards to show you today using a common object. Let's see if you can guess what it is (psst... don't worry I'll tell you towards the end of the post)!

I knew exactly what I wanted to create when I started playing with the Ferris Wheel set - Vintage Country Fair! So, that's exactly what I did!


I took some flecked cream cardstock as my base, because I love it (it's my favorite) and it always gives my cards that "eco" look I am drawn to. I decided I'd make a "wooden" ferris wheel using kraft cardstock as the base and dark chocolate cardstock for the wheel. Using just three different patterns, I made my little wheel seats and inked with "Brushed Corduroy" Distress Ink. I loved the idea of keeping a muted color scheme - it kind of reminded me of an old movie set. I used a thin piece of adhesive-backed cork for my center of the wheel.


To create my sentiment - a compass would have been handy. Yes, like the ones we used in geometry class (yuck!). Funny thing is, I have one, but since I never had a use for it, I couldn't find it. Isn't that always how it goes? However, I was able to "wing it" and using the ferris wheel as my guide, I sketched a curved line in pencil and stamped the first part "Life's" from a set of stamps I designed using my own handwriting ("Fashionista" by Market Street Stamps). I then hand-wrote "a journey - enjoy the" and finished off the phrase with the word "ride" from the Ticket Booth set.


That's also where I found the polka dot stamp that I used on the bottom of my card. Loved that everything I needed was right in this release!

So for the second card that I made....do you see what I see?


I cut out multiple wheels "just in case" and noticed when I punched out the areas between the spokes, it kind of looked like a citrus wedge. Why not use half the wheel to create an orange (or a lemon, or a lime, or a grapefruit....)?! With that in mind, I created this card:


And would you have ever guessed it's using the same Ferris Wheel? The versatility is awesome with these dies.

I cut my "orange wedge" using two slightly different colors of orange and inked them up using my Dried Marigold Distress ink. I doodled in some dots to represent the lines in the sections and hand-drew the sentiment with the same white gel pen. The middle part of the sentiment is a Faber-Castell journaling pen.


After adding in the two pretty sculpture flowers I added some Lilac bakers twine from The Twinery and some pom-pom trim from American Crafts to finish it up. What do you think?

Hope you enjoyed today's post - don't forget you still have time to enter Lorie's Christmas in July Challenge! Head over there today and get your project entered before it's too late! I'll be posting a new challenge for you on Wednesday, August 3rd.

Have a beautiful day!
~ Angelica