Showing posts with label Lois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lois. Show all posts

Monday, December 24, 2018

All Is Calm

Hi, Lois here to wish you a Happy Christmas Eve!  I hope you have all your Christmas shopping, wrapping, baking, and card-making finished.  If not, I have one last, rather quick and simple Christmas card to share with you today.   I love the way silhouettes look on a card.  This one was made with a not-so-new silhouette die from CottageCutz called Away in a Manger.



To start my card I cut the silhouette from black cardstock.


And then I cut my cardstock as follows:

White - 8 1/8" x 5 1/2", 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Black - 4 x 5 1/4"


I cut the smaller white piece larger than I will eventually need; but, because I am going to sponge the background, I made it slightly larger to allow for trimming after I've finished my sponging.   Then, using four different distress inks, I sponged my background.


I then trimmed the piece down on all four sides to 3 3/4" x 5".  What this does is eliminate the darker color around the edges where the sponge initially hit the cardstock.  And then I constructed my card base.


After gluing down the silhouette at the bottom, I stamped the sentiment in the upper left-hand corner, and my card was finished.


As promised at the beginning of this post, this card went together quite quickly.  The CottageCutz die I used on it is:


Monday, December 17, 2018

Ruff Day?

Hi, Lois here with a non-holiday card today.  Christmas time is very hectic, and people can get overwhelmed with all the preparations -- shopping, wrapping, food preparation, etc., etc., etc.  My card today is one you could give to a friend who needs a little smile to help with all the madness of the season.  There's plenty of room on the inside of this center-step card to write some encouraging words.


I started my card by constructing the card base, cutting the papers as follows:

White - 5 1/2" x 11"
Black - (2) pieces 3/4" x 4 1/4", (1) piece 3 1/4" x 4 3/8"
Patterned paper - (2) pieces 5/8" x 4 1/8"



I cut a slit at the 1" mark on either side of the card from the 1" mark to the 6 1/2" mark.  Scored from the side of the card in to the slit line at the 1" mark, the 2" mark, and the 6 1/2" mark.  Scored between the slits at the 5 1/2" mark.  To see more detailed instructions for this type of card, see the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers here.

I layered the patterned paper strips onto the black strips and applied to each side, and then adhered the larger black panel to the center section.


Next I cut the die pieces from white, black and green scraps.  Notice that the Spring Grass die was not fully cut out.  By placing the cutting plate above the lower cut line on the die I was able to enlarge the grass section, rather than cutting it out totally.


Using the packaging as a guide, I then colored and constructed that cute dachshund.


I cut another piece of white cardstock 3 1/8" x 4 1/4".  The background sky was created by sponging Ranger Tumbled Glass ink against a cloud stencil.  I went all the way to the bottom because I would be covering the lower section of the panel with the die-cut grass and wanted to make sure the sky was colored low enough on the background.



I then stamped the sentiment at the top and added the die-cut pieces to the panel, popping up the dog with foam pop-dots and adding the pet border across the bottom.


I hope the holidays haven't worn you down; but, if they have, perhaps this card will lift your spirits.

CottageCutz dies used on my card are:

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

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

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



Monday, December 03, 2018

Christmas Ornaments

Hi, Lois here for my regular Monday post.  I hope you liked the multiple cards we showed on the blog last week, using the new Pets release.  And be sure to check out the CottageCutz store for some bargains -- up to 70% off on some of the dies.

I have a really quick project for today -- some Christmas ornaments made with a couple of CottageCutz dies.


To start I cut all the pieces of the Snowglobe, Winter Accessories die from white cardstock.


I then colored the individual pieces with Copic markers and constructed each character.


I then cut the largest Nested Ornaments: Ball die from three different colors and the caps from gold cardstock.


It was just a matter of choosing which character would go on which ornament.


I added a bit of gold twine to each ornament. and they were done.


CottageCutz dies used on my ornaments were:

http://www.scrappingcottage.com/cottagecutzsnowglobewinteraccessories4x6.aspx

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

It looks like the Snowglobe, Winter Accessories is currently out of stock, but it will return soon.


Monday, November 19, 2018

Country Candle Easel Card

Hi, Lois here with my Monday card.  Before I start, I want to remind you that some of the CottageCutz dies are on sale -- some up to 70% off.  If you're still making fall cards, our new Autumn designs are still on sale at 25% off.  Check them out here.

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is this week -- and with that comes Christmas right around the corner.  I'm still making Christmas cards, and that's what I have for you today -- using one of the dies from the CottageCutz Christmas release as well as a couple of older dies.

As you may know, I love making fun fold cards -- today's is an easel card.


To start my card, I cut all the die pieces from white cardstock.


I lightly sponged the glass candle holder pieces with Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass ink.  The rest of the pieces were colored using Copic markers.  When they were all colored, I assembled my candle holder.


I then cut the cardstock and patterned paper for my card.

Red - 4 1/4" x 8 1/2", 4 1/4" square
Patterned paper - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
White - die cut the largest Pierced Wide Square Frame


The large red piece of cardstock was scored at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4".


After folding on the score lines, I placed some Scor-Tape on the first 2 1/8" x 4 1/4" panel.  This is where the square panel will be attached.


I then adhered the patterned paper to the square red panel and attached it to the folded base.



I placed foam tape on the back of the frame and the candle holder . . .


. . . and attached them to the card front.


At this point I decided I wanted to add another element to the card, so I cut some additional pieces from the die, colored and constructed a small sprig of foliage, and attached it to the upper left-hand corner of the frame.


With an easel card, you need something to act as a "bumper" to hold the easel erect.  I often use a sentiment to do that.  I cut "celebrate" five times from red cardstock.


After gluing the die-cut pieces together, I placed the sentiment on the under panel on which I had placed a 4" square of patterned paper.


The word "celebrate" is high enough to hold the card open for display.



CottageCutz used on my card are:

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

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

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