Winter cabin in holiday ornament

Hi, Janja here!
New Christmas dies are already in the store. They are currently on sale for 25% off.
Since my dies are still on the way, I have chosen some older ones and made the holiday card.

- CottageCutz dies: Winter Cabin Border, Spruce Stems, Nested Ornaments: Bulb, Oval Set, Nested Scallop Oval Set
- white card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- white and brown cardstock
- embossing folder
- double-sided adhesive tape, self-adhesive foam tape, glue
- colored ink pads

Cut out the ornament from a brown cardstock. Then cut out the opening with an oval die in the ornament. Prepare two more ovals. The cuts on the edges are shaded and glued together.

Cut out the winter cabin border. Shorten it with scissors to fit the size of the ornament.
Assemble ornament.

Prepare a white card base. Trim two squares of white and brown cardstock (4.7 x 4.7" and 4.9 x 4.9").

Cut out round openings in the middle of both to match.

Stamp a sentiment. 

Cut out another square from a white cardstock and emboss it. Attach it to the back side with self-adhesive foam tape.

Cut some spruce stems.

Finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely day.

 

 

Christmas ornaments and card

Hi, Janja here!

Decorating the Christmas tree is for me one of the most beautiful parts of Christmas. Creating homemade ornaments is nice socializing for the whole family.

For the card and ornaments we need:
- white scalloped card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm), folded
- brown cardstock: 4.8 x 4.8" (12,2 x 12,2 cm)
- patterned paper: 4.5 x 4.5" (11,5 x 11,5 cm)
- gold and green cardstock
- tape with cork
- ivory embossing powder and embossing pad
- golden string

First paste the tape with cork on a cardstock. Such fortified tape is very easy to cut with dies. Use the smallest dies from the nested ornaments: ball and star. From the golden cardstock cut the tops for hanging ornaments.

Stamp chosen pattern on the ornaments and treat it with hot embossing technique. First I used golden embossing powder, but I was not pleased with the color contrast, so I used an ivory powder.

Cut a few spruce stems from green cardstock.

Use the tape with cork also for branches, that are cut out with the die holiday mason jar. With this die also cut out a bow in gold.

Now we have everything ready and we can start assembling the card.

Attach both ornaments on the patterned paper, and on the upper part start adding spruce stems and branches. Pay attention to cover the both ends of the golden string.

Fasten patterned paper on to a brown cardstock and mat them together on front of the card. Add the golden bow and some golden dots, which remain us in cutting tops for hanging ornaments.

Use the same technique for Christmas ornaments.
We need two cutouts for each ornament, which are glued together. Add the golden tops of Christmas ornaments (2 on each ornament) and insert a golden string.

Ornaments are light, pleasant to the touch and really easy to make. 

I would like to remind you on our challenge #6 - holiday.  You still have time to share your projects with us. 
Enjoy and have fun while creating. 

Puppy with a gift

Hi, Janja here!

Summer is going away and nature is already flirting with autumn colors. But on my desk Christmas is still everywhere.

For the card we need:
- white scalloped card base: 5.3 x 5.3" (13,5 x 13,5 cm)
- green striped paper: 5 x 5" (12,6 x 12,6 cm)
- two patterned paper
- white and color cardstock
- Distress ink: Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Black Soot

Trim green striped paper and place it on a white card base. Cut out a frame with the largest die from stitched wide circle frame set. Also cut out a circle with the largest die from the circle set.

Now we start with a puppy. We prepare cutouts from color cardstocks. Ink edges of cutouts and assemble the puppy.

On the upper part of the frame add some holiday greenery with spruce stems. Assemble poinsettia bloom and ink the edges.

Cut the tape and wrap it around the frame. Put the frame on circle and fix it with foam tape on green striped paper.

Complete the card. 

The puppy is so cute, that we can use this die also for other occasions during the year.

I would like to remind you on our challenge #6 - holiday. You can get more info here.

Hope you enjoyed my post for today.