Welcome to the Ellen Hutson design team blog hop. This is such a fun opportunity for each of us to show off our favorite style of paper crafting and to share a couple fun tidbits. Even as a seasoned card maker, I enjoy learning tips and tricks from other paper crafters. My favorite tip/trick to share is that layering die cuts on your card front adds depth and dimension to a scene project. My project today shows my love of creating die cut scenes with an interesting focal set of images that draws the eye in with the layering of die cuts.
Cutting and Coloring the Images and Scene Background
I began by cutting out all the die cut images, flowers, foliage, frame and grass sections for the scene. You can see all the die sets below. The canopy of tree branches was cut using white cardstock and colored using Pear Tarts and Toffee Crunch markers and then I applied touches of Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint ink with a mini applicators to add a depth of color. The mother ducks were cut with white Neenah heavyweight cardstock and the babies were cut using Sour Lemon cardstock. I lightly sponged Wild Honey ink on the baby bodies with a mini applicator and darker shade of the ink to the beaks and feet. The dragonflies (which are very hard to see in the scene) were cut using Essentials by Ellen Vellum, colored using Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint markers and then painted with a clear Wink of Stella brush tip marker.
I created a cloudy background for the scene on a piece of white cardstock using Tumbled Glass ink, an Inky Antics cloud stencil and a Ranger ink blending tool. I applied the Tumbled Glass ink to a second piece of cardstock to create the water layer and hand cut it using my deckle scissors. Hint: I love using my deckle scissors for cutting when I don’t want to have a perfectly flat edge on the paper. The uneven cut creates a more natural appearance like the wavy edge of my water.
Building the Scene
The tree canopy frame, water and grass layers were attached to the blue sky background layer using double stick tape. Next, I attached thin strips of mounting tape to the eyelet frame and attached it to the scene layer. I applied double stick tape to the back of the framed layer and attached it to the card base.
The tall grass sections were cut apart and tucked in behind the grass section and attached with glossy accents. The ducks were popped up and attached to the scene base using pieces of mounting tape. I formed the tiny flowers using my stylus and molding and attached them to the foliage stems with glossy accents. I tucked the the flower stems in behind the layers and around the ducks and attached with glossy accents. I attached the dragonflies to the scene with touches of glossy accents for the finishing touch.
Ellen thought it would be fun for us to answer the questions below.
- Coffee or tea? COFFEE! COFFEE! COFFEE!
- How did you come up with your blog name? I had a part-time county craft business in the 1980s that I named Kittie Kraft and made wreaths and floral arrangements using silk and dried flowers. I thought it would be perfect to resurrect the name for my blog.
- Tell us one silly/random/interesting tidbit about yourself! I love paper crafting but it pales in comparison to the love I have for my puppy and cats. My husband and I are both crazy about our pets and treat them like our babies. My puppy thinks that I hung the moon and my cats just think I’m “staff”! LOL!
I hope you enjoy the hop and getting to know each of the designers on our team.
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You knocked this out of the park Kittie…beautiful!…..and you have a puppy…did not know or remember…thought all cats…
Wishing you a super weekend with your coffee, puppy and cats and if there is room throw the hubby in there…Hug
Such a beautiful scene, as always, Kittie – your eye for detail amazes me every time! So proud to be on Ellen’s team with you!
I LOVE the scene you’ve created, Kittie! 😉 Those little ducks look quite happy! LOVE hearing more about you with the questions too! 😉 If I lived near your store, I would have been a regular! LOL 😉
This is an amazing card and an amazing hop. I am enjoying the various styles and the melding of craft supplies from different companies as this is what most of us hobbyist cardmakers must do.
Good morning, Kittie. another darling spring. love the detail and colors. with such cold weather in the East, the thought of spring is welcome. Thank you for sharing, and keeping us on our toes to use our supplies in many creations. …have a good week-end with pets and hubby, happy folks,
Your work never ceases to amaze. I’ve been a silent fangirl for a long time… your attention to detail is just incredible. So thrilled to be on this fabulous team with you!
Every time I see your posts on IG I’m in awe of your creative and impeccable work. You must be one patient lady to precisely place all those tiny die cuts on your beautiful cards!
I love your layered scene creations–all the attention to detail adds up to a little work of art!
Morning Kittie,
What a sweet card… I love the ducks, and the framing…. I know that spring is going to come, eventually… lol. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity
An amazing scene, Kittie! Love all of the little details.
Waving hi!!! Love your card and blog name too! Was fun hopping along and getting to know the team better! Xoxo
Hi Kitty! Just a wonderful scene you created! Great tip about using the deckle scissors, I have to go find mine. So thrilled to be a part of this team with you!!
Ack, my aunt’s nickname is “Kitty”, sorry about that, Kittie!!
Stunning Creations Kittie, another Fabulous job, you are the queen of die cut scene’s!!
wow what a gorgeous creation – LOVE all the wonderful details in this delightful scene:)
Your card is awesome! It is one that the receiver would never throw away. It would be kept forever. Thank you for sharing.
Kittie, no one can create a scene like this better than you can. Absolutely adorable!
Kittie, this is amazing card Wow! Never seen anything like this before really gorgeous and love this blog hop, thanks for sharing.
Kittie, your cards are always mini works of art! I could never do what you do – and do so extremely well! You are awesome my friend! Excited to be on the team with you again in 2018. Here’s to another great year.
Your cards are always gorgeous and so beautifully created!
I always love seeing the beautiful scenes you create, Kittie, and this is another fabulous one! So happy to continue on the team with you!
No one can create a scene like you can, Kittie. You are the Queen of scene-building. Your card just makes me think that Spring must be around the corner. It’s so fresh and sweet with those cute ducks. You know how much I adore you and our share loved for animals, too. So happy to continue on the team with you, my friend. ♥
Your cards are always so elaborate and beautiful Kittie and this one is no exception. Beautifully done!
Hi Kittie! I love your gorgeous cards – 4.25 x 5.5 inch little works of art – and heart! A style all your own, and fabulous!
There is a much-loved road in Michigan [M22] that is the most beautiful canopied road to drive – except in Winter, that is! I’m transported there when I look at today’s masterpiece!
Thanks, so very much, for the warm welcome … though I still feel like I’m dreaming – don’t wake me!
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I’m a scene-lover – and your card is just absolutely AMAZING! Such talent! I’m honored to serve on the team with you!!
This card is truly amazing. Love all the elements and the green with the red, and how you’ve created this little scene. Exquisite!
Sooo excited to with you on this team, your designs are always absolutely stunning! ps we have 2 rescue cats that are our furchildren and we are more like servants than staff lol.
It never ceases to amaze me the things you can create with paper! Stunning!!! So happy to get to work with you!
Wowsers Kittie!!!!! This is amazing!!!!! Can’t wait to get to know you more !
So cool! This reminds me of those beautiful sugar Easter eggs you can peek through to see the scene inside.
OMG…..such a wonderfully built scene! Your card is stunning!
You are the Queen of the scenic card, Miss Kittie! And, you know I’ve know that about you FOREVER!!! 😉 I had to laugh about your animals–we only have one dog but, we feel the same about him, too! XO!