Halloween Potions

Hello Friends

Before I get started I wanted to alert you to a fantastic HALLOWEEN SALE that we have going on in the store!  There are some SPOOKTACULAR prices so check it out HERE!

Halloween is only a few short days away so I thought I would share one more spooky but really not so spooky card.  I am using the following dies Jack-O-Lantern Witch and Potions Bottles. 

                         Background Photo by Freepiks

Design Steps:

1.  Use a black A2 card base, cut a piece of gray card stock 4 x 5 1/4 run it through a stone embossing folder and then run a blending brush with black ink lightly over the surface.  Glue the gray embossed piece to the black card base.  Next cut a piece of brown card stock 1/2 x 4 and run it through a wood grain embossing folder.  Glue it to the bottom to represent the floor

2.  To make the postion bottles use the Potions Bottles die.  I used blue vellum and a variety of colors to create the content of the bottles as shown above.  I cut the cork tops out of a cork sheet I had in my stash.  I made the shelf by running a piece of brown card stock through a wood grain embossing folder.  It measures 3 3/4 x 3/4.  I cut the shelf sides at an angle as shown above.  Glue the bottles to the shelf as shown

3.  Using the Jack-O-Lantern Witch die and cut out the pieces.  Assemble the pieces using a fine tip glue.  Arrange the cat, pumpkin and broom as shown below

4.  Add the sentiment, little ghost and the spider to complete your card

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Gingerbread Greetings

Welcome back to the CottageCutz blog.  It's Marla back again today with a sweet Christmas card.  Baking and decorating gingerbread houses is such a fun tradition.  While my children are grown, I wait expectantly to share this tradition with my two grandkids.  In the meantime, I will settle for decorating this adorable Gingerbread Cottage.  Isn't it the cutest?

I used three different CottageCutz dies on my project today.  Let me share my process with you.

• Die cut your pieces using white card stock and the Gingerbread Cottage, Holly Frame, and Vintage Holiday Lantern dies.  I cut the Gingerbread Cottage twice to add dimension to the pieces.
• Ink your die cuts pieces from the Ginterbread Cottage and the folliage and bow from the Vintage Holiday Lantern die. 
• Assemble the Gingerbread Cottage.  Double up the cottage, roof, windows, door frame, hearts, candy canes and frosting swirls for dimension.

• Cut two pieces of pattern paper to 4.25" x 5.25" and 4" x 1.5".
• Adhere the large piece of pattern paper to an A2 top folding card base 
• Adhere the Holly Frame to the top of the pattern paper.
• Adhere the smaller piece of pattern paper to the lower portion of the open frame.

• Add texture to the pine trees, foliage and bow with Copic Markers
• Adhere your Gingerbread Cottage scene and bow to the card front.  Add foam to the cottage and bow.
• Tuck your foliage piece from the Vintage Holiday Lantern die behind the bow.
• Stamp a sentiment and use a die to cut it out.  Add foam tape behind the sentiment before adhering it to the card.

That completes our card for today.  Thank you for stopping by to check out my tutorial.  Until next time.... Marla

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Cadillac Santa

Hello and welcome back to the CottageCutz blog. It's Marla here today. I'm slowly transitioning into Christmas card makes. I've been having so much fun with fall projects it takes a little effort to make the shift. My card today has a 50's vibe with the "Cadillac Santa" die from CottageCutz. I used a color combination to fit the retro style and couldn't be happier with the finished card.

Let me walk you through my design process.

• Die cut the pieces using the "Cadillac Santa" die and white cardstock
• Ink up the die cuts.  I used Catherine Pooler Inks: Rockin Red, Fiesta Blue, Dress Blues and Sand Castle.
• Use a black Micron Pen to add eyes, color hoofs and antlers.

I wanted Santa to be traveling through the forest, so I pulled out my favorite tree die from CottageCutz "Pine Tree, Slim".

• Using the die, cut out the pieces from white cardstock
• Ink the three layers using Catherine Pooler In the Park, Mint to Be and Macchiato ink
• Glue the layers together

To finish the card:

• Cut a piece of pattern paper to fit the front of an A2 top folding card base
• Cut a piece of white cardstock using a mid-size rectangular shaped die I used a postage rectangle from my stash.
• Adhered the pattern paper to the card base and add the white postage layer more toward the top of center.

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  You can use the links provided to shop these CottageCutz products and more.  Until next time.... Marla

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